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New book: Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media
by Mark D. Johns 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media (Studies in Symbolic Interaction series, Volume 43), edited by Mark D. Johns (Luther College), Shing-Ling S. Chen (University of Northern Iowa), Laura A. Terlip (University of Northern Iowa) has just been published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. (UK). https://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=0163-2396&volume=43 Contents: When McLuhan Met Simmel: Form is the Content, Medium is the Message Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa), Mark D. Johns (Luther College) and Laura Terlip (University of Northern Iowa) >From Object to Flow: Network Sensibility, Symbolic Interactionism, and Social Media Annette Markham and Simon Lindgren (Umea University) Social Network Analysis for Facebook: Locating Cliques and Visualizing Sociability Jeffery Coons and Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa) New Iowa School Redux: Second Life as Laboratory Michael Katovich (Texas Christians University) and Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa) Mutable Selves and Digital Reflexivities: Social Media for Social Change in the Middle East and North America Victoria Ann Newsom (Olympic College) and Lara Lengel (Bowling Green State University) Structural Roles in Massively-Multiplayer Online Games: A Case Study of Guild and Raid Leaders in World of Warcraft J. Patrick Williams, David Kirschner, and Zahirah binte Suhaimi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) (Re)Embodiment of the Digital Self and First Life Body in a New Social Media Environment: Paid Sex Work in Second Life Justin A. Martin (Southern Illinois University) Surfing to an Alternative Self: Internet Technology and Sexuality among “Married Straight Homosexual Men” Avi Shoshana (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) New Empirical Studies “The Wall is the City”: A Narrative Analysis of Vancouver’s Post-Riot “Apology Wall” Jennifer A.A. Lavoie, Judy Eaton, Carrie B. Sanders, Matthew Smith -- Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain

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Scholarship for Masters of International Politics of the Internet...
by Madeline Carr 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Hi Everyone, I'd be grateful if you could spread the word about this scholarship we have available for our Masters of International Politics of the Internet here at Aberystwyth University in Wales. The deadline is tight - Friday, and there are certain restrictions on who can apply but it's a full scholarship and worth applying for. http://tiny.cc/92arjx Thanks! Madeline Dr. Madeline Carr Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE Wales desk: +44 01970 621955 mobile: +44 (0)752 867 2088 email: madeline.carr(a)aber.ac.uk twitter: @MadelineCarr 2013 Teaching Through Technology Award 2014 Blackboard Exemplary Course Award

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IR15: Report on Lori's Daegu Visit
by Kendall, Lori 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Come for the conference, stay for the patbingsu! Thanks to Professor Han Woo Park, the Daegu IR15 Local Organizing Committee, and especially the generosity of the Daegu Convention & Visitors Bureau, Program Chair Erika Pearson and I visited Daegu last week. As promised, I've provided a little travelogue of our visit on the conference website: http://ir15.aoir.org/?page_id=274. (You can also find it under the Destination Daegu drop-down menu.) As part of our visit, we were able to visit all four of the hotels that are offering rooms at special rates for IR15 attendees, and I include information about those hotels in my report. We should have a hotel registration link up soon. Don't forget to register for the conference before the early bird date, August 31: http://ir15.aoir.org/?page_id=142 Applications for Travel Grants are due July 31: http://ir15.aoir.org/?page_id=245 Lori Kendall President, AoIR

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CFP: Queer Technologies in Communication
by Adrienne Shaw 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

*CALL FOR PAPERS* *Critical Studies in Media Communication* Special Issue: Queer Technologies in Communication Editors: Katherine Sender, University of Auckland, k.sender(a)auckland.ac.nz Adrienne Shaw, Temple University, adrienne.shaw(a)temple.edu Abstract deadline: 30 September 2014 Decisions on abstracts: 15 October 2014 First drafts due: 28 February 2015 Second drafts due: 31 July 2015 Final drafts due: 31 October 2015 Publication: April 2016 (Volume 33, issue 2) Communication and media scholars have productively engaged with the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in popular media. They have also investigated how LGBTQ people and communities connect via communication technologies. This special issue invites scholars to engage with a third framework for understanding intersections among gender, sexuality, and communication technologies: how can queer theory and queer methodologies complicate our understanding of communication technologies, their structures and uses, and the cultural and political implications of these? Papers might address topics that include: Historically and contemporarily, how do communication technologies create the possibilities for queer cultural production and consumption? In what ways do the design, structure, and underlying architecture of these technologies presume a gender normative or heterosexual subject? What would a queer design or queer restructuring of these technologies entail? What would a queer “hack” of communication technologies involve? How are queer and trans* lives particularly affected by surveillance technologies? How do big data organize assumptions about gender and sexual identities? How might queer and trans* people resist these normalizing forces? How do queer and trans* people use computer applications and technologies to navigate a world that is not necessarily built with them in mind? How are queer mobilities and transnational gender and sexual formations facilitated and/or hindered by communication technologies? We are interested in work that addresses a broad range of communication technologies including, but not limited to: radio, television, music, games, social networking sites, the internet, mobile phones, film, video, print media, computers, information systems, and so on. We also encourage authors to address the intersections of class, race, nationality, religion, and other structuring formations with gender and sexuality. Should you wish to discuss possible submissions, please email both special issue editors at the email addresses above. *About the Journal* *Critical Studies in Media Communication (CSMC) *publishes scholarship in media and mass communication written from a cultural studies and critical perspective. Research articles selected for publication make a substantial contribution to existing literature in media studies, provide novel theoretical insights that have the potential to stimulate further research, and serve as foundational contributions for debates within and beyond the field of communication. While each essay is well researched, primary emphasis is on the theoretical contribution the essay makes through the development of concepts, terms, and ideas that move the field in new and exciting directions. *Submission Details* Abstracts must be no longer than 500 words, and can be submitted as a Word document via email to adrienne.shaw(a)temple.edu with the subject head: “Abstract for special issue of CSMC.” Please make sure your name and the paper title is on the abstract itself, not only in the email. If accepted to be developed into full papers, all manuscripts must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition, 2010). Full papers should not exceed 7,000 words including references, notes, figures, and tables. Shorter pieces will be considered. Essays significantly longer than 7,000 words may be returned.

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Re: [Air-L] International Week of Higher School of Economics
by Юденкова Дарья Владимир овна 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Dear Colleagues, Let me kindly invite your students to participate in International Week of Higher School of Economics �C St.Petersburg, learn more about us and our programs as well as experience magical charm of the city! We organize this open house event so that the students from different countries enjoy St.Petersburg and see the insights of one of the most international Russian cities! During International Week, the participants will have a chance to learn how to start-up the business in Russia, the informal culture of Saint-Petersburg and of course about our international Master and non-degree programs. We will be happy to provide the participants all necessary information and support including visas and assistance on site. The application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ihaBaz-0HkuRnzvwkwuZ-Yn5yEljP4v9TLccqvONA7… The deadline for applications is August, 1, 2014. Please do not hesitate to contact us: Marina Nosacheva, Manager of the Center for International Cooperation mnosacheva(a)hse.ru Olga Okulova, Director of the Center for International Cooperation ookulova(a)hse.ru ___________ Higher School of Economics is one the leading Russian Universities in social and economic field. It was founded by an Ordinance of the RF Government on November 27th, 1992, initially as a master��s education center. The Saint Petersburg campus of the Higher School of Economics enrolled its first students in 1998. In 2008 Higher School of Economics received the status of National Research University which means that one of its strategic goals has become to provide the efficient education process and integrate it with the research activities. Recently, Higher School of Economics has become one of 15 universities in Russia to receive additional governmental funding in the frameworks of the Implementing the Global Competitiveness Program. By 2020, HSE should attain a globally recognized standard of research, education and project work and join the ranks of the world's top research universities in three fields: socio-economic sciences (economics, law, management, sociology and political science), humanities and public relations, and mathematics and computer science. The Saint Petersburg campus of the Higher School of Economics prepares bachelors and masters in the following areas: Law, Economics, Management, Public Policy, Political Science, History, Sociology and Oriental Studies. Two international research laboratories successfully work as part of the HSE in Saint Petersburg: the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research headed by Ronald Inglehart (USA, Michigan University), and the Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics headed by Jacques-Francois Thisse (Universit�� catholique de Louvain), as well as other laboratories, educational and research groups. Best Regards, Dasha Yudenkova Laboratory for Internet Studies National Research University Higher School of Economics dyudenkova(a)hse.ru

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For assistance/suggestion
by Hakikur Rahman 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Dear Colleagues and Friends: Apologies for the self promotion. It will be highly appreciated, if you or your colleagues could find a suitable teaching position for me. I have kept my resume at http://www.hakik.org/Resume_Hakikur_Rahman_AoIR.pdf and the detailed CV at http://www.hakik.org/CV_Hakikur_Rahman_2014.pdf. I was in the USA from January to April. Due to some family problem, I am in Bangladesh now, but still my H1B Visa status is active and I can join the institute within a short time, if opportunity exists. Will be waiting for any response or suggestion off the list. Sincerely, Hakikur Rahman

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please unsubscribe me from Air-L list
by Nelli Bachurina 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

I cant't unsubscribe, because the web site requires some password. I don't know it and there is no ways to know it. The request to send a password doen't work. Please unsubscribe me. Best, Nelli -- Nelli Bachurina Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Communications National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia nellib777(a)gmail.com http://bit.ly/Bachurina <http://www.hse.ru/en/>

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Re: [Air-L] What's your 1 sentence explanation of "Internet Research"
by Mary L. Gray 27 Jul '14

27 Jul '14

Hey all, Melissa, I really like your 1 sentence zinger definition for net research. My only revision would be to put the focus on the relationships to technologies rather than setting up technologies as forces (media effects) in and of themselves. Something like: "Internet studies is the interdisciplinary consideration of the relationships that bind Internet technologies, individuals' lives, social institutions, and cultural meaning." ? Best (and thanks, Gordon, for starting the fun/productive thread), mary On Jul 27, 2014, at 3:30 AM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > ----------------------------- > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:27:09 +0800 > From: "Nile.Melissa" <nile.melissa(a)gmail.com> > To: Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson(a)gmail.com> > Cc: AoIR-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] What's your 1 sentence explanation of "Internet > Research" > Message-ID: <AECD2E5E-EA49-4CB1-B818-48F6FC3DDC8F(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > My "single sentence" definition: > > "Internet studies is the interdisciplinary consideration of how Internet technologies are changing individuals, societies and cultures." > > But that's just my two cents worth. > > - Melissa Nile. > > > >> On 26 Jul 2014, at 8:51 am, Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I don't think AoIR work can be encapsulated in a sentence. And I embrace >> the transdisciplinary nature of everyone's work. >> >> In that spirit, rather than try to write a monolithic description, I would >> love to hear how each of you would describe/define "Internet Research". >> What is it? Who does it? Why do it? >> >> I have been having trouble articulating some of my own work and would love >> to know how you are doing it. >> >> I appreciate your time and effort and will gladly share a compiled list of >> all the responses I get if anyone is interested. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Gordon Carlson >> >> PS - if you also want to send me your 2-3 sentence versions or versions >> that focus on how YOU study the internet I'd be happy to read those as >> well. >> >> -- >> Gordon Carlson >> Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Fort Hays State University >> Executive Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication >> Research (sclcr.com) >> >> Twitter: @Gordon_Carlson >> Facebook: Gordon.S.Carlson >> Phone: 541.990.1155 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > Mary L. Gray Associate Professor The Media School Adjunct Faculty, American Studies; Anthropology; Gender Studies Indiana University, Bloomington Senior Researcher Microsoft Research

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change/associated with
by Barry Wellman 27 Jul '14

27 Jul '14

Agree with previoius comment ""Internet studies is the interdisciplinary consideration of how Internet technologies are changing individuals, societies and cultures." But I'd soften even further, and go with "Associated with changes in..." Correlation NE Causation etc Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ Faculty of Information (iSchool) University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 3G6 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $15 Kindle $9 Old/NewCyberTimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 ________________________________________________________________________

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What's your 1 sentence explanation of "Internet Research"
by Gordon Carlson 26 Jul '14

26 Jul '14

Hi All, I don't think AoIR work can be encapsulated in a sentence. And I embrace the transdisciplinary nature of everyone's work. In that spirit, rather than try to write a monolithic description, I would love to hear how each of you would describe/define "Internet Research". What is it? Who does it? Why do it? I have been having trouble articulating some of my own work and would love to know how you are doing it. I appreciate your time and effort and will gladly share a compiled list of all the responses I get if anyone is interested. Thanks in advance, Gordon Carlson PS - if you also want to send me your 2-3 sentence versions or versions that focus on how YOU study the internet I'd be happy to read those as well. -- Gordon Carlson Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Fort Hays State University Executive Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (sclcr.com) Twitter: @Gordon_Carlson Facebook: Gordon.S.Carlson Phone: 541.990.1155

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