Hi everyone, I'm psyched to announce that next Tuesday, May 10 at 1 PM ET, the Deliberative Media Lab at UVA is hosting a roundtable discussion of my new book, The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media<https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248142/modem-world>, with all-star panelists Megan Sapnar Ankerson, Paul Dourish, Thomas Streeter, and Siva Vaidhyanathan. The event will be on Zoom and open to the public so please feel free to share with your students and colleagues. Registration: https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gwYnPMK9Q-CfSvkisuSi2g Yours at 300 baud, Kevin Driscoll https://modem.world ________________________________ From: Siva Vaidhyanathan <deliberativemedialab@virginia.edu> Sent: Friday, May 6, 2022 12:39 PM To: Driscoll, Kevin Edward (ked5d) <ked5d@virginia.edu> Subject: The Modem World Book Talk Join us online to discuss the new book by Kevin Driscoll. View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/4c259ef3de72/the-modem-world-book-talk?e=baa747d42b> [https://mcusercontent.com/dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e/images/07c89897-6acd-669...] The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media TUESDAY, May 10th at 1pm EST ONLINE! Join us for an author meets critic roundtable featuring: Megan Sapnar Ankerson Communication and Media at the University of Michigan Paul Dourish Department of Infomatics at the University of California, Irvine Tom Streeter Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario and author Kevin Driscoll Media Studies at the University of Virginia Register Today!<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=40979e7738&e=baa747d42b> [https://mcusercontent.com/dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e/images/592e7aed-7c3b-8d3...]

From Yale University Press

Fifteen years before the commercialization of the internet, millions of amateurs across North America created more than 100,000 small-scale computer networks. The people who built and maintained these dial-up bulletin board systems (BBSs) in the 1980s laid the groundwork for millions of others who would bring their lives online in the 1990s and beyond. From ham radio operators to HIV/AIDS activists, these modem enthusiasts developed novel forms of community moderation, governance, and commercialization. [https://mcusercontent.com/dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e/images/f5748033-5642-614...] The Modem World tells an alternative origin story for social media, centered not in the office parks of Silicon Valley or the meeting rooms of military contractors, but rather on the online communities of hobbyists, activists, and entrepreneurs. Over time, countless social media platforms have appropriated the social and technical innovations of the BBS community. How can these untold stories from the internet’s past inspire more inclusive visions of its future? Register Today!<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=52714d1d7c&e=baa747d42b> Our mailing address is: 514 Brandon Ave. Charlottesville, VA 22902 Deliberative Media Lab UVA Democracy Initiative Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=eca8d3769b&e=baa747d42b&c=995649f886> or unsubscribe from this list<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=eca8d3769b&e=baa747d42b&c=995649f886>. This email was sent to ked5d@virginia.edu<mailto:ked5d@virginia.edu> why did I get this?<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/about?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=eca8d3769b&e=baa747d42b&c=995649f886> unsubscribe from this list<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=eca8d3769b&e=baa747d42b&c=995649f886> update subscription preferences<https://virginia.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&id=eca8d3769b&e=baa747d42b&c=995649f886> Deliberative Media Lab · 514 Brandon Ave · Democracy Initiative · Charlottesville, VA 22903-3312 · USA [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referral_marketing&aid=dec8eb9c44c038b95467f478e&afl=1>