Publications & Media Appearances
Releases about publications, speaking engagements, and reprints of news articles that report on my work or include my commentary on society, media, technology, and education.
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Digital Proxemics named 2016 Bestseller for Peter Lang Publishing
Peter Lang Publishing USA has selected Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move as a current top 20 bestseller, featured on the publisher’s website. Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move (2016) is the debut book-length publication for Dr. John A. McArthur, Associate Professor in the James L. Knight School of…
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Charlotte Talks: iPhone’s 10th Anniversary
This morning, I had the pleasure of joining guest host Tom Bullock on Charlotte Talks to discuss the rise of emoji as a form of communication. Here’s what WFAE had to say about the conversation: Apple’s iPhone Turns 10: How It’s Changed Technology And Us Thursday, June 29, 2017 On the tenth anniversary of the…
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Charlotte Talks: Net Neutrality
This morning, I had the pleasure of joining Mike Collins on Charlotte Talks to discuss the role of the presidency in the debate over net neutrality. Here’s what WFAE had to say about the conversation: The Affordable Care Act isn’t the only signature policy of the Obama era that’s facing an uncertain future. President Trump’s…
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Strategic Approaches to Disability Disclosure on Social Media
June Furr, Dr. Alexis Carreiro, and Dr. John McArthur had an article published in Disability & Society, titled “Strategic Approaches to Disability Disclosure on Social Media.” The article explores the ways persons with physical disabilities choose how and when to disclose information about their disabilities online. The article was co-authored by Furr, an alumna of…
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Twitter Chats as Third Places
When Ashleigh White (MA ’13) was a masters student in the James L. Knight School of Communication, she developed an idea in Dr. John A. McArthur’s seminar on space, technology, and information design. The class encouraged students to think about social media as a place that could be visited, and to imagine the impacts of…
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PokemonGo introduces us to augmented reality
The article below was featured on the opinion page of The Greenville News on Friday, July 22, 2016. This link will take you to the article on greenvilleonline.com Jasmine Smith and her husband, Ryan, were in pursuit of a bright orange Tauros Bull under the Liberty Bridge in Falls Park when I met them…
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PokemonGo has a beautiful side
This article was published in the Charlotte Observer on Sunday, July 18, 2016 on the opinion/editorial page. The link below will take you to the op-ed on the Observer’s website. A wild zubat invaded my house the other morning, flapping and fluttering its wings and causing quite a stir. I quickly tried to capture it using…
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Book Launch – Digital Proxemics
GREENVILLE, SC — On June 23, 2016, M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers hosted a book launch celebration for Dr. John A. McArthur’s first book, Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move. Dr. McArthur read two sections of the book, describing proxemics to the audience and introducing the connection between proxemics and digital technologies.…
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Charlotte Talks: Emoji
This morning, I had the pleasure of joining Mike Collins on Charlotte Talks to discuss the rise of emoji as a form of communication. Here’s what WFAE had to say about the conversation: Digital technologies are changing the way we communicate as well as the way we write and spell. And with emojis we don’t…
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Digital Proxemics – Available Now
Fifty years ago, Edward T. Hall’s The Hidden Dimension uncovered proxemics for a generation of scholars and students of human communication. Today, Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move examines the study of proxemics in digital, hybrid, and digitally enhanced spaces. The study of proxemics—the human use of space—is reimagined for the digital…
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