my class isn't really new media, but there is some cross over between the political economy of the internet/information society, i suppose, so my class uses: Manuel Castells The Network Society Michael Perelman Class Warfare in the Information Age Lawrence Lessig The Future of Ideas Virtuality CHeck Francois Fourtier other works: Dyer-Witherford, Nick Cybermarx Stephen Kline, et. al. Digital Play: the Interaction of Technology, Culture and Marketing Lawrence Lessig, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Mueller, Milton. Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace Negri, Antonia, and Hart Empire everything here: http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9903/msg00071.html Phil Graham has also done some work in this area in various journals some can be found on his webpage here http://www.cds-web.net/philindex.htm and let's not forget Kate's Class:) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/qlff7/polecom.shtml On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 11:45 PM, Lisa Nakamura wrote:

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I am posting this query for a colleague, but am also curious for myself. any suggestions appreciated, either on or off list.

Lisa Nakamura

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i wanted to ask you if you had any suggestions for essays or books about the institutional practices of new media companies or suggestions re political economy studies of new media?  what i had in mind were scholarly versions of books like cringely's accidental empires.  even a more updated version of that book would be useful.  any thoughts in this regard?