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Computer-Mediated Communication

Computer-Mediated Communication. Social Presentation . Administrivia. Best address for the Web site: http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i290-12/f06/ Things to do — instructions on Web site Add yourself to the mailing list Get access to the class wiki

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Computer-Mediated Communication

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  1. Computer-Mediated Communication Social Presentation

  2. Administrivia • Best address for the Web site:http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i290-12/f06/ • Things to do — instructions on Web site • Add yourself to the mailing list • Get access to the class wiki • Also: If you are not an iSchool student, get an iSchool account Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  3. A Brief Introduction to Symbolic Interaction “The character of interaction as it takes place between human beings” Herbert Blumer (1900-1987) developed much of the sociological approach to SI Long history of development in both philosophy and sociology Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  4. Core Features of SI Symbols… Change… Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  5. Core Features of SI Interaction… Empirical… Note the focus on the micro-level! Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  6. Goffman’s Approach and Focus How individuals create and maintain their ‘social self’ Dramaturgical Approach: Uses theater and drama as a metaphor for how we develop and present ourselves Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  7. Some Key Concepts in Goffman’s Work “Front” “Idealization” “Definition of the Situation” “Expressions given” “Expressions given off” “Impression Management” Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  8. Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  9. “ The architects of a virtual space — from the software designers to the site administrators — shape the community in a more profound way than do their real-world counterpart. People eat, sleep, and work in buildings; the buildings affect how happily they do these things. But the buildings do not completely control their perception of the world. In the electronic domain, the design of the environment is everything. ” Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

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  11. Meaning through Contradiction? • When individuals act in a way that is inconsistent with expected behavior, several things happen (for the ‘performer’ and the ‘audience’). How might this occur in a CMC environment such as IM, email, etc? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  12. Expressions Given and Given Off Goffman’s idea of expressions ‘given’ and ‘given off’ can be applied to many forms of interaction… what are some issues with the two forms of expression in various forms of CMC? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  13. Social Order through Interaction? Goffman argues that social order can be an outcome of our interactions– what does this mean? What are some examples of how this might occur (in CMC or in any other situations)? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  14. Signaling • Conventional vs. assessment signals — a reasonable distinction? • How else can we describe/classify signals? • How do people send and receive them? • At a bar, on IM, in online dating? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  15. What is “deception”? How can we resolve the tension between “playful” and “literal” use of CMC? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  16. True? But the buildings do not completely control their perception of the world. “ In the electronic domain, the design of the environment iseverything. ” Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  17. Just for fun • Passport to the Pub: A guide to British pub etiquette • http://www.sirc.org/publik/pub.html • Guide to Flirting • http://www.sirc.org/publik/flirt.html Both from Social Issues Research Centre (linked on wiki’s CmcPapers page, too) Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

  18. Administrivia • Best address for the Web site:http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i290-12/f06/ • Things to do — instructions on Web site • Add yourself to the mailing list • Get access to the class wiki • Also: If you are not an iSchool student, get an iSchool account Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore

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