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An offline conversation about online activism
by Roy Smith 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hi all As part of my MA research I am running a workshop discussing experiences of online activism. The workshop is tomorrow (sat 8th sept) at the Centre for Creative Collaboration (WC1X 9NG) in London. The session will run from 1-3pm. More details can be found at: http://www.meetup.com/Citizens-without-Borders/events/78835102/ Either book there or email me if you would like to attend. Apologies for the late notice. Thanks Roy Smith

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[CFP] AAG 2013: Whither Small Data?
by Jim T 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Apologies for cross-posting, but I think some on this list will be interested: *Whither Small Data?: The limits of “big data” and the value of “small data” studies* *Call for Papers* *Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting* *9-13 April 2012 Los Angeles, CA* *Organizers* Jim Thatcher, Department of Geography, Clark University Ryan Burns, Department of Geography, University of Washington Geographers studying technology have recently turned their gaze upon “big data” – massive datasets produced through the aggregation of crowdsourced, social, and other digitally available data. While the data itself may not be new, the ability to rapidly aggregate and analyze previously unheard of combinations of data has led to an increased focus on its importance to social explanation. Geographers have contributed to big data studies by incorporating the spatial dimension that is increasingly attached to such data and, in turn, exploring the ways big data has come to mediate the urban experience (Batty 2012). Amidst this enthusiasm, some concern has been raised as to the diminished interest in ‘small data’ studies, the epistemic limits of big data, and the new challenges posed to privacy/confidentiality, access, data ownership, and ethical use, with the editor of Wired magazine infamously declaring that big data signals the ‘end of theory’ (Anderson 2008). Perhaps the most trenchant critique of big data came in the form of six provocations intending to temper unbridled enthusiasm surrounding big data (boyd and Crawford 2012), while others have tried to retain the important focus on small-scale research methodologies such as interviews, participant observation, ethnography, and grounded theory (Burrell 2012). Rather than the deterministic result of technological development, big data and its accompanying methodologies are embedded within social and institutional values while also imbricating social relations in particular ways. The means and results of these processes offer rich potential for research; in other words, there is an impetus to study big data in its social and institutional contexts. To this end, critical GIS, feminist geography, critical social theory, and science & technology studies all promise to lend productive insights into these processes. This session aims to explore these questions through both empirical and theoretical discussions, hopefully launching future conversation. *Potential Questions:* -Does “big data” represent a further step in the so-called computational turn, or is it something new? -What are the epistemological commitments entailed in a “big data” study? -What decisions entangle big data in existing social relations? How might these decisions shape future relations? -In what contexts has the big data phenomenon developed, and how have these influenced its attendant concepts, methods, and uses? -What is the continued role of “small data” vis-a-vis increased attention to big data? Where is big data not appropriate or advantageous? -In what ways can critical theories of technology contribute to big data studies? From what other theoretical bases can big data draw? How might ‘small data’ studies draw upon these schools of thought when critiquing big data? -What ethical dilemmas are introduced by big data, and from what ethical frameworks should big data draw? -How do the implications of big data differ across diverse communities, populations, and demographics? How are race, gender, class, and other forms of difference implicated differently? To participate please submit your talk title and abstract to Jim Thatcher ( jthatcher(a)clarku.edu) or Ryan Burns (rlburns(a)uw.edu) by October 17th, 2012. This session will be part of #GEO/CODE 2013: Geoweb, Big Data and Society<http://bit.ly/LTxFr8>organized by the new mappings collaboratory <http://newmaps.as.uky.edu/>.

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Position Announcement: Miami University Armstrong Professorship in Digital Learning
by shira chess 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Miami University – School of Education, Health & Society (EHS) and Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) seek candidates for the Armstrong Professorship in Digital Learning. An ideal candidate for this endowed, full time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor must be a highly effective educator; produce innovative and fundable scholarship that simultaneously reflects and advances the vision, mission, and national/international reputation of both EHS and AIMS; perform service to the institution which could include development of: curricula, internship programs, or digital learning programs. Required qualifications include: earned doctorate in a field of study represented in the School of Education, Health & Society (ABD applications accepted with completion by the date of appointment); established interest in interactive digital learning in educational contexts with expertise in one or more of the following areas: new media pedagogy and theory, mobile learning, online content creation/critique, software application and tools development, virtual environments, or gaming; be knowledgeable about and responsive to the different ways technology has changed society; keen interpersonal and communication skills; a documented record of collaborative experiences. The AIMS Professorship is a critical linchpin in the EHS’s efforts to build interdisciplinary synergy among various technology initiatives. Desirable candidates will be influential, inspirational, and collaborative, inviting faculty and students to think and act differently as educators, researchers, and citizens. A successful candidate will be a leader within EHS and an ambassador to other constituencies. To apply, send a cover letter describing interest in the position, a CV, and a list of 3-5 references to: Dr. Bruce Perry, Chair AIMS Professorship Search Committee, 207 McGuffey Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. Email contact: perrybe(a)muohio.edu. Application screening begins October 15, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date of position is negotiable. Miami University (www.muohio.edu) is a state-assisted university located in southwestern Ohio. Established in 1809, Miami enrolls more the 18,000 students on four campuses. The university awards baccalaureate degrees in 97 fields, master’s degrees in 67, and doctoral degrees in 10 disciplines. Miami’s central campus is in Oxford, a small city with a population of about 8,500, located about thirty-five miles north of Cincinnati and forty-six miles southwest of Dayton. Miami has regional campuses in two nearby cities, Hamilton and Middletown, and a European Center in Luxembourg. EHS ( muohio.edu/ehs) one of the University's six academic divisions, includes five departments: Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, Family Studies and Social Work, Kinesiology and Health, and Teacher Education. AIMS (aims.muohio.edu) is an innovative degree-granting program driven by emerging interactive technologies and a cohort of collaborative faculty who build “horizontal” curriculum and research across campus.

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Small Media Initiative: Rethinking small media at SOAS, University of London on 6-7 October 2012
by Klara Chlupata 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

*Dear All, The Centre for Media and Film Studies, School of Arts at the School of Oriental and African Studies invites you to join the Small Media Initiative for its second conference, Rethinking small media, to take place at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on 6-7 October 2012. Much has been happening in the terrain of small media and political change, from the Arab Spring to the Occupy movements and more, and much has already been written and discussed. We want to use this event to think with, and through, unanswered questions and perhaps pose some more. In the debates about the potential for digital connectivity and new media to enhance or alter politics, the debates appear frozen around immovable binaries, such as: theory versus practice small versus big media space versus place change versus continuity old/new social movements versus new/old social movements control versus circumvention Given their longevity, perhaps these binaries are significant, but we neither expect to erase nor to resolve them. Instead we aim to explore why they are so intractable and focus on the issues they raise, helping us to define and perhaps better answer the important questions of the day: ‐ What are the specific affordances of face-to-face politics and of new media politics and how/when can they complement each other? ‐ What are the characteristics of old social movements and the new; what might each learn from the other and which are most successful at achieving their aims? ‐ How are small media echoed and elaborated by big media, and how can their inter-relationships be fostered? ‐ What kinds of regimes of control are currently operative and how can and do activists and publics circumvent the circumvenors? Each of these four issues will be addressed by a pair of speakers who come from different regimes of practice (academe, journalism, activism, technology) and their papers further interrogated by a third. Confirmed panelists include: Jérémie Bédard-Wien (Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante, Québec) Paolo Gerbaudo (King’s College London) Pooneh Ghoddoosi (BBC) Joss Hands (Anglia Ruskin University) Gus Hosein (Privacy International) Timothy Jordan (King’s College London) Anastasia Kavada (University of Westminster) Oliver Leistert (University Paderborn/Central European University) Sameer Padania (Open Society Foundation-London) Federico Prando (Autistici/Inventati) Annabelle Sreberny (SOAS, University of London) Gillian Youngs (University of Brighton) Tickets: £30 at rethinkingsmallmedia.eventbrite.co.uk from 10 September 2012 (Tickets include conference materials, breakfasts, lunches and a drinks reception) In partnership with Index on Censorship, the International Association for Media and Communication Research and Internet Sans Frontieres. For more information about the Small Media Initiative and this event, please visit www.smallmediainitiative.com. All best, Klara Chlupata on behalf of the Small Media Initiative*

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Fwd: CFP: Visual Culture Division, Cultural Studies Association 2013
by Adrienne Shaw 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cathy Hannabach <channabach(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:01 AM Subject: CFP: Visual Culture Division, Cultural Studies Association 2013 To: Cathy Hannabach <channabach(a)gmail.com> Please forward widely... *Call for Papers* * * *Visual Culture Division, Cultural Studies Association (USA)* Visual Studies investigates the production, dissemination and remediation of images and imaging systems in all forms—artistic, popular, scientific, commercial, etc. It is inclusive and broad-ranging both in its methods and approaches as well as in its objects of inquiry, which include a wide variety of media forms: digital technologies, the internet, photography, film, traditional arts, television, performance, gaming, video, the built environment, popular culture, etc. Visual Studies also addresses work produced across a broad spectrum of the humanities and natural sciences, engineering, medicine, cartography, circuit design, mathematics, information science, military applications, logic, and the many zones of graphic production in commercial and public sectors. Yet, its work is not about representation alone, but includes considerations of knowledge production, theory, and methods within Visual Studies itself. As a thematic division of the Cultural Studies Association (USA) the Visual Culture Division is dedicated to visual culture broadly conceived. Please find below the cfp for *our annual conference, which will take place in Chicago, 23-26 May 2013*. If you have questions please feel free to contact the Chair of the Visual Culture Division, Randal Rogers ( randal.rogers(a)uregina.ca) or the respective session contact. Submissions: please forward paper proposals to session contacts and the division chair by *24 September*. Proposals of 300 words (max.) must include: title; short description; contact information; institutional affiliation. ____ *Session: Viralities Virtual and Visual* It has become commonplace to describe the circulation of epidemics, protests, war, capital, and media through the cliche "going viral." Indexing something about speed, medium, and audience participation, "viral" has come to signify a method of movement that both references but exceeds the biological. In media as diverse as cell phone videos of the Occupy Movements and revolutions across North Africa and the Middle East to CSI shows, bioterror video games, and Twitter feeds tracking TSA airport screening practices, visual culture seems inextricably linked to the viral both in terms of representation and media production. Viral has become both metaphor and materiality, linking digital technologies and social media practices to medical cultures, disease patterns, and military networks. This panel seeks papers that explore the specifically visual dimensions of "viral"--what role do visuality and visual media practices play in producing, circulating, and consuming ideas about the viral, viruses, and virality? How does the viral necessitate a redefinition of what visual culture and visual studies is, and how we engage it? Topics may include: - Surveillance: ID cards, biometrics, monitoring, law - War and militarisms: friend/enemy distinctions, tracking movements, military networks, drones - Medicine: biological viruses, pandemics/outbreaks, STIs/STDs, pharmaceutical practices, surgery/medical films, genetics - Power networks and resistance/revolution: Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Wisconsin - Life beyond the living: metaphors, materialisms, vitalisms - Social media and networking: viral videos, memes, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Academia.edu - Circulation: bodies, capital, ideas, resources, objects, affects - Species: animals, biopower, life and death - Viral economics: capitalism, socialism, risk, speculation, credit, the commons - Replication: reproduction, monstrosity, mutation - Digital lives: hacking, crowdsourcing Contact: Cathy Hannabach Women’s Studies and American Studies Temple University channabach(a)gmail.com and randal.rogers(a)uregina.ca ____ *Session: Visual Studies and Sport* This panel investigates the relationship between sport and visual culture. Sports have traditionally had a curious relationship with the academy and particularly within the arts, where they are often treated as ‘low-brow’, anti-intellectual and popular pursuits. Of the academic work that has addressed sport, very little has focused on its highly visual nature. Rather, the dominant approach, found in the history and sociology of sport, situates sport as a social phenomenon and highlights the social and economic structures of sporting events, sports organizations and professions, as well as the mediation of sport, most specifically through television. By contrast, this panel examines the specific intersection of sport and visual representation. Sports are inextricably bound to visual technologies and, as such, are a rich site of analysis for visual studies scholars. Importantly, the panel emphasizes the myriad ways in which sports and images intersect: images are used as pedagogical tools in sport as they are produced, circulated and read by coaches, athletes, trainers and sports medicine professionals; they are used as juridical tools that either replace or augment the human eye in sporting events; they serve commercial purposes as in television and print advertising; they are used as entertainment in television, film and new media; and they form an essential part of visual culture as manifest in visual art, pop culture and other forms of visual culture production. The panel calls for a rethinking of sport and its relationship to visual studies. Whether pedagogical, juridical, commercial, aesthetic or otherwise, images of sport are fundamental components of contemporary visual culture: they are bound to cultural conceptions of class, race, nation and gender and are enmeshed in the fundamental economic and institutional infrastructures of society. The panel seeks to explore this topic in hopes of bringing new perspectives, theories and approaches to analyzing sport and visual culture. Contact: Jonathan Finn Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University jfinn(a)wlu.ca and randal.rogers(a)uregina.ca -- Cathy Hannabach Women's Studies & American Studies Temple University 837 Anderson Hall channabach(a)gmail.com

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CFP - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS (IJCN)
by J. Stewart 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

CALL FOR PAPERS - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS (IJCN) ISSN: 1985-4129 Volume 4, Issue 6 Info. at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/journals/IJCN/journal_cfp.php?JCode=IJCN Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) invites researchers, editors, scientists & scholars to publish their scientific research papers in an International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) Volume 4, Issue 6. The International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) is an archival, bimonthly journal committed to the timely publications of peer-reviewed and original papers that advance the state-of-the-art and practical applications of computer networks. It provides a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to network professionals and brings to its readers the latest and most important findings in computer networks. CSC Journals anticipate and invite papers on any of the following topics: Ad-hoc Wireless Networks Network Architectures and Protocols Algorithms, Systems and Applications Network Coding ATM Networks Network Modeling and Performance Analysis Network Body Sensor Networks Network Operation and Management Cellular Networks Network Security and Privacy Cognitive Radio Networks Network Services and Applications Congestion and Flow Control Optical Networks Cooperative Networks Peer-to-Peer Networks Delay Tolerant Networks Personal Area Networks Fault Tolerant Networks Switching and Routing Information Theory Telecommunication Networks Local Area Networks Trust Worth Computing Metropolitan Area Networks Ubiquitous Computing MIMO Networks Web-based Services Mobile Computing Wide Area Networks Mobile Satellite Networks Wireless Local Area Networks Multicast and Broadcast Networks Wireless Mesh Networks Multimedia Networks Wireless Sensor Networks Important Dates - IJCN CFP - Volume 4, Issue 6. Paper Submission: September 30, 2012 Author Notification: November 15, 2012 Issue Publication: December 2012 For complete details about IJCN archives publications, abstracting/indexing, editorial board and other important information, please refer to IJCN homepage. We look forward to receive your valuable papers. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at cscpress(a)cscjournals.org. Our team is committed to provide a quick and supportive service throughout the publication process. A complete list of journals can be found at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/bysubject.php Sincerely, J. Stewart Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) B-5-8 Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont Kiara 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: + 603 6207 1607, + 603 2782 6991 Fax:+ 603 6207 1697 Url: http://www.cscjournals.org

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Fwd: All about Social Data, at the Sentiment Symposium (discount registration expires Sept 10)
by Shulman, Stuart 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Seth Grimes <grimes(a)altaplana.com> Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 8:34 AM Subject: All about Social Data, at the Sentiment Symposium (discount registration expires Sept 10) To: stu(a)texifter.com It's no coincidence that four of Twitter's certified program partners are sponsoring and exhibiting at the upcoming Sentiment Analysis Symposium<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=42215&e=c3R1QHRleGlmdGVyLm…>: Attensity in Twitter's engagement and analytics categories; DataSift and Gnip as data resellers; and Topsy for analytics and data. Social data is * important*, and the Sentiment Analysis Symposium is *the* conference for everyone who needs to discover meaning and opportunity in social media. It's about leading-edge social intelligence, rooted in what's practical today. You'll have an opportunity to meet the Twitter-partner companies and our other sponsors -- and hear from an all-star speakers line-up -- at the October 30 symposium in San Francisco. Are you involved in marketing, market research, customer experience, or media, or do you work in government and public affairs? With keynotes by Kate Niederhoffer, an expert on the psychology of social media (ex-Dachis and Nielsen), and VS Subrahmanian of the University of Maryland -- and speakers from the American Cancer Society, Cisco, Dow Jones, IBM, J.D. Power, Thomson Reuters, and more -- the symposium is for you. Register by September 10 for a $100 early-registration discount<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=42215&e=c3R1QHRleGlmdGVyLm…>. The Agenda link on the registration page will take you to the full program, you'll also find information on all nine of our (current) sponsors. They include Lexalytics, whose text and sentiment analysis are a key DataSift content-processing component. Lexalytics sentiment analysis is also plugged into Radian6 and is used by a host of other social-intelligence and "voice of the customer" applications. Symposium sponsor DiscoverText, a start-up that provides cloud based text analytics, similarly delivers unlimited-access Twitter analytics via a deal with Gnip. Our sponsor NetBase is the leader in brand sentiment and a spectrum of social-intelligence applications, and Converseon as a full-service social media agency with its own innovative social-intelligence tools. Viralheat is a new entrant that is poised to disrupt with its Social Media Simplified message. Will you join us at the symposium? Please register by September 10 for a $100 early-bird discount.<http://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=42215&e=c3R1QHRleGlmdGVyLm…>(Additional attendees from your company are eligible for an extra $200 off.) And if you have questions or concerns, please do contact me. Thanks, and I hope to see you next month, Seth Grimes -------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click here<https://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/profile.php?id=w%2BrFbnh9mT2RauGzG…> -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulmanhttp://people.umass.edu/stu Founder and CEO, Texifterhttp://texifter.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-shulman/10/351/899 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/StuartWShulman Director, QDAP-UMasshttp://www.umass.edu/qdap Editor Emeritus, JITPwww.jitp.net

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Special issue calls for papers for Digital Journalism and Journalism Practice
by Sue Robinson 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

**** *Special Issue Calls for Papers***** **** **** ** ** Dear Colleague**** ** ** *Journalism Practice <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW7GyZ7YXMJktWCHS7xJNXu>: Special Issue Call for Papers** *Community Journalism Midst Media Revolution Guest Editor: Sue Robinson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison**** *Submission Deadlines:** *Abstract: 1 November 2012 Full Manuscript: 15 January 2013 **** This special issue, titled “Community Journalism Midst Media Revolution,” will explore the intersection of community, news and digital technologies. We invite manuscripts that explore community journalism – that is, newswork based on local, grassroots topics and for local, grassroots audiences – during this incredible transformation. This special issue will thread all of its works by the theme of change – change in community, change in the press, change in audiences, change in community story, and change in mediated forms and platforms. *Read the full call for papers here*<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW8336IemhJ95XHzOHkUX3D> .**** If you would like to read this special issue when it is published online, register to receive table of contents alerts<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW8pxeitKMIXHYMrLh8669M>for *Journalism Practice*.**** [image: Theology and Science]<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW8M1lSJ9hIMjZRjHQVhffV> **** ** ** *Digital Journalism <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW98vtsYxMIAW0WbEqIsom4>: Special Issue Call for Papers** *Theories of Journalism in a Digital Age Guest Editors: Steen Steensen and Laura Ahva**** *Submission Deadlines:* Abstract (no more than 500 words): 15 January 2013 Final submission to guest editors: 31 January 2014 Publication: Late 2014 / Early 2015**** This special issue of *Digital Journalism* welcomes contributions that reassess theories of journalism related to digitalization and the normative assumptions underpinning most of journalism studies, especially regarding the relationship between journalism and democracy. Although this call for papers takes processes of digitalization as its starting point, the special issue does not intend to promote deterministic theories. Contributions that critically question the assumed causal relationship between digital technologies and the changing practices and cultures of journalism are welcomed. *Read the full call for papers here<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW9uZB3dWhIpy213B0vDxsd> *.**** If you would like to read this special issue when it is published online, register to receive table of contents alerts<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asW9RtIDtkMIea35VxAiOGym>for * Digital Journalism*.**** [image: Theology and Science]<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWadXQdIJhI2M4aNua5ZPEv> **** ** ** [image: Routledge logo]**** **** **** To add our domain to your safe senders list, please click here http://tandf.msgfocus.com/n/11x4tYsd4sc2zTYh **** If you would like to view this email online please click here http://tandf.msgfocus.com/q/11x4tYsd4sc2zTYh/wv**** You have received this email as you have previously published in either *Journalism Studies* or *Journalism Practice*.**** <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWaArXNY7MHRo5fFqJTaYKE>**[image: eUpdates logo] <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWaArXNY7MHRo5fFqJTaYKE>**<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWaArXNY7MHRo5fFqJTaYKE>If you would like to receive regular *eUpdates* from the Taylor & Francis Group on books, journals and other news within your areas of interest, please register your email address<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWfiLypcghFtmjgYIfcvT2x> .**** Set up *content alerts* simply by clicking on the *Alert me* link on the publication pages at www.tandfonline.com<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1asWfFfFZrEMFhYklQEOZH28G> **** You will be able to update your details or unsubscribe at any time. We respect your privacy and will not disclose, rent or sell your email address to any outside organisations. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click on the link below. Please note this is an automated operation. http://tandf.msgfocus.com/u/11ARdCxeHW<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/u/11x4tYsd4sc2zTYh> **** Copyright © 2012 Taylor & Francis, an Informa Business Informa plc ("Informa") Registered Office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JH. Registered in England and Wales - Number 3099067.**** If you wish to unsubscribe, please click on the link below. Please note this is an automated operation. <http://www.adestra.com/?src=email>**[image: Powered by Adestra]<http://www.adestra.com/?src=email> ** <http://www.adestra.com/?src=email> http://tandf.msgfocus.com/u/11x4tYsd4sc2zTYh **** **** -- Sue Robinson, PhD Associate Professor School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Wisconsin-Madison 5148 Vilas Hall 821 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706

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Professionalization Website
by Jonathan Sterne, Dr. 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Dear Colleagues, Apologies for crossposting. Since 1999, I have maintained a collection of web pages that provides links to useful resources for people on the academic job market in communication studies, though others in critical humanities fields may find the materials useful as well. In recent years, I have added material on other aspects of professional life and will continue to do so. You can find it at: http://sterneworks.org/Academe I am always looking for good suggestions for material to add to the site, and as you'll see, I have used it to archive some material that has been circulated in other fora. If you have a suggestion for a link or a document worth archiving, please email me at jonathan.sterne(a)mcgill.ca. Please note that I do not post or keep track of job ads, nor am I particularly interested in promoting commercial services. I intend to continue building the site, so suggestions for other areas to cover would be appreciated. There are also probably typos and other small errors on the new pages that need correction. Thanks for reading. Sincerely, --Jonathan -- http://sterneworks.org | http://mcgill.ca/ahcs Out now: MP3: The Meaning of a Format<http://www.dukeupress.edu/Catalog/ViewProduct.php?productid=47544> The Sound Studies Reader<http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415771313/>

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Book Announcement and Discount Available - Self Representation and Digital Culture
by Helen Kennedy 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Now Published : Self Representation and Digital Culture, Palgrave Macmillan. Taking a close look at ordinary people 'telling their own story', Nancy Thumim explores self-representations in contemporary digital culture in settings as diverse as reality TV, online storytelling, and oral histories displayed in museums. Self-Representation and Digital Culture addresses the institutional contexts of production, technology and form of the texts, and the point of view of those who represent themselves. This original research examines how contradictory and widely different politics inform and shape examples of 'speaking for oneself'. Thumim argues that analysis and theorization of the activity of self-representation is vital for media, communication and cultural studies at a time when examples of this genre both surround us and appear, at first glance, to all be alike. 'In this elegantly written, clear sighted and yet theoretically rich book, Nancy Thumim offers a wealth of critical insights into the extraordinary contemporary explosion of opportunities presented to the public to represent themselves, speak out and, perhaps, be heard.' - Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 'I don't simply 'Like' this book, I love it: self-representation has been studied in bits and pieces, but Nancy Thumim is the first to bring these different approaches together and brilliantly shows how various forms and contexts of self-representations are submitted to generic rules that - in fact - limit expressions of the self. On the other hand her analysis shows compelling sensitivity to the experiences of self-representing individuals who construct their sense of authenticity and uniqueness nevertheless. A must-read across the social sciences and humanities.' - Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University, UK 'Nancy Thumim tells the fascinating story of how new representational practices have emerged in the digital era. She carefully guides us through the conceptual turbulence these changes have brought in their wake. It's a sophisticated, scrupulous book – illuminating the social uses of media while rethinking basic assumptions in media studies.' - John Hartley, Curtin University, Australia 'This is an important and timely intervention in the study of self-representation that not only powerfully enhances our understanding of the role of digital media in public participation but urges us to think carefully about the current valorisation of ordinary voice in our public culture.' - Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Nancy Thumim is a Lecturer in Communications Studies at the Institute of Communications Studies (ICS) University of Leeds. ***ENTER THE CODE WTHUMIM2012a TO GET A 50% DISCOUNT on palgrave.com. THE DISCOUNT WILL LAST UNTIL FEBRUARY 2013.***

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