[Air-l] Media Ecology Association Convention June 21-23, 2002 NYC

[J. Sternberg]

The Third Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association
Sponsored by 
The Communication Arts Department
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, New York
June 21-23, 2002

Schedule as of 6/2/02
updates and details at http://www.media-ecology.org

FRIDAY June 21

8:30
Registration Opens

9:00-9:30
Introduction and Greetings
David Linton - Marymount Manhattan College
Laura Tropp - Marymount Manhattan College
Lance Strate - Fordham University

9:30-10:45
Session 1 - Panel
Interactivity
Moderator - Brian Cogan - New York University

There is No Easy Way to Say This: The Mao Era as Hypertext
Susan Jacobson - Marymount Manhattan College

The Internet Discourse on the Other: Remembering Japanese Colonialism
in Korea
Dong-Hoo Lee - Incheon University

The "Majestic" Game: Interactive Media Environments and a New Turing
Test
Damian Ward Hey - Hofstra University

Technology and Contingent Conditions in Community Formation on the
Internet
Joyce Y.M. Nip - Hong Kong Baptist University

11:00-12:15
Session 2A - Panel
Technology
Moderator - Peter Fallon - Molloy College

Information Technology and the Technology of Information
Irene Berkowitz - Temple University

The Devil in Dr. Frankenstein: Pornographic Technological Evolution
Marc Leverette - New York University

Communication by Theft: The Acquisition and Use of Intimate Capital
John L. Locke - New York University

A.N.S.W.E.R.: Community Video and Media Ecology
Kevin Howley - Northeastern University

11:00-12:15
Session 2B - Panel
Changing Media Environments After 9/11: A Roundtable Discussion
Moderator - Raymond Gozzi, Jr. - Ithaca College

How Middle Eastern Media are Interpreting the Events Following
September 11th
Jack Barwind - Zayed University

9/11 and My Favorite Market in the UAE
James Piecowye - Zayed University

Media Portrayals of Muslims: Positive and Negative Aspects
Raymond Smith - Iona College

War and Peace in the Global Village: Updating McLuhan
James C. Morrison - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:30-1:00
Featured Presentation
Moderator - George Back - Hofstra University