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Online role-playing community study
by Fabien Lorc'h 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am writing to you to present you my Master's dissertation subject . I am currently a student in the Master's program in Political Science at the University of Rennes 1 in France. For this Masters, I have decided to study an online role-playing community : The Renaissance Kingdoms: http://www.renaissancekingdoms.com/ The purpose of this study is to make a political analysis of this community, in a global meaning and thencommunity considered as a whole, through an analysis of some data : - Register/Leave the game - Identity (virtual or real, sociological analysis of the players (I am planing to get a questionnaire for this) - Internal regulation and discipline (almost all institutions between characters having been planned by players) - Independence of this community with national culture and history (the game is in an alternate history of the 15th century in Europe) The goal of this study is to think in an Aristotelian sense of Politics, and to see if there is a difference between the real world and the virtual environment. It is also to consider if the community has a clear particularity. I would love to receive your help on possible research lines that maybe I have forgotten to study, or if you have ideas to concerning my approach. If you have books or articles on this, please don't hesitate to contact me with suggestions. Thank you so much for your time and attention. -- Fabien Lorc'h PS: Sorry in advance for my English that I am sure is catastrophic.

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CfP IAMCR CP&T Istanbul 2011
by Jo Pierson 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference 'Cities, Creativity, Connectivity' in Istanbul (Turkey) July 13-17, 2011 http://iamcr2011istanbul.com Communication Policy & Technology Section CALL FOR PAPERS The Communication Policy and Technology (CP&T) Section invites submissions for its open sessions at the IAMCR 2011 conference to be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from July 13-17. The IAMCR conference theme for 2011 is ‘Cities, Creativity, Connectivity’. In the network society the media and telecommunication landscape of one-way broadcasting and two-way personal communication is transforming into a digitized, converged and interactive ecosystem, based on internet technologies and applications. This transformation has also driven the development of horizontal networks of interactive communication that connect local and global in chosen time. Castells labels this new form of socialized communication as ‘mass self- communication’, and sees it as a potential new medium for power and counter-power. These changes in communication technologies co-evolve with fundamental transformations in cities and urban agglomerations, linked to globalisation and network infrastructures. In his theory of urbanism Castells characterises these transformation of cities in the network society on three bipolar axes. First - functionally speaking - the network society is organised around the opposition between the global and the local. Cities as communication systems are supposed to connect both. However, as these logics are conflicting, they disrupt cities from within when they attempt to respond to both, simultaneously. Second - in terms of meaning - our society is characterised by the opposing development of individuation and communalism. Because cities are big aggregates of individuals, forced to coexist, and communes are located in the metropolitan space, the divide between personality and communality brings intensified stress upon the social system of cities as communicative and institutionalising devices. Third - in terms of spatial form - the urbanised world is also caught up in a complex interplay between the ‘space of flows’ (i.e. hybrid space of separate geographical territories being linkup electronically in an interactive network) and the ‘space of places’ (i.e. physical space within the confines of geographical locality organizing experience and activity in everyday life). Hence urban environments do not disappear into the virtual networks, but are transformed in the interface between electronic communication and physical interaction. The Call for Proposals by the IAMCR Communication Policy & Technology section takes this co-evolutionist perspective between cities and ICT as an entry point and metaphor for investigating and understanding the mutual shaping between society and communication technology. We invite papers that discuss policy concerns, regulatory developments, user practices, market trends and business strategies related to this kind of socio-technological co-evolution, framed within the overall conference theme of ‘Cities, Creativity, Connectivity’. In addition to themes related to ICT and cities, we also invite papers and proposals for panels that address the following overall themes in relation to information and communication technologies and applications, from the perspective of policy, users/audiences and industry. Themes 1. Privacy, surveillance and vulnerability Mass self-communication and other forms of interaction via social media, mobile communication, internet-of-things technologies can give more autonomy to media users. At the same time the resulting amplified self-directed control over time, place and content of communication and interaction with many more people increases the chance of negative (but also positive) consequences and implies more responsibilities. This means that the vulnerability of people engaging in mass self- communication changes and possibly increases. This notion of ‘vulnerability’ refers to issues like privacy, surveillance, trust and security. 2. Creativity, innovation and users Nowadays users are supposed to be in the driver’s seat of creative destruction - based on disruptive technologies - and of the co- creation of new media, content and technology. The lowering of thresholds for multi media content production, distribution, storage, retrieval and consumption is seen as an enabler for empowerment, especially in relation to do-it-yourself media and related craftsmanship. Various terms and concepts are used to classify the users depending on their involvement in technology innovation and content production (e.g. Nielsen 1-9-90 rule, produsers, lead users, pro-ams, co-creators, citizen journalists and warm experts). We invite papers that reflect upon, re-conceptualise and question current dominant visions and categorisations of users as innovators in the changing ICT landscape. 3. Connectivity, inclusion and media literacies Connectivity deals with access (for instance, urban versus rural), but also with use and domestication. In the changing media environment of mass self-communication, new affordances of communication tools require a rethinking of digital exclusion-inclusion. The latter links in with the notion of digital literacy and skills, with different levels of capabilities, and with the way inclusion is (not) scripted into media technologies from a social shaping perspective. Finally we also invite papers that discuss connectivity in relation to different types of online and offline communities, in particular discussing the role of virtual social worlds and social network sites in human relations. 4. Copyright, -left and -riot Digitalisation reverting cultural products to the immaterial and the internet facilitating total automation whereby digital products can be copied infinitely and distributed on a global scale are challenging the prevalent property regime in terms of cultural production fundamentally. Lobby organisations of the copyright industry are increasingly aggressive in their attempts to coerce users and fans back into the commodity exchange model and away from the prevalent gift economies online. Governments are being pressured into adopting legislation penalising copyright infringers and making ISPs liable for what occurs on their networks. Another strategy consists in collapsing piracy with filesharing and propagating a discourse that peer2peer networks and filesharing is per definition criminal and illegal. We invite papers that focus on discourses of copyright industries, innovative strategies of content producers, creative commons, audience research relating to downloading of digital copyright protected content, the consequences of state intervention for (online) privacy, or any other topic relating to the context set-out above. Submission information The CP&T section welcomes proposals for papers bearing on aforementioned and related issues by submitting an abstract (300 - 500 words). Abstracts should state the title as well as the methods or approaches used and introduce the empirical and theoretical material on which the paper is based. Besides the abstract title and text, each abstract must include title, author name(s), affiliation, institutional address and email address of (all) author(s). The scholarly presentations of accepted submissions can take place in different types of sessions: Paper presentation sessions (i.e. 4-5 presenters with each around 12-15 minutes, requiring full paper submitted in time), High intensity sessions (i.e. 6-8 presenters with each around 5-7 minutes) or Poster sessions (i.e. presenting work individually through a poster). Proposals for panels are also welcome. The proposal should have no more than five papers and needs to contain a framing text and the abstracts of all the papers. The framing text (max. 500 words excl. bio) contains the idea and goal of the full panel, how it fits in the CP&T section CfP, a listing of all paper titles with authors, and adding short bio-data of each individual author. It would also be recommended to suggest a panel chair and a discussant. The proposal framing text and the individual abstracts will be reviewed and based on this review we will accept, accept with revisions or decline the panel. IAMCR accepts presentations in English, French and Spanish. However, it is requested that abstracts and panel proposals, if at all possible, be submitted in English. By rule, IAMCR does not permit submission of identical abstracts to more than one section/working group, and this policy is strictly enforced. Submission of abstracts, panel proposals and (once accepted) full papers can only be done online through IAMCR Open Conference System (OCS) using the link to be found on the official Istanbul conference website. For more on the submission, registration, theme, location, etc., please go to <http://iamcr2011istanbul.com> or visit IAMCR at <http://iamcr.org >. The deadlines are as follows: - February 8, 2011: Submission of abstracts (papers and panel proposals will be assessed by double blind review) - March 25, 2011: Announcement of acceptances - June 3, 2011: Full papers due (max. 7500 words), in order to ensure that authors’ names and papers’ titles are included in final conference program. There is no second round of reviewing for acceptance. If a proposal is accepted, the presenter must also be registered for conference participation, in order to be included in the final program of the Section. A CP&T best paper award will be granted to one of the presenters, based on the full papers submitted in time. Additional questions on the CP&T sessions at the IAMCR 2011 conference (e.g. on panels) may be addressed to Bart Cammaerts (B.Cammaerts[AT]lse.ac.uk) and Jo Pierson (jo.pierson[AT]vub.ac.be). Section Chair: Jo Pierson / Vice-Chairs: Bart Cammaerts and Maria Michalis Jo Pierson, Ph.D. IBBT - SMIT, Studies on Media, Information & Telecommunication Vrije Universiteit Brussel Offices: Pleinlaan 9, 2nd floor B - 1050 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 629 16 27 Fax: +32 2 629 17 00 E-mail: jo.pierson(a)vub.ac.be http://smit.vub.ac.be 'SMIT 2010, 20 years of Research, Collaboration and Friendship'

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Unlock the Power of Social Media:Two free Webinar Training Sessions Thursday
by Stuart Shulman 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Unlock the Power of Social Media: Learn to Use DiscoverText Two Free Training Sessions this Thursday: Thu, Dec 16, 2010 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/706213584 Thu, Dec 23, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/471866081 This free Webinar introduces users to the powerful tools for archiving, searching and sorting text from social media, such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter, via DiscoverText (http://discovertext.com) The data-mining made possible with open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) eases the collection, archiving and sorting of text via Twitter and the Facebook Graph APIs, or generic RSS feeds. Texifter now offers DiscoverText, a universal, multilingual capable, Web-based, user-centered text repository with extremely low barriers to entry in terms of cost, time & training. Our systems make it possible to crowd source data analysis in novel ways, leveraging peer relationships and Web-verifiable credentials. Ingesting millions of items from social media, email and electronic document repositories is easier, and advanced social search leveraging metadata, networks, credentials and filters will fundamentally change the way users interact with text data. You can try DiscoverText free for 30 days with no obligation. Login via your Facebook credentials to access the Graph API. The technology is based on 10-years of NSF-funded research into building better, more reliable and intuitive systems for sorting large amounts of text. ~Stu Stuart Shulman President & CEO Texifter, LLC -- Stuart Shulman President & CEO Texifter, LLC <http://www.texifter.com/> Have you tried DiscoverText? http://discovertext.com *Featuring the Facebook Graph & Twitter APIs*

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new issue of the journal Mediekultur
by Jesper Tække 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Thank you so much for all your kind responses, and remember that all the articles inclusive the introduction can be downloaded for free as pdf-files from Mediekultur´s website, here is an overview: MedieKultur. Journal of media and communication research No 49: Luhmann and the media Table of Contents http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/mediekultur/issue/view/196 Editorial -------- Luhmann and the media: an introduction (10 p.) Jesper Tække, Michael Paulsen Articles: Theme section -------- Fra massemedier til mediesystem - om kodediskussionen i systemteoretisk medieforskning [From mass media to media system - code discussions in systems theoretical media research] (15 p.) Mikkel Fugl Eskjær Observing the stars. Love in the age of systems (15 p.) Kjetil Ansgar Jakobsen Tattoo: a multifaceted medium of communication (14 p.) Christian Wymann Risk communication as an operation meant to produce and share audiences (13 p.) Daniela Korbas-Magal Risk perceptions and public debates on climate change: a conceptualisation based on the theory of a functionally-differentiated society (13 p.) Markus Rhomberg Luhmanns massmedieteori och Internet som ett artificiellt intelligent semiotiskt system [Luhmanns mass-media theory and Internet as an artificial intelligent semiotic system] (13 p.) Peter Kåhre Interviewing media workers (14 p.) Heike Graf Mediebrud mellem organisationer og netværk [Media disruptions between organisations and networks] (15 p.) Lars Clausen Facebook - et netværk i fællesskabet [Facebook - a network within the societal community] (14 p.) Jesper Tække NB: you find an English translation of this one here: http://person.au.dk/fil/22479566/JT_AIR_paper_2010_final.pdf Clicking for friendship: social network sites and the medium of personhood (14 p.) Daniel B. Lee, Jessica Goede, Rebecca Shryock Articles: Open section -------- Consumption that matters (20 p.) Sophie Esmann Andersen, Carsten Stage Reviews -------- Jesper Tække og Rasmus Svarre Hansen: Samfundets vilkår. Habermas og Luhmann. København: Unge Pædagoger. 2009. (4 p.) Lars Qvortrup Anker Brink Lund, Lars Nord & Johann Roppen: Nye udfordringer for gamle medier. Skandinavisk public service i det 21. århundre. Göteborg: NORDICOM. 2009. (4 p.) Roel Puijk Lotte Nyboe: Digital dannelse. Børn og unges mediebrug og -læring inden for og uden for institutionerne. København: Frydenlund, 2009. (3 p.) Stine Liv Johansen Chris Mathieu & Jesper Strandgaard Pedersen: Dansk film i krydsfeltet mellem samarbejde og konkurrence. Lund: Ariadne Förlag. 2009. (5 p.) Jakob Isak Nielsen Lynn Vavreck: The Message Matters - The Economy and Presidential Campaigns. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2009. (3 p.) Anders Bo Rasmussen Nina Bonderup Dohn og Lars Johnsen: E-læring på web 2.0. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur. 2009. (4 p.) Jørgen Bang David Buckingham & Rebekah Willet (eds.): Video Cultures. Media Technology and Everyday Creativity. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2009. (4 p.) Thomas Mosebo Bernard Perron & Mark J.P. Wolf (Eds.): The Video Game Theory Reader 2. New York & London: Routledge. 2009. (3 p.) Ole Ertløv Hansen Brenda R. Weber: Makeover TV. Selfhood, Citizenship and Celebrity. Durham & London: Duke University Press. 2009. (4 p.) Anne Jerslev Peter Bro: Menneskelig kommunikation Fra telegrafisternes til journalisternes tidsalder. Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag. 2009. (4 p.) Henrik Bødker Best regards Jesper Jesper Tække Assistant Professor, PhD Information and Media Studies Aarhus University http://www.jespertaekke.dk imvjet(a)hum.au.dk

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Final Call for Papers: Communities & Technologies C&T 2011, Brisbane 29 June - 2 July 2011
by Marcus Foth 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Final Call for Papers 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies – C&T 2011 29 June – 2 July 2011, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/ NEWS Paper submission site now open. Please submit by 10 Dec 2010 (11:59 PM anywhere on Earth): http://www.precisionconference.com/~ct Four great reasons to include Asia-Pacific in your 2011 travel plans: C&T 2011 plus... 9th Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2011, Hong Kong, 4-8 July 2011 World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC) 2011, Perth 4-8 July 2011 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2011, Brisbane 7-11 July 2011 First set of C&T workshops announced: 4th International Workshop on Semantic Ambient Media Experience (SAME 2011) Digital Cities 7: Real World Experiences Ethnographic Fiction and Speculative Design: Supporting Community Participation in the Development and Implementation of New Technologies Making Sense of Twitter: Quantitative Analysis Using Twapperkeeper and Other Tools http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/workshops/ C&T 2011 OVERVIEW The biennial Communities and Technologies (C&T) conference is the premier international forum for stimulating scholarly debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – both physical and virtual – and information and communication technologies. C&T 2011 welcomes participation from researchers, designers, educators, industry, and students from the many disciplines and perspectives bearing on the interaction between community and technology, including architecture, arts, business, design, economics, education, engineering, ergonomics, information technology, geography, health, humanities, law, media and communication studies, and social sciences. The conference program will include competitively selected, peer-reviewed papers, as well as pre-conference workshops, a doctoral consortium, and invited keynote and panel speakers. We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in Brisbane, Australia's new world city. Marcus Foth Conference Chair IMPORTANT DATES 10 December 2010: Full papers and workshop proposals due (11:59 PM anywhere on Earth) 24 January 2011: Review reports due 18 February 2011: Notification of acceptances sent to authors 4 March 2011: Camera ready papers due 30 April 2011: Workshop papers, Doctoral Consortium and Student Volunteer applications due 29 June 2011: Pre-conference workshops and Doctoral Consortium 30 June – 2 July 2011: C&T 2011 conference at QUT, Brisbane, Australia CONFERENCE TOPICS C&T 2011 welcomes contributions in all areas of community and technology research, design and development. In addition, we particularly invite authors to address any of the following topics: Augmented Reality Civic Intelligence Context and Location Awareness Community-centred Design and Evaluation Methodologies Community Engagement E-research with Communities E-government and E-governance Participation Smart Community Services Sustainability Universal Usability and Accessibility Urban Informatics Tangible Interfaces for Community Interaction Technologies of Scale Making Visualisation Techniques Working across Cultures PAPER SUBMISSIONS All submissions must be written in English. Papers must be no longer than 10 pages, including all additional material such as references, appendices, and figures. Please format papers using the ACM SIGCHI two column layout available at http://www.sigchi.org/chipubform. Full papers must include a title, sufficient space for the author name(s) to appear on the paper, contact information and affiliations, abstract, keywords, body, and references. Papers submitted by the due date will undergo a double blind peer review process by an international panel and evaluated on the basis of their significance, innovation, academic rigour, and clarity of writing. Accepted papers will be included in the published conference proceedings if at least one author of any accepted submission has registered and attends the conference. The paper submission site is now open. Please submit by 10 Dec 2010 (11:59 PM anywhere on Earth) at http://www.precisionconference.com/~ct Please send any questions to Jesper Kjeldskov or Jeni Paay, Technical Program Chairs: jesper AT cs.aau.dk; jeni AT cs.aau.dk WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Workshops are half day or full day sessions prior to the main conference program on 29 June 2011. Workshop proposals (max of 2 pages, using the ACM SIGCHI two column layout available athttp://www.sigchi.org/chipubform) should be aimed at a community with a common interest. If you are working in an emerging area of Communities and Technologies, consider organising a workshop as an opportunity to advance the field and build momentum. C&T workshops might address basic or applied research and practice, new methodologies, emerging application areas, design innovations, management and organisational issues, or education. Each workshop should generate ideas that give the C&T community a new, organised way of thinking about the topic, or ideas that suggest promising directions for future research. Some workshops result in edited books or special issues of journals; you may consider including this goal in your workshop proposal. Please send proposals by 10 Dec 2010 to Jaz Choi, Workshop Chair: h.choi AT qut.edu.au DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference program on 29 June 2011. The Doctoral Consortium offers research students a special forum where they can present, discuss and progress their research plans with peers and established senior researchers. Research students wishing to attend the consortium should submit 4 pages, using the ACM SIGCHI two column layout available at http://www.sigchi.org/chipubform, addressing 4 headings: Aims and Background; Significance and Innovation; Methodology; Questions and Issues (that is, identify those areas you seek feedback on). Places at the consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals. Please send applications by 30 April 2011 to Christine Satchell, Doctoral Consortium Chair: christine.satchell AT qut.edu.au VOLUNTEERS C&T actively encourages students to volunteer at the conference. Being a student volunteer is a great way to support the research community, meet other students in the field, and attend an international ACM conference. You will help the conference organisers with the running of the conference and support the setting-up of presentations and workshops. You will see the latest in C&T research and development, and have fun while learning about running the conference. In return, you will get free registration. To apply, email us your contact details (email, phone, university), an abstract of your research project, a CV, and the reasons why you would like to be a student volunteer. Applications close on 30 April 2011. Please send applications by 30 April 2011 to Ronald Schroeter, Volunteers Chair: r.schroeter AT qut.edu.au http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125376820833369 #ct2011 -- Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth Principal Research Fellow Urban Informatics Research Lab Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) 130 Victoria Park Road, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88238 - Office K506, KG m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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FW: [MEA] WkiLeaks - Technology now advances crabwise
by Alex Kuskis 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Forwarded from the media ecology list, further to the WikiLeaks discussion: some interesting speculations from Umberto Eco. Recall as well the William Gibson short story "Johnny Mnemonic (text available here http://project.cyberpunk.ru/lib/johnny_mnemonic/ ) in which couriers must carry sensitive data in brain implants between contracting parties, because regular computer networks are not secure. This dystopian view no longer seems far-fetched, if it ever was.....Alex Kuskis Umberto Eco on Wikileaks. Enjoy! http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/414871-not-such-wicked-leaks Technology now advances crabwise What will be the consequences of this wound inflicted on a very mighty power? It's obvious that in future, states won't be able to put any restricted information on line anymore: that would be tantamount to posting it on a street corner. But it is equally clear that, given today's technologies, it is pointless to hope to have confidential dealings over the phone. Nothing is easier than finding out whether a head of state flew in or out or contacted one of his counterparts. So how can privy matters be conducted in future? Now I know that for the time being, my forecast is still science fiction and therefore fantastic, but I can't help imagining state agents riding discreetly in stagecoaches along untrackable routes, bearing only memorised messages or, at most, the occasional document concealed in the heel of a shoe. Only a single copy thereof will be kept - in locked drawers. Ultimately, the attempted Watergate break-in was less successful than WikiLeaks. I once had occasion to observe that technology now advances crabwise, i.e. backwards. A century after the wireless telegraph revolutionised communications, the Internet has re-established a telegraph that runs on (telephone) wires. (Analog) video cassettes enabled film buffs to peruse a movie frame by frame, by fast-forwarding and rewinding to lay bare all the secrets of the editing process, but (digital) CDs now only allow us quantum leaps from one chapter to another. High-speed trains take us from Rome to Milan in three hours, but flying there, if you include transfers to and from the airports, takes three and a half hours. So it wouldn't be extraordinary if politics and communications technologies were to revert to the horse-drawn carriage. One last observation: In days of yore, the press would try to figure out what was hatching sub rosa inside the embassies. Nowadays, it's the embassies that are asking the press for the inside story.

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social media for elderly people
by Maria Chiara Pettenati 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Hi, We have just started an EU project AAL project named SomedAll ( http://somedall.vtt.fi/) We are starting by surveying the state of the art in the domain. I would be very thankful if someone could suggest us relevant resources in the domain of **social media/network usage for elderly people**. Thanks a lot, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Maria Chiara Pettenati - Researcher University of Florence - Electronics and Telecomm. Dept. Telematics Laboratory Via S. Marta, 3 50139 FIRENZE - ITALY Tel. ++39 055 4796536 - Mob. ++39 329 6509041 http://knowbie.wordpress.com/about/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Air-L] Wikileaks
by Pontus Westerberg 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

Hi all This analysis by Zunguzungu of an essay written by Julian Assange, gives an extremely good insight into the politics behind Wikileaks: http://zunguzungu.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/julian-assange-and-the-computer-… Highly recommended reading. Regards Pontus -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 7:02 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Wikileaks Dear Aoir-ers, Keen graduate students of mine in my International Politics class want to discuss Wikileaks. In addition to what's been in the news (newspaper articles, websites, etc.), I would like to give them some academic background reading, including journal papers, chapters in books, etc. The topic of international information disclosure, the responses to such, is fascinating, but somewhat out of my current research realm. If anyone has any resources to suggest, I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions, on or off list. Would be more than willing to share the results with the list. Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions. Best regards, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Associate Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Email: tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 20:53:20 +0000 From: simon collister <simon_collister(a)hotmail.com> To: <tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp>, <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Wikileaks Message-ID: <SNT120-W564A93FDBDA43AA0E8F8D393290(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have found this a very useful starting point in discussions of Wikileaks. http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2010/08/30/ten-theses-on-wikileaks/ NB. It was posted before the most recent rounds of disclosures. Simon www.simoncollister.com | http://twitter.com/simoncollister > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 21:01:34 +0900 > From: tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Wikileaks > > > Dear Aoir-ers, > > Keen graduate students of mine in my International Politics class > want to discuss Wikileaks. In addition to what's been in the news > (newspaper articles, websites, etc.), I would like to give them > some academic background reading, including journal papers, > chapters in books, etc. > > The topic of international information disclosure, the responses > to such, is fascinating, but somewhat out of my current research > realm. > > If anyone has any resources to suggest, I'd greatly appreciate any > suggestions, on or off list. Would be more than willing to share > the results with the list. > > Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions. > > Best regards, > > Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Associate Professor > Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences > University of Tsukuba > Email: tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 77, Issue 4 ************************************

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CFP: Transnational HCI - a workshop at CHI 2011
by Irina Shklovski 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

CFP: TRANSNATIONAL HCI: Humans, Computers and Interactions in Transnational Context A workshop at CHI 2011 May 8, 2011, Vancouver BC, Canada Recent studies in Human-Computer Interaction have turned to examining computing in non-Western contexts, increasingly recognizing that technologies and activities of their participants are not bounded by single geographies, cultures, or borders. In our interactions with everyday technologies, we are increasingly tied to people and machines in other countries, cultures and networks. Such activities require us to consider technologies not just in national, but also in a transnational context. That is, humans, computers and interactions not limited to single countries or cultures, but forming communities across spaces, managing boundary-crossings, and forming hybrid practices. This workshop will bring together researchers and designers across academia and industry to address the effects, implications, and design opportunities for individuals and communities who engage in transnational technological practices. We seek participants to explore the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in transnational settings for our workshop, TRANSNATIONAL HCI, at CHI 2011. We aim to assemble an interdisciplinary group of practitioners to expand current work on ICTs in global processes, to develop a language and toolset for the study of technologies in transnational spaces, and to address the role of ICTs for local-global user interaction, collaboration across boundaries and negotiations of power relations. Examples of possible paper topics include, but are not limited to: * The use of pervasive technologies such as multiplayer gaming across borders * Studies of social networking among Diaspora communities * Use of ICTs in censorship state zones * The role of ICTs in reconfiguring "the local" * Technology in the context of international migration and politics * Cross-cultural collaboration Submissions that develop theoretical approaches, report on empirical work or on technology design are welcome, and need not be limited to "developing world" sites. Full papers may later be solicited for a potential special issue. We welcome applications from researchers, designers, practitioners and scholars across the subdomains of human-computer interaction and beyond, in the fields of anthropology, sociology, science and technology studies, critical theory, communication, media studies and cultural geography. Interested participants should submit a 2-4 page paper in CHI Archival Format <http://chi2011.org/authors/format.html> by January 14, 2011 to transnationaltimes(a)gmail.com <mailto:transnationaltimes@gmail.com> describing your current project and its contribution to the workshop topic. At least one author for each accepted paper must register for the workshop and should attend at least one full day of CHI <www.chi2011.org <http://www.chi2011.org/>>. Additional information, including the workshop description (Extended Abstract), is available on our website at http://www.princeton.edu/~jvertesi/TransnationalHCI/ IMPORTANT DATES * Submission deadline - Jan 14, 2011 * Notification of acceptance - Feb 11, 2011 * Workshop at CHI2011 - May 8, 2011 ORGANIZERS Janet Vertesi, Princeton University, USA Silvia Lindtner, University of California, Irvine, USA Irina Shklovski, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark If you have any questions please contact the organizers at transnationaltimes(a)gmail.com. We apologize for possible cross-posting. -- ============================================== Irina Shklovski Assistant Professor Design, Culture, Mobility& Communication (DCMC) IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej, 7 2300, Copenhagen S. Denmark http://www.itu.dk/people/irsh/ ==============================================

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Fwd: Annual IAS-STS Conference 2011
by Florence Chee 05 Dec '10

05 Dec '10

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Günter Getzinger" <getzinger(a)ifz.tugraz.at> To: getzinger(a)ifz.tugraz.at Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:47:27 AM Subject: Annual IAS-STS Conference 2011 1 0th IAS-STS Annual Conference " Critical Issues in Science and Technology Studies" May 2-3, 2011 Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS) GRAZ - AUSTRIA The IAS-STS in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary investigation of the links and interactions between science, technology and society, technology assessment, as well as research on the development and implementation of socially and environmentally sound technologies. Therefore, IAS-STS hosts international fellows and research associates through its fellowship programme. Additionally, the institute organizes an annual conference on "Critical Issues in Science and Technology Studies". CONFERENCE THEMES ** Gender - Technology - Environment ** -- Special session 1: “Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion in Web 2.0” For this part of the conference, contributions on the topic “Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion in Web 2.0” are looked for. Web 2.0 is considered as user-centred and democratic: Everybody is said to be able to participate and it seems that nearly everybody does. However, this is not the case of course. The Internet with all its interactive applications is not as colourful as it could be, it does not represent the ‘real’ world and it is definitely not democratic per se. In this session we want to discuss - boundaries and possibilities, - theoretical inputs and empirical research, - gender, queer and intersectionality issues of the current Internet. Besides a critique on the current Web 2.0, we will discuss utopias as well – how can the Internet be further democratized? -- Workshop: “ The Concept of ‘Heteronormativity’ and its Methodological Implications” Conference participants interested in joining th is workshop please contact Birgit Hofstätter ( hofstaetter(a)ifz.tugraz.at ) by March 31, 2011 ** Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology ** A main focus of the conference will lie on research projects providing a critical analysis of human genetic research or of agricultural biotechnology. Researchers investigating either ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic testing in the medical domain or risk policy and wider governance issues related to agricultural biotechnology are especially encouraged to contribute. ** Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) ** SCP seeks to promote social and economic development within the carrying capacity of ecosystems. New strategies and concrete tools are needed to change individual and institutional patterns of consumption and to enhance corporate responsibility (CR) of organisations. Researchers investigating patterns of consumption and intervention strategies to promote sustainable lifestyles among both public and private consumers or working within the thematic field of ecological product policy are encouraged to give a presentation. Research projects integrating product assessment tools such as LCA, carbon footprint, MIPS or related methods are also of special interest. -- Special Session 2: Trans-disciplinarity in sustainability studies We invite presentations dealing with concepts, models and experiences of trans-disciplinary research (TDR) in the context of ecological and social sustainability. We are interested in reflecting the possibilities and limits of this type of research. The trans-disciplinarity panel will be organized along specific sessions, and we are looking forward to experience based or conceptual papers with a focus on one of the following issues: 1. Integrated knowledge production: An important aspect of TDR refers to topics of the production of new and integrated knowledge. We shall discuss questions about the ways in which different kinds of knowledge - represented by the different actors participating - are both being treated and integrated in the research process. - How do TDR actors work together to develop mutual learning, new understandings and to produce new and integrated knowledge? - How does social learning relate to knowledge integration? 2. (policy) Intervention: Interventions resulting from trans-disciplinary research activities may proof the specific relevance of this specific type of research. We would like to reflect on the potential for interventions based on empirical papers, which describe interventions that have been taking place in the context of carrying out TDR, and under what circumstances that happened. - Which kinds of interventions take place in TDR? - How can TDR be designed in order to allow for interventions? 3. Societal relevance of trans-disciplinary research: TDR is considered being a useful tool for solving complex ‘real world’ problems. The added value of this mode of research is often ascribed to its societal relevance and a high potential for societal impact. In this session we want to discuss the societal relevance on the basis of concrete cases. - How do specific cases illuminate the societal relevance of TDR-activities? - Which methodological tools can be applied to assess the societal relevance of TDR? The sessions will be affiliated to the final conference of the project “Sustainable behavior at work and in private life” organized in parallel to the IAS-STS conference. -- ‘Sustainable behavior at work and in private life’ – final conference The first part of the conference deals with the specific characteristics and quality criteria of trans-disciplinary research projects. The experiences gained in the project ‘Sustainable behavior at work and in private life’ are contrasted with contributions of other researchers in the field of sustainability. The second part of the conference is limited to the German speaking audience and will be organized as a half-day workshop. The main inputs and conclusions will be summarized and fed back to the IAS-STS conference. ** Energy and Climate ** Presentations in this field should develop appropriate measures and strategies for the promotion of renewable energy sources and for the transition to a sustainable energy system. Regional governance, climate policy strategies, innovation policy, technology assessment, and the role of users in the area of energy technologies should play an important role. -- Special Session 3: “How do you manage? Unravelling the situated practice of environmental management” People manage their environments, all of us in everyday life, and some more specifically as professionals. Many of the decisions we take and activities we practice, in everyday life as well as in professional roles, have consequences on our environments. In order to explore more sustainable ways of living in this world, however, we need to better understand these various forms of environmental management. This session will discuss environmental management as a practice, as a situated unfolding of social relationships, desires, routines, and materials. Thereby, we aim to gain insight into some of the processes by which sustainability and unsustainability are being produced. Contributions to this session may address, but need not be limited, to the following questions: How do people “manage” their environments in everyday life? How do those who are explicitly considered environmental managers understand their mission, opportunities and limitations? How do particular forms of knowledge, organizations and implementation instruments structure the engagement of the “manager” and her subject matter? And how does this subject matter itself figure as an active participant in the process? The session is organised by IFZ in cooperation with the Environment, Management and Society research group ( http://www.ems-research.org ). ** Information and Communication Technologies ** The fifth focus of the conference will be put on novel developments based on ICT from an STS perspective. Topics like ICT and agency, ubiquitous computing or ICT and mobility shall be analysed with respect to their wider social and political implications. Further issues of interest are the social shaping of ICT developments, innovation policies, risk management and participatory approaches to the design of ICT systems and applications. ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS *Participants* The 10th IAS-STS conference invites all current and former fellows of the Institute for Advanced Studies as well as other interested researchers in the area of science and technology studies. The conference provides a forum to discuss on a broad variety of topics in the STS field and especially papers are encouraged which include some aspects of the above mentioned conference themes. *Abstracts* Abstracts should include no more than 250 words, comprising detailed contact information, affiliation and specification of the conference theme you are referring to. Submission of abstracts should please be send to Birgit Hofstätter ( conference(a)ifz.tugraz.at ) by *Monday, January 24, 2011*. We also appreciate proposals for poster presentations and specific sessions in the line with the conference themes. Proposals for sessions shall include a preliminary title of the session, names of possible speakers and a short outline on the issues to be discussed (max. 250 words) and should be send to the above mentioned email address by *Monday, January 24, 2011*. *We also welcome participants attending the conference without presenting a paper themselves. *Conference fees* 100 € (including conference folder, coffee breaks, lunch sessions) No conference fees for current fellows of the IAS-STS fellowship programme 2010/11 and for graduate or PhD students. *Grants covering conference fees* Participants from central, eastern and south-eastern Europe may apply for a reduction or exemption from conference fees. Please announce your application in the online registration form, which will be available soon after confirmation of accepted abstracts. Registration will be open until *Monday, March 21, 2011.* *Grants partly covering travel expenses* We can offer grants partly covering travel expenses for: - graduate or PhD students - participants from central, eastern and south-eastern Europe Up to 50 percent of the travel costs with a maximum amount of 100 € can be reimbursed. If you would like to apply for a travel grant, please checkmark it in the registration form. Reimbursement for travel expenses will be given only after submitting your original tickets (eg. train, flight tickets,etc.). *Registration* Registration for the 10th IAS-STS conference on "Critical Issues in Science and Technology Studies" will be open until *Monday, March 21, 2011.*. The online registration form will be accessible by the beginning of February 2011. **Conference Venue** IFZ- Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture Schlögelgasse 2 8010 Graz, Austria For more information: www.sts.tugraz.at -- Florence Chee Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Section Policy, Organization, Law and Games Delft University of Technology TU Delft, Netherlands http://florencechee.blogspot.com

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