JASON FARMAN

“The Myth of the Disconnected Life” Published in The Atlantic

My article, “The Myth of the Disconnected Life,” was published in The Atlantic this past week. It discusses the emerging practices of taking a “Digital Sabbath” in which people set aside a day (or days)

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“Encouraging Distraction?” Published in the Chronicle of Higher Ed

My article, “Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media,” was published in the ProfHacker section of the Chronicle of Higher Education. In the article, I talk about

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Invited Talk: Emerging Media, Acceleration, and Information Overload

On March 8th, I’ll be giving a guest lecture to the Critical Studies Colloquium at George Mason University. My talk will be titled, “Emerging Media, Acceleration, and Information Overload: A Media Archaeology Approach.” Here’s my brief description of…

My Conference Presentation, “Mapping Virtual Communities”

I will present a paper at this year's Association of American Geographers conference in New York. My presentation is titled, "Mapping Virtual Communities: Cultural Imaginaries of the Diaspora and the Production of Crisis Maps." Here are the details and the abstract of my talk.

Mobile Interface Theory Published!

My book was officially released by Routledge Press on December 9th. I received my copies a few days later. Here’s a picture:

The book is now available on Amazon and on Routledge’s site. It…

Mobile Interface Theory Available for Pre-Order

I’m pretty thrilled that my book is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I heard from Routledge that the book should be out by the second week in December, 2011. Here’s the link:

http://amzn.com/0415878918

Editing a Special Issue of “Future Internet”

I’ve been asked to edit a special issue of the journal Future Internet, which will be on the “Social Transformations from the Mobile Internet.” We’re publishing articles on an ongoing basis until the final deadline of November 15. Our first…

“Mapping the Digital Empire” Republished in The Map Reader

I just got word that my article, “Mapping the Digital Empire: Google Earth and the Process of Postmodern Cartography,” has been republished in the edited volume, The Map Reader: Theories of Mapping Practice and Cartographic Representation. This great…

Materiality and Networked Society Syllabus Posted

In the fall of 2011, I will be teaching a graduate seminar titled, “Materiality and Networked Society.” I’ve posted the syllabus online and would love any feedback you can offer as I prep for the course!

http://www.jasonfarman.com/amst629/

Talks I’m Giving, Fall 2010

I have been transitioning very well to my new position at UMD and will be giving two talks this semester on campus. First, I will be giving a Digital Dialogues talk for the Maryland Institute of Technology in the Humanities…