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Evaluating websites
by Dorine Andrews 04 Jun '02

04 Jun '02

I would suggest the rather "hands on" book World Wide Web Marketing: Integrating the web into your marketing strategy. It provides a foundation for non-profit and business website use. Have your class focus on answering two key questions in addition to all the usability aspects: 1. Who is the audience for this website and is it designed to attract that audience and be used by that audience? 2. What is the communication message of the website "overall" what environment does it create and how does the design to meet strategic organization communication objectives? Hope this helps. Also have a raft of other references under my course "Marketing and the Internet" on my website listed below. Good luck, Dorine --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorine Andrews, DCD Research Professor Communication, Culture & Technology Program Georgetown University http://georgetown.edu/faculty/dca4 email: dca4(a)georgetown.edu or (202) 784-4338 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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more on road warriors
by cindybean＠mindspring.com 04 Jun '02

04 Jun '02

Hello Cindy Bean here, Ph.D. student (Org. Comm.) at Univ. of South Florida. Just now, I am in Norway studying (for my dissertation) an organization that is nearly 3/4 thru the process of taking their 7500 Olso based employees to a 'nomadic work' situation -- very akin to what I understand SUN is doing (but not using SUN platform). I am not sure that I would classify them as 'road warriors', however. I do not think they or their firm would accept that term. Nor do I think I would classify what the SUN employees will be doing as 'road warriors'. I think that these people are doing 'nomadic' work or working 'nomadically'. They differ a lot from what we might consider road-traveling workers like musicians, salespersons, etc. They do not go from place to place, town to town, to conduct their work because the work itself demands that level of travel. They may sometimes be home-workers, sometimes be office workers, sometimes hang around at 'Starbucks' or an equivalent, and yes, they have some travel for the job --- but -- the travel is not the driving force here as it is with the 'road warrior', eh? Based upon what I am seeing here, and interpreting from the SUN news that I saw, these folks are not mostly *not* road warriors with 70-80-90% travel demand jobs. BTW - those jobs that are 'road warrior' jobs (travel is the driving force, job demands the travel, demands they be out-of-office - my interpretation of the term).... .... those jobs were, in fact, creating road warriors long before information technology enabled other types of work to become nomadic or home based.....the traveling salesman(woman) was a road warrior before she/he had a laptop....eh? I hate to admit to this, but I am old enough to remember pre-technology road warriors. I have been following this thread with great interest (since it is near and dear to my dissertation work) and I would like to see more disscussion that unpacks the terms ....road warriors to me are not merely: - telecommuters - home-workers - teleworkers .... rather, they are those whose jobs demand travel and technology happened to come along. Many other workers now, however, are *able* to do their work anywhere/anytime -- and companies are seeing the lure of reduced real estate costs and increased flexibility in turbulent markets (esp. high-tech) so creating nomadic work environments (reducing their operating costs and increasing their flexibility in terms of managing their labor force). It will be very interesting to see these new workplace options develop. Both the firm I am studying (Telenor) and SUN are 'walking the talk' of their own IT solutions that they - presumably - will want to sell as solutions to their customers. Interesting!! Finally, I cannot resist Yet Another shameless plug for the NCA panel in New Orleans -- a panel devoted to telework .....It will be the debut of my diss. work and the other panelist have been in the field so have experienced and examined some of these issues .... I look forward to it! and hope to see you all there!! Cindy Bean cjbean(a)chuma1.cas.usf.edu

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growing 'road warrior' phenom
by Reymers, Kurt 04 Jun '02

04 Jun '02

Here's another piece of news that highlights the plans of SUN Microsystems to turn a full half of their workforce into "road warriors" by next year. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020602/tc_nm/column_nett rends_dc_2&printer=1 (originally found at http://www.megarad.com) The idea that artistically creative people lend to the construction of communities that are economically viable is useful because it links economy and culture, an association that is often ignored because of the tension between the humanistic temperament of the artist and the bottom-line temperament of business. If one accepts Florida's premise and if the "creative class" becomes nomadic, like the SUN tele-workers, I wonder if this will increase corporate wealth at the expense of local and regional wealth and the construction of creative communities, or if it will share the wealth by spreading the community around. Interesting theory. -Kurt Reymers ---------------------- Original message: From: "Jeremy W. Crampton" <jcrampton(a)gsu.edu> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:38:34 -0400 Subject: [Air-l] Re: atomization, groups, networks Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org A sidelight on community coherence and technology is offered in an interesting piece in the NYT on Saturday by Emily Eakin. She discusses the work of Richard Florida who argues that community strength is directly related to the strength of the creative class: gays, bohemians and technology workers and the ideas, information and knowledge they produce. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/01/arts/01BOHO.html --Jeremy

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RE: Wanted: Chapter on the Web and self-help, for "Web.Studies" book
by Orgad,SS (pgr) 04 Jun '02

04 Jun '02

Dear David and Ross, I am a PhD student at the London School of Economics and Political Science, currently completing the second year of my PhD studies in Media and Communications. I am supervised by Professor Roger Silverstone. My research focuses on women's use of the Internet in relation to their experience of breast cancer. As my research concerns similar issues to those in which you are interested for the book you are editing, I believe I can provide the kind of chapter that you are looking for. My research focuses on the experience of using the Internet in the everyday lives of women with breast cancer. It analyses the significance of their online participation in breast cancer related websites, focusing on the ways in which their online engagement affects the process of illness and healing. The two main questions I ask are: why do women with breast cancer use the Internet in the context of their illness? What are the ways in which they use it? I argue that patients' use of the Internet in relation to their illness endows them with powers that enable them to cope with their new station in life. The key process in which patient-users are engaged online, and on which I focus in my account, is narrativisation and storytelling. I argue that the process of the production of a story and its telling online has therapeutic qualities and thus meaningful consequences for the ways in which patients cope with their illness. To address the issues expressed above the major empirical data employed are users' accounts of their experience of using the Internet in the context of their illness. My account is based on the analysis of interviews that I conducted (both online and face-to-face) with breast cancer patients who used the Internet in this context. In addition, I analyse texts of breast cancer related websites, employing discourse analysis. I hope this is a sufficient summary of the kind of paper that I can provide. Needless to say, I would be happy to provide you with any further information. I look forward to hearing from you, Kind regards, Shani Orgad. ********************************* Shani Orgad Media@LSE London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE tel: +44 20 7955 6181 e-mail: s.s.orgad(a)lse.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: David Gauntlett [mailto:david@theory.org.uk] Sent: 02 June 2002 17:29 To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Wanted: Chapter on the Web and self-help, for "Web.Studies" book * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WANTED: CHAPTER ABOUT PEOPLE USING THE WEB FOR 'SELF-HELP' SUPPORT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUMMARY: We are editing the second edition of the book "Web.Studies: Rewiring Media Studies for the Digital Age", and we are looking for someone who is able to write a chapter on how the Web is used by people for 'self- help' purposes -- for example, gaining support to get through a particular illness, or traumatic stage of life. Discussion of other ways in which people use the Web to transform their everyday existence (e.g. to develop their self-worth) would also be welcome as part of this. The piece should be 3,500 words and written in an accessible, introductory style. If you are someone who could do this -- and have it written by 15th October 2002 -- then please get in touch with us (email david(a)theory.org.uk) If you can forward this to anyone you know who might be able to help, please do. Thank you very much. A FEW DETAILS: The first edition of "Web.Studies" was published in August 2000. Several reviewers have described it as an "excellent" introduction to new media issues for students of media, communications, cyberculture and cultural studies. The website about the book (first edition) is at: http://www.newmediastudies.com/book The publishers, Arnold in the UK and Oxford University Press in the USA, have asked us to prepare a Second Edition for publication in August 2003. The first edition was edited by David Gauntlett (me). This time around I have invited a co-editor aboard -- Ross Horsley, also based at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. The second edition of the book will be a combination of substantially updated versions of the best chapters from the first edition, plus several all-new chapters. The target audience is primarily undergraduates, but of course we would expect postgraduates, academics, and interested other people to learn something from it too. You get a small fee for writing the chapter -- for 3,500 words it would be UK £35, which is around US $52. Obviously that's not much, but most academic journals pay zero, so this is much better (!). Contributors are likely to be academics or PhD students. If you think you can provide the kind of chapter we are looking for, please send a short summary of who you are and what you would be able to cover. Of course we will be happy to answer any questions that potential writers may have. Many thanks David Gauntlett and Ross Horsley ______________________________________________ Dr David Gauntlett // david(a)theory.org.uk http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/david.htm The media & identity website: http://www.theory.org.uk ______________________________________________ Next book, 'Media, Gender & Identity: An Introduction' published by Routledge on 17 July 2002. Website at http://www.theoryhead.com/gender ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Evaluating websites
by Joyce.Lamerichs＠Alg.VLK.WAU.NL 04 Jun '02

04 Jun '02

Dear all, An increasing number of students at our department are interested in doing a project in which they want to evaluate the website of a particular organisation. The criteria I want them to look in doing so at are not only strictly technical, but have to take into account communicational aspects as well (e.g. with regard to the information that is presented and how is presented: readable-clear-transparant-trustworthy etc). So far I have come up with a small number of Dutch references that address these issues; I often refer to Jakob Nielsen's work and a number of Internet references (sometimes rather 'obscure' websites of small companies or individuals) and that is about it.... Does anybody have further reading suggestions on this? I'll be glad to send the results of my query back to the list! Joyce Lamerichs Communication and Innovation Studies Wageningen University

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French e-journal in communication studies
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

I am pleased to announce the release of the sixth issue of COMMposite (see below for contents). This is an opportunity for me to remind you that COMMposite was created to offer a first publishing experience to young communication researchers. This biannual journal is published in French and abstracts are also available in English, Spanish, German and Portuguese. We encourage you to visit the site (please note the new domain name): http://commposite.org . Take a look at our different sections: you may find useful our selection of links and our digest of conference announcements. And if you are interested in sharing your ideas in French, think about submitting your work for publication! Guillaume Latzko-Toth PhD Student in Communication Studies Université du Québec à Montréal / Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas webmestre(a)commposite.org ---sigue en castellano--- ---version française suit--- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Begining of the COMMmuniqué ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ COMMposite, the French electronic journal of young communication researchers, is pleased to announce the release of its sixth edition, hot off our Web presses : http://commposite.org/ V 2002.1 includes... The following articles : __ | "THE COLONISATION OF POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: | The Case of 'Citizen Information Portals' on the Internet" | by Marin Ledun, Université de Grenoble III __ | "INTERACTIVITY, ENUNCIATION, AND ALGORITHMS: | Contribution to an Approach" | by Jean-Thierry Julia, Université de Toulouse III __ | "ON THE INEQUALITIES at the Heart of the Internet's Uses" | by Éric George, Université d'Ottawa __ | "GLOBALISATION: From Transportation to Telecommunication" | by Martin Bouchard, Université du Québec à Montréal __ | "URUGUAY, DEMOCRACY, AND PLURALISM: | Television Coverage of the Presidential Elections, 1999" | by Alexandra Dans, Université du Québec à Montréal (with article abstracts in French, English, Spanish, German and Portuguese.) Book Note... __ | Modernity at Large. Cultural Dimensions of Globalization | (Arjun Appadurai) | by Fabien Granjon, France Télécom R&D / Université de Rennes I PLUS our regular features: * PERSPECTIVE: our editorial. * TRANSIT: yet more carefully-culled links to journals, research centres, and other key sites in communications research ... with a slight French accent. * AFFLUENTS: upcoming communication studies conferences right around the world, continuously updated. * SÉDIMENTS : full text of the previous versions (issues), plus the proceedings of two conferences, like the trilingual virtual conference on "The Right to Communicate and the Comunication of Rights". Yes, that includes English-language content. If you're a young researcher, perhaps a grad student, don't hold back : MAKE YOUR MARK with COMMposite! More about instructions for authors, visit our "balises" : http://commposite.org/balises.html COMMposite Team mailto:info@commposite.org -- * NEW * Keep informed on our releases and activities; subscribe to the Bulletin of COMMposite : http://commposite.org/bulletin.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ End of the COMMuniqué ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Inicio del COMMmunicado ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ El equipo de COMMposite, la revista electrónica francófona de los jóvenes investigador@s en comunicación, tiene el placer de anunciarles la puesta en línea de su sexto número, disponible exclusivamente en el Web en la dirección siguiente : http://commposite.org/ En esta edición 2002.1... Los artículos siguientes : __ | "LA COLONIZACIÓN DE LA EXPERIENCIA POLÍTICA : | el caso de los 'portales de información ciudadana' en Internet" | por Marin Ledun, Université de Grenoble III __ | "INTERACTIVIDAD, ENUNCIACIÓN Y ALGORITMIA : | contribución a una noción" | por Jean-Thierry Julia, Université de Toulouse III __ |"LAS DESIGUALDADES en el centro de los usos del Internet" | por Éric George, Université d'Ottawa __ | "LA GLOBALIZACIÓN : del transporte a la telecomunicación" | por Martin Bouchard, Université du Québec à Montréal __ | "URUGUAY, DEMOCRACIA Y PLURALISMO : | un análisis del tratamiento en la televisión de las elecciones presidenciales | de 1999" | por Alexandra Dans, Université du Québec à Montréal (con los resúmenes en francés, en inglés, en castellano, en alemán y en portugués). Une nota de lectura : __ | La modernidad desbordada. Dimensiones culturales de la globalización | (Arjun Appadurai), | por Fabien Granjon, France Télécom R&D / Université de Rennes I Además de las rúbricas habituales : * PERSPECTIVE : el editorial del equipo de COMMPOSITE titulado "La difusión de la edición científica en cuestión". * TRANSIT : nuestra selección revisada y aumentada hacia sitios de interés para la investigación en el campo de la comunicación con un acento especial en sitios francófonos. * AFFLUENTS : la lista, constantemente actualizada, de coloquios y de conferencias dedicadas a los estudios en comunicación a través del mundo. * SÉDIMENTS : los archivos completos de los números anteriores. Además, las discusiones de dos conferencias como la conferencia virtual trilingüe en "El derecho a comunicar y la comunicación de los derechos". Incluye contenidos en inglés. Si usted es un (a) joven investigador@ PUBLIQUE en COMMposite! Para mayores informaciones sobre las modalidades de publicación, visite las "balises" : http://commposite.org/balises.html El equipo de COMMPOSITE mailto:info@commposite.org -- *NUEVO* Para mantenerse informado (a) de publicaciones y actividades futuras, le invitamos a inscribirse al Boletin de COMMposite: http://commposite.org/bulletin.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Fin del COMMmunicado ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Début du COMMmuniqué ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L'équipe de COMMposite, la revue électronique des jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs en communication, a le plaisir de vous annoncer la mise en ligne de son sixième numéro, en exclusivité sur le Web à l'adresse suivante : http://commposite.org/ AU SOMMAIRE de cette version 2002.1... Les articles suivants : __ | "LA COLONISATION DE L'EXPÉRIENCE POLITIQUE. | Le cas des 'portails d'information citoyenne' sur Internet" | par Marin Ledun, Université de Grenoble III __ | "INTERACTIVITÉ, ÉNONCIATION ET ALGORITHMIQUE : | contribution à une notion" | par Jean-Thierry Julia, Université de Toulouse III __ |"LA QUESTION DES INÉGALITÉS au coeur des usages de l'Internet" | par Éric George, Université d'Ottawa __ | "LA MONDIALISATION : du transport à la télécommunication" | par Martin Bouchard, Université du Québec à Montréal __ | "URUGUAY, DÉMOCRATIE ET PLURALISME : | analyse du traitement télévisuel des élections présidentielles de 1999" | par Alexandra Dans, Université du Québec à Montréal (avec les résumés en français, en anglais, en espagnol, en allemand et en portugais). La note de lecture : __ | Après le colonialisme. Les conséquences culturelles de la globalisation | (Arjun Appadurai), | par Fabien Granjon, France Télécom R&D / Université de Rennes I PLUS les rubriques habituelles : * PERSPECTIVE : l'éditorial de l'équipe de COMMposite intitulé "La diffusion de l'édition scientifique en question". * TRANSIT : notre sélection revue et augmentée de liens vers des sites pertinents pour la recherche dans le champ de la communication, avec un accent mis sur les sites francophones. * AFFLUENTS : la liste continuellement mise à jour des colloques et des conférences consacrés aux études en communication à travers le monde. * SÉDIMENTS : les archives complètes des numéros précédents, ainsi que des actes de colloques co-organisés par COMMposite. Vous êtes jeune chercheuse ou jeune chercheur, PUBLIEZ dans COMMposite! Pour en savoir plus sur les modalités de publication, allez jeter un coup d'oeil à nos "balises" : http://commposite.org/balises.html L'équipe de COMMposite, mailto:info@commposite.org -- * NOUVEAU * Pour être tenu(e) informé(e) des futures parutions et activités, nous vous invitons à vous inscrire au Bulletin de COMMposite: http://commposite.org/bulletin.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Fin du COMMuniqué ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Media Ecology Association Convention June 21-23, 2002 NYC
by J. Sternberg 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

The Third Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association Sponsored by The Communication Arts Department Marymount Manhattan College New York, New York June 21-23, 2002 Schedule as of 6/2/02 updates and details at http://www.media-ecology.org FRIDAY June 21 8:30 Registration Opens 9:00-9:30 Introduction and Greetings David Linton - Marymount Manhattan College Laura Tropp - Marymount Manhattan College Lance Strate - Fordham University 9:30-10:45 Session 1 - Panel Interactivity Moderator - Brian Cogan - New York University There is No Easy Way to Say This: The Mao Era as Hypertext Susan Jacobson - Marymount Manhattan College The Internet Discourse on the Other: Remembering Japanese Colonialism in Korea Dong-Hoo Lee - Incheon University The "Majestic" Game: Interactive Media Environments and a New Turing Test Damian Ward Hey - Hofstra University Technology and Contingent Conditions in Community Formation on the Internet Joyce Y.M. Nip - Hong Kong Baptist University 11:00-12:15 Session 2A - Panel Technology Moderator - Peter Fallon - Molloy College Information Technology and the Technology of Information Irene Berkowitz - Temple University The Devil in Dr. Frankenstein: Pornographic Technological Evolution Marc Leverette - New York University Communication by Theft: The Acquisition and Use of Intimate Capital John L. Locke - New York University A.N.S.W.E.R.: Community Video and Media Ecology Kevin Howley - Northeastern University 11:00-12:15 Session 2B - Panel Changing Media Environments After 9/11: A Roundtable Discussion Moderator - Raymond Gozzi, Jr. - Ithaca College How Middle Eastern Media are Interpreting the Events Following September 11th Jack Barwind - Zayed University 9/11 and My Favorite Market in the UAE James Piecowye - Zayed University Media Portrayals of Muslims: Positive and Negative Aspects Raymond Smith - Iona College War and Peace in the Global Village: Updating McLuhan James C. Morrison - Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12:30-1:00 Featured Presentation Moderator - George Back - Hofstra University

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Re: [Air-l] Change of Domain Name - Please update Bookmarks & Web Pages
by Thomas Burg 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Thanks for the Information! Thomas N. Burg, Head ______________________________________ Center for New Media http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/znm http://thomas.burg.org Donau Universitaet Krems Dr. Karl Dorrek Strasse 30 A-3500 Krems, Austria Fon +43-2732-893-2520, Fax -4500 Mobil: +43-699-11656971 >>> Allan-John.Mawdsley(a)cec.eu.int 28.05.02 16:15:23 >>> Hello. As a result of a domain-name change, the URL: http://www.ispo.cec.be will shortly no longer be reachable. You are requested to change the URL in your Bookmarks or Web Pages to: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/index_en.htm Thank You, Allan Mawdsley on behalf of the Web Publishing Team, Unit R5, Information Society DG European Commission, Brussels _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Re: atomization, groups, networks
by Jeremy W. Crampton 02 Jun '02

02 Jun '02

A sidelight on community coherence and technology is offered in an interesting piece in the NYT on Saturday by Emily Eakin. She discusses the work of Richard Florida who argues that community strength is directly related to the strength of the creative class: gays, bohemians and technology workers and the ideas, information and knowledge they produce. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/01/arts/01BOHO.html --Jeremy

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Wanted: Chapter on the Web and self-help, for "Web.Studies" book
by David Gauntlett 02 Jun '02

02 Jun '02

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WANTED: CHAPTER ABOUT PEOPLE USING THE WEB FOR 'SELF-HELP' SUPPORT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUMMARY: We are editing the second edition of the book "Web.Studies: Rewiring Media Studies for the Digital Age", and we are looking for someone who is able to write a chapter on how the Web is used by people for 'self- help' purposes -- for example, gaining support to get through a particular illness, or traumatic stage of life. Discussion of other ways in which people use the Web to transform their everyday existence (e.g. to develop their self-worth) would also be welcome as part of this. The piece should be 3,500 words and written in an accessible, introductory style. If you are someone who could do this -- and have it written by 15th October 2002 -- then please get in touch with us (email david(a)theory.org.uk) If you can forward this to anyone you know who might be able to help, please do. Thank you very much. A FEW DETAILS: The first edition of "Web.Studies" was published in August 2000. Several reviewers have described it as an "excellent" introduction to new media issues for students of media, communications, cyberculture and cultural studies. The website about the book (first edition) is at: http://www.newmediastudies.com/book The publishers, Arnold in the UK and Oxford University Press in the USA, have asked us to prepare a Second Edition for publication in August 2003. The first edition was edited by David Gauntlett (me). This time around I have invited a co-editor aboard -- Ross Horsley, also based at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. The second edition of the book will be a combination of substantially updated versions of the best chapters from the first edition, plus several all-new chapters. The target audience is primarily undergraduates, but of course we would expect postgraduates, academics, and interested other people to learn something from it too. You get a small fee for writing the chapter -- for 3,500 words it would be UK £35, which is around US $52. Obviously that's not much, but most academic journals pay zero, so this is much better (!). Contributors are likely to be academics or PhD students. If you think you can provide the kind of chapter we are looking for, please send a short summary of who you are and what you would be able to cover. Of course we will be happy to answer any questions that potential writers may have. Many thanks David Gauntlett and Ross Horsley ______________________________________________ Dr David Gauntlett // david(a)theory.org.uk http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/david.htm The media & identity website: http://www.theory.org.uk ______________________________________________ Next book, 'Media, Gender & Identity: An Introduction' published by Routledge on 17 July 2002. Website at http://www.theoryhead.com/gender ______________________________________________

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