Critical Internet Studies

Seminar series 2008-2009

31 October 2008 Facebook: a network, a research tool, a world? (one-day symposium)

5 December 2008 Disability and the Internet: access, mediation, representation

21 January 2009 War, conflict and the Internet (half-day symposium)

4 February 2009 Look at me! Images, validation and cultural currency on Gaydar (research seminar in Media and Cultural Studies)

11 March 2009 Virtual Pets (research seminar)

Seminar series 2007-2008

Semester 1

All seminars take place in Dean Walters Building, room 112, 12-1.30 pm. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided.

25 October 2007
'Growing up in a Friends web-community'
Iqbal Akthar, LJMU

15 November 2007
'Ritual violence or dangerous disturbance: understanding flaming'
Adi Kuntsman, LJMU

22 November 2007
'On-line journals as virtual bedrooms?'
Sian Lincoln, LJMU

29 November 2007
'The Internet in China: Policy Context and Social Impact'
Qian (Sarah) Gong, University of Leeds

6 December
'Researching eLearning in Virtual Spaces: an Ethnographic Perspective to Understanding University Student Experiences'
Simone Kruger

13 December 2007
Workshop on presenting conference papers
Nickianne Moody, LJMU

Semester 2

All seminars take place in Dean Walters Building, room 112, 12.30-2.00 pm. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided.

24 January
'Latin American Cyberculture:Net Practices, Online Communities and Virtual Identities'
Claire Taylor, University of Liverpool

7 February
'Why do bloggers do it?'
Sarah Pedersen, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

28 February
'Fair Tracing and the digital divide: tracking Indian coffee across the Internet'
Ashima Chopra, University of Bradford

6 March
'The Culture of Digital Gaming'
Gary Crawford, University of Salford

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