[Air-L] Imagined communities

[Mariana Goya]

Sometimes, it is also useful to see how old technologies, such as magazines, have helped to develop a sense of community among its readers. For this, the classic book of Thomas & Znaniecki, "The Polish Peasant", shows the role of a Gazette as a communication channel among Polish immigrants and how it created a sense of community among them. This work is previous to Anderson's.

Mariana

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From: "Philippa Smith" <philippa.smith at aut.ac.nz>
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I'm seeking out references to Benedict Anderson's theory of
"imagined communities" in relation to the Internet and how new
technologies enable the construction of national identities.  Certainly this is
mentioned in  Ananda Mitra's chapter "Virtual Commonality: Looking for
India on the Internet"  in Virtual Culture edited by Steven Jones and in S.
Jones' chapter in the same book "The Internet and its Social Landscape.
  Mark Poster (1999)  National Identities and Communications Technologies in The
Information Society 15:4, 235-240 is another reference.  But if there are any
other references where people apply the theory in their research or discuss it
please let me know.
 
Many thanks.
 
Philippa Smith
PhD Candidate
Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication
AUT University
Auckland 
New Zealand