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RE: [Air-l] uk election 2005
by Dominic Pinto 22 Apr '05

22 Apr '05

--- Wainer Lusoli <w.lusoli(a)lse.ac.uk> wrote: > Bill: > > Much appreciated, no surprise the OII is at the > forefront. > > [On the lighter note suggested > (http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/) I > ended up a Trot, which is accurate but how on earth > did they guess ;) I > also received a call from the local Labour party, > the following day, who > wanted to shepherd me back to the flock; whether it > is a coincidence, I > leave it for you to decide ] > I've had no cold calls yet, and so far 2 leaflet drops (both from the local Tories) in Central London. The whoshouldyouvotefor site offered me the LibDems, as they 'take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.' So far this campaign has hardly come alive! Dominic Pinto e-m dominic.pinto(a)ieee.org M: +44 780 302-8268 Ph/Fax: +44 207 379-8341

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Podcasting/blogger/rss conferences
by Kate Raynes-Goldie 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

I'm compiling a list of trade shows/conferences that cover podcasting and/or blogging and/or rss. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should include? Thanks! Kate

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terminology to describe developing countries
by Carolyn Wei 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

Hello, I am de-lurking here in search of some vocabulary insight. I have been working on questions about technology use in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics, a developing region of the world. I am trying to find a word to describe the level of technological development in the region. If I were to adapt the problematic geopolitical terms of First, Second, and Third World, I am looking for a way to describe the "Second World" of industrialized areas. The Central Asian republics are not saturated in the latest digital gadgets, nor are they utterly devoid of electricity and technology. They're inbetween those two extremes: Central Asia has aging analog telecomm systems, some introduction of digital phone lines, and growing internet and mobile use. I've been using "digitally emergent" to describe Central Asia. Has anyone seen the term "digitally emergent" before? Or is there a more common way to describe this level of development? Thanks, Carolyn Carolyn Wei Dept. of Technical Communication University of Washington

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CFP: proposed edited collection REMOTE RELATIONSHIPS IN A SMALL WORLD
by Attwood, Fiona 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

CFP: proposed edited collection REMOTE RELATIONSHIPS IN A SMALL WORLD We are seeking contributions for this proposed edited collection. Rather than producing more speculative work, we wish to focus on empirical data collected online about the intricate, intimate virtual ways that people forge connections. The three sections will be: Love & Sex; Work & Education; and Methods & Ethics. Chapters should be empirically based, 8000 words in length, and written in an accessible style suitable for an interested, intelligent general audience as well as for an academic readership in gender/cultural/media studies, sociology/anthropology, and new media. Deadline for abstracts Friday May 8th. Deadline for completed chapters February 14th 2006. Please send abstracts of up to 250 words (attached as a .doc or .rtf file) and including a brief bio or CV to: Feona Attwood, Sheffield Hallam University, UK f.attwood(a)shu.ac.uk and Dr Samantha Holland, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK s.holland(a)leedsmet.ac.uk

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Call for Chapters: Queer Intersections: Revisiting online media and queer sexualities
by O''Riordan, Kate 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

Call for Chapters (edited book) Queer Intersections: Revisiting online media and queer sexualities Edited by Kate O'Riordan and David J Philips Introduction This edited collection will bring together crucial examinations of the intersecting fields of sexuality and the internet, and will provide an overarching contextualisation and consolidation of cyber/queer practices and theories. In the early to mid-1990s, the repercussions of queer theory were being engaged across academic feminism and lesbian and gay studies. At the same time, the internet was emerging as a key structuring device for academic networks, and as an important area of study. With the advent of the commercial web in 1994 the internet intersected with popular culture, and key questions of modernity - identity, community, governance, time and space - intersected with the web as it unfolded across multiple social domains. Whilst the mid-1990s wasn't the beginning of internet research, cybercultural studies, or queer, it was a period of sustained attention and excitement in relation to identity and the web. Since then, there has been intense collision and collaboration between queer theory and cyberculture, as the imagined ideal queer subject and the imagined ideal cybersubject came to occupy the same ground. Moving on from and challenging this formulation, the book aims both to document queer internet practices and to limn their theoretical implications at the intersection of the fields of queer, technology, and communication studies. Drawing on interviews with central actors, analyses of internet activity, syntheses of critical debates, and both new and historical research, the collection will provide both an overview and an in depth analysis of these engagements. We invite papers for consideration that complement either of the proposed sections of the book: Section 1 will provide theoretical contextualisations, histories and political economies of queer/communication technology intersections. Section 2 will showcase new and innovative work on queer sexuality and the internet that offers new insight, whilst also showing evidence of a rigorous connection to historical and theoretical context. Suggested topics and themes include (but are not limited to): · Sexual identities practices and communities · Art and activism · Consumption · Political economy · Representation · Performativity · Queer theory Target Market and Readership The book aims to provide a contribution to course materials for postgraduate and undergraduate work in digital/new media/internet and communication studies, queer theory, cultural and gender studies. The collection also aims to support postdoctoral researchers by providing a consolidation and bridging of existing and new work in the field. Deadlines Submission of 400 word abstract along with a CV: 1st of July 2005. Authors notified: 1st of August 2005 Draft chapters: 1st November 2005 Editors Kate O'Riordan, Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University, http://www.cesagen.lancs.ac.uk/staff/oriordan.htm k.oriordan(a)lancaster.ac.uk David Phillips, Department of Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas at Austin, http://rtf.utexas.edu/faculty/phillips, djp(a)mail.utexas.edu Dr Kate O'Riordan CESAGen IEPPP Lancaster University Furness College Lancaster LA1 4YG tel: 01524 592769 email: k.oriordan(a)lancaster.ac.uk

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web browsing patterns and distributions?
by Allan A Friedman 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

Hi All, I've been looking for information on web browsing patterns in terms of page exposure. Ideally, I'd be interested in roughly how many pages people visit in a given time period and the shape of that distribution (i.e. most people look at a few pages, but a long tail look at many pages). If anyone could point me to some any broadly applicable information about how people "acquire" new pages (search engines, links, email), I would be a happy modeler of user behavior. I've found plenty of user studies on browsing behavior *inside* a website, but I'm looking for domain-level use for a project on trust mechanism simulation. Thanks! /\llan Allan Friedman PhD Student, Public Policy Kennedy School of Government

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1-year positions at Rutgers U
by Ulla Bunz 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

Hi all - we have a number of 1-year positions available at Rutgers University (New Jersey). There is a possibility (but no guarantee) that some of these may turn into a tenure-track position at some point after the first year. It is my understanding that this will not be decided at the time of hiring, but at some later point throughout the 2005/2006 year. Ask the search chair for clarification. Please note the classes that we are hoping to fill are for majors (Juniors/seniors) and are topically open, as long as they fit within our curriculum. That is, we are not trying to fill a particular class, rather categories of classes (3/400 level). If you go to the SCILS, Rutgers website, please check only the classes listed under "Communication." The "Media Studies" department and the "Information Technology and Informatics" major are not the same as the "Communication" department. They are in the same school, but not in our department. That sometimes causes confusion and people apply for the wrong job/to the wrong department. Any class that starts with the numbers 04:192 is taught by the Department of Communication. See below for the full job ad. If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Kathryn Greene, the search chair. Best, Ulla -- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Position description: The Department of Communication at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey invites applications for one or more one-year Lecturers (Assistant Professors), to teach 3-4 courses per semester, in any of the following areas: Organizational Communication, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Persuasion, Public Relations, and/or Mediated Communication (Mediated Communication does not include traditional mass communication and broadcast or print media, but considers the social contexts and consequences of new technologies such as wireless communication and the Internet.). Teaching responsibilities will begin September 1, 2005. Faculty members supervise research and teach in an undergraduate degree in Communication, a Masters in Communication and Information Studies, and Ph.D. in Communication, Information, and Library Studies. The department situates its core theoretical and research interests in three areas: social interaction, organizational communication, and mediated communication. Three major initiatives lie at the intersection of these areas: the Center for Communication and Health Issues, the Center for Organizational Development and Leadership, and the new Center for Mobile Communication Studies. For more information, see http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/comm. Qualifications: Completed Ph.D. (preferred), or ABD, in Communication or related social science discipline, and evidence of teaching excellence. Salary is competitive and commensurate with rank and qualifications. Application deadline: Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Application Procedure: Please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching accomplishments, and the names and contact information for three references to: Dr. Kathryn Greene, Chair, Search Committee Department of Communication Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 (For further information contact Dr. Kathryn Greene at kgreene(a)scils.rutgers.edu) About the University: Established in 1766, Rutgers University is the eighth oldest university in the U.S., with approximately 48,000 students on three campuses. The Rutgers-New Brunswick campus is the largest campus and is conveniently located between New York City and Philadelphia. Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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RE: [Air-l] histories of mobiles? (Intern)
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

Hi, I have a short history of mobiles and radio based communication in my book "The mobile connection." Perhaps the best source is Tom Farely's "Mobile Telephone History" at: http://www.privateline.com/PCS/history.htm. He starts with Hertz and Marconi and comes all the way to the present. It is a great site. Rich Ling -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Gerard Goggin Sent: 21. april 2005 01:43 To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] histories of mobiles? Dear airlisters, I'm writing an article on the history of mobiles in Australia, and am interested in what work has been done -- or is in progress -- elsewhere on histories of mobiles (apart from Agar's 'Constant Touch'). Thanks, Gerard Goggin -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dr Gerard Goggin ARC Australian Research Fellow Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 Qld Australia e: g.goggin(a)uq.edu.au m: 0428 66 88 24 www.gerardgoggin.net// www.cccs.uq.edu.au research blog: http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/~blogs/gerardgoggin/ _______________________________________________ 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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Reminder: PhD course announcement at IT University of Copenhagen
by T.L. Taylor 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

Note deadline for applications is tomorrow, April 21 :) TL --- Hi folks. I will be hosting a PhD course at the IT University of Copenhagen on June 2-4 entitled "Mundane Technologies: The Structures and Practice of Everyday Use". The guest lecturers for it will be Lucy Suchman and Nina Wakeford. The course will explore the intersections between the structures of use embedded in technologies (be it physical configurations or software and architectures) and the actual practices that circulate through them. Rather than taking technological artifacts at face value, this course will examine 1) the embedded values, social & political configurations, and use-orientations within a technology (normative orientations) and 2) the intervening ways actual use is constructed, contested, and negotiated. The course will take up the notion of the "imagined user" and draw on work that seeks to understand the (at times messy) co-construction of technology and everyday users. Additionally, consideration will be given to methodological orientations that foster research exploring this relationship. The course will include students from a variety of fields, including those doing work on computer gaming, CSCW, Ubicomp, and internet studies to name a few. Students will focus on exploring - through the readings and reflections on their own research - the intersections between systems, values, and practices. Despite divergent objects of study (across several research departments), the goal of the course is to create a venue for some shared inquiry into the normative aspects of systems and the intervening everyday use of technological artifacts. Space is limited and applications are required. Check out http://www1.itu.dk/sw29224.asp for more details (ECTS will be 5 if a paper is submitted and 3 if not). TL -- ___________________________________ T.L. Taylor, Associate Professor Center for Computer Games Research Dept. of Digital Aesthetics and Communication IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark +45 7218 5035 (tele) / +45 7218 5001 (fax) tltaylor(a)itu.dk / http://www.itu.dk/~tltaylor/

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Convention - Media Ecology Association, Fordham University, NYC June 22-26, 2005
by J Sternberg 19 Apr '05

19 Apr '05

THE SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE MEDIA ECOLOGY ASSOCIATION June 22-26, 2005 Fordham University New York, New York <http://www.media-ecology.org> THE BIASES OF MEDIA Media are often criticized for the biases of their content, but media ecology is also concerned with the intellectual, emotional, temporal, spatial, political, social, metaphysical, and epistemological biases associated with different forms of communication and different types of technology. Featured speakers at the Sixth Annual MEA Convention include Paul Levinson, Eric McLuhan, Frank E. X. Dance, Sara van den Berg, Robert White, and James Carey (and expect a few surprises!). Convention activities will take place at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in midtown Manhattan, located at 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023 Directions to campus <http://tinyurl.com/4huww> Map of campus area <http://tinyurl.com/3wn6j> Accommodations will be handled by participants on an individual basis. No particular hotel is recommended nor are any hotel discounts offered for the Convention. A list of convenient hotels and hostels will be available on the MEA Web site. Note that this year’s Convention starts on Wednesday afternoon, June 22 and ends on Sunday afternoon, June 26. PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION Convention Fees for MEA Members ___ US $30 Member Pre-Registration (before June 1) ___ US $40 Member Registration (after June 1 or on site) ___ US $20 Student Registration* Convention Fees for Non-Members ___ US $60 Convention Registration Only ___ US $25 Student Convention Registration Only* Membership Fees (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005) ___ US $60 Membership ___ US $30 Student Membership* * full-time student ID required A printable version of the pre-registration form will be available online at <http://www.media-ecology.org>, where the Convention schedule will be posted and updated periodically. Please send completed pre-registration form and check or money order payable to Media Ecology Association to: Janet Sternberg, MEA Executive Secretary Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax netberg {at} compuserve.com Payment from outside the United States can be made through PayPal® at <http://www.media-ecology.org/joinmea/intlpay.html> Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinators Janet Sternberg Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax netberg {at} compuserve.com Lance Strate Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4864 voice | 718-817-4868 fax strate {at} fordham.edu DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: June 1, 2005 ----------------------------------- Media Ecology Association <http://www.media-ecology.org> -----------------------------------

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