April 2003 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

RE: mediating national identity
by Michele Jackson 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

A colleague and did a piece that looked at how the emerging states of the former Yugoslavia used the internet to construct new national identities. We used the situation also as a case to argue for the ways in which web sites could be structured to resemble other media, and how that functioned in a rhetorical or strategic sense. Jackson, M.H., & D. Purcell. (1997). Imagery on the World Wide Web: representations of the former Yugoslavia. Geographical Review, 87(2), pp. 219-239. mj Michele H. Jackson, PhD Dept of Communication University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0270 303-492-8139 jackson(a)colorado.edu http://comm.colorado.edu/mjackson

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national identity and the Net
by Barry Wellman 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Re mediation of National identity on the Net, this is in someways trans-national, but Ananda Mitra has done good work on the e-disapora and has a forthcoming summary article in the Encyclopedia of Community, and Don Slater's book on Trinidadians overseas links is expressly on this issue. There are huge opportunities to look at how websites, discussion lists, etc help organize both diasporic and within-country identity and information. I think that these sources mean that more is known informally in Toronto (the most multiethnic city in the world) about the rest of the world than the formal media knows. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________

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Seeking Participants for IT and Civil Society Research Networks
by Sabino 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

To Whom It May Concern: Please forward the announcement below to the Air-l list. Thank you very much. Best regards, Marcela Sabino ***************************************************************************************************************** Announcement - The Social Science Research Council's Information Technology and International Cooperation program is seeking scholars and activists to participate in two research networks it is currently organizing. The networks will work on topics related to the program's focus on the uses and applications of information technology (IT) among transnational civil society organizations, on the international policies and decisions about IT that affect those uses and applications, and on the potential for civil society to shape those policies and decisions. Scholars and activists with expertise on these topics should submit a CV, a relevant writing sample and a one-paragraph description of research interests via e-mail by May 15, 2003 to Ms. Marcela Sabino at sabino(a)ssrc.org. Participants will receive an honorarium for their involvement. The program is particularly interested in participants from the developing world. For more information about the program, please visit www.ssrc.org/programs/itic/ <http://www.ssrc.org/programs/itic/>. Marcela Sabino Information Technology & International Cooperation Program Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10019 USA tel: 212-377-2700 ext. 440 fax: 212-377-2727

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CFP: Workshop on Web and Aging (HCII2003 - Crete, Greece)
by Panayiotis Zaphiris 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

There are still some extra seats for this workshop so we are extending the deadline to the 30th of April. Please consider attending. Thanks in advance, Panayiotis Zaphiris --------- Call for Participation Workshop on Web and Aging Crete, Greece, June 25, 2003 Workshop Web site: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Workshop/ at HCII 2003: 10th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2003 http://www.hcii2003.gr ____________________________________________________________ OVERVIEW ======== A significant increase of the older population has led to various studies investigating the effect of age in utilizing the Web as an information resource. A report by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2001 stated that the estimated change in the total size of the worlds elderly population between July 1999 and July 2000 was more than 9.5 million people, growing at an average of 795,000 people each month. This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Recent research shows that more older adults are beginning to incorporate Web use in their daily activities, mainly because the Web presents an opportunity for them to maintain a high quality of life. However, as a robust body of research shows, various issues arise when older adults use the Web. FOCUS AND AIMS ============== The main objective of this workshop is to bring together researchers, academics and practitioners from various disciplines who are interested in web usability and ageing. Methodologies, theories, products and design guidelines as well as case studies that investigate these issues will be presented. Furthermore, through the presentations and discussions out of this workshop a taxonomy of issues and methods related to web usability for the ageing population will be proposed and formulated. SUGGESTED TOPICS ================ 1. Information architecture and the older user. 2. Empirical studies on web usability and older users. 3. Analytic studies & computational modelling of the older web user. 4. Social aspects of web and aging SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ======================= Each participant is asked to submit and present a short 2 page long position paper. Electronic submission is required: email a PDF or word file to zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk. Submissions should be formatted according to the guidelines at http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/macros-link.html. If any of these requirements are a problem for you, please contact the workshop organizers. Also, if you have any questions, just ask! Note: To maximize interaction and an informal atmosphere, attendance will be limited to 30 participants, selected on the basis of refereed submissions. If you wish to attend but are not submitting a paper, please send a one-page statement of interest by the submission deadline. IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES ============================= * Deadline for the submission: April 30, 2003. * Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 5, 2003. REGISTRATION =============== Information about registering for the workshop and/or the HCII conference are found at the conference website at: http://www.hcii2003.gr/conf-registration.asp DISSEMINATION ================= We will contact relevant publishers and editors of prominent journals for the possibility of publishing expanded versions of the position papers as a special issue or an edited volume. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ==================== Panayiotis Zaphiris Lecturer The Centre for HCI Design City University, London UK http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/ zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk Sri H. Kurniawan Lecturer Department of Computation UMIST, Manchester UK http://www.co.umist.ac.uk/department/staff_details_ac.php?staff_id=SHK s.kurniawan(a)co.umist.ac.uk R. Darin Ellis Associate Professor Institute of Gerontology Wayne State University, MI http://www.iog.wayne.edu/iog/people/ellis/ rdellis(a)wayne.edu

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ICT, Economic Development, and Poverty Reduction
by John Daly 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Some of you might find the materials posted on the Development Gateway Portal's new highlight interesting: http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=492330 John Daly http://www.geocities.com/stconsultant http://stconsultant.blogspot.com ################################################################# ################################################################# ################################################################# ##### ##### ##### ################################################################# ################################################################# #################################################################

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RE: [Air-l] cultural histories of the Internet? request from a gr ad student
by Matthew Allen 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Likewise, there is a PhD student here at Internet Studies, Curtin working on local/cultural history of the net in WA. Email me for info :) Cheers Matt

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Canadian Research Chair: New Media Arts
by jeremy hunsinger 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

> This is for a CRC tier II in new media arts at concordia university. It is specifically looking for artists. > >

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cultural histories of the Internet? request from a grad student
by Danny Butt 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Hi Radhika/all Your student might be interested in Gerard Goggin's great project. I'm not sure if anything's been published yet but it would be worth them getting in touch. best Danny -- http://www.dannybutt.net ------ Forwarded Message From: Gerard Goggin <g.goggin(a)uq.edu.au> 'Inventing the Internet Oz Style: A Cultural History of Australian Internet' Gerard Goggin - Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 12.30-1.30 Seminar Room AR103, AR Building, (Hawthorn Campus) The topic: As a recently new media technology, the internet has enjoyed extraordinarily rapid adoption. But what do we really know about how it has shaped and been shaped by Australian culture? This paper discusses early findings from a major project on the cultural history of Australian internet. Focussing on the use of the internet by alternative communities in Northern New South Wales, and the case of pioneering internet company Pegasus, it offers a fresh perspective on Australian internet. radhika gajjala wrote on 15/4/03 10:46 PM: > Hi all - I know the archives contain some info on this (and I'm digging up > some from my own biblios) - so I sent him to the archives too - but a grad > student is requesting the following info and will be glad for any help. > > thanks, > r > > >> I'm hoping to impose on you for some book or article >> suggestions. >> >> >> Specifically, cultural histories of the Internet. >> -- http://www.dannybutt.net

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cultural histories of the Internet? request from a grad student
by radhika gajjala 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Hi all - I know the archives contain some info on this (and I'm digging up some from my own biblios) - so I sent him to the archives too - but a grad student is requesting the following info and will be glad for any help. thanks, r >I'm hoping to impose on you for some book or article >suggestions. > > >Specifically, cultural histories of the Internet. > > >With the exception of a couple of chapters here and there, >everything I've looked at so far either goes into the >institutional side (DARPA, TCP/IP, various legislative >efforts) or focuses on near-mythical heros like Gene >Spafford. > > >I'm more interested in the lived experiences of actual users, >especially pre-WWW. What did they do, and what part did it >play in their life? > > >Any hints or suggestions? Radhika Gajjala _______________________ http://www.cyberdiva.org

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Summerschool at Oxford and Internships
by christian.ahlert＠wolfson.oxford.ac.uk 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

<flushboth><color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Hi all:</flushboth> <flushboth>On behalf of PCMLP at Oxford I am forwarding the following message and hope it will be of interest to you.</flushboth> <flushboth>CA<bold><bigger></flushboth> <center>The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at University of Oxford announces its upcoming summer programme and the opportunity to apply for internships. </center> <center>OXFORD/CARDOZO SUMMER PROGRAMME ON COMPARATIVE MEDIA LAW & POLICY</bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param></center> <center><bold><color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param>AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 15, 2003</bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param></center> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>PCMLP is pleased to announce it will be holding a summer programme in comparative media law from 4th - 15th August 2003.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>The program is designed to introduce participants to the multitude of issues presented by the new telecommunications technologies. Internet, satellite, advanced multi-channel cable television all present extraordinary questions of law, policy, and cultural change. The increasing globalization of the media and telecommunications industry has created enormous pressures on existing legal systems and will be a central feature of the course. Rapid changes in technology also present intriguing issues for scholarly and judicial debate, making this area particularly well suited to introduce students to ways of thinking about and analyzing case law, statutes, and law review articles.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>The student body has included a wide span of interests including young scholars from the United States, Hong Kong, the Balkans and Central Europe and Germany and the UK.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <bold><italic><color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><bigger><bigger>INTERNSHIPS AT PCMLP</italic></bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><smaller><smaller> <bold><italic><color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Get Involved with PCMLP </italic></bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>If you are interested in working with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, we presently offer internships. Applications for internships will be accepted from April 1 to June1.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>These arrangements are quite informal. We have a number of ongoing projects and would welcome assistance for general media policy and legal research, support for the summer programme, or specific projects involving website design, among other things. <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>If you are interested in participating, please send a resume to {HYPERLINK "mailto:louise.scott@csls.ox.ac.uk"}<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FF00</param>louise.scott(a)csls.ox.ac.uk</underline><color><param>0000,0000,8000</param> that identifies your skills for such tasks and include two professional or academic references.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger> <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>FOR MORE INFO GO TO: http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param> <nofill> Christian.Ahlert(a)wolfson.oxford.ac.uk Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy Oxford University

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