Virtual Publics

Beth Kolko is an associate professor in the Department of Technical Communication and director of the doctoral program at the University of Washington.

Introduction. The Reality of Virtuality Part 1. Users and the Structure of Technology The Net Effect: The Public's Fear and the Public Sphere, by Gilbert B. Rodman The Internet, Community Definition, and the Social Meaning of Legal Jurisdiction, by Paul Schiff Berman Architectural Design for Online Environments, by Anna Cicognani Community, Affect, and the Virtual: The Politics of Cyberspace, by J. Macgregor Wise Securing Trust Online: Wisdom or Oxymoron?, by Helen Nissenbaum Part 2. Technology and the Structure of Communities TV Predicts Its Future: On Convergence and Cybertelevision, by Tara McPherson Women Making Multimedia: Possibilities for Feminist Activism, by Mary E. Hocks and Anne Balsamo Is It Art, in Fact?, by Mitch Geller Making the Virtual Real: University-Community Partnerships, by Alison Regan and John Zuern Where Do You Want to Learn Tomorrow? The Paradox of the Virtual University, by Collin Gifford Brooke Community-Based Software, Participatory Theater: Models for Inviting Participation in Learning and Artistic Production, by Susan Claire Warshauer Communication, Community, Consumption: An Ethnographic Exploration of an Online City, by David Silver Can Technology Transform? Experimenting with Wired Communities, by Mark A. Jones