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saturday, september 11, 2004
by david silver 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

The September Project (09.11.2004) http://www.theseptemberproject.org On Saturday, September 11, free and public events about democracy, citizenship, and patriotism took place. To the best of our knowledge, 469 events took place in all 50 states. Outside the US, events took place in 8 countries: Australia, Cuba, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, and Venezuela. Living in Seattle, I had the opportunity to attend 55 events spread throughout the Puget Sound area. All of the events were free. All but two events -- at the King County Jail Library and at the King County Regional Justice Center Detention Library -- were open to the public. I wanted to attend all of the events but a day is short so I selected two: the Ballard Public Library (my neighborhood) and the Central Library downtown. Both events were inspired and beautiful. At the Ballard Public Library, librarian Ellen Fitzgerald organized an excellent event. About 75 people attended a talk by Ian Spiers, a college student whose photographs of a popular Seattle landmark led to visits from police officers and officials from the Department of Homeland Security (http://brownequalsterrorist.com/) followed by comments by Doug Honig, Communications Director of ACLU-Washington. Few were silent during the Q & A period and the discussion covered issues of security, racism, civil liberties, and justice. 75 community members discussing issues that matter in a public space: it was as if we were all part of an unironic and uncynical Norman Rockwell painting. The event finished with folks talking about how we can continue to have events like these. At the Central Library, Andra Addison, Chris Higashi, Amy Twito, and Kristin Zavorska organized a diverse set of events, including two film screenings of the film "Poetry in Wartime," a facilitated discussion about the film, poetry and creative writing workshops, and information booths featuring local organizations and non-profits. The event also included a video kiosk (designed by The September Project's John Klockner) which allowed participants to record their personal thoughts and reactions to the day. It was great to see kids, young adults, and adults record their thoughts throughout the day. Outside the library were four blank murals. This was a very large project, involving many, and organized primarily by Irina Gendelman, Giorgia Aiello, and Tema Milstein, three graduate students at the University of Washington. Each mural had a different theme and color -- America (red), patriotism (white), war and peace (blue), and 9/11 (black). As the day went on, people (some library patrons, some who were there for September Project events, and some directly from the streets) observed the murals, talked about them, and added an image, a word, a sentence. It was quite beautiful. Every community should have community murals! For images of the process and product, see: http://students.washington.edu/giorgia/photo_mural/ http://students.washington.edu/irinag/murals/91104/ I find a ton of hope in individuals and collectives that are working hard to make our communities, our countries, and our globe a better place. Here's to LIBRARIANS, who, despite budget cuts, despite pay cuts, and despite the Patriot Act which compromises their very job description, work hard and creatively to heal our communities. Here's to ARTISTS and ACTIVISTS who have always and will always tackle the kinds of issues we are encouraged to be silent about. And here's to YOUTH -- the hopeful, the unjaded, the uncynical, the not-yet burned out. It is difficult to find someone, anyone, who is happy with the directions our communities, our countries, and our globe are taking. I'd like to end by thanking all of you, from all of us, for succeeding -- with grace, with inspiration, and with belief that it can and must be done -- in working to change those directions. Here's to libraries. Here's to public culture. Here's to free culture. Here's to dialogue, discussion, and dissent on topics that demand attention. Here's to the people. david silver

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Book Announcement: Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice
by Leslie Regan Shade 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice: Communications in the Public Interest, Volume 2 Edited by Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004. It's a post 9-11 communications world. E-mail is polluted with obnoxious spam and data-eating viruses. Governments are nervously trying to bring order to the chaos through regulation -- the very instrument that was labelled during the '90's as offensive to progress. The "information wants to be free" rally cry of early Internet libertarians has been replaced by the "information needs to be monitored" cry of the new surveillance society. In this new collection, noted Canadian academics and activists explore critical communications issues, from meaningful citizen engagement in public policy debate to privacy protection in the emerging health infostructure. Contributors include Vincent Mosco, Queen's University, Darin Barney, McGill University, Ellen Balka, Simon Fraser University, and Robert Babe, Jean Monty Chair of Media Studies, University of Western Ontario. 412 pgs / ISBN 0-88627-386-2 / $24.95 CDN Order form, Table of Contents, Preface, and Introduction: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/orderforms/seekingconvergence.html -- Leslie Regan Shade Associate Professor Communication Studies Concordia University 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Hingston Hall 421 Montreal Quebec H4B 1R6 514-848-2424 x2550

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Manuscript and synopsis available online for CAMGIRLS: Webcams, LiveJournals and the Personal as Political in the Age of the Global Brand.
by Theresa M. Senft 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Hello to all pals at AoIR! In the interest of fostering meets with like-minded souls in Sussex, I wanted to stop by the list and make some announcements. On October 29, I'll be defending my dissertation, entitled, "Camgirls: Webcams, LiveJournals and the Personal as Political in the Age of the Global Brand." The study, which combines auto-ethnography (I had a webcam in my own home for a year ) and postcolonial feminist critique, will be published in 2005 by Peter Lang as part of their terrific Digital Formations series. The five chapter titles are as follows Chapter One: The personal as political in the age of the global brand Chapter Two: I'd rather be a camgirl than a cyborg Chapter Three: From telepresence to tele-ethicality Chapter Four: The public, the private and the pornographic Chapter Six: From "sisters" to sisters AoIRers who would like to look over the document in its entirety (it still needs a final copy edit) can go here: http://www.echonyc.com/~janedoe/diss/camgirls.aoir.pdf This is a password protected document which can be opened with the password "camgirls". I've also assembled a ten page chapter-by-chapter synopsis, so that you can pick and choose the material in the dissertation that best dialogues with your own research interests. The synopsis is at http://www.echonyc.com/~janedoe/diss/synopsis.htm Finally, those looking for video material for their classes might be interested in a forthcoming documentary entitled WEBCAM GIRLS, shot by Canadian director Aerlyn Weissman. Although I haven't seen the doc yet (and I'm in it!), I understand from AoIR'er Mary Bryson (who saw a preview in Canada) that the film is quite good. Feel free to drop a line if you are interested in that, and I'll get you in touch with the distributors. Okay, that's more than enough about me and I promise not to do that again. Like many of you, I'll be in Sussex, and am hoping to meet as many new folks as possible. If you have work that dialogues with mine--or if you even think it might--free to drop a line at terri.senft(a)nyu.edu and I'll buy the first beer in Sussex. If you aren't going to the conference, you can of course feel free to drop a line as well, and I'll take care of that beer some other time. Best, Terri Theresa M. Senft Auxiliary Adviser, Gallatin School of Individualized Study Adjunct Assistant Professor , Interactive Telecommunications Program New York University, 719 Broadway, Room 531 (212) 998-7333 terri.senft(a)nyu.edu

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Two more things and I swear I'll stop.
by Theresa M. Senft 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

I've assembled a list of student resources on my LiveJournal at http://www.livejournal.com/users/~tsenft I'm always interested in additions from folks. Alternately, you can feel free to swipe my links and lectures for your own purposes. Also, some kind oul just wrote me to say that my chapter titles should have read: 1. The personal as poltical, in the age of the global brand 2. I'd rather be a camgirl than a cyborg 3. From telepresence to tele-ethicality 4. The public, the private and the pornographic 5. Autobiography, reflexivity, solidarity 6. From "sisters" to sisters Now I promise, no more posts!! Terri Theresa M. Senft Auxiliary Adviser, Gallatin School of Individualized Study Adjunct Assistant Professor , Interactive Telecommunications Program New York University, 719 Broadway, Room 531 (212) 998-7333 terri.senft(a)nyu.edu http://www.echonyc.com/~janedoe http://www.livejournal.com/users/tsenft

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international internet preservation consortium roundtable
by jeremy hunsinger 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

> Dear AoIR-ists, > > Future researches about today's web and internet content in general > will be done > on then available archives of this new media. > > What will these archives contain, how material will have been selected, > collected, structured, documented so that future researchers can find > what they > need, is an open issue given the many changes that internet > introduces in > traditional preservation practices. > > An important effort as started involving key players (National > Libraries, > Internet Archive etc. see: netpreserve.org) to agree on choices to be > made on > this important issue. > > Part of this effort consists in getting inputs from the researcher's > community. > An advisory group has been set up to discuss this issue and will have > its first > meeting soon. > > To present and discuss this issue, a roundtable is proposed by this > group at the > AOIR conference and we really eagerly expect to start the debate on > this with > your participation. > > The roundtable is scheduled quite early Monday morning (8:30), at > Pevensey > Seminar Room 1A3. > > Looking forward to seeing you there. > > > Julien Masanès > > julien.masanes(a)netpreserve.org > > Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Internet Studies in 3 Minutes
by Matt Ratto 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

-All- Glad to see that the "Internet Studies in 3 Minutes" panel is back on for Sunday. Man, when the government sets it mind to it, it sure can make trouble! As it turns out, the so-called "munitions" they were concerned about are of a Class H variety, which haven't been subject to Code 12 regulation for years, and apparently MI5 hasn't gotten around to reconsidering them in these heightened conditions. Thanks to Felicia for all the help on that end. So, I look forward to seeing anyone not attending a "birds of a feather" session during that time to join us. -Matt- Dr Matt Ratto Networked research and digital information KNAW-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science Joan Muyskenweg 25 Postbus 95110 1090 HC Amsterdam The Netherlands tel: (31)(20)462-8719 fax: (31(20)665-8013 http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/nerdi2/toon

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Postdoctoral fellowships at Curtin University
by Matthew Allen 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Dear all Curtin is seeking to appoint up to 10 postdoctoral fellows at Lecturer level (3 year + 2 additional years, with possible confirmation at Senior Lecturer after), commencing in 2005. The application process and details are outlined at http://research.curtin.edu.au/grants/fellowships.html. Overseas applications are especially encouraged These are prestigious research-only positions that provide an opportunity for dedicated research, with some supervision, followed by a possible move to a continuing research+teaching position. I am seeking to promote applications for these positions in the broad fields of Internet Studies, interactive digital media and would welcome receiving an expression of interest from potential applicants so as to assist you in finalising your application. I am also able to advise on the range of other staff with whom you might be working in cognate areas such as multimedia, art, education and so on. The closing date is October 15; do please contact me as soon as possible. I am briefly out of regular email contact (at AoIR conference in Sussex) but will get back to you as soon as I can. please feel free to on-post this announcement. Matthew Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org

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unsubsribe
by uriram＠bgumail.bgu.ac.il 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

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WiFi in Succex?
by Lilia Efimova 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Hi, was going through the program and didn't find anything about WiFi access for AoIR participants. The university has WiFi (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/USCS/wireless/) but you have to be registered to use it. Is there anything arranged? Could be arranged? Regards, Lilia Efimova blog.mathemagenic.com

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FW: Registrations still open for CIRN conference 29 Sept 1 Oct.
by Michael Gurstein 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

-----Original Message----- From: Larry Stillman [mailto:larrys01@optusnet.com.au] Sent: September 15, 2004 3:49 AM To: communityinformatics(a)vancouvercommunity.net; cirn-admin; gcnp(a)globalcn.tc.ca; ci-text(a)vancouvercommunity.net; cirn-m; cirn-m Subject: Registrations still open for CIRN conference 29 Sept 1 Oct. Dear colleague, the detailed program for the rich and diverse program for the Community Informatics Research Network Conference and Colloquium, 'Sustainability and Community Technology: What Does this Mean for Community Informatics?' in Prato (near Florence ) Italy 29 Sept - 1 Oct is now online. 'Sustainability' has been identified as a key and controversial issue in community networking, and the purpose of the conference is to explore all its dimensions, resulting in a communique developed through plenary sessions, as well as the development of further activities of the CIRN network. There will also be opportunities for networking and social events in a beautiful small Tuscan city, close to Florence. In addition to keynotes, there are nearly 40 talks about projects and research from around the world, workshops, and a PhD colloquium. See http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/schedule.php?cf=4 for the schedule (subject to amendments) and http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/registration.php?cf=4 for registration information. Please don't miss this great opportunity to meet practitioners and researchers from around the globe, in a convivial atmosphere. Registrations are from EU125 and up. A listing of local hotels and travel information is also on the website. Please circulate this notice to colleagues. This conference has been generously sponsored by Claremont Graduate University, National Research Council Canada - Institute for Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria University of Wellington, Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Intel and The Canadian Research Alliance For Community Innovation And Networking (CRACIN). ********************** Larry Stillman Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University www.ccnr.net www.webstylus.net 03 9903 1801 fax 9903 2564

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