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Berkman Center Accepting Fellowship Applications for the 2013-2014 Academic Year
by Rebecca Tabasky 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Hi, colleagues, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has opened our yearly call for fellowship applications. This opportunity is for those who wish to spend the 2013-2014 academic year in residence in Cambridge, MA as part of Berkman's community of pioneers, and who seek to deeply engage in the collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and cross-sectoral exploration of some of the Internet's most interesting, challenging, and compelling issues. We invite applications from those who are working on issues related to Internet and society who are familiar with the work of the Berkman Center as well as those who are not; those studying issues that overlap with ongoing Berkman interests and those who will expose us to new opportunities and approaches; scholars, practitioners, innovators, and others committed to understanding and advancing the public interest; those who come from and have interest in countries industrialized or developing; and people just beginning their work, in the midst of it, or eager to reflect upon it. Stipends and benefits are awarded to fellows on a case-by-case basis. The application deadline is January 6, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More information about this call for applications can be found below and at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20132014. More information about the Berkman Center Fellowship Program can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships>. A Fellowship Program FAQ can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/faq <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/faq>. We welcome you to read more about our fellowship opportunities below, to share this announcement with your networks, and to apply! Many thanks, and all best, Becca --- * Open Call for Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2013-2014* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20132014> * About Berkman's Fellowship Program* "The Berkman Center's mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions. We are a research center, premised on the observation that what we seek to learn is not already recorded. Our method is to build out into cyberspace, record data as we go, self-study, and share. Our mode is entrepreneurial nonprofit." Inspired by our mission statement, the Berkman Center's fellowship program provides the opportunity for some of the world's most innovative thinkers and changemakers to hone and share ideas, find camaraderie, and spawn new initiatives. The program aims to encourage and support fellows in an inviting and rigorous intellectual environment, with community activities designed to foster inquiry and to identify and expose the common threads across fellows' individual activities. Fellows actively participate in exchanges through a weekly fellows hour, fellows-run working groups, and a wide-range of Berkman Center events and interactions. While engaging in both substance and process, much of what makes the fellowship program rewarding is created each year by the fellows themselves to address their own interests and priorities. These entrepreneurial, collaborative ventures -- ranging from goal-oriented to experimental, from rigorous to humorous -- are what ensure the dynamism of the fellows, the fellowship program, and the Berkman community. Additionally, with Berkman faculty, students, staff, and other affiliates, fellows help to develop and advance their own work and Berkman Center projects, and they learn and teach through courses, hacking and development sessions, cultural productions, and other diverse gatherings. Fellows are essential to the Berkman Center as nodes of intelligence, insight, energy, and knowledge-sharing. From their diverse backgrounds and wide-ranging physical and virtual travels, Berkman Center fellows bring fresh ideas, skills, passion, and connections to the Center, and from their time spent in Cambridge help build and extend new perspectives and initiatives out into the world. * About Berkman Fellowships* An appointment that defies one-size-fits-all description, each Berkman fellowship carries a unique set of opportunities, responsibilities and expectations. All fellows engage issues related to the fairly limitless expanse of Internet & society issues, and are committed to the intellectual life of the Center and fellowship program activities. Some fellows work as researchers directly on Berkman Center projects. Other fellowships consist of independent work, such as the research and writing of a manuscript or series of papers, the vision and planning of an action-oriented meeting, or the development and implementation of an initiative or a study on issues related to the Berkman Center's areas of inquiry. Fellowship terms typically run the course of the academic year, roughly from the beginning of September through the end of May. In some instances, fellows are re-appointed for consecutive fellowship terms. While we embrace our many virtual connections, spending time together in person remains essential. In order to maximize their engagement with the community, during their fellowship terms fellows are expected to routinely spend time in and conduct much of their work from Cambridge, in most cases requiring residency. Tuesdays hold particular importance as it is the day the fellows community meets for a weekly fellows hour, in addition to it being the day Berkman hosts our public luncheon series; as such, we ask that fellows commit to spending as many Tuesdays at the Center as is possible. * Qualifications* While fellowships are extremely competitive and our standards are accordingly high, we do not have a defined set of requirements for the fellows we select through our open call; we welcome applications from a wildly diverse pool of individuals. Fellows come from across the disciplinary spectrum, different life paths, and are at all stages of career development. Some fellows are academics, whether students, post-docs or professors. Others come from outside academia, and include lawyers, philosophers, activists, technologists, entrepreneurs, journalists and other types of practitioners. The commonality between all Berkman fellows is an interest in the intersections of the Internet and related emergent technologies, social change, and policy and regulatory change, and a commitment to spending their fellowship exploring those dynamics in concert with others. To learn more about the work and interests of our current community of fellows, you can read their bios and find links to their outstanding work at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/fellows, read their blogs at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/planet/current/, and find them on the twittersphere in our list of Berkman community members at https://twitter.com/i/#!/berkmancenter/current-people-projects <https://twitter.com/i/#%21/berkmancenter/current-people-projects>. * Commitment to Diversity* The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQ community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods. The roots of this deep commitment are many and, appropriately, diverse. We are not nearly far enough along in this regard, and we may never be. It is a constant process in which there remains much to learn. We welcome your inquiries, comments and ideas on how we may continue to improve. * Stipends, Benefits, and Access to University Resources* / Stipends/: Fellowships awarded through the open call for applications are rarely stipended. Some fellows receive partial stipends --the award of such a stipend is based on the nature of the responsibilities the applicant would assume while a fellow, and their relation, relevance, and application to Berkman's funded projects. Most fellows receive no direct funding or stipend through the Berkman Center, but rather have obtained funding through other means, such as an outside grant or award, a home institution, or other forms of scholarship. / Benefits/: Fringe benefits do not routinely accompany Berkman fellowships. Fellows must make their own housing, insurance, childcare, and transportation arrangements. / Office Space/: Most Berkman fellows work out of the greater-Boston area and spend a significant amount of time at the Berkman Center. There are many desks and workspaces available for flexible use at the Berkman Center, though few fellows are given their own permanent desk or office. We endeavor to provide comfortable and productive spaces for fellows to work, even if it is not the same space each day. Fellows are welcome to host small meetings and gatherings at the Center and on the Harvard campus. / Access to University Resources/: Fellows are allowed physical access into Langdell Library (the Harvard Law School Library), and fellows are able to acquire a Special Borrower Card for privileges with the Harvard College Libraries. At present, we do not routinely provide access to the University's e-resources. Fellows do not have the ability to purchase University health insurance, get Harvard housing, or purchase Harvard gym membership. Berkman fellows wishing to audit classes at Harvard University must ask permission directly from the professor of the desired class. * Additional Information about the Berkman Center* The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu. * Frequently Asked Questions* More information about fellows selection and the application process can be found on our Fellows Program FAQ at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/faq. * Required Application Materials* 1.) A current resume or CV. 2.) A personal statement which should a) frame your motivation for applying for a Berkman Center fellowship and b) outline the work you propose to conduct during a fellowship. This statement should be roughly 1,000 -- 1,500 words or should be a multi-media equivalent. 3.) A copy of a recent publication or an example of your work that is related to Internet research and inquiry. If it is a written document, it should be on the order of a paper, chapter, or presentation - not an entire book or dissertation - and should be in English. 4.) Two letters of recommendation, sent directly from the reference. In addition to the above materials, we will ask applicants to share some additional information in a form as part of the application. 1) Disciplinary background: Up to three disciplines in which you have been trained and/or have worked. 2) Tags: Five tags that describe or represent the themes, issues, or ideas you know about and on which you propose to conduct work during a fellowship at Berkman; and five tags that represent work, themes, issues, or ideas that you do not currently know much about, but would like to explore and learn more about during a fellowship year. Each tag should be one- to three- words or terms. 3) Berkman projects of interest. * To Apply for a 2013-2014 Academic Year Fellowship Through Our Open Call* Applications will be submitted online through our Application Tracker at https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/apply/jobs/7?apptracker_id=3. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the application deadline: January 6, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Instructions for creating an account and submitting an application through the Application Tracker can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20132014/apptr…. Note related to recommendation letters: Recommendation letters will be captured through the Application Tracker, so applicants will need to submit the names and contact information for references in advance of the application deadline. References will receive a link at which they can upload their letters. We recommend that applicants create their profiles and submit reference information in the Application Tracker as soon as they know they are going to apply and have identified their references - this step will not require other fellowship application materials to be submitted at the same time.

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Seeking Participants for Digital Infidelity Study
by Derek Blackwell 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania is currently conducting a study on relational infidelity in the digital age. More specifically, this study looks at how digital tools such as the internet and mobile devices are being used to facilitate infidelity within romantic relationships. If you have been in a committed monogamous relationship with someone who has committed 'digital infidelity', your story would be a valuable addition to this study. At the present time, we are looking for individuals who are willing to be interviewed on this topic. Interviews are conducted by phone and estimated to last approximately 30 minutes. As a token of thanks, all participants will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card at the end of the study. For more information, please contact me at dblackwell(a)asc.upenn.edu. (Feel free to forward this recruitment information to anyone you know may be eligible and willing to participate, as recruiting participants for this topic can be challenging.) Thank you, Derek Derek Blackwell Doctoral Student Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania

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Call for Papers: Strategies for Media Reform
by PHILIP M NAPOLI 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Call for Papers Strategies for Media Reform: An International Workshop International Communication Association Pre-conference London - June 17, 2013 Sponsored by: Philosophy, Theory and Critique division, Communication Law and Policy division, and Global Communication and Social Change division Hosted by: Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London and Coordinating Committee for Media Reform (CCMR). Supported by: Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Donald McGannon Communication Research Center, Fordham University, Global Media and Communication, Communication, Culture and Critique. Given the crises of accountability, accessibility, legitimacy and funding facing media systems across the world, there are currently unprecedented opportunities for media reform: for re-imagining, restructuring and reviving our means of communication in the public interest. In a whole range of countries, from Australia to Argentina and from China to the US, we are seeing campaigns--from the hyper-local to the national--to secure more democratic, responsive and representative media systems and forms of media coverage. The need to redistribute cultural resources on a more equitable and transparent basis is rapidly becoming associated with wider movements for social justice not just in opposition to concentrated ownership but also in resisting the corporate grab of the internet, supporting public-oriented journalism and pressing for more accountability and diversity in our media systems. This pre-conference will highlight efforts across a range of countries to build vibrant and viable media reform movements and offer all participants the chance to reflect on the strategies required to grow and sustain campaigns for media democracy. It will attempt to gather together significant examples of theory, advocacy and activism and to answer some of the most familiar questions facing media reform activists such as: o How do activists and academics generate interest in media reform? o How do we build meaningful coalitions that can secure progressive change? o What is the role of academics in generating research and providing support to media reform networks? o What are the intellectual and political foundations of media reform? o What are the common threads that link reform movements internationally? o Is media reform enough? How do we link with other campaigns for social justice? Concrete outcomes of the pre-conference will include: o Strengthening an emerging international network of media reform scholars; o Mapping of common themes in terms of national, regional and global scope (e.g., cross-media ownership, digital freedom of expression); o Ideas for collaborative and comparative research projects; and o Potentially contributing chapters for an upcoming edited volume on Communication Research in Action: International Perspectives (working title, to be proposed for Fordham University Press). Call For Papers This pre-conference calls for contributions from scholars and activists reflecting on pressing concerns and complementary challenges facing media reform movements throughout the world. This could include: o The use of social media to build reform movements o Successes and challenges of movements for democratic media legislation o Key principles and paradigms that underpin media reform campaigns o How to prioritize media in wider movements for social justice o How to resist the threat of unaccountable media power o How best to theorize the democracy and activism that will empower media reformers o How best to understand and apply historical battles for media democratization. Abstracts of 300 words (maximum) should be submitted no later than 30 November 2012. Send abstracts to: Philip Napoli at [1]mcgctr(a)fordham.edu Authors will be informed regarding acceptance/rejection for the pre-conference no later than December 20, 2012. Full papers will need to be submitted no later than May 15, 2013. This pre-conference will be held at Goldsmiths, University of London, 9.30-17:30 hrs, followed by a public rally in central London at 7pm for ICA and non-ICA delegates addressing key issues facing the international media reform movement. Cost: $30 (includes morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch). For informal queries, please contact Des Freedman, d.freedman(a)gold.ac.uk References 1. mailto:pnapoli@fordham.edu

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Reminder: 7th GigaNet Symposium registration is open
by Francesca Musiani 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Dear all, If you plan to attend, don't forget to register for GigaNet's next symposium, taking place on 5 November in Baku: http://www.amiando.com/giganet2012 Please find below the final program: *7th Annual Symposium* 5 November 2012 Pre-conference to the UN Internet Governance Forum Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, Baku, Azerbaijan http://www.amiando.com/giganet2012 *Program * 9:00 -- 10:00 - The UN, the ITU and Internet governance Contested Boundaries: The International Telecommunication Regulations and Internet Governance. William Drake -- University of Zurich New Issue Domains in the UN Ambit: Negotiating Meanings for Security in Cyberspace. Roxane Radu -- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Regionalism and the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum. Dhanaraj Thakur -- University of the West Indies 10.00 -- 11:15 -- The role of private actors in Internet governance A Quantitative Study of the Factors Driving DPI Deployment by Network Operators Worldwide. Hadi Asghari and Michel Van Eeten -- Delft University of Technology; Milton Mueller -- Syracuse University; Shirin Tabatabaie -- Delft University of Technology From Neutral Thirds to Private Law Enforcers. Nicole van der Meulen and Arno Lodder -- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Internet Policies and Corporate Social Responsibility. Rolf H. Weber -- University of Zurich 11.15 -- 11.45 Coffee break 11:45 -- 13:00 -- Governance of critical Internet resources Dimensioning the Elephant: An Empirical Analysis of the IPv4 Transfer Market. Milton Mueller and Brenden Kuerbis, Syracuse University Laying the Path: Technical Approaches to Legal and Policy Issues in Internet Design. Sandra Braman -- University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Impact of the New gTLD Program: Domain Name Regulation Revolution in China. Hongbin Zhu -- China Internet Network Information Centre 13.00 -- 14.30: Lunch 14.30 -- 15.45: The Internet, civic engagement and state repression Media Disruption and Revolutionary Unrest: Evidence from Mubarak's Quasi-Experiment. Navid Hassanpour -- Yale University The Effects of the Internet on Civic Engagement Under Authoritarianism. The Case of Azerbaijan. Katy Pearce and Sarah Kendzior -- University of Washington; Deen Freelon -- American University Digital Citizenship in the South Caucasus: A Comparative Analysis between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Wayne Buente -- University of Hawaii; Lala Hajibayova -- Indiana University 15.45 -- 16.15: Coffee 16.15 -- 17.30: Cyber security, privacy and copyright Cookies versus Clams. Tracking Technologies and their Implications for Online Privacy. Andreas Kuehn -- Syracuse University The Evolution of Formal and Informal Institutions related to Cyber-Security: A Comparison of China and India. Nir Kshetri -- University of North Carolina Discourse Networks on Access Blocking in France and Germany and the European Union. Yana Breindl -- Georg-August Universität Göttingen 18.00 -- 19.30: Closing reception Registration and contact The symposium is free of charge. Please visit our conference website for registration and additional information: http://www.amiando.com/giganet2012 -- Francesca Musiani 2012-13 Yahoo! Fellow in Residence Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University 1316 36th Street NW Washington, DC 20057-1025 Affiliate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Research engineer and PhD Candidate, Center for the Sociology of Innovation, MINES ParisTech Section Head and Co-Chair, ESN-IAMCR (http://iamcr.org/s-wg/cctmc/esn) Outreach officer, GigaNet (http://giga-net.org) http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/Perso/Musiani

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Call for Abstracts: AAG 2013 special session - Los Angeles, April 2013
by Nikolaos Thomopoulos 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

======================================================================== CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AAG 2013 Conference dates: 9 - 13 April 2013 Conference venue: Los Angeles, California, USA Conference website: http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting ======================================================================== Special session theme: USING ICT FOR TRANSPORT TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN ECONOMY ======================================================================== This AAG conference session is sponsored by TGSG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Colleagues, we invite you to SUBMIT ABSTRACTS up to 250 words to this special session for the AAG annual meeting in LA in April 2013. Based on the leading position of California in the ICT and smartphone sectors, this session aims at bringing together practitioners with academics and policy makers from different backgrounds and geographical areas of the world to share their experiences about ICT use to improve transport. The focus will be on the implications of ICT use among different socio-economic groups and the respective environmental justice implications, along with new business opportunities offered through the increased use of ICT to offer a better or more efficient transportation. Contributions for this special session could include, but are not limited to, papers about: i. Case studies from developed or developing countries with advanced or restricted ICT and/or transport infrastructure available ii. New or developing business models arising through the use of ICT for transport Practical or theoretical papers are welcome, but contributions addressing technological challenges within urban areas are particularly welcome. The regional focus is open, and papers on international topics are welcome. There is particular interest for evidence from California, North America, Latin America or the Asia/Pacific region. You may contact the session organiser regarding specific queries at tranth(a)leeds.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline (for this special session): 21 October 2012 Interested presenters should REGISTER for the meeting and SUBMIT an abstract of up to 250 words (following the AAG guidelines at http://www.aag.org/cs/registrationverification) Then send their AAG PIN# and abstract by 21 OCTOBER 2012 to this session Organiser. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT INFORMATION Session Organiser: Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos, e-mail: tranth(a)leeds.ac.uk Institute for Transport Studies, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds

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Web 2.0
by MM Veloso 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

Hi everyone, I`m doing a research about the influence of web 2.0 in participation (or e-participation). At this moment I`m interested in the web 2.0 definition and web 3.0 definition. Can anyone recommend some must-read articles about web 2.0/web 3.0? Thank you Maria Manuel (PhD student at University of Minho, Portugal)

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Call for Papers: JOLT special issue on MOOCs
by Lee, Mark 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Dear colleagues, The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT at http://jolt.merlot.org/) has just released a Call for Papers for a special issue on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), to be published in Summer (June) 2013. The Guest Editors of the special issue are George Siemens (Athabasca University), Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), and Jillianne Code (University of Victoria). Proposals in the form of extended abstracts (500 words) are due on November 15, 2012, with full manuscripts due on January 31, 2013. The full Call for Papers is available at the following URL: http://jolt.merlot.org/jolt_moocs_cfp.pdf Please feel free to share this information with others who you think might be interested. Kind regards, --- Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University) Editor, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) Email: jolteditor(a)merlot.org Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Call for Papers: JOLT special issue on MOOCs
by Lee, Mark 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Dear colleagues, The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT at http://jolt.merlot.org/) has just released a Call for Papers for a special issue on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), to be published in Summer (June) 2013. The Guest Editors of the special issue are George Siemens (Athabasca University), Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), and Jillianne Code (University of Victoria). Proposals in the form of extended abstracts (500 words) are due on November 15, 2012, with full manuscripts due on January 31, 2013. The full Call for Papers is available at the following URL: http://jolt.merlot.org/jolt_moocs_cfp.pdf Please feel free to share this information with others who you think might be interested. Kind regards, --- Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University) Editor, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) Email: jolteditor(a)merlot.org Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Microsoft Research, Social Media Collective Postdoc Opening
by danah boyd 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

(Please forward this far and wide to anyone you know who might be interested. <grin>) The Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New England (MSRNE) is looking for a social media postdoctoral researcher (start date: 1 July, 2013). This position is an ideal opportunity for a scholar whose work draws on anthropology, communication, media studies, sociology, and/or science and technology studies to bring empirical and critical perspectives to complex socio-technical issues. Application deadline: Monday 19 November, 2012. A web version of this call is available here: http://socialmediacollective.org/2012/10/15/postdoc-opening/ Microsoft Research provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment with an open publications policy and close links to top academic institutions around the world. Postdoc researcher positions provide emerging scholars, (PhDs received in 2012 or to be conferred by July 2013), an opportunity to develop their research career and to interact with some of the top minds in the research community. The position also offers the potential to have 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 two-year term appointment following the academic calendar, starting in July 2013. Applicants must have completed the requirements for a PhD, including submission of their dissertation, prior to joining Microsoft Research. We do accept applicants with tenure-track job offers from other institutions so long as they are able to negotiate deferring their start date to accept our position. While each of the seven 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 with critical humanistic approaches to their topics. Qualifications include a strong academic record in anthropology, communication, media studies, sociology, science and technology studies, or related fields. The ideal candidate may be trained in any number of disciplines, but should have a strong methodological, analytical, and theoretical foundation in humanistic approaches to the social sciences, be interested in questions related to technology or the internet and society or culture, and be interested in working across disciplines and with computer scientists. The Social Media Collective is comprised of full-time researchers, postdocs, visiting faculty, PhD interns, and research assistants. Current projects include: - How does social media use affect relationships between artists and audiences in the creative industries? (Nancy Baym) - How do youth make sense of networked publics? (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 does information infrastructure shape event epistemology? (Megan Finn) - How do people with minimal internet access use mobile media to negotiate marginalization and social immobility? (Mary L. Gray) To apply for a postdoc position at MSRNE: 1. Submit an online application at: https://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/jobs/fulltime.aspx - Indicate that your research area of interest is “Anthropology, Communication, Media Studies, and Sociology” and that your location preference is “New England, U.S.” - In addition to the CV and names of three referees (including your dissertation advisor) that the online application will require you to include, upload the following 3 attachments with your online application: a) two journal articles, book chapters, or equivalent writing samples (uploaded as 2 separate attachments); b) a single research statement (four page maximum length) that addresses the following: outlines the questions and methodologies central to your research agenda (~two page maximum length); provides an abstract and chapter outline of your dissertation (~one page maximum length); offers a description of how your research agenda relates to research conducted by the social media collective (~one page maximum length) 2. After you submit your application, send an email (msrnejob(a)microsoft.com) alerting us that you have uploaded your application. If an applicant meets the requirements above, a request for letters will be sent to your list of referees on your behalf. ALL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE IN ORDER FOR AN APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED. Please make sure to check back with your referees or us if you have any questions about the status of your requested letters of recommendation. 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://www.socialmediacollective.org Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer ------ "you don't have to like me for who i am / but we'll see what you're made of / by what you make of me" -- ani http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/ http://www.danah.org/ @zephoria

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New book: "The Digital Rights Movement The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright"
by Michael Zimmer 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Colleagues: If you happen to see Hector Postigo at #IR13 in Manchester this week, congratulate him on his new book, "The Digital Rights Movement The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright", recently released in the "Information Society Series" at MIT Press. Better yet -- stop by the MIT Press book stand and buy a copy! Michael Zimmer Series co-editor == The Digital Rights Movement: The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12996 by Hector Postigo The movement against restrictive digital copyright protection arose largely in response to the excesses of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. In The Digital Rights Movement, Hector Postigo shows that what began as an assertion of consumer rights to digital content has become something broader: a movement concerned not just with consumers and gadgets but with cultural ownership. Increasingly stringent laws and technological measures are more than incoveniences; they lock up access to our “cultural commons.” Postigo describes the legislative history of the DMCA and how policy “blind spots” produced a law at odds with existing and emerging consumer practices. Yet the DMCA established a political and legal rationale brought to bear on digital media, the Internet, and other new technologies. Drawing on social movement theory and science and technology studies, Postigo presents case studies of resistance to increased control over digital media, describing a host of tactics that range from hacking to lobbying. Postigo discusses the movement’s new, user-centered conception of “fair use” that seeks to legitimize noncommercial personal and creative uses such as copying legitimately purchased content and remixing music and video tracks. He introduces the concept of technological resistance--when hackers and users design and deploy technologies that allows access to digital content despite technological protection mechanisms--as the flip side to the technological enforcement represented by digital copy protection and a crucial tactic for the movement. About the Author Hector Postigo is Associate Professor in the Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications, and Mass Media in the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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