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Re: [Air-L] media and social change networks?
by John Postill 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

Dear Julian (and All) At the EASA Media Anthropology Network we are indeed beginning to look collectively at media and social change, which is where Annette was coming from in her original query. You are all welcome to visit and comment on our site where you'll find a series of blog posts on this issue, incl. on social media and other internet topics: http://mediasocialchange.net/ All the best John Dr John Postill EASA Media Anthropology Network convener j.postill(a)shu.ac.uk ------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 31 May 2011 02:24:04 PM CEST From: "Julian Hopkins" <reach(a)julianhopkins.net> To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] media and social change networks? > You might want to have a look at the EASA Media Anthropology Network list - > they don't focus specifically on media and social change, but it certainly > comes up a lot. > > http://www.media-anthropology.net/ > > Cheers, > Julian > > ++++++++++ > Blog: www.julianhopkins.net > Twitter: @julianhopkins > Skype: julhop > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 11:40:08 +0200 > From: Annette Markham <amarkham(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] media and social change networks? > Message-ID: <BANLkTinME0UfMXknMUbHqO0M6HawvWQpvg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > I'm trying to get a sense of what research collectives/networks focus > specifically on media and social change. If you know of any, could you post > to this list? > > I realize this is a huge category, but I'm trying to get a sense of how this > general topic is being approached, either within-discipline, across > disciplines, or outside academia. My query is deliberately vague to try to > generate the breadth of this topic area. > > (I also ask because I just returned from a workshop focused on creating a > research network on media and social change within media anthropology and > I'd like to ascertain how closely this network would align with other > efforts) > > Thanks for anything you provide. I'd be happy to share a collection of > anything that emerges from this inquiry. > > annette > > ***************************************************** > Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. > Guest Professor > Institute for Communication & Media Studies > Centre for Internet Research > Aarhus University, Denmark > Senior Research Fellow, Internet Research Ethics > Center for Information Policy Research > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > amarkham(a)gmail.com > http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ > > Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics > http://www.ijire.net > > > ************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/

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Re: [Air-L] List Submission: Cybersex?
by James Hinton 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

> Quoting Hilary W <hilarywheaton(a)gmail.com>: > > > > I was wondering if the list's collective mind could help me with a > question: > > when was cybersex (here defined as two or more individuals engaging in > typed > > descriptions of physical sex acts, emotions etc) first discussed > popularly > > and by whom? ... > > > > Any thoughts, comments, epiphanies would be greatly appreciated :) > > > > -- > > You might want to try a Google book search for "cybersex" limited to > items between, for example, 1900 and 1995. Here's a link to a sample > earch which returned 766 results: http://goo.gl/WcOF5 [Note. Google > Book search is somewhat non-deterministic, repeated searches may > return different results.] > > A Google book "ngram" search might also be fun .. > http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/ > > Ciao, > > Steve > Hilary, It has been at least since 1985. While I can't say I have checked the veracity of the story, and have only seen reprints, not the original, Ms. Magazine ran a story in October 1985 titled "The Strange Case of the Electronic Lover" by Lindsey Van Gelder. In it she details her experiences as the victim of a man pretending to be a woman named Joan on CompuServe in the early 80s who used his connection with women to lure them into physical world sexual encounters. She states "Joan was sexually aggressive. Every woman I interviewed reported - and was troubled by - Joan's pressuring to have 'cybersex'. This is on-line sex, similar to phone sex, in which people type out their hottest fantasies while they masturbate. (In the age of herpes and AIDS, it has become increasingly popular.)" Van Gelder claims to have met Joan in 1983, but we don't know if "Joan" was active in Cybersex at the time already or if "she" didn't become "aggressive" until '84 or '85. -J. Hinton

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List Submission: Cybersex?
by Hilary W 31 May '11

31 May '11

Greetings, I was wondering if the list's collective mind could help me with a question: when was cybersex (here defined as two or more individuals engaging in typed descriptions of physical sex acts, emotions etc) first discussed popularly and by whom? The academic history of cybersex extends far back to the Internet's beginnings - lists/MUDs/BBS - and was far more popular back in the 90's than now (when seemingly questions of addiction etc take over apart from Attwood's recent revisit). It all seems to blur together and so far I have Rhinegold (1991) and Turkle (1995) as the earliest and most popularly mentioned discussions. Any thoughts, comments, epiphanies would be greatly appreciated :) -- Hilary Wheaton PhD Candidate Curtin University -http://proceedbydebate.blogspot.com/ -http://hilarywheaton.blogspot.com/

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Re: [Air-L] media and social change networks?
by Julian Hopkins 31 May '11

31 May '11

You might want to have a look at the EASA Media Anthropology Network list - they don't focus specifically on media and social change, but it certainly comes up a lot. http://www.media-anthropology.net/ Cheers, Julian ++++++++++ Blog: www.julianhopkins.net Twitter: @julianhopkins Skype: julhop ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 11:40:08 +0200 From: Annette Markham <amarkham(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] media and social change networks? Message-ID: <BANLkTinME0UfMXknMUbHqO0M6HawvWQpvg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi All, I'm trying to get a sense of what research collectives/networks focus specifically on media and social change. If you know of any, could you post to this list? I realize this is a huge category, but I'm trying to get a sense of how this general topic is being approached, either within-discipline, across disciplines, or outside academia. My query is deliberately vague to try to generate the breadth of this topic area. (I also ask because I just returned from a workshop focused on creating a research network on media and social change within media anthropology and I'd like to ascertain how closely this network would align with other efforts) Thanks for anything you provide. I'd be happy to share a collection of anything that emerges from this inquiry. annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor Institute for Communication & Media Studies Centre for Internet Research Aarhus University, Denmark Senior Research Fellow, Internet Research Ethics Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.ijire.net *************************************

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Creative Media Section Dundalk IT -Lecturing post
by Caroline O'Sullivan 31 May '11

31 May '11

> Greetings! > > A position has become available in the Creative Media Section of Dundalk Institute of Technology > A young, vibrant and research active section we offer a number of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. > > We seek applications from candidates with experience in two or more of the following areas: > > Interaction Design, > 2D and 3D Animation, > Games Design, > Web and Mobile App Design, > Tangible Interfaces, > Visual Communications > and/or Motion Graphics. > Post graduate qualification essential > > Further information > http://publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/en/star/goToJobDetails.do?id=1355 > www.dkit.ie/creativemedia > www.creativemediaresearch.com > www.cmdkit.wordpress.com Closing date for applicants 3rd June 2011 Kind Regards > Caroline O'Sullivan Head of Section of Creative Media Ceannasaí Rannóg na Meán Cruthaitheach Department of Music & Creative Media Roinn Ceoil agus Meán Cruthaitheach Dundalk Institute of Technology Dundalk Co. Louth Fón/Tel: +353 42 9370285 Ríomhphost/Email: caroline.osullivan(a)dkit.ie Suíomh Gréasáin/Website: http://www.creativemediaresearch.com > >

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Early bird for C&T 2011 Brisbane ends 31 May 2011
by Marcus Foth 30 May '11

30 May '11

5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies – C&T 2011 29 June – 2 July 2011, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Early bird registration for C&T 2011 ends Tuesday 31 May 2011. http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/register/ C&T will be held at the Queensland State Government's flagship Digital Culture Centre: The Edge. Full registration rates admit delegates to attend two workshops (one each on the 29th and 30th June), the full conference program on 1st and 2nd July, the welcome reception on Thursday night, and the conference dinner on Friday night. Check out this year's program: Keynotes by Geraldine Fitzpatrick and Eric Gordon http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/keynotes/ Panel – Social Media for Increased Resilience and Safety: Technology to Help Communities Cope with Disasters http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/panel/ 9 Workshops and 1 Doctoral Consortium http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/workshops/ Paper presentations http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/papers/ Welcome reception and conference dinner http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/social/ Communities & Technologies 2011 received endorsements from ACM, EUSSET, ACS and AIIA. If you would like to sponsor and support C&T, please contact us. http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/sponsors/ hashtag #comtech2011 facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125376820833369 lanyrd http://lanyrd.com/2011/ct2011/ We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in Brisbane, Australia’s new world city. Marcus Foth Conference Chair, C&T 2011 -- Associate Professor Marcus Foth Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) 130 Victoria Park Road, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88238 - Office K506, Kelvin Grove m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 82, Issue 34
by Denice Szafran 30 May '11

30 May '11

Hi Denise - Charles Tilly's 1997/Micro/, /Macro, or Megrim/? may be a prior layered theory. It's published in 2002's /Stories, Identities, and Political Change /by Rowman and Littlefield. If I've jumped in without knowing the whole conversation (new to the list, waving hi!) I apologize. Won't be the first time that's happened :) Denice Szafran On 5/30/2011 6:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > I wanted to share a rare event: answering my own question! It turns out > that Nick Jankowsi and Martine van Selm have written on the micro, mezzo, > and macro levels as stages in the 'reserach enterprise' pp. 200-201 in > Christine Hine's excellent collection: > > Hine, C., Ed. (2005). Virtual methods: Issues in social research on the > Internet. Oxford, Berg Publishers. > > I do have a further question if Nick and/or Martine are reading this list: > these stages of analysis further cite Jankowski (1999). > > I am happy to give citation to them throughout, but I am still wondering if > this layered type of analysis comes from a yet-unnamed theorist of whom I > should be intimately aware, but am currently unacquainted! > > Cheers, Denise -- Denice Szafran Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology Sturges 13F, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5174 szafran(a)geneseo.edu

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media and social change networks?
by Annette Markham 30 May '11

30 May '11

Hi All, I'm trying to get a sense of what research collectives/networks focus specifically on media and social change. If you know of any, could you post to this list? I realize this is a huge category, but I'm trying to get a sense of how this general topic is being approached, either within-discipline, across disciplines, or outside academia. My query is deliberately vague to try to generate the breadth of this topic area. (I also ask because I just returned from a workshop focused on creating a research network on media and social change within media anthropology and I'd like to ascertain how closely this network would align with other efforts) Thanks for anything you provide. I'd be happy to share a collection of anything that emerges from this inquiry. annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor Institute for Communication & Media Studies Centre for Internet Research Aarhus University, Denmark Senior Research Fellow, Internet Research Ethics Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.ijire.net

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Canadian Internet Use Survey 2010 results/L'Enquête canadienne sur l'utilisation d'Internet de 2010
by Peter Timusk 30 May '11

30 May '11

French follows English http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/110525/dq110525b-eng.htm In 2010, 8 out of 10 Canadian households (79%) had access to the Internet. Over one-half of connected households used more than one type of device to go online. About 81% of households located in census metropolitan areas and 76% of households located in census agglomerations had home Internet access, compared with 71% of households outside of these areas. Rates of access were highest in British Columbia (84%) and Alberta (83%), followed by Ontario, where the rate was 81%. The Canadian Internet Use Survey was redesigned for 2010 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. French http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/110525/dq110525b-fra.htm En 2010, 8 ménages canadiens sur 10 (79 %) avaient accès à Internet. Plus de la moitié de ces ménages ayant une connexion utilisaient plus d'un appareil pour accéder à Internet. Environ 81 % des ménages situés dans des régions métropolitaines de recensement et 76 % des ménages situés dans des agglomérations de recensement avaient un accès à Internet à domicile, par rapport à 71 % des ménages situés en dehors de ces régions. Les taux d'accès étaient les plus élevés en Colombie-Britannique (84 %) et en Alberta (83 %), suivies de l'Ontario, où le taux était de 81 %. L'Enquête canadienne sur l'utilisation d'Internet de 2010 a été remaniée et ses résultats ne devraient pas être comparés à ceux des enquêtes précédentes. Peter Timusk B.Math statistics. BA legal studies Legal studies of the Information Age Vice President Computers for Communites School work blog http://notebook.webpagex.org Some papers www.webpagex.org

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REMIX, a new list for researchers studying remix practices and cultures
by Daniel Villar Onrubia 29 May '11

29 May '11

Dear all, Last March we organised a multidisciplinary workshop on "Remix Cinema" at the University of Oxford (www.remixcinema.org) One of the main conclusions we reached after this event is that scholars interested in remix might benefit substantially from a specialised forum in which they can communicate with peers studying such practices. For that purpose, we have created a new mailing list (powered by JISCmail) called "Remix practices and cultures." Although the Remix Cinema workshop was particularly focused on the role of audiovisual remix practices in the context of digital culture, this list is aimed at a wider group of researchers, examining remix practices of any kinds from a social, cultural, historical, aesthetic, political, economic, legal, technical, or interdisciplinary point of view. https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=REMIX&A=1 We are looking very much forward to initiating the conversation! Best wishes, Daniel Villar Onrubia Doctoral Student at Oxford Internet Institute. University of Oxford daniel.villaronrubia(a)oii.ox.ac.uk | http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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