Hybrid Space Revisited

Chapter

Author(s) / editor(s):
Adriana de Souza e Silva , Scott W. Campbell

Year: 2025

Language(s): English

Abstract:
Hybrid spaces emerge from the blending of physical and digital spaces produced by the mobility of people communicating via mobile technologies. This articulation of hybrid space has influenced scholars of communication, media, mobilities, and other fields, as evidenced by our analysis of literature. Over the last two decades, however, hybrid spaces have morphed and adapted to our changing socio-technical landscape. This chapter updates the concept, identifying developments with its key dimensions of mobility, connectivity, and sociability. We demonstrate how hybrid spaces account for the increasing complexity of the contemporary technological, spatial, and social domains. Beyond the original focus on networked urban settings, we discuss how hybrid spaces are constructed in rural areas and in Global South settings. We also consider the political aspects of these spaces and the power relations that emerge from them.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111316857-008

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