[Air-L] Textbook Suggestion Needed

[Ted Coopman]

Thanks,

I actually used this book for a class I taught as a grad student at the U of
WA - I thought it was great and appreciated the non-linear approach because
new media is basically non-linear - my undergrad students hated it. I have
found most students desire having a textbook that is laid out in easy to
follow format with definitive statements (x means y). Perhaps it is all the
testing they get in high school.

Had a similar issue with Carey [Carey, J. W. (2009). Communication as
Culture (revised edition)] in a comm and culture class I just taught.

Is it depressing?  - yes - is it worth trying to shove it down their
throats? Usually not.

-TED

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Jacqueline Vickery
<jvickery183 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I would suggest New Media: A Critical Introduction edited by Martin Lister<http://www.amazon.com/New-Media-Introduction-Martin-Lister/dp/0415223776> .
> One of my professors used it in a grad class I took last year and I really
> enjoyed the book and still references it often.
>
> --
> Jacqueline Vickery
> Co-Coordinating Editor, FlowTV.org
> Department of Radio-Television-Film
> University of Texas - Austin
> http://www.jvickery.com/
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:42 AM, <Celina.Raffl at sbg.ac.at> wrote:
>
>> I would like to recommend "Internet and Society: Social Theory in the
>> Information Age" (Routledge) by Christian Fuchs (2008).
>>
>> >From the introduction:
>>
>> The Internet is ubiquitous in everyday life. […] How has this system
>> transformed our lives and our society? What are the positive effects? What
>> are the negative ones? Which opportunities and risks for the development of
>> society and social systems are there? This book tries to contribute in
>> helping people to find their own answers to such questions.
>> Its main goal is to work out a theoretical understanding of the
>> relationship of Internet and society.
>>
>> For further information visit: http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at/i&s.html
>>
>> :: Celina
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
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>> Gesendet: Sa 5/16/2009 02:23
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>> Betreff: [Air-L] Textbook Suggestion Needed
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I am teaching an upper division Internet Communication (theory) course
>> online in the fall and am interested in suggestions for a basic
>> textbook/reader.
>>
>> In the past I have used Thurlow, C., Lengel, L., & Tomic, A. (2004).
>> Computer-mediated communication: Social interaction and the internet.
>> London: Sage. My students did not like it very much (typical), but the
>> main
>> issue now is that it is dated. This is same issue with Castells' Internet
>> Galaxy.
>>
>> I have considered going with journal articles, but I generally like to
>> have
>> a foundation text as well that lays out the basics; history, culture, CMC,
>> basic theory, etc.
>>
>> I teach at a California State University campus with a slighty older
>> student
>> population who may not have the best skills but do have plenty of life
>> experience. Straight forward language and pragmatics are a plus.
>>
>> Ideally any text would be broad and include both social scientific and
>> cultural perspectives.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -TED
>> --
>> Ted M. Coopman Ph.D.
>> Lecturer
>> Department of Communication Studies
>> Department of Television, Radio, Film, & Theatre
>> San Jose State University
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Ted M. Coopman Ph.D.
Lecturer
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Television, Radio, Film, & Theatre
San Jose State Universit