CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Slavic and East European Internet

[Zenon M. Feszczak]

Hello, pryvit, privet, i.t.d. -

I am currently in the process of writing an article on the "The Slavic and
East European Internet".  This article will appear in a new anthology on
East-West cross-cultural themes, to be published by a major academic press.

"The Slavic and East European Internet" is here taken to include all
Internet sites and communications involving Slavic or East European issues
or persons, within or without the borders of the relevant countries.

What effects will the omnipresence of the digital ether have upon the
Slavic and East European world?


Themes of Particular Interest
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- the uses and abuses of the Internet related to Slavic and East European
themes
- the Internet as a cross-cultural medium
- the views of the East from the West and vice versa
- interpretations or misinterpretations.
- contacts or conflicts
- communications and miscommunications
- items that highlight either the East/West divide or commonalities
- the potential and future of the Slavic Internet
- the Internet as a source of international commerce
- international diplomacy via the Internet?
- the Internet as political tool
- the Internet as a meta-society or just a meta-social?
- the Internet as subculture or supra-culture?
- the Internet as diversion or subversion?
- the Internet as a method of colonization
- the Internet as cultural exchange or cultural imperialism?
- interesting anecdotes or historical tales on the theme of the Slavic and
East European Internet
- pointers to especially relevant mailing lists
- Usenet newsgroups
- Web sites of interest
- culture shock via the Internet


Any submissions along these lines would be of inestimable value.
Obviously, I cannot guarantee that all submissions will find their way into
the article.

Please contact me directly (via the Internet, of course) if interested.
Also, please specify whether or not permission is granted to include your
name (or the name of persons, firms, and so on relevant to the topic)
within the article.

Thank you in advance.
Looking forward to hearing strange and fantastic tales...
but only true tales, if you please!

Vs'oho najkrashchoho (all the best) -

Zenon M. Feszczak
Philosopher ex nihilo
University of Pennsylvania
<feszczak at sas.upenn.edu>