June 2010 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] (no subject)
by Scott MacLeod 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Thanks, Deborah, Interesting. And here's another way to see this article: http://www.publicconversations.org/blog/civil-discourse-meet-internet-inter… [1] Scott Scott MacLeod World University and School http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University POB 442 86 Ridgecrest Rd. Canyon, CA 94516 415 480 4577 http://scottmacleod.com scott(a)scottmacleod.com On Wed 02/06/10 12:26 PM , Deborah Elizabeth Finn deborah_elizabeth_finn(a)post.harvard.edu sent: Dear AIR Colleagues, One of the organizations I work with is the Public Conversations Project, a nonprofit dedicated to constructively addressing conflicts relating to values and world views. (This might sound overly abstract, but it's amazing. They're the folks who brought pro-life and pro-choice activists together into extended dialogue and turned them into friends. See ;.) They recently asked me to write them an article, and I thought you might be interested: "Civil discourse, meet the internet; Internet, meet civil discourse" ; What are your thoughts? Best regards from Deborah Deborah Elizabeth Finn Strategist and Consultant Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Boston, Massachusetts, USA Email: Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com Skype: Deborah909 Twitter: Deborah909 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information and communication technologies. _______________________________________________ The 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/ Links: ------ [1] http://www.publicconversations.org/blog/civil-discourse-meet-internet-inter… [3] http://www.deborahelizabethfinn.com

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"Civil discourse, meet the internet; Internet, meet civil discourse"
by Deborah Elizabeth Finn 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

Dear AIR Colleagues, One of the organizations I work with is the Public Conversations Project, a nonprofit dedicated to constructively addressing conflicts relating to values and world views. (This might sound overly abstract, but it's amazing. They're the folks who brought pro-life and pro-choice activists together into extended dialogue and turned them into friends. See <http://ow.ly/1T9DJ>.) They recently asked me to write them an article, and I thought you might be interested: "Civil discourse, meet the internet; Internet, meet civil discourse" <http://ow.ly/1T7oV> What are your thoughts? Best regards from Deborah Deborah Elizabeth Finn Strategist and Consultant Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Boston, Massachusetts, USA Email: deborah_elizabeth_finn(a)post.harvard.edu Blog: www.deborahelizabethfinn.com Skype: Deborah909 Twitter: Deborah909 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Elizabeth.Finn I bring resources and needs together for nonprofits and philanthropies, mostly through strategic use of information and communication technologies.

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CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION (8th JUNE)- Digital Methods, Cultural Politics and Feminist Approaches
by Aristea Fotopoulou 02 Jun '10

02 Jun '10

CFP Extension: DEADLINE 8th JUNE ----------------------------------------------------------- Digital Methods, Cultural Politics and Feminist Approaches: A One - Day Graduate Conference ----------------------------------------------------------- Monday 5 July 2010 University of Sussex, Media Film and Music & Doctoral School Centre for Digital Material Culture Research in the humanities and social sciences has increasingly incorporated visual media and digital methodologies. At the same time, relatively little attention has been accorded to the way in which feminist approaches to science and technology have informed the research process by contributing to discussions of private and public, materiality, network cultures and identity. This one-day conference aims to examine the emerging field in the intersection of digital methods, cultural politics and feminist theory. The conference hopes to bring together Doctoral students as well as early career researchers working in media and cultural studies, gender studies, digital media, feminist science and technology studies, and queer studies. Themes of discussion might include: -Digital methods and visual media in the research of political engagement. -Feminist approaches to researching science, culture and technology. -Internet research ethics, feminist ethics and research. -The concepts of public and private. -Epistemological and ontological issues in STS and material feminisms. -Actor Network Theory, media studies and Feminism. -Notions of difference and identity in digital networks. -Information flows and the problem of representation. -Gender, biological and information technologies. -Science, technology and social change. Please send your abstracts of approximately 300 words by 8th June 2010 to a.fotopoulou(a)sussex.ac.uk. Visit : http://www.sussex.ac.uk/rcmdc/1-2-4.html -- Aristea Fotopoulou Doctorate Candidate Media and Cultural Studies Associate Tutor Centre for Digital Material Culture School of Media, Film and Music SB 120 internal: 6610 University of Sussex http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediastudies/profile206365.html

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The OECD Factbook App Now Available
by gerrymck 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Colleagues/ The OECD Factbook App presents 100 economic indicators in a format specially designed for your iPhone. Now, wherever you are, you have easy access to a comprehensive statistical picture of the world’s major economies from the most reliable source: OECD. The OECD Factbook is organised around 12 themes such as population and migration, macroeconomic trends, and globalization. Each indicator includes a table showing the latest available data for the 30 OECD countries. When available, it also shows data from countries with which the OECD has close co-operation such as Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa. [more] Source, ScreenShots, And Link To App Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/33ywulu ] BTW: The iFire > "It's Got An App For ... . " http://tinyurl.com/2wh4yyv EnJOY ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>>

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Connecting in Amsterdam with Internet researchers
by Steven Clift 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

I am looking to connect with the next generation of Dutch active with e-democracy projects and researchers - from open government to e-campaigning to e-participation. These days, I am particularly interested in learning about local projects and those taking digital inclusion into citizen voice/media/social nets also at the local level. Looking to compared notes with: http://e-democracy.org/inclusion I'll be zooming through Friday evening through Saturday til Noon on a layover in Amsterdam. (I am in Libya right now and will be heading back to Minneapolis.) Drop me a note if you would like to connect and I'll be in touch: clift(a)e-democracy.org (Please reply to clift(a)e-democracy.org not slc@ or I might miss it.) Give a public shout out on Twitter with #cliftams : http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23cliftams Please pass this on to your Dutch contacts/lists/blogs, etc. Brief bio: e-democracy guy, co-founder E-Democracy.org in 1994 with world's first election info website, speaker across 28 countries, Ashoka Fellow - passionate about learning from others about their initiatives and helping new upcoming projects get the global attention they deserve - more: http://stevenclift.com Cheers, Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

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Deadline Extension - JULY 1st - American Behavioral Scientist Special Issue on Prosumption and Social Media
by george ritzer 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Association Internet Researcher Members: The deadline for the American Behavioral Scientist Special Issue on Prosumption and Social Media (Ed. George Ritzer) has been extended to July 1st, 2010. http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/prosumer/ABS_CFP.html Best, George Ritzer This special Issue on "Prosumption and Social Media" will explore prosumption (the convergence of consumption and production) online and offline with a specific (though not exclusive) emphasis on social media. Today we are witnessing, The massive popularity of social networking sites, such as Facebook or MySpace; The rise of blogs, the Blogosphere, and the micro-blogging tool Twitter; The DIY movement, self-service technologies, branding, and market research; Wikipedia: The world largest encyclopedia, generated by users; YouTube and Flicker: home of millions of user video and image files; Other examples such as Ebay, Craigslist, Creative Commons, open-source software (Linux, Mozilla, etc.), Second Life, Amazon.com, and, likely, others of which most of us are yet unaware. Articles might specify the structural conditions for the explosion of user-generated content on the Internet, attempt to explain aspects of the trend through the application of a particular theory or set of theories, employ empirical data to achieve new insights into the processes of prosumption, or explore the economic, political, cultural, or ethical implications of prosumption. Articles might also be critical of any such projects. The issue aims to include both theoretical and empirical submissions from a number of fields. Relevant book reviews will also be considered. The deadline for submission has been extended to JULY 1st, 2010. However, we encourage early submissions and papers will be reviewed as they are received. The issue is expected to contain 8-10 articles, but if more articles of exceptional quality are received, we have the go-ahead to expand to two volumes. Acceptance will be contingent upon peer-review. Manuscript submission guidelines: Submitted manuscripts must be in MS Word (.doc) format, include a title page that includes the title of the paper, a 250 word abstract, full name and complete addresses of all authors that includes affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). Manuscript, including references, should follow APA style guidelines. Manuscripts should generally contain between 6,000 and 8,000 words. Manuscripts should contain original material and not be previously published, or currently submitted for consideration, elsewhere. Manuscripts should be submitted directly to Prosumer Studies Working Group at absspecialissue(a)gmail.com. Any questions should also be directed to this address. Additional information available at: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/prosumer/abs_cfp.html The refereeing process is blind, so contributors should take care to remove any obvious indications of authorship. Where appropriate, please recommend to us researchers who might make a significant contribution to the special issue if solicited for submission. We will make every effort to get you a decision within 4-6 weeks of submission. Keywords: web 2.0, prosumption, digital culture, technology and society, information and communication technologies (ICTs), sociology of work, labor studies, mobile communication, networked technologies, virtual communities, social networking sites, computer mediated communication, globalization, leisure studies, new media, media studies, social media. About the editor: George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He has chaired the American Sociological Association’s Section on Theoretical Sociology, as well as the Section on Organizations and Occupations, and is the first Chair of the section-in-formation on Global and Transnational Sociology. His books include The McDonaldization of Society (5th ed., 2008), Enchanting a Disenchanted World (2nd ed. 2005), and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007). His most recent book is Globalization: A Basic Text (Blackwell, 2010). He is currently working on The Outsourcing of Everything (with Craig Lair, Oxford, forthcoming). He was founding editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture. His books have been translated into over twenty languages, with over a dozen translations of The McDonaldization of Society alone.

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new list: Exploring Childhood Studies
by Patrick Cox 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University-Camden is excited to announce a new listserve catering to the multi-disciplinary field of Childhood Studies. Those of us who study issues around children, childhoods, youth and young adulthood are in far flung departments and professions, separated by disciplinary boundaries. This listserve will be a vital point of connection for scholars and practitioners in the multi-disciplinary field and serve a much needed function as a central clearinghouse of information for our disparate field. We welcome Calls for Papers, Announcements of conferences, events, new books, articles and other resources, requests for information, and information on new programs and departments. This list will also provide an opportunity to find people with similar interests across our broad field and open up discussion within it. To join, please go to: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/exploring_childhood_studies Thanks. Patrick Cox and Anandini Dar Department of Childhood Studies Rutgers University-Camden ptcox(a)camden.rutgers.edu -- Patrick Cox PhD Student Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University Co-Chair, Exploring Childhood Studies Conference http://clam.rutgers.edu/~childgso/conference/index.html H-Grad Editor http://www.h-net.org/~grad/ "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer." --Albert Camus "Don't let your studies interfere with your education." --Colonel Henry Rutgers "the jUdges of nOrmalitY are present everywhere." --Foucault, of course

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PhD 3-year Scholarships
by Ismael Peña-López 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) –Universitat Oberta de Catalunya in Barcelona The IN3 invites applications for its Interdisciplinary English-speaking PhD programme in the Society of Information and Communication in its three different itineraries: • Information and Knowledge society • Network and Information Technologies • e-Learning Successful applicants will be part of the IN3 and join a vibrant, internationally oriented research community specialized in the investigation of the network society, the knowledge economy or the e-leaning methodologies as well as in the study of network technologies and specific areas of software. Staff at IN3 is composed by full-time researchers, professors at the Open University of Catalonia and international visiting professors. For further information about the IN3, please visit http://in3.uoc.edu/web/IN3. We welcome applications from students from Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Engineering, Law and Political Science, Media, Science Education or Social Sciences in general, strongly motivated to undertake an interdisciplinary research. Applicants having a minimum of 300 ECTS credits (60 must be at postgraduate level) can access directly the PhD programme with a 3-year scholarship. Further info: http://in3.uoc.edu/web/IN3/doctorat/convocatoria_acces/oferta_de_places.html Inquiries: ddoctorat(a)uoc.edu Deadline: 13th June 2010 -- Ismael Peña-López http://ictlogy.net Department of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia

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CFP - Ethics of Fan Studies
by Katherine Larsen 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Given that so much of fan studies focuses on online activity we're particularly interested in how this relates to ethical use of the internet overall. CALL FOR PAPERS  Book Collection: Ethics of Fan Studies Deadline: Abstracts June 30, 2010; finished essays March 31, 2011 Ethical issues are raised whenever a researcher investigates a particular group or community. These ethical considerations are often compounded by resistance to academic scrutiny on the part of the community or group being investigated. This is often the case in Fan Studies, where fans conduct what they feel to be private business in the public domain of the internet and other “closed” venues such as fan conventions. Studies of fans by academics often anger fans, who feel that researchers are being disingenuous in their claims of being fellow fans, even as those fans engage in many of the same activities as their academic counterparts. For their part, many researchers still find themselves in ambivalent positions, with one foot inside the academy and on in fandom, unsure of how to identify themselves and often resistant to being too closely identified with their fan communities. In this essay collection we hope to bring issues of researcher identity, fans’ rights, the legality of fan activity and the sometimes fortuitous and sometimes fraught relationship between fans and media producers, among others, to the fore. Please submit a abstracts by June 30, 2010; finaished essays by March 31,, 2011. Essays must be approximately 5,000 words in Harvard Referencing Style with 12-point font. Essays must be written in English, but they do not have to be about the anglophone, western version of the internet. We welcome submissions which include--but are not limited to--the following topics:  ˙theorizing online fan cultures ˙the relative positions of the aca-fan and the fan scholar ˙teaching fan studies ˙research methods ˙breaking “the fourth wall” ˙producer/fan relationships ˙fan practices, transformative works and legal issues ˙citing and issues of privacy Send one copy of your submission as an electronic attachment to: John Walliss Liverpool Hope University wallisj(a)hope.ac.uk or Katherine Larsen The George Washington University klarsen(a)gwu.edu Katherine Larsen University Writing Program Rome Hall 561 George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052 202 994 3941 http://home.gwu.edu/~klarsen/main.html http://fangasmthebook.wordpress.com/

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