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re-sent request for ICT survey data help
by Ben Anderson 22 Aug '04

22 Aug '04

apologies for the quote level - it kept bouncing. I have now removed the word Es**x. To clarify: I am looking for raw survey data (not %s etc) to analyse. tx Ben >>> Subject: Historical ICT survey micro-data? >>> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> (I have looked through the Aior archives for an answer to this but >>> could not see one - I had hoped there would be a full text search >>> facility :-) >>> >>> We are probably about to start a project looking at historical >>> 'everyday time use' patterns with respect to domestic ICT usage. We >>> have a multinational historical time-use dataset >>> (http://iserwww.essex.ac.uk/mtus/technical.php) but I am searching >>> for >>> ICT focused survey microdata that we can link to it. >>> >>> Specifically, does anyone know of nationally representative micro >>> surveys (i.e. individuals/households) containing ICT variables (fixed >>> line telephone, VCR, personal computer, mobile phone, internet >>> [whatever flavour], DVD etc etc) for these countries around these >>> specific dates: >>> >>> USA: 1965, 1975, 1985, 1992-4, 1998 (this is the Maryland webuse data >>> so no problem there) >>> Canada: 1971,1981,1986,1992,1998 >>> France: 1966,1974,1998 >>> Finland: 1979,1987,1996,2000 >>> Netherlands: 1975,1980,1985,1990,1995,2000 >>> Norway: 1971,1980,1990,2000, (2002 e-living) >>> Hungary: 1965,1976,1986,1996,2000 >>> >>> We're also doing the UK of course. Its worth noting that some of the >>> time-use studies also collected the ICT info (e.g. the UM webuse >>> ones) >>> - I'm ignoring this for the time being. >>> >>> Please mail me and/or the list - I'll summarise any and all >>> responses. >>> >>> many thanks >>> Ben

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AoIR conference registration and order of papers
by Kathleen O'Riordan 20 Aug '04

20 Aug '04

Dear Colleagues A reminder that the early bird period for registration will shortly be closing. I also enclose a draft order of accepted papers at the URL below. Please note that this is not a full programme and does not include keynote and other sessions, although we hope to keep broadly to this draft, panels may be subject to change. http://rafaeli.net/AOIR5ProgramScheduleJuly21Draft.xls Regards Kate O'Riordan

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Jobs: Assoc.Prof & Asst.Prof in Communication, Groningen (Netherlands)
by Gisela Redeker 20 Aug '04

20 Aug '04

<< apologies for cross-posting >> The Department of Communication and Information Sciences and the Center for Language and Cognition at the University of Groningen seek applicants for two new permanent positions, one at associate- and one at assistant-professor level (UHD and UD in the Dutch system). Preferred specializations: intercultural/organizational communication and computer-mediated communication. Deadline for applications: 15 September 2004 (electronic submission is possible). Education and research in Communication Studies at the University of Groningen focus on communication within the context of society (institutions and media), which is studied from a discourse perspective. Within the educational program the discourse profile is realized in three specializations within the MA program: Language, Culture, and Organization (organizational communication, intercultural communication), Language, Image, and Sound (multimodal communication, semiotics, critical discourse analysis) and Computer-Mediated Communication (communication with and by means of computers, computational models). Extra academic staff is needed especially in the domains of Language, Culture, and Organization and Computer-Mediated Communication. We are therefore looking for enthusiastic candidates who have an outstanding academic reputation in the field of internal, external, or intercultural organizational communication or in the field of digital communication, such as websites, e-mail, computer-supported cooperative work, and natural language dialog systems. For the associate-level (UHD) appointment, a strong research program and grant procurement potential are essential. A document outlining the positioning of and requirements for the UHD position is available at http://www.let.rug.nl/~redeker/uhd-commstudies.pdf For further details about the two positions and the application procedure, please see our ads at http://www.academictransfer.org/org/vacancies/browse.cfm?Adm_PIN=00347 Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Gisela Redeker -- Gisela Redeker, Professor of Communication Department of Communication and Information Sciences University of Groningen P.O. Box 716, NL-9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands tel: +31-50-3635973/-5893453 fax: +31-50-3636855 g.redeker(a)let.rug.nl http://www.let.rug.nl/~redeker

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Call for Papers: NMEDIAC
by jeremy hunsinger 20 Aug '04

20 Aug '04

NMEDIAC, The Journal of New Media & Culture, is soliciting traditional research and or theory-based articles for the upcoming Winter 2004 issue. The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2004. This is a great opportunity to publish papers being presented at AoIR 5.0:SUSSEX in September. NMEDIAC is a scholarly peer-reviewed online publication. It is an intellectual canvas where the cultural spaces and experiences of new media are theorized and rigorously explored within global and local contingencies of the present and past. In particular, we encourage submission of cross-disciplinary research of new media texts, users, and technologies. Works that incorporate either or both humanities and social science approaches to scholarship are welcome. Papers should be submitted by email in one of three formats (.doc, .pdf, .html) to Jonathan Lillie, Managing Editor, at: editor(a)nmediac.net Paper length may vary from 5,000 to 12,000 words. Projects much longer than 12,000 words should be broken into two companion articles to be published in consecutive issues. All submission should follow the latest APA style and citation guidelines. Submissions should incorporate hyperlinks to online resources, images, and embedded audiovisuals where appropriate. Audiovisual new media art or presentations may be submitted as well. Preference is placed on pieces that are submitted along with, or incorporate, scholarly work OR that emphasize general or specific themes within the broad area of scholarly research we refer to as new media and culture. Grad students and faculty interested in participating in the administrative, editing, and creative endeavors of the journal, please send an email to the editor. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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September Project: exchange of student participant-observation assignments?
by Kirsten Foot 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Folks, I'll be teaching a small freshman seminar on the Internet and democracy during the next month, and am creating a participant-observation assignment for the students to complete on the basis of participating in one of the September Project's events on 9/11/04. I'd love to give my students the opportunity to exchange reflections on the events in which they participate with students elsewhere. If you're teaching a class in September for which this would be an appropriate assignment, and would like to set up an exchange with my class, email me off-list at kfoot(a)u.washington.edu. Kirsten ******************************************************************* Kirsten A. Foot, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Associate Director, Center for Communication and Civic Engagement University of Washington Box 353740 Seattle, WA 98195-0374 T: 206-543-4837 F: 206-616-3762 kfoot(a)u.washington.edu

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Call for Papers: Psychoanalysis and Democracy
by PsycheCulture＠cs.com 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

There is still time to present a paper or panel at the exciting conference of the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) coming up at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York City on October 15-17, 2004. Conference Theme: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND DEMOCRACY. Please send your proposal now (as an abstract of not more than 300 words) to: psychodemocracy(a)earthlink.net Call for Papers The Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) is holding its annual conference at the Union Theological Seminary of Columbia University. The theme of this year's conference is: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND DEMOCRACY. The conference will take place on October 15-17, 2004, just prior to the American presidential election. The aim of the conference is to explore how psychoanalysis might help to address some of the major issues facing democratic institutions and ideals, both in the United States and at a more broadly global level. Psychoanalytic theory, since its inception in the late nineteenth century, has aspired to possess a broadly social and cultural dimension, and to maintain a theoretical framework that would allow it to address not only our personal and subjective life, but also our broader social institutions, from the family and other intimate human relations, to larger institutions such as the nation, the army and the church. Every human social link, from the parent-child bond to the formation of larger national ideals and cultural practices, entails a complex set of identifications and ideals, which shape subjective experience in diverse and sometimes conflicting ways. Recent debates about democracy, and current events on a global scale, call for a re-examination of the basic concepts that lie at the intersection between psychoanalysis and democracy today, from notions of citizenship, human rights, and justice, to practices of punishment, freedom, equal representation, and other political "technologies of the self." How might psychoanalysis help to address the social questions that challenge or reconfigure democratic culture today? What does psychoanalysis have to say about citizenship and subjectivity in the world today? Possible Topics May Include: the subject of democracy psychoanalysis and the politics of identity democracy and sexuality historical transmissions of trauma witnessing in psychoanalysis and politics abject citizens: exiles, immigrants, prisoners, the disenfranchised queer democracy institutions of mourning in politics and psychoanalysis citizenship and subjectivity punishment, reparation, and historical memory, freedom of speech biotechnology and the subject institutions of traumatic memory: the Truth Commission, the Supreme Court, The Hague, the war memorial perversions of democracy psychoanalysis and human rights formations of guilt in politics and in psychoanalysis the nation/state as case study: Haiti, Chile, Argentina, Bosnia, Texas, California, South Africa Panel proposals are especially welcome. Send panel proposals, and individual paper proposals, including: (1) title, (2) abstracts (not to exceed 300 words), and (3) the name and affiliation of each speaker to: Professor Charles Shepherdson, Department of English, State University of New York, Albany NY 12222. psychodemocracy(a)earthlink.net Deadline: September 6, 2004.

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Job: Head of DIAC Dept. in Copenhagen
by Lisbeth Klastrup 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

A position as Head of Department of Digital Aesthetics & Communication at the IT-University of Copenhagen is now open. Deadline for applications is 20 September. Formal requirements is a qualification as Associate Professor. "The IT University of Copenhagen is looking for a new visionary and powerful Head of Department to lead the development of the Department of Digital Aesthetics and Communication and to ensure that the department continues to deliver excellent research and teaching. The department was formed in 2001 and provides a young and dynamic academic environment. Currently, approximately 20 researchers are associated with the department... "...The Department of Digital Aesthetics and Communication conducts research in the aesthetic, cultural, communicative and social aspects of IT, especially within the areas of computer games, communication and experience design, digital culture and cultural technologies such as mobile communication tools. About half of the researchers in the department are associated with the Center for Computer Games Research (http://game.itu.dk) Further information about the department can be found under the web pages of the IT University (http://www.itu.dk/Internet/sw642.asp)" The full text of the position announcement can be found at: http://www.itu.dk/Internet/sw18868.asp. For more information, please contact current and interim Head of Department, Lisbeth Klastrup, at klastrup(a)itu.dk or phone +45 7218 5029. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Lisbeth Klastrup Interim Head of Dept., Assistant Professor Dept. of Digital Aesthetics and Communication NB! New address and phone num as of July 1st, 2004: IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaardsvej 7 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Phone: + 45 7218 5029 Fax: + 45 7218 5001 web: www.klastrup.dk

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Re: [Air-l] Digest mode?
by herring＠slis.indiana.edu 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

My subscription has also been converted to 'no digest', and I'd like to set it back to 'digest', but don't know how. When I went to the web site Jeremy indicated for making changes to my subscription, the only option I was given was to 'subscribe' to the list. I tried to do this, setting 'digest' as the option, but my effort was rejected by the listserver because I was already subscribed. Could someone please provide clear instructions for how to reset the 'digest' option? Thanks, Susan

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administrivia and unsubscriptions
by jeremy hunsinger 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

unsubscribe directions were provided by Ulla and Mentor, please follow those. I've turned on the administrative filters for the list, and they should hold most unsubscribe requests and encourage people to read the messages most appropriate to their situation. it is the general list administration policy for us not to do anything that you can do yourselves. if you need more thorough directions they can be provided in personal email. Please read the directions provided in previous emails before asking for more instructions. why is all of this happening? it is because we switched servers to a new service for hosting, this new service using the same software for lists. there has been no change on the system settings side. In the migration, all users of this list had their settings reset, that is just the way it had to work. So there was a change for your individual user settings. You now have a new password, and you need to retrieve that following Ulla's directions, to reset your settings. Now, what this has caused is that the people who are used to receiving a digest of air-l, now receive individual emails. Some of you are finding this irritating, you can solve that by following Ulla's directions for reseting your list settings. Some of you are also irritated because of the rash of administrative requests that you now see, I think that we've put a hold to that. remember, the first thing to do, is read the email that you have received. That will explain how and what you need to do to make things work the way that you want them to work. have a nice day, jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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OII News [2004.08.17]: New Opening at the OII for a Survey Research Officer
by Eleanor Reynolds 17 Aug '04

17 Aug '04

The OII has extended our search for a Survey Research Officer and will accept applications until 10th September 2004. Please feel free to pass this information on to individuals who might be excellent candidates. ------------------------------------------ Survey Research Officer RESEARCH STAFF GRADE IA: £18,893 to £28,279 The Oxford Internet Institute seeks a full-time survey research officer with training in one or more of the social sciences and specialised experience and skill in survey research and data analysis in an academic, government or business setting. Candidates should be able to design a database, or take a database from a survey firm or archive and format it as instructed, and undertake multivariate statistical analysis. The ability to construct clear tables and graphics that address particular questions in ways understandable to a non-technical audience is also essential. In addition, the survey research officer should be capable of developing analyses for social science audiences and academic journals. There will be opportunities for co-authored publications. Based in the heart of Oxford, this new department in the Universitys social sciences division aims to become the worlds leading multi-disciplinary academic centre studying the impact of the Internet on society. The survey research officer will work with senior staff primarily on the conduct and analysis of the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS), other research and survey efforts may from time to time require the post-holders involvement. OxIS will conduct personal interviews with a probability sample of UK households to focus on trends in the diffusion and social implications of the Internet. Analysis of related national and international databases will be done for comparative and other analytical purposes. The post is available from 1st October 2004, or as soon thereafter as possible, for two years in the first instance with the possibility of renewal thereafter. Further information, including details of how to apply, may be obtained from the Personnel Officer, Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS (tel: 01865 287226; e-mail: personnel(a)oii.ox.ac.uk) or from our web site at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?rq=positions Applications must reach the Institute by 12:00 noon on 10th September 2004.

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