[Air-L] convergence

[Yu-li Hsieh (Patrick)]

Actually, I would not say Carey's book is unorthodox, it's perfect for the 
topic.
I would add Williams' Television: "Technology and Cultural form", and 
certainly, any book of Henry Jenkins would be also right on spot.


Yu-li (Patrick)
Ph.D. student
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
Dept. of Sociology


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From: "Han-Teng Liao (OII)" <han-teng.liao at oii.ox.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Air-L] convergence


> Perhaps it is an unorthodox suggestion, but rich in history and North 
> American context in my opinion.
>
> Chapters of "Space, Time, and Communications" and "Tehcnology and 
> Ideology: The Case of the Telegraph" in
> James W. Carey's "Communication as Culture: essays on media and society"
>
> It raises some fundamental questions about the concept of convergence in 
> general idea of space and time, and its political and economic 
> implications of the historical roots in the monopoly status of 
> communications.
>
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> <http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%E6%BC%A2>-Teng 
> <http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%E9%A8%B0>*
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>
>
> Sabryna Cornish wrote:
>> Hi all--I am teaching a graduate course on media convergence. I have a 
>> good idea for readings for the course, but wanted some suggestions from 
>> list serv members about what they might require graduate students to 
>> read. I am purposely not including a description of the course to see 
>> what list serv members think about when they consider the term media 
>> convergence. I will say this is a theoretically based course. Thanks in 
>> advance for any help!
>>
>> Sabryna
>>
>> Sabryna Cornish
>> Assistant professor of journalism
>> Department of communication
>> Northern Illinois University
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> <http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%E9%A8%B0>*
> DPhil student at the OII <http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/hanteng/about/>(web)
> needs you <http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/hanteng/>(blog)
>
> -- 
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> <http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%E9%A8%B0>*
> DPhil student at the OII <http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/hanteng/about/>(web)
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