[ecrea] CFP - Web_site Histories: Theories, Methods, Analysis

>Conference title: Web_site Histories: Theories, Methods, Analysis
>
>One-day conference, October 14th 2008. The main purpose of Web_site
>Histories is to place the new and emerging field of Web History on the
>research agenda and to map the field of historical website studies.
>
>Organizer: The Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus,
>Denmark.
>
>The conference is associated the AoIR 9.0 conference "Rethinking
>Communities, Rethinking Place" in Copenhagen (http://conferences.aoir.org )
>
>Confirmed keynote speakers:
>Kirsten Foot, Associate Professor, University of Washington
>Steven Schneider, Professor, State University of New York
>Title: Object-Oriented Web Historiography.
>Abstract: Foot & Schneider will present a keynote address that focuses
>on their proposal of an object-oriented approach to researching and
>writing Web history. They will consider the various meanings of object
>entailed within the notion of object-oriented Web historiography in
>order to advance both the theoretical foundation and methodological
>rigor of developmental analyses of Web artifacts in their hyperlinked
>contexts. Developmental analyses of any aspect of the Web, whether
>engaged in contemporaneously or retrospectively, entail dynamics
>within and between the (co)producers of Web artifacts, production
>practices and techniques, and Web artifacts themselves. These dynamics
>make it difficult but very important for scholars to identify and
>situate their object(s) of analysis historically and theoretically.
>See extended description at 
>http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/events/conferences/wsh08/keynote .
>Kirsten Foot and Steven Schneider are the authors of Web Campaigning
>(MIT Press 2006) as well as a number of articles about Web Sphere
>Analysis.
>
>A panel will round off the conference by discussing the future
>directions of studies of Web History. Besides Kirsten Foot and Steven
>Schneider panel participant will be Niels Brügger, Associate
>Professor, the Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus.
>
>The main purpose of Web_site Histories is to place the new and
>emerging field of Web History on the research agenda and to map the
>field of historical website studies. The focus on the Web can be seen
>as a specialization within the larger field of Internet History, but
>with another subset of questions and challenges. The underscore in the
>title reflects the uncertainty and variability of the object of study
>­ are we talking about the Web in general, Web Spheres, individual
>websites, or web pages? The conference welcomes papers on any of these
>approaches or any other theme, topic or idea connected to the
>theories, methods or analysis of Web History. Theoretical approaches
>could be discussions of the object of study or reflections on doing
>historical research on this particular subject. Methodological
>approaches may include abstract or more specific considerations of the
>range of applicable methods, both old and new, to Web History.
>Finally, the analytical approach welcomes contributions exploring the
>practical hazards and possibilities of this special kind of empirical
>material, as well as papers on concrete empirical studies.
>
>Papers are also welcome on a wide array of historically-grounded
>themes. The topics below are examples of the kinds of issues paper
>presenters are invited to address  but are not intended to limit
>topics suitable for paper submissions:
>·      General as well as more specific histories of the development
>of the Web, focusing on, for instance, technology, graphic design,
>culture etc.
>·      The history of the Web as a subset of the history of the
>Internet, with emphasis on, for instance, the development of hardware,
>software and protocols
>·      The organizational architecture of the Web in a global,
>national, transnational or local perspective
>·      Defining moments and events on the Web, either in terms of how
>the Web was conceived and built, or in terms of how it is or was
>perceived and used
>·      Demographical, social, cultural, or other factors influencing
>Web use and uptake
>·      Political, economic, institutional or personal histories of the
>Web
>·      The growing popularity of social networking sites in a
>historical perspective
>·      Interactivity, genre and media discussions in relation to the Web
>·      The histories of expectations in pre-web time meeting the
>reality of the Web
>·      Source availability and validity ­ the archiving of the Web
>·      The history of the Web in the larger framework of media history
>
>Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words by April 15th 2008
>(further instructions at http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/wsh08). After a
>process of double-blind peer review, authors will be notified of
>accepted papers by May 15th. Full papers will be due by August 31st
>2008. Please note that there is a maximum of 30 participants, and
>priority will be given to paper presenters. Paper presentations will
>consist of short presentations with opponents/discussants and
>roundtable-style discussions. Presenters are therefore also expected
>to act as opponents/discussants.
>
>Participation in the conference is free, and coffee and lunch is
>included (yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch). Following the
>conference, papers will be considered for inclusion in an edited
>volume on Web Histories.
>
>The conference takes place at the University of Aarhus, two days
>before the start of the AoIR 9.0 conference in 
>Copenhagen (http://conferences.aoir.org ). 
>Aarhus is situated west of Copenhagen and is the second largest
>city in Denmark with a population of approximately 300,000. It is
>accessible by train or by air via the Aarhus or Billund airports. Read
>more about Aarhus and the 
>university:http://www.au.dk/en/why and http://www.au.dk/en/aarhus.htm .
>
>The Centre for Internet Research is located at the Institute of
>Information and Media Studies, and was established in September 2000
>in order to promote research into the social and cultural implications
>and functions of the internet. Read more about 
>the Centre:http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/about/profile
>
>Conference website: http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/wsh08.
>
>The conference is sponsored by:
>·      'The Knowledge Society', a joint research priority area at the
>Faculty of Humanities, University of Aarhus,
>·      the Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of
>Aarhus
>·      the Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus.
>
>About the organisers:
>Niels Brügger (PhD, MA) is Associate Professor at the Institute of
>Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus, and co-founder of
>the Centre for Internet Research. His primary research interests are
>website history, web archiving, and the internet and media theory, and
>he recently started the research project "The history of www.dr.dk,
>1996-2006" (read more at http://imv.au.dk/~nb).
>
>Vidar Falkenberg (MSc) is a PhD fellow at the Institute of Information
>and Media Studies, University of Aarhus, and a member of the Centre
>for Internet Research. His research is on the development of online
>newspapers in Denmark (read more at http://www.internetaviser.dk).
>

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