[csaa-forum] 'Mobiles' masterclass: 4 June 08, UNSW

[Gerard Goggin]

'Mobiles' Masterclass with
Professor James Katz (Rutgers University)
Wed 4 June 2008
at University of New South Wales, Sydney
 
The 'Cultural Technologies' node of the ARC Cultural Research Network
(http://www.uq.edu.au/crn/) is seeking applications from postgraduates and
early career researchers who wish to take part in Masterclass with Professor
James Katz - a pre-eminent figure in the dynamic, emerging field of study of
mobile phones and mobile communication.
 
The class will be limited to 15 participants who are engaged in mobiles
research. Participants will be chosen based on a competitive application
process. The Masterclass will include a discussion of the work of Professor
Katz, and key trends in the field of mobile studies, and short presentations
from participants.
 
Cost:  The Masterclass is free of charge to successful applicants, and will
include lunch and morning/afternoon teas. Participants travelling from
outside Sydney will be eligible for travel and accommodation subsidies.
 
Closing date for applications is Monday 12 May, and must include:
 
* a 250-word summary of applicant's research topic, highlighting links to
the area of mobiles research
* a one-page curriculum vitae
* full contact details.
 
For further information, contact Gerard Goggin: g.goggin at unsw.edu.au
 
About Professor James E. Katz:
 
James E. Katz, Ph.D., is chair of the Department of Communication at Rutgers
University where he also directs the Center for Mobile Communication Studies
(http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/ci/cmcs/director/). His present focus is on
how personal communication technologies, such as mobile phones and the
Internet, affect social relationships and how cultural values influence
usage patterns of these technologies. Currently he heads an NSF-sponsored
project with the New Jersey Liberty Science Center museum to investigate
ways to stimulate teens from urban environments to use mobile communication
technology for informal science and health learning.
 
Professor Katz has devoted his career to exploring the relationship among
the domains of science and technology, knowledge and information, and social
processes and public policy. He has been granted two patents and has won
several awards including the 2009 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Twentieth
Century Communications History, which will take him to Italy, as well as
Bellcore's Distinguished Member of Staff Award, a Mellon Foundation Scholar
award, and the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Society for the Social
Study of Mobile Communication. He has won post-doctoral fellowships at
Harvard and MIT. Katz is also the author of more than 50 refereed journal
articles. His books, which include 'Magic in the Air: Mobile Communication'
and the 'Transformation of Social Life and Social Consequences of Internet
Use: Access, Involvement, Expression,' have been translated into Chinese,
Italian, Japanese and Spanish. His latest volume, published by MIT Press, is
'Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies'.
 

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Gerard Goggin
Professor of Digital Communication 
& Deputy Director
Journalism and Media Research Centre
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
e: g.goggin at unsw.edu.au
w: +61 2 9385 8532
f: + 9358 8528
m: +61 428 66 88 24