Les numéros de téléphone portable qui tuent. Épidémiologie culturelle d’une rumeur transnationale

The article deals with a rumor, which originated in Nigeria in 2004 and spread widely across Africa and Asia : specific cell phone numbers could instantly kill those who took the call. The article traces the rumor’s transnational circulation and shows that this story of killer numbers draws on anxie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Julien Bonhomme
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: ENS Éditions 2011-11-01
Series:Tracés
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/traces/5158