Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Readings for 4/25 and 4/27
For Tuesday, I'd like you to read:
For Thursday, I'd like you to read:
- Wellman, Barry. "Community: From Neighborhood to Network"
- Wellman et al., "The Networked Nature of Community: Online and Offline"
- Norris, Pippa. "The Bridging and Bonding Role of Online Communities"
- Draw a quick diagram of your social network.
- Reflect on whether or not your network supports Wellman's concept of "networked individualism".
For Thursday, I'd like you to read:
- Feenberg & Bakardjieva, "Virtual community: no 'killer implication'"
- Mesch & Levanon, "Community Networking and Locally-Based Social Ties in Two Suburban Localities"
- Jordan, John. "A Virtual Death and a Real Dilemma: Identity Trust, and community in Cyberspace"
- Are online and offline communities comparable? Why or why not?
