Hi, I feel this online/offline, virtual/real (or whatever) dichotomy has become very much obsolete (if not completely false). I wrote a chapter a couple of years ago (but it's actually been published last year) that dealt exactly with communities. I wanted to demonstrate why and how this dichotomy is false from a critical-theoretical point of view. I don't know if I succeeded, but you might be interested in it nevertheless (post-print version is available here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/111293835/Prodnik-Jernej-Post-Fordist-Communities- and-Cyberspace-A-Critical-Approach) In any case, I think recent social developments (complete normalisation of technology, which has become an 'natural' thing for most people in the Western societies, basically an extension of our bodies and minds) confirm this, which also goes for quite some empirical studies: that it's increasingly difficult to separate these two dimensions/spheres because they've become totally blurred. I can understand the fascination with technology as being one of the crucial elements in the study though as this interests me too, but I'd be vary of 'the medium is the message' implications that are often inherent in analyses (an implicit techno-determinism?). Whether you agree with this point of view or not I'd nevertheless suggest that we at least remain a little sceptical of this binary opposition. I'd also be open to any criticism of course. Best, Jernej -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Peaslee, Robert Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 8:53 PM To: Stacy Blasiola; Baker, Andrea Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] articles, references on moving across the digital/physical realms? Hi Andee, You might check out Jenny Cool's working paper (and the responses, etc to it), available through the Media Anthropology list. I believe it was published there in 2010. It discusses the online/onground activity around a group called SuperOrganic in the San Francisco bay area... Cheers, Rob ________________________________________ Robert Moses Peaslee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Journalism & Electronic Media College of Media & Communication Texas Tech University Affiliated Faculty - Institute for Hispanic and International Communication Faculty Senate - 2012-2015 TTU Campus Coordinator - Global Lens Film Series Chair - Flatland Film Festival and Series Programming Committee p: 806.834.2562 f: 806.742.1085 robert.peaslee@ttu.edu http://ttu.academia.edu/RobPeaslee http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/utilities/get_biog.php?record=102 On 2/8/13 1:48 PM, "Stacy Blasiola" <sblasi2@uic.edu> wrote:
I think this speaks to what you're looking for:
Baym, N.K., & Ledbetter, A. (2009). Tunes that Bind? Information, Communication & Society, 12(3), 408-427.
Cheers, Stacy
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Baker, Andrea <bakera@ohio.edu> wrote:
Hi, everyone, For a piece I'm preparing on interaction back and forth between online and offline or from digital to physical worlds and back, I'm looking for references about how that works for people, especially those who are members of online communities.
More than particular data to show this communication in process, although that is good too, I want to conceptualize the movement, the "flow" from one realm to another, to describe what is happening. Also, how does the online communication, including that through mobile phones, affect the offline interaction, and how do the offline encounters affect what goes on inside the online communities and in other social media containing some of the same people interacting offline. This project is part of my music fan research on fan communities, identities, and relationships.
I'm already aware of the articles in the first issue of Mobile Media and Communication (January, 2013), and of Lauren Sessions-Goulet's excellent paper of a few years back on offline meetings and online communities, and have a few other helpful sources. I've done a body of work on romantic online relationships so I understand many of the dynamics there.
Please feel free to write off list or on. Thanks so much in advance! cheers, andee (andrea baker) _______________________________________________ The Air-L@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
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