Greetings, Sarah (and others), I've just published a book about online misbehavior that might be of interest for your colleague's deviance class. It's just become available via Amazon, and I yet haven't done a formal announcement, but I copy a summary below, and further details are available online via Amazon, the publisher, or my related site http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com Cheers, Janet Janet Sternberg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Communication and Media Studies Latin American and Latino Studies Fordham University Bronx, NY 10458-9993 USA 718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax jsternberg@fordham.edu | sternberg.janet@gmail.com http://about.me/JanetPhD New book: Misbehavior in Cyber Places http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com SUMMARY Misbehavior in Cyber Places: The Reglation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet studies computer-mediated, interpersonal communication on the Internet up to the turn of the century, portraying a technological universe that existed before social media, smartphones, and commercialism began to dominate cyberspace in the new millennium. Here, with amateurs prevailing over professionals, digital immigrants explored online frontiers and founded virtual communities. Based on early stages of Internet research, this book examines misbehavior across a wide range of online environments. Sternberg distinguishes misbehavior and rule-breaking from crime and law-breaking, and discusses cybercrime, cyberlaw, and the differences between local and global regulation. This book lays out the theoretical framework and fundamental ideas of media ecology, a branch of communication scholarship. Sternberg highlights pioneering media ecology perspectives on space, place, situations, rules, and behavior in public. These subjects are highly relevant for understanding digital media, mediated interpersonal communication, and behavior in online environments. 2012 University Press of America, Inc. ISBN 9780761860112 http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com Sarah Michele Ford wrote:

Hi all, A colleague asked me if I had any recommendations on an academic book on geek culture that she could use in her deviance class. I told her I didn't but that this list almost certainly would. Who wants to prove me right?

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