What's your 1 sentence explanation of "Internet Research"
Hi All, I don't think AoIR work can be encapsulated in a sentence. And I embrace the transdisciplinary nature of everyone's work. In that spirit, rather than try to write a monolithic description, I would love to hear how each of you would describe/define "Internet Research". What is it? Who does it? Why do it? I have been having trouble articulating some of my own work and would love to know how you are doing it. I appreciate your time and effort and will gladly share a compiled list of all the responses I get if anyone is interested. Thanks in advance, Gordon Carlson PS - if you also want to send me your 2-3 sentence versions or versions that focus on how YOU study the internet I'd be happy to read those as well. -- Gordon Carlson Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Fort Hays State University Executive Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (sclcr.com) Twitter: @Gordon_Carlson Facebook: Gordon.S.Carlson Phone: 541.990.1155
My "single sentence" definition: "Internet studies is the interdisciplinary consideration of how Internet technologies are changing individuals, societies and cultures." But that's just my two cents worth. - Melissa Nile.
On 26 Jul 2014, at 8:51 am, Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I don't think AoIR work can be encapsulated in a sentence. And I embrace the transdisciplinary nature of everyone's work.
In that spirit, rather than try to write a monolithic description, I would love to hear how each of you would describe/define "Internet Research". What is it? Who does it? Why do it?
I have been having trouble articulating some of my own work and would love to know how you are doing it.
I appreciate your time and effort and will gladly share a compiled list of all the responses I get if anyone is interested.
Thanks in advance, Gordon Carlson
PS - if you also want to send me your 2-3 sentence versions or versions that focus on how YOU study the internet I'd be happy to read those as well.
-- Gordon Carlson Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Fort Hays State University Executive Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (sclcr.com)
Twitter: @Gordon_Carlson Facebook: Gordon.S.Carlson Phone: 541.990.1155 _______________________________________________ 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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I agree mostly with Melissa's description though I would use "affect" instead of "change," since "change" has a lot of assumptions that may not apply to everyone's work, or to all of the ways the internet may interact with individuals, societies and cultures. So, maybe "affect or interact with" as opposed to "change." Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 25, 2014, at 10:27 PM, "Nile.Melissa" <nile.melissa@gmail.com> wrote:
My "single sentence" definition:
"Internet studies is the interdisciplinary consideration of how Internet technologies are changing individuals, societies and cultures."
But that's just my two cents worth.
- Melissa Nile.
On 26 Jul 2014, at 8:51 am, Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I don't think AoIR work can be encapsulated in a sentence. And I embrace the transdisciplinary nature of everyone's work.
In that spirit, rather than try to write a monolithic description, I would love to hear how each of you would describe/define "Internet Research". What is it? Who does it? Why do it?
I have been having trouble articulating some of my own work and would love to know how you are doing it.
I appreciate your time and effort and will gladly share a compiled list of all the responses I get if anyone is interested.
Thanks in advance, Gordon Carlson
PS - if you also want to send me your 2-3 sentence versions or versions that focus on how YOU study the internet I'd be happy to read those as well.
-- Gordon Carlson Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Fort Hays State University Executive Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (sclcr.com)
Twitter: @Gordon_Carlson Facebook: Gordon.S.Carlson Phone: 541.990.1155 _______________________________________________ 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
Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/
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