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Fwd: CFPanelists: Berks 2008 on women's internet culture
by radhika gajjala 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

fyi > >>Approved-By: barnes(a)MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU >>X-Original-To: H-Women(a)h-net.msu.edu >>X-Mailer: TWIG 2.8.2 >>Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:43:35 -0000 >>Reply-To: "H-NET List for Women's History" <H-WOMEN(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU> >>Sender: "H-NET List for Women's History" <H-WOMEN(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU> >>From: Paula Barnes <barnes(a)MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU> >>Subject: CFPanelists: Berks 2008 on women's internet culture >>To: H-WOMEN(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU >>X-MASF: 0.00% >> >> >> >>For a panel on women's internet culture for the 2008 Berks, we seek a >>third panelist. Our papers deal with online communities of pregnant >>women and mothers: we invite proposals for papers looking at online >>communities related to women and reproduction, such as adoption; >>infertility; pregnancy loss; special issues in parenting; childbirth >>preparation, etc. An international focus would be welcomed. We are >>interested in historicizing these communities as well as looking at the >>change in women's groups brought on by the particularities of cyber >>connections. The paper proposal, while looking at contemporary or recent >>past sources, should be informed by an understanding of the historical >>origins of these communities. >> >> >>Please contact us by email: >>Michelle Moravec, Ph.D. >> >>Assistant Professor of History, Rosemont College >> >>mmoravec(a)rosemont.edu >>and >>Sarah Leavitt, Ph.D. >> >>Office of NIH History, National Institutes of Health >> >>leavitt.sarah(a)gmail.com >>

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Re: [Air-l] internet and time
by Heather Wiltse 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

Abigail, Here is another one on the internet and time: Gotved, S. (2006). Time and space in cyber social reality. New Media & Society, 8(3), 467-486. Best, Heather Wiltse Master's Student, Human-Computer Interaction School of Informatics Indiana University hwiltse(a)iupui.edu

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Re: [Air-l] writing effective questions to lists
by Marj Kibby 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

I'd think the only rule is 1. engage the interest of the list. Abigail's question is obviously an excellent example of writing an effective question to a list - given the responses that it generated. Marj Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> 12/10/06 1:24 PM >>> I'm gearing up to write a book on writing for the social scientists. I want to put in something about how to write in listservs, chat groups, IM, etc. I was struck this week by Abigail's Q (see below) which I thought was a good example on how NOT to answer a question, because it was so broadly framed: what is it about time that Abigail is interested in? (dissertation advising manta). Yet, I have been struck by how much interesting discussion Abigail's Q has evoked. For one thing, there ain't much on time (altho did anyone mention Evitar Zeruvabel?), so anything might be worthwhile. Second, the broadness of the Q seems to have served as a projective test -- evoking a variety of responses. So, I am lead to wonder and to ask: what tips do people have for posting to lists? My quick guide is: 1. Be specific as to content and need. 2. Lurk on the list for a while to get a sense of its style. 3. Try to post something else first, so that you are contributing as well as asking for information. PS: I'd like to endorse Frank Thomas' request for evidence on Virillo's conjectures. Barry Wellman _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman for fun: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________ On 12/7/06, Abigail Groves wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I am writing about the internet and its effects on time. I was wondering >>> if anyone could suggest some readings on this topic? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> Abigail Groves >>> >>> PhD Candidate >>> National Centre in HIV Social Research >>> University of NSW >>> http://nchsr.unsw.edu.au _______________________________________________ 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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2nd Call for Chapters - E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
by Rita Marriott 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

CALL FOR CHAPTERS Proposals Submission Deadline: 1/31/2007 Full Articles Due: 4/30/2007 Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition For more information please access the website http://www.idea-group.com/requests/details.asp?ID=146 or send an e-mail to rita.marriott(a)yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you Best wishes Rita de Cassia Veiga Marriott Editor --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.

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Moscow COST conference call for papers: Politics Online
by Jankowski 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Please find below a CFP for a EU COST conference, to be held in Moscow, 23-25 May 2007: Politics Online: Comparative Perspectives, Theories & Methodological Innovations Feel free to redistribute as you deem appropriate, and apologies for any cross-posting. Best, Nick Jankowski ********************************************************************** Visiting Fellow Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences nickjan(a)xs4all.nl www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl *********************************************************************** Politics Online: Comparative Perspectives, Theories & Methodological Innovations Contributions are invited for two conference sessions devoted to recent theoretical developments in online politics and methodological innovations for investigating these developments. Politics Online should be conceived broadly to include both traditional politics such as top-down government-driven activities as well as bottom-up citizen-based initiatives. Session 1: Comparative Perspectives For Session 1, comparative contributions as well as single-country case studies are invited, independent of geographical region. These papers may be either primarily theoretical or empirical studies. The site of the conference in Moscow provides opportunity to explore developments regarding online politics in post-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and other CIS countries as well as China and Southeast Asia from the perspective of comparative post-communism. Contributions from elsewhere including North America, Western Europe and other regions are also welcome. Suggested topics for Session 1 include: * use of mobile telephones (e.g., SMS exchanges) and e-mail during election campaigns, political and social movement actions; * web presence (websites and blogs) by political actors; * online discussion and chat forums oriented towards politics, public affairs and social movements; * Internet censorship and authoritarian measures regarding new media; * online privacy; * theoretical conceptualizations (such as social-shaping of technologies). Session 2: Methodological Innovations For Session 2, we invite methodologically-oriented papers concerned with conducting research in the online environment. As with the papers for Session 1, online politics should be seen as encompassing traditional political communication as well as citizen and social movement oriented political initiatives. Suggested methodologically oriented topics include: * comparative online research; * content and discourse analysis techniques for studying political websites; * ethnographic exploration of online political engagement; * link analysis; * mixed-method research designs. The sessions are planned as part of a larger EU COST Action 298 conference, to be held 23-25 May 2007 in Moscow. This conference, entitled The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected: The user and the future of information and communication technologies, is hosted by the Institute of the Information Society, Moscow, Russian Federation. For further details, see the conference site <http://conference.cost298.org/>http://conference.cost298.org. These two sessions about online politics are co-organized by COST Action A30, which is concerned with establishing a new media research agenda for East and Central Europe. For further details, see <http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu:8080/cmcs/a30cost/>http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu:8080/cmcs/a30cost/. Interested persons are encouraged to contact the session organizers as soon as possible regarding ideas for papers. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10 January 2007. Authors will be notified by 31 January regarding acceptance. Full papers are to be submitted no later than 15 May 2007. Plans are being made for a journal theme issue and submissions will be considered for inclusion. The sessions are co-organized by: * Miklos Sukosd (Central European University), Chair, COST Action A30: <mailto:sukosdm@ceu.hu>sukosdm(a)ceu.hu * Nicholas Jankowski (Virtual Knowledge Studio, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), COST Action A30, Working Group 1 leader: <mailto:nickjan@xs4all.nl>nickjan(a)xs4all.nl * Chantal de Gournay (France Telecom R&D), COST Action 298, chantal.degournay(a)orange-ftgroup.com Please send abstracts to: * Miklos Sukosd, Chair, COST Action A30: <mailto:sukosdm@ceu.hu>sukosdm(a)ceu.hu * the organizational address for the conference: <mailto:costconference@fub.it>costconference(a)fub.it.

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Re: [Air-l] The internet and time
by Hagit Tal 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Hi all, Manuel Castells wrote in his book "The Rise of the Network Society" about "timless time" Castells, M. The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (three volumes (Oxford: Blackwell, 1996-1998; 2nd edition, 2000) Volume 1: The Rise of the Network Society, Blackwell Publishers (Oxford, and Malden, MA), 1996. Hagit Meishar-Tal Open University Israel -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Abigail Groves Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:37 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] The internet and time Hi all, I am writing about the internet and its effects on time. I was wondering if anyone could suggest some readings on this topic? Thanks, Abigail Groves PhD Candidate National Centre in HIV Social Research University of NSW http://nchsr.unsw.edu.au _______________________________________________ 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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Is Myspace dying? Or a dead site trading?
by Hugemusic 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Found this article a little late: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR200610280… This has been a pet theory of mine for some time, though for different reasons. Previous attempts to generate discussion failed ... further analysis here: http://www.puddlegum.net/?q=myspace-dying But this is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored. MySpace wanted to make their presence in people lives "permanent" - but can this be acheived, or is the phenomonology of the Internet so transient that these things will come and go like the seasons? My own recent experience of MySpace is singularly unsatisfying ... Or is this just a case of an immature market?? WDYR?? BTW - another (related) pet theory: Google don't give a damn about Youtube as a business. They bought it as a research tool to investigate indexing video and audio materials, just as they bought Blogger to experiment with link traps and their search algorythm ... or am I just being a consiracy theorist??? Please discuss. Cheers, Hughie BTW - are you an independent Muso? If so, you ought to complete my survey at http://polling.nationalforum.com.au/index.php?sid=4. If not, you need to tell every independent muso you know about it.

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Re: [Air-l] The internet and time
by Suely Fragoso 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Paul Virilio is a classic >>> a.groves(a)student.unsw.edu.au 07/12/06 20:37 >>> Hi all, I am writing about the internet and its effects on time. I was wondering if anyone could suggest some readings on this topic? Thanks, Abigail Groves PhD Candidate National Centre in HIV Social Research University of NSW http://nchsr.unsw.edu.au _______________________________________________ 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/ -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antiv�rus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo.

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Fwd: [IP] Seymour Papert seriously injured in traffic accident
by jhuns 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

Begin forwarded message: > From: David Farber <dave(a)farber.net> > Date: December 7, 2006 4:32:08 PM EST > To: ip(a)v2.listbox.com > Subject: [IP] Seymour Papert seriously injured in traffic accident > Reply-To: dave(a)farber.net > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb(a)cs.columbia.edu> > Date: December 7, 2006 4:18:22 PM EST > To: David Farber <dave(a)farber.net> > Subject: Seymour Papert seriously injured in traffic accident > > According to the AP, Seymour Papert was struck by a motorbike while > attending a conference in Vietnam. He underwent brain surgery and > remains in a coma. > > http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Vietnam-Professor-Hurt.html > > > --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb > > > ------------------------------------- > You are subscribed as jhuns(a)vt.edu > To manage your subscription, go to > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip > > Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- > people/

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CFP - Understanding eParticipation - Special Issue of JITP
by Stuart Shulman 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

Call for articles to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology and Politics (JITP) "Understanding eParticipation" Special Issue Guest Editors: Ann Macintosh – mailto:A.Macintosh@napier.ac.uk Åke Grönlund – mailto:ake.gronlund@esi.oru.se eParticipation describes efforts to broaden and deepen participation in societal decision making processes by enabling citizens to connect with one another, with public officials and with their elected representatives using information and communication technologies. Processes involved include both directly political ones such as petitioning and consultations and indirectly political ones such as city planning processes. eParticipation is an exciting and challenging research area, which requires a novel combination of technical, social and political measures. This special issue discusses the core and the borders of the research field by means of theoretical and empirical contributions. Topics include but are not limited to: * Current and emergent eParticipation technological infrastructures; * Current and emergent eParticipation methods; * Criteria and methods for evaluation of eParticipation initiatives to be undertaken in a systematic and standardised way; * The business case of eParticipation: Drivers and barriers; * Theories and contextual analysis of eParticipation. Manuscripts should have significant theoretical and empirical roots, preferably in both social/political science and IT, but should at least contain significant content in both areas. Submission Authors must submit an article to the special issue editors by February 1, 2007. Submission will be double-blind reviewed by regular JITP reviewers. Notification of review results will be sent out by March 30, 2007. Authors may be asked to revise their paper. Revised and copy-edited manuscripts must be submitted by May 1, 2007. For formatting and writing guidelines, please consult the JITP author guidelines at http://www.jitp.net/files/instructions.pdf. The Journal of Information Technology and Politics (JITP) publishes individually- and jointly-submitted research papers of exceptional quality from any disciplinary background focused on topics related to the interface between information technology (IT) and politics. Research papers are theory-driven manuscripts, focusing on an important intersection of politics and IT and reporting substantial findings of interest to a broad community of researchers, practitioners, and students. We seek in particular manuscripts that provide cutting-edge theories, methods, and findings for the study of IT and politics. For more information, see: http://www.jitp.net . -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor School of Information Sciences Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Director, Qualitative Data Analysis Program http://qdap.ucsur.pitt.edu University Center for Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh 121 University Place, Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412.624.3776 (v) 412.624.4810 (f) http://shulman.ucsur.pitt.edu Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net

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