This book explores contemporary approaches to mobile storytelling, with contributions covering mobile education, news and screen storytelling, creative practice research, and the impact on vulnerable communities and social innovation. With 18 original chapters, Schleser and Xu bring together international media and communication scholars, digital storytellers, filmmakers, musicians, and educators to discuss the significant contributions made by mobile storytelling within academia, culture and society, resulting in a vibrant and interdisciplinary collection that will be a valuable resource to researchers across the arts, humanities and social sciences.

This edited collection is a result of the collaboration between Mobile Studies International (MSI) and the Mobile Innovation Network & Association (MINA) at the International Mobile Storytelling Congress (IMSC) at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

Chapter 1. Mobile Storytelling in an Age of Smartphones.- Section I. Mobile Storytelling: Imperative Concepts and Innovative Cases.- Chapter 2. Mobile Storytelling: Changes, Challenges and Chances.- Chapter 3.         Mobile Storytelling: Elements, Evolution and Experience.- Chapter 4. Mapping through Mobile Filming: An iPhone Mapper’s Flirtation with Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Chapter 5. Shoes and Taxis as Mobile Storytelling Tools: Stories from the Frontline about Immigration and Integration in Canada.- Section II. Mobile News Storytelling.- Chapter 6. Multimodal Framing Covid-19 Stories: The case of Douyin.- Chapter 7. Twittering China Image: The Case of Xinhua News Agency.- Chapter 8. Citizen News Going Mobile: Opportunities and Challenges.- Section III. Vulnerable Communities and Social Innovation.- Chapter 9. Mobile Storytelling With Seniors:  Co-Designing Smartphone Productions & Mobile.- Chapter 10. Engagement With Mhealth: Experiences Of Young Women In Bangladesh.- Chapter 11. Mobile & Digital Stories from Down Under: Tales from Rural Australia.- Section IV. Creative Practice Research.- Chapter 12. Performative Storytelling: The Model Of Setting-Based Mobile Music Creation.- Chapter 13. Cine-Writing The Everyday: Walking With Agnes.- Chapter 14. Embodied Interaction and Immersive Film Experiences on Smartphones.- Section V. Mobile Education and Screen Storytelling.- Chapter 15. Students’ Technology Acceptance And Beliefs Towards Smart Mobile Devices.- Chapter 16. The Role of Learner Self-Regulation in Mobile-Assisted Language Learning.- Chapter 17. The Multi-Specialist Moving Image Practitioner: Reframing Film School For The 21st Century.