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call for contributions: the unlike us reader--social media monopolies and their alternatives
by Geert Lovink 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/weblog/2012/06/01/call-for-contributions-un… CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: Unlike Us Reader: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives INTRODUCTION Following the success of the previous INC readers we would like to propose to put together a reader with key texts (see under below for possible topics). Anthology (print, pdf, epub) produced by the Institute of Network Cultures in collaboration with the Unlike Us research network. Following the second Unlike Us conference in Amsterdam, the Institute of Network Cultures is devoted to produce a reader that bundles actual theories about the economic and cultural aspects of dominant social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, and the development of alternative, decentralized social media software. POSSIBLE TOPICS Critical Twitter Studies // Artistic Responses to Social Media // Genealogies of Social Networking Sites // Biopolitics // Exploitation of Immaterial Labour // Social Media Activism and the Critique of Liberation Technology // Social What? Defining the Social // Software Matters: Sociotechnical and Algorithmic Cultures // The Private in the Public // Showcasing Alternatives in Social Media // Pitfalls of Building Alternatives WE INVITE Internet, visual culture and media scholars, researchers, artists, curators, producers, lawyers, engineers, open-source and open-content advocates, activists, Unlike Us conference participants, and others to submit materials and proposals. FORMATS We welcome interviews, dialogues, essays and articles, images (b/w), email exchanges, manifestos, with a max of 8,000 words. For scope and style, take a look at the previous INC readers and the style guide. This publication is produced by the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam and will be launched late 2012, ready in time for a possible Unlike Us #3 (no details known yet about the date and place). DEADLINE: August 20, 2012 SEND CONTRITBUTIONS: miriam[at]networkcultures[dot]org (Miriam Rasch) ____________ MORE INFORMATION Unlike Us: www.networkcultures.org/unlikeus INC readers: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/publications/inc-readers/ Or email: miriam[at]networkcultures[dot]org (from 1st of June on you can expect a response) ABOUT THE READER SERIES The INC reader series are derived from conference contributions and produced by the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam. They are available (for free) in print and pdf form onwww.networkcultures.org/ publications/readers. Previously published in this series: INC Reader #7: Geert Lovink and Nathaniel Tkacz (eds), Critical Point of View: A Wikpedia Reader, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2011. For millions of internet users around the globe, the search for new knowledge begins with Wikipedia. The encyclopedia’s rapid rise, novel organization, and freely offered content have been marveled at and denounced by a host of commentators. Critical Point of View moves beyond unflagging praise, well-worn facts, and questions about its reliability and accuracy, to unveil the complex, messy, and controversial realities of a distributed knowledge platform. INC Reader #6: Geert Lovink and Rachel Somers Miles (eds), Video Vortex Reader II: moving images beyond YouTube, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2011. Video Vortex Reader II is the second collection of texts that critically explore the rapidly changing landscape of online video and its use. With the success of YouTube and the rise of other online video sharing platforms, the moving image has become expansively more popular on the Web, significantly contributing to the culture and ecology of the internet and our everyday lives. In response, the Video Vortex project continues to examine critical issues of online video content. INC Reader #5: Scott McQuire, Meredith Martin, and Sabine Niederer (eds.), Urban Screens Reader, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2009. The Urban Screens Reader is the first book to focus entirely on the topic of urban screens. A collection of texts from leading theorists, and a series of case studies that deal with artists’ projects, and screen operators’ and curators’ experiences, offering a rich resource at the intersections between digital media, cultural practices and urban space. INC Reader #4: Geert Lovink and Sabine Niederer (eds.), Video Vortex Reader: Responses to YouTube, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2008. The Video Vortex Reader is the first collection of critical texts to deal with the rapidly emerging world of online video – from its explosive rise in 2005 with YouTube, to its future as a significant form of personal media. INC Reader #3: Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter (eds.), MyCreativity Reader: A Critique of Creative Industries, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2007. The MyCreativity Reader is a collection of critical research into the creative industries. The material develops out of the MyCreativity Convention on International Creative Industries Research held in Amsterdam, November 2006 (no longer available in print; pdf online). INC Reader #2: Katrien Jacobs, Marije Janssen and Matteo Pasquinelli (eds.), C’Lick Me: A Netporn Studies Reader, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2007. C’lick Me: A Netporn Studies Reader is an anthology that collects the best material from two years of debate from The Art and Politics of Netporn 2005 conference to the 2007 C’Lick Me festival (no longer available in print; pdf online). INC Reader #1: Geert Lovink and Soenke Zehle (eds.), Incommunicado Reader, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2005. The Incommunicado Reader brings together papers written for the June 2005 event, and includes a CD-ROM of interviews with speakers (no longer available in print; pdf online). See also: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/publications/inc-readers/ ABOUT UNLIKE US EVENTS Unlike Us #1: The launch of the research network took place during a one day event took on November 24, 2011 in Liamassol, Cyprus. The conference was organized by the internet and communications department of the University of Limasol and focussed on the political economy of social media. Unlike Us #2: The second event of the Unlike Us event took place in Amsterdam from March 8-10, 2012. The major themes of the workshops and two-day conference were alternatives in social media, software studies, artistic practices and the private and the public. ______ CONTACT Miriam Rasch Publications + Projects Institute of Network Cultures t: +31 (0)20 595 1865 miriam[at]networkcultures[dot]org HvA Interactive Media, room 05A07 Rhijnspoorplein 1 NL-1091 GC Amsterdam www.networkcultures.org Postal address: PO BOX 1025 NL-1000 BA Amsterdam t: +31 20 5951866 f: +31 20 5951840

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ESA RN18 Conference "Communication, Crisis, and Critique in Contemporary Capitalism": submission deadline July 20th
by Christian Fuchs 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

European Sociological Assocation Research Network 18 - Sociology of Communications and Media Research Conference "Communication, Crisis, and Critique in Contemporary Capitalism" University of the Basque Country, Bilbao. October 18-20, 2011 New deadline for abstract submissions: July 20th, 2012 Keynote Talk: Prof. Peter Golding (Northumbria University, UK) – Why a Sociologist should take Communications and Media Seriously We are living in times of global capitalist crisis that require rethinking the ways we organize society, communication, the media, and our lives. In the social sciences, there is a renewed interest in critical studies, the critique and analysis of class and capitalism, and critical political economy. The overall goal of this conference is to foster scholarly presentations, networking, and exchange on the question of which transitions media and communication and media sociology are undergoing in contemporary society. The conference particularly welcomes contributions that are inspired by sociological theories, critical studies, and various strands and traditions of the critical study of media & society. Submission and Participation An abstract of 200-250 words should be sent to Dr. Romina Surugiu, University of Bucharest, at the following e-mail address: bilbao.conference(a)yahoo.com Please insert the words Bilbao in the subject. The deadline for abstract submission is July 20th, 2012. If you want to participate without paper presentation, then please register via e-mail to Romina Surugiu, stating that that you want to register and participate. Conference Fee For members of ESA RN18: 35 Euros For non-members of ESA RN18: 50 Euros The fee will be collected from the participants at the registration in Bilbao. You can become a member of ESA RN18 by joining the ESA and subscribing to the network. The network subscription fee is only 10 Euros for a 2-year period: http://www.europeansociology.org/member/ You can become a member of ESA and of RN18 here: http://www.europeansociology.org/member/ Christian Fuchs, Peter Golding, George Pleios (ESA RN18 Chair, Honorary Chair, Vice-Chair)

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Call for Assistance: CyberSecurity Wiki
by Thomas Jones 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

All, The following may be of interest to you: Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society for Internet & Society has developed a Cybersecurity Wiki<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Main_Page> that is designed to be a curated, comprehensive, evolving, and interactive collection of resources for researchers (not just legal researchers), technologists, policy-makers, judges, students, and others interested in cybersecurity issues, broadly conceived. The general aim of the wiki is to collect in one place, and organize intelligently, every important document related to cybersecurity. At present the wiki has an annotated list<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Table_of_Contents> of almost 100 documents. More at: http://www.lawfareblog.com/2012/06/cybersecurity-wiki-introduction-and-call… Regards, Thomas Jones | Graduate Student | School of Information Studies http://about.me/othertomjones Syracuse University Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 t 919.809.9454 e tajone02syr.edu ischool.syr.edu THE CAMPAIGN FOR SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY campaign.syr.edu

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european conference on technology and elderly
by gene loeb 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

- Call for papers<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC…> - Accommodation<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC…> - Partner Program<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/index/pages/view/pa…> - Tracks & Topics<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC…> - Organizers<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/about/…> Sweet Dining Design Contest<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/index/pages/view/sw…> ISG Master Class / IAARC Academy<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/ISGEDU/> User You are logged in as... *geneloeb* - My Profile<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/user/p…> - Log Out<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/login/…> - Home<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/SGISARC2012/index> - About<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/about> - ACCOUNT/LOGIN<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/login> - Submissions<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/about/…> - Registration<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/index/pages/view/re…> - Program<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC…> FutureSite Conferences<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/index/index/index>> ISG*ISARC2012<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/index/index>> ISG*ISARC2012<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012> ISG*ISARC2012 June 26, 2012 – June 29, 2012 May we invite you to the biennial *World Conference* on technologies and technology use to serve the aging society* (Gerontechnology)*, in combination with the yearly ISARC conference dedicated to *Robotics* and * Automation* in *Construction*? ISG*ISARC2012 consists of *13 keynotes*, *25 symposia*, a maximum of both 36 *leading-edge technology events*, and 36 *chaired oral sessions*. In addition the *GeronTechnoPlatform* will have continuous video presentations and real-time virtual site visits. Under the theme “*Who is afraid of aging?*” issues pertaining to the aging society are addressed, such as quality of life with leisure and pleasure, home care, life-long working, retrofitting existing buildings and infrastructures, and the associated new technologies, such as ICT, automation, robotics and governance in the construction industry. We start from the *rights and needs of the aging person* living and working in built environments. The event takes place in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) under the umbrella of the European Year for Active Aging 2012 . *More ……<http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC…> *

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