Archive: Journal
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Spring 2009 Editor's Note
In this issue of gnovis, the emphasis is on the social.
All five of our authors grappled with issues surrounding the social construction of technology. Their works investigate how the oft complex relationships between individuals and organizations can transform a technology and present unintended applications: whether with video games, Wikipedia, or the economy.
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Camera Phone Images: How The London Bombings in 2005 Shaped the Form of News
Abstract: The London bombings in July of 2005 signaled a turning point in global news coverage. Survivors on the ground transmitted mobile phone images to social networks, family and friends, as well
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Academics’ Views On and Uses of Wikipedia
Abstract: Web 2.0 technologies bring both opportunities and challenges to our formalization of collective knowledge and its use. The collective generation of knowledge without the control of a centra
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A Shift Realized: The Banking Crisis as the First Postmodern Event
Abstract: We can easily understand the cultural logic inherent in the global financial crisis as a 'world historical moment,' a moment where the very tenets of globalization and mediation are being ch
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It Came From the East… Japanese Horror Cinema in the Age of Globalization
Abstract: This essay examines the social negotiations within the structure globalization by investigating the boom of Japanese horror films in the United States, from their emergence in the mid-ninet
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Hacking Nostalgia: Super Mario Clouds
“There is no Game Over anymore –
it has long since been hacked out.”
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From an Amateur's Angle: The Impact of the Visual Image in Defining Abu Ghraib
Abstract: Many have deemed the invasion of Iraq as the American government’s ‘brass-knuckled quest for information’ – a strong statement given that the self-appointed ‘land of the free’ is insinuatin
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What Good is the 'You' in YouTube? Cyberspectacle and Subjectivity
The spectacle manifests itself as an enormous positivity,
out of reach and beyond dispute. All it says is: “Everything that
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Self-disclosure of Religious Identity on Facebook
Abstract: Social networking Web sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, have in the last five years become indispensable communication tools for large numbers of young people in the United States. Concu
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The "Sufficient Backdoor" Test: A New Model for Indecency Regulation of Converged Media
Abstract: Content-based regulation is subject to the “strict scrutiny” standard in the Supreme Court. The “strict scrutiny” standard takes into account three issues: (1) whether the regulation further