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Girls Who Bite Back (Press Release) (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Folks, Emily Pohl-Weary, whom I've known as Judy Merril's granddaughter since she was knee-high to a snowmobile, has a nice anthology out with lots of techno research sociological stuff. Emily, like her late granny (one of my best friends) is a great writer. (And while I'm thinking of Judy, my obit of her is on my website - Publications - Memories. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at 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 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:52:15 -0500 From: Emily Pohl-Weary <emily(a)kissmachine.org> Subject: Girls Who Bite Back (Press Release) Girls Who Bite Back: Witches, Mutants, Slayers and Freaks Edited by Emily Pohl-Weary Taking on the bombshell spies, slayers, witches and assassins who are fighting their way into movies and television shows everywhere, Girls Who Bite Back examines what these new role models for young women are really about. Emily Pohl-Weary, co-author with Judith Merril of the Hugo Award-winning Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril, puts her unique stamp on the field of speculative fiction and pop culture in this one-of-a-kind anthology of short stories, cultural analysis, comics and original artwork. Girls Who Bite Back cuts through the layers of the new "female power," questioning its corporate origins and investigating issues of race and sexual orientation. And it goes a crucial step further by asking: If you don't like what's out there, what do you want to see? In response, writers like Hiromi Goto (The Kappa Child, Chorus of Mushrooms), Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads), Larissa Lai (Salt Fish Girl, When Fox Is a Thousand), Nikki Stafford (Bite Me! An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How Xena Saved Our Lives), Mariko Tamaki (True Lies: The Book of Bad Advice, Cover Me) and more have chronicled good and evil supergirls, envisioned new role models and created a do-it-yourself guide to being a superhero. Talented artists, including Shary Boyle, Eliza Griffiths, Sonja Ahlers, Sheila Butler and Matthew Blackett, have imagined stronger, more intelligent superheroines and explored the ugly side of girls who fight back. There's even an illustrated recipe for action! Pohl-Weary has put together an assembly of fresh voices that bring rich insight, as well as wry irreverence, to this compelling and controversial issue. From Little Orphan Annie to Kill Bill, Girls Who Bite Back shows how far we've come, how far we have to go, and gives us a sneak peak of a future where all girls bite back. Visit the site at: www.girlswhobiteback.com Girls Who Bite Back: Witches, Mutants, Slayers and Freaks Edited by Emily Pohl-Weary Sumach Press 332 pages. 6"x 9". $26.95 Cdn/$22.95 US pb. ISBN 1-894549-33-3 Release date: April 2004 Download a lovely PDF version of this press release: http://www.girlswhobiteback.com/gwbbPR.pdf For further information, please contact our publicist, Angela Rawlings, sumachpress(a)on.aibn.com

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Re: [Air-l] Research on ICTs & Older People
by Bernard Stehle 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

Contact Mary Gergen at Penn State University; she puts out an outstanding newsletter (three years now) on "appreciative aging," which you can sign on to. Inquire at her email address: gv4(a)psu.edu --Bernard F. Stehle Associate Professor of English Community College of Philadelphia (215) 751-8945 >>> B.D.Loader(a)tees.ac.uk 03/02/04 07:27 AM >>> I'm currently undertaking a literature review on ICTs and care for Older People and was hoping that list members may be able to suggest research publications they are familiar with. In particular the use and design of ICTs to facilitate independent living, human friendly design and training requirements would be very helpful. Please also let me know if you would like a copy of the review. Thanks, Brian D. Loader Director, CIRA University of Teesside b.d.loader(a)tees.ac.uk _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l ----------------------------------------------- Scanned by Gwavix for all known viruses. http://www.gwavix.com

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Fwd: D-ART IV04 and CGIV04 Deadlines Extended
by Steve Jones 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

Begin forwarded message: > From: Andrea Polli <apolli(a)hunter.cuny.edu> > Date: March 3, 2004 8:18:50 AM CST > To: all(a)evl.uic.edu > Subject: D-ART IV04 and CGIV04 Deadlines Extended > > Papers and Digital Art Gallery Online Exhibition > > Deadline extended to March 31, 2004 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > IV04 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > 8th International Conference Information Visualisation > International Symposium on Digital Art, and Online Gallery IV04-Dart > 14 - 15 - 16 July 2004 > SOAS, University of London > LONDON ENGLAND > > http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV04/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > CGIV04 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > International Conference > Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization > 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 July 2004 > Parkroyal Penang · Penang · Malaysia · > > http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/cgiv04/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > > A number of invited speakers and tutorial sessions will review current > state-of-the-art developments and outline future directions. This > embedded with > the > current research being undertaken in industry and in academia will > provide > coverage of the salient aspects and sub-areas of visualisation and > graphics. > Such work will be > presented in a series of symposia. One of which is the 'DIGITAL ART' > symposium. > Authors are invited to send three copies of their extended abstract or > the full > paper > to the chairperson of symposium. > > Papers presenting original research with the theme of 'DIGITAL ART' > are being > sought. > Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): > * Art and Visualization of Spatial, Tonal, and Temporal Domains: > Industry, > Academia, > Communication Media > * Oil or Pixel - a Disappearing Distinction. Process (including > collaborative > efforts) > * Interrelationship between disciplines (Computer Science, Visual > Arts, Dance, > etc.) > * Visualization as a Non-linear Visual Story Telling: Interactive, > Virtual, > Intelligent. > * Programming in Art Challenge and Aesthetic Quality. Print versus > Display > * Using Computer to its Fullest Potential for the Artistic Product: > Selecting > Optimal > Tools > * IT in Visual Art and Culture, Visual Art for IT Visualization > * Digital Art and Visual Learning: Critical and Abstract Thinking, > Problem > Finding, > Iconic Messages > * Issues in Digital Art: Artistic Quality, Criticism, Perception in > the Field, > Classification, > * Copyright (representation through a detail, watermark, resolution) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > -- > > IV04 - DIGITAL ART GALLERY Online Exhibition > > 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2004 > > http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV04/DART.htm > > Digital Art Gallery provides a further opportunity to present works of > art that > represent how new technology stretches the boundaries of creativity > even > further. All > the entries for this section encouraged to be submitted with a short > paper or > at least > a few paragraphs explaining the artwork in not more than two A-4 size > pages. > Those > with technical, artistic emphasis and accompanied with the image > reproductions > may be > published in the proceedings under the Digital Art section. The > programme > committee > will review these entries and it will be presented in a special > symposium. The > following themes of display are already envisaged (but not restricted): > > Computer Generated Art · Design & Publishing · Digital Photography · > Digital > Typography and Calligraphy · Computer Generated Models · Cartography · > Fractal > Models > · Virtual Art · Art in the Internet > 2-D and 3-D Digital work will be exhibited on-line DART Gallery. > Further more, > we encourage artists to submit papers for presentation with their art > works. > >

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research on ICTs and older people
by Leslie Regan Shade 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

Re: Brian's request below Granny@Work: Aging and New Technology on the Job in America by Karen E. Riggs. Routledge 2003 --leslie > Message: 2 > From: "Loader, Brian" <B.D.Loader(a)tees.ac.uk> > To: "'air-l(a)aoir.org'" <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:26:25 -0000 > Subject: [Air-l] Research on ICTs & Older People > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > I'm currently undertaking a literature review on ICTs and care for Older > People and was hoping that list members may be able to suggest research > publications they are familiar with. In particular the use and design of > ICTs to facilitate independent living, human friendly design and training > requirements would be very helpful. > Please also let me know if you would like a copy of the review. > > Thanks, > > Brian D. Loader > Director, CIRA > University of Teesside > b.d.loader(a)tees.ac.uk

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CFP: New Research for New Media - Innovative Research Methodologies :: submission deadline April 15
by dds＠correu.urv.es 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

Call for papers and participation NEW RESEARCH FOR NEW MEDIA: INNOVATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Second edition - September 30th to October 2nd 2004 Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2004 Participant application deadline: June 15, 2004 Info and application form: http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/main.htm Organizers: Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota Communication Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili ================================== Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit papers on research methodology and new media to this Symposium, a workshop-approach multidiscilpinar meeting. Appologies for cross-posting. Please, forward to colleagues who might be interested! Best regards, Nora Paul & David Domingo Co-organizers npaul(a)umn.edu dds(a)correu.urv.es ================================== DETAILED INFO New media offer both new research techniques and new communication arenas to be studied. This Symposium will bring together researchers who a) use new media technologies to further their existing research methodologies or b) use innovative research methodologies (or rethink traditional methods) to further their research into any aspect of new media. Perspectives from around the world and from several disciplines will meet in a dialog with the goal of sharing experiences. The Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota and the Communication Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili have joined efforts to offer researchers an engaging environment in which to reflect on the craft of new media research. Invited chair persons will summarize the state of the art and selected papers will be presented describing the methodological procedures of actual research projects. Symposium participants will serve as discussants, elevating the examination of these techniques and their implications for research. After a successful and exciting first edition at the University of Minnesota, USA, the Symposium moves to Europe with the aim of broadening the research traditions sharing experiences. The goal is to provide an examination of current practices and an opportunity for reflection on future directions new media research methods might take. Panel participants will be selected based on current research they have conducted. Symposium participants will be selected through application to the event. We will look for a mix of highly credentialed as well as promising new voices in the area of new media research to participate in the workshop. The dynamics of the Symposium will avoid the traditional paper presentations format. Papers will be distributed to all the participants prior to the conference so everyone will be familiar with the research methods that will be discussed. Sessions will be organized in discussion groups, coordinated by a chair person invited by the organizers. Participants will work in small groups to discuss the implications of the research methods presented in terms of ethics, logistics, impact on results, and other open questions about application of this type of research. The reports from the small group discussions will be an important part of the symposiums outcomes. Participants are expected to join all the discussion sessions in order to enrich the debate with his/her own methodological and disciplinary perspective. PANELS *Ethnographic research: Using ethnographic and new research techniques for the study of new media organizations and populations. While ethnographic research means the investigator goes into the field, instead of bringing the field to the investigator, what are the techniques that have been used to identify and study organizations and populations? Use of chat rooms or instant messaging, ways of contacting individuals in populations, technological monitoring techniques for observation of work processes, etc. *Content and Discourse Analysis: Examination of new media messages, communication, web content, etc. Papers could cover different programs or technological aids used in conducting content and discourse analyses as well as the challenges of capturing the "moving target" of online content and communication. *Research Ethics and Issues: New or unusual ethical issues raised in conducting new media research, methods for dealing with human subject concerns, confidentiality and privacy issues, sampling and verifying issues. *Historical Research: Research focused on examination of the evolution of new media. Techniques used to find and analyze earlier forms, methods for anticipating and capturing current media for future examination and comparison. Issues of access to archives of materials. *Quantitative Research: Development of lab experimentation into new media effects, surveying techniques, and other methods for gathering and analyzing quantitively the impact of new media. CALL FOR PAPERS The call for papers for the Symposium is open to any researcher interested in writing a paper on the research method/s used for an actual research project on new media he/she is conducting or has conducted. These papers will focus on the methodology used rather than the outcome of the research. The papers will discuss in depth the methodology, how they came to decide to use that method, challenges faced in the application of the method, and questions they have about effective use of the method. Papers should be 5 to 7 pages long. 20 lines abstracts along with a brief research interests profile should be sent before April 15, 2004 through this webform: http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/application.htm Notification of acceptance is due by May 1st. Full papers, 5 to 7 pages long, will be delivered before June 15th 2004, once they have been accepted. Approaches from any discipline are welcomed, and diversity will be a criteria in the selection. Communication, socio-technical, psychological, cultural, linguistic, anthropological, sociological and gender studies are examples of possible areas of new media research suitable to be selected. Each of the panels will have a chair person who will select the most insightful papers and will write up a summary of the research status, concerns and challenges of that methodological area. Papers will not be strictly presented at the sessions, which will be focused on discussion. Papers submitted but not assigned to a panel will be able to be presented in a poster session if the papers writer chooses. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Participation is open to any researcher interested in being part of the discussion, submission of a paper is not necessary. In the interest of creating a dynamic discussion atmosphere, the total number of participants will be limited to 50. Participation applications can be sent before June 15th 2004 through this webform: http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/application.htm The work language of the Symposium will be English. REGISTRATION FEE 100 euros, includes coffee breaks, lunches and official dinner. People whose papers are selected for the panels will have registration fee waived.

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ICTs and Older Adults
by Karen Riggs 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

Re. Brian's query, perhaps my new book from Routledge Press, Granny @ Work: Aging and New Technology on the Job in America, is of interest. While not strictly a study of interface design, the book does make reference to such issues in its collection of studies about the intersection of technology, work, and age. The reference list includes additional studies of interest to your review. And, yes, I would love to see your lit review when you are done. Thanks. Karen E. Riggs Director School of Telecommunications RTV 202 9 S. College St. Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 740.593.4862

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Re: [Air-l] Research on ICTs & Older People
by ren＠aldermangroup.com 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

A resource that I have been introduced to recently are journals of practice based stuff such as nursing. An example is the Oncology Nursing Society (www.ons.org) who’s journal includes some interesting work done on Virtual Environments and treatment e.g. VIRTUAL REALITY INTERVENTION FOR OLDER WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER Susan Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN®, Duke University, Durham, NC. (http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Convention.xml/Abstracts.xml/03Abs /03_111.xml) I’m sure there is lots more of this type of work around. Ren www.renreynolds.com terranova.blogs.com ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:26:25 -0000 >From: "Loader, Brian" <B.D.Loader(a)tees.ac.uk> >Subject: [Air-l] Research on ICTs & Older People >To: "'air-l(a)aoir.org'" <air-l(a)aoir.org> > >I'm currently undertaking a literature review on ICTs and care for Older >People and was hoping that list members may be able to suggest research >publications they are familiar with. In particular the use and design of >ICTs to facilitate independent living, human friendly design and training >requirements would be very helpful. > Please also let me know if you would like a copy of the review. > >Thanks, > >Brian D. Loader >Director, CIRA >University of Teesside >b.d.loader(a)tees.ac.uk > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Research on ICTs & Older People
by Loader, Brian 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

I'm currently undertaking a literature review on ICTs and care for Older People and was hoping that list members may be able to suggest research publications they are familiar with. In particular the use and design of ICTs to facilitate independent living, human friendly design and training requirements would be very helpful. Please also let me know if you would like a copy of the review. Thanks, Brian D. Loader Director, CIRA University of Teesside b.d.loader(a)tees.ac.uk

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Thank you to Aoir-ers/Internet, Japan, Sociability
by Mito Akiyoshi 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

Hi everybody, I am writing this to say thank you once again to those who responded my inquir y on this list. Your suggestions were much appreciated. I just submitted my dissertation (abstract below). Feel free to email me offlist if you are interested in my research. I will join the faculty of Senshu University (Tokyo) in April, 2004. If you have questions about the Internet/ICT in Japan or Japanese society in general, contact me. I have to confess I know very little, but I would be happy to share thoughs and ideas. Thank you, Mito Akiyoshi Graduating...Dept. of Sociology, the University of Chicago Joiniing...Dept. of Humanities, Senshu University Unmediating Community: The Non-Diffusion of the Internet in Japan, 1985-2002 Theory: Existing sociological research on communication technology tends to de -sensationalize its object of study in an effort to disclaim technological det erministic accounts of its impact on community. Daniel Boorstin has argued, “ the telephone was only a convenience, permitting Americans to do more casually and with less effort what they had already been doing before” (Boorstin 1973 :72-3). Similarly, Claude Fischer finds that “Americans apparently used home telephones to widen and deepen existing social patterns rather than to alter them” (Fischer 1992:262). Such an emphasis on the conservative rather than re volutionary development of new technology is a sound and valuable approach tow ard rigorous analysis of social implications of communication technology. It is crucial, at the same time, to attend to the emergence of genuinely new t ypes of interaction and the re-prioritizing of existing relationships. Cultura l codes that govern communicative practices do more than just naturalize and l egitimate a new medium. They are also employed for experimental modes of comm unity building. The Internet is used both to maintain existing social ties and cultivate new forms of associations and community that would be otherwise imp ossible. Hypotheses: As a case in point, uses of the Internet in Japan are explored. The case of the Internet in Japan is an excellent example of community experim ents with a new communication technology constrained as well as enabled by tra ditional norms and values. I expect that the relative invisibility of the Inte rnet in Japan is explained, not by the absence of the interest in the technolo gy among the general public or by blind allegiance to traditional practices of communication, but by availability of alternative technology and by the very selective deployment of communicative possibilities offered by the Internet. Methods: A history of how the Internet gained acceptance in Japan. Statistical analysis of Internet user surveys. An ethnography of a virtual community. Results: When the Internet is used for a substitute for other communication me dia, concern toward traditional norms influences the manner in which the Japan ese make use of the Internet. The relatively well-defined system of values and norms, however, does not discourage them from trying out new ways of socializ ing.

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