Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Publication in MERJ

‘Media education and media industries: Identity, anxiety, and aspirations’, in Media Education Research Journal, 1(2): 85-93.

MeCCSA 2011

Presented "The Jade Effect: Illness, mediated celebrity disclosure, and audience", at MeCCSA 2011, University of Salford, 12-14.01.11

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Publication in First Monday

New publication in First Monday.

Ashton, D. (2011) "Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge", First Monday 16(1)

The ‘behind-the-scenes’ discussion and edit pages of Wikipedia reveal a complex layering of debates and discussion between editors. Focusing on how Wikipedia ‘service awards’ can identify and distinguish editors, this paper explores the disclosure of knowledge as it is intimately bound up with identity work. Examining contributions/edits to Wikipedia as disclosures highlights processes of identity management and work.