Hola all ~ I just wanted to bring to your attention the following message from James Katz, as more reviewers for ICA-CAT Division are needed. I hope you all are doing fine. Best, HGZ **Help make ICA-CAT 2011 a high-quality event for all** Dear Colleagues, Your assistance is vital to making the 2011 ICA annual meeting in Boston a positive experience for all concerned. May we count on you to serve our Division as a reviewer? Plus, the more volunteers we have, the lighter the load is for each altruistic scholar (such as yourself) who helps our organization. ----------------------------------------------------- What are critical dates? Paper submissions are due Monday, November 1, 2010, and you would receive your assignments about one week later. All papers will be accessible online. Reviews are due Sunday, December 5, 2010. ----------------------------------------------------- How do I get involved? PLEASE sign in to volunteer from the website (http://www.icahdq.org/index.asp) and look under "Paper Submission and Management." When you sign in, you will see three options: submit or edit a proposal, volunteer to be a reviewer, and message center. When you enter the section of "volunteer to be a reviewer," PLEASE kindly ask you to provide the following information, which is critical to helping the speedy and appropriate processing of review assignments: 1. Identify your status as "student" or not 2. Put in the "Qualifications" box 5-8 keywords from the following list. Advertising / Persuasion Audience Research/ Consumer Psychology Blogs Communication Methods & Measures Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) Critical Cultural Culture Diffusion / Adoption / Tech Acceptance Digital Divide / Access e-Democracy / e-Govt / Civic Engagement Emotion / Enjoyment / Engagement Entertainment / Music / Reality TV e-Commerce Ethics Gender / Feminist Health Communication Human-computer Interaction (HCI) Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Instructional Communication / e-learning Interactivity Intercultural Communication International Communication Internet Use Interpersonal Communication Journalism / Mass Communication Knowledge / Information Management Media Effects Theories Media Literacy Media Management Media Psychology Mobile Technologies Open Source / Software Development Organizational Communication / CSCW Policy/aw Political Communication Presence Privacy / Surveillance Public Relations / Strategic Communication Qualitative Race / Minority Social Capital / Social Impact Social Informatics Social Network Analysis Social Networking / Online Communities Use and Gratifications Video Games Virtual Reality / Communities / Avatars Visual Communication ----------------------------------------------------- How else can I be involved? If you are interested in serving as a panel chair or discussant, please email me at ica.cat2010@gmail.com. James Katz Chair, Communication and Technology Division International Communication Association ica.cat2010@gmail.com
Apologies for any cross-postings. Just a quick note to let you know that Dal Yong Jin has published a new book titled Korea's Online Gaming Empire in the MIT Press. It might be of interest to you. Korea's Online Gaming Empire (Dal Yong Jin) In South Korea, online gaming is a cultural phenomenon. Games are broadcast on television, professional gamers are celebrities, and youth culture is often identified with online gaming. Uniquely in the online games market, Korea not only dominates the local market but has also made its mark globally. In Korea's Online Gaming Empire, Dal Yong Jin examines the rapid growth of this industry from a political economy perspective, discussing it in social, cultural, and economic terms. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Sociocultural Interpretations of Digital Korea 3. Political Economy of the Korean Online Game Industry 4. eSports and Television Business in the Digital Economy 5. Professional Online Game Players as New Media Workers 6. Online Game Fans: New Audience Commodities in the New Media Era 7. Adventure of Local Games toward Globalization 8. From the Cottage Industry to Transnational Media Giants. Please see the extended description of the book below. http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12286
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Gil De Zuniga, Homero