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Research into Online Youth Activism
by Roy Smith 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hi there I am currently conducting a piece of research into Online Youth Activism as part of an MA in European Youth Work at the University of Bedfordshire. I am looking for help contacting 16-25 year olds who are interested in in the subject to join a research forum. Participants might just vote in polls or share articles, or they could host forums and run campaigns. It would be great if you were able to help me distribute the research link or help me find any groups or individuals who may be interested in participating. The link is: http://activistresearch.wordpress.com Here is a standard tweet that it would be great if you could share: 16-25? Interested in online activism? Help with a new research project at http://activistresearch.wordpress.com Please let me know if you are able to help Thanks Roy Smith

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Re: [Air-L] Trolling and Asperger's
by André Brock 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

I tried to not say nothin...i really did. but this statement really got my goat: Re: Academia - I have known no professor to discourage pursuit of a > volatile subject, or to refuse to even listen and/or accept ideas within it > regardless of their personal agreement. This is how we cultivate talent - > how we grow. This too requires and open mind. Dear Thomas, I'm finta call a spade a spade, and point out that your above statement is emblematic of White male privilege. I can assure you - as can many of the female/queer/minority members of this list - that indeed professors DO "discourage pursuit of a volatile subject". This is especially true, but not limited to, of any research project that attempts to avoid deficit-based portrayals of non-whites/"other" and ICT usage. The innate conservatism of the academy stifles not only critical cultural projects, but also the recruitment and retention of minority faculty and students. Please argue this with me...i'm begging you. Moving on... I don't know you..and based on your interactions with others here i'm not sure i want to. That being said, you're entitled to your opinions on academia and the list. What you are NOT entitled to are your statements demeaning the intelligence, training, or ethos of other list members. If you spoke to me like that in person, i'd call you on it - which is why i'm saying something here. While you may have received approval or your actions off-list, note that no-one has stepped forward to publicly defend your words. That should signal to you that your actions fall outside the pale of civility. Even if you don't intend to enter academia after completing your degree, I'm sure that your behavior would be deemed objectionable in either the corporate, non-profit, or governmental sectors. I find it ironic that your paragraph ends with "open mind". IMO (i ain't humble) an open mind requires you to accept that the beliefs/practices of others have equal validity to yours REGARDLESS of whether you believe otherwise. I have yet to see you demonstrate that in your behavior on this forum. In the words of the sage philosopher O'Shea Jackson, "check yourself before you wreck yourself". I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. /end rant

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Deadline Extended till Sept 15, 2012: Special Issue: Culture, Technology and Globalization in the Information Age
by Harrison, Teresa M 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Deadline Extended till Sept 15, 2012: Special Issue: Culture, Technology and Globalization in the Information Age Issue Editor: Shaheed Nick Mohammed, Pennsylvania State University at Altoona Culture as lived experience and academic concept exists and evolves under the pressure of global trends in the modern information age. Outdated notions of culture as a set of parochial markers of identity lose their relevance in a world where identities are not only hybrid, but also fluid and (often deliberately) constructed from multiple competing influences. Technologies of the information age enable cultures to exist outside of the confines of geography, history and politics traditionally associated with cultural emergence and maintenance. These technologies foster transnational and diasporic communities, enabling traditional migrants to reconstruct the traditions of home wherever they may wander. At the same time, these technologies also enable non-traditional groups with members of diverse geographic and historic backgrounds to evolve into their own "cultures" that feature membership, participation, mythology and lore in evolving forms. The Electronic Journal of Communication (http://www.cios.org/www/ejcmain.htm) invites papers on the multiple intersections of Culture, Technology and Globalization in the Information Age for an upcoming special themed issue to be published in early 2013. Manuscripts may take a variety of empirical or theoretical perspectives; topics may include, but are not restricted to, the following areas: virtual diasporas, identity and technology, hybridity and group/identity construction, "culture" in the Information Age, ethnogenesis and imagined communities. Regardless of the specific topic, special emphasis should be placed on fundamental social changes that arise from the increasingly important role of information technologies in defining and transforming human culture. Manuscripts should target approximately 25 pages or 7000 words in length excluding notes and references and should adhere to APA (6th ed.) guidelines. The extended deadline for receipt of manuscripts is September 15, 2012. Submit electronic articles as an attachment using doc, docx, pdf, or rtf format with all author-identifying information removed. Address all manuscripts and queries to Shaheed Nick Mohammed (snm11(a)psu.edu<mailto:snm11@psu.edu>). Authors who would like to discuss paper ideas are encouraged to contact the editor. About the Guest Editor: Shaheed Nick Mohammed earned his PhD degree from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He is Associate Professor of Communication at Penn State Altoona. His research examines the various intersections of communication technology, culture and global forces. He has published in outlets such as the Journal of Health Communication, New Media and Society, the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication and the Electronic Journal of Communication. He has recently authored two new books, Communication, globalization and culture: Beyond borders and tradition (Lexington Books, 2011) and The (dis)information age: The persistence of ignorance (Peter Lang, 2012).

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Re: [Air-L] Is there any published research on "trolling"?
by Thomas Jones 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

It looks like my autocorrect got the best of my email ha! I'm didn't mean to state they are highly intelligent in their social awkwardness. I intended to communicate that they (trolls) are often highly intelligent, and often challenged by social awkwardness. I was closely identified but not diagnosed with aspergers myself, but fortunately I "grew out of it" so to speak. There isn't an exact parallel between trolls and aspergers, that isnt really my point, but rather that they share similarities for analogous purposes. Thomas Jones @othertomjones http://about.me/othertomjones Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2012, at 4:53 PM, "Athina Karatzogianni" <athina.k(a)gmail.com<mailto:athina.k@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Thomas, Just to say when trolls are useful, people do not generally refer to them as trolls : ) but I get your point. About Aspergers sufferers, I dont know what your experience of individuals with aspergers is but I wouldnt say they are highly intelligent in their social awkwardness. They can be highly intelligent yes, but they are not just socially awkward, they have major difficulties with the social, which is a central part of their issue. So to compare trolls as tending to be introverted and akin to aspergers is a bit off the mark. Aspergers sufferers are not just geeky and socially awkward there are truly more complex issues at stake. I have made my suggestions to Tom in an individual email earlier, but I hope you and others dont mind my intervention. I felt I really had to point this out. Cheers Athina On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Thomas Jones <tajone02(a)syr.edu<mailto:tajone02@syr.edu>> wrote: Let's not other that often trolls are individuals, who obviously tend to be introverted, are often highly intelligent in their social awkwardness - akin to those with aspergers. It are these same people who contribute to the underlying fabric of slashdot for example, who also predominantly created Wikipedia. So, trolls do actually provide a useful purpose, dependent on how they are motivated. Thomas Jones @othertomjones http://about.me/othertomjones Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:15 PM, "Burcu Bakioglu" <bbakiogl(a)gmail.com<mailto:bbakiogl@gmail.com>> wrote: > Oh yes... most definitely! 4chan gave birth to lolAnons (trolls that hacked > and defaced 7000 MySpace profiles with gay porn) and Anonymous (the > hacktivist collective) at the same time. SL group The Wrong Hands have > conducted two hacktivist initiatives in SL against two other groups: > Justice League Unlimited (paper forthcoming) and Modular Systems (paper > will be written) and exposed major surveillance and datamining operations. > So yes, they are adorable that way :P (*joke*) > > Also if you're one to get easily offended, I recommend not researching the > topic at all. The amount of racist, homophobic, and sexist language/slurs > that I encountered, along with porn I have consumed within the last decade > or so is insane. Generally, if it pisses you off and is sure to bring them > the media attention, they won't shy away from it. Think of Anshe Chung who > was SL's first self-proclaimed millionaire back in the day and who made it > to the cover of the Business Week. In her in-world CNet interview, goons > plummeted her with flying penises and crashed the sim... Then posted the > recording on YouTube. Bunch DMCA complaints ensued, nothing came out of it, > of course. Good times :P > > But, if your concern is to keep your blogs safe, you know all you need to > know by now :) There is nothing more to it, really. If there is, I am > willing to learn... > > BsB > > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Kyle Kontour <kkontour(a)gmail.com<mailto:kkontour@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> My two cents: not only are trolls best dealt with by being ignored, there >> are times that they serve a useful function in disrupting groupthink, >> pile-ons, and so-called "epistemic closure". By contrast, they can also >> foment the opposite, in group solidarity and re-affirmation of views (it >> depends on how other folks deal with the trolls). I would count trolls as >> being an irritating, often awful, but nonetheless integral part of online >> ecology--a bit like mosquitoes or certain parasites. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Burcu S. 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introductory resources on social media and virtual world cultures in Asia
by iskandar zulkarnain 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hi all, I am finalizing the syllabus for my upcoming intro class on digital cultures in Asia and realized that I only have few resources on the topic of Asian social media and virtual world cultures. So, I figure I would utilize this list to request if anyone can point me to any introductory resources on these two subject matters since I know how supportive this list is to those new to teaching. For your information, the class will be an introductory undergraduate one, so I need resources that could balance between the kind of information presented and the depth of analysis. Kind regards izul -- Iskandar Zulkarnain HASTAC Scholars 2011-2012 Website: http://www.hastac.org/hastac-scholars<http://www.hastac.org/scholars> Rochester Intermedia Studies Group Ph.D. Student Visual and Cultural Studies 424 Morey Hall University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 "Ilmu itu untuk dibagi, bukan untuk dimiliki!"

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Call for Participation: Symposium on Privacy, Security and Forensics in the Digital Age
by Sarah Merry 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

*Neges ddwyieithog yw hon - Gweler isod ar gyfer y fersiwn Gymraeg* *This is a bilingual message. Please see below for Welsh version.* Symposium jointly hosted by Aberystwyth University and the National Library of Wales Venue: National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth Date: 6th September 2012 Privacy, Security and Forensics in the Digital Age This event aims to explore the boundaries of public and private in the digital ecology and includes contributions from a diverse range of fields including forensics, security, law, information science and archival science. Presentations will focus on privacy within the context of the challenges it raises for social and mobile media, cyber security and cloud forensics. It will be very much an interdisciplinary event, with opportunities to explore areas of convergence and divergence. Participants will have the chance to consider collaborative approaches to the increasing challenges of defining legal boundaries, use/misuse of technological capabilities and changes in popular perceptions of what constitutes public and private. The Programme and further information about the sessions and speakers can be found at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/dis/research/privacy-security-forensics-symposium/. Registration is £35 and the deadline is the 30th August 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the symposium co-ordinator, Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher (knb(a)aber.ac.uk) or Sarah Merry (skm08(a)aber.ac.uk) Please use email to contact us if possible, as we will usually be able to respond more quickly. However, if you do need to speak to somebody personally, the number is (01970) 622160. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symposiwm a drefnwyd ar y cyd gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Lleoliad: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberystwyth Dyddiad: 6 Medi 2012 Preifatrwydd, Diogelwch a Fforenseg yn yr Oes Ddigidol Nod y digwyddiad hwn yw archwilio’r ffiniau rhwng y cyhoeddus a’r preifat yn yr ecoleg ddigidol, ac mae’n cynnwys cyfraniadau o amrywiaeth eang o feysydd, gan gynnwys fforenseg, diogelwch, y gyfraith, gwyddor gwybodaeth a gwyddor archifau. Bydd y cyflwyniadau’n canolbwyntio ar breifatrwydd yng nghyd-destun yr heriau mae’n eu codi i’r cyfryngau cymdeithasol a’r cyfryngau symudol, seiberddiogelwch a fforenseg cwmwl. Digwyddiad rhyngddisgyblaethol fydd hwn, â chyfleoedd i edrych ar feysydd sy’n gorgyffwrdd neu’n wahanol. Bydd y rhai sy’n cymryd rhan yn cael y cyfle i ystyried ymdriniaethau rhyngddisgyblaethol i fynd i’r afael â’r heriau cynyddol o ddiffinio ffiniau cyfreithiol, y defnydd/camddefnydd o alluoedd technolegol a newidiadau mewn canfyddiadau poblogaidd am yr hyn sy’n gyhoeddus a’r hyn sy’n breifat. Gellir gweld Rhaglen y digwyddiad, a rhagor o wybodaeth ynglŷn â’r sesiynau a’r siaradwyr yn: http://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/dis/research/privacy-security-forensics-symposium/. Y ffi cofrestru yw £35 a’r dyddiad cau yw 30 Awst 2012. Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau, cysylltwch â chydlynydd y symposiwm, Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher (knb(a)aber.ac.uk) neu Sarah Merry (skm08(a)aber.ac.uk) Gofynnwn i chi gysylltu â ni drwy e-bost os oes modd, gan y bydd hyn yn ein galluogi i ymateb yn gynt fel rheol. Serch hynny, os ydych angen siarad â rhywun yn uniongyrchol, ffoniwch (01970) 622160.

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Connecting Canadians: Investigations in Community Informatics
by Philipp Budka 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Connecting Canadians: Investigations in Community Informatics represents the work of the Community Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking (CRACIN), the largest national and international research effort to examine the burgeoning field of community informatics, a cross-disciplinary approach to the mobilization of information and communications technologies (ICT) for community change. ... With free book and chapter downloads: http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120193 Best, Philipp -- Philipp Budka philbu(a)gmx.net Dreyhausenstraße 18/7 A-1140 Wien, Austria http://www.philbu.net --

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Research and the Internet
by Philippa Smith 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Dear Everyone, I know how supportive AOIR is to those new to teaching, hence this request for guidance. I have been asked to do a two hour lecture to Masters students in the social sciences (in October) along the rather broad topic of "Research and the Internet". Basically it is looking at how the Internet has changed not only what we research, but also how we research - so these are two overlapping areas which I will need to cover. Can anyone recommend a suitable book/s that might assist me with this. Certainly an overview of the range of research methodologies that have emerged - both quantitative and qualitative - are an essential part of this and cover a vast range of disciplines. But I also want to stimulate thinking about the burgeoning area of Internet studies. Perhaps two hours isn't enough! But I need to start somewhere - and I also need to remember this is just an "introduction". Kind regards Philippa Philippa Smith Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW ZEALAND

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Phone Hacking Articles?
by Adam Fish 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Dear List, I am putting together a syllabus and want to include a week on media reform in light of the phone hacking scandals. Has any non-journalistic scholarship been written and published in peer-reviewed journals regarding the News Corp/phone hacking scandals. Thank you. -- Adam Fish, PhD Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies Sociology Department, Lancaster University 310.745.6976 mediacultures.org

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[JVWR] Combined Call for 2012-2014
by Tzafnat Shpak 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

** [image: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research]<http://jvwresearch.org?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+Announ…> [image: JVWR combined call]<http://www.jvwresearch.org?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+An…> Image taken from etsy shop orangebeautiful Dear members, JVWR Combined Call for 2012-2014 This combined call is for all of the *Journal of Virtual Worlds Research<http://www.jvwresearch.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+A…>current CFPs * (Call for Papers) for issues and events, including: - A call for papers and *special topics*’ calls (Managerial and Commercial Applications, Law, Enterprises, Augmented Reality). - *ARatCIS2012* – a Face2Face workshop at ICIS2012, Orlando, Florida, December 16, 2012 - call is open. - *SLACTIONS 2012*, metaverse platforms: November 15-17, 2012 - call is still open. - *MCIS 2012*, Guimarães, Portugal: September 8-10, 2012 - event info. Call closed. Get involved and join us: - *Enlisting* *Reviewers*<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-07-30-02-51-41/for-reviewers?utm_sour…>and Issue *Editors*<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-07-30-02-51-41/for-issue-editors?utm_…> . - *Subscribe*<http://jvwresearch.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+Annou…>for *our mailing list* (top left here <http://www.jvwresearch.org>). - *Facebook*: Check TheJVWR<http://www.facebook.com/TheJVWR?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Resear…> (and LIKE us!) http://www.facebook.com/TheJVWR<http://www.facebook.com/TheJVWR?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Resear…> - *Twitter*: @TheJVWR<https://twitter.com/TheJVWR?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+A…> Volume 5, Number 3 (2012): Managerial and Commercial Applications Issue Editors: Shu Schiller, Wright State University Brian Mennecke, Iowa State University Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Publication: 2012 Q4 Status: Call published. Please Submit. See call: Managerial and Commercial Applications<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/27?utm_source=…> MCIS 2012 Conference: Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games September 2012, Guimarães, Portugal Status: Call published. Authors were informed. You can register<http://www.kmowl.org/mcis/index.php/registration?utm_source=Journal+of+Virt…>to the conference. See call: Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games<http://www.kmowl.org/mcis/index.php/program/tracks?utm_source=Journal+of+Vi…> Augmented Reality AT ICIS2012: A Face-2-Face Workshop in ICIS 2012 Orlando, FL, December 16, 2012 Organized by: Shu Schiller, Wright State University Yesha Sivan, Tel Aviv Academic College Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Status: Initial call all is published. See call: ARatICIS2012<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/component/content/article/11-events/42?utm…> . Volume 6, Number 1 (2013): Assembled Issue Editor: Yesha Sivan, Managing Editor Publication: 2013 Q1 Status: Will also include papers from SLACTIONS 2012<http://www.slactions.org/2012/?page_id=2&utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worl…> , where authors of the best papers will be invited to provide revised and expanded versions for publication in JVWR. See call: JVWR General Call for Papers<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/43?utm_source=…> Volume 6, Number 2 (2013): Law and Virtual Worlds Issue Editors: Melissa de Zwart, University of Adelaide, Australia Greg Lastowka, Rutgers University, US Dan Hunter, New York Law School, US Publication: 2013 Q2 Status: Call published. Please Submit. See call: Law and Virtual Worlds<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/30?utm_source=…> Volume 6, Number 3 (2013): Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds Issue Editors: Imed Boughzala, Institut Mines-Telecom, France Gert-Jan de Vreede, UNO, US Moez Limayem, University of Arkansas, US Publication: 2013 Q3 Status: Call published. Please submit. See call: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/41?utm_source=…> Volume 7, Number 1 (2014): Assembled Issue Editors: Looking for editors. Please send email to tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org<tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org?subject=JVWR%20-%20Issue%20Editors> Publication: 2014 Q1 Status: to be updated See call: JVWR General Call for Papers<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/43?utm_source=…> Volume 7, Number 2 (2014): Augmented Reality Issue Editors: TBD We are looking for editors to fine-tune the issue’s content with regard to VW research. Publication: 2014 Q2 Status: enlisting issue editors<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-07-30-02-51-41/for-issue-editors?utm_…> CALL: TBD Volume 7, Number 3 (2014): Impact (on People, Places, and Organizations) Issue Editors: TBD We are looking for editors to define this issue. The core idea is to conduct deep analysis on the potential impact of virtual worlds, identify key issues that are missing, or key factors that can lead virtual worlds to fulfill their potential. Publication: 2014 Q3 Status: enlisting issue editors<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-07-30-02-51-41/for-issue-editors?utm_…> CALL: TBD by the issue editor More Information For all *other inquiries please* contact us<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-07-30-02-51-41/contact-us-in-email?ut…> . Looking forward to your creativity, Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan Managing Editor The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research http://www.jvwresearch.org<http://www.jvwresearch.org?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+An…> © 2012 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research All rights reserved. -- =========== *Tzafnat Shpak* Coordinating Editor *The Journal of Virtual World Research* tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org http://jvwresearch.org

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