Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Monday, December 1, 2014
Digital Story: Annotated Bibliography
Annotated
Bibliography
Davenport,
David. "Anonymity on the Internet: Why the Price May Be Too High." Communications
of the ACM 45.4 (2002): 33-35. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
David Davenport lays
out an argument that says “allowing anonymous Net communication,
The fabric of our
society is at risk.” He does this by making a case about the importance of
accountability. I can definitely use this argument as a skeptic for contrasting
with the viewpoint of Poole. He is ultimately talking about the same issue.
Holland,
Norman N. "Psychology of Cyberspace - The Internet Regression."Psychology
of Cyberspace - The Internet Regression. Department of English - University
of Florida, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.
<http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/holland.html>.
Holland’s piece is
almost exactly the type of project I am looking at producing. He directly cites
anonymous internet comments and then talks on how this is showing societal
shifts in how we communicate and act towards each other. He also makes direct
comparisons between the good and the bad from applications such as the openness
that anonymity creates, such as random acts of kindness en masse v.s. anonymous
harassments en masse. This more or less serves as a spiritual predecessor for
what I want to produce.
Poole,
Christopher, and Chris Anderson. "Transcript of "The Case for
Anonymity Online"" Christopher "moot" Poole":
The Case for Anonymity Online. TED, 2 June 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online/transcript?language=en>.
Christopher Poole was
the speaker, and Chris Anderson was the host who asked a few questions at the
end. Poole was the founder of 4chan, a site which (originally) focused itself
on being an anonymous image board. His argument is that anonymity allows for people
to say what they think without fear of being censored, as well as organize
efforts for protests and “internet detective” work in ways that cannot happen
as quickly or effectively in traditional communication. He does also concede
that anonymity can become harmful at a certain point:
“And saying whatever you like, I think, is powerful. Doing whatever you like is now crossing a line”(Poole).
This could function as
an argument for anonymity, in contrast to David Davenport.
Suler,
John. "The Online Disinhibition Effect." CyberPsychology
& Behavior7.3 (2004): 321-26. Web. 1 Dec. 2014. <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=13621589&site=eds-live>.
Dr. Suler is basically
the reference I was looking for in the proposal for the Freudian connection
that I wanted to make. His piece is a major analysis on how the internet’s communication
forms cause people to act without the constraints of normal society.
“In the case of expressed
hostilities or other deviant actions, the person can avert responsibility for
those behaviors, almost as if superego restrictions and moral cognitive processes
have been temporarily suspended from the online psyche.”
---Dr. John Suler
That is the kind of information
I was looking for with the proposal.
I am also looking to
have an interview(s) with a few different people who have personal experiences
with the effects of anonymity. While I have my own experiences to share, if I
could get an audio recording of someone else sharing theirs, I feel that would
make for a far stronger project.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Surveillance: Americans Unconcerned?
Assignment Due: Post a significant article (not from the Guardian) with a full reference to your blog based on your Snowden research.
Austen, Ian. "Americans Relatively Sanguine About Online Privacy, Study Says." Bits: Privacy. The New York Times, 24 Nov. 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/americans-relatively-sanguine-about-online-privacy-study-says/>.
"OTTAWA — A survey released on Monday suggests that revelations about government online snooping provided by Edward Snowden did not raise concerns about online privacy to the same degree in the United States as in other countries. But it also indicates that a majority of Americans are worried about the security of personal information."
-Ian Austen, NYT
Friday, November 21, 2014
Digital Story Proposal: What the "you-know-what" is Up with Internet Comments?
That title is a quote from one of my current professors (maintaining
that person’s anonymity): but seriously--what is up with those anonymous internet
comments? Has humanity always been so absurdly racist, sexist, and really every
other negative term ending in “-ist”, but it was simply not recorded as well as
it is today, with the onset of mass anonymous commenting and messaging…
I’d say that psychoanalytical theory is
starting to look more and more realistic each day with the increasing amounts
of hatred found on the internet. (Psychoanalytical (a.k.a. Freudian) theory extremely
simplified: the human brain functions completely based on desires, via the ‘id’,
there is then the ‘super-ego’, which is supposed to be the civilizing side, and
then the ‘ego’ tries to strike a balance between the two)(Inspired by Cannon).
The connection I am making is that the ‘ego’ gives up on the ‘super ego’ to
some extent when there appears to be no consequences for acting out on the id’s
desires, such as anonymity. [I could not find a reference for this very
nit-picky, particular Freudian connection I wanted to make, so yes I am
extrapolating based on what I know about psychoanalytical theory]. I wish that
I had kept a screenshot collection of the crap I’ve read others say to each
other because of how they feel invincible via an anonymity shield, but I have simply
tried to ignore it.
It
should go without saying at this point how this fits in with the digital media/social
justice crossroads. Anonymous correspondence gives people the ability to say
things that they would never say in real life to another person. Is this just a
method of redirecting underlying feelings and is thus somehow healthy; however,
that question steps outside of this course’s bounds.
So, my central concept
is to look at how anonymous communications effects people and situations. I
have found a stack of literature of people writing on how it hurts society in
many ways, such as compromising democracy by removing accountability (see David
Davenport) and helping the growth of ultra-polarization/nationalism (Both the Toronto Star and The Economist), among cyberbullying and other issues; however, I
haven’t found much on the positive side yet, besides some scary cases of hotels
and rental companies coming after clients/tenants with legal action after a
former customer gave the group a negative review(even when it was posted
anonymously)( Marchitelli).
My direct idea for producing the story will take one of
two paths, both using the same basic tools. I plan to stick to what I know
(local-powered programs) rather than mess around with some online tool that
could disappear overnight, like all of those broken links from http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools.
I will either make a documentary on the subject or try to come up with a fictional
storyline of someone being cyber-bullied and/or benefiting from anonymity at the
same time. I originally wanted to touch on surveillance as well, but I would
start running into significant issues finding literature for that given the amount
of trouble it took me to get a preliminary set of sources for the messaging and
anonymity component.
My specific tool idea at the moment is to take pictures
and apply what is known as the “Ken Burns” effect, where movement is created on
still images by careful transitions and camera panning/zooming. I cite in the
Bibliography the video I watched to figure out how to set it up properly, and I
embedded a sample that I made of the effect in this post. The image is a
leftover resource from another recent project; it is an edited version of the
girl in the red coat from Schindler’s
List. I also tried to use Google Slides for the effect, but it is far more
of a headache than it is worth compared to just using far more powerful,
full-featured movie editing programs.
I guess you could consider the general theme to be a bit
indecisive; I can really see either way (pro or against anonymity) with this
issue, but yet I can have strong opinions for either side. Also, I plan to add
some voiceover of course to the video for the digital story. So, in summary,
the idea is to use local-powered programs (cloud computing is overrated) to
make a documentary-style or a fictional narrative story dealing with the
benefits and issues associated with anonymity on the internet, primarily for anonymous
communications. I may even try to do a two-charter dialogue/debate, could be
pretty interesting to pull-off.
Annotated Bibliography
Cannon, Joan Bartczak.
"Psychoanalytic Psychology." Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health.
N.p.: Salem, 2014. N. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
<http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=93872169&site=eds-live>.
Used as a refresher for the little
piece on id, superego, ego.
"Cyber-nationalism: The Brave
New World of E-hatred." Economist 388 (2008): 69-70. Web. 22 Nov.
2014. <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=508081666&site=eds-live>.
See “How the Internet's Become an
Engine of Hatred” Entry
Davenport, David. "Anonymity on
the Internet: Why the Price May Be Too High." Communications of the ACM
45.4 (2002): 33-35. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
Cynical/skeptical view of the anonymity,
pretty heavily against it.
Guichard, Audrey. "Hate Crime
in Cyberspace: The Challenges of Substantive Criminal Law." Information
& Communications Technology Law 18.2 (2009): 201-34. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
<http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=41998118&site=eds-live>.
I haven’t used this one yet, but it
will come in handy if I went the fictional route and had a court case part.
"How the Internet's Become an
Engine of Hatred." Toronto Star (Canada). N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag.
Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
<http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=6FP4187289485&site=eds-live>.
Works alongside ‘Cyber-nationalism:
The Brave New World of E-hatred’ to provide some background on another
disturbing issue associated with this.
Marchitelli, Rosa. "Negative
Online Reviews Led to Threats of Legal Action from Targeted Businesses." CBCnews.
CBC/Radio Canada, 20 Oct. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/negative-online-reviews-led-to-threats-of-legal-action-from-targeted-businesses-1.2803572>.
Crazy news story, and it isn’t the
only case of this, more than one company is pulling this crap.
Scott, Susan V., and Wanda J.
Orlikowski. "Entanglements in Practice: Performing Anonymity through
Social Media." MIS Quarterly 38.3 (2014): 873-93. Web. 21 Nov.
2014.
This is a big one, it seems a bit
over my head, but I think I got something out of it, some studies on anonymous
reviews. Probably my closets link to NSA surveillance.
Thefrugalfilmmaker. "Sony
Vegas: Ken Burns Effect." Sony Vegas: Ken Burns Effect. YouTube, 10
Aug. 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
This was used to bring me
up-to-speed on how to use a "Ken Burns" effect, which is moving a
camera on a still image to create a kind of motion.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
[Group] Permits, Permissions, and Contact Info for the SAP
Permits and Permissions List
Megan, Matt, Will, Joe M
[Note: will flesh out the publicity section more as the other group members finish]
Category 1: Publicity (on campus)
Office of Student Activities
The Campus’ Gatekeeper for just about all forms of posting/advertising sites.jcu.edu/studentactivities/
Lisa M. Ramsey, M.Ed., Director
Located in D.J. Lombardo Student Center, Room 201
Phone Number: 216-397-4288
Category 2: On-Campus Resources
The ??? office near the mailroom (not sure what it is called) that has done similar collections in the past.
Category 3: Off-Campus Organization to Contact
Desktop/lab top reuse chairty http://www.computerswithcauses.org/bulk-equipment-pickup.htm
Interconnection a similar kind of charity, also deals somewhat with phones
Emergency Cell Phone Providing Charities
These two charities rely on government regulations mandating that cellphones can be used to call 911 without a carrier
Cellphone Bank: http://www.911cellphonebank.org/what-we-do.asp
Secure the Call:http://www.securethecall.org/what-we-do/
Service Providing Charities
Verizon’s Personal Charity for providing cellphones for victims of domestic violence /abuse http://www.verizonwireless.com/aboutus/hopeline/index.html
Requires self-paid shipping: Cell Phones for Soldiers (+ family members): http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/shippinglabel-generic.php
Additional Resource for finding more charities: http://www.recyclingforcharities.com/index.php
Category 4: Where should the junk devices go?
A site recomend through the Basil Action Network: http://www.ban.org/
There is a limit per person per day, but that is easily circumvented if you brought in sent in a group of people one by one or went to multiple locations.
Phone Number: 440-684-0302
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