This study explores the meaning of teenagers’ media consumption in terms of identity formation
and autonomy attainment. In domestication theory, media consumption is conceptualized as the
interplay of both media object and content. However, in practical applications, the notion of
object has usually been snowed under by contextual descriptions. In response, this article draws
upon the concept of a triple articulation that, next to media text, separates the object and the
context. Using a multi-method study, we empirically demonstrate the relevance of separating the
object and context dimensions in understanding media consumption. This is especially relevant
in the current age of convergence in which media scholars are confronted with a changing media
landscape, characterized by content that is increasingly device- and context-independent, while a
broad range of devices are appropriated in a multitude of contexts.

Around the globe, various initiatives use the mobile phone to provide financial services to those without access to traditional banks. Relatively little scholarly research explores the use of these m-banking/m-payments systems. This paper calls attention to this gap in the research literature, emphasizing the need for research focusing on the context(s) of m-banking/m-payments use. Presenting illustrative data from exploratory work with small enterprises in urban India, it argues that contextual research is a critical input to effective ‘adoption’ or ‘impact’ research. Further, it suggests that the challenges of linking studies of use to those of adoption and impact reflect established dynamics within the Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) research community. The paper identifies three cross-cutting themes from the broader literature (amplification vs. change, simultaneous causality, and a multi-dimensional definition of trust), each of which can offer increased theoretical clarity to future research on m-banking/m-payments systems.