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Ecology, Environment, Culture: An Interdisciplinary Research Network.

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This proposal is for an international research network which will bring together expertise and research interests from across the spectrum of scholarly inquiry in order to investigate the ecological, environmental and cultural impact of contemporary media practices. Digital media culture is conditioned upon the production, consumption and discarding of electronic hardware. The complex contribution of electronic media culture to the current ecological crisis can only be adequately mapped, understood and ad dressed by uniting experts on several of its constituting elements. These range from the natural resources and technical procedures involved in producing and disposing of electronic goods, via the ethics and aesthetics of consuming those goods, to the eco nomic and political conditions which underpin these processes and/or prevent them from changing. Researchers from a number of disciplines, ranging from energy engineering via design studies to media and communication studies, are increasingly beginning to investigate these issues. Within each discipline these researchers may operate in relative isolation, with few potential collaborators or sources of support. Seen together, however, they amount to a significant field of interdisciplinary inquiry which wo uld benefit from a platform enabling the mutual exchange of ideas, questions and findings. Establishing a research network dedicated to investigating the full spectrum of environmental challenges posed by new media technologies, is a significant step towa rds bringing the important work that is already being done on these matters to a critical mass, which in turn will generate new knowledge with the potential to bring about real change in industrial, political and everyday practices.

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