NEW BOOK: Cyberfeminism in Northern Lights: Digital Media and Gender in a Nordic Context
***apologies for cross posting*** Dear all, Here's some shameless self-promotion for a new volume on digital media, gender and politics of location: CYBERFEMINISM IN NORTHERN LIGHTS: Digital Media and Gender in a Nordic Context edited by Malin Sveningsson Elm and Jenny Sundén What does it mean to study supposedly global media phenomena from a Nordic perspective? What would be particular and unique about Nordic cyberfeminism - compared to the “unmarked” version dominating the field today? Cyberfeminism in Northern Lights pushes the boundaries of contemporary cyberfeminism. Against the background of an expanding body of research in the field of digital media and gender - which to this date has primarily been carried out from an Anglo-American perspective - the book argues that feminist studies of digital media need to become more inclusive and aware of their own geographical and cultural biases and limits. The book is a step in this direction, focusing on the knowledge and experiences from the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction, Jenny Sundén & Malin Sveningsson Elm Digital Media and Gender in a Nordic Context Part I: Sexualities, Bodies, and Desire Chapter One, Jenny Sundén On Cyberfeminist Intersectionality Chapter Two, Susanna Paasonen Online Pornography, Normativity and the Nordic Context Chapter Three, Janne C.H. Bromseth Nordic Feminism in a Cyberlight? Part II: Gender Identities, Performance, and Presentations of Self Chapter Four, Malin Sveningsson Elm Doing and Undoing Gender in a Swedish Internet Community Chapter Five, Charlotte Kroløkke Performing and Positioning PowerBabes Chapter Six, Cecilia Åsberg and Bodil Axelsson Digital Performances of Gendered Pasts Part III: Gendered Computing and Computer Use Chapter Seven, AnnBritt Enochsson Differences and Similarities in Girls’ and Boys’ Internet Use Chapter Eight, Hilde Corneliussen Cultural Appropriation of Computers in Norway 1980-2000 Chapter Nine, Gudbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir and Lára Rún Sigurvinsdóttir Surveillance Technology, Work and Gender Chapter Ten, Fatima Jonsson The Absence of Hackerettes in the Culture of Programming Closing Essay, Anne Scott Sørensen Digital Media and Cyberculture: A Feminist and Nordic Approach ABOUT THE EDITORS: Malin Sveningsson Elm is Assistant Professor at the Department of Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden. She is the author of Creating a Sense of Community: Experiences from a Swedish Web Chat, and co-author of Digital Borderlands: Cultural Studies of Identity and Interactivity on the Internet. Jenny Sundén is Assistant Professor in Media Technology at the School of Computer Science and Communication, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm. She is the author of Material Virtualities: Approaching Online Textual Embodiment, and co-author of Digital Borderlands: Cultural Studies of Identity and Interactivity on the Internet. ORDER FROM: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com Hardback (295pp), UK: £34.99, US: $69.99 Malin Sveningsson Elm, PhD Media & Communication Faculty of Economic Science, Communication and IT Karlstad University SWEDEN email: malin.sveningsson@kau.se phone +46 (0)54 700 18 33 (office) +46 (0)70 244 38 90 (mobile)
Congratulations Malin and Jenny - looks great. Maybe you could come and discuss it at this event? DIGITAL CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION (DCC) SECTION OF ECREA CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A WORKSHOP DIGITAL MEDIA: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES? SUPPORTED BY THE CENTRE FOR MATERIAL DIGITAL CULTURE (SUSSEX) The aim of the workshop is to explore distinctive critical, theoretical and methodological perspectives around networked and pervasive media, especially those emerging in European research. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, BRIGHTON, UK; 1-3 NOVEMBER 2007 o Evening panel session and reception on Thursday 1st November o Full-day workshop on Friday 2nd o Concluding section meeting on Saturday 3rd This workshop is the first in a biannual conference/workshop series of ECREA's Digital Culture and Communication section. It will examine new approaches in the study of digital culture and communication within European contexts and to serve as a networking hub. CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: We are looking for papers that address questions around digital, networked and pervasive media in a European context. We especially welcome work that contrasts European perspectives and theories with other traditions. This does not mean that we restrict our focus to European policy, or wish to focus on European-specific issues to the exclusion of others. Instead, we welcome work across a range of approaches, work based on different methodologies, and work that is nationally based within Europe. Historical, critical and technological perspectives are all welcome. So, for example, we invite proposals that examine digital culture and communication in relation to: o issues in specific national traditions of thought, such as German medium theory, French post-structuralism, 'national' traditions of cultural studies o issues in European-wide traditions, such as post- and neo-Marxist socialism, post-autonomy, and network theories, or critical utopian/dystopian thinking o issues of specific techno-social experiences, such as communication networks, aesthetic, industry, and governance structures o issues of identity, activism and autonomy, such as race, nation, migration, gender/sexuality, trade, economy, and labour We invite proposals for papers on these topics and any other issues that might enable a critique of, as well as an exploration of issues, theories and approaches emerging in European research around digital media. Deadline for abstracts/proposals of 300 words: 1st September 2007 SUBMIT TO: Kate O'Riordan: k.oriordan@sussex.ac.uk and Maren Hartmann: hartmann@udk-berlin.de REGISTRATION: Fee £35, this includes lunch, coffee and a drinks reception. It does not include accommodation and travel costs. To register email: V.A.Sammut@sussex.ac.uk All the best Kate --On Wednesday, August 29, 2007 14:27 +0200 Malin Sveningsson <malisven@kau.se> wrote:
***apologies for cross posting***
Dear all,
Here's some shameless self-promotion for a new volume on digital media, gender and politics of location:
CYBERFEMINISM IN NORTHERN LIGHTS: Digital Media and Gender in a Nordic Context edited by Malin Sveningsson Elm and Jenny Sundén
Dr Kate O'Riordan Department of Media and Film EDB University of Sussex Falmer Brighton UK BN1 9RG Tel: 00 44 (0) 1273 876730 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediastudies/profile30746.html
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