Hi there, in response to Jeff's post below re David Levy's work on info overload...Canadian Heather Menzies has just published a new book called No Time: Stress and the Crisis of Modern Life (Douglas and McIntyre, 2005). Menzies is one of the most trenchant feminist critics of technology in Canada. I reviewed the book for the Globe and Mail this past Sat., the entire review is at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050416/BKTI...
I'm glad to hear of the release of Menzies' book--thanks Leslie! I also want to let everyone know of my chapter, "A Cyberroom of One's Own," in Reload: Rethinking Women and Cyberculture, edited by Mary Flanagan and Austin Booth, MIT Press, 2002. I talk about this issue of technological multitasking and overload from a feminist perspective in that, as well as thinking about what conditions are needed for creativity. back to everything else I'm behind on-- Sarah Stein -- Sarah Stein, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept of Communication Chair, Teaching, Learning & Technology Roundtable (TLTR) Box 8104, N.C. State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8104 Ph: 919-515-9741; Fax 919-515-9456