The Journal of the Media Ecology Association

Explorations in Media Ecology {EME} the journal of the Media Ecology Association, is an international journal dedicated to extending our understanding of media and media environments. EME welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media environments, including (but not limited to) philosophical, aesthetic, literary, historical, psychological, sociological, anthropological, political, economic, and scientific investigations, as well as applied, professional, and pedagogical perspectives. In addition to scholarly articles, EME also publishes essays, commentary, and critical examinations relevant to media ecology as a field of study and practice.

Guidelines for Submission

Prospective authors should send four (4) copies of the manuscript, no longer than 25 pages (including tables and figures), to the Editor:

Corey Anton
School of Communication
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Dr., Allendale, MI 49401-9403

(Submissions of different lengths will be considered.) Authors should retain their original manuscripts, as submissions will not be returned. All submissions should be the author’s original work, previously unpublished, and not under consideration by another publisher. Manuscripts must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001) or the MLA Style Manual (2nd ed., 1998). Authors of accepted manuscripts must provide a final version in both paper and electronic formats. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reprint copyrighted material.

Double space the entire manuscript, including title page, abstract, text, quotations, acknowledgments, references, appendixes, tables, figure captions, and footnotes.

To facilitate blind review, the first page of the manuscript should include only the article title and an abstract of no more than 100 words. A separate, detachable cover page should be provided that includes the title of the article, the complete name of each author as it is to appear in the journal, the current and complete mailing address, telephone, fax, and email address of each author.

EME welcomes submissions focusing on teaching strategies, resources, insights, and controversies. Articles may take many forms including annotated syllabi, accounts of particular teaching experiences, and innovative approaches to topics in media ecology. In addition, articles may be developed from conversations between scholars about course content or teaching techniques. Such submissions or ideas should be sent to EME’s Pedagogy Editor: Ellen Rose, University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Education, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3 Canada.

Submission of Materials and Books for Review

EME publishes reviews of books and other materials, such as audio and video recordings, computer software, etc. Send copies of all materials and/or all correspondence to Bryan Crable, EME Review Editor, Communication Department, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA, 19085-1699.

Editor

Associate Editors

Susan B. Barnes - Rochester Institute of Technology
Eric P. Bucy - Indiana University
María de la Luz Casas Pérez - Tecnológico de Monterrey, Cuernavaca
Susan Drucker - Hofstra University
Raymond Gozzi, Jr. - Ithaca College
Lorens Holm — University of Dundee
Paul Levinson - Fordham University
Casey Man Kong Lum - William Paterson University
Eric McLuhan - University of Toronto
Paul A. Soukup, SJ - Santa Clara University
Lance Strate - Fordham University
Rosemarie Truglio - Sesame Workshop

Editorial Board

Robert Albrecht — New Jersey City University
Richard Barbrook — University of Westminster
Yariv Ben-Eliezer — Interdisciplinary Center, Herzlia
Eva Berger — The College of Management, Tel Aviv
Jay David Bolter — Georgia Institute of Technology
James W. Chesebro — Ball State University
Clifford G. Christians — University of Illinois, Urbana — Champaign
Frank E. X. Dance — University of Denver
Ronald J. Deibert — University of Toronto
Scott Eastham — Massey University
Gerald J. Erion — Medaille College
Thomas J. Farrell — University of Minnesota, Duluth
Donald Fishman — Boston College
John Miles Foley — University of Missouri, Columbia
Édison Gastaldo — Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Thomas F. Gencarelli — Manhattan College
Kenneth J. Gergen — Swarthmore College
Stephanie B. Gibson — University of Baltimore
Twyla Gibson — University of Toronto
Jack Goody — Cambridge University
Bruce E. Gronbeck — University of Iowa
Paul Grosswiler — University of Maine, Orono
Gary Gumpert — Urban Communication Foundation
Fernando Gutiérrez — Tecnológico de Monterrey, Estado de México
N. Katherine Hayles — University of California, Los Angeles
Paul Heyer — Wilfrid Laurier University
Octavio Islas — Tecnológico de Monterrey, Estado de México
Harvey Jassem — University of Hartford
Ethan Katsh — University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Neil Kleinman — University of the Arts
Pamela Walker Laird — University of Colorado, Denver
Elena Lamberti — University of Bologna
Dong-Hoo Lee — University of Incheon
Judith Yaross Lee — Ohio University
Paul Lippert — East Stroudsburg University
Robert K. Logan — University of Toronto
Joshua Meyrowitz — University of New Hampshire
Julianne H. Newton — University of Oregon
David R. Olson — University of Toronto
Camille Paglia — University of the Arts
John Pauly — Marquette University
Catherine Waite Phelan — Hamilton College
Borys Potyatynyk — Lviv Franko National University
John H. Powers — Hong Kong Baptist University
Harald E. L. Prins — Kansas State University
Douglas Rushkoff — New York University
Denise Schmandt-Besserat — University of Texas, Austin
Thomas A. Shippey — Saint Louis University
Stuart J. Sigman — Naropa University
Joseph W. Slade — Ohio University
Anthony Smith — Oxford University
Janet Sternberg — Fordham University
Donald F. Theall — Trent University
Sara van den Berg — Saint Louis University
Edward A. Wachtel — Fordham University
Lawrence Wallack — Portland State University
Frederick Wasser — Brooklyn College, CUNY
Robert A. White, S.J. — St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Julia T. Wood — University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Frank Zingrone — York University

Past Editorial Board Members

Walter J. Ong - Saint Louis University (Vol. 1 No. 1–Vol. 2 No. 1)
Neil Postman - New York University (Vol. 1 No. 1–Vol. 2 No. 2)

Managing Editor

Valerie V. Peterson — Grand Valley State University

Past Managing Editor

Teodora Carabas - Ohio University (Vol. 1 No. 1–Vol. 3 No. 1)

Business Manager

Janet Sternberg - Fordham University

Contents

Volume 1 • Number 1 • 2002

Volume 1 • Number 2 • 2002

Volume 2 • Number 1 • 2003

Volume 2 • Number 2 • 2003

Volume 3 • Number 1 • 2004

Volume 3 • Number 2 • 2004

Volume 4 • Number 1 • 2005