Internet Research, Theory, and Practice: Perspectives from Ireland

Internet Research, Theory, and Practice: Perspectives from IrelandThe articles presented in this edited book illustrate the broad diversity of internet based studies in an Irish context, as well as the interdisciplinarity which distinguishes much of its outputs. From digital humanities in the strictest sense through the creation and use of digital objects and resources to a close examination of digital texts, from ethical issues to societal issues through the lenses of gender or nationality, from empirical research

The articles presented in this edited book illustrate the broad diversity of internet-based studies in an Irish context, as well as the interdisciplinarity which distinguishes much of its outputs. From digital humanities in the strictest sense Ð through the creation and use of digital objects and resources to a close examination of digital texts, from ethical issues to societal issues Ð through the lenses of gender or nationality, from empirical research to practitioners reports, the chapters are a snapshot of internet research in Ireland. Our contributors come from many third-level institutions on the island Ð universities as well as institutes of technology, east and west, north and south Ð, thus illustrating a geographical space linked to digital spaces.