Prof Evans, Sounds like a great course. I think Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman's new Networked: The New Social Operating System might suit your needs. (Of course, I am a bit biased). It's out in May from MIT Press, but I can get you page proofs now. Only $29. Lower on Amazon Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________ On Sun, 26 Feb 2012, citasa-request@list.citasa.org wrote: > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:00:05 -0500 > From: citasa-request@list.citasa.org > Reply-To: citasa@list.citasa.org > To: citasa@list.citasa.org > Subject: CITASA Digest, Vol 44, Issue 11 > > Send CITASA mailing list submissions to > citasa@list.citasa.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > citasa-request@list.citasa.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > citasa-owner@list.citasa.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CITASA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Internet & Society... (James A Evans) > 2. Final CfA: Conference "Critique, Democracy and Philosophy in > 21st Century Information Society" (Christian Fuchs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:38:07 -0600 > From: James A Evans <jevans@uchicago.edu> > To: citasa@list.citasa.org > Subject: [CITASA] Internet & Society... > Message-ID: <AD3CEB63-4414-4D62-81E3-16EEA031EDB6@uchicago.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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 > >

Prof. Evans, (and others teaching similar topics) The Open Society Foundation has commissioned approximately 60 country reports under the title Mapping Digital Media, http://bit.ly/nbrm0x. They extend well beyond just questions related to the internet, but could be useful since they place it in a larger context. Full disclosure my colleagues from the New America Foundation and I authored the US report, http://bit.ly/u5hTYv. There are also a number of thematic reports available at the same url. In many countries I think these represent the best comprehensive source of data available. Additionally if you would be interested in having one or more of the authors speaking to your class via Skype I can put you in touch with the country authors of both the published and unpublished reports. I suspect many would be prepared to speak. You are probably aware of it but I also suspect Rebecca MacKinnon's (in full disclosure also a colleague) new book, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom could be useful. See http://amzn.to/qGkKaI PS Barry - I've just put your book in my Amazon cart. Very pleased to learn about it. On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Barry Wellman <wellman@chass.utoronto.ca>wrote: > Prof Evans, > > Sounds like a great course. I think Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman's new > Networked: The New Social Operating System might suit your needs. (Of > course, I am a bit biased). > > It's out in May from MIT Press, but I can get you page proofs now. > Only $29. Lower on Amazon > > Barry Wellman > ______________________________**______________________________** > ___________ > > S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director > Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 > University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman > http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~**wellman<http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman> fax: > +1-416-978-3963 > Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/**oldnew/cybertimes.php<http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php> > ______________________________**______________________________** > ___________ > > > On Sun, 26 Feb 2012, citasa-request@list.citasa.org wrote: > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:00:05 -0500 >> From: citasa-request@list.citasa.org >> Reply-To: citasa@list.citasa.org >> To: citasa@list.citasa.org >> Subject: CITASA Digest, Vol 44, Issue 11 >> >> Send CITASA mailing list submissions to >> citasa@list.citasa.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://list.citasa.org/**mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.**citasa.org<http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> citasa-request@list.citasa.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> citasa-owner@list.citasa.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of CITASA digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Internet & Society... (James A Evans) >> 2. Final CfA: Conference "Critique, Democracy and Philosophy in >> 21st Century Information Society" (Christian Fuchs) >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:38:07 -0600 >> From: James A Evans <jevans@uchicago.edu> >> To: citasa@list.citasa.org >> Subject: [CITASA] Internet & Society... >> Message-ID: <AD3CEB63-4414-4D62-81E3-**16EEA031EDB6@uchicago.edu<AD3CEB63-4414-4D62-81E3-16EEA031EDB6@uchicago.edu> >> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> 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 <http://home.uchicago.edu/~jevans> >> >>