Where am I when I'm on the phone? The emotional performance of ubiquity

Abstract

This paper explores the relationships between the use and presence of mobile phones and today's society from the results of a study based on personal accounts. With the analysis of these accounts we try to answer the question: where are we when we talk on the phone?  We have used as analysis  material  personal  accounts  where  the participants of a seminary have tried to explain their relationship with their mobile phone. This paper emphasizes the analysis of emotions related to the use of mobile devices.