February 2004 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

RE: [Air-l] Query re. programs in Global Communication
by Nan Kim-Paik 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

= = = = = = Nan Kim-Paik Coordinator of Global Studies Center for International Education Garland Hall, Rm 110 UW-Milwaukee P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Tel: (414) 229-2976 Fax: (414) 229-3626 My belated thanks to Bonnie Strong and Charles Ess for the very helpful responses and information regarding these programs! Charles Ess--Thanks also the information about the catac 04 conference. Actually I had already seen the announcement for it on the list of upcoming conferences posted at Nordicom http://www.nordicom.gu.se/conferences/conferences.html ...But you may wish to update that listing and include a more descriptive blurb, as it referred only generally to the "conference theme." Thanks again, Nan -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Strong air-l(a)aoir.org <mailto:air-l%40aoir.org> Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:20:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [Air-l] Query re. programs in Global Communication I am a Master's student at Georgetown University in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Graduate program. My focus is intercultural / international communication - specifically CMC. More information on the program (which I recommend highly) is found at http://cct.georgetown.edu Bonnie Strong Children's Digital Media Center Georgetown University -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of Charles Ess Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:21 AM To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Query re. programs in Global Communication Dear all: You might look at the Joint Graduate Programme in Communication & Culture, a collaborative program run by York and Ryerson Universities in Canada: <http://www.yorku.ca/comcult/>. FWIW: one of the Danish students in a course I taught at IT-University last fall on intercultural communication online had spent a delightful and productive year there. It certainly prepared her well to address the topics and issues of the course. >From my perspective, of course, a curriculum on global communication would include attention to the complexities of cultural values and communicative preferences as these are first embedded in the design of CMC technologies, and then as these work to shape the diffusion of and responses to these technologies in diverse cultures - i.e., the general focus of the biennial conferences on "Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication. " CATaC'04 (he said in a shameless bit of self-advertising) will take place in Karlstad, Sweden, this year, June 27-July 1 - please see http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/catac/index.html for conference description, etc. In all seriousness, I would imagine that at least some of the publications to emerge from the CATaC series would be of interest. G'luck - and please keep us posted! cheers, Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 USA voice: 417-873-7230 fax: 417-873-7435 homepage: <www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html> Co-chair, CATaC '04: <it.murdoch.edu.au/catac> ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Nan Kim-Paik" <nkim-paik(a)cie.uwm.edu> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:32 PM Subject: [Air-l] Query re. programs in Global Communication > Dear AoIR members > > I am facilitating the development of a new curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the area of global communication, and I would greatly appreciate your insights regarding trends in the field. > > I would be particularly interested in your thoughts on: > > --which programs (anywhere in the world) you think are particularly vibrant and provide curricular leadership; > > --and what you think would be important to include in an undergraduate curriculum in global communication, whether or not such courses are currently included in program with which you are familiar. > > What we mean by "global communication" is still under negotiation, but we hope that the program will combine the study of communication, information, media and culture. > > Several people have already suggested that I look into the programs at Goldsmiths and LSE, but if you have other leads, I would be most grateful. > > Nan Kim-Paik > Global Studies Coordinator > Center for International Education > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > P.O. Box 413 > Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 > nkim-paik(a)cie.uwm.edu > Tel: (414) 229-2976 > =02*=C6=F7x%@=A8@Z*=08m=D1=C8 =1A*=0F j)fj=7F b?j*

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Fwd: NMA faculty position at CRCA/UCSD
by Steve Jones 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Begin forwarded message: > Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate Professor, New Media Arts > University of California San Diego > > The University of Californa, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities > (http://dah.ucsd.edu) invites applicants for an assistant or beginning > associate professor of new media arts, to begin July 1, 2004. Salary > will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based upon > UC pay scales. > > Candidates should have creative and/or theoretical work that > demonstrates a substantial engagement with computing in any field of > the arts such as (but not limited to) the visual arts, music, theatre > and/or dance. The position will be affiliated with the New Media Arts > area of the California Institute of Information Technology and > Telecommunications [Cal-(IT)2 - http://www.calit2.net ], and with the > Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA - > http://www.crca.ucsd.edu) The position will involve teaching within > the Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts Major and the development > of new digital arts graduate programs. The candidate will join one of > the departments of Visual Arts, Music, or Theatre and Dance. PhD, MFA > or commensurate professional experience is required. > > To apply, please send a letter of intent including a statement of > qualifications and research interests, curriculum vitae, samples of > creative work and/or publications, along with names and addresses > (including email addresses) of three references to: > > Digital Arts Search Committee > CRCA 0037 > UC San Diego > La Jolla, CA 92093-0037 > > The application deadline is March 10, 2004, or until the position is > filled. Please reference position #4-332-CRCA in all correspondence. > Enclose self-addressed postcard for acknowledgment of application and > SASE for return of work samples. > > UCSD is a major research university that promotes and supports > creative work and advanced research in all forms of the arts including > practice, history and theory. One of the ten campuses in the > world-renowned University of California system, UCSD has rapidly > achieved the status as one of the top > institutions in the nation for higher education and research. Total > current campus enrollment is nearly 25,000. Generous research funding > and excellent studio facilities are available. Teaching will include > both graduate seminars and undergraduate classes and active > involvement with a new interdisciplinary graduate program currently in > development. > > UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong > institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. > > X X X >

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papers on weblogs wiki
by Thomas N.Burg 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Dear AOIR members and bloggers, Lisbeth Klastrup collected some academic papers and articles on weblogs (http://www.klastrup.dk/archive/ 2004_02_01_archive.html#107634409840894819). I thought it would be helpful to set up a wikipage where everybody could add relevant papers. So please add you papers and/or those you know of here http://wiki.randgaenge.net/pmwiki.php/Weblog/HomePage Please go to Papers and edit there. Thanks Thomas ----------------------------------------- Thomas N. Burg Center for New Media Danube University Krems http://randgaenge.net http://wiki.randgaenge.net/ http://blogtalk.net http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/zn

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Re: [Air-l] structuration
by Irene Berkowitz 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Hi, Giddens would support a blending of these positions in his Theory of Structuration. He allows for creative individual agency within the context of these structures. IB ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 07:18:11 +1000 >From: "Kevin Tharp" <k.tharp(a)cqu.edu.au> >Subject: [Air-l] structuration >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > >I suggested: >> Similar to the concept of community (dare I use such word in >> educated company), it is not the infrastructure that makes the >> community, it is the people that make the community. The >> community is then supported by the infrastructure. > >To Which Jonathon Marshall replied: >>I'd suggest that the infrastructure is not quite that passive. The >infra structure allows certain types of community to form, >>and is in turn shaped by the politics of that community and >>may reinforce those politics. The more permanent the structure the more >it enstructures. But even a permanent shifting structure >>enables certain behaviours more than others. > >I Absolutely agree! This is much in the vein of Giddens structuration, >which is a balance between determinism and social shaping. I still >stand by my conviction that it is not the infrastructure that makes the >community it is the people. Without the people, there is no community. >Perhaps it would have been better stated, "the community is then >supported and shaped by the interaction of the people and the >infrastructure." > >Regards, >Kevin W. Tharp > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l Irene Berkowitz Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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NCA panel - urgent CFP:)
by Radhika Gajjala 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Hi all, My doctoral advisees and I are working on a panel for NCA on a theme that deals with critically investigating the impact that technologies (such as computer and Internet) has on shaping societal discursive practices, or on modifying and even perpetuating dominant ideologies. We are looking for one or two more panelists - if you are interested - Please email me ASAP with an abstract. thanks, r

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fAf: Latest and last ...
by linda carroli 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

fineArt forum v.18 n.02 2004 fineArt forum = art + technology netnews http://www.fineartforum.org This issue: :: Latest and last fAf :: Call to the Community: Proposals for Continuation of fineArt forum :: News :: fAfText :: Latest and last fAf The current issue of fAf, now live, will be the last produced by the present Australian team of Paul Brown, Linda Carroli and Nisar Keshvani. Due to a number of setbacks and obstacles, the magazine has ceased its operations at QUT, Brisbane, Queensland. Without an appropriate level of resourcing fAf could not continue in its current form, context or locale. Rather than close down the publication after 17 years of consistent publishing in the field of arts, science and technology, the Art Science and Technology Network has issued a call for expressions of interest from organisations that are interested in publishing fAf. :: Call to the Community: Proposals for Continuation of fineArt forum As has been announced in this issue of fAf this is the last issue being produced by the Australian team. fineArt forum was set up by Ray Lauzzana in 1988 and has been operated by a number of organisations since then as a community resource under the umbrella of the "Art, Science, Technology Network" (ASTN) presided by Annick Bureaud. Organisations who may be interested in exploring ways to take on publishing of fineArt forum may contact Roger Malina at leo(a)mitpress.mit.edu indicating their possible interest. The ASTN takes this opportunity to thank Paul Brown, Linda Carroli, Nisar Keshvani and the whole Australian team for their many years of work sustaining fAf as an invaluable community resource. All back issues of fAf will be archived on the Leonardo Electronic Almanac website and will continue to be available. Other opportunities for archiving are also being sought. The art/science/technology landscape has changed dramatically over the past 15 years. It is likely that fAf needs to mutate to respond to real community needs today. We look forward to working with interested organisations in developing an new evolutionary niche for fAf. :: fAf Ezine is online News stories and announcements in Upfront online at http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_18/faf_v18_n02/upfront_index.html 2004 Events and Deadlines Calendar listings are online at http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_18/calendar_index.html :: fAfText [ ESSAYS ] Te[XT][C]hnology: A Play (on words) in FIVE ACTS Lisa Gye's presentation at Electrofringe in 2004 examines literary assassinations from Socrates to rap. Intimate Transactions A Quicktime documentary produced by Keith Armstrong exploring the interactions of artistic practice and research in the development of the Transmute Collective's current collaborative project, Intimate Transactions. [ REVIEWS ] ME++ The Cyborg self and the networked city: William J. Mitchell reviewed by Molly Hankwitz Computers & Art: edited by Stuart Mealing reviewed by Tracey Benson The Surrealestate Project: MOOT Records reviewed by Brett Woodward Designer's Bureau at Art Miami 2003: Kirill Chelushkin Selma Stern profiles Russian artist Kirill Chelushkin's recent works. Live art, Dead art, and Things in-between, Or, The Good Thing about Forgetting Josephine Wilson reviews Coded Characters: Media Art by Jill Scott Supporting the Evolution of Australian Design: Australian INfront report by Zoe Winter Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers reviewed by Lisa Chittick Designer's Dream Portal: Digital Thread report by Zoe Winter Writing Machines: N. Katherine Hayles reviewed by Linda Carroli fAfText online at: http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_17/faf_v17_n12/reviews/reviews_i…

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Re: first post (An Internet Without Space)
by Kevin Tharp 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

I cannot help but wonder if Eero's posting is not actually a troll, because I cannot believe that anyone that claims to be a scholar would make such statements (unless of course the horse and blinders analogy is correct). But that said, according to Eero, as a discipline, we should: * Ignore the needs and perceptions of the individual * Look only at numbers which of course represent real data * Focus on commercially significant projects * Abandon all traditions that are not positivist (not explicitly stated, but implied) * Stomp out anything that disagrees or competes with this world view. * All work in a monster division Sounds like maybe someone got their application to Microsoft mixed up with their posting to air-l. ;-) Regards, Kevin W. Tharp

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Re: first post (An Internet Without Space)
by Eero Tarik 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

thanks for that Denise, very interesting. my gut feeling of all this, the pocket sized edition would be... ... that internet studies/research needed a home and was able to slot itself into the Arts/ Humanities area in some universities. With very little real information to go on, because it was a field of study in its infancy, the focus needed to be more philosophical, looking at concepts rather than data. This is where we find many Internet Studies courses today. ( I realise this is not universal) But there does appear to be rebellion afoot if my own class is any indication. We want numbers to research, we want to look at data - not read about someones fantasy/ guess in 1990. And I suspect that in order to be relevant, and I do believe in the need to be relevant in scholastic endeavour (even though others dont agree), this field of study will turn more towards real number crunching, rather than worrying about "cyberspace" and "cyber communities". I think the new generation of students will force change as people who are less tolerant of "cyberisms" graduate and influence academia. I also think this new wave of Internet Studies scholars will drive the area into a more commercially focussed future as they understand the opportunities to be gained by excelling in the research of real data. However...the internet as we know it may not last more than another decade, it will be replaced by something else, but I imagine that whatever replaces it will still be a communications tool. So perhaps rather than concentrating on the "internet" part of this equation, all the little bits that are floating around in the academic world in related areas should pull themselves into one universal school of communications study so that they not only allow for greater diversity of study but also protect their own academic industry from the inevitable technological change. There will always be some form of human communication technology, but who knows what it will be from one decade to the next. A department called The Center for Internet Studies might look a bit stupid when the internet has died overnight and been replaced by a chip in our heads. To answer the question posed by the CFP I would see the solution being the evolution of a monster Division/School of Personal Communication Sciences where the rapidly evolving areas of personal communication like the internet, mobile phones, pay TV etc can all be studied comfortably at "home" without needing to find a temporary arrangement in some other division and I would see this evolving in a more global sense through an online Division rather than being an individual battle for status at every single university. How this would be put together in flesh and blood terms I leave to the geniuses of organisation. Thus, when the internet dies and is replaced by something else there is still a home for those who want to study the new emerging technology. just my 10 cents worth. see ya Eero Tarik Adelaide

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re:-my first post(reply to Ulla)
by Eero Tarik 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Hi Ulla, you wrote... "Michele (and others) - out of curiosity, do you have an alternative suggestion? You reject "space" and "place" and much of the terminology and research that is connected to those meanings." Ulla, I note you are an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Communications. We are talking about the internet.Six hundred million people, apparently, use it regularly these days. It is possible that only a few percent of those people have any idea what the term cyberspace means. When they go on the internet they "do things". They sit in the real world, have real world problems running through their heads and bang away on their keyboards. They send emails, lurk or thrash around in a few forums, look at some porn, have a bet on tomorrows NBA game or communicate with friends and relatives anywhere around the world. Their experiences are simple - and we can describe them in simple terms that ALL of those internet users can understand, and by doing so we are communicating effectively. And there is a very good chance that non internet users can also understand our description of those simple internet experiences. If we want to study the internet and, therefore, all the activities of internet users, we can study how/why and when these people use the internet. We can study people from different groups and cultures. The opportunities to study internet habits are endless. Apart from this we can also study "social" problems connected with the internet - the so called Digital Divide as well as other social issues. Doesnt this give us enough to research and study without hallucinating about cyberspace? Must we have so much "cyber jargon" to describe what are very simple processes and for most users merely a convenient communications tool? Communication is all about speaking/writing clearly and simply. The greater the number of people who can understand you, the greater your ability to communicate. I dont understand how "cyber jargon" and hallucinating about cyberspace makes the world a better place or enriches humankind - or how it makes one a greater communicator. :-) see ya Eero Tarik Adelaide

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Re: [Air-l] Re: first post (An Internet Without Space)
by ren＠aldermangroup.com 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 Eero Tarik wrote: >But there does appear to be rebellion afoot if my own >class is any indication. We want numbers to research, >we want to look at data - not read about someones fantasy >/ guess in 1990. Eero, I have to admit to not really knowing exactly what it is that "internet studies/research" does and does not look at, could you suggest the kind of data (quantative i assume from the ohter mails) that is not being looked at and should be? ren www.renreynolds.com terranova.blogs.com ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:53:49 +1030 >From: Eero Tarik <et(a)tarik.com.au> >Subject: [Air-l] Re: first post (An Internet Without Space) >To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >thanks for that Denise, very interesting. > >my gut feeling of all this, the pocket sized edition would be... > >... that internet studies/research needed a home and was able to slot >itself into the Arts/ Humanities area in some universities. With very >little real information to go on, because it was a field of study in its >infancy, the focus needed to be more philosophical, looking at concepts >rather than data. >This is where we find many Internet Studies courses today. ( I realise >this is not universal) > >But there does appear to be rebellion afoot if my own class is any >indication. We want numbers to research, we want to look at data - not >read about someones fantasy/ guess in 1990. And I suspect that in order >to be relevant, and I do believe in the need to be relevant in >scholastic endeavour (even though others dont agree), >this field of study will turn more towards real number crunching, rather >than worrying about "cyberspace" and "cyber communities". > >I think the new generation of students will force change as people who >are less tolerant of "cyberisms" graduate and influence academia. I also >think this new wave of Internet Studies scholars will drive the area >into a more commercially focussed future as they understand the >opportunities to be gained by excelling in the research of real data. > >However...the internet as we know it may not last more than another >decade, it will be replaced by something else, but I imagine that >whatever replaces it will still be a communications tool. > >So perhaps rather than concentrating on the "internet" part of this >equation, all the little bits that are floating around in the academic >world in related areas should pull themselves into one universal school >of communications study so that they not only allow for greater >diversity of study but also protect their own academic industry from the >inevitable technological change. > >There will always be some form of human communication technology, but >who knows what it will be from one decade to the next. A department >called The Center for Internet Studies might look a bit stupid when the >internet has died overnight and been replaced by a chip in our heads. > >To answer the question posed by the CFP I would see the solution being >the evolution of a monster Division/School of Personal Communication >Sciences where the rapidly evolving areas of personal communication like >the internet, mobile phones, pay TV etc can all be studied comfortably >at "home" without needing to find a temporary arrangement in some other >division and I would see this evolving in a more global sense through an >online Division rather than being an individual battle for status at >every single university. How this would be put together in flesh and >blood terms I leave to the geniuses of organisation. > >Thus, when the internet dies and is replaced by something else there is >still a home for those who want to study the new emerging technology. > >just my 10 cents worth. > >see ya > >Eero Tarik >Adelaide > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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