A bof might be okay, but I think this warrants a slot on the program and would like to see it done that way.
Lori, as I remember the blog bof had separate slots... I do not know the procedure for that.. would we have to wrtie a proposal for that or would that be only organisational?ß Whom should we approach?? nilz -- Dr. Nils Zurawski Universität Hamburg Inst. für kriminologische Sozialforschung Allendeplatz 1 20146 Hamburg Germany tel. +49 (0) 40 42838 6185 fax. +49 (0) 40 42838 2328 Projekt zu Videoüberwachung: http://www.uni-muenster.de/PeaCon/zurawski/ueberwachung
Hi there: I can tell you how it worked in Toronto: The bof was just a half hour from 8:30 to 9am before the first sessions of the day. A roundtable, though, is a just another form of panel and as such it got the longer timeslot than the paper sessions. That means a formal panel proposal to be submitted. I would strongly recommend the latter route, as there is much "ground" to cover. I'd be interested in helping organize, although I have little time right now with manuscript deadline looming. Maybe we could have a "show" of virtual hands in seeing who is interested besides Lori, Nils, Michelle and myself and then move off list to chat? Rhiannon Nils Zurawski wrote:
A bof might be okay, but I think this warrants a slot on the program and would like to see it done that way.
Lori,
as I remember the blog bof had separate slots... I do not know the procedure for that.. would we have to wrtie a proposal for that or would that be only organisational?ß Whom should we approach??
nilz
About the panel/roundtable/bof (Birds of a Feather) on space: Might be interesting to try to do more than a single roundtable. Last year, the turnout for the qualitative methods roundtable was so good, we all wished we a) had a longer time slot or b) had a follow up roundtable. What about organizing two "Birds of a Feather" sessions early in the conference (which hopefully won't be relegated to the crack of dawn part of the day.....), followed by a roundtable late in the conference that brings it together? In the spirit of dialogue, the nature of the roundtable discussion would emerge from the BOF sessions. The emergent format might yield shorter opening statements and therefore more discussion, something Lori Kendall mentioned which I agree with (my logic is that participants will have altered their thinking by engaging in dialogue earlier, so they won't have as much prepared, but I could be completely wrong in this line of thought) annette **************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph. D. Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago 1007 W. Harrison St (m/c 132) Chicago, IL 60607-7137 amarkham@uic.edu http://ascend.comm.uic.edu/~amarkham/ ******************************
As I've followed this thread, it seems as though there is considerable talk about space as a metaphor, and the physical spaces taken up by servers and cables and such, but what about the physical spaces occupied by the people engaged in CMC, and how those spaces are arranged in ways that may encourage or discourage social inter- action? There's some interesting work that's been done in this area, including Alison Powell's excellent paper on internet cafes presented in Toronto. (I've done some work on the arrangement of interior space around inter- active technology, so this aspect of space is something that I wouldn't want to see overlooked.) And as someone who had the opportunity to study with a great Harold Innis scholar, Jim Carey, I of course feel compelled to point out that one can look at matters of space without also considering matters of time ;-) Holly ----- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse@utulsa.edu
compelled to point out that one can look at matters of space without also considering matters of time ;-)
Sorry -- one "can't" look at matters of space.... Holly ----- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse@utulsa.edu
Here another reference for those interested in readings on this topic: Crang, M., Crang, P., May, J. (1999). Virtual geographies: Bodies, space and relations. London: Routledge. It has a number of interesting chapters on (for example) simulation, hypertext bodies, city space vs. cyberspace, and "space" issues that derived from pre-Internet technologies. Ulla ---------------------------------------------------- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Email: bunz@scils.rutgers.edu ----------------------------------------------------
Now that we agreed on doing something.. the question seems to be how and who... I like Annette's idea very much.. as it combines the informal with a formal setting. Andrew proposed to organize the panel.. Does that mean you write the proposal?? And then we figure out how we get the bof sessions going, once we are accepted... ??? or are there other volunteers...?? I know time is short and only a week or so to go, but I believe we can get this together.. talk to you soon... nilz
Might be interesting to try to do more than a single roundtable. Last year, the turnout for the qualitative methods roundtable was so good, we all wished we a) had a longer time slot or b) had a follow up roundtable.
What about organizing two "Birds of a Feather" sessions early in the conference (which hopefully won't be relegated to the crack of dawn part of the day.....), followed by a roundtable late in the conference that brings it together?
In the spirit of dialogue, the nature of the roundtable discussion would emerge from the BOF sessions. The emergent format might yield shorter opening statements and therefore more discussion, something Lori Kendall mentioned which I agree with (my logic is that participants will have altered their thinking by engaging in dialogue earlier, so they won't have as much prepared, but I could be completely wrong in this line of thought)
-- Dr. Nils Zurawski Universität Hamburg Inst. für kriminologische Sozialforschung Allendeplatz 1 20146 Hamburg Germany tel. +49 (0) 40 42838 6185 fax. +49 (0) 40 42838 2328 Projekt zu Videoüberwachung: http://www.uni-muenster.de/PeaCon/zurawski/ueberwachung
Hi all -- Sorry to be jumping into this thread a bit late; it's been a hectic couple of days. I'm working on literary mobilizations and revisions of the space metaphor in representations of network culture, and have in fact submitted a paper proposal for the next conference based on that work. I'd be pleased to be involved in such a roundtable or other session. --Kathleen On Feb 5, 2004, at 9:27 AM, Rhiannon Bury wrote:
Hi there:
I can tell you how it worked in Toronto: The bof was just a half hour from 8:30 to 9am before the first sessions of the day. A roundtable, though, is a just another form of panel and as such it got the longer timeslot than the paper sessions. That means a formal panel proposal to be submitted. I would strongly recommend the latter route, as there is much "ground" to cover. I'd be interested in helping organize, although I have little time right now with manuscript deadline looming. Maybe we could have a "show" of virtual hands in seeing who is interested besides Lori, Nils, Michelle and myself and then move off list to chat?
Rhiannon
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Nils Zurawski -
Rhiannon Bury -
Ulla Bunz