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david silver | 1 Jul 2005 02:26

new reviews in cyberculture studies (july 2005)

New reviews (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/ ) include:

[1] Akhtar Badshah, Sarbuland Khan, & Maria Garrido, eds., Connected for 
Development: Information Kiosks and Sustainability (United Nations Information 
and Communication Technologies Task Force, 2003)

Reviewed by: Ricardo Arana (Espanol)
Reviewed by: T.R. Madanmohan
Reviewed by: Chris Russill
Author Response: Maria Garrido (English)
Author Response: Maria Garrido (Espanol)

[2] Karen E. Riggs, Granny  <at>  Work: Aging and New Technology on the Job in 
America (Routledge, 2003)

Reviewed by: Chheng-Hong Ho
Reviewed by: Meredith Tromble

[3] Douglas Schuler & Peter Day, eds., Shaping the Network Society: The New 
Role of Civil Society in Cyberspace (MIT Press, 2004)

Reviewed by: Andrew Schroeder
Reviewed by: Brad McCormick
Reviewed by: Julie Mactaggart
Author Response: Douglas Schuler and Peter Day

[4] Mia Consalvo & Susanna Paasonen, eds., Women and Everyday Uses of the 
Internet: Agency and Identity (Peter Lang Publishing, 2002)

Reviewed by: Deborah Clark Vance
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Doug Henwood | 1 Jul 2005 02:27
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new radio product

Just added to my radio archive
<http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>:

June 30, 2005 Devah Pager, a sociologist at Princeton, reports on 
experiments showing a white ex-con has an easier time in the job 
market than a black who's never done time * Jonathan Tasini, keeper 
of the Working Life blog, on the possible split in the AFL-CIO

June 23, 2005 Michael Eric Dyson, author of Is Bill Cosby Right?, on 
class tensions among black Americans * Christian Parenti on Bolivia 
and the state of the empire

June 9, 2005 Moustafa Bayoumi on the misunderstood, misnamed "cedar 
revolution" in Lebanon (which he wrote about in the LRB) * Joel 
Kovel, editor of Capitalism Nature Socialism, on the psychology and 
politics of Israel and Zionism

May 19, 2005 MARATHON SPECIAL: rock & roll sociologist Donna Gaines 
and "Athena" on the campaign to save CBGBs * Biju Mathew, author of 
Taxi!, and Rizwan Raja, on organizing cabbies in NYC

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Vanessa Au | 1 Jul 2005 02:48
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seeking Phd program info

Hi Everyone, 

This is my first post. I'm currently completing my Master's and looking for apply to Phd programs. I have
interdisciplinary interests that include both media and ethnic studies. My thesis looks at the
gratifications that Asian American amateur import models derive from authoring sexually charged
personal web sites.

The Cultural Studies program at UC Davis looks like a good fit for me from a look at the web site.

1. Are any of you graduates/instructors of the program at Davis? If so, could you contact me off the list at
vau604 <at> yahoo.com? I'd love to hear your candid thoughts and opinions

2. Do you guys have any other recommendations for (or criticisms of) Phd programs that take an
interdisciplinary approach to studying media, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality?

Any help much appreciated!

cheers,
Vanessa

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Brad Warren | 1 Jul 2005 03:28
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vicarious violence as catharsis


Hi everyone;

I've been lurking around here for years, but now have a question I need to ask:

Does anyone know of any references concerning violence in movies as catharsis, ie. people exorcising
their demons through living vicariously,

thanks in advance,

Brad Warren, Ph.D.

ps. I already have Stephen King's _Danse Macabre_.

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Norman Ford | 1 Jul 2005 03:49
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Re: vicarious violence as catharsis

Brad,
Just to clarify - are you asking about catharsis for viewers or 
characters w/in the films? Seems like the latter but just curious.

Norm

Brad Warren wrote:

>Hi everyone;
>
>I've been lurking around here for years, but now have a question I need to ask:
>
>Does anyone know of any references concerning violence in movies as catharsis, ie. people exorcising
their demons through living vicariously,
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>Brad Warren, Ph.D.
>
>ps. I already have Stephen King's _Danse Macabre_.
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Brad Warren | 1 Jul 2005 04:18
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Re: vicarious violence as catharsis


Sorry, to clarify a point, I am interested in catharsis for viewers, not the characters in the movies.  ie.
the notion that children (for example) could potentially become LESS aggressive through exposure to
violence on television.

Best,

Brad

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Brad,<br>Just to clarify - are you asking about catharsis for viewers or <br>characters w/in the films?
Seems like the latter but just curious.<br><br>Norm<br><br>Brad Warren wrote:<br><br>>Hi
everyone;<br>><br>>I've been lurking around here for years, but now have a question I need to
ask:<br>><br>>Does anyone know of any references concerning violence in movies as catharsis, ie.
people exorcising their demons through living vicariously,<br>><br>>thanks in
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Maria Mastronardi | 1 Jul 2005 05:37
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RE: vicarious violence as catharsis

Hi--

In the late 1980s, media effects researchers briefly addressed the idea of
catharsis as it related to consumption of pornography, before it was
apparently shown to be baseless.  You may find it helpful to check out work
by Dolph Zillman.  Also, see David Buckingham's work for a more critical
view of the children and media violence debate.  

Best wishes,

Maria

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Alex Bitterman | 1 Jul 2005 05:38
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bradley nitins | 1 Jul 2005 06:17
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'Self-Help' an American Notion?

Hi All,
Megan asks "is there something particularly American about the concept?" 
Historically no.... The term was, if not coined, then undoubtedly 
popularized, by Samuel Smiles in England in 1859. This is not to say that 
there was not a great deal of cultural cross-fertilization between America 
and England during the Victorian period, there certainly was, thus i 
believe an exploration of such cultural interpenetration would be needed if 
you wish to provide an adequate historical background to the emergence of 
this notion. Also it must be noted that there is an essential break between 
Samuel Smiles' "Self-Help", which is primarily didactic and moral in its 
approach, and 20th C popular works of 'Self-Help' such as Carnegie's "How 
to Win Friends and Influence People" which ushers in a whole body of 
psychological [understood in it's sense as an academic discipline] 
techniques and knowledge and is thus much more 'utilitarian' in nature.
best regards
Bradley Nitins    

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Kerstin Leder | 1 Jul 2005 11:26
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Re: vicarious violence as catharsis

Brad

You might like to have a look at 'Killing Monsters: Why Children need
Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence' by Gerard Jones (2002).
The book seems to mainly address parents and educators, and is written in
a somewhat popular style, but it also draws on a range of academic
studies. The cathartic effect is mentioned several times, particularly in
terms of children re-enacting violence on screen in a playful manner, and
thus becoming more relaxed.

Hope this helps

kerstin

> Hi everyone;
>
> I've been lurking around here for years, but now have a question I need to
> ask:
>
> Does anyone know of any references concerning violence in movies as
> catharsis, ie. people exorcising their demons through living vicariously,
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Brad Warren, Ph.D.
>
> ps. I already have Stephen King's _Danse Macabre_.
>
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