Andrew, In regards to digital media and the negotiation of national identity, I have always found Ananda Mitra's article, "Virtual Commonality: Looking for India on the Internet," in Steven Jones' _Virtual Culture: Identity & Communication in Cybersociety_ (1997) notable. Also, Jon Stratton provides an initial examination of the relationship between communication technologies and national identity, expanding upon the thought of Benedict Anderson, in his article, "Cyberspace and the Globalization of Culture," in David Porter's _Internet Culture_ (1997) Finally, if you're interested in looking at other modes of media, in particular television, Emily West published a very interesting article in _Critical Studies in Media Communication_ - "Selling Canada to Canadians: Collective Memory, National Identity, and Popular Culture" (Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2002, pp. 212-229) - in which she examines the relationship of mass-mediated representations and national memory. Best, John John Edward Campbell Doctoral Student Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania e-mail: jcampbell@asc.upenn.edu web-page: www.knowledgepower.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Herman" <aherman@holycross.edu> To: <air-l@aoir.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:03 PM Subject: [Air-l] Query on Digitial Technology and National Identity Friends- I am developing a course on the mediation of national identity through digital communications technology and am wondering if the good folks at/in AOIR can point in the direction of some good scholarly work in this area. I am aware of the work that David Morley and Kevin Robbins have dome on Eurpean identites in terms of broadcast media as well as the work of Jody Berland on Canada but am drawing blanks otherwise. references to/about Canada, especially comparing the US and Canada would be most appreciated. Andrew Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l