Dear colleagues in the UK and Europe, Below is information on new MA degree in Internet and CommunicationStudies and an invitation to the Internet Studies Festival, which willtake place on 18 July 2008 in Liverpool, UK. Please forward theinformation to undegraduate students interested inthe programme and to students, lecturers and researchers interested inthe topic 1. **MA in Internet and Communication Studies, Liverpool John MooresUniversity** The MA in Internet and Communication Studies examines the relationshipsbetween new technologies, cultural changes, identities and mediainstitutions. Our seminars, workshops and research events introduce thestudents to contemporary theoretical debates surrounding developmentwithin the field, including topics such as gendered, racial and sexualidentities; virtual diasporas and cybernationalism; on-line communitiesand politics; globalisation and the digital divide; blogging andnet-art; privacy and surveillance; cybercrime and cyberconflict;on-line gaming and social networking.We offer our students a variety oflearning experiences, designed to create a critical awareness of newmedia and Internet studies. Students will consolidate theirunderstanding of the complex and pervasive cultures of the productionand consumption of new media texts. For more information on the programme, please check our websitehttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91514.htm For information on our research activities, held in conjunction withthe programme in 2007-08, please check the following pages: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91520.htmandhttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91512.htm 2. **Internet Studies Festival, 18 July 2008, Liverpool John MooresUniversity** Want to know more about the Internet? Want to understand how to doon-line research? MA in Internet and Communication Studies invites youto the Internet Studies Festival. Come and get a chance to meet ourstaff and students and learn about our degree and about Internetresearch at John Moores University! Detailed programme will soon be available on our webpagehttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm The festival will include: --Introduction and welcome --JMU staff talking about on-line youth cultures, Internet in manylanguages,disability and the Internet, and ethics of on-line research. --Current MA students presenting their work in progress --Book fair The event is free of charge, but requires registration. Further detailsand registration form are here http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions -- Dr. Adi Kuntsman Lecturer in Internet and Communication School of Media, Critical and Creative Arts Liverpool John Moores University Dean Walters, 1 St. James Road Liverpool, L1 7BR EmailWeb ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ