Undergrad software studies seminar question
dear AoIR Listers, I am currently working on a syllabus for an undergraduate software studies seminar. While I have been able to find essays that perform close readings on video games and digital art pieces, I have been having more trouble with finding articles that perform similar types of close readings on commercial software (like Microsoft Word, Final Cut Pro, TurboTax, WindowsXP, etc). If anyone knows of good essays that employ semiotic, phenomenological, and/or deconstructive methodologies in the analysis of these forms of software, I would be quite appreciative. Also, I would love to know if there are particular journals that specialize in printing essays of this type. thank you very much, Jonathan Cohn PhD Candidate Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA
While I don't have a specific title for you, I welcome your query as I agree the "standard softwares" have a lot to answer for. Here's a journal that has helped me in the past, no essays, but pretty good analysis on specific topics. You could benefit from a quick search there. Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications and Policy Also since you are in software studies, I assume you know the work of Matthew Fuller. Fuller, M., Ed. (2008). Software Studies: A Lexicon. Cambridge MA, MIT Press. Matt Ratto has done some nice work on Linux that might be useful. Ratto, M. (2004). Why is this penguin angry? Linux, social values and emotional attachments. Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?, University of Sussex, Association of Internet Researchers. Cheers, Denise Denise N. Rall, PhD. Premier Participant, Lismore Art in the Heart Next Exhibit: Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW, March 2011. Lismore NSW AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61)(0)438 233344 Fax +(61)(0)2 6624 5380 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ --- On Fri, 18/2/11, Jonathan Cohn <beatnikd@ucla.edu> wrote:
From: Jonathan Cohn <beatnikd@ucla.edu> Subject: [Air-L] Undergrad software studies seminar question To: "air-l@aoir.org" <air-l@aoir.org> Received: Friday, 18 February, 2011, 3:36 PM
dear AoIR Listers,
It might be a bit dated but Matt Fuller's Behind the Blip does some of this.
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