Hi Adam, On Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:26 +0100, Adam Fish <rawbird@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody know of articles or books analysing 1) the political historiography of the internet. Who has criticized the historiography of the internet as being written for political gain?
These are really interesting questions. Back in 1998, Roy Rosenzweig wrote a round up of recently published histories of the internet (including Hafner & Lyon, Norberg & O'Neill, and Edwards.) Not only is it an excellent integrative review but I found it helpful for reconstructing the stakes of telling different stories about the internet at that particular moment. Rosenzweig, Roy. "Wizards, bureaucrats, warriors, and hackers: Writing the history of the Internet." The American Historical Review 103, no. 5 (1998): 1530-1552. You might also look into the various documents produced by the FCC regarding the National Broadband Plan: http://www.broadband.gov/ I'm tracing some similar ground in my diss research right now. Looking forward to hearing more about what you turn up. Kevin Driscoll PhD candidate Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California