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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul M.A. Baker , Jarice Hanson , Jeremy HunsingerPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Edition: New edition Volume: 69 Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9781433111426ISBN 10: 143311142 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 23 August 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents: Costas Panagopoulos: Connectedness and Political Attitudes and Behavior – J. Ramon Gil-Garcia/Natalie C. Helbig/Enrico Ferro: Understanding the Multi-Dimensionality of the Digital Divide: Empirical Evidence from Italy – Gerard Goggin: Connecting Disability: New Modes of Participation and Engagement – John C. Bricout/Abiy Agiro/Alex Casiano: Systematic Considerations for Addressing «Online Dead Zones» Impeding the Social Engagement of Persons with a Disability: Policy and Practice Implications – David Jensen/James W. Harrington Jr.: Placing Connectedness: Libraries Virtual and Proximate – Douglas Noonan: The Reach of Open Source Software – Jeremy Hunsinger: Locus Communis: The Unconnected in and Within Virtual Worlds – Thomas Jacobson/Susan L. Jacobson: The Study of Digital Connectedness: A Case for Public Informatics – Paul M. A. Baker: Attachment, Connectivity, and Virtual Belief Communities – Andrew C. Ward: Democracy to Technocracy: Tyranny of the Majority in the Information Age – Jarice Hanson: The New Minority: The Willfully Unconnected – Martha Fuentes-Bautista: Redistributing the Wealth of Networks: Digital Community Media and Social Inclusion – Barry Vacker/Agreen Wang: Black Holes in the Electronic Galaxies: Metaphor for Resistance in the Information Society?ReviewsAuthor InformationPaul M. A. Baker (PhD, George Mason University) is Associate Director at the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) at Georgia Institute of Technology and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Disability Law & Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has published numerous journal articles dealing with issues of e-accessibility, disability policy, and virtual communities. Jarice Hanson (PhD, Northwestern University) is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of 24 books and the author of numerous articles about the social impact of digital technology. Jeremy Hunsinger (PhD, Virginia Tech) is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. He recently co-edited a special issue on learning and research in Virtual Worlds for Learning, Media, & Technology. He co-edited the International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments and the International Handbook of Internet Research and has edited or contributed to several other volumes. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |