Critical Internet Studies Ethnographies for Use in Undergrad Methods course
Dear AoIRistas I am seeking suggestions for new and recent ethnographies in the field of critical internet studies (broadly construed) for use in my undergraduate methods course in communication studies. I am looking for book-length monographs that are: a) theoretically driven; b) methodologically reflective; c) tell an interesting narrative about the research; and accessible to second-year undergraduates who are willing to stretch themselves. The books do not necessarily have to be located in communication/media studies in terms of discipline. In the past, I have used books that come out of anthropology as well as sociology, such as Ilana Gershon's The Break Up 2.0. The book I am currently using is Whitney Phillip's, This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. I have had great success teaching the book, but I am getting tired of it, lol. I look forward to your suggestions. Andrew Herman, Ph. D (he/his/him) Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Wilfrid Laurier University is located on the Haldimand tract, which was promised to the Six Nations. http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lspirg.org%2Fknowtheland%2F&data=04%7C01%7Caherman%40wlu.ca%7Cf4c379ebaa5e4e699aa608d982ab763a%7Cb45a5125b29846bc8b89ea5a7343fde8%7C1%7C0%7C637684495193293298%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=gyWcC6quWTUcStfmOXYaPaCzKBTOtC%2FeiOiCbV3FfJM%3D&reserved=0>.
Andrew and all, My recent book, Mediated Narration in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2021) might be helpful. https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496217639/ I am glad to Zoom or Skype with any class that would find the book (and such a visit) to be useful. Fondly, Peter Peter Joseph Gloviczki, PhD he/him/his Associate Professor of Communication Coker University 300 East College Avenue Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 843.383.8379 pgloviczki@coker.edu Assistant Editor, Journal of Loss and Trauma (Taylor & Francis) President, Carolinas Communication Association Past Head, Cultural and Critical Studies Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Scholarly Books: Mediated Narration in the Digital Age: Storying the Media World <https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496217639/> (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media <https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137465368> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:37 AM Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote:
Dear AoIRistas
I am seeking suggestions for new and recent ethnographies in the field of critical internet studies (broadly construed) for use in my undergraduate methods course in communication studies. I am looking for book-length monographs that are: a) theoretically driven; b) methodologically reflective; c) tell an interesting narrative about the research; and accessible to second-year undergraduates who are willing to stretch themselves.
The books do not necessarily have to be located in communication/media studies in terms of discipline. In the past, I have used books that come out of anthropology as well as sociology, such as Ilana Gershon's The Break Up 2.0. The book I am currently using is Whitney Phillip's, This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. I have had great success teaching the book, but I am getting tired of it, lol.
I look forward to your suggestions.
Andrew Herman, Ph. D (he/his/him) Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University
I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Wilfrid Laurier University is located on the Haldimand tract, which was promised to the Six Nations. http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland/<; https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lspirg....
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Hello all, A recent book by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts also comes to mind: Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300235883/behind-screen . There could be some interesting connections between the populations studied by Roberts and Phillips that are worth discussion Pandemically, Cynthia McLeod On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 07:16 Peter Joseph Gloviczki PhD <pgloviczki@coker.edu> wrote:
Andrew and all,
My recent book, Mediated Narration in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2021) might be helpful.
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496217639/
I am glad to Zoom or Skype with any class that would find the book (and such a visit) to be useful.
Fondly, Peter
Peter Joseph Gloviczki, PhD he/him/his Associate Professor of Communication Coker University 300 East College Avenue Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 843.383.8379 pgloviczki@coker.edu
Assistant Editor, Journal of Loss and Trauma (Taylor & Francis) President, Carolinas Communication Association Past Head, Cultural and Critical Studies Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Scholarly Books:
Mediated Narration in the Digital Age: Storying the Media World <https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496217639/> (University of Nebraska Press, 2021).
Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media <https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137465368> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:37 AM Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote:
Dear AoIRistas
I am seeking suggestions for new and recent ethnographies in the field of critical internet studies (broadly construed) for use in my undergraduate methods course in communication studies. I am looking for book-length monographs that are: a) theoretically driven; b) methodologically reflective; c) tell an interesting narrative about the research; and accessible to second-year undergraduates who are willing to stretch themselves.
The books do not necessarily have to be located in communication/media studies in terms of discipline. In the past, I have used books that come out of anthropology as well as sociology, such as Ilana Gershon's The Break Up 2.0. The book I am currently using is Whitney Phillip's, This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. I have had great success teaching the book, but I am getting tired of it, lol.
I look forward to your suggestions.
Andrew Herman, Ph. D (he/his/him) Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University
I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Wilfrid Laurier University is located on the Haldimand tract, which was promised to the Six Nations. http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland/<;
https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lspirg....
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Hi, It's not a book, it's a report, but when I need a good example of an ethnography involving Internet sources, I usually turn to Dr. Francesca Tripodi's excellent Data & Society report on how online sources interact with other channels to form media practices among conservative news consumers: https://datasociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Data_Society_Searching-fo... The anthology 'Digital Sociologies', edited by Jessie Daniels, Karen Gregory, and Tressie McMillan Cottom also has some good (shorter) online ethnographies in it: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/digital-sociologies I would also recommend 'Watch Me Play' by T.L. Taylor about Twitch: http://watchmeplay.cc/ I also totally echo the recommendation of Dr. Roberts book, which is really great - and if you can find the documentary it inspired, 'The Cleaners', that's a really good companion. I use all of the above in my teaching. Thanks, Morten On 10/26/21, 8:38 AM, "Air-L on behalf of cynthiamcleod@umail.ucsb.edu" <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of cynthiamcleod@umail.ucsb.edu> wrote: Hello all, A recent book by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts also comes to mind: Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300235883/be... . There could be some interesting connections between the populations studied by Roberts and Phillips that are worth discussion Pandemically, Cynthia McLeod On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 07:16 Peter Joseph Gloviczki PhD <pgloviczki@coker.edu> wrote: > Andrew and all, > > My recent book, Mediated Narration in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2021) > might be helpful. > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/97814... > > I am glad to Zoom or Skype with any class that would find the book (and > such a visit) to be useful. > > Fondly, Peter > > > Peter Joseph Gloviczki, PhD he/him/his > Associate Professor of Communication > Coker University > 300 East College Avenue > Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 > 843.383.8379 > pgloviczki@coker.edu > > Assistant Editor, Journal of Loss and Trauma (Taylor & Francis) > President, Carolinas Communication Association > Past Head, Cultural and Critical Studies Division, Association for > Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) > > Scholarly Books: > > Mediated Narration in the Digital Age: Storying the Media World > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/97814... > (University of > Nebraska Press, 2021). > > Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137465368__... > (Palgrave Macmillan, > 2015) > > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:37 AM Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote: > > > Dear AoIRistas > > > > I am seeking suggestions for new and recent ethnographies in the field of > > critical internet studies (broadly construed) for use in my undergraduate > > methods course in communication studies. I am looking for book-length > > monographs that are: a) theoretically driven; b) methodologically > > reflective; c) tell an interesting narrative about the research; and > > accessible to second-year undergraduates who are willing to stretch > > themselves. > > > > The books do not necessarily have to be located in communication/media > > studies in terms of discipline. In the past, I have used books that come > > out of anthropology as well as sociology, such as Ilana Gershon's The > Break > > Up 2.0. The book I am currently using is Whitney Phillip's, This is Why > We > > Can't Have Nice Things. I have had great success teaching the book, but I > > am getting tired of it, lol. > > > > > > I look forward to your suggestions. > > > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D (he/his/him) > > Associate Professor > > Department of Communication Studies > > Wilfrid Laurier University > > > > > > I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron > > (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Wilfrid Laurier > > University is located on the Haldimand tract, which was promised to the > Six > > Nations. https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland/__;!!LIr3w8kk_... < > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?... > > >. > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUe... > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUe... > _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... 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At the risk of engaging in self-promotion, my dissertation might connect with some of your undergraduate students. Also not published, and probably a bit long-in-the-tooth at this point: https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/127547. It combines ethnographic and rhetorical methods to examine World of Warcraft and Farmville as digital communities. God, reading this again makes me feel old... -Rob Dr. Robert J. Baron, PhD Department Chair & Associate Professor Department of Communication Austin Peay State University 931-221-6819 baronr@apsu.edu Pronouns: he, him, his On 10/26/21, 11:39 AM, "Air-L on behalf of Morten Bay" <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of mortench@usc.edu> wrote: Hi, It's not a book, it's a report, but when I need a good example of an ethnography involving Internet sources, I usually turn to Dr. Francesca Tripodi's excellent Data & Society report on how online sources interact with other channels to form media practices among conservative news consumers: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__datasociety.net_wp-2Dco... The anthology 'Digital Sociologies', edited by Jessie Daniels, Karen Gregory, and Tressie McMillan Cottom also has some good (shorter) online ethnographies in it: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__policy.bristoluniversit... I would also recommend 'Watch Me Play' by T.L. Taylor about Twitch: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__watchmeplay.cc_&d=DwIGaQ... I also totally echo the recommendation of Dr. Roberts book, which is really great - and if you can find the documentary it inspired, 'The Cleaners', that's a really good companion. I use all of the above in my teaching. Thanks, Morten On 10/26/21, 8:38 AM, "Air-L on behalf of cynthiamcleod@umail.ucsb.edu" <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of cynthiamcleod@umail.ucsb.edu> wrote: Hello all, A recent book by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts also comes to mind: Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300235883/be... . There could be some interesting connections between the populations studied by Roberts and Phillips that are worth discussion Pandemically, Cynthia McLeod On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 07:16 Peter Joseph Gloviczki PhD <pgloviczki@coker.edu> wrote: > Andrew and all, > > My recent book, Mediated Narration in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2021) > might be helpful. > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/97814... > > I am glad to Zoom or Skype with any class that would find the book (and > such a visit) to be useful. > > Fondly, Peter > > > Peter Joseph Gloviczki, PhD he/him/his > Associate Professor of Communication > Coker University > 300 East College Avenue > Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 > 843.383.8379 > pgloviczki@coker.edu > > Assistant Editor, Journal of Loss and Trauma (Taylor & Francis) > President, Carolinas Communication Association > Past Head, Cultural and Critical Studies Division, Association for > Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) > > Scholarly Books: > > Mediated Narration in the Digital Age: Storying the Media World > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/97814... > (University of > Nebraska Press, 2021). > > Journalism and Memorialization in the Age of Social Media > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137465368__... > (Palgrave Macmillan, > 2015) > > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:37 AM Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote: > > > Dear AoIRistas > > > > I am seeking suggestions for new and recent ethnographies in the field of > > critical internet studies (broadly construed) for use in my undergraduate > > methods course in communication studies. I am looking for book-length > > monographs that are: a) theoretically driven; b) methodologically > > reflective; c) tell an interesting narrative about the research; and > > accessible to second-year undergraduates who are willing to stretch > > themselves. > > > > The books do not necessarily have to be located in communication/media > > studies in terms of discipline. In the past, I have used books that come > > out of anthropology as well as sociology, such as Ilana Gershon's The > Break > > Up 2.0. The book I am currently using is Whitney Phillip's, This is Why > We > > Can't Have Nice Things. I have had great success teaching the book, but I > > am getting tired of it, lol. > > > > > > I look forward to your suggestions. > > > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D (he/his/him) > > Associate Professor > > Department of Communication Studies > > Wilfrid Laurier University > > > > > > I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron > > (Neutral), Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Wilfrid Laurier > > University is located on the Haldimand tract, which was promised to the > Six > > Nations. https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland/__;!!LIr3w8kk_... < > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?... > > >. > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUe... > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUe... > _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4k_weWKcUeRuO6e... 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Morten Bay -
Peter Joseph Gloviczki PhD