Web Studies Part IV Spring 2002
Women and the Web Web a a means of stopping violence against women Web as a form of networking Web and cross-cultural connections
Web Action and Women
Democracy and the Internet Internet Builds on Existing Structures Websites can be detailed Information Point The Democrats The Republicans Department of Justice
NGOs and Democracy Alliance for Progressive Communications
Internet as Public Sphere A place for the deliberation of political ideas and policies Public projects/policies can be A response to an identified public demand Initiated by concerned citizens Public relations vs. Public consultation
Democracy and the Internet Basic Ideas Greater availablity of information is a prerequisite for more democracy Mere expansion of information is not sufficient Straightforwardness of Information Finding it… Minority Views
Online Communities The Well is an old one. Maybe the first Basic value is how they might affect forms of emerging culture “Growing” a community may take years An Online community must have an affinity Howard Rheingold
Cherokee Indians and the Internet Official West: Official East: Web Site as agent for community development