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CFP: iConference 2012 | Culture * Design * Society
by Sara Grimes 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-postings. Please consider submitting to this upcoming conference, hosted by the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. It's sponsored by iSchools, but open to all, and this year's theme of "culture, design, society" is particularly relevant to members of this list. It would be great to see a contingent of aoir members participate! Please pass this along to any lists, colleagues or students you think would be interested. Best, Sara --- Sara M. Grimes, PhD Assistant Professor FACULTY OF INFORMATION 140 St. George Street University of Toronto Toronto ON M5S 3G6 Canada Tel: +1 416 978-5269 | Fax: +1 416 971-1399 Email: sara.grimes(a)utoronto.ca<mailto:sara.grimes@utoronto.ca> Blog: http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com<http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com/> <please distribute widely> Call for Participation: iConference 2012 Toronto, Canada February 7-10, 2012 http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars and researchers concerned about critical information issues in contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. These issues will be tackled during our four-day event in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference theme is: Culture * Design * Society. Please join us for a multitude of high quality papers, posters, workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the conversation. In addition to these activities, there will be a Doctoral Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference, lots of social events, and many opportunities to mingle. The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia -- however, affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate. * Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ * iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/ * Last Year’s Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761 Submission types: * Papers: We’re looking for original research, six to eight pages; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process, and accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011 Notification: Early November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Posters: We’re interested in posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts will undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have their abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area within information. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Early October Final version due: Monday October 31, 2011 * Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging and pluralistic. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Doctoral Colloquium: This year’s colloquium will be organized around the theme of “inquiry.” Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract addressing the question, “What is the nature of inquiry in the information field, what makes it similar to or different from other areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own research in this regard?” Visit our website for details. Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011 Notification: Late November ORGANIZERS Conference Chair * Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Papers Chair * Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles Posters Chair * Paul Marty, Florida State University Alternative Events Chair * Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield Workshops Chair * Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs * Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University * Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Keynote Speakers Chair * Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto Publication Chair * Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto Social Media Chair * Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto Program Committee * Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University * Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science * Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey * Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles * Johan Bollen, Indiana University * Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology * Donald Case, University of Kentucky * Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University * Paul Clough, University of Sheffield * Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University * Ron Day, Indiana University * Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin * Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley * Sean Goggins, Drexel University * Sara Grimes, University of Toronto * David Hendry, University of Washington * Steven Jackson, University of Michigan * Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University * Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University * Anita Komlodi, UMBC * Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina * Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois * William Moen, University of North Texas * Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine * Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia * Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin * Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London * Bo Xie, University of Maryland Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/

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Wikipedia survey for the Sztakipedia project
by Mihály Héder 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Dear All, I would like to ask you a little, but important help. I'm doing research on the future of the Wikipedia editor interface. In order to understand better the view of the Wikiepedia users I compiled a survey. With filling the forms you can contribute to the survey, and your view will be taken into account assessing the general requirements of the editors of Wikipedia, and also that of the readers of Wikipedia. Please help me by filling the following form (it takes 3 minutes max): http://pedia.sztaki.hu/survey_en *and* by forwarding this mail to everyone you can think of. The more (and not only tech-savvy) people we reach, the better. So please, do not leave out anyone who has the slightest chance to use the internet (friends, family, students, mailing lists, neighbours, classmates, co-workers, etc.) The results will be available in raw form and explained by 31/03/2011 at: http://pedia.sztaki.hu , and also I will compile a white paper in the subject (strictly for an Open Access journal) (if this letter reaches you more than once it is my fault) Thank you very much: Mihály Héder Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences + Budapest University of Technology, Philosophy of Science PhD student

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I Read Where I Am -- Exporing New Information Cultures
by Geert Lovink 04 Jul '11

04 Jul '11

http://www.valiz.nl/en/IReadWhereIAm I Read Where I Am contains visionary texts about the future of reading and the status of the word. We read anytime and anywhere. We read of screens, we read out on the streets, we read in the office but less and less we read a book at home on the couch. We are, or are becoming, a different type of reader. The question remains which shape will it take and what experience does one want? To answer all these (and other) questions we have asked people from different backgrounds, subject to the aforementioned changes, to think about these issues. I Read Where I Am collects 82 diverse observations, inspirations and critical notes by journalists, designers, researchers, politicians, philosophers and many others. • How will we grapple with compressed narratives and the fluid bombardment of text? • What are the dialectics between image and word? • How will our information machines generate new reading cultures? • Can reading become a live, mobile social experience? Text/authors: Arie Altena, Henk Blanken, Andrew Blauvelt, Erwin Blom, James Bridle, Max Bruinsma & 76 other authors Editors: Mieke Gerritzen, Geert Lovink, Minke Kampman isbn: 978-90-78088-55-4 17,50 euros All texts also online available here: http://www.ireadwhereiam.com/

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For list: Unnatural Ecologies special issue Fibreculture Journal
by Phoebe Moore 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

To whom it may concern. Would it be possible please to post the following to the Air-l list. Many thanks, Phoebe -- Just after Easter, a special issue of Fibreculture journal went live, edited by Dr Michael Goddard and Dr Jussi Parikka and featuring articles by leading researchers in the emergent field of media ecologies Olga Goriunova, Matteo Pasquinelli, Matthew Fuller, and Phoebe Moore. http://fibreculturejournal.org/ The Unnatural Ecologies issue is a contribution to a cutting edge field of contemproary media research namely media ecologies. In the words of the fibreculture managing editor Dr Andrew Murphie: "the leading scholars writing for the Unnatural Ecologies issue do not perfrom media ecology as we have known it .... they are rewriting media ecology, exploring its limits from inside and outside. In the process the Fibreculture Journal believes this issue makes a crucial contribution to thinking about all media from the perspective of digital and networked media. In thinking through the unnatural ecologies that contemorary media make increasingly obvious, the issue challenges us to rethink not only what media are, or what they do, but what they might have been and what they have done." Coinciding with this issue, Fibreculture has introduced a new interface permitting the one click downloading of the issue as an ePub or pdf document. We hope you will enjoy this special issue and feel free to recirculate (and apologies in advance for cross-posting). Personal email pvm.doc(a)gmail.com & Manchesterfilmcooperative(a)gmail.com Work email p.moore(a)salford.ac.uk Employment profile http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/Phoebe_Moore Manchester Film Cooperative http://www.manchesterfilm.coop/

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Research refs about anger and bullying in digital space?
by Susan Greenberg 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

Apologies if my query has already been extensively discussed, but I am relatively new to this list. I am interested to know whether anyone can suggest any literature that measures or evaluates negative emotion – especially anger – in the digital space, and/or bullying behaviour. Also, whether there has been an examination of the circumstances in which one might legitimately not be able to provide links (to examples of something online). Finally, what is the most important literature on the "pinprick effect". Many thanks in advance for any help! Regards, Susan Greenberg (Senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Roehampton University and research student at UCL DIS)

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List Submission: Cybersex?
by Hilary W 31 May '11

31 May '11

Greetings, I was wondering if the list's collective mind could help me with a question: when was cybersex (here defined as two or more individuals engaging in typed descriptions of physical sex acts, emotions etc) first discussed popularly and by whom? The academic history of cybersex extends far back to the Internet's beginnings - lists/MUDs/BBS - and was far more popular back in the 90's than now (when seemingly questions of addiction etc take over apart from Attwood's recent revisit). It all seems to blur together and so far I have Rhinegold (1991) and Turkle (1995) as the earliest and most popularly mentioned discussions. Any thoughts, comments, epiphanies would be greatly appreciated :) -- Hilary Wheaton PhD Candidate Curtin University -http://proceedbydebate.blogspot.com/ -http://hilarywheaton.blogspot.com/

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Re: [Air-L] media and social change networks?
by Julian Hopkins 31 May '11

31 May '11

You might want to have a look at the EASA Media Anthropology Network list - they don't focus specifically on media and social change, but it certainly comes up a lot. http://www.media-anthropology.net/ Cheers, Julian ++++++++++ Blog: www.julianhopkins.net Twitter: @julianhopkins Skype: julhop ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 11:40:08 +0200 From: Annette Markham <amarkham(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] media and social change networks? Message-ID: <BANLkTinME0UfMXknMUbHqO0M6HawvWQpvg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi All, I'm trying to get a sense of what research collectives/networks focus specifically on media and social change. If you know of any, could you post to this list? I realize this is a huge category, but I'm trying to get a sense of how this general topic is being approached, either within-discipline, across disciplines, or outside academia. My query is deliberately vague to try to generate the breadth of this topic area. (I also ask because I just returned from a workshop focused on creating a research network on media and social change within media anthropology and I'd like to ascertain how closely this network would align with other efforts) Thanks for anything you provide. I'd be happy to share a collection of anything that emerges from this inquiry. annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor Institute for Communication & Media Studies Centre for Internet Research Aarhus University, Denmark Senior Research Fellow, Internet Research Ethics Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.ijire.net *************************************

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Creative Media Section Dundalk IT -Lecturing post
by Caroline O'Sullivan 31 May '11

31 May '11

> Greetings! > > A position has become available in the Creative Media Section of Dundalk Institute of Technology > A young, vibrant and research active section we offer a number of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. > > We seek applications from candidates with experience in two or more of the following areas: > > Interaction Design, > 2D and 3D Animation, > Games Design, > Web and Mobile App Design, > Tangible Interfaces, > Visual Communications > and/or Motion Graphics. > Post graduate qualification essential > > Further information > http://publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/en/star/goToJobDetails.do?id=1355 > www.dkit.ie/creativemedia > www.creativemediaresearch.com > www.cmdkit.wordpress.com Closing date for applicants 3rd June 2011 Kind Regards > Caroline O'Sullivan Head of Section of Creative Media Ceannasaí Rannóg na Meán Cruthaitheach Department of Music & Creative Media Roinn Ceoil agus Meán Cruthaitheach Dundalk Institute of Technology Dundalk Co. Louth Fón/Tel: +353 42 9370285 Ríomhphost/Email: caroline.osullivan(a)dkit.ie Suíomh Gréasáin/Website: http://www.creativemediaresearch.com > >

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Early bird for C&T 2011 Brisbane ends 31 May 2011
by Marcus Foth 30 May '11

30 May '11

5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies – C&T 2011 29 June – 2 July 2011, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Early bird registration for C&T 2011 ends Tuesday 31 May 2011. http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/register/ C&T will be held at the Queensland State Government's flagship Digital Culture Centre: The Edge. Full registration rates admit delegates to attend two workshops (one each on the 29th and 30th June), the full conference program on 1st and 2nd July, the welcome reception on Thursday night, and the conference dinner on Friday night. Check out this year's program: Keynotes by Geraldine Fitzpatrick and Eric Gordon http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/keynotes/ Panel – Social Media for Increased Resilience and Safety: Technology to Help Communities Cope with Disasters http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/panel/ 9 Workshops and 1 Doctoral Consortium http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/workshops/ Paper presentations http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/papers/ Welcome reception and conference dinner http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/program/social/ Communities & Technologies 2011 received endorsements from ACM, EUSSET, ACS and AIIA. If you would like to sponsor and support C&T, please contact us. http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/sponsors/ hashtag #comtech2011 facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125376820833369 lanyrd http://lanyrd.com/2011/ct2011/ We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in Brisbane, Australia’s new world city. Marcus Foth Conference Chair, C&T 2011 -- Associate Professor Marcus Foth Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Principal Research Fellow, 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, Kelvin Grove m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 82, Issue 34
by Denice Szafran 30 May '11

30 May '11

Hi Denise - Charles Tilly's 1997/Micro/, /Macro, or Megrim/? may be a prior layered theory. It's published in 2002's /Stories, Identities, and Political Change /by Rowman and Littlefield. If I've jumped in without knowing the whole conversation (new to the list, waving hi!) I apologize. Won't be the first time that's happened :) Denice Szafran On 5/30/2011 6:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > I wanted to share a rare event: answering my own question! It turns out > that Nick Jankowsi and Martine van Selm have written on the micro, mezzo, > and macro levels as stages in the 'reserach enterprise' pp. 200-201 in > Christine Hine's excellent collection: > > Hine, C., Ed. (2005). Virtual methods: Issues in social research on the > Internet. Oxford, Berg Publishers. > > I do have a further question if Nick and/or Martine are reading this list: > these stages of analysis further cite Jankowski (1999). > > I am happy to give citation to them throughout, but I am still wondering if > this layered type of analysis comes from a yet-unnamed theorist of whom I > should be intimately aware, but am currently unacquainted! > > Cheers, Denise -- Denice Szafran Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology Sturges 13F, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5174 szafran(a)geneseo.edu

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