Hi James. Thought I'd mention some helpful readings for two of your topics: re: digital divides Kate Williams, "What is the Digital Divide?" A working paper for the d3 workshop, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 2001 (a pdf link from citeseerx.ist.psu.edu is available in the first page of a google search) re: creative mashups and IP Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams, 'Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything'. New York: Portfolio. 2006 (see chapters 5, "The Prosumers" and 7, "Platforms for Participation") Best, Brian Zelip Graduate School of Library & Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:38 AM, James A Evans <jevans@uchicago.edu> wrote: > Hi CITASA, > > I'm teaching a new course next quarter entitled Internet & Society and > searching for good readings that map the landscape (I have several, but am > looking for more/better). If you have a syllabus you would be willing to > share, or know of a fantastic (especially underappreciated) article or book > relevant to any of the following topics, I would be grateful. > > history, growth and structure of the Internet > "digital divide(s)": by class, race, age, communities, occupations and > countries > online identities and intimacy > creative mashups and intellectual property > political participation > discourse and polarization > online cultures and diversity > immersive and virtual reality > Information overload, "reading" and thinking with the Internet > online markets, web services and work > > Sincere thanks, > > James > > > > James A. Evans > > Department of Sociology > University of Chicago > 1126 E. 59th Street > Chicago, IL 60637 > > (773)834-3612 > jevans@uchicago.edu > http://home.uchicago.edu/~jevans > >

A bit late to the conversation, but I TA-ed an Internet & Society course taught at Harvard Extension School through the Berkman Center. We hosted the syllabus on an open wiki, an updated version of which is here: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/is2012/Main_Page Alex --- Alexander Leavitt PhD Student USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism http://alexleavitt.com Twitter: @alexleavitt On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Brian Zelip <bzelip@illinois.edu> wrote: > Hi James. Thought I'd mention some helpful readings for two of your topics: > > re: digital divides > Kate Williams, "What is the Digital Divide?" A working paper for the d3 > workshop, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 2001 > (a pdf link from citeseerx.ist.psu.edu is available in the first page of > a google search) > > re: creative mashups and IP > Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams, 'Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration > Changes Everything'. New York: Portfolio. 2006 > (see chapters 5, "The Prosumers" and 7, "Platforms for Participation") > > > Best, > Brian Zelip > Graduate School of Library & Information Science > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:38 AM, James A Evans <jevans@uchicago.edu>wrote: > >> Hi CITASA, >> >> I'm teaching a new course next quarter entitled Internet & Society and >> searching for good readings that map the landscape (I have several, but am >> looking for more/better). If you have a syllabus you would be willing to >> share, or know of a fantastic (especially underappreciated) article or book >> relevant to any of the following topics, I would be grateful. >> >> history, growth and structure of the Internet >> "digital divide(s)": by class, race, age, communities, occupations and >> countries >> online identities and intimacy >> creative mashups and intellectual property >> political participation >> discourse and polarization >> online cultures and diversity >> immersive and virtual reality >> Information overload, "reading" and thinking with the Internet >> online markets, web services and work >> >> Sincere thanks, >> >> James >> >> >> >> James A. Evans >> >> Department of Sociology >> University of Chicago >> 1126 E. 59th Street >> Chicago, IL 60637 >> >> (773)834-3612 >> jevans@uchicago.edu >> http://home.uchicago.edu/~jevans >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > CITASA mailing list > CITASA@list.citasa.org > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org > >