October 2007 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Fwd: iGov Research Institute (fwd)
by Jeremy Hunsinger 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

> > Center for Technology in Government > 2008 iGov Research Institute > July 13-20, 2008 > > Doctoral students from around the world who are interested in > international > digital government research are invited to apply to participate in > this > week-long, intensive residential program focused on ways to > advance, study, > and understand digital government research in an international > context. The > Institute includes both academic activities and practical field > visits and > is organized around the experiences of a major city using advanced > information policies and technologies for economic, cultural, and > social > benefits. The faculty team comprises internationally known > researchers as > well as senior government officials. The 2008 venue is the > University of > Salford and the City of Manchester, UK. > > iGov Research Institute is a program of the Center for Technology in > Government at the University at Albany/SUNY and supported by the US > National > Science Foundation. > > The 2008 iGov application submission deadline is February 8, 2008. > To learn > more about the Institute and to apply, visit > http://www.ctg.albany.edu/institute <http://www.ctg.albany.edu/ > institute> . > > jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Digital divide in Canada and worldwide
by dddumitr＠ucalgary.ca 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hello, I am building a resource website for our undergraduate students taking an STAS course on information technologies and society at the University of Calgary. I was wondering if you know of any good online resources on digital divide, in Canada and worldwide. Short videos, pages compiled by academics, blogs on the topic - any ideas would be welcomed. Thank you, Delia Dumitrica PhD Candidate & Research Assistant Faculty of Communication and Culture University of Calgary

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AoIR and Facebook
by Nancy Baym 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

I think we've had quite the little Facebook experience with AoIR this last week. During the conference there was a tremendous amount of after-hours (and no doubt during-hours) friending going on as people met one another then rushed to FB to friend one another. People used status reports to comment on panels and coordinate with one another. In the days since Vancouver there's been a huge amount of status reports about getting home, rain or the absence thereof, continued post-conference friending, laughing over shared photos (especially those taken at the banquet of everyone in Canada hats!), etc. Seems to me there's been a hearty effort to continue the camaraderie of the conf via Facebook in ways I half-heartedly described as diasporic this morning -- the conference is repeatedly described as a "home" and, once apart, Facebook seems to be the venue of choice for keeping the social dimensions of those connections active. Meanwhile, and surely relatedly, the AoIR facebook group just topped 800 members. On another note, this marks the first time since the dawn of AoIR that I have not been on its executive committee and I just want to say many thanks to everyone who's kept this association going. To see the scholarly collaborations, friendships, and even marriages (I know of 3) that have come out of AoIR is incredibly rewarding. I know we're in good hands with the new exec. Thank you thank you thank you for making a dream into a reality. And thanks for the champagne too, much appreciated :-) Nancy

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info on discourse analysis of web sites
by Jones, Christopher 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hello, I am looking for any input on sources and resources on discourse analysis of web sites. Any suggestions are welcome. Kindest regards, christopher jones oklahoma state university

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Webcam Research
by Danielle Wiese 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

I have a student who is completing a project on the history of webcams-- this isn't my area of expertise. So, if you have any good suggestions for readings, I'd be much appreciative if you'd send them my way. Thanks! Danielle R. Wiese, PhD Grand Valley State University

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Re: [Air-L] Webcam Research (Eric Champagne)
by Eric Champagne 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

There's also Andreas Kitzmann's "Saved From Oblivion: Documenting the Daily from Diaries to Webcams". There's a review here: http://www.cjc-online.ca/viewarticle.php?id=974&layout=html And an article by Michele White: "Too Close to See: Men, Women, and Webcams",* *New Media & Society, 5, 1 And a chapter by Dennis Waskul in his "Net.Sexxx": "The Naked Self: Body and Self in Televideo Cybersex". Eric Champagne Ph.D. Candidate, Universite du Quebec a Montreal

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The role of Wikis in Elections.....
by Sue Malta 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Dear AIR-L members Here is a link for those interested in the interface between technology and mobilizing communities. Especially interesting for the AOIR researchers I met in Vancouver, who are looking at the role of the web (specifically wikis and blogs) in elections. This link is for the upcoming Australian election: www.getup.org.au/PromiseWatch This is the blurb that was sent through: "This election season you can log every campaign promise that is made. Whether you hear it at your local community hall, read it online or have it shoved into your letterbox, we want you to log it on our new site! Together we can hold the future Prime Minister - and every other MP and Senator - accountable for promises made. As soon as the new government is formed the Promise Watch clock will start ticking and together we will make sure they deliver on a progressive Australia. www.getup.org.au/PromiseWatch Here's how it works: Every time you hear, see, or read about a politician promising to do something - even if it's just to look into an issue when elected - go to our new wiki and log the promise, so that we can hold them to account." I hope you find this interesting. Kind regards Sue Malta PhD Candidate Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies & Society (ACETS) Swinburne University Melbourne, Australia smalta(a)swin.edu.au Swinburne University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the addressee. They may contain information that is privileged or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, printing, copying or use is strictly prohibited. The University does not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are secure and there is also a risk that it may be corrupted in transmission. It is your responsibility to check any attachments for viruses or defects before opening them. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us on +61 3 9214 8000 and delete it immediately from your system. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Representations of spirituality in digital culture
by Bull, Bernard 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Greetings all! I am new to the Association of Internet Researchers and this listserv. I am already finding many useful insights and resources! Also being new to life after doctoral studies, I am now hoping to become active in research related to digital culture. As it stands, three general areas are of particular interest: 1) Representations of spirituality in virtual worlds 2) Ethnographic research on online religious communities 3) Formation of personal convictions in online environments and transfer (or lack thereof) to face-to-face environments I am hoping to identify individuals who have similar interests as well as current research projects that relate to one or more of these areas. Any and all insights would be much appreciated. Regards, Bernard Bernard Bull, M.A, M.L.S, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education Instructional Design Center, Director Concordia University Wisconsin Phone: 262-243-4595 Fax: 262-243-3595 bernard.bull(a)cuw.edu <mailto:bernard.bull@cuw.edu>

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bibliographies and syllabi on virtual worlds research
by Jeremiah Spence 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Hi All, The conference was a blast! This is a call for assistance... I am looking for bibliographies and syllabi related to virtual worlds research. Thanks, Jeremiah Spence Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin jspence5(a)mail.utexas.edu

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