Cyberpunk (Technological Dystopia) Timeline

Included in my Cyberpunk timeline are the works of William Gibson, Philip K. Dick all with cyberpunk themes. Cyberpunk is described by Butler as having origins in the 1950's, and key writers and films which have influenced the genre.

Timeline of Cyberpunk Novels

Butler, A.M. & ebrary, I. 2000, Cyberpunk, Pocket Essentials.

Sourcing Academic Materials

Which of Stephen Stockwell's books are in the Griffith library?

•  Stockwell, S., 1954 & Informit 2005, Political campaign strategy: doing democracy in the 21st century, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.

•  Stockwell, S., 1954 & Scott, P., 1961 2000, All-media guide to fair and cross-cultural reporting: for journalists, program makers and media students, Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy, Nathan, Qld.

Cite three academic books that might provide useful material for an essay about Jean Luc Godard's Alphaville. On which campuses do they reside?

•  Brody, R., 1958 2008, Everything is cinema: the working life of Jean-Luc Godard, Metropolitan Books, New York. [SOUTH BANK]

•  MacCabe, C., Eaton, M., Mulvey, L. & Godard, J.L., 1930 1980, Godard: Images, sounds, politics, Macmillan, London. [NATHAN, SOUTH BANK]

•  Temple, M., 1963, Williams, J.S., 1963 & Witt, M. 2004, For ever Godard, Black Dog, London. [SOUTH BANK]

•   Harcourt, P. 1974, Six European directors: essays on the meaning of film style, Penguin Books, Baltimore; Harmondsworth, Eng. [SOUTH BANK]

•   Dixon, W.W., 1950 1995, It looks at you: the returned gaze of cinema, State University of New York Press, Albany [NATHAN]

•   Ciment, M., 1938 & Rose, J. 2009, Film world: interviews with cinema's leading directors, Berg, New York. [SOUTH BANK]

What is a book that will assist you to find out about possible research methods to explore social media? Full citation.

•  Zarrella, D. 2010, The social media marketing book, O'Reilly, Sebastopol, Calif.

•  Gosling, S. & Johnson, J.A.1.(.A. 2010, Advanced methods for conducting online behavioral research, American Psychological Association, Washington.

•  Lowood, H., Nitsche, M., 1968 & ebrary, I. 2011, The machinima reader, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.

Stephen Stockwell writes about politics and the media, particularly in Australia. What database would you use to find his first academic article about Brisbane in a national journal? What year?

Informit Literature & Culture Collection database: Stockwell, S. 2007, "Alternative Media in Brisbane: 1965-1985", Queensland Review, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 75-87.[cited 14 Aug 14].

What is the latest medical thinking about internet addiction? What database did you use?

The latest medical thinking of Internet addiction is that it predominately affects children and adolescents at a much greater rate than any other demographic, laergely due to those demographics being the most frquent users of the technologies. Also, gaming is mentioned as being a major force in internet addiction as well as urbanized countries with little option for other ‘outdoor’ activities.

•   Chang, F., Chiu, C., Lee, C., Chen, P. & Miao, N. 2014, "Predictors of the initiation and persistence of Internet addiction among adolescents in Taiwan", Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1434. via ProQuest Social Science Journals. 

•   Cho, H., Kwon, M., Choi, J., Lee, S., Choi, J.S., Choi, S. & Kim, D. 2014, "Development of the Internet addiction scale based on the Internet Gaming Disorder criteria suggested in DSM-5", Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1361. Via ProQuest Social Science Journals. 

•   Sibeoni, J., Harf, A., Huang, Y. & Moro, M.R. 2014, "Child Psychiatry in the Chinese Setting", Child  & Adolescent Social Work Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 329-337. Via ProQuest Social Science Journals.

What are IT engineers thinking about surveillance cameras? Identify a theme and cite three papers.

According to these three articles, IT engineers are trying to modify and enhance surveillance cameras to more easily monitor citizens in exceedingly efficient patterns. A major theme that could be written about would be of the intention to eradicate privacy and to turn the western world into what I fear most, a combination of 1984[1], Brave New World[2] and a digital Panopticon[3]. However, a contrasting view to the others, O’Donnell’s article argues for democratic use of these technologies by individuals will help to avoid a police state with constant access to its subjects’ faces and movements.

Sankaranarayanan, K.; Ming-Ching Chang; Krahnstoever, N. Jan 2011, "Tracking gaze direction from far-field surveillance cameras," Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), 2011 IEEE Workshop on , vol., no., pp.519,526, URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5711548&isnumber=5711474 via IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Assaleh, K.; Shanableh, T.; Abuqaaud, K. Feb. 2013, "Face recognition using different surveillance cameras," Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA), 2013 1st International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,5, URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6487270&isnumber=6487222 via IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Tomioka, Y.; Takara, A; Kitazawa, H. Aug. 2011, "Enhanced patrol course planning method for multiple mobile surveillance cameras," Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC), 2011 Fifth ACM/IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,6, URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6042933&isnumber=6042896 via IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

O'Donnell, S.; Richard, M. June 2006, "Turning Municipal Video Surveillance Cameras Into Municipal Webcams," Technology and Society, 2006. ISTAS 2006. IEEE International Symposium on , vol., no., pp.1,7, URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4375891&isnumber=4375875 via IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

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[1] Orwell, G., 1903-1950 & Fromm, E., 1900-1980 1977, 1984: a novel, Signet Classics, New York, N.Y.

[2] Huxley, A., 1894-1963 2006, Brave new world, HarperCollins, New York.

[3] Bentham, J., 1748-1832, Engelmann, S.G., 1961, Schofield, P., 1958 & ebrary, I. 2011, Selected writings, Yale University Press, New Haven.

Part 5: Getting Personal

My use of new technologies is not a priority for me, but I do see the benefits, like cheap goods direct from the 'factory' rather than a heavy markup by Australian retailers. The instantaneous responses to otherwise closed communications methods as well as a greater source of current and immediate information thus creating informed citizens.

The issue of privacy is one of the main reasons for my resistance to putting information online. My details apparently have value to advertisement agencies and whoever they sell that data on to. It is in my nature to be private and reserved. A journal article written by Tavani goes into detail about the concept of privacy, he argues that privacy is intangible and can be breached in a number of ways and can be perceived in a number of ways. He talks of a need for balance between individual privacy and business' interests.

Upon learning about Facebook and Google employing data-mining tactics, I was hardly surprised, as is common of my highly cynical nature. I feel justified in my reluctance to share my data online. I also feel these organisations are making me live like George Orwell’s 1984, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and like Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon all combined on a digital scale. To deal with these issues, I tend not to be connected to social media, I try to limit information I put out online, and I do not subscribe to anything or anyone. And I always log off and reset things (although data-mining is likely not halted by that). My method of disengagement also means that I have little to no trust of people online and therefore, do not have any Internet friendships.

Reference List

1. Tavani, H. 1999, "Privacy online", ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 11-19.
2. Orwell, G., 1903-1950 & Fromm, E., 1900-1980 1977, 1984: a novel, Signet Classics, New York, N.Y.
3. Huxley, A., 1894-1963 2006, Brave new world, HarperCollins, New York.
4. Bentham, J., 1748-1832, Engelmann, S.G., 1961, Schofield, P., 1958 & ebrary, I. 2011, Selected writings, Yale University Press, New Haven.

My choice of embedded video

This new communication technology allows people like Russell Brand the ability to access a large audience around the world in an inexpensive way. The views of potentially every individual can be posted and accessed online. In the video Russell Brand analyses advertisements and their effect on their intended audiences.

What's Behind These 2014 Commercials? Russell Brand The Trews (E98)