The User Experience Of Participation: Tracing The Intersection Of Sociotechnical Design And Cultural Practice In Digital Ecosystems,
2013
Old Dominion University
The User Experience Of Participation: Tracing The Intersection Of Sociotechnical Design And Cultural Practice In Digital Ecosystems, David L. Jones
English Theses & Dissertations
In this dissertation, I combine methods from Technical Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, and User Experience Design to trace the social and creative practices of social web participants. Using actor network theory, I explore the concept of participation as social and creative practice that demands coordinative knowledge work enacted within a cultural space. Leveraging the insight gained from this research, I develop the user experience of participation as a research and design methodology that privileges the movement of people and information in order to structure and re-structure social connections.
I explore this methodology through three intersections between people and technology. …
Crosswords At A Crossroad: The Puzzle Turns 100. What Is The Clue To Its Survival?,
2013
Old Dominion University
Crosswords At A Crossroad: The Puzzle Turns 100. What Is The Clue To Its Survival?, Lynn J. Feigenbaum
Institute for the Humanities Theses
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the crossword on Dec. 21, 2013 will be a dedicated, demanding and outspoken following – an online community that may be the key to its future as a popular American pastime. The crossword puzzle has always had a tight-knit core of fans, even in its earliest years. But, for the most part, doing a crossword was a solitary pursuit. That has changed with the advent of a burgeoning fan community on the internet, a virtual community of crossword enthusiasts. It is not far-fetched to regard the saga of the crossword as a microcosm of modern …
March 28, 2013: Poet Jean Valentine Reads Tuesday: Gwen Frostic Reading Series,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 28, 2013: Poet Jean Valentine Reads Tuesday: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 24, 2013: Premiere Of New Bentley Film Features Wmu Alum, Faculty, Students,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 24, 2013: Premiere Of New Bentley Film Features Wmu Alum, Faculty, Students, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 17, 2013: Prose Writer Davy Rothbart Reads This Friday: Spring 2013 Gwen Frostic Reading Series,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 17, 2013: Prose Writer Davy Rothbart Reads This Friday: Spring 2013 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 15, 2013: Limón Lecture Concludes Scholarly Speakers Series,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 15, 2013: Limón Lecture Concludes Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 13, 2013: 2013 Frostic Creative Writing Awards,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 13, 2013: 2013 Frostic Creative Writing Awards, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 10, 2013: Wood In Savannah, Vickery In Denver,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 10, 2013: Wood In Savannah, Vickery In Denver, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 7, 2013: T. Geronimo Johnson Finalist For Pen/Faulker Award,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 7, 2013: T. Geronimo Johnson Finalist For Pen/Faulker Award, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 5, 2013: De Oliveira Wins A&S Award,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 5, 2013: De Oliveira Wins A&S Award, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 1, 2013: Grace Tiffany Writes About Emilia Lanier,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 1, 2013: Grace Tiffany Writes About Emilia Lanier, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 25, 2013: Wmu's Jaimy Gordon Invited As A Guest Reader At Aquinas College,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 25, 2013: Wmu's Jaimy Gordon Invited As A Guest Reader At Aquinas College, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 17, 2013: Crosby Lecture Next For Scholarly Speakers Series,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 17, 2013: Crosby Lecture Next For Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 17, 2013: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 17, 2013: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 14, 2013: After Dancing: Dancers Turn To Writing,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 14, 2013: After Dancing: Dancers Turn To Writing, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 12, 2013: Third Coast Writing Project Announces 2013 Summer Programs,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 12, 2013: Third Coast Writing Project Announces 2013 Summer Programs, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 7, 2013: Eve Salisbury To Present At The Mid-America Medieval Association Conference (Mama),
2013
Western Michigan University
February 7, 2013: Eve Salisbury To Present At The Mid-America Medieval Association Conference (Mama), Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 6, 2013: 2012 Poetry Phd Graduate Natalie Giarratano Wins 2013 Liam Rector First Book Prize For Poetry,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 6, 2013: 2012 Poetry Phd Graduate Natalie Giarratano Wins 2013 Liam Rector First Book Prize For Poetry, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 4, 2013: Playwright Edward Allan Baker Presents His Work: Spring 2013 Gwen Frostic Reading Series,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 4, 2013: Playwright Edward Allan Baker Presents His Work: Spring 2013 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
January 31, 2013: Jay Baron Nicorvo's Frostic Reading Rescheduled,
2013
Western Michigan University
January 31, 2013: Jay Baron Nicorvo's Frostic Reading Rescheduled, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
