Hello everyone I'm delighted to tell you that in the 48 hours since the call for this list first went out, 115 people have signed up from 11 different countries: * Australia * Brazil * Canada * France * Germany * Great Britain * Italy * Netherlands * Norway * Spain * USA and they keep on coming... Thank you to everyone who emailed me personally, I am working through the mails one by one. As you know, the list is currently announce-only so I am just posting this email to ensure there's something on the website for visitors who may pass by. Finally, I have reposted the original announcement at the end of this mail - please do keep circulating the information. Best wishes Sue Professor Sue Thomas School of Media and Cultural Production Faculty of Humanities De Montfort University, UK [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://travelsinvirtuality.typepad.com/ <http://travelsinvirtuality.typepad.com/> *Writing and the Digital Life* Please note this advance news of a new research project Writing and the Digital Life exploring the impact of digital technologies upon writing and lived experience. The emphasis will be upon creating an integrated and interdisciplinary cycle of research, teaching, and writing projects, providing ongoing reflection and the generation of new ideas. We are especially interested in applying the lens of creative writing to technological and media ecologies, practical creativity, human computer interaction, and the natural environment (what do we mean by 'natural'?). The project is managed by Sue Thomas, former Artistic Director of trAce, now Professor of New Media in the Faculty of Humanities, De Montfort University, UK. To be kept informed of future developments send email to [log in to unmask] and put the following text in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE WRITING-AND-THE-DIGITAL-LIFE your name Please note that JISCmail requires a subscription confirmation. This list will begin as announce-only. For more information please contact Sue direct at [log in to unmask], phone +44 (0)116 207 8266, or write to: Sue Thomas Professor of New Media School of Media and Cultural Communication Faculty of Humanities De Montfort University The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH, UK http://www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/humanities/