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Wikipedia Bibliography
by Mark Bell 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Folks, I thought I would post my Wikipedia bibliography from my master's thesis. Hope you find it useful. http://www.storygeek.com/?page_id=83 M -- Mark Bell MA student in Ball State University's Digital Storytelling program ( http://www.bsu.edu/cim/storytelling/) http://www.storygeek.com http://www.digital-ethos.com/ "The future is here...it's just not widely distributed." - Tim O'Reilly

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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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PLEASE HELP ME TO CHANGE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.
by Ligia Parra 07 May '08

07 May '08

Ligia Parra Esteban Direcciones de correo electrónico: liparraes(a)gmail.com

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Horizon Report 2008: The Video ...
by Gerry Mckiernan 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ A Video w/ Slides is now available of the formal release and presentation and discussion of the Horizon Report 2008 The annual Horizon Report, a joint publication of the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), highlights new technologies for teaching, learning, and creative expression. This session will review the research and process behind the report. The 2008 Horizon Report and its findings ... [were] officially released at this session. A Link to the Video/Slides is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/horizon-report-2008-video.… ] A Link to the Horizon Report Full-Text is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/horizon-report-2008-social… ] BTW: How Could the >>New Media<< Consortium *NOT* have a video ? [:-) PopCorn, Anyone? [:-> /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://www.alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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Call for Participation -- DIAC-2008 / OD2008
by Tom Erickson 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing Symposium and Conference on Online Deliberation Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and UC Berkeley School of Information Partners: National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) University of California, Berkeley June 26 - 29, 2008 http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/ DIAC-08 combines CPSR's 11th DIAC symposium with the third Conference on Online Deliberation. The joint conference is intended to provide a platform and a forum for highlighting socio-technological opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in the area of community and civic action. Technology enhanced community action ranges from informal communities of practice to democratic governance of formal organizations to large social movements. We are especially interested in technology development that is already being tested or fielded. We are also interested in theoretical and other intellectual work that helps build understanding and support for future efforts. In addition to exploring social technology, we must at the same time understand and advance the social context of technology, including its design, access, use, policy and evaluation, as well as intellectual frameworks and perspectives that inform technological as well as social innovation including requirements, case studies, critique and self-reflection, and infrastructures for future work. For more detail see the complete call for participation at: http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/ Research papers are due February 15, 2008 Demonstration and Workshop proposals are due March 15, 2008 ----------------- Tom Erickson http://www.visi.com/~snowfall/

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Re: [Air-L] Customized Web Interface
by Rina Varughese 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

Hi Everyone: I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get statistics on website interfaces. I'm trying to find out if websites that allow you to customize their sites to your own preferences are more/less receptive by the user. Do you have any leads on where I can look for statistics or information on that sort of subject? Thank you, Rina -- Rina Varughese USC School of Cinematic Arts Graduate School Candidate rsvproductions(a)gmail.com

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announcing new AoIR list for policy, law, and political economy
by Jeremy Hunsinger 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

PLPE mailing list is for scholars interested in issues around Policy, Law, and Political Economy (PLPE). It is intended to help foster a scholarly community around these issues. At this point, the main purpose of the list is to pass along academic and policy related information. The list will include a weekly list of announcements relevant to the policy community, e.g., conferences, CFPs, and job announcements. A separate weekly message will provide a list of new working papers or publications by list members. A second purpose of the list will be to identify issues that generate consensus within PLPE and our scholarly community. Once these issues are identified, we can decide how best to influence policy in a collective manner. to join: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-plpe-aoir.org Jeremy Hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. --Byron

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International workshop: the Good Life in a Technological Age
by Johnny Søraker 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

Call for Papers: THE GOOD LIFE IN A TECHNOLOGICAL AGE Multidisciplinary Workshop at the University of Twente, The Netherlands June 12-14, 2008 Organized by Philip Brey (chair), Adam Briggle, Ed Spence, Johnny Soraker Department of Philosophy, University of Twente and 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, the Netherlands. Maximum number of participants: 32 This workshop will consider the implications of contemporary technology for the quality of life, and will examine approaches from philosophy and social and behavioural science for studying the quality of life in a technological age. Since the industrial revolution, modern technology has seriously impacted day-to-day life and has engendered changing ideals of the good life. In recent years, new technologies in the information, medical, industrial, and other sectors have further impacted everyday life. In this workshop, different disciplinary perspectives, from philosophy, psychology, economics and other fields, will be employed to interpret and evaluate contemporary relations between technology and the quality of life. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Philip Brey, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, Netherlands Luigino Bruni, Department of Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Charles Ess, Interdisciplinary studies, Drury University, USA Jeroen van den Hoven, Department of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Anton Tupa, Department of Philosophy, University of Florida, USA Ruut Veenhoven, Department of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam Peter-Paul Verbeek, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, Netherlands More invited speakers will be announced on http://ceptes.nl/glita TOPICS INCLUDE: • Philosophical and empirical methods for studying the good life and quality of life in a technological culture • Implications of modern technology for the quality of life • Hedonist, desire-satisfactionist and objective list accounts of contemporary life • Quality of life, consumer culture and consumer technologies • Quality of life, political philosophies and technology policy • Quality of life, sustainability and the environment • Quality of life and information technology • Quality of life and biomedical technology • New technologies and changing ideals of the good life • Welfare economics and technology • Happiness studies and technology We are looking for contributions that employ conceptions of the quality of life or well-being that go beyond traditional social-economical quality-of-life indices, and that consider either the subjective preferences and psychological states of persons (as in psychology and welfare economics) or particular normative ideals of the good life (as developed in philosophy). SUBMISSION OF EXTENDED ABSTRACTS: Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (1000-1500 words). The abstract should be in doc, rtf or pdf format and be submitted by email to glita(a)gw.utwente.nl before March 10, 2008. WORKSHOP FORMAT: Each participant will give a short presentation followed by discussion. For invited papers a commentator will be assigned. There will be a plenary discussion at the end of the workshop. PUBLICATION: We are currently considering reputable publishers for a book consisting of the best papers from the workshop. Full papers for inclusion in the book should be submitted before November 1, and will be peer-reviewed. IMPORTANT DATES: March 10 Extended abstract submission deadline March 21 Notification of acceptance June 12-14 Workshop November 1 Submission of full paper (optional) PRACTICAL INFORMATION: There is no registration fee for the workshop, but participants cover their own expenses for travel and accommodation (inexpensive accommodation will be available). More information about transportation and local accommodation can be found on our Website: http://ceptes.nl/glita. If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please direct them to glita(a)gw.utwente.nl. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny Hartz Søraker PhD Research fellow Department of Philosophy, University of Twente Office phone: +31 (0)5 3489 4639 Home phone: +31 (0)5 3489 4978 Mobile: +31 (0)6 4705 9544 Skype: johnny.soraker MSN: johnny_soraker(a)hotmail.com URL: http://www.utwente.nl/ceptes/research_staff/Soraker/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Longitudinal qualitative analysis of CMC
by Ulrike Pfeil 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

Hello everybody, I am interested in doing longitudinal qualitative analysis of asynchronous online communities in order to analyse the development of the online community over time (e.g. looking at how people develop a sense of community, how communication and interaction patterns change over time, how people take on or abandon certain roles within the community etc.). However, I am having a hard time finding methodological guidance on how to go about it (the longitudinal part). Does anybody have experience with longitudinal qualitative analysis of CMC or can recommend literature that might help me? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Kind regards, Uli -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger

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Re: [Air-L] Longitudinal qualitative analysis of CMC
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

I've been alerted that the JCMC url below (the original one when the paper was published) now goes to a spam site. It's better than the last time I made this mistake, when it went to a pornographic site :( ... memo to self, update my own URLs! Here's the current URL for the Haythornthwaite et al paper: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue1/haythornthwaite.html /C >Caroline Haythornthwaite wrote: >> See the longitudinal study I did with colleagues on an online learning >> environment (2000, in JCMC). We used as a base much of the literature on group >> processes, including group development over time. A bit more of a review on >> that literature is also in a JALN piece from 2006. >> >> Michelle Kazmer's work looks specifically at the group ending process -- the >> 'disengagement' from online groups. See her dissertation work or the paper in >> NMS (2007). >> >> /Caroline >> >> Haythornthwaite, C., Kazmer, M.M., Robins, J. & Shoemaker, S. (2000). >> Community development among distance learners: Temporal and technological >> dimensions. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 6(1). >> http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol6/issue1/haythornthwaite.html >> >> Haythornthwaite, C. (February, 2006). Facilitating collaboration in online >> learning. Journal of Asynchronous Learning, 10(1). http://www.sloan- >> c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp >> >> Kazmer, M. M. (2007). Beyond C U L8R: Disengaging from online social worlds. >> New Media and Society, 9, 111-138. >> >> ---- Original message ---- >> >>> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:38:41 +0100 >>> From: "Ulrike Pfeil" <UlrikePfeil(a)gmx.net> >>> Subject: [Air-L] Longitudinal qualitative analysis of CMC >>> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >>> >>> Hello everybody, >>> I am interested in doing longitudinal qualitative analysis of asynchronous >>> >> online communities in order to analyse the development of the online >> community over time (e.g. looking at how people develop a sense of >> community, how communication and interaction patterns change over time, >> how people take on or abandon certain roles within the community etc.). >> >>> However, I am having a hard time finding methodological guidance on how to >>> >> go about it (the longitudinal part). Does anybody have experience with >> longitudinal qualitative analysis of CMC or can recommend literature that might >> help me? Any help would be greatly appreciated! >> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Uli >>> -- >>> Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? >>> Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >>> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Caroline Haythornthwaite >> Associate Professor >> Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >> 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > >-- >Randall Sadler >Assistant Professor >University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >Division of English as an International Language >3080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-172 >707 S. Mathews >Urbana, IL 61801 >USA > ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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