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Antw: Air-l-aoir.org Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10
by Carl-Markus Piswanger 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

I am out of office - for urgent requests please call +43 (0)664 8340264. I will be back on August 16. Carl-Markus Piswanger

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jobs at UC San Diego
by Gina Neff 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

Below is an ad for two openings at University of California, San Diego. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions about the job and the department. Gina Neff Starting Fall 2005 Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington gneff<AT>u.washington.edu ------------------------------------ The Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego (www.communication.ucsd.edu) seeks to fill two positions to begin July 1, 2006 in the area of the department that focuses on symbolic communication and mediated human activity. Position 1: tenure-track Assistant Professor. Position 2: Associate Professor with tenure. Research areas for both positions may include the study of discourse, language and social interaction; distributed cognition and learning; play and children's culture; youth interactions with technology; technologically supported networks in institutions, organizations, workplaces, or social movements. We seek applicants whose work reflects and extends the department's engagement with categories of difference. Send vita, statement of research and teaching interests, one work sample (such as a recent publication), home page URL, and contact information for three references by October 31, 2005 (late applications will be accepted) to: Professor Carol Padden Department of Communication (0503) University of California at San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA 92093-0503 UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus diversity resources and programs at the campus website for Diversity (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/) To assist applicants who may have an interest in employment opportunities for spouses/partners, consult the UCSD Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin (http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/aaa/recruitment/) the Staff Employment Opportunity Bulletin (http://joblink.ucsd.edu/) or our links to employment opportunities at other education and research institutions in San Diego (http://www.ucsd.edu/sandiego.html) Judy Wertin Chair's Assistant MCC 131 Dept. of Communication University of California, San Diego (858) 534-0234

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new journal: Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media
by david silver 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

fyi, and feel free to pass along ... david FREE electronic subscription to Volume 1 of Games and Culture! Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media is a new, quarterly international journal (first issue due January 2006) that aims to publish innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within the context of interactive media. The journal will serve as a premiere outlet for ground-breaking and germinal work in the field of game studies. Games and Culture's scope will include the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives, including textual analysis; political economy; cultural studies; ethnography; critical race studies; gender studies; media studies; public policy; international relations; and communication studies. To sign up for FREE electronic access to the first volume, go to: http://games.sagepub.com and click on "FREE TRIAL" Once you have registered, you will be sent an acknowledgement and a reminder email as soon as the first issue is available. For further information on the journal including editorial board listings and submission details, please also visit this website.

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Oxford conference 8-10 September 2005
by Vicki Nash 09 Aug '05

09 Aug '05

Dear Colleague, I would like to draw your attention to an important conference on Internet safety and security to be held in Oxford on 8-10 September. Against the backdrop of increasing and often sensational media coverage about the potential abuse of the Internet by spammers, hackers, paedophiles and terrorists, the conference will examine whether and how such fears are changing the complex and delicate balance of values and interests at stake in the Internet's global network of networks. The conference will draw on the experience and evidence of distinguished researchers, policy-makers, business leaders and practitioners to foster considered discussion and analysis in the context of current live issues such as child protection, network security and individual privacy. Its prime aim is to help inform decision-making by all relevant stakeholders with a better understanding of the societal implications of the choices being made. Key speakers include Howard A. Schmidt (Former Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security to the White House), Prof. Sonia Livingstone (Dept. of Media & Communications, London School of Economics), John Carr, Peter Coroneos (Chief Executive, Internet Industry Association, Australia) and Jonathan Zittrain (Professor of Internet Regulation and Governance, OII). Called 'Safety and Security in a Networked World: Balancing Cyber-rights and Responsibilities', the conference's website ( <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/cybersafety> www.oii.ox.ac.uk/cybersafety) has details of invited speakers, the programme and how to register. It is organised by the Oxford Internet Institute in close collaboration with international partners, including the University of Auckland, the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, the European Information Society Group (EURIM) and NetSafe. If you have any questions about this event, please e-mail the conference team at <mailto:cybersafety@oii.ox.ac.uk> cybersafety(a)oii.ox.ac.uk . best Dr Victoria Nash Policy and Research Officer Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford www.oii.ox.ac.uk <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/>

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RE: Gender and media preference
by Ledbetter, Andrew Michael 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

(I tried to post this earlier in the day using another e-mail client, not sure it got through KU's system; much apologies if this turns up as a repeat posting.) Quickly, before addressing the subject of this post, many, many deep thanks to all who responded (and so quickly, in the dead of August!) with sources regarding postal mail & e-mail... as you might imagine, that section of my literature review is increasing in both quality and quantity with all the great new sources. Thanks so much for being willing to share your knowledge! Regarding sex and e-mail... I recently did an independent study on gender differences in e-mail usage, and dealt with this topic in the lit review. Sources I know of (and I’m sure other AoIR people know of others) that document sex differences in online communication are: Baron, N. S. (2004). See you online: Gender issues in college student use of instant messaging. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 23, 397-423. (Reports that women are more talkative via IM than they are via FtF.) Boneva, B., & Kraut, R. (2002) Email, gender, and personal relationships. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 530-549. In B. Wellman & C. Haythornthwaite (Eds.), The Internet in everyday life (pp. 372-403). Oxford: Blackwell. (Reports that women are more likely than men to use e-mail to maintain long-distance contact with family and friends.) Hoffman, D. L., Kalsbeek, W. D., Novak, T. P. (1996). Internet and web use in the U.S. Communications of the ACM, 39, 36-46. (Finds that women enjoy e-mail more than do men.) Lee, C. (2003). How Does Instant Messaging Affect Interaction Between the Genders? Stanford, CA: The Mercury Project for Instant Messaging Studies at Stanford University. Retrieved April 28, 2005 from http://www.stanford.edu/class/pwr3-25/group2/projects/lee.html (Finds that females tend to use greetings and closings in their IM conversations while men do not.) Leung, L. (2001). College student motives for chatting on ICQ. New Media & Society, 3, 483-500. (Finds that college women use IM more than do men.) Valkenburg, P., & Buijzen, M. (2003). Children, computer games and the Internet. The Netherlands’ Journal of Social Sciences, 39, 23-34. (Finds young girls engage in a variety of online communication activities, including e-mail and chatting, more than do young boys.) Several of the Pew Internet and American Life studies also find sex differences in CMC usage; see, for instance: “Teenage life online” (http://207.21.232.103/PPF/r/36/report_display.asp) “America’s online pursuits” (http://207.21.232.103/PPF/r/106/report_display.asp) and “Tracking online life” (http://207.21.232.103/PPF/r/11/report_display.asp) The telephone is also an interesting comparison, and I know several researchers have noted that women also use/enjoy the telephone more than do men, so much so that the telephone is sometimes considered a gendered device: Fischer, C. S. (1992). America calling: A social history of the telephone to 1940. Berkeley: University of California. Lacohée, H., & Anderson, B. (2001). Interacting with the telephone. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 54, 665-669. Moyal, A. (1992). The gendered use of the telephone: An Australian case study. Media, Culture and Society, 14, 51-72. Noble, G. (1987). Individual differences, psychological neighbourhoods and use of the domestic telephone. Media Information Australia, 44, 37-41. I also have an unpublished paper on sex differences I found in my study of e-mail social support among college students; in this study, I found that women showed a strong preference for e-mail social support while men seemed to prefer FtF support. Just let me know if you’d like to take a look at it and I can pass it on to you. Given the research above, my gut reaction is that these gender differences don ’t necessarily boil down to text vs. voice (though perhaps that plays a role somehow); I think some contextual features (task v. social spaces, for instance) and relational factors (in my study, relationship type has so far been a bigger influence on patterns of media usage than sex), socially constructed roles of men and women, etc. play a large role. Am interested to hear what other sources people have that might shed more light... Best wishes in your research! It’s a topic that fascinates me, too, and I would be interested to hear what your research shows! Regards, Andrew ---------------- Andrew M. Ledbetter Ph.D. student, University of Kansas

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RE: [Air-l] Gender and media preference
by Bunz, Ulla 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

Some of my research on technological aptitude shows that men *perceive* themselves to be good at the "nuts and bolts" sorts of things related to technology, such as fiddling with new hardware/software, while women *perceive* themselves to be good at the communicative/relational issues, such as accommodating another's style etc. I presented a paper on that at ICA this May and you can contact me directly for a copy. Of course, these are *perceptions* and I'm emphasizing that on purpose because another of my studies shows that there isn't any significant difference between the genders along either the more applied/technical or the more communicative dimensions. (For more info on that paper, also email me directly.) While this may not explain why men participate more offline, this may provide an explanation for why women participate more online: they have confidence in their communication skills in a computer-mediated environment skills. Ulla http://bunz.comm.fsu.edu Bunz, U. (2005, May). A gender-focused meta-analysis of computer-email-web fluency and CMC Competency Studies. Presented at the 55th annual International Communication Association conference, New York. --- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication 356 Diffenbaugh Building Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Email: ulla.bunz(a)comm.fsu.edu ----------------------------------------------- ________________________________ From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Avner Caspi Sent: Mon 8/8/2005 3:48 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Gender and media preference Dear list members, While examining differences between women and men participation in Web-based instruction, I found that women posted more than men. In face-to-face instruction, I found the opposite, well-documented observation: men talked much more than women. I wonder if someone here know of researches that dealt with women preference for written communication (as opposed to other communications, e.g., face-to-face conversation, video-conferencing etc.). Many thanks, Dr. Avner Caspi Open University of Israel _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(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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Fwd: Senior Lectureship/Readership in Sociology, University of York
by Jeremy Hunsinger 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

Begin forwarded message: > From: Yuwei Lin <yl107(a)YORK.AC.UK> > Date: August 8, 2005 8:32:59 AM PDT > To: CYBERSPACE-AND-SOCIETY(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Senior Lectureship/Readership in Sociology, University of > York > Reply-To: Yuwei Lin <yl107(a)YORK.AC.UK> > > > Apologies for cross-posting. Please disseminate widely. > > Senior Lectureship/Readership in Sociology - Department of Sociology > Vacancy reference: BA05297 > > > The successful candidate will have a strong record of research and > scholarly publication in the sociology of information and > communication technologies and will be able to link this work to > other substantive research interests in the Department such as > crime, culture, health and social theory. They will be expected to > play a leading research role in the development of a new Social > Informatics Research Unit within the Department and to play a full > part in teaching and supervision at both undergraduate and > postgraduate levels. > > Salary will be within the range: £37,558 - £42,573 per annum. The > post is to commence in January 2006. > > For more information please see > http://www.york.ac.uk/univ/mis/cfm/vacancies/vac_detail.cfm? > vacno=BA05297 > http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/persnl/jobs/ba05297.pdf > > Closing Date: 12 August 2005 > > > > -- > Yuwei Lin | yuwei at ylin dot org > http://www.ylin.org > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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Gender and media preference
by Avner Caspi 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

Dear list members, While examining differences between women and men participation in Web-based instruction, I found that women posted more than men. In face-to-face instruction, I found the opposite, well-documented observation: men talked much more than women. I wonder if someone here know of researches that dealt with women preference for written communication (as opposed to other communications, e.g., face-to-face conversation, video-conferencing etc.). Many thanks, Dr. Avner Caspi Open University of Israel

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post and e-post
by Barry Wellman 07 Aug '05

07 Aug '05

Naomi Baron has a nice book on paper writing and e-writing. Baron, Naomi. (2000). Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where it is Heading. New York: Routledge. And speaking of Hallmark, they came nosing around MIT a few years ago looking for a study of paper vs e-cards. That's before some of us realized that e-cards were great spam trawlers. 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 _____________________________________________________________________ Reply to: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 06:25:54 -0700 (PDT) From: "Denise N. Rall" <denrall(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Air-l] Postal mail and e-mail Dear Michael - I think someone in this group built up some theory on what postal mail meant to the Victorians (British). Uh this is the only ref I can find to Victorians: Standage, T. (1998). The Victorian Internet : the remarkable story of the telegraph and the nineteenth century's on-line pioneers. New York, Walker and Co. But from the Royal Mail you could pull it up to the 21st C. America. Maybe there's a fun history out there on Hallmark cards???? Cheers, Denise

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Re: postal mail and email, cont.
by Brenda Danet 06 Aug '05

06 Aug '05

At 03:05 PM 8/5/2005, Andrew Ledbetter wrote: >Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:10:55 -0500 >From: "Ledbetter, Andrew Michael" <aledbett(a)ku.edu> >Subject: [Air-l] Postal mail and e-mail >To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > >I am currently writing a literature review on how various communication >modalities are used in interpersonal contexts. One modality I am (not >surprisingly) finding little material on is postal mail. In particular, I >am looking for sources that either (a) address changes in postal mail use >with the advent of e-mail or (b) qualitative comparisons of the use of >postal mail and e-mail within interpersonal relationships. In particular, >I have heard anecdotal reports of e-mail being more "convenient" but >postal mail being "special" in a way that e-mail is not, though I have not >found scholarly material that documents this perception. > >Does anyone know of scholarly articles that address these issues? > >Thanks, >Andrew > >---------------- >Andrew M. Ledbetter >Ph.D. student, University of Kansas Andrew: You might want to have a look at two chapters in my book, Cyberpl@y: Communicating Online (Berg, Oxford, 2001; companion website, http://pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msdanet/cyberpl@y/) Chapter 2 is about email and Chapter 4 is about digital greetings in the late 1990s.. The latter chapter reviews what arbiters of etiquette like Miss Manners had to say about handwritten vs. commercial cards, etc., and I debate paper vs digital greetings. My 1997 paper Danet, B. (1997). Books, letters, documents: The changing aesthetics of texts in late print culture. Journal of Material Culture, 2(1), 5-38. may also be relevant for you. Nancy Baym knows this paper. Brenda Danet

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