January 2008 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] anthropology is not a science?
by William Bain 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Denise N. Rall wrote: "Our understanding of the discipline, social science, employs the term science as Wissenschaft, or a generalised sense of knowledge, as in what can be discovered or known about a given topic." I just wanted to say thanks, first, for posting all of that. I visited the Christine Borgman webcast Denise mentions and was interested by the distinction between creating "infrastructure of information" and "infrastructure for information", as well as the way the distribution of the sciences is addressed as being bureaucratic. It may be of interest on that last point to note something I recently read by Murray Gell-Mann in _The Quark and the Jaguar_ (paperback, Abacus, 1995), where the hierarchy of the sciences is discussed. On p. 109 Gell-Mann suggests that a science A is more fundamental than a science B when "1. The laws of science A encompass in principle the phenomena and the laws of science B. and 2. The laws of science A are more general than those of science B (that is, those of science B are valid under more special conditions than are those of science A)." He goes on to assign to mathematics a special place in the continuum. Looking for more information to patch up my view of quanta after getting confuse onlist the other day, i found an interesting discussion i wanted to share (fwiw) and so note it here. It applies quantum statistics to psychological studies of decision processes and, well, left me somewhat less confuse or confused :-) Thanks again to Denise et al. Best regards, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Re: [Air-L] Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development
by Luis Gutierrez 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:37:45 +1100 From: Jonathan Marshall > <Jonathan.Marshall(a)uts.edu.au> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Religious > Dimension of Sustainable Development To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: <f523dac4bd56b.478495e9(a)uts.edu.au> Content-Type: > text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello Jon and everyone, Apologies for posting this to the list without further clarification. My intent was simply to inquire if there is anyone in the AOIR who is doing internet research on religious factors in sustainable development. I am the editor of the e-newsletter. As we all know, religion is a complex and controversial topic. I use "religion" in the general sense of a personal relationship with God by anyone who believes (as I do) that there is a God. There are many religious traditions and many ways to be "religious." Spirituality may be a better term to use. My lack of clarity about what "religion" simply reflects the difficulty of finding any consensus on what it means precisely for each person. There is "religion" (or "spirituality") and there are religious traditions that eventually become "religious institutions." My thesis is simply that these religious institutions have enormous influence on many people, and such influence should be taken into account when planning, monitoring, and evaluating international development projects such as the UN "Millennium Development Goals." But I cannot find evidence that it is actually taken into account in any systematic manner, and I was hoping someone here can point me to internet resources on "religion & sustainable development." With this, I have already told you more than I know. Again, please accept my apology for posting this to the listserv without adequate explanation. Hope we agree that ignorance is not a good excuse to refrain from asking honest questions. Jon, or anyone who thinks you can help me, please contact me off-list. Best wishes for a good 2008, Luis LTG214B(a)verizon.net

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MySpace security presser
by NICHOLAS GEIDNER 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

From: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120032570019988591.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Text of MySpace Statement January 14, 2008 10:57 a.m. Attorneys General Praise MySpace Safety Efforts and Call for Broad Adoption; Endeavor to Include New Protections for Teens and Tools for Parents NEW YORK---January 14, 2008-- In a joint effort to increase the safety of teens online, MySpace and Attorneys General in the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking representing 49 states and the District of Columbia today unveiled a Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Sites Safety designed for industry-wide adoption. This common set of Principles relates to online safety tools, technology, education and law enforcement cooperation. The Attorneys General praised MySpace for its efforts to date, the progress it has made in improving online safety and its continued efforts to make specific improvements over the coming months. The Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Sites Safety recognizes that an ongoing industry effort is required to keep up with the latest technological developments and to find additional ways to protect teens. The Attorneys General called on other social networking sites and Internet providers with community features to adopt the Principles and bring their sites up to par with MySpace in terms of safety. The Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Sites Safety was announced in New York City by Attorneys General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer for MySpace and Fox Interactive Media. They were joined by Attorneys General Marc Dann of Ohio and Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, members of the Executive Committee of the Multi-State who participated in the development and adoption of the Principles. Attorney General Anne Milgram of New Jersey and a representative of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo were also present to endorse the Principles. On behalf of MySpace, Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam said, "We thank the Attorneys General for a thoughtful and constructive conversation on Internet safety. This is an industry-wide challenge and we must all work together to create a safer Internet. The Principles we have adopted set forth what the industry needs to strive towards to provide a safer online experience for teens and we look forward to sharing our ongoing safety innovations with other companies." The Principles of Social Networking fall into four categories: -- Site Design and Functionality. The Principles incorporate safety initiatives that MySpace has already implemented (Appendix A attached) and initiatives it will work to implement in the coming months (Appendix B attached). Examples of safety features MySpace has in place include reviewing every image and video uploaded to the site, reviewing the content of Groups, making the profiles of 14 and 15 year old users automatically private and protecting them from being contacted by adults that they don't already know in the physical world, and deleting registered sex offenders from MySpace. Examples of improvements MySpace will make include defaulting 16 and 17 year old users' profiles to private and strengthening the technology that enforces the site's minimum age of 14. -- Education and Tools for Parents, Educators and Children. The Principles acknowledge that MySpace has already been devoting meaningful resources to Internet safety education including a new online safety public service announcement targeted at parents and free parental software that is under development. MySpace will explore the establishment of a children's email registry that will empower parents to prevent their children from having access to MySpace or any other social networking site. In addition, under the Principles MySpace will increase its communications with consumers who report a complaint about inappropriate content or activity on the site. -- Law Enforcement Cooperation. The Attorneys General view MySpace's cooperation with law enforcement, which includes a 24- hour hotline, to be a model for the industry. The parties will continue to work together to enhance the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate and prosecute Internet crimes. -- Online Safety Task Force. As part of the Principles, MySpace will organize, with the support of the Attorneys General, an industry-wide Internet Safety Technical Task Force to develop online safety tools, including a review of identity authentication tools. While existing age verification and identity products are not an effective safety tool for social networking sites, the Task Force will explore all new technologies that can help make users more safe and secure including age verification. The Task Force will include Internet businesses, identity authentication experts, non-profit organizations, academics and technology companies. Ernie Allen, President and Chief Executive of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, has agreed that his organization will serve on the new Internet Safety Technical Task Force. Said Allen, "Today millions of teens use social networking sites. MySpace has taken significant steps to be more secure and private and to identify th ose who attempt to do harm on their site. The collaborative effort between MySpace and the Attorneys General is a major step that will make using social networking sites much safer for teens." About MySpace MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views(1), MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. MySpace's international network includes more than 20 localized community sites in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherl ands, Spain, Austria, Japan, New Zealand and Brazil. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) (NYSE:NWS.A) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV). (1) Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, November 2007. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to http://www.comscore.com.

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DEADLINE EXTENSION Leeds ICS Postgrad Conference
by Paul Aitken 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Abstracts (DEADLINE EXTENDED): 28 January 2008 Email: ics-pg-conference(a)leeds.ac.uk Website: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~cspaa/ics-pg-conference/index.html Communication and Space/ Place 2nd Postgraduate Conference University of Leeds, Institute of Communications Studies Leeds, United Kingdom Friday, 6 June 2008 Following the great success of last year's first PhD conference, the Institute of Communications Studies (ICS) at the University of Leeds will be hosting a second post-graduate conference for research in communications and media. We invite students from all disciplines at the Master's or Doctoral level to present research that pertains to the conceptualisation and/or observation of 'space/place' in relation to communication, media and culture. Although Space and Place can be understood broadly, the theoretical and material implications of their relationship to media and communications are important to studies in this field. The two words, taken either together or separately, are crucial to all manner of media and communications structures/networks/economies/policies, such as the discursive 'space' of contemporary politics, shifting conceptions of public and private 'places', the focus on flows between locales in a global capitalist economy, the importance of creative 'space' in the culture industries, the decentralised 'space' of online 'citizen media', and so on. While a look at various definitions of either word reveals at once their potential compatibilities and irreconcilabilities, the linguistic convergence marked by each word's functionality as both verb and noun presents us with myriad possibilities of thinking Space and Place. Spaces and places may be 'real' or 'virtual' environments and locales; sites of expansion or contraction; material realisations or policies of freedom or restriction. Space/Place can also be understood in terms of culture and discursive relationships; they can be formations where the identities of groups and individuals are explored and/or constructed, and where notions of human agency encounter forces and ideologies that influence and are influenced by the ways that social actors and institutions communicate. The following are some possible areas of inquiry: -The problematic dichotomies of public-private, 'real'-virtual, spaces and places for the use/consumption of media. -Meaning/Representation: The spaces and places in which media and communication are produced and consumed have a profound relationship to how 'meaning' is derived from them. How are people from different cultures, ethnicities, etc. represented by and in media and communications? -What are the policies that shape the relationship of communication, space/place, and 'stakeholders' (public, state, market, NGOs etc) how is space/place regulated? How do space/place relate to prohibition of communication, or the use of various media as propaganda? -The spaces and places in which media and communication are produced and consumed have a profound relationship to how 'meaning' is derived from them. To what extent, and in which ways, are media and communications spaces/places contingent (or not) on aspects of each other and on media producers and consumers? -Are there barriers to participation in certain media/communications spaces/places? How does power operate in these spaces/places? How are new formations of power relationships developed with relation to space/place? How are old formations changing or being reinforced in contemporary media? -What happens at the edges and intersections of spaces/places, i.e. when traditional media meet the Internet, or when communications cross over between genres and media? Does a place necessarily constitute a space, and vice versa? Are they fluid; are they mutually exclusive? Please submit an abstract by 21 January 2008 with a general description of your research paper, indicating your topic, theoretical framework, research questions or hypotheses, and methodological considerations. The abstract should not exceed 500 words and should be attached to your email in a common document format (MS Word compatible, Word Perfect). Should your proposal be accepted, we will ask you to provide a full paper before the conference. All accepted full papers will be read, discussed and commented on by members of the academic staff from the Institute of Communications Studies who have expertise in your topic, method, or theoretical framework. This can be a golden opportunity for you to refine your thoughts, openly share your concerns, and receive constructive critique from professors and fellow postgraduate students working in your area. It is also a great chance to start building or expanding your professional and academic network. Following the conference your paper will be published in the forthcoming ICS Postgraduate Conference proceedings open access online journal. Contact Information: Email: ics-pg-conference(a)leeds.ac.uk Conference Website: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~cspaa/ics-pg-conference/ Important Dates: Abstracts: 21 January 2008 Acceptance Notification: 3 March 2008 Full papers: 30 April 2008 Please indicate the following in the body of your email: Title of presentation as it appears on the abstract Name Affiliaton (program and university) Level and year of study (ex. Master's, 2nd year) Phone number E-mail address Mailing address A/V requirements (computer/projector, film projector, VCR/DVD, stereo, etc.) Other requirements (table, easel, hooks, display materials). Mobility and other special needs requirements (wheel chair access, etc.) We look forward to receiving your abstracts, and thank you for your interest! -The Organising Committee. ___________ Paul Aitken Guitarist - Improviser - Academic +44 (0) 7942 610 871 info(a)paulaitken.com http://www.paulaitken.com http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/staff/paitken "I am well aware that I have not written anything but fictions...which is not to say that they have nothing to do with the truth." - Michel Foucault

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call for papers: Learning Inquiry
by Jeremy Hunsinger 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Distrbute Widely. -jh Dear Colleagues; As Learning Inquiry starts it second year of publication we are sending out a call for participation in our ongoing attempt to create a transdiciplinary forum to engage the widest variety of perspectives on learning. We're looking for articles and special issues that push the boundaries and include new perspectives, but also take the opportunity to share research and experiences from particular locations of inquiry to a larger audience. Learning Inquiry is a refereed scholarly journal, which is devoted to establishing the area of "learning" as a focus for transdisciplinary study. The journal's goal is to be a forum centered on learning that remains open to varied objects of enquiry, including machine, human, plant and animal learning as well as the processes of learning in business, government, and the professions, both in informal and formal environments. The audience for this journal is anyone interested in learning, understanding its contexts, and anticipating its future. The first volume of Learning Inquiry has included papers from a wide variety of perspectives that have helped to frame the discourse we hope the journal will engender. Our first issue, on the futures of learning included contributions from Gary Natriello, Erik De Corte, Helen Verran, Mark Warschauer, Stuart Moulthrop, Douglas Kellner and Heinz Mandl on Discovery Networks, Metaphysics and Learning, Play, and Knowledge Management. Leonard J. Waks brought together a "Special Issue on Listening and Reflecting" with participation from Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon, Stanton Wortham, Latherine Schultz, Suzanne Rice, Elizabeth Meadows, Megan Laverty, Andrea English, A. G. Rud and Jim Garrison Past and forthcoming contributions cover topics as diverse as the ethical challenges of training brain surgeons, organizational learning theory, futures of digital learning, music and math, learning and discipline, and situated cognition. Learning Inquiry strives to strike a balance between presenting innovative research and documenting current knowledge to foster a scholarly dialogue on learning independent of domain and methodological restrictions. Learning Inquiry also presents special issues that identify the central areas of learning inquiry to provide focus for future research. How to submit a paper Please visit the journal website (http://learning-inquiry.info) Editors: Jason Nolan Ryerson University, CANADA Jeremy W. Hunsinger University of Illinois, Chicago, USA Editorial Board: David Berliner, Arizona State University, USA; Megan Boler, University of Toronto, CANADA; Erik De Corte, Catholic University of Leuven, BELGIUM; Katie Embree, Columbia University, USA; Charles Ess, Drury University, USA & Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NORWAY; Jim Garrison, Virginia Tech, USA; Henry Giroux, McMaster University, CANADA; Mimi Ito, University of Southern California, USA & Keio University, JAPAN; Cushla Kapitzke, Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA; Heinz Mandl, Ludwig Maximilians University, GERMANY; Kinshuk, Athabasca University, CANADA; Penina Mlama, University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA; Nuria Oliver, Microsoft, USA; K. Ann Renninger, Swarthmore College, USA; Ingvar Sigurgeirsson, Iceland University of Education, ICELAND; Joel Weiss, University of Toronto, CANADA

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lessons in second life (Date and Time change)
by jeremy hunsinger 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Monday (1:00-2:30pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: the League of Teachers of Ethnographic Methods in Environments without People next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: The Association for Inelegant Solutions to Simple Problems jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Re: [Air-L] "IRL (In Real Life)" donating proceeds to WGA strike relief fund
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Hi everyone - We were discussing the WGA strike last week and it occurred to me that as an independent filmmaker and writer, I could actually do something productive with my own work to benefit the people being hurt the most by the strike. For the duration of the WGA strike (and we all hope it doesn't go on too long) I will donate $5 out of the royalties for every disc sold through our CreateSpace e-store to the Motion Picture and Television Work Stoppage Relief Fund. This is money that would otherwise go into my pocket, because we're selling the DVD directly and didn't work with a studio or a production company. The Relief Fund is set up to help the crewpeople in the industry who are losing work because of the strike. All the details are on the new homepage for my website: http://www.dlfilms.com/index.html The press release on the subject is here: http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/pr_strike.doc (Other PR info and background is available at: http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/index.html Cheers. Stephanie Tuszynski Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Film University of Toledo

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Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0
by Fay Sudweeks 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Hi Yong-Chan Could you possibly do the IR7.0 reviews assigned to you ASAP? We need your reviews to make on decisions on most of those papers. Thanks Fay ----- Dr Fay Sudweeks School of Information Technology Murdoch University Murdoch WA 6150 Australia Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 Web: www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks Co-Chair CATaC conferences: www.catacconference.org Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.aoir.org > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- > bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Yong-Chan Kim > Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 5:50 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0 > > Hi, I can review papers on the topics that I checked below. > Thanks, > > Yong-Chan > > Yong-Chan Kim, Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Department of Telecommunication and Film > College of Communication and Information Sciences > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 > Tel) 205-348-8652 Fax) 205-348-5162 > Web) http://bama.ua.edu/~ykim > > > [v ] Communities and Communication > [ ] Digital aesthetics > [ ] Economics and Commerce > [ ] Ethics, Law, Policy > [ ] Gaming > [v ] Globalization/Localization > [ ] Histories > [ ] Identities and Diversity > [ ] Informatics > [ ] Converging Technologies > [v ] Politics/(In)Equality > [ ] Research Methods, Metrics, Approaches > [v ] Social Uses and Consequences > [ ] Surveillance, Privacy, Security > [ ] Teaching/Learning/Education > [ ] Technologies and Infrastructures > [v ] Theories/Philosophies > [v ] Health and Welfare > > Thanks! > Fay > > ----- > Dr Fay Sudweeks > School of Information Technology > Murdoch University > Murdoch WA 6150 Australia > Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 > Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.aoir.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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reminders - CATaC'08 deadlines + accommodation information
by Charles Ess 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

For those thinking about attending CATaC'08, June/juin 24-27 - two important elements of information (en anglais et en français): 1) the deadlines for CATaC'08 are coming up soon: Deadlines: Full papers (10-15 formatted pages) 14 January 2008 Short papers (3-5 formatted pages) 21 January 2008 Notification of acceptance mid-February 2008 Final formatted papers 28 February 2008 Calendrier: Communications longues (10-15 pages formatées) 14 janvier 2008 Communications courtes (3-5 pages formatées) 21 janvier 2008 Notification d¹acceptation mi-février 2008 Version finale formatée 28 février 2008 (Please see conference website - www.catacconference.org - for further details.) AND 2): because of high seasonal demand, hotel rooms for conference participants should be booked as early as possible. In particular, the conference hotel Atria encourages conference participants to book their rooms before February 10 if they wish to be guaranteed a room. Reservations are being organised through the Nîmes Tourist Office. 1. Download the accommodation booking form. 2. Complete form including credit card details and post/email/fax to Nîmes Tourist Office (address on accommodation form). == (Allez sur le site de la conférence - www.catacconference.org - pour plus de détails) ET AUSSI: Le mois de juin est particulièrement touristique et les réservations hôtelières des participants devraient donc être faites dès que possible. En particulier, l'Hôtel Atria encourage les participants à réserver leur chambre avant le 10 février pour que la réservation puisse être garantie. Les réservations sont organisées par l'intermédiaire de l'office de tourisme de Nîmes. 1. Téléchargez la fiche de réservation 2. complétez la fiche, sans oublier les renseignements pour votre carte de crédit et envoyez par poste/email/fax à l'office de tourisme (adresse sur la fiche de réservation Merci! Many thanks! Charles Ess / Fay Sudweeks / Marie-Christine Deyrich

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network size and internet use
by Barry Wellman 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

In response to Greg Elmer's Q to the list: Yes, people with larger networks do use the internet more. We have only cross-sectional data. We don't know which way the causal arrow goes -- in fact, I suspect a positive feedback loop. larger nets > more internet use more internet use > larger nets See Jeffrey Boase, et al., "The Strength of Internet Ties" on the Pew Internet website. Jan 25 2006. See also Wellman & Hogan, et al., "Connected Lives: The Project" in Patrick Purcell's new book (Springer), _Networked Neighbourhoods)_. My website/publications has links to both of these pieces. 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 You're invited to visit -- and contribute to -- my new fun website "Updating Cybertimes: It's Time to Bring Our Culture into Cyberspace" http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________

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