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AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium, Brisbane, 27 Sep 2006
by Marcus Foth 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

.::. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 1 MAY .::. Call for Participation Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference 2006, Brisbane, Australia DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM (Please forward to students you supervise, to relevant lists, and please excuse cross-postings.) The AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on 27 Sep 2006 where they will have a chance to present their research plans and discuss them with peers and established senior researchers. Interested students should prepare a 2 page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date with a focus on issues and concerns, as well as the expectations and hopes from the colloquium. Please submit your 2 page application by 1 May 2006 to: Marcus Foth at m.foth(a)qut.edu.au Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the Doctoral Colloquium by 1 June 2006. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare an 8 page report on their research by 1 August 2006. This report is not a conference paper, however alternative publication opportunities will be discussed on the day. The report will be distributed to all Doctoral Colloquium attendees to prepare for an informed discussion, Q&A and feedback from the chairs on the day. All attendees of the Doctoral Colloquium are required to register for the AoIR conference. For further details please visit the conference website at http:// conferences.aoir.org/ or contact the convenor of the AoIR Doctoral Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth(a)qut.edu.au Chairs: Barbara Adkins, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, USA Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Randolph Kluver, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Host and Sponsor: Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Best Regards, Marcus Foth -- Marcus Foth BMultimedia BCompSc(Hons) MA PhD m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Mobile +61 407 745 021 - Fax +61 7 3864 3723 http://ici.qut.edu.au/

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Re: [Air-l] AoIR in Latin-America
by geert lovink 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

No worries! People who speak in English are a minority in this world. The content in English on the Net is shrinking (relatively speaking) and so are the users for whom English is their first language. I guess it is time for Internet researchers to wake up to this new reality. Please read the basic statistics. We're spinning off those who speak English. It's not the other way round... Those who write in English are in the minority, big way. Let's not portray it otherwise. Geert On 20 Mar 2006, at 3:44 AM, Nathaniel Poor wrote: > I was thinking: "If we spin off the people who don't speak English.... > who may not even be on the list in the first place... then we will > have a more restricted view of the Internet..." > > pero si, entiendo que es un problema con las idiomas del mundo... y > ingles... y el internet... > (but yes I understand that it's a problem with languages of the > world... and English... on the net...) > I also understand there is, currently, no easy answer to the issue of > "we speak different languages but want to talk to each other" > actually I had my undergrads read... something... from the "ferment in > the field" edition (1980s?) of the Journal of Comm, that had a dialog > where Ev Rogers was one of the people, and he, I think it was him > (apologies if I am wrong), had an interesting point about language > where he said, for instance, English-language researchers do get a lot > of material to read, but at the same time a lot of it is translated, > so, the example he used was the Japanese, the Japanese can get most of > the English material in translated form, but Japanese work is rarely > translated into English > now I don't know if that was true then or even true now, but for me it > was an interesting point about how language issues may not quite cut > in expected ways > > I feel that if we spin off non-English, then as you write there will > never be any postings on the list in languages other than English! > (but not like I am fluent in anything but English, my Spanish is not > very good, and honestly I find my near mono-lingualism a problem) > maybe it is chicken and egg... > > but, now that I have a better understanding of how it might work I > think it sounds like a solution worth trying > Sue is going to be a "go-between", and perhaps some others will also > be on both lists and can cross-post *and* translate > that would be really cool.... > so instead of creating different lists that are very separate, there > can be communication! (my PhD is in Comm) > > I am also glad the AIR conference is in different parts of the world, > although that may only avoid American-centrism, but we are a young > organization and these things take time (there is always ICA....) > > > On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:03 PM, geert lovink wrote: > >> hi, i was a bit surprised about your remark on the aior as the list >> and organization is so deeply anglo-centric. there are NEVER any >> postings on that list in languages other than english. so what does >> that 'regardless of language' means to you? there are hardly any >> lists, sites, blog or journals that are poly-lingual. best, geert >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------- > Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. > www.umich.edu/~natpoor > Visiting Assistant Professor > Communication Studies Dept. > Albion College > http://www.albion.edu/commstudies > >

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Re: [Air-l] language on the Internet (was AoIR in Latin America)
by William Bain 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hello, All, On Joshua Raclaw's "Are you suggesting that a spoken minority language might actually become endangered because it doesn't have an online presence? A vast majority of these minority languages don't even have a writing system." could I just mention again the article by Dr. Albert Bastardas-Boada. Perhaps once was enough but I think it's worth a look in relation to the idea of "linguistic sustainability" in a kind of tandem relationship with linguistic diversity. The article's at http://www.linguapax.org/congres04/pdf/bastardas.pdf Perhaps I'm insisting too much but I believe there's something interesting there. Best regards, William --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Reminder: Couch internet research student award
by Mark D. Johns 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research (http://www.cccsir.org/) The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2006 meeting of the National Communication Association (NCA) in San Antonio, Texas. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $200 US, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100 US. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the NCA conference, November 16-19, 2006. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at johnsmar(a)luther.edu Submission deadline is May 1, 2006. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication Studies Luther College Decorah, IA 52101 Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: johnsmar(a)luther.edu

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internet in movies
by Nancy Baym 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hello All, I would like to compile a list of movies in which the internet plays a significant role. Not being much of a movie-going gal myself, I need help! Among those I can think of offhand are: You've Got Mail (couple hate each other IRL, find true love anonymously online) Closer (couple is deceptively set up online by another leading to very dysfunctional relationship) The Net (identity theft almost ruins net-addicted heroine's life) Must Love Dogs (couple find true love through online dating despite net dating's general portrayal as rife with deceptive losers) If you can identify others, especially with a really brief summary of what role the net plays, please email me offlist. I'll compile list and post to air-l Thanks in advance, Nancy

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by William Bain 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

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Re: [Air-l] Language on the Internet (was AoIR in Latin America)
by William Bain 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

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how to write real good
by Barry Wellman 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Some folks have asked me about how to perform clear writing;-) My favorite book is Howard Becker's Writing for Social Scientists. (Howard is a famous qualitative sociologist.) He also has a fine, broader book, Tricks of the Trade. My shorter guide, "How to Write a Paper" is on the Publications list of my website -- near the bottom. So is my humorous "Lifecycle of Authorhoods" and "Bum Raps: Notes of a Weary Conference Goer" (written pre-AOIR conferences). I gave the "How to Write" stuff yesterday as a 3-hour workshop for Toronto sociology doctoral students, and it seemed to go well. I am going to turn "How to Write" from its current semi-outline form into a fully-paragraphed guide. I would appreciate any suggestions from list readers about what to keep in, expand -- or leave out. PS: Thanks to all the MacGwyver fans. You have given me heart. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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question for the list: who coined "talk/write"?
by andrea baker 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

HI, all, I'd like to thank Macelo Vieta, Elizabeth Maurer, and Angela Thomas for your responses to me asking about "talk/write". Angela, email sent to you. In looking further, I found Danet's work mentioning a similar idea though not with the same terminology. cheers, andee (andrea baker)

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wikimania conference
by Barry Wellman 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

I would appreciate it if anyone who was involved in last year's Wikimania conference or is involved in planning this one's (early August 2006, Boston area) -- would tell me more about it. Either on the list (if of general interest) Or privately. Thanks, Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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