Recent Publications

Books

Axel Bruns. Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life and Beyond: From Production to Produsage. New York: Peter Lang, 2008.

Axel Bruns and Joanne Jacobs, eds. Uses of Blogs. New York: Peter Lang, 2006.

Axel Bruns. Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production. New York: Peter Lang, 2005.

Book Chapters, Journal Articles and Conference Papers

Produsers and Produsage

Axel Bruns. "Reconfiguring Television for a Networked, Produsage Context." Media International Australia 126 (2008): 82-94.

Axel Bruns. "Beyond Public Service Broadcasting: Produsage at the ABC." Invited presentation at the ABC Digital Media Forum, Sydney, 29 Feb. 2008.

Axel Bruns and Sal Humphreys. "Playing on the Edge: Facilitating the Emergence of a Local Digital Grassroots." Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Vancouver, 17-20 Oct. 2007. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "The Future Is User-Led: The Path towards Widespread Produsage." In Proceedings of PerthDAC 2007 (Perth, Western Australia, 15-18 Sep. 2007). Ed. Andrew Hutchinson. Perth: Curtin University of Technology, 2007. 68-77.
Also published in Fibreculture Journal 11 (2008). ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "Produsage: Towards a Broader Framework for User-Led Content Creation." In Proceedings: Creativity & Cognition 2007: Seeding Creativity: Tools, Media, and Environments (Washington, DC, 13-15 June 2007). Eds. Gerhard Fischer, Elisa Giaccardi, Mike Eisenberg, and Linda Candy. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2007. 99-106. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "Produsage, Generation C, and Their Effects on the Democratic Process." Paper presented at the MiT 5 (Media in Transition) conference, MIT, Boston, 27-29 April 2007.

Axel Bruns. "Beyond Difference: Reconfiguring Education for the User-Led Age." Paper presented at the ICE 3 (Ideas, Cyberspace, Education) conference at Ross Priory, Loch Lomond, Scotland, 21-23 March 2007. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "Towards Produsage: Futures for User-Led Content Production." In Proceedings: Cultural Attitudes towards Communication and Technology 2006 (Tartu, Estonia, 28 June - 1 July 2006). Eds. Fay Sudweeks, Herbert Hrachovec, and Charles Ess. Perth: Murdoch University, 2006. 275-84.

Axel Bruns. "Some Exploratory Notes on Produsers and Produsage." Research residency paper for the Institute for Distributed Creativity, New York. 2 Nov. 2005. Also posted at the iDC site.

Blogs, Gatewatching, Citizen Journalism and Open News

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, Barry Saunders, Tim Highfield, Lars Kirchhoff, and Thomas Nicolai. "Locating the Australian Blogosphere: Towards a New Research Methodology." Paper presented at the ISEA 2008 conference, Singapore, 25 July - 3 August 2008. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "Vom Gatekeeping zum Gatewatching: Modelle der journalistischen Vermittlung im Internet." In Journalismus im Internet: Profession - Partizipation - Technisierung. Eds. Christoph Neuberger, Christian Nuernbergk, and Melanie Rischke. Wiesbaden: VS-Verlag, 2008.

Axel Bruns. "The Active Audience: Transforming Journalism from Gatekeeping to Gatewatching." In Making Online News: The Ethnography of New Media Production. Eds. Chris Paterson and David Domingo. New York: Peter Lang, 2008.

Axel Bruns. "Life beyond the Public Sphere: Towards a Networked Model for Political Deliberation." Information Polity 13.1-2 (2008): 65-79.

Axel Bruns. "Citizen Journalism in the 2007 Australian Federal Election." Paper presented at the AMIC 2008 conference: "Convergence, Citizen Journalism, and Social Change", Brisbane, 26-28 Mar. 2008. ( presentation slides)

Axel Bruns. "News Blogs and Citizen Journalism." e-Journalism: New Directions in Electronic News Media. Ed. Kiran Prasad. New Delhi: BR Publishing, 2008.

Axel Bruns. "Gatewatching, Gatecrashing: Futures for Tactical News Media." Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times. Ed. Megan Boler. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT P, 2008.

Lars Kirchhoff, Axel Bruns, and Thomas Nicolai. "Investigating the Impact of the Blogosphere: Using PageRank to Determine the Distribution of Attention." Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Vancouver, 17-20 Oct. 2007. ( presentation slides and audio)

Mark Deuze, Axel Bruns, and Christoph Neuberger. "Preparing for an Age of Participatory News." Journalism Practice 1.3 (2007). (PDF of the pre-print version; final article available here.)

Axel Bruns. "Methodologies for Mapping the Political Blogosphere: An Exploration Using the IssueCrawler Research Tool." First Monday 12.5 (May 2007).

Axel Bruns. "Wikinews: The Next Generation of Online News?" Scan Journal 3.1 (2006).
Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Chicago, 8 Oct. 2005. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns. "Ubiquitous Online News: Content Syndication and the Semantic Web." Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brighton, 19-22 Sep. 2004.

Axel Bruns. "Stuff That Matters: The Rise and Rise of Open News." Paper presented at the ISEA2004 conference in Helsinki, 21 Aug. 2004.

Axel Bruns. "Reconfiguring Journalism: Syndication, Gatewatching, and Multiperspectival News in Australian Online Journalism." Virtual Nation: The Australian Internet Reader. Ed. Gerard Goggin. Sydney: UNSW P, 2004.

Axel Bruns. "Stuff That Matters: Slashdot and the Emergence of Open News." Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference in Toronto, 16-19 Oct. 2003.

Axel Bruns. "From Blogs to Open News: Notes towards a Taxonomy of P2P Publications." Paper presented at the ANZCA 2003 conference in Brisbane, 9-11 July 2003.

Axel Bruns. "Gatewatching, Not Gatekeeping: Collaborative Online News." Media International Australia 107 (May 2003).

Axel Bruns. "Community Building through Communal Publishing: The Emergence of Open News." Mediumi 2.1 (2003).

Information & Communication Technology

Lelia Green and Axel Bruns. ".au: Australia." Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008. Eds. Felix Librero and Patricia B. Arinto. Montréal: Sage / IDRC / Orbicom, 2007.

Mobile Media

Axel Bruns, Rachel Cobcroft, Jude Smith, and Stephen Towers. "Mobile Learning Technologies and the Move towards 'User-Led Education'." Proceedings: Mobile Media 2007 (Sydney, 2-4 July 2007). Eds. Gerard Goggin and Larissa Hjorth. Sydney: University of Sydney, 2007. 326-334.

Liu Cheng and Axel Bruns. "Cell Phone SMS News in Chinese Newspaper Groups: A Case Study of Yunnan Daily Press Group." Proceedings: Mobile Media 2007 (Sydney, 2-4 July 2007). Eds. Gerard Goggin and Larissa Hjorth. Sydney: University of Sydney, 2007. 231-244.

New Media and/in Education

Axel Bruns and Sal Humphreys. "Building Collaborative Capacities in Learners: The M/Cyclopedia Project, Revisited." Proceedings of the the International Symposium on Wikis, Montréal, 21-23 Oct. 2007. ( presentation slides and audio)

Axel Bruns, Rachel Cobcroft, Jude Smith, and Stephen Towers. "Mobile Learning Technologies and the Move towards 'User-Led Education'." Proceedings: Mobile Media 2007 (Sydney, 2-4 July 2007). Eds. Gerard Goggin and Larissa Hjorth. Sydney: University of Sydney, 2007. 326-334.

Axel Bruns. "Beyond Difference: Reconfiguring Education for the User-Led Age." Paper presented at ICE 3 (Ideas, Cyberspace, Education) conference at Ross Priory, Loch Lomond, Scotland, 21-23 March 2007.

Rachel Cobcroft, Stephen Towers, Judith Smith, and Axel Bruns. "Mobile Learning in Review: Opportunities and Challenges for Learners, Teachers, and Institutions." Proceedings of the Online Learning and Teaching Conference 2006. Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, 2006.

Peter Duffy and Axel Bruns. "The Use of Blogs, Wikis and RSS in Education: A Conversation of Possibilities." Proceedings of the Online Learning and Teaching Conference 2006, Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, 2006.

Stephen Towers, Jude Smith, and Axel Bruns. "E-Learning Environments: Generation C - The Missing Link." Proceedings of the Symposium on Teaching Technology in Higher Education: The 24/7 e-University. Perth, 2005.

Axel Bruns and Sal Humphreys. "Wikis in Teaching and Assessment: The M/Cyclopedia Project." Proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on Wikis, San Diego, 17-18 Oct. 2005. Ed. Dirk Riehle. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2005. Also available from the WikiSym 2005 conference site.

Trebor Scholz and Axel Bruns. "Share, Share Widely: Technologies for Distributed Creativity." Interview with Axel Bruns (adjusted by Trebor Scholz) for WebCamTalk 1.0 (audio also available: 23MB MP3 or streaming media). Also published in "Dot Org Boom." Official publication of Pixelache Festival 2005.

Donna Lee Brien and Axel Bruns. "Teaching Electronic Creative Writing: A Report from the Creative Industries Frontline." Issues in Writing 13.2 (2003). (Longer pre-print version than the final piece published in the journal.)

Streaming Media

Axel Bruns. "Reconfiguring Television for a Networked, Produsage Context." Media International Australia 126 (2008).

Axel Bruns. "Futures for Webcasting: Regulatory Approaches in Australia and the U.S." Sonic Synergies: Music, Identity, Technology and Community. Eds. Gerry Bloustien, Susan Luckman, and Margaret Peters. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2008. (Paper presented at the Sonic Synergies conference in Adelaide, 17-20 July 2003.)

Axel Bruns. "Fight for Survival: The RIAA's Sustained Attack on Streaming Media." M/C Journal 6.1 (Feb. 2003).

Intellectual Property

Axel Bruns. "Futures for Webcasting: Regulatory Approaches in Australia and the U.S." Sonic Synergies: Music, Identity, Technology and Community. Eds. Gerry Bloustien, Susan Luckman, and Margaret Peters. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2008. (Paper presented at the Sonic Synergies conference in Adelaide, 17-20 July 2003.)

Danny Butt and Axel Bruns. "Digital Rights Management and Music in Australasia." Media & Arts Law Review 10.4 (2005): 265-78.

Electronic Creative Writing and New Media Art

Donna Lee Brien and Axel Bruns. "Teaching Electronic Creative Writing: A Report from the Creative Industries Frontline." Issues in Writing 13.2 (2003). (Longer pre-print version than the final piece published in the journal.)

Axel Bruns. "Dancing about Architecture: Arts Resources Online." fineArt forum 17.4 (2003).

Reports

Jude Smith, Axel Bruns, and Ross Daniels. "Towards Critical, Collaborative and Creative ICT literacies: Integrating Innovative On Campus and Online Learning Environments." Report to the QUT Teaching and Learning Large Grant Forum, Tuesday 7 November 2006.

Theses

Axel Bruns. "Resource Centre Sites: The New Gatekeepers of the Web?" Ph.D. Thesis, University of Queensland, 2002.

Axel Bruns. "'Every Home Is Wired': The Use of Internet Discussion Fora by a Subcultural Community." Honours Thesis, University of Queensland, 1998.

Book Reviews

Axel Bruns. "Memory Lane: Henry Jenkins's Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers." M/C Reviews 5 Nov. 2006.

Axel Bruns. "Stating the Obvious: Eileen R. Meehan's Why TV Is Not Our Fault." International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics 2.3 (2006): 359-67.

Axel Bruns. "The Shoulders of Giants: The New Media Reader." (Eds. Noah Wardrip-Fruin and Nick Montfort.) fineArt forum 17.11 (2003).

Axel Bruns. "Past, Present - and Future? A Short History of Cultural Studies by John Hartley." Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies 17.4 (Dec. 2003).

Axel Bruns. "Broad Perspective: New Media: An Introduction by Terry Flew." M/C Reviews (2003).

Axel Bruns. "Lighting a Candle: Geert Lovink's Dark Fiber." M/C Reviews (2003).

Axel Bruns. "File under 'Heavy': Scott Lash's Critique of Information." M/C Reviews (2003).

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