galacticat

I have a very strong interest in the Internet and the new cultures and communities that technology helps form and mediate. (Basically, cyberculture and virtual communities.) I am a rising senior with an anthropology background. I am looking for programs that would allow me to study these topics at the graduate level. My first thought was to ask my professors if they had any suggestions for colleges or even particular faculty members, but they admitted they didn't know very much about the topic and couldn't really think of anyone. I did hear about MIT's HASTS program, but it's very selective and definitely an ambition/reach school for me. I'm hoping people on this site will have tips of how to search to find departments with faculty who would be willing to mentor this kind of project. If you've already got into grad school, how did you find departments with your research interests? If you're still looking, what search strategies are you using? Should I stop trying to stay within anthropology and be willing to branch out to other areas of social science, and if so, will having an anthro background hurt me?