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Open rank position in Networked Communication and Social Media - U of Texas at Dallas
by Cuihua Shen 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Please forward to interested parties. Thank you! http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pax111027 The School of Arts and Humanities invites applications for an open rank position in Networked Communication and Social Media, with an emphasis on the impact of emerging media on the practice and impact of journalism. The successful candidate will join a distinguished faculty and growing program in Arts and Technology. Appointment begins September 1, 2012. Requirements include the PhD or other terminal degree in a relevant academic field, university teaching experience and/or industry experience, and an active record of exhibitions or participation in produced/exhibited animations. The successful candidate will be expected not only to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels but also to participate in collaborative projects that advance the program's ambitious research agenda. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be eligible to hold one of several newly endowed Professorships in Arts and Technology. We especially invite applications from candidates interested in contributing to the administration of this growing degree program. A partnership between the School of Arts and Humanities and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Arts and Technology (ATEC) exemplifies the commitment of UT Dallas to leadership in innovative, transdisciplinary research and education. ATEC offers a comprehensive academic program that explores and fosters the convergence of digital technology with the humanities and creative arts. The program allows students to design personalized degrees that draw on areas including animation, interactive narrative and games, virtual environments and sound design. ATEC offers a BA, MA, MFA, and PhD. A complementary program in Emerging Media and Communication offers the BA and MA. Through the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering, ATEC sponsors research focusing on the design and development of digital content for applications to industry and education. Faculty members attracted more than $2,000,000 in funded research in 2010-2011. In 2007 Arts and Technology (ATEC) received the first Innovation in Education Award from the University of Texas System. Responding to the success and extraordinary potential of this innovative program, the University is constructing a 155,000 sq. ft. building, scheduled to open in 2013, dedicated to ATEC. For detailed information about the position, contact Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, Dean, School of Arts and Humanities (dkratz(a)utdallas.edu) or Dr. Thomas Linehan, Director, ATEC(thomas.linehan(a)utdallas.edu). For further information concerning the School of Arts and Humanities and its programs, visit http://www.utdallas.edu/ah. Selection process begins December 1, 2011, and continues until position is filled. The search committee will not consider incomplete applications. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical purposes is requested as part of the application. The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran’s status, or sexual orientation. Applicants should submit application letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and three recent letters of recommendation for appointment as Assistant Professor or five letters for tenured appointment as Associate or Full Professor via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM (http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pax111027) -- Cuihua (Cindy) Shen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Emerging Media and Communication University of Texas at Dallas www.shencuihua.com

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CfA: Conference "Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media"
by Christian Fuchs 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Call for Contributions/Abstracts Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media. The Fourth ICTs and Society-Conference Uppsala University. May 2nd-4th, 2012. http://www.icts-and-society.net/events/uppsala2012/ http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/CfA.pdf A unique event for networking, presentation of critical ideas, critical engagement, and featuring leading critical scholars in the area of Critical Internet Studies and Critical Studies of Media & Society. Confirmed Keynote Speakers * Andrew Feenberg (Simon Fraser University, Canada): Great Refusal and Long March: How to Use Critical Theory to Think About the Internet. * Charles Ess (Aarhus University, Denmark): Digital Media Ethics and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society * Christian Christensen (Uppsala University, Sweden): WikiLeaks: Mainstreaming Transparency? * Christian Fuchs (Uppsala University, Sweden): Critique of the Political Economy of Social Media and Informational Capitalism * Graham Murdock (Loughborough University, UK): The Peculiarities of Media Commodities: Consumer Labour, Ideology, and Exploitation Today * Gunilla Bradley (KTH, Sweden): Social Informatics and Ethics: Towards a Good Information Society * Mark Andrejevic (University of Queensland, Australia): Social Media: Surveillance and Exploitation 2.0 * Nick Dyer-Witheford (University of Western Ontario, Canada): Cybermarxism Today: Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in 21st Century Capitalism * Peter Dahlgren (Lund University, Sweden): Social Media and the Civic Sphere: Perspectives for the Future of Democracy * Tobias Olsson (Jönköping University, Sweden): Social Media Participation and the Organized Production of Net Culture * Trebor Scholz (New School, USA): The Internet as Playground and Factory * Ursula Huws (University of Hertfordshire, UK): Virtual Work and the Cybertariat in Contemporary Capitalism * Vincent Mosco (Queen’s University, Canada): Marx is Back, but Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite? On the Critical Study of Labour, Media, and Communication Today * Wolfgang Hofkirchner (Vienna University of Technology, Austria): Potentials and Risks for Creating a Global Sustainable Information Society Conference Topic This conference provides a forum for the discussion of how to critically study social media and their relevance for critique, democracy, politics and philosophy in 21st century information society. We are living in times of global capitalist crisis. In this situation, we are witnessing a return of critique in the form of a surging interest in critical theories (such as the critical political economy of Karl Marx, critical theory, etc) and revolutions, rebellions, and political movements against neoliberalism that are reactions to the commodification and instrumentalization of everything. On the one hand there are overdrawn claims that social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, mobile Internet, etc) have caused rebellions and uproars in countries like Tunisia and Egypt, which brings up the question to which extent these are claims are ideological or not. On the other hand, the question arises what actual role social media play in contemporary capitalism, power structures, crisis, rebellions, uproar, revolutions, the strengthening of the commons, and the potential creation of participatory democracy. The commodification of everything has resulted also in a commodification of the communication commons, including Internet communication that is today largely commercial in character. The question is how to make sense of a world in crisis, how a different future can look like, and how we can create Internet commons and a commons-based participatory democracy. This conference deals with the question of what kind of society and what kind of Internet are desirable, what steps need to be taken for advancing a good Internet in a sustainable information society, how capitalism, power structures and social media are connected, what the main problems, risks, opportunities and challenges are for the current and future development of Internet and society, how struggles are connected to social media, what the role, problems and opportunities of social media, web 2.0, the mobile Internet and the ubiquitous Internet are today and in the future, what current developments of the Internet and society tell us about potential futures, how an alternative Internet can look like, and how a participatory, commons-based Internet and a co-operative, participatory, sustainable information society can be achieved. Questions to be addressed include, but are not limited to: * What does it mean to study the Internet, social media and society in a critical way? What are Critical Internet Studies and Critical Theories of Social Media? What does it mean to study the media and communication critically? * What is the role of the Internet and social media in contemporary capitalism? * How do power structures, exploitation, domination, class, digital labour, commodification of the communication commons, ideology, and audience/user commodification, and surveillance shape the Internet and social media? * How do these phenomena shape concrete platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc? * How does contemporary capitalism look like? What is the role of the Internet and social media in contemporary capitalism? * In what society do we live? What is the actual role of information, ICTs, and knowledge in contemporary society? Are concepts like network society, information society, informational capitalism, etc adequate characterizations of contemporary society or overdrawn claims? What are the fundamental characteristics of contemporary society and which concept(s) should be used for describing this society? * What is digital labour and how do exploitation and surplus value generation work on the Internet? Which forms of exploitation and class structuration do we find on the Internet, how do they work, what are their commonalities and differences? How does the relation between toil and play change in a digital world? How do classes and class struggles look like in 21st century informational capitalism? * What are ideologies of the Internet, web 2.0, and social media? How can they be deconstructed and criticized? How does ideology critique work as an empirical method and theory that is applied to the Internet and social media? * Which philosophies, ethics and which philosophers are needed today in order to understand the Internet, democracy and society and to achieve a global sustainable information society and a participatory Internet? What are perspectives for political philosophy and social theory in 21st century information society? * What contradictions, conflicts, ambiguities, and dialectics shape 21st century information society and social media? * What theories are needed for studying the Internet, social media, web 2.0, or certain platforms or applications in a critical way? * What is the role of counter-power, resistance, struggles, social movements, civil society, rebellions, uproars, riots, revolutions, and political transformations in 21st century information society and how (if at all) are they connected to social media? * What is the actual role of social media and social networking sites in political revolutions, uproars, and rebellions (like the recent Maghrebian revolutions, contemporary protests in Europe and the world, the Occupy movement, etc)? * How can an alternative Internet look like and what are the conditions for creating such an Internet? What are the opportunities and challenges posed by projects like Wikipedia, WikiLeaks, Diaspora, IndyMedia, Democracy Now! and other alternative media? What is a commons-based Internet and how can it be created? * What is the role of ethics, politics, and activism for Critical Internet Studies? * What is the role of critical theories in studying the information society, social media, and the Internet? * What is a critical methodology in Critical Internet Studies? Which research methods are needed on how need existing research methods be adapted for studying the Internet and society in a critical way? * What are ethical problems, opportunities, and challenges of social media? How are they framed by the complex contradictions of contemporary capitalism? * Who and what and where are we in 21st century capitalist information society? How have different identities changed in the global world, what conflicts relate to it, and what is the role of class and class identity in informational capitalism? * What is democracy? What is the future of democracy in the global information society? And what is or should democracy be today? What is the relation of democracy and social media? How do the public sphere and the colonization of the public sphere look like today? What is the role of social media in the public sphere and its colonization? The conference is the fourth in the ICTs and Society-Conference Series (http://www.icts-and-society.net) The ICTs and Society-Network is an international forum that networks scholars in the interdisciplinary areas of Critical Internet Studies, digital media studies, Internet & society studies and information society studies. The ICTs and Society Conference series was in previous years organized at the University of Salzburg (Austria, June 2008), the University of Trento (Italy, June 2009) and the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (Spain, July 2010). About Uppsala, Uppsala University and the Department of Informatics and Media: Uppsala University (http://www.uu.se) was founded in 1477 and is the oldest university in the Nordic countries. Every year 45 000 undergraduate and graduate students enroll for classes. Uppsala is an academic and students-oriented city with old academic tradition. The Department of Informatics and Media (http://www.im.uu.se) is a newly established institution at Uppsala University. Its research focuses on understanding and designing digital media in the information society. Among its educational programmes is a new master’s programme in Digital Media & Society that will start in August 2012. Early May is a particularly nice time to come and visit Uppsala. It is the time of spring festivities and the awakening of nature and the city. The end of April has since medieval times been a time of celebrating the spring, especially in Eastern Sweden. Uppsala and especially Uppsala’s students have participated in this tradition, especially on the last of April (“sista april”, Valborg, http://www.valborgiuppsala.se/en) that features various celebrations and special activities all over the town. Time Plan: February 29th, 2012, 17:00, Central European Time (CET): Abstract Submission Deadline Until March 11th, 2012: information about acceptance or rejection of presentations March 30th, 2012, 17:00, CET: registration deadline May 2nd-4th, 2012: Conference, Ekonomikum, University of Uppsala, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Uppsala Abstract Submission: a) For submission, please first register your profile on the ICTs and Society platform: http://www.icts-and-society.net/register/ b) Please download the abstract submission form: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/ASF.doc , insert your presentation title, contact data, and an abstract of 200-500 words. The abstract should clearly set out goals, questions, the way taken for answering the questions, main results, the importance of the topic for critically studying the information society and/or social media and for the conference. Please submit your abstract until February 29th, 2012, per e-mail to Marisol Sandoval: marisol.sandoval(a)uti.at Organizer: Uppsala University, Department of Informatics and Media, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Box 513, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden http://www.im.uu.se Contact for academic questions in respect to the conference: Prof. Christian Fuchs, christian.fuchs(a)im.uu.se , Tel +46 18 471 1019 Contact for questions concerning conference organization and administration: Marisol Sandoval, marisol.sandoval(a)uti.at Co-organizers: * ICTs and Society Network * European Sociological Association – Research Network 18: Sociology of Communications and Media Research * tripleC – Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society * Unified Theory of Information Research Group (UTI), Austria * Department of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark * Institute for Design & Assessment of Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria * Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, Sweden Conference Board and Organization Committee: Charles Ess, Aarhus University Christian Christensen, Uppsala University Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University + UTI Research Group Göran Svensson, Uppsala University Marisol Sandoval, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Sebastian Sevignani, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Sylvain Firer-Blaess, Uppsala University Thomas Allmer, Unified Theory of Information (UTI) Research Group Tobias Olsson, Jönköping University Verena Kreilinger, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Vienna University of Technology + UTI Research Group Welcome to Uppsala in Spring 2012!

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Fwd: Social Epistemology Collective launched on-line
by jeremy hunsinger 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

This is loosely connected to some people's interest here. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Fuller, Steve" <S.W.Fuller(a)WARWICK.AC.UK> > Subject: Social Epistemology Collective launched on-line > Date: November 15, 2011 2:42:30 PM EST > To: MERSENNE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Reply-To: "Fuller, Steve" <S.W.Fuller(a)WARWICK.AC.UK> > > This is sent on behalf of Elisabeth Simbuerger who can be contacted directly at elisabeth.simburger(a)mail.udp.cl > > > Dear colleagues, > > We are very pleased to announce the launch of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (http://social-epistemology.com/) It is closely connected to the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology. The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective was founded in August 2010 by James Collier, the current executive editor of the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology. The current editor of the collective (July 2011 to July 2012) is Elisabeth Simbürger. > > At the moment we have 18 members that are based in different countries and continents. Our disciplinary backgrounds are quite diverse, ranging from business administration, philosophy, sociology, history, literature to science and technology studies, biology and psychology, to name a few. Despite this diversity in discipline and outlook, our shared roof is the research program of social epistemology as outlined by Steve Fuller based on his first book Social Epistemology (Indiana University Press, 1988) and the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology which he founded in 1987. > > Our aims > > This platform of intellectual exchange concerning themes that are paramount to Social Epistemology is a collective experiment in the making. Our main aims are showcasing our own work, being in a dialogue with the journal Social Epistemology and taking a stand on current themes of Social Epistemology – from biotechnology to current knowledge work in neoliberal university landscapes. The need for an online platform in addition to the journal Social Epistemology emerged from changes in knowledge production over the last years. Online platforms allow for a more immediate response to current issues that may be of interest to social epistemology. Yet, rather than questioning the value of traditional journals and articles, we see our collective work as complementary to the journal Social Epistemology and in close relation to it, merely adding new dimensions and formats of discussing it (also see Social Epistemology, 2010, 24 (3), Special Issue: ‘Scientific Publications 2.0. The End of the Scientific Paper?). Not only are we open to written input such as articles, short essays, book reviews, comments, meta-critiques, and aphorisms, but we also encourage visual formats such as films, images as well as any audio material (interviews etc.). As the title of our collective indicates, we predominantly see ourselves as a review and reply collective. > > Reviewing... > > We either individually or collectively review contemporary books and classics that are of interest to social epistemology. Besides, we aim for high quality work irrespective of the format by reviewing each other’s contributions. > > Replying.... > > Our online platform serves as a space of engaging with current events and themes that are relevant to social epistemology. As our online platform allows for faster responses than traditional journals, we are particularly interested in promoting shorter contributions. Moreover, the platform seeks to foster a meta-critical discussion of the journal Social Epistemology with replies to articles, a look at a particular topic addressed in the journal over time, blog postings on subjects and issues, replies from past authors and critical responses, commentaries and syntheses. We would like to encourage dialogues among Social Epistemology’s print and digital authors in the hopes that new approaches to writing, and writing about, academic inquiry might evolve from it. In this sense, the platform can also serve as a space for discussion of upcoming journal ideas or themes. > > A collective experiment in the making > > Collective work and academic exchange are often presented as ideal scenarios in knowledge work. However, as our own experience has shown us so far, working as a collective is by no means a straightforward and easy process. Being based in different parts of the world with many of us never having met in person, developing a collective dialogue is an even more challenging endeavour. Besides, the requirements of an academic career geared towards constant publishing and output in an era of quality assurance, seem to leave little space for activities beyond that such as collective work (See Stephen Norrie's paper Three Social Contracts for an Academic Collective). We would like to revisit our process of developing as a collective in a reflexive mode. Taking our own experience as a point of departure, one idea so far was to pay increased attention to the relationship between conditions of work at universities and knowledge work. > > Get involved! > > If you would like to be part of our collective or if you have an idea for a contribution, please get in touch with us via email: elisabeth.simburger(a)mail.udp.cl > > You can follow us here: http://social-epistemology.com/ > > > Best wishes on behalf of the Collective, > > > James Collier (Executive editor of Social Epistemology) > Elisabeth Simbuerger (Online editor Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective) > > > -- > Dr Elisabeth Simbürger > Research fellow > Centro de Políticas Comparadas en Educación > Universidad Diego Portales > Vergara 210 > Santiago > Chile > > > > > Steve Fuller > Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology > Dept of Sociology, Univ of Warwick > Coventry CV4 7AL, UK > Phone +44 2476 523 940. Twitter: @profstevefuller > http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/sfuller/ful… > Humanity 2.0: What It Means to Be Human Past, Present and Future (Palgrave). http://amzn.to/k6gSIh; video version: http://t.co/bbJuV9B > > > > jeremy hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Consider telling TODAY the AP to stop using 'illegal immigrant' in style book
by Debashis Aikat 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

I am forwarding this message from my colleague, Professor Lucila Vargas, [lcvargas(a)email.unc.edu] of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. >From Dr. Lucila Vargas [[lcvargas(a)email.unc.edu] Dear All, The AP Stylebook editors are asking for suggestions on what to change. The deadline is TODAY. It takes a minute. http://www.apstylebook.com/?do=social_media NAHJ suggests to use "undocumented person." I prefer NOT to use "undocumented" as a noun. The following text is an edited version of an email from Adelante, a Latina/o advocacy organization, which explains why journalists and editors shouldn't use the term illegal" Thanks, --Lucila "Despite pushback from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists1 and the Society of Professional Journalists 2, the AP still uses the phrase illegal immigrant. There are few words in the media that have done more damage to our community than the word illegal. Phrases like "illegal immigrant" make it easier for states like Alabama to pass horrific laws that treat people like me as less than human3. Whats important for the AP to know isnt just that the word illegal is dehumanizing and unfairly applied to Latinos, but its also legally innacurate. For every other legal matter journalists are very careful not to act as judge and jury. That is why, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, journalists always use the words like alleged when discussing an individual crime. Journalists and the AP, however, have not applied the same standards to immigrants, judging them as illegal before theyve ever been determined as such by any court of law. Tell the AP to stop acting as judge and jury and stop dehumanizing our community with the word illegal. http://www.apstylebook.com/?do=social_media If you need tips for what to write to the AP see this helpful guide from the folks at the Drop The I-Word campaign: http://colorlines.com/droptheiword/blog/take-action-now-tell-the-associated… References: 1. NAHJ Urges News Media To Stop Using The Term 'Illegals' When Covering Immigration." NAHJ.org. 9/10/2009. http://bit.ly/uosHjt 2. "Society of Professional Journalists: Reporters Shouldnt Use Pejorative Terms Like 'Illegal Immigrant.'" Forbes. 9/30/2011 http://onforb.es/tGUiEc 3. Please Tell Alabama to Stop Attacking Latino Children. Presente.org. http://act.presente.org/sign/alchildren ******************************************** Debashis 'Deb' Aikat, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Media Futurist School of Journalism and Mass Communication CB # 3365, Carroll Hall 374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Phone: 919 962 4090 (office) Fax: 919 962 0620 Email: da(a)unc.edu URL: http://jomc.unc.edu/faculty-staff-journalism-faculty/aikat-debashis ******************************************

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Umberto Eco Wiki - launch
by Erik Ketzan 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

MANNHEIM, Germany – November 14, 2011 – The Institut für Deutsche Sprache is announcing the launch of Umberto Eco Wiki, an online collaborative resource to the award-winning, best-selling fiction and nonfiction of Umberto Eco: http://eco.ids-mannheim.de Readers and academics with annotations, comments or questions on the plot, themes, or ideas in The Prague Cemetery and other Eco works are encouraged to add them directly to the site, with the goal of creating a thorough and useful resource to Eco’s writing, both for casual readers and academics in the fields of literature, history and linguistics. The wiki is in English and German. Want resources in other languages? Add them! The project is headed by Erik Ketzan, a researcher at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache who is Co-architect of Pynchonwiki.com, which to date has had 300+ contributors, 6000+ entries, and now contains over 600,000 words of high-quality literary commentary and annotation.

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NM&S: theme issue on scholarly communication
by Nick Jankowski 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

New Media & Society is preparing a theme issue on scholarly communication and some of the contributions are being made available for open peer review; see special website designed for this purpose: http://nms-theme.ehumanities.nl/. We invite persons on this list who are interested in scholarly communication to visit the site and comment on (sections of) these manuscripts. Instructions and further background information can be found on the website. A more general overview of this NM&S theme issue can be found at: http://digital-scholarship.ehumanities.nl/ We welcome your contributions to this experiment with open and single-blind peer review. Nick Jankowski and Steve Jones Co-editors NM&S **************************************************************************** *** New Media & Society A Sage Publications Journal Editors: Nicholas W. Jankowski & Steve Jones Reviews Editor: Dave Park North American office: Chicago; email: sjones(a)uic.edu European office: Amsterdam; email: nickjan(a)xs4all.nl Sage journal Web site: http://nms.sagepub.com/ Editors' journal Web site: http://newmediaandsociety.com <http://newmediaandsociety.com/> Scholarly Communication, theme issue: http://digital-scholarship.ehumanities.nl/ Open Peer Review website: http://nms-theme.ehumanities.nl/ **************************************************************************** ***

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Tenure track position in communication studies and new media.
by Pauline Cheong 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Hi, we've just began a new tenure track position (assistant professor) in an area of AOIR interest. Please see information below, all best! ------------------------------------------------------------------- The *Hugh Downs School of Human Communication* in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University is seeking a tenure-earning assistant professor in communication studies and new media to begin in Fall 2012. Successful applicants will articulate teaching and research efforts in relation to our School’s mission within the New American University model. Our mission aims to produce transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching that responds to pressing issues in the world today. Specifically, we seek a new media scholar whose interests align with our research initiatives in strategic communication; health communication; conflict transformation; wellness and work-life; as well as our core expertise in interpersonal, intercultural, and organizational communication, rhetoric and performance studies. We are searching for an outstanding candidate whose teaching, research, and service complements our vibrant faculty and program. This position includes: teaching courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels; establishing and maintaining an ongoing research program in area of specialty; contributing to curriculum development; seeking external research funding; serving on school, college, and university committees; assisting with recruitment of students for ASU and the program; and, providing service to professional associations and the community. Salary will be competitive based on qualifications. Required: Applicant must hold a Ph.D. in communication or related field at the time of appointment; evidence of excellence in teaching and research at the postsecondary level. Desired: Demonstrated evidence of experience in research methodology. Successful experience teaching/assisting in a large lecture format class. Expertise in new media. Evidence of ability to seek and secure external funding support. The HDSHC includes 23 full-time faculty members and offers the BA, BS, MIP, and Ph.D. degrees in communication. The School offers laboratory facilities, computer resources, project support, grant development support, and a performance studio. The Main Campus is located in Tempe, a progressive suburb of Phoenix. Our location offers the resources of a major metropolitan area (5+ million) in a state with spectacular natural scenery and recreational areas, sublime winters, and a culturally rich population. The postmarked application deadline is *January 6, 2012; *if the position is not filled, then applications will be accepted every subsequent Friday until search is closed. Applicants must submit a cover letter specifying interest in the position and how their qualifications match the required and desired qualifications; curriculum vitae; names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references; evidence of excellence in teaching (e.g. syllabi, teaching evaluations); and evidence of excellence in scholarship (e.g. reprints of published articles). A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. ASU’s complete non-discrimination statement can be found at: https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/ Address application materials to: Dr. Steven Corman, Search Committee Chair The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication Arizona State University P. O. Box 871205 (regular mail) Tempe, AZ 85287-1205 or 950 S. Forest Ave., room A412 (express mail) Tempe, AZ 85281 For additional information: HDSHC Strategic Initiatives: www.asu.edu/clas/communication/about ASU, A New American University: http://newamericanuniversity.asu.edu/ Email: facultysearch(a)asu.edu -- Best regards, Pauline Hope Cheong, Ph.D.

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Microsoft Research, Social Media Postdoc Opening
by danah boyd 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Microsoft Research, Social Media Postdoc Opening The Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New England (MSRNE) is looking for a social media postdoctoral researcher for next year. This position is an ideal opportunity for a scholar whose work touches on social media, internet studies, technology policy, and/or science and technology studies. Application deadline: December 12, 2011. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/jobs/fulltime/postdoc.aspx Microsoft Research provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment with an open publications policy and with close links to top academic institutions around the world. Postdoc researcher positions provide an opportunity to develop your research career and to interact with some of the top minds in the research community, with the potential to have your research realized in products and services that will be used world-wide. Postdoc researchers are invited to define their own research agenda and demonstrate their ability to drive forward an effective program of research. Successful candidates will have a well-established research track record as demonstrated by journal publications and conference papers, as well as participation on program committees, editorial boards, and advisory panels. Postdoc researchers receive a competitive salary and benefits package, and are eligible for relocation expenses. Postdoc researchers are hired for a one- or two-year fixed term appointment following the academic calendar, starting in July 2012. Applicants must have completed the requirements for a PhD, including submission of their dissertation, prior to joining Microsoft Research. While each of the six Microsoft Research labs has openings in a variety of different disciplines, the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New England (located in Cambridge, MA) is especially interested in identifying social science candidates. Qualifications include a strong academic record in anthropology, communications, information science, jurisprudence, media studies, sociology, or related fields. The ideal candidate will be working on issues surrounding social media, internet studies, technology policy, and/or science and technology studies. The Social Media Collective is comprised of full-time researchers, postdocs, visiting faculty, PhD interns, and research assistants. Current projects include: - How do youth make sense of networked publics? (danah boyd and Alice Marwick) - How do people with minimal access to the Internet use mobile media to negotiate cultural marginalization and social immobility? (Mary L. Gray) - How can networked information systems support a public right to hear, not only an individual right to speak? (Mike Ananny) - How do digital modes of self-presentation function as displays of conspicuous consumption? (Alice Marwick) - What is technology's role in human trafficking? (danah boyd) - How do we listen to each other in networked environments, and what are the implications for intimacy, privacy and social change? (Kate Crawford) - How do people living in regions controlled by organized crime engage in collective action using social media? (Andrés Monroy-Hernández) - How does social media use affect relationships between artists and audiences in the creative industries? (Nancy Baym) To apply for a postdoc position position at MSRNE: 1. Submit an online application at: https://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/jobs/fulltime.aspx 2. After you submit your application, send us an email (msrnejob(a)microsoft.com) alerting us so that we can immediately request letters of reference on your behalf. - Indicate that you are applying for the social science postdoc opening. - Include the following in your application: 1) Two journal articles, book chapters, or an equivalent writing sample; 2) An abstract of your dissertation (one page maximum length); 3) A description of how your research agenda relates to social media (one page maximum length) For more information, see: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/jobs/fulltime/postdoc.aspx To learn more about the Social Media Collective, check out our blog: http://socialmediacollective.wordpress.com/

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Due 11-15: Higher Ed Marketing Articles
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

The clock is ticking! Finish up those really interesting articles and get them in this week. I am one of the guest editors for this special issue of the International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=41028&details…>. While a broad range of potential contributions will be considered I am particularly interested in seeing articles on these topics: - Social and Interactive Media in Higher Education Marketing - Collaborative Models for Trans-national Cooperation in Higher Education - Strategies for Global Learning Environment - New Media in Higher Education - Green Marketing for Higher Education - Marketing to the Non-traditional Student - Technology enabled customer (students) relationship management All relevant articles are welcome, but I particularly welcome articles and case studies using qualitative methodologies and research conducted using online methods. For more details, see: http://bit.ly/tAiYgc Thanks! Janet *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Capella University School of Business and Technology and Vision2Lead, Inc. *Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at /einterview Now available!: Cases in Online Interview Research<http://tinyurl.com/e-interview2> jsalmons[at]vision2lead.com <jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com>

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CFP: Special Issue of ABS on "New Media and Social Unrest" -- paper deadline Feb. 1, 2012; abstract deadline, Dec.14, 2011.
by Zeynep Tufekci 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

CFP: American Behavioral Scientist special issue on the role(s) of new media in social unrest. Please share as appropriate.(Call also available at: http://technosociology.org/?page_id=557) Guest editors:Zeynep Tufekci (University of North Carolina)Deen G. Freelon (American University) In recent years, new media have become increasingly prominent in contexts of social contention ranging from the election protests in Iran in 2009 to the more recent Arab uprisings, the social unrest in the United Kingdom, and the “Occupy” movement in the United States and elsewhere. Popular commentators and politicians have heaped both praise and blame upon new media as instigators of democratic uprisings or social unrest. We seek to deepen and contextualize this debate through theoretically-rich, empirically-grounded scholarly articles to be published in a special issue of the American Behavioral Scientist in the Summer/Fall of 2012. We invite contributions from a wide range of scholarly perspectives that examine the role of new media in contentious politics. All applicable theories, methods, and data are welcome. Possible article topics include: How does the diffusion of new media interact with dissent and/or social unrest in different contexts?How do ruling regimes use new media to monitor or otherwise undermine dissent?What factors condition more or less prominent roles for new media in protests?How do new and old media interact during periods of social unrest?What are differences and similarities in new media use for dissent in democratic and authoritarian countries?How do different actors use new media for contentious politics?Are new media primarily used by protest participants, geographically distant spectators, or both?What is the interaction between new media platforms and characteristics of social unrest?How do mainstream reporters/citizen journalists/artists/etc. use new media to report on protest events? Please send your article title, abstract, and a list of five potential reviewers to ABSunrest(a)gmail.com by December 14, writing “ABS [first author] abstract submission” in the Subject field. The submission of your abstract will help us identify reviewers and speed up the review process. Completed articles should be submitted by February 1, 2012 to ABSunrest(a)gmail.com, writing “ABS [first author] paper submission” in the Subject field be considered for inclusion. All articles will undergo peer review. Manuscripts should follow APA style and be limited to around 30 double-spaced pages.

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