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Invitation to Contribute - New Views on Pornography
by Attwood, Feona 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Call for Submissions New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law, 2 Volumes Edited by Lynn Comella, PhD and Shira Tarrant, PhD Deadline: July 30, 2012 Co-editors Lynn Comella (University of Las Vegas, Nevada) and Shira Tarrant (California State University, Long Beach) are seeking submissions for a two-volume edited collection under contract with Praeger. Description: New Views on Pornography is a two-volume collection of the most current scholarship on pornography. This edited series presents empirical research on a range of contemporary issues regarding pornography’s politics, psychology, cultural and legal debates, providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of the field of porn studies in one convenient location for students, researchers, and professors across related fields. Our goal as editors is to showcase new and innovative research that examines the culture and politics of pornography in a global context, including but not limited to, questions of production, audiences, market niches, technological innovations, political debates and controversies, obscenity, free speech, public policy and the law. The editors seek well-researched facts and data in order to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of issues on the subject. Author Guidelines: For consideration, please submit full chapters (5,000-7,000 words), a brief abstract, bio (75-100 words), and complete contact information. Submissions must include endnotes and bibliography, and adhere to Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. Send submissions in .doc or .docx format to both contact emails below. Submissions not conforming to these guidelines will not be considered. The Editors Are Specifically Interested in Submissions on the Following: Foundations and Controversies in Pornography Defining Pornography The History of Pornography Pornography and the Law: Historical Highlights Cultural Trends and Changing Ideas about Pornography Key Resources in Media and Cultural Studies of Pornography Consumption Practices: Who Is Using Porn? Global Porn Production: Practices and Revenue Sources of Porn: The Marketplace and Changing Supply Patterns The Porn Wars in Historical and Contemporary Perspective The Politics of Porn Literacy and Social Control Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Pornography Impacts of the Industry: Interviews with Porn Actors and Industry Workers Studying Pornography: Research Methods and Methodologies Impacts and Effects of Pornography Defining the Terms: Problems with Content Analysis and Ideological Bias Women Watching Porn: Issues in Data Collection and Self-Reporting Pornography and Global Sex Trafficking: Separating Myths from the Facts Pathologizing Porn: Questions about Addiction The Impacts of Pornography on Intimate Relationships Technology and Porn Obscenity, Surveillance and Free Speech: Current Issues in the Law Varieties and Genres of Pornography How the Adult Industry is Organized: Issues of Production and Revenue Masculinity, Violence, and Pornography: Correcting the Data Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Porn Porn Studies in Global Context Porn Use and Sexual Satisfaction Deadline: July 30, 2012 Send To: Please send cc’d submissions to Lynn Comella at lynn.comella(a)unlv.edu<mailto:lynn.comella@unlv.edu> and Shira Tarrant at Shira_Tarrant(a)yahoo.com<mailto:Shira_Tarrant@yahoo.com>. Include Praeger NVOP Submission in the subject line. Submission queries should be directed to the above.

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CfP: Open Panel at EASST/4S 2012, The Construction of Social Computing: Design and Displacement of Hybrid Relationships
by Maurizio 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Sorry for Cross-Posting --- CfP: Open Panel at EASST/4S 2012, The Construction of Social Computing: Design and Displacement of Hybrid Relationships Organizers: Maurizio Teli, Ahref Foundation, Italy, maurizio(a)ahref.eu Vincenzo D'Andrea, University of Trento, Italy, vincenzo.dandrea(a)unitn.it David Hakken, Indiana University, USA, dhakken(a)indiana.edu In the last few years, the label “Social Computing” (SC) has been increasingly used to identify the ensemble of computing applications developed in order to foster and sustain social relationships . The use of the label seems to imply that SC is engaging with hybrid socio-technical relationships, underlining a change in computer science. Nevertheless, SC is in line with the origin of computer science, in particular with the computing development program promoted in the '50s by Norbert Wiener, aiming at promoting a society that increases the “human use of human beings”. However, although many applications are labeled “social computing,” they are mainly commoditized, to generate profit for corporations, and they focus on a restricted set of application domains. Such practical displacement of the societal view of Wiener calls for a deep reflection based on an empirical perspective able to frame SC through an STS lens, for two main reasons. Firstly, SC is an academic and social construction, and its design and foundational discourses can be understood and questioned through an STS lens. Secondly, the use of the term SC builds constraints on how innovation can take place in the social arena of SC. Along with these premises, an STS lens can increase the understanding of the hybrid relationships designed and displaced by SC academic practices, as well as overcoming the constraints of SC discourses providing conceptual and methodological tools to design new kind of SC technologies. Taking this perspective, we ask for contributions addressing: 1) the academic and industrial construction of SC within and across disciplines; 2) the design of social relationships in SC initiatives and their displacement in SC use; 3) the engagement of STS researchers, lexicon, and methods, as a practice-based intervention in the design of SC technologies; 4) the facilitation of social inclusion in SC projects. Please submit your abstract (max 250 words) electronically via the webpage of the conference: http://www.4sonline.org/meeting Deadline is the 18th March 2012. See you in Copenhagen! Maurizio

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Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Professor in E-learning
by RICHARD VOITHOFER 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

**** My apologies for cross posting **** The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor in E-learning Description: The Ohio State University's College of Education and Human Ecology (http://ehe.osu.edu/) is seeking a national leader in the area of e-learning research. We are interested in a colleague with an established research agenda that will inform our understanding of e-learning within K-12 or workforce contexts. While seeking tenure in either the School of Educational Policy and Leadership (http://ehe.osu.edu/epl/) or the School of Teaching and Learning (http://ehe.osu.edu/edtl/) the ideal candidate will initiate and coordinate research initiatives across the College and build an interdisciplinary focus on e-learning in one or more of the following areas: · Blended Learning · Developing and scaling e-learning approaches/interventions · Distance Education · E-learning Policy · Educational Video Games · Mobile learning · Technology and Curriculum Integration Qualifications: · Earned doctorate in Educational/Instructional Technology, Distance Education, Workforce Development, or a closely related field · Demonstrated excellence in teaching, including the innovative use of distance and related technologies along with a record of successful advising and mentoring of graduate-level research, commensurate with experience · Demonstrated ability to function effectively as a member of a team · Evidence of engagement in high quality externally funded research and scholarship in e-learning and a corresponding record of excellent research publications and presentations, commensurate with experience · An ability and interest in working with diverse populations Responsibilities: The successful candidate will: · Provide leadership in the development of the College’s e-learning efforts · Collaborate with the Ohio Resource Center/Digital Learning Clearinghouse (http://ohiorc.org/) on research and evaluation projects · Engage in a funded research agenda · Recruit, advise, and mentor students · Collaborate with faculty on research activities and grant proposal development · Teach face-to-face, online and blended courses · Engage in service and outreach Review of applications will begin approximately February 27, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, research statement, and names and contact information of three references to: Jennifer Lindsay Human Resource Generalist School of Educational Policy & Leadership The Ohio State University 160D Ramseyer Hall 29 West Woodruff Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 Submission of electronic applications is desired but not required. Please send electronic application materials to jlindsay(a)ehe.osu.edu or fax materials to (614) 292-2645. Position requires successful completion of a background check. The Ohio State University is located in Columbus, Ohio, the culturally vibrant capitol of the state. The University is a center of innovation surrounded by diverse and livable urban, suburban, and rural communities. To build a diverse workforce Ohio State encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. EEO/AA employer. +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ Rick Voithofer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cultural Foundations, Technology, and Qualitative Inquiry The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology School of Educational Policy and Leadership 104 Ramseyer Hall 29 West Woodruff Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1177 (614) 247-7945 http://people.ehe.ohio-state.edu/rvoithofer/

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prosumerism and playbor
by David Hakken 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Andrew Herman wrote: > Fellow Aoiristas! > > For a list of recommended readings for undergraduates, what journal > articles or book chapters on co-creation, prosumerism, and playbor in > social media/"Web 2.0" would you suggest? Thanks in advance. > > All Hail > > Andrew > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D. > Associate Professor and Chairperson > Department of Communication Studies > Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory > Wilfrid Laurier University > Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 > CANADA > 519 884-1970 x3693 > > _______________________________________________ Stefano de Paoli of the <ahref Foundation has written: > Produsage, ANT & Skills > http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a935694592~frm=titl… I delivered "“From Labor to Playbor? Business Anthropology in the Time of Social Networking.” last November to the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada and would be happy to email a copy to anyone interested. David Hakken Information Ethnographer Professor of Social Informatics School of Informatics and Computing 901 E. 10th Street, #318 Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47406 dhakken(a)indiana.edu 812-856-1869 office; 812-391-2966 cell 812-856-1995 fax Professore a contratto Faculty of Sociology University of Trento, Italy http://www.informatics.indiana.edu/research/profiles/dhakken.asp Fall, 2011 Office hours: M 10-11, 2:30-3:30

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permissions for quoting tweets
by Dayter 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Dear list members, I am about to submit for publication an article that includes content analysis of tweets, and a few of them are quoted in my paper. I wonder if any kind of accepted practice exists already in this regard: do Twitter's new terms of service mean that I need to obtain a permission from Twitter to use tweets in the publication, or is it enough if I have the authors' permission? I apologise if this issue has been discussed already - I've joined the list recently, and I've only seen the very end of the Twitter ToS thread. best daria -- Daria Dayter Wiss. Mitarbeiterin Englische Sprachwissenschaft Nürnbergerstr. 38, Zi. 4.2.15 Tel. 0921/55-4644 daria.dayter(a)uni-bayreuth.de

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Re: [Air-L] Annotating, coding CMC data (focus on language use)
by Tabitha Hart 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Hi Brook, For Mac users I recommend Matthew Weinstein's TAMS Analyzer. It's free, easy to download and install, and works well. I've posted a short how-to guide on my website which you can have. Cheers, Tabitha -- Tabitha Hart Department of Communication University of Washington http://tabithahart.net/ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:19:30 +0100 From: brook bolander <brookbolander(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Annotating, coding CMC data (focus on language use) Message-ID: <CAJYHF++C5AwkTrtr1KFUup6S7TtWiag0N6_2889dSeBAc5kPZQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all, This semester I will be teaching a seminar on research methodologies for the study of computer-mediated discourse. The seminar is part of an MA program on language and communication, so the focus is on language use - the students all come from linguistics departments. As part of the seminar, I want to introduce students to a free software program which enables annotation/coding of data, so we can conduct a small workshop in which they get their hands dirty annotating/coding data and so that we can subsequently discuss dis/advantages depending on the types of data they are working with, their research questions, etc. Do you know of any free programs you would recommend? I am not an expert on this matter and I am overwhelmed by all the programs (one could purchase). Further, do you have any tips on reading materials which address different types of software for the annotating/tagging of (linguistic) data, which we could read in class before working with a program? Thanks so much for your help. Kind regards, Brook Bolander (research and teaching assistant, University of Basel, Switzerland)

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CfP Deadline Approaching: Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media
by Shing-Ling (Sarina) Chen 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

CFP Deadline Approaching: Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media *Studies in Symbolic Interaction*, a research bi-annual, edited by Norman K. Denzin (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), invites submissions for a special issue on symbolic interaction and new social media, to be edited by Shing-Ling Sarina Chen and Laura Terlip (University of Northern Iowa). While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, researchers from this tradition have been somewhat hesitant to engage in the study of mediated communication. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Symbolic interactionism, a powerful perspective in studying social interaction, seemingly lacks readily available conceptual tools to help researchers fully grasp the nuances of mediated communication. For instance, Mead’s works are full of conceptual tools for studying mind, self, and society yet obviously void of specific tools to study social interaction made possible by advances in communication technology and mediated communication. The prevalence of new social media, Facebook, Twitter, etc. has made it impossible for symbolic interactionists to ignore the effects of mediated communication when they study social relationships in everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. C. Wright Mills advised that we live in a second-hand world, one mediated by culture, language, and communication. Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, and Carl Couch argued that information technologies fundamentally changed the way we form relationships with one another. Stuart Hall further advocates that a politics of representation mediates our relationship to reality, as we no longer confront the world directly. The new social media build on and further complicate all of the issues and processes of symbolic interaction. This special issue provides an arena for researchers to build on and expand the existing symbolic interactionist perspective to include the study of social interaction made possible by the use of new social media. This special issue offers researchers an opportunity to demonstrate the interface between willful social interaction and structured technological features—how social media are defined by social interactions, as well as how social interactions are dictated by the use of social media. There is no shortage of topics that offer insights into the investigation of the relationships between social interaction and social media, such as, but not limited to: Avatars, digital bodies, and identity Gaming communities Facebook and Twitter in education Facebook and Twitter in Congress Microblogs and relationships building Online dating research Self-representation online Social media and deviance Social media and divorce Social media and elections Social media and fan communities Social media and grieving Social media and health/illness Social media and homelessness Social media and immigrants Social media and privacy Social media and religion Social media and social capital Social media and social movements Social media and the elderly Social media network analysis Social media journalism Wikileaks and secrecy Wireless and mobile media studies SUBMISSIONS Interested scholars should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words for consideration. Submissions should be e-mailed to Shing-Ling Sarina Chen at sarina.chen(a)uni.edu by January 31, 2012. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2012 Author notification deadline: February 15, 2012 First-draft manuscript deadline: May 15, 2012 Final manuscript deadline: August 15, 2012 Issue Publication: December 1, 2012 We look forward to receiving your abstract submissions. For more information about this special issue, please contact Shing-Ling Sarina Chen at sarina.chen(a)uni.edu, or Laura Terlip at laura.terlip(a)uni.edu. Sincerely, Shing-Ling Sarina Chen and Laura Terlip Dept. of Communication Studies University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 USA Tel: (319) 273-6021 Fax: (319) 273-7356

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Annotating, coding CMC data (focus on language use)
by brook bolander 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Dear all, This semester I will be teaching a seminar on research methodologies for the study of computer-mediated discourse. The seminar is part of an MA program on language and communication, so the focus is on language use - the students all come from linguistics departments. As part of the seminar, I want to introduce students to a free software program which enables annotation/coding of data, so we can conduct a small workshop in which they get their hands dirty annotating/coding data and so that we can subsequently discuss dis/advantages depending on the types of data they are working with, their research questions, etc. Do you know of any free programs you would recommend? I am not an expert on this matter and I am overwhelmed by all the programs (one could purchase). Further, do you have any tips on reading materials which address different types of software for the annotating/tagging of (linguistic) data, which we could read in class before working with a program? Thanks so much for your help. Kind regards, Brook Bolander (research and teaching assistant, University of Basel, Switzerland)

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Re: [Air-L] Looking for Journal Articles/Book Chapters on Co-Creation, Prosumerism, and Playbor
by Andrew Herman 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

And those are just the B's!!! Thanks, Darryl. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Chairperson Department of Communication Studies Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693 >>> Darryl Woodford <dp.woodford(a)qut.edu.au> 01/24/12 4:46 AM >>> Also worth a read are: Banks, J. & Humphreys, S. (2008). The labour of user co-creators: Emergent social network markets? Convergence: The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies, 14(4), p. 401-418 Banks, J. (2002). Çhapter 8: Gamers as Co-creators: Enlisting the Virtual Audience – A Report from the Net Face’, In M.Balnaves, T. O’Regan & J. Sternberg (eds), Mobilising the Audience (pp. 188-212). Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. Banks, J (2010). Co-Creative expertise: Auran Games and Fury – a case study. Media International Australia : incorporating Culture and Policy, 130 (February), 77-89. Banks, J., & Potts, J. (2010). Co-creating games: a co-evolutionary analysis. New Media & Society, 12(2), 253-270. Bruns, A. (2008). Blogs, wikipedia, second life, and beyond: From production to produsage. New York, USA: Peter Lang. Burgess, J. E. & Green, J. B. (2009). Youtube: Online Video and Participatory Culture. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. On 24 Jan 2012, at 17:14, John McAuley wrote: FYI: Books: The Wealth of Network by Benkler (2008) Wikinomics by Tapscott and Williams (2006) (and to a lesser extent Macrowikinomics) Governing the Commons by Ostrom (1999) The penguin and the leviathan by Benkler (2011) (much more accessible than his previous work, so more favourable for undergrads, I'd imagine) Papers: Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and The Nature of the Firm by Benkler (2002) Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms by Ostrom (2000) Managing the virtual commons by kollock and smith (1994) The Hidden Order of Wikipedia by Viégas and Wattenberg (2007) Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You? by Pisano and Verganti (2008) Wikipedia and authority by o'Neill (2010) Crowds and Communities: Light and Heavyweight Models of Peer Production by Haythornthwaite (2008) Cooperation in collective action by Bandiera, Barankay and Rasul (2005) The Reader-to-Leader Framework: Motivating technology-mediated social participation by Preece and Shneiderman (2009) Rgds, j On 23 January 2012 12:46, Andrew Herman <aherman(a)wlu.ca<mailto:aherman@wlu.ca>> wrote: Fellow Aoiristas! For a list of recommended readings for undergraduates, what journal articles or book chapters on co-creation, prosumerism, and playbor in social media/"Web 2.0" would you suggest? Thanks in advance. All Hail Andrew Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Chairperson Department of Communication Studies Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693 _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org<mailto:Air-L@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/ -- John McAuley ------ Knowledge & Data Engineering Group Trinity College Dublin Ireland ------ _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org<mailto:Air-L@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/ Darryl Woodford PhD Candidate | Sessional Academic, Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology E-Mail: darryl(a)dpwoodford.net<mailto:darryl@dpwoodford.net> | dp.woodford(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:dp.woodford@qut.edu.au> Mobile (AU): 0449881920 Skype: santow

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Affordances, technical agency, and the politics of technologies of cultural production
by Tarleton Gillespie 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

All, (Yikes. Trying to get scholarly work out to the right people, when it isn't going to reach you through traditional channels like journals, sure feels like untested waters. I know this mailing list is full of people who will want to read this, but saying so feels a little like spam. Anyway, we hope that us letting you know about this will feel less like promotion and more like sharing good work; we hope it is appropriate for our mailing list.) Our blog, Culture Digitally, has been up and running for a few months. One of our commitments, in addition to hosting smart, scholarly posts on a range of issues regarding digital cultural production, was to occasionally instigate theoretical back-and-forth between two or more people in our field, around a shared theoretical concern or point of interest. In these "dialogues," the participants are encouraged to grapple with theoretical questions, but to do so quite a bit faster than the glacial pace of publishing typically allows. Imagine them as the digital equivalent of the scholarly exchange of letters between pre-eminent gentlemen (sic!) scientists. The thinking is meant to be raw and provocative, a chance for the dialogue participants to prod each other beyond their own certainties. We've posted our first, and we think it will be of interest to some on this mailing list. Affordances, technical agency, and the politics of technologies of cultural production a dialogue between Gina Neff, Tim Jordan, and Joshua McVeigh-Schulz January 23, 2012 http://culturedigitally.org/2012/01/affordances-technical-agency-and-the-po… Tarleton Gillespie Hector Postigo http://culturedigitally.org/

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