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The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded CHANDOS INTERNET SERIES Chandos’ new series of books are aimed at all those individuals interested in the Internet. They have been specially commissioned to provide the reader with an authoritative view of current thinking. If you would like a full listing of current and forthcoming titles, please visit our web site www.chandospublishing.com or contact Hannah Grace-Williams on email [email protected] or telephone number +44 (0) 1993 848726. New authors: we are always pleased to receive ideas for new titles; if you would like to write a book for Chandos, please contact Dr Glyn Jones on email [email protected] or telephone number +44 (0) 1993 848726. Bulk orders: some organisations buy a number of copies of our books. If you are interested in doing this, we would be pleased to discuss a discount. Please contact Hannah Grace-Williams on email [email protected] or telephone number +44 (0) 1993 848726. The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded Dissent in the digital age EDITED BY TARA BRABAZON Chandos Publishing Oxford · England Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Limited TBAC Business Centre Avenue 4 Station Lane Witney Oxford OX28 4BN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1993 848726 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 884448 Email: [email protected] www.chandospublishing.com First published in Great Britain in 2008 ISBN: 978 1 84334 459 9 (paperback) 978 1 84334 460 5 (hardback) 1 84334 459 9 (paperback) 1 84334 460 2 (hardback) © The contributors, 2008 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the Publishers. 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Printed in the UK by 4ed ge Limited - www.4edge.co.uk List of figures and tables Figures 2.1 Survey of First Click participants 18 3.1 Microwaving change 47 3.2 Domesticating technology 50 3.3 The complexity of access 52 3.4 Technology in the lounge room 53 3.5 The ‘digital shed’ 56 3.6 A war over space 57 3.7 Barriers to access 59 3.8 A mode of exclusion 61 Tables 3.1 Computer and internet usage by seniors 32 3.2 Origin of overseas-born seniors in Western Australia, 2001 34 3.3 Eastbourne senior population by age group 40 4.1 International students in Australian higher education 79 vii About the contributors Sonia Bellhouse is a mature student currently studying English, communications, cultural studies, and social history in Western Australia, with a view to extending her research profile through higher degree scholarship. She is an avid reader of all literary genres and a prolific writer. As coordinator of the Perth-based Westfield Reading Group she enthusiastically inspires others to extend their reading repertoire and writing expertise. Rebecca Bennett has completed a PhD in cultural studies and backpacker tourism. She is the convener of the tourism hub in the Popular Culture Collective, a sessional lecturer at Curtin University and a part-time administrative manager of the student guild at Murdoch University in Western Australia. She has spent many years overseas in the UK, Europe and North America, but has returned to settle in her home city of Perth, Western Australia. Tara Brabazon is Professor of Media at the University of Brighton, UK and director of the Popular Culture Collective. She is the author of nine books including Digital Hemlock and The University of Google. Her interests include media education, cultural history, creative industries strategies, sonic media and postcolonial theory. A former national teaching award winner, she teaches students from first-year to doctoral level and is the course leader for the Master of Arts Creative Media. Felicity Cull has a BA (Hons) in communications and is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University. She is the rhythm and movement hub convenor for the Popular Culture Collective, and a sessional academic at Curtin University. Her academic interests include the role of music in cultural and political resistance in conservative times, masculinity studies and creative industries. Valentin E. Fyrst has a background in business administration, psychology (clinical and organisational) and French. He is employed as ix The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded a business consultant within the Strategy and Corporate Affairs Division of Western Power (Western Australian Electricity Networks Corporation). Before joining Western Power, Valentin worked as a project officer within the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit of the Western Australian Office of Energy where he had extensive involvement in the development, drafting and approval processes underpinning the restructure of the vertically integrated Western Power Corporation into its four successor entities (Western Power, Synergy, Verve Energy and Horizon Power). Luke Jacques is currently working for the Australian government. He writes articles and commentaries for Australian queer free street press and is beginning a PhD in 2008. His research interests are in the convergence of postcolonial and queer theory. Mike Kent is based at the University of Brighton, where he is a researcher for the Art Design and Media Subject Centre of the Higher Education Academy. He is also the critical digital hub convenor for the Popular Culture Collective. Mike has been actively involved with the internet since 1996 when he co-founded an internet service provider. His research is focused on the impact of new media and communications technology on society. Christina Lee is Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia. Her areas of research are youth cinema, Chinese cinema, nostalgia and memory in film, and gender studies. She has published on a wide range of topics in publications such as Continuum, Cultural Studies Review, Images of the ‘Modern Woman’ in Asia: Global Media, Local Meanings and Liverpool of the South Seas: Perth and Its Popular Music. She is editor of Violating Time: History, Memory and Nostalgia in Cinema (Continuum Books, 2008) and is writing a book on youth iconography and politics in cinema (Ashgate Publishing). Garan Lewis is presently living in Perth, Western Australia. In 2006 he completed a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in political science, with a minor in cultural studies. He is currently finishing a diploma of education at Murdoch University. He is interested in developing participatory democratic ideas, tackling social justice issues and considering ways of moving towards a more egalitarian society. Kathryn Locke works in the area of urban regeneration and arts management. She is also completing a doctorate in cultural studies at x About the contributors Murdoch University, Western Australia. Her research and published work encompasses topics ranging from city imaging and the political economy to literacy theory and education policy. Joel Matthews completed his undergraduate degree at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia and is currently a postgraduate student in the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies at Kobe University, Japan. He specialises in cultural studies and Japanese studies, currently focusing on contemporary Japanese media culture, popular culture and suicide practices. Leanne McRae is a senior researcher and creative industrial matrix convener for the Popular Culture Collective. She is a teacher of media studies, cultural studies, screen studies, creative industries and mobility studies, with specialist expertise in the instruction of international students. Currently, her research interests include popular cultural studies, mobility and the media, pedagogy and men’s studies. Carley Smith has a BA (Hons) in communication and cultural studies and is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Her early academic interests revolved around fans and fandom and her dislike of patronising ethnographic and anthropological ‘studies’ that pathologised fan behaviour. Her doctorate investigates the propaganda and populism operating in and around Michael Moore’s film-making and writing. She is currently working for the Australian government in an industrial relations advisory field. Joanne Smith is a PhD student at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. She is interested in the history of Australia and New Zealand and the political, economic, social and cultural relations which have manifested within the region. Her thesis investigates the negotiation of postcolonialism in the Antipodes through the analysis of popular culture. Angela Thomas-Jones is a part-time academic at Murdoch University, Western Australia and editor of the Popular Culture Collective’s community and hub projects. Angela’s passion is writing and her publications include book chapters, and website and magazine articles. These research pieces focus on different aspects of popular culture such as fashion, body politics, the creative industries and youth. Melinda Young is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University. Previous degrees include BPsych and BA communication and cultural studies with xi The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded first-class honours.