Tim Jordan (sociologist)
Tim Jordan is a professor at the University of Sussex where he is also Head of School at the School of Media, Film and Music. Prior to that, he was working at King's College London in culture, media and creative industries and digital humanities departments, and has previously worked as the head of the sociology department at the Open University. He has published his work on hacking and online cultures. He was co-founder of the journal Social Movement Studies.
Academic career
Jordan was a reader in Sociology at the Open University[1] for eleven years[2] and during his time there he became the head of the department of sociology.[3] He moved to King's College London, in 2011.[2] He is a senior lecturer at King's College and is a member of two departments: Culture, media and creative industries and Digital humanities.[3] He has been the head of the department of culture, media and creative industries.[3]
Social movement studies journal
He is co-founder of the journal[1] and former editor of 'social movement studies: journal of social, cultural and political protest'.[4]
Areas of interest
Jordan has specific interests in internet cultures and the way internet technologies have affected wider cultures.[5] He has worked on politically motivated hacking and has researched hacking communities.[1] He has also had interest in massive multiplayer online games as a 'player and analyst'[1] and has published work on Pokemon.[3]
Media
Jordan appeared on the BBC's Global programme discussing if computer gaming is 'gaining older gamers'.[6] Jordan took part in an Open University learning video in 2009 in which he discussed computer hacking.[7] Jordan commented on the case of hacker, Gary McKinnon, in his book: Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism and in an interview with Time World.[8] He also criticized the 'absurd' security of the US online defences.[8]
Selected bibliography by Jordan
Jordan's work has been translated into seven languages.[3]
He is the author of several books on the sociology of the Internet and social movements:
- Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism (2008)
- Hactivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a Cause (2004)
- Activism!: direct action, hacktivism and the future of society (2002)
- Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet (1999)
- Reinventing revolution: value and difference in new social movements and the Left (1994)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Jordan, Tim (6 July 2009). "Hacking and power: Social and technological determinism in the digital age". First Monday. 14 (7). Retrieved 07/06/2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 Open University. "Dr Tim Jordan". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr Tim Jordan". King's College London. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ Carter, Simon; Jordan, Tim; Watson, Sophie (2008). Security: Sociology and Social Worlds. Manchester University Press. pp. vi. ISBN 0719078113. Retrieved 07/06/2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Culture Digitally. "Tim Jordan". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Dr Tim Jordan discusses Age and Computer Games on BBC World Service programme". King's College London. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ OULearn. "Computer hacking and hacktivism". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- 1 2 Brunton, Michael (2008-07-31). "Hack Attack". Time World. Retrieved 7 June 2013.