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Criticism
In the book Digital Dead End, Virginia Eubanks criticizes the way that the digital divide is generally thought of as a division between haves and have-nots, where the solution is distribution. This over simplistic depiction obscures the fact that oftentimes social and structural inequality is at the root of the divide. According to a study done by Eubanks with women of the YWCA, the women of the community “insisted that have-nots possess many different kinds of crucial information and skills.” In other words, it is not simply knowledge of the technology itself that is the issue but the structural system based on perpetuating the status quo in which the have “hoard” knowledge.

Ideas I am thinking about to edit:

Diffusion of Innovation theory. Criticism on dominant paradigm? Mefalopulos?

Participatory Communication
 * Participatory Development Communication looks like it could use some help. It is not organized very well and it seems to only have one source

Technological Convergence/Convergence Culture
 * Definitely these topics that Jenkins addressed are relevant. Could edit these Wikipedia pages

Participatory Culture. Jenkins?

Communication for Development? Almost nothing on C4D. Just a basic definition. Could I go further with this?

 Digital Divide: Criticism. Virginia Eubanks!!!