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Notes on Cyberethnography for EPIC 2005

Published on Author Elizabeth F. Churchill

Cyberethography and cybersociality in virtual lifescapes: methods, obstructions and abstractions Abstract: If cyberspace is “the total interconnectedness of human beings through computers and telecommunication without regard to physical geography” (Gibson, 1984), then cybersociality lies in the details of engaging, maintaining and indeed managing this disembodied, mediated interconnectedness, operating simultaneously within multiple “social worlds” (Strauss, 1978).… Continue reading Notes on Cyberethnography for EPIC 2005 →

Gitte’s references

Published on Author Elizabeth F. Churchill

THANKS for these Gitte – excellent list of references, I want to read several papers right now! Arthur, Brian 2002 Is the Information Revolution Dead? Business 2.0. March 2002:65-72. 2003 Why Tech Is Still the Future. Fortune Magazine, Monday, Nov. 24. Baba, M. L., J. Gluesing, H. Ratner, and K. H. Wagner. 2004. The Context… Continue reading Gitte’s references →

EPIC 2005 Abstract on sociality #3

Published on Author Elizabeth F. Churchill

Ramblings for an abstract: bits will come from here Illusory boundaries in the “cyber-sociality” of virtual teams: ethnographic methods, the offline in the online and cautionary tales of business cyber ethnography. Abstract: If cyberspace is “the total interconnectedness of human beings through computers and telecommunication without regard to physical geography” (Gibson, 1984), then cyber-sociality lies… Continue reading EPIC 2005 Abstract on sociality #3 →

Modes of organization in mediated sociality, EPIC 2005 Abstract draft

Published on Author Elizabeth F. Churchill

EPIC Abstract; Submission for Methods/Case Studies Paper (10 pages) Title: Modes of organization in mediated sociality: ethnographic studies of cyber-sociality and the implications for "virtual teams" Ethnography, or rather the ethnographic stance in observation is a “family” of approaches. These are commonly descriptive accounts with different foci (yielding a plethora of prefixes, e.g., cyber ethnography,… Continue reading Modes of organization in mediated sociality, EPIC 2005 Abstract draft →