http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org Historical and Cultural Explorations of Region, Identity, and Power in the Development of New Communications Technologies Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:55:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are the audio podcasts of each panel from the 2007 Frontiers of New Media Symposium. Click on the title of the panel to play as an MP3, or right-click to download for listening elsewhere. (The 2009 podcasts are available here.) Keynote Address (see synopsis) Henry Jenkins, "Participatory Culture, Lead Use(r)s, and ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=364 Here are the audio podcasts of each talk from the 2009 Frontiers of New Media Symposium. Click on the title of the talk to play as an MP3, or right-click to download for listening elsewhere. (The 2007 podcasts are available here.) Keynote Address AnnaLee Saxenian, "The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=328 The second Frontiers of New Media Symposium, on September 18th and 19th, 2009, was (in our modest opinions) a great success. Fourteen leading scholars of communication, history, and media came together for two days of lively and provocative conversation about the intersection and future of their fields. The participating scholars, ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=319 The symposium is over and it was, I think, a great success. Thanks again to David Simmons for sponsoring this meeting and to all the organizers, the tech help, and all of our participants and guests. It was terrific to meet you all, and all of us here enjoyed and ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=316 Our second panel this coming Saturday will continue exploring the persistence of place in supposedly space-annihilating communication networks. It features a mix of history, historical geography, and communications scholarship, grouped under the general theme of "Region, Place, and Geography." (Here's the complete symposium schedule.) The speakers on this panel will ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=311 My post last night ("Sparks") was supposed to introduce a rundown of some of the topics we'll be covering at this year's Frontiers of New Media symposium, but parenthood suddenly intervened. I'm back now to give you a sense of the range of things we'll be talking about this Saturday. ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=307 The way I've been summarizing the papers at Frontiers of New Media 2007 probably makes the symposium seem more disjointed and chaotic than it was. I wanted to showcase the variety of topics we discussed there, the creativity of the presenters, the sheer number of exciting and provocative ideas. But ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=304 The third panel at Frontiers of New Media 2007 was loosely grouped under the title of "Identities," but by this point in the day the ideas flying around had pretty clearly escaped the boxes the original program laid out for them. You can hear or download the audio of the ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=301 My look back at Frontiers of New Media 2007 continues. The first two parts are here and here. The middle panel of our second day focused on "Space." It featured Jonathan Sterne, Henry Lowood, and Tara McPherson. Unfortunately only Jonathan's talk has been preserved as a podcast; you can hear or ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=293 As this month's Frontiers of New Media Symposium approaches, I'm continuing my look back at the 2007 symposium and linking to the podcasts made of our conversations there. The first panel of the second day of the 2007 symposium focused on "Distance." This panel featured Lisa Gitelman, Jason Loviglio, and myself. ... http://www.frontiersofnewmedia.org/?p=279