[Air-L] advice on course readings

human computer Interaction human.factor.one at gmail.com
Wed Oct 19 17:06:04 PDT 2016


Surfing on the internet by J C Hertz  a book written in the 90s about  the internet before the web. Gives a lot of background on online culture, includes a lot of actual transcripts of the author conversing with ppl in IRC chatrooms.

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> On 19 Oct 2016, at 11:45 PM, Adriana de Souza e Silva <aasilva at ncsu.edu> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> I’m teaching a graduate seminar for MS and PhD students called “internet and society” next spring.
> 
> I’m looking for good readings (book chapters and/or journal articles) on two subjects:
> - history of asynchronous communication platforms (USENET, BBS, blogs, wikis, etc.)
> - history of synchronous communication platforms (MUDs, chat environments, etc.)
> 
> I find a lot of stuff on specific uses of blogs, twitter etc, but very little on their historical antecedents. Any suggestions would be welcome!
> 
> Best,
> Adriana
> ______________________________
> Adriana de Souza e Silva, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Communication
> Director of the Communication Rhetoric and Digital Media (CRDM) Ph.D. Program
> NC State University
> http://www.souzaesilva.com
> 
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