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Call for Chapter, Book on Video Game Sex and Sexuality
by Matthew Wy. 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Call for Completed Chapter, Book Project on Video Games Rated M for Mature: Sex and Sexuality in Video Games We are looking for a single completed chapter for our edited collection. We have a signed contract with a publisher and a delivery date of January of 2015 but have lost one of our submissions due to unforeseen circumstances. So we need to replace it with a completed or mostly completed submission. The focus of the collection, as can be seen in the title, is Sex and Sexuality in Video Games. Our three sections: The (R)Evolution of Video Games and Sex - Chapters on the history of sex and sexuality in video games, including censorship, translation, and production Video Games and Sexual (Dis)Embodiment - Analyses of the body, player interaction, and sexual identity and performance in gameplay Systems/Spaces of Sexual (Im)Possibilities - Analyses and close-readings of game spaces and mechanics, with attention to sexuality and sex as mechanics, representative features, or spatial dimensions of play" If you have something you feel would fit in with one of these themes, please send it along with a short author(s) bio to Matthew Wysocki (mwysocki(a)flagler.edu) or Evan W. Lauteria (ewlauteria(a)ucdavis.edu) We are looking for submission around 5600 words.

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Readings on theory of science for communication and computing..
by Taina Bucher 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Dear AoIRists, I'm looking for some readings for an undergraduate class on the theory of science in communication and IT. I am particularly looking for readings that concern the disciplinary overlaps, differences and boundaries between media and communications and computer science. Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions for articles or chapters dealing with the interdisciplinary opportunities and challenges between these fields from a philosophy of science perspective? Some context on the course and study programme: The syllabus already contains some basic philosophy of science (logical positivism, critical rationalism, critical realism etc), communication theory as a field, traditions of computing, and some STS. The course is part of the BA in Communication and IT, an interdisciplinary programme between the Humanities (media and communications) and Computer science (HCI, CSCW). The readings I'm looking for would be for the very last class, which aims to offer some kind of synthesis and alternative perspectives on the theory of science in communication and IT. Many thanks! -- Taina Bucher Assistant Professor Centre for Communication and Computing Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication University of Copenhagen Karen Blixensvej 4 DK-2300 Copenhagen S

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Open Data on Net Neutrality
by Shulman, Stu 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Yesterday the FCC released the public comments on Net Neutrality: http://www.fcc.gov/files/ecfs/14-28/ecfs-files.htm The FCC has asked the public to help make "visualizations" to help find the substantive comments and surface key themes: http://www.fcc.gov/blog/fcc-makes-open-internet-comments-more-accessible-pu… Quoting the FCC: "We recognize that not everyone may have the requisite technical skills to build visualizations and analyze raw XML data. (Members of the public will, of course, still have the option of reviewing and searching the record via ECFS). However, we’re hoping that those who do have the technical know-how will develop and share these tools for the public to use." Texifter has tools to allow anyone not versed in raw XML extraction to search and code this data, among other things, then export the results as a CSV file, including the relevant metadata. We have loaded the data and started a project using DiscoverText, which was built specifically for crowd-source public comment review by US federal agencies. We invite you to join our collaborative, web-based effort to find substantive comments and visualize what the public said about Net Neutrality. You can work directly with me and others to crowd source the review of the non-duplicate comments, or you can conduct your own parallel project with the same data. To get involved, sign up for the free trial DiscoverText account and note in the comment box that you want to work with the FCC data. https://app.discovertext.com/Home/SignupContactTrial You might be interested in these preliminary stats based on what we downloaded yesterday: + 446,667 items posted to the FCC web site + 300,172 items after de-duplication + The largest group of exact duplicates is 105,320 identical items that say: "Net neutrality is the First Amendment of the Internet, the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) treat all data equally. As an Internet user, net neutrality is vitally important to me. The FCC should use its Title II authority to protect it. Most Americans have only one choice for truly high speed Internet: their local cable company. This is a political failure, and it is an embarrassment. America deserves competition and choice. Without net neutrality, a bad situation gets even worse. These ISPs will now be able to manipulate our Internet experience by speeding up some services and slowing down others. That kills choice, diversity, and quality. It also causes tremendous economic harm. If ISPs can speed up favored services and slow others, new businesses will no longer be able to rely on a level playing field. When ISPs can slow your site and destroy your business at will, how can any startup attract investors? My friends, family, and I use the Internet for conversation and fun, but also for work and business. When you let ISPs mess with our Internet experience, you are attacking our social lives, our entertainment, and our economic well being. We won'tstand for it. ISPs are opposing Title II so that they can destroy the FCC's net neutrality rules in court. This is the same trick they pulled last time. Please, let's not be fooled again. Title II is the strong, legally sound way to enforce net neutrality. Use it." -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman http://people.umass.edu/stu Founder and CEO, Texifter http://texifter.com LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwshulman Twitter https://twitter.com/StuartWShulman

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CFP: Whose voice?: Global Populisms, Media and Political Institutions in Uncertain Times
by jayson harsin 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Hello, this CFP may be of possible interest to some of you on the list. best wishes, Jayson Whose voice?: Global Populisms, Media and Political Institutions in Uncertain Times Populars: “A resurgence of populism in Europe”; the “economic populism” of Latin America; “a populist, business-minded Hindu nationalist...at once India's most popular and most divisive politician”; “populist notions of culture that frame homosexuality as an ‘un-African’, alien behaviour foisted on the continent by western imperialists”; “a populist feminist movement was ignited this spring when Rush Limbaugh's vitriol more than backfired” as well as “what was known in Latin America as ‘popular feminism’”; #bringbackourgirls and #notyourrescueproject; Taksim and Tahir; the Pirate Party and the Tea Party; the French National Front, and the Zanzibar Civic Union Front. This list is only a partial survey of the numerous social and political movements that have been described as giving voice to the needs and desires of ‘the people’ over the past decade. What is at stake in the noisy return of ‘the people’ to contemporary social and political debates? What are the languages and media that these popular movements use to communicate? This two-day colloquium will provide a forum in which scholars are able to share research on the role that media and communication technology are playing in contemporary populist movements. Not very long ago, it was thought that the populist movements of the twentieth century, organized around charismatic leaders and the actions of undifferentiated masses, had been displaced by the rise of networked media and communication platforms that allowed for open access. Yet, the events of the past decade have witnessed the rise of political movements that echo traditional forms of populism while incorporating the non-hierarchical characteristics of networked communication media. The goal of this colloquium is to bring together research that explores the changing relationship between populism and popular democratic movements globally as well as the contemporary significance of ‘the popular’ more broadly as a category of analysis in critical communication and media studies scholarship. To this end, this meeting hopes to bring together scholars whose work draws upon the traditions of cultural studies and critical theory in order to make sense of the relationship between the people, media and political institutions in the contemporary moment. This colloquium calls upon scholars to present material that engages with the following questions: *What is the role that communication and media play in the formation of these new populist movements as well as in attempts to contain or preempt them? *What is the relationship between these movements and established or emergent forms of political organization and institutionalization? *How do these movements intersect with processes of economic globalization, the politics of gender and sexuality, as well as ethnic, religious, caste, tribal or other social formations and modes of collective identification? We are seeking contributions from scholars based in Communication and Media Studies or any other related field interested in discussing a variety of movements, contexts and communication practices. Please send 300-word proposals to theglobalpopular(a)gmail.combefore September 1st, 2014. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, there will be an opportunity to circulate beforehand where possible. The conference will be held at Baruch College, City University of New York, New York City, with support from the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences on October 24-25, 2014. The conference is organized by Jayson Harsin (Baruch College) and Mark Hayward (York University).

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GROUP '14 Workshop on Crowdwork || Nov 9, 2014 || Sanibel Island, FL
by Karin Hansson 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Extended deadline: August 31, 2014 CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS GROUP 2014 - ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork Sanibel Island, Florida, USA - November 9, 2014 The Morphing Organization: Rethinking Groupwork Systems in the Era of Crowdwork Workshop website: http://morph.wp.horizon.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission Deadline: August 31, 2014 Notification of Acceptance: September 01, 2014 Workshop Date: November 09, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web 2.0 has provided organizations remarkable opportunities to improve productivity, gain competitive advantage, and increase participation by engaging crowds to accomplish tasks at scale. However, establishing and integrating crowd-based systems into organizations is still an open question. The systems and the collaborative processes they enable appear diametrically in dissonance with the norms and culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing in traditional organizations. They require mechanisms for articulation of work, coordination, cooperation, and knowledge co-creation that are fundamentally different from those in current groupwork systems and processes. This workshop will bring together researchers investigating issues related to crowdsourcing, social computing and collaborative technologies, organizational science, and workplace research, work in industry, government and voluntary sectors, to discuss the future of groupwork systems in the era of crowdwork. We invite position papers that seek to address the following questions that are of interest to the workshop: What is the future of groupwork systems in the era of crowdwork? How do emerging trends in crowdwork, such as organizational collaboration with an undefined network of people, affect how we conceptualize groupwork? What are the implications for the design of groupwork systems? How can groupwork research contribute to crowdwork research? What can be learned from the success stories and failures of groupwork systems of more than two decades to inform the design of effective organizational crowdwork systems? Can the research and design principles of traditional groupware, workflow systems, and CSCW applications be extended to support organizational collaborative work with the crowd? How can collaboration “in the crowd” be motivated and sustained, while promoting openness and mutual knowledge co-creation, safeguarding organizational intellectual capital, and ensuring maximum job satisfaction and career growth for the crowd worker? What are the underlying ideology and principles in the socio-technical architectures of tools for supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing? What are the norms and cultures of collaboration in organizations, and how and when do they work for or against the involvement of crowds? How do we understand the participatory processes at stake in crowdwork, ensure equal representation, and design sustainable hybrid economic systems from an organizational perspective? What functions should the next generation of groupwork systems embody to make them viable as an organizational work tool in the era of crowdwork? Submissions should be sent by email to: group14crowdwork(a)gmail.com We recommend that position papers: Are between 2-4 pages long and formatted to ACM GROUP guidelines; Include title, your name, affiliation, and email address; Has an abstract (up to 200 words); Provide a short biography with your background and area(s) of expertise (up to 150 words); Specify your main interest in the workshop (up to 50 words); Workshop Organizers Obinna Anya (IBM Research) Laura Carletti (University of Nottingham) Tim Coughlan (University of Nottingham) Karin Hansson (Stockholm University) Sophia B. Liu (US Geological Survey) For any questions, please contact us by email: group14crowdwork(a)gmail.com

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SNS quote search
by Norman Pena 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Dear AOIRst, "In social media network you cannot really control what people will say, but you can suggest what people will talk about". I have been desperately trying to search for the article with this quote which I have read two or three years ago. Unfortunately then I did not took note of the title of the article which I like to include in a research. Has anyone come across it (or something similar)? I will really be very grateful for the trace route! Thanks Norman Pena UPS (Phd Candidate) Rome, Italy

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Re: [Air-L] an ethical question or two
by Charles Ess 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Dear colleagues, First of all, a thousand thanks to all who have responded both on-list and off-list: all most helpful as I continue to work through these issues. Because of various logistical considerations, I will need another week or so to garner more of some of the relevant information as suggested by both on-list and off-list responses. Presuming I thereby gain some clarity that can further be appropriately reported on this list, as I anticipate will be the case, I will most happily do so. (In addition, this would seem to make for a good case study to append to the AoIR ethics guidelines 2.0 - with any luck, will be able to write this up one of these days.) Again, a thousand thanks and I hope to have something useful soon as a return favor for all of the excellent responses and helpful suggestions. Best in the meantime, - c. On 05/08/14 00:59, "McLaughlin, Lisa" <mclauglm(a)miamioh.edu> wrote: >It seems to me that the compelling argument for 'fair use' is that the >individuals being represented in the article are public persons who >clearly have made public statements or created artifacts meant to >circulate publicly. > >As for the question of 'commercial' v. 'non-commercial' use, of course >publishers such as Taylor and Francis and Elvevier are making commercial >uses of the contents of journals. Taylor and Francis Ltd was bought in >2004 by Informa plc, a multi-national conglomerate that specializes in >pub- lishing and conferences in areas that include maritime and >transport, yacht shows, finance, real estate, health insurance, telecoms, >and law. As a former editor for a T&F/Routledge journal, I can attest to >the fact that publishing is a commercial activity for such journals >(journals which fail to produce a profit after a few years are no longer >published). Most definitely, it helps to turn a profit when a publisher >is able to rely on the unpaid labor of editors, reviewers, and authors. > >However, there is a fuzzy area when it comes to authors and >commercialization. If the journal is not open access, I assume that >Charles will have to assign ownership of the article to the journal. But, >Charles has no commercial interest in the article (or so I assume;-) and >will not benefit financially after the publication of the article. >Following the embargo period, however, he has more ownership rights over >the article--for example, Charles can re-publish it in his own edited >collection. > >Regardless, I continue to think that the bottom line is that the twitter >feeds and FB pages were made available by public figures for public >consumption and are being used for educational purposes. > >Regards, > >Lisa > > > >On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Charlie Balch <charlie(a)balch.org> wrote: > >Is publication in an academic journal "non-commercial"? > >Charles Balch PhD >Faculty, Department of Business & Administration >Northern Arizona University - Yuma > >Office/cell: (928) 317-6455 <tel:%28928%29%20317-6455> / 287-3906 >Skype: NAUCharlie >Google+: cvb23(a)nau.edu > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Dan L. >Burk >Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 2:32 PM >To: Charles Ess >Cc: Air list >Subject: Re: [Air-L] an ethical question or two > >Dear Charles: > >You are asking two (at least two) different questions. > >The first is about the right of publicity and/or privacy of the >politicians. >In the jurisdictions with which I am familiar, they have very little: as >you >have pointed out, they are public figures, acting in the public sphere, >and >in a democratic society there is a much stronger interest in robust >discussion and examination of their actions than there is in maintaining a >personal right to control their images. > >Stated differently, they chose to place themselves in elected office, so >autonomously chose to place themselves under public scrutiny. That will >tend to negate their personal interest in controlling the images. > >I would hope that this analysis would play out similarly in most >democratic >jurisdictions, but YMMV. > >The second question, regarding copyright, is much trickier. Copyright >does >not lie with the subject of the photo, but with the photographer (unless >of >course it is a selfie). You indicated that the photos were drawn from >Facebook and Twitter, which suggests that there may be some implied >permission for public use, but this is only a supposition and to know you >would need to check. > >Several people have now suggested that the use would be fair. First, fair >use exists only in a handful of jurisdictions (the U.S., and more recently >Israel, and to some extent Korea and Taiwan). Some other jurisdictions >will >have exemptions (such as "fair dealing" which is NOT fair use, although in >Canada it is creeping closer) that might allow the use. The EU is a >patchwork, with exemptions varying from country to country. > >However you should not assume that non-commercial use of a photo of a >politician is necessarily fair, even in jurisdictions that recognize the >defense (witness, for example, the famous and protracted litigation >between >the Associated Press and Shepard Fairey for unauthorized use of a photo of >Barak Obama that formed the basis for Fairey's "Hope" poster -- summarized >here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster . >Admittedly, Fairey did not help his case any by committing >perjury/spoliation). > >Best, DLB > >> Dear AoIRists, >> >> I am editing a piece for a forthcoming journal issue; it includes two >> screenshots of tweets from Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) >> and a screenshot of the Facebook page of a politician running for >> office in 2014, including their pictures and names. >> These are public figures very intentionally engaged in a public >> activity in a medium that functions as a de facto public sphere (or at >> least an approximation thereof). >> There is nothing in the screenshots that could be construed as >> potentially embarrassing, much less libelous, much less potentially >> warranting protection as private. >> >> >> I have gained the impression over the past few years that both in >> practice and in emerging guidelines codes, and law (specifically, >> based on what [little] I know of law surrounding freedom of speech and >> privacy issues in journalism in the U.S., the E.U., and Scandinavia), >> it is permissible to publish these without permission from the >> politicians in question. >> >> At most, if these were tweets and FB pages posted by U.S. politicians >> aimed at U.S. voters, we would have to note that the tweets and >> pictures were de facto copyright by their authors; to my knowledge, >> however, there is no parallel requirement on this side of the pond. >> >> Of course, it's usually when I think I know a good response to an >> ethical dilemma that I turn out to be missing something crucial - so: >> am I missing something crucial, or are we indeed on reasonably safe >> ground to publish the screenshots as is, no permissions required, no >> copyright notices included? >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> - charles ess >> >> Professor in Media Studies >> Department of Media and Communication >> University of Oslo >> P.O. Box 1093 Blindern >> NO-0317 >> Oslo Norway >> email: charles.ess(a)media.uio.no >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> >> > > >-- >School of Law >University of California, Irvine >4500 Berkeley Place >Irvine, CA 92697-8000 >Voice: (949) 824-9325 <tel:%28949%29%20824-9325> >Fax: (949)824-7336 <tel:%28949%29824-7336> >bits: dburk(a)uci.edu > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > > > > > > >-- >For MJF course waitlist, go to this site: http://units.miamioh.edu/mjf/ > > >Please note that my e-mail address has changed to mclauglm(a)miamioh.edu. >Messages sent to my former address will no longer be forwarded after May >31, 2014. > > >Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. > >Associate Professor, Department of Media, Journalism & Film and Women's, >Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program >Miami University-Ohio >USA > >Contact: >Department of Media, Journalism & Film >Williams Hall >Miami University >Oxford, OH 45056 >USA >Tele: 513-529-3547 >Fax: 513-529-1835 >Email: mclauglm(a)miamioh.edu > > > > >

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Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook Available for Download
by Lee, Mark 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Dear colleagues, In 2011-2013 the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) provided funding for a project aimed at exploring Blended Synchronous Learning, which entails bringing together on-campus and distributed learners to partake in shared, real-time experiences. The project focused on three technologies—videoconferencing, web conferencing and 3D virtual worlds—as well as learning designs involving the use of these technologies to simultaneously engage students and teachers in collaborative activities irrespective of their location. An Australia and New Zealand-wide scoping survey was conducted, and seven case studies were followed and investigated through participatory evaluation. The Blended Synchronous Learning project team is pleased to announce that the OLT has approved the Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook without condition and it is now freely available for download from: - http://blendsync.org/handbook The Handbook includes a Blended Synchronous Learning Design Framework that offers pedagogical, technological and logistical recommendations for teachers attempting to design and implement blended synchronous learning lessons (see Chapter 14). It also includes a Rich-Media Synchronous Technology Capabilities Framework to support the selection of technologies for different types of learning activities (see Chapter 4), as well as a review of relevant literature, a summary of the Blended Synchronous Learning Scoping Study results, detailed reports of each of the seven case studies, and a cross-case analysis. For those who are interested, the BlendSync Final Report and External Evaluation Report are also from the OLT website at the following URLs: - http://www.olt.gov.au/system/files/resources/ID11_1931_Bower_Report_2014.pdf - http://www.olt.gov.au/system/files/resources/ID11_1931_Bower_Report_evaluat… A list of academic papers and links to recordings of presentations that have arisen out of the project is posted at http://blendsync.org/publications . The project team would also like to take this opportunity to invite all those with an interest in area to join the Blended Synchronous Learning Collaborator Network to abreast of events and updates in the future. Instructions on how to do this can be found at http://blendsync.org/network . There is not a lot of traffic from the network mailing list (usually less than one message a month), and those who are on the list can unsubscribe at any stage. Best wishes, The BlendSync Team: Matt Bower (Macquarie University) Gregor Kennedy (The University of Melbourne) Barney Dalgarno (Charles Sturt University) Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University) Web: http://blendsync.org Email: info(a)blendsync.org

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Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook Available for Download
by Lee, Mark 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Dear colleagues, In 2011-2013 the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) provided funding for a project aimed at exploring Blended Synchronous Learning, which entails bringing together on-campus and distributed learners to partake in shared, real-time experiences. The project focused on three technologies—videoconferencing, web conferencing and 3D virtual worlds—as well as learning designs involving the use of these technologies to simultaneously engage students and teachers in collaborative activities irrespective of their location. An Australia and New Zealand-wide scoping survey was conducted, and seven case studies were followed and investigated through participatory evaluation. The Blended Synchronous Learning project team is pleased to announce that the OLT has approved the Blended Synchronous Learning Handbook without condition and it is now freely available for download from: - http://blendsync.org/handbook The Handbook includes a Blended Synchronous Learning Design Framework that offers pedagogical, technological and logistical recommendations for teachers attempting to design and implement blended synchronous learning lessons (see Chapter 14). It also includes a Rich-Media Synchronous Technology Capabilities Framework to support the selection of technologies for different types of learning activities (see Chapter 4), as well as a review of relevant literature, a summary of the Blended Synchronous Learning Scoping Study results, detailed reports of each of the seven case studies, and a cross-case analysis. For those who are interested, the BlendSync Final Report and External Evaluation Report are also from the OLT website at the following URLs: - http://www.olt.gov.au/system/files/resources/ID11_1931_Bower_Report_2014.pdf - http://www.olt.gov.au/system/files/resources/ID11_1931_Bower_Report_evaluat… A list of academic papers and links to recordings of presentations that have arisen out of the project is posted at http://blendsync.org/publications . The project team would also like to take this opportunity to invite all those with an interest in area to join the Blended Synchronous Learning Collaborator Network to abreast of events and updates in the future. Instructions on how to do this can be found at http://blendsync.org/network . There is not a lot of traffic from the network mailing list (usually less than one message a month), and those who are on the list can unsubscribe at any stage. Best wishes, The BlendSync Team: Matt Bower (Macquarie University) Gregor Kennedy (The University of Melbourne) Barney Dalgarno (Charles Sturt University) Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University) Web: http://blendsync.org Email: info(a)blendsync.org

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Relationships between text and media objects
by Daniel Jung 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Hi all, I have a question, or a request for literature. Short version: Is there a general taxonomy, or model, of text/image-relationships for web design? Long version: In his excellent book "Information Design : An Introduction" (John Benjamins 2002), p. 40, Rune Pettersson postulates four relationships between text and media objects, such as images or film. - redundant (similar information conveyed, such as sub-titles for TV) - relevant (supplementing information) - irrelevant (pictures and text and probably sound in TV programmes dealing with different things) - contradictory (disastrous in information design, but possibly beneficial for persuasion) This book describes a general framework and not specific design areas. The preface states explicitly that modern web design is not included. I have been looking for a kind of general taxonomy of relationships between text and images in web design, but haven't found anything really satisfactory. I have found some novel-, or work-specific articles. One of the most interesting articles is Thomas Wartenberg, 'Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics' in Meskin's "The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach" (2011). In a critique of Scott McCloud, he claims four functions of text in comics: thought or speech; narration; pictorial element; sonic event. But this is too specifically targetted on comics. I would like to see a model like Pettersson's, but more fleshed out, newer, and, above all, applied to (or coming from) web design. Does anyone have a pointer for me? Thank you very much! - Daniel

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