Interesting blog

http://www.ralphehanson.com/

writing possibility due soon

There is a confernce in New Orleans in November. If you are interested in co-presenting on, "Voicing Dissent and Redefining Engagement: Civic Engagement via Social Media"  write a paragraph or two and I will submit it (along with your information).     

We are putting together an NCA panel for submission to the Political Communication Division.  The tentative panel title is "Voicing Dissent and Redefining Engagement: Civic Engagement via Social Media."  We are seeking critical, interpretive studies that address the following, or related themes:

1) the way social media crystallize scattered grievances into forceful collective voices.

2) the way the public collectively redefines the nature of the media, as they voice collective opinions through social media.

3) the relationship between political discourse online and its offline manifestation.

4) the relationship between national and international publics connected via global social media.

5) the way existing social movements adapt to social media.

Please send a 75-100 word abstract and a brief bio to: Jiyeon Kang

(jiyeon-kang@uiowa.edu) and Mary McCoy (mccoy2@wisc.edu) by March 5.

McLuhan's Wake

Marshall McLuhan on the TODAY Show

Mc Luhan - The Medium is the Message

Unit Two: Chapters you have read

By now, you should have read or are in the process of reading the following chapters on your own:

Levinson: Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Go ahead and read 11, 12, and 13

(Keep in mind, you will read most of the book, so you could read ahead, if you choose.)

Enjoy!