Thanks so far for all the responses. I'm compiling a list of recommendations and will post it once the recommendations stop rolling in. I should probably add that I'm not so interested in the concept of the "public sphere" as I am with ideological constructions public space and private space; so, mostly the physical spaces and their meanings. I've written a bit on communication technologies and private/public space, first on the phonograph in the Victorian home, and now on new media. The material I've turned into this chapter was presented in part at the ICA communication history pre-conference. If anyone wants to look at that rough, rough, rough draft, it's available (for better or for worse!), it's here: http://prologue.newmediaandsociety.com/papers/historicizing/kruse.pdf Many improvements have been made, but this draft has the general ideas in it. Thanks again, Holly On 6/22/09 4:21 PM, "Holly Kruse" <holly-kruse@utulsa.edu> wrote:
A query on my own behalf...
The last chapter of the book that I'm writing (I'm currently revising this chapter of the manuscript) deals with issues of private vs. public space and new media technologies. I want to make sure that I'm not missing any key texts or insights. Is there anything that I really must read? I am focusing on fairly particularly on the notion of space. TIA
Holly
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