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Fwd: Differential Mobilities, Montreal, May 8-11, 2013 CFP
by Adriana de Souza e Silva 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

The Fourth Mobilities conference will take place next year in Montreal. ______________________________ Adriana de Souza e Silva, PhD Associate Professor of Communication NC State University http://www.souzaesilva.com Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces http://amzn.to/LBhRmL Begin forwarded message: > From: Kimberly Sawchuk <kim.sawchuk(a)sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: Differential Mobilities, Montreal, May 8-11, 2013 CFP > Date: October 3, 2012 9:20:24 AM EDT > To: Adriana de Souza e Silva <asouzaesilva(a)gmail.com> > > Differential Mobilities: Movement and Mediation in Networked Societies > Pan-American Mobilities Network May 8-11, 2013 > Conference website and abstract submission (deadline November 21st): > http://mobilities.ca/pamnet-4/ > > From May 8-11, 2013 the Mobile Media Lab in the Communication Studies department of Concordia University in Montreal will be hosting an international conference sponsored by the Pan-American Mobilities Network in collaboration with the European Cosmobilities Network. > > Confirmed keynote and plenary speakers: > Darin Barney (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec) > Gisele Beiguelman (University of São Paulo, Brazil) > Micha Cárdenas (University of San Diego, California) > Vera Chouinard (McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario) > Gerard Goggin (University of Sydney, Australia) > Ole B. Jensen (Aalborg University, Denmark) > Jason Lewis and Skawennati Fragnito (Concordia University,Montreal, Quebec) > > Danielle Peers and Lindsay Eales (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta) > > Mobilities has become an important framework for understanding and analyzing contemporary social, spatial, economic and political practices. Mobilities research is interdisciplinary, focusing on the systematic movement of people, goods and information that “travel” around the world at speeds that are greater than before, creating distinct patterns, flows– and blockages. Mobilities research contributes to the study of these technological, social and cultural developments from a critical perspective. The theme of this year’s conference is “Differential Mobilities: Movement and Mediation in Networked Societies”. The term ‘differential mobilities’ has been deployed to describe dynamics of power within networked societies. When we conceptualize movement, mobility, or flows within spaces and places, we need to account for the systemic differences within infrastructures and terrains that create uneven forms of access. ‘Differential mobilities’, conceptually, highlights how exclusions occur, creating striations of power. It draws attention to differences in how these inequalities are experienced, the strategies for resistance, and the processes of mediation that have been implemented to instigate change. > > We invite scholars, artists, and activists to submit creative presentations or papers that address all aspects of this theme, or related topics in mobilities research, such as: > > Alternative mobilities and slow movements; > Borders, surveillance, and securitization with ubiquitous and mobile technologies; > Class, culture and the mediation of mobilities; > Civic engagement and political participation through mobile social media, new mapping practices and location-aware technologies; > Creativity and the mobilization of resistance; > Discrimination and the built environment; > Embodiment, performance and mobile mediations; > Environmentalism, mediation and mobilities; > Immigration, migration and mobilities; > Indigenous culture and the mobilities paradigm; > Media theory and differential mobilities; > Mobile communications, differential mobilities and everyday life practices; > New methodologies for mobilities research; > Planning, policy and design for present and future mobilities; > Privacy and surveillance issues and location-based social networks; > Race, gender and the politics of mobilities; > Regulating networks; > Social movements and mediated mobilities; > Urban and rural spatialities and the geographies of place; > Tourism, imaginary travel, and virtual travel; > Transitions toward sustainable mobilities; > Transportation and differential movements; > > Disciplines represented at the conference may include (but are not exclusive to): Anthropology, Architecture and Design, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Communication, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Geography, Media, Sound and Visual Arts, Politics and International Relations, Public Policy, Sociology, Theatre and Performance Studies, Tourism Research, Transport Research, and Urban Studies. > > Conference location: > Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec > > Conference hotel: > Discounted rates will be available to registered participants. > > Important dates: > Deadline for abstracts: 21 November, 2012 > (maximum 300 words, including references) > Notification of acceptance: 15 January, 2013 > Conference registration opens: 15 January, 2013 > Early Registration deadline: 2 March 1, 2013 > Conference Dates: 8-11 May, 2013 > > Please submit your abstracts through the form hosted by the conference website by no later than November 21st: > http://mobilities.ca/pamnet-4/ > > Organizing Committee: > Kim Sawchuk (Concordia University, Québec) > Jim Conley (Trent University, Canada) > Owen Chapman (Concordia University, Québec) > Adriana de Souza e Silva (NC State University, USA) > Paola Jirón Martinez (University of Chile, Chile) > Mary Gray (Microsoft/Indiana Univerisity, USA) > Ole B. Jensen (Aalborg University, Denmark) > André Lemos (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil) > Mimi Sheller (Drexel University, USA) > Jen Southern (Lancaster University, UK) > Phillip Vannini (Royal Roads University, Canada) > > For further information, contact: > Ben Spencer, Administrative Coordinator, Mobile Media Lab > mmcconcordia(a)gmail.com > Concordia University, Montréal, Québec > > Image credit: Antoni Abad, 2012.

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computational culture issue two
by Matthew Fuller 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Computational Culture Issue Two Computational Culture is an online open-access peer-reviewed journal of inter-disciplinary enquiry into the nature of cultural computational objects, practices, processes and structures. We are pleased to present the publication of the second issue of the journal including the following articles, comment and reviews. http://www.computationalculture.net/ Articles Robert W. Gehl & Sarah Bell, Heterogeneous Software Engineering: Garmisch 1968, Microsoft Vista, and a Methodology for Software Studies Annette Vee, Text, Speech, Machine: Metaphors for Computer Code in the Law Bernhard Rieder, What is in PageRank? A Historical and Conceptual Investigation of a Recursive Status Index Jennifer Gabrys, Sensing an Experimental Forest: Processing Environments and Distributing Relations Carlos Barreneche, The Order of Places: Code, Ontology and Visibility in Locative Media Shintaro Miyazaki, Algorhythmics: Understanding Micro-Temporality in Computational Cultures Comment Bernard Stiegler, Die Aufklärung in the Age of Philosophical Engineering Reviews Chiara Bernardi, Working Towards a Definition of the Philosophy of Software Kevin Hamilton, Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile “ “, Notes from the Digital Underground: Cyber Illegalism and the New Egoists Boris Ružić, Review of Networks Without a Cause: A Critique of Social Media Felix Stalder, The Googlization of Google Greg Elmer, Peer-to-Peer Protesting: Evading the Police Kettle

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IR13 accommodation
by Suheil Dahdal 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Hi all, Being a student, and having left it too late, I'm finding it hard to find suitable accommodation close to IR13 venue. Any good recommendation for a cheap accommodation near conference Venue? Or anyone left it late like me and might want to pool resources and rent a furnished apartment perhaps? Regards, Sohail Dahdal Phd Candidate, University of Technology, Sydney. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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TT Position in Sociology, ASU
by Alex Halavais 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Hi, all, Nary a mention of the internet below, but I would love to have a new colleague that also happened to follow AIR-L :). Note that the focus is on those working in class inequality in global context and in the US. Please forward to your colleagues / students. Best, Alex The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences within the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University invites applicants for a tenure track assistant level position in sociology. We seek applicants whose scholarly and pedagogical expertise allows them to develop courses, teach, and conduct research on structures of class inequalities in global contexts, including the U.S. Of particular interest to the school are scholars who use historic, comparative, extended case, and/or institutional ethnographic methods in their research. Required Qualifications include: A PhD in Sociology by August, 2013, with expertise in structures of class inequality in global contexts, including the U.S.; evidence of an ongoing research program and level of publication consistent with experience; and evidence of successful college/university teaching. Desired Qualifications include: Employs historical and/or comparative methods to examine structures of class inequality. Application procedure: Send the following items electronically to Jamie Howell at NewCollegeJobs(a)asu.edu: 1) a letter of application, 2) a current curriculum vitae, 3) three samples of scholarly work, 4) teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching accomplishment, and 5) the names and contact information for three references (references will not be contacted without candidate notification). Please include position #10176 with your materials. Application deadline is January 7, 2013; if not filled, applications will be reviewed weekly thereafter until the search is closed. Members of our school are committed to excellence in teaching and research and SBS is proud of the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and graduates. We are a research-oriented school where our priority is the discovery of new knowledge of human behavior, social issues and social/cultural processes; the application of that knowledge to the betterment of physical, mental, and social health; and the transmission of that knowledge to our students and the community of Arizona. Students are encouraged to participate in faculty-student collaborative research projects, explore cross-cultural and global perspectives in their courses, access the latest computer technology for projects and assignments, and apply what they have learned in a variety of community-based internship sites across the Phoenix metropolitan area. More information about the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences can be found at http://newcollege.asu.edu/sbs/. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. ASU’s complete non-discrimination statement may be found at: https://www.asu.edu/titleIX. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful outcome (as determined by the university) of the pre- employment screening activities, including a criminal history check (or a fingerprint check), under Arizona Board of Regents policy 6-709. -- -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net // // Please attribute any stupid errors above to autocorrect on my phone. // (But I probably was typing on a keyboard.)

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CFP - Para|Sites: Locations and Dislocations of Media, 2013 NYU Neil Postman Graduate Conference
by Michelle Forelle 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Para|Sites: Locations and Dislocations of Media The 2013 Neil Postman Graduate Conference New York University | February 22, 2013 *CFP Deadline: November 18, 2012 ** * *“Networks are within the movement, with other movements around the world, with the Internet blogosphere, with the media and with society at large. Networking technologies are meaningful because they provide the platform for this continuing, expansive networking practice that evolves with the changing shape of the movement.”* — Manuel Castells, Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age (2012) The 2013 Neil Postman Graduate Conference takes *Para|Sites: Locations and Dislocations of Media* as its theme. *Para|Sites* aims to examine media practices that transform what is regulated and controlled, actions that reveal and exploit gaps in existing social, cultural, political and educational frameworks. “Para” indicates that which is to one side of, beyond, or alongside. This conference addresses the ways that media practices can subvert, recode, co-opt, and reroute networks, systems, and traditional media structures to achieve social and cultural agendas. At times these practices can occur at the expense of particular hosts: they exhibit “parasitical” behaviors in order to move into—or through—spaces in ways they cannot on their own. They can also generate alternative structures and divergent networks (“para-sites”) that facilitate undisciplined and innovative practices. As a field, media studies can be considered para-sited, hosting conflicts and confluences, challenging the very idea of disciplines, borders and identity. This conference aims to also look at possibilities in the field of media studies within disjunctures, dislocations, disruption, and crises, producing potentialities and alternatives. Possible topics and topic areas include (but are not limited to): “*Para—* ” individuals, groups, organizations, collectives exploiting/co-opting; counter-visualities, para-academia, disability studies, alt-porn, or ethnographic states of exception. “*Sites*” as the locations, habitats, and networks being exploited; limits and borders, new materialisms, digital ethnographies, and informal economies. “*Media Studies*” as host and/or para-site; disciplinary intersections, cybernetics, blogging, digital humanities. Keynote: *Manuel Castells*, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society<http://postmanconference.org/conferences/2013-para-sites/keynote/> at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, will deliver the Keynote Speech. Castells will speak about networked social movements and communication power from his recent book Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age<http://www.amazon.com/Networks-Outrage-Hope-Movements-Internet/dp/0745662854> . The New York University Department of Media, Culture, and Communication<https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> invites graduate students, academics, activists, workers, and artists to submit conference paper proposals. The conference will be held on *February 22, 2013* at NYU. Paper proposal submissions (no more than 300 words) should be sent by November 18, 2012 to mcc.events(a)nyu.edu (with “Call for Papers” in the subject). We also welcome ideas for artwork on the theme to be displayed during the conference. Download Call for Papers 2013<http://postmanconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Postman2013_CFP-FIN…> ** (PDF) <http://postmanconference.org/> * <http://postmanconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/npgc_fb_01.jpg> The 2013 Neil Postman Graduate Conference* New York University February 22, 2013 *CFP Deadline: November 18, 2012 *http://postmanconference.org/* * <http://postmanconference.org/> Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: http://twitter.com/postmanconf http://www.facebook.com/postmanconf -- NYU Steinhardt Media, Culture and Communications Master's Student (407) 864-2225 <http://bostonmakesmusicvideos.wordpress.com/>

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Re: [Air-L] Media, Culture and Modernism (and the rise of the Internet)
by Mathieu ONeil 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

ps. Andrew Feenberg has also written a lot about modernity and technology On 10/02/12, Mathieu ONeil <mathieu.oneil(a)anu.edu.au> wrote: > Hi Massimo > > The most well-known thinker of the information society is Manuel Castells but some people think he is not critical or theoretical enough. For an application of critical theory, marxism etc to information society and Internet issues you should check out the work of Nick Dyer-Witherford and Christian Fuchs. I can't think off the top of my head of anyone in that field specifically referring to Durkheim or Simmel. For Weber I wrote a book exploring online modes of authority and organisation and there is a lot of work done on post-bureaucracy, collaborative work in sociology and organisation studies but as for wider issues of modernity / rationalisation etc the dominant reference these appears to be Foucault rather than Weber or Lukacs. > > > Hope this helps, > > > cheers, > > > Mathieu > > On 10/01/12, Massimo Ragnedda <ragnedda(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear AoIR colleagues > > > > I am looking for inspiration for a course on Media, Culture and Modernism > > offered in the framework of a BA (Hons), Media, Culture and Society. > > > > I'm thinking about creating a course that relates, in some way, modern > > culture, global capitalism, the technological change and the rising of the > > Network Society. The goal would be to relate the founding fathers – > > Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Simmel, etc… - of classical sociology, to the rise > > of Internet. > > > > I appreciate any help regarding good websites, sources or textbooks > > containing case > > studies. > > > > Is anyone teaching something similar who wants to get in touch to exchange > > ideas? > > > > Kind regards > > > > Massimo > > > > > > -- > > Massimo Ragnedda > > mragnedda.wordpress.com > > http://notizie.tiscali.it/opinioni/Ragnedda/184/ > > skype: massimo.ragnedda > > http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sass/about/media/staff/ragnedda/?v… > > uniss.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda > > Twitter: @massimoragnedda > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > > -- > **** > Dr Mathieu O'Neil > Adjunct Research Fellow > Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute > College of Arts and Social Science > The Australian National University > email: mathieu.oneil[at]anu.edu.au > web: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/mathieu.php > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > -- **** Dr Mathieu O'Neil Adjunct Research Fellow Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute College of Arts and Social Science The Australian National University email: mathieu.oneil[at]anu.edu.au web: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/mathieu.php

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References suggestions: qualitative interviewing
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Thank you for the shout out, Philippa! Shannon and others interested in designing and conducting interviews online may be interested as well in the companion book, Online Interviews in Real Time ( http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book233088) Online Interviews in Real Time offers theoretical and methodolological foundations for interviews conducted with text, videoconferencing, meeting software or virtual worlds. A "Researchers' Notebook" for each chapter that contains practical examples. If you teach, you might be interested in sample syllabi and other materials posted on my website: http://bit.ly/QFPava. If you have specific questions, feel free to contact me offline. All the best, Janet > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Philippa Smith <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz > >wrote: > > > Hi Shannon, > > > > I just purchased this book which I can recommend and is hot off the press > > - came out this year: > > > > Cases in online interview research by Janet Salmons (2012). Published by > > Sage > > It covers aspects of designing and conducting research with online > > interviews using social media tools, virtual worlds, or hybrid on and > > offline interviews using video conference, text, meeting tools. Etc. > > > > Good luck > > > > Philippa Smith > > > > AUT University > > Auckland > > NEW ZEALAND > > > *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Capella University School of Business and Technology and Vision2Lead, Inc. *Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at #einterview jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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Re: [Air-L] Media, Culture and Modernism (and the rise of the Internet)
by Mathieu ONeil 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Hi Massimo The most well-known thinker of the information society is Manuel Castells but some people think he is not critical or theoretical enough. For an application of critical theory, marxism etc to information society and Internet issues you should check out the work of Nick Dyer-Witherford and Christian Fuchs. I can't think off the top of my head of anyone in that field specifically referring to Durkheim or Simmel. For Weber I wrote a book exploring online modes of authority and organisation and there is a lot of work done on post-bureaucracy, collaborative work in sociology and organisation studies but as for wider issues of modernity / rationalisation etc the dominant reference these appears to be Foucault rather than Weber or Lukacs. Hope this helps, cheers, Mathieu On 10/01/12, Massimo Ragnedda <ragnedda(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear AoIR colleagues > > I am looking for inspiration for a course on Media, Culture and Modernism > offered in the framework of a BA (Hons), Media, Culture and Society. > > I'm thinking about creating a course that relates, in some way, modern > culture, global capitalism, the technological change and the rising of the > Network Society. The goal would be to relate the founding fathers – > Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Simmel, etc… - of classical sociology, to the rise > of Internet. > > I appreciate any help regarding good websites, sources or textbooks > containing case > studies. > > Is anyone teaching something similar who wants to get in touch to exchange > ideas? > > Kind regards > > Massimo > > > -- > Massimo Ragnedda > mragnedda.wordpress.com > http://notizie.tiscali.it/opinioni/Ragnedda/184/ > skype: massimo.ragnedda > http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sass/about/media/staff/ragnedda/?v… > uniss.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda > Twitter: @massimoragnedda > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > -- **** Dr Mathieu O'Neil Adjunct Research Fellow Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute College of Arts and Social Science The Australian National University email: mathieu.oneil[at]anu.edu.au web: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/mathieu.php

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Fwd: IETF 85 in Atlanta, GA (USA)- Guest Day Pass Information (November 6, 2012)
by gene loeb 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

This is very useful information to a broad spectrum of internet users. Gene ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Internet Society (ISOC) <membership(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:20 AM Subject: IETF 85 in Atlanta,GA (USA)- Guest Day Pass Information (November 6, 2012) To: geneloeb(a)gmail.com ** [image: ISOC Logo] Dear Dr. Gene Loeb, Join the Internet's Leading Engineers in Atlanta, GA, USA ! Experience first hand the Internet standards process and meet the world's leading Internet engineers, developers and researchers. We expect 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will convene Novemeber 4 - 9, 2012 for IETF 85 at the Hilton Atlanta and you are invited! The IETF is the premiere international open-standards community and is responsible for many of the Internet's most important standards, including TCP/IP, e-mail, instant messaging, VoIP, 3G and IPv6. Its work is concerned with the evolution of the Internet's architecture and its smooth operation. To learn more see: <*https://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html*<https://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html> > The IETF is unique from other standards groups in that it is a volunteer organization, lead by individuals, not governments or corporations. The IETF's processes are open to all and decisions are made on the basis of "rough consensus and running code." If you are doing research in networking or communications, this is one event you don't want to miss. The IETF meets three times a year face-to-face to progress its work of Internet Standards development for the betterment of the Internet and people worldwide. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 is IETF 85 Guest Day when students, instructors and members of the Internet Society can receive a complimentary one-day Guest Pass to the IETF 85 Meeting. Guests shall check in at the Registration Table for their name tags. Guests have an opportunity to attend some of the 30 plus Working Group sessions being held that day. The Agenda will be available here - <* https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/85/agenda.html*<https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/85/agenda.html> > Note: You may also attend Newcomer Training that is scheduled for Sunday, November 4th at 1:00 PM at the Hilton Atlanta. See: <* https://www.ietf.org/meeting/85/tutorials.html*<https://www.ietf.org/meeting/85/tutorials.html> > Interested local ISOC members, Students and Instructors must: 1. Register online at <*http://www.ietf.org/meeting/85/index.html*<http://www.ietf.org/meeting/85/index.html>> but not pay. 2. Send an email to iad at *ietf.org* <http://ietf.org/>, subject: Guest Pass, indicating an ISOC member, student or instructor, provide Registration ID and request a one-day Guest Pass. 3. Pick up a Guest Pass on Tuesday. The IETF welcomes your interest in its work and looks forward to the day when you will participate in this volunteer endeavor. ****** -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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Help locating an article...Donald Lewis Shaw "The Rise and Fall of American Mass Media"
by Richard Smith 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Does anyone have a copy of this article? We can find lots of references to people using it (e.g., via google scholar), but no one seems to actually have the original. Donald Lewis Shaw "The Rise and Fall of American Mass Media: Roles of Technology and Leadership" April, 1991 "Roy W. Howard Lecture" Indiana University… -- Richard Smith, Director, Masters of Digital Media Centre for Digital Media, 685 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, CANADA Phone: 778 370 1012 http://mdm.gnwc.ca Twitter: @smith

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