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Re: new media and shock
by Stephanie Kent 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Hi all - I generally just lurk, but I was struck by a discontinuity in discussion last Thursday and think it bears on this question of becoming inured to shock. There were 6 posts on "London...the internet accounts" interspersed with 4 on "AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Registration is now open", 1 each on "iCS 8.2", "Call for proposals", and "Internet and fun/joy/pleasure". In the three days since, "London" vanished, some of the other threads continued, and new ones appeared. This is no doubt the nature of most conversations on this list, and perhaps everything that could be said about shock and bearing up and giving sympathy was expressed in the comments that were posted, and/or continuation has moved to other venues. But I had some cognitive dissonance reading the disparate threads as business-as-usual went on for many (including me) while others were wondering just how "usual" their lives were going to continue to be. I'm not familiar with any of the literature on shock, but some levels or layers of protection are evident in the acts of just getting on with things, whatever those immediate things that consume us may be. At the same time, I'm aware it would also be counterproductive (at least to purposes of peace and justice) to mine the event for all its tragedy, as this would play into political efforts to cast the attack in symbolic terms that fuel nationalisms and other hatreds. Shock, by definition, puts one in a state of non-responsiveness; the challenge may be the degree to which that lack of response gets carried over or continued into the return to the mundane, especially after the state-of-shock has worn off. best, steph http://www.reflexivity.us On Jul 10, 2005, at 3:07 PM, air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Hello all--a colleague of mine asked me if I could help him with the > following question. I'm not an authority on the Frankfurt School or > its > theorization of shock but hope that some of you out there might be. > Any > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Ken > > > His problem/question is as follows: > > Much ink has been spilt over shock within Frankfurt School writings. A > concept clearly taken over from Simmel and Freud, shock runs to the > heart > of Benjamin's media theory. But have Benjamin and Adorno appropriated > the > term as face value without ever considering the implications of their > assertions? Adorno's thinking would seem to intimate that at some > future > date nothing will ever shock us anymore, for the body will have > developed > such a thick protective barrier that nothing harmful will ever get > through--an idea worth resisting in itself. > > Are there any sustained studies of the question of shock particularly > within the domain of media Are there any articles within media theory > that > address the matter of shock in a postmodern, digital world?

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AOIR on AUT
by Derek McMillan 26 May '06

26 May '06

LOL. I am amused by the idea that supporting AUT would be political but opposing them is OK because it is non-political. This is doubleplusungood doublethink isn't it. FWIW I support AUT.There is an advert on British TV to encourage people to vote It says "If you don't do politics, you don't do anything." and suggests that if you are interested in the world around you then you are de facto interested in politics. I favour a boycott of Israel, not because of its effect of otherwise on the brutal oppression of the Palestinians but because we do not have to be accomplices in that brutal oppression and a boycott is a non-violent civilised way to express that. You have only to listen to the intemperate language with which the Israeli right has responded - rejecting AUT as irrelevant and in the same breath denouncing them as terrorists - to see that it is having an effect. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 25/05/2005 ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Steve's interview podcast if you've not heard it
by Jeremy Hunsinger 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

http://techvenue.blogspot.com/2005/10/interview-with-association-of- internet.html http://techvenue.com/PODCASTS/SteveJones_AoIR6_0_56.mp3 jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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OT: Chicago Follow-Up
by Richard Forno 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

While I don't intend to start an AOIR love-fest, having returned from my first AOIR event, I wanted to congratulate the "Internet Generations" conference team for a job well-done in producing a rather interesting conference in Chicago. Lots of good items discussed and I came away with some useful food-for-thought. Looking forward to next year in Australia! Cheers, and thanks again, Rick Forno -infowarrior.org - Internet Studies, Curtin University of Technology

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AoIR Annual Submissions Due Now
by Mia Consalvo 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

Hi all, Just a reminder that if you want to submit a paper for potential publication in the AoIR Internet Research Annual (that you presented at the Chicago conference), they are due now. Please email a word version to Mia Consalvo at consalvo(a)ohio.edu If you have questions or concerns, or need an additional day or two, please email me as well. Thanks! Mia -- Mia Consalvo, Ph.D. 213 RTV Building School of Telecommunications 9 South College Street Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 740.597.1521

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Antw: air-l Digest, Vol 15, Issue 25
by Carl-Markus Piswanger 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

I am out of office - for requests please call +43 (0)664 8340264 (Mailbox). I will be back on November 2. Carl-Markus Piswanger

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CFP: ECIS'06 track on "Open Source, Open Access and the Open Information Society"
by Anna Maria Szczepanska 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

Please forward this information: ECIS'2006 European Conference on Information Systems Göteborg, Sweden June 12-14, 2006 Conference website: http://www.ecis2006.se/ Track: "Open Source, Open Access, and the Open Information Society" Track Chairs: Bo-Christer Björck, Hanken/Knut Rolland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) One of the most interesting effects of the Internet has been that it has acted as an enabler for new organizational forms that rely on business models that in many ways differ from the ways in which commercial firms operate. Open Source Software (OSS) development and open dissemination of scholarly publications often referred to as Open Access (OA), are examples of recent phenomena that typically rely on voluntarism and open sharing - in stark contrast to the prevailing business models of the commercial world. Understanding these new phenomena; to what extent they are successful, under what conditions they are successful, and if so why, has spawned exciting areas of research. Although Open Source Software (OSS) has recently gained increasing attention in Information Systems Research, there is still a lack of empirically sound and analytically novel approaches that show the multifaceted nature of these phenomena. This track therefore welcomes empirical and theoretical accounts of OSS and OA, and especially contributions based on multidisciplinary approaches. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Comparisons between the "quality" of OSS software and traditional commercial software Issues of coordination and control in OSS development Empirical accounts of the more "mundane tasks" and "daily nurturing" of OSS development teams End users perspectives on OSS code Author pays business model for OA publishing The different economic effects and implications of different forms of scientific publishing Search for scholarly resources enabled by OAI compliant web harvesters Novel forms of peer review enabled by the web Practices of commons-based peer production (inside and outside OSS and OA) Innovations based on open innovation processes and non-proprietary knowledge Open content approaches to creative work as music, art, film etc. Motivational factors to contribute to Open Source, Open Access and other areas of public good and open sharing of knowledge

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Fwd: World Useability Day
by Katherine Mancuso 29 Oct '05

29 Oct '05

----Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:46:48 -0400 From: "Lissner, Scott" <Lissner.2(a)OSU.EDU> Subject: World Useability Day - Nov. 3 **Accessibility information at bottom** I thought this might be of interest. ------ Forwarded Message From: CSCA <info(a)redminnow.com> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:01:26 Subject: CSCA - World Usability Day, = November 3rd http://www.worldusabilityday.org World Usability Day is a project of the Usability Professionals' = Association - promoting usability concepts and techniques worldwide. = With events occurring around the world, there will be 36 hours of events = to attend in person and online. You can read stories about how = technology is 'Making It Easy' in this world. And, you can send your = stories about technology that may (or may not) be 'Making It Easy' for = you.=20 Professor Brian Stone, OSU College of the Arts, Department of = Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design, presents an = overview about usability issues and hosts a local panel discussion as a = part of this worldwide event. Please join the online webcast event for topics such as web = accessibility, mainstream accessibility and assistive technology, = involvement by users with disabilities, corporate accessibility = programs, speech technologies, accessible voice telecommunications, and = emerging technology services. =20 For additional information, questions about the accessibility of this = event, or wish to request accommodations contact digitalunion(a)osu.edu or = Professor R. Brian Stone at stone.158(a)osu.edu.=20 Agenda: 5:00-6:00: Scott Lissner, OSU ADA Coordinator and Ken Petri, Director = of the Web Accessibility Center=20 An overview of Web Accessibility,=20 Location: Digital Union (Science and Engineering Library) 5:00-6:00: World Usability Day Web cast Location: Digital Union Studio 6:00-6:30: Reception sponsored by The Department of Design Location: Digital Union Studio 6:30-8:00: Panel Discussion on "Usability, Making It Easy" Location: Science and Engineering Library 090 Opening remarks [keynote],=20 Tammy Craig, Director of Usability and Design, Nationwide Insurance Panel Discussion: Moderator, Phil Diol, JPMorgan Chase Panelist, Richard Dou -- Katherine Mancuso, PhD student Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts S415 Callaway Center Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 katherine.mancuso(a)emory.edu AAA 2005 Media/Technology sessions: http://wiki.oxus.net/wiki/AAA2005 Anthropologists and labor unions allied: http://AAAUnite.blogspot.com Orphans V: Science, Industry, Education: http://www.sc.edu/filmsymposium Social software linkage: http://del.icio.us/museumfreak My weblog: http://museumfreak.livejournal.com "My life is not a quota or an action to affirm an idea of equality. My life is my life." ~Jamaica Kincaid "she's nothing more than fiction / she dreams in digital / compose your dreams / and don't be afraid to expose yourself." ~Orgy

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Webology: Volume 2, Number 3, October, 2005
by Alireza Noruzi 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting firstly. We are pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains: ------------------ Editorial -- Alireza Noruzi -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/editorial5.html ----------------------------------------- An Evaluation of the Websites of Charities and Voluntary Organisations Providing Support for Young People: Case Study: Drugscope -- Peter Williams, Karen Dennis & David Nicholas -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a16.html ----------------------------------------- How Do Search Engines Handle Chinese Queries? -- Haidar Moukdad & Hong Cui -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a17.html ----------------------------------------- Contractual Solutions in Electronic Publishing Industry: A Comparative study of License Agreements -- B.M. Meera & K.T. Anuradha -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a18.html ----------------------------------------- ========================================= Call for Papers: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Regards, A. Noruzi Dep. of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne France __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Re: [Air-l] suggestions?
by Stephanie Jo Kent 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

i copied and pasted your dialogue into my blog, is that ok? I have an idea it might be usable in teaching in a few weeks... http://www.stephaniejokent.com/blog/archives/001764.html On Oct 22, 2005, at 3:02 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:51:49 -0400 > From: Radhika Gajjala <radhika(a)cyberdiva.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] suggestions? > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: <a0611047dbf800e8269a8(a)[192.168.1.100]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > Charles - I'm sorry it took so long for me to reply to this one. > >> To demonstrate that my background is in philosophy, not communication >> studies (for better and for worse).. > > > the issue you raise is not necessarily limited the discipline of > "communication studies" > > > >> . >> >> My my applied ethics class, we're reading an essay by Robinson A. >> Grover, >> "the New State of Nature and the New Terrorism," which argues that >> new media >> and globalization have brought about a new version of Hobbes' war of >> each >> against all, etc. > > > hmmm > >> I attempted to buttress some of Grover's claims with the work of Cass >> Sunstein, his notion of "The Daily Me," etc. >> >> This inspired one of my students to ask: are there studies, etc., that >> suggest that the new media, by giving us greater communication with >> "the >> Other" works to make us _less_ fearful of the Other, and thus, under >> some >> circumstances at least, _more_ likely to engage in aggressive >> behaviors, >> including warfare? > > > my first response to this was - is this for real? Hasnt this person > seen Television and Film portrayal of some "Others" all his/her life > and seen how that can as effectively work towards building up fear > and paranoia? > > My general response is - depends on who's producing this "Other" and > what context this "Other" is being permitted to speak/represent > hirself - and what code of (contextual) behaviour and hierarchies > this representation of the Other is placed. > > In other words - yes - in a state of ignorance what your students > suggests is likely to be true - but the media dont necessary help us > not be ignorant ... > > As for citations - I know postcolonial media theorists, critical race > theorists and critical media theorists etc have written about this > sort of thing. > > > >> That is, his thought is that in a state of ignorance of >> the Other, one is more likely to assume the worst - the Other is >> bigger, >> more powerful, etc., so I'd better stay home. But once I see the >> Other on >> TV, the Internet, etc., I discover that this is not so... >> >> I thought it a worthwhile question - citations and suggestions? >> >> thanks in advance, >> >> Charles Ess >> >> Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies >> Drury University >> 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 >> Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 >> Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html >> >> Co-chair, CATaC'06: http://www.catacconference.org >> Co-chair, ECAP'06: http://www.eu-cap.org >> >> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes >> Norwegian University of Science and Technology >> NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway >> http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php >> >> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/

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