Hi Holly, You might consider taking a look to classic Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature on Large Technological Systems. For Instance; Hughes, T. P. (1987). The evolution of large technological systems. In Bijker, W. E., Hughes, T. P., and Pinch, T. J., editors, The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology, number x, 405 p, pages 51-82. MIT Press. ...Star, S. L. (1999). The ethnography of infrastructure. American Behavioral Scientist, 43(3):377-391. Although a quick search at any journal database should give you a more comprehensive and updated results, those are still a good place to start. You might also want to take a look at a forthcoming book @ http://www.openwaves.ws/ Best of luck and, if you agree, I would be interested in reading a copy of your work. -- Yann Bona http://wifi-r.molekulab.net/

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>>>> Message: 4 Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:03:44 -0500 From: Holly Kruse <holly.kruse@gmail.com> To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Theories of computer networks Message-ID: <25EF7C05-0E49-4618-A55D-1A1E2F271BAC@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252

Hi all: I'm curious: what are recommended sources for social and cultural theories of computer networks?: specifically, social theories having to do with the technology's expansion across space. I'm need to make a fairly explicit analogy between the social implications of the historical development/organization and colonization of space of computer networks and another, older communication technology. I don't need to make analogies to other older communication technologies (writing, print, telegraph, telephone, radio, TV, etc. ? or phonograph, on which I've written. I pretty familiar with that literature). For purposes of this project, I just need sources on computer networks. I probably need to re-read Castells, because it's been a while. Anything else? Thanks! Holly ---- Holly Kruse Department of Communications Rogers State University 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, OK 74017 918-343-7879 hkruse@rsu.edu or holly.kruse@gmail.com http://hollykruse.com or http://www.rsu.edu/academics/comm/kruse.asp