[ecrea] new book: Emerging Practices in Cyberculture and Social Networking

>The following is a new publication which might interest you.
>At the moment it is offered with 30% discount until September 1st*. More =
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>Emerging Practices in Cyberculture and Social Networking
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>Edited by Daniel Riha and Anna Maj
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>Amsterdam/New York, NY 2010. XIII, 195 pp. (At the Interface/Probing the =
>Boundaries 69)
>ISBN: 978-90-420-3082-4                 Paper=20
>ISBN: 978-90-420-3083-1                 E-Book=20
>Online info: <http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?BookId=3DATI%2FPTB+69>
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>This book aims to present how emergent media penetrate all fields of =
>human cultural activity. The content of this volume reflects theoretical =
>and practical discussions on cultural issues influenced by increased =
>adoption of information and communication technologies. New media and =
>Web 2.0 raise increasing attention of academics from wide range of =
>disciplines. Papers, included in this volume, cover a coherent choice of =
>topics selected with respect to the actual state of inter-disciplinary =
>debate on emerging media.
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>Daniel Riha specialises in New Media Studies and lectures at Faculty of =
>Humanities, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research =
>includes issues on Games for Learning and Multi-user Virtual =
>Environments Design.
>Anna Maj is an expert in New Media Studies, Media Anthropology and HCI. =
>She conducts interdisciplinary research at the University of Silesia, =
>Katowice (Poland), and cooperates with cultural institutions in the =
>field of digital art and media education.
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>Table of Contents
>Daniel Riha & Anna Maj: Introduction
>Access, Power and Social Marginalisation in Cyberculture
>Nils Gustafsson: This Time It's Personal: Social Networks, Viral =
>Politics and Identity Management
>Anna Maj and Michal Derda-Nowakowski: Anthropology of Accessibility: =
>Further Reflections on the Perceptual Problems of Human-Computer =
>Interactions
>Christina Neumayer, Celina Raffl and Robert M. Bichler: Politics and =
>Social Software: Recommendations for Inclusive ICTs
>Cyber-Governance, Cyber-Communities, Cyber-Bodies
>Melissa de Zwart and David Lindsay: Governance and the Global Metaverse
>Donata Marletta: Hybrid Communities to Digital Arts Festivals: From =
>Online Discussions to Offline Gatherings
>New Concepts in Education and Entertainment
>Jef Folkerts: Playing Games as an Art Experience: How Videogames Produce =
>Meaning through Narrative and Play
>Daniel Riha: The 3-D Virtual Library as a Value-Added Library Service
>Theodoros Thomas: Learning New Literacies through Machinima
>Web 2.0 and Social Networking
>Natalia Waechter, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Stephanie M. Reich and Guadalupe =
>Espinoza: Youth Connecting Online: From Chat Rooms to Social Networking =
>Sites
>Chand Somaiah: Cybergrace among Eating Disorder Survivors in Singapore

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