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CFP: Comparative Internet Histories (edited collection)
by Jean Burgess 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Comparative Internet Histories Gerard Goggin and Mark McLelland (editors) Overview Although the Internet is entering its fifth decade, the understanding and formulation of its histories outside of a Euro-American framework is very much in its infancy. In this collection, which arises from a workshop at the 2013 Association of Internet Researchers Conference: http://ir14.aoir.org/preconference-workshop-appropriating-the-internet-alte…, contributors explore some of the problems, questions, methods, biases, narratives, and metaphors that underlie research into the Internet’s diverse histories. Given that “the Internet” is so often spoken of as a “global” and “deterritorialised” technology, it might be supposed that specific cultures of use can be replicated anywhere that has Internet connectivity. Yet what Internet technologies are available and preferred depends upon cultural factors as well as market and policy factors such as government regulation, competition between providers, and pricing. In its current phase of development -- often approached through ideologies and discourses such as “web 2.0,” “convergence culture,” and “user-generated content” -- the Internet is dominated by social networking systems (SNS) and a focus on users’ role in production as well as consumption. Far from one SNS dominating globally, however, the rise of this technology has been multiple and divergent, reflecting the localized adaptations of the Internet. To grasp the significance of web 2.0 features requires an acknowledgement of the existing media cultures influential upon users, as well as the effects of industry, policy, and social contexts, and the ways that imported – and local – technologies are being domesticated. The localised Internet histories that are emerging, and continue to evolve, need to be investigated through a cultural history of the development of the various aspects of the Internet in different regions and social contexts. This is evident in early applications such as email, BBS, and text-based online communities, through the adoption of the web and the rise of mass Internet, as well as more recent technologies such as blogs, SNS, and mobile and wireless technologies. This collection brings together researchers working on country-specific and regional histories of the Internet as well as those researching transnational platforms and communities, thus adding to our understanding of the different historical patterns of Internet development and deployment. Existing chapters “Doing Internet Histories” Gerard Goggin (University of Sydney) “Oral Histories of the Net: Australians Tell the Story of their ‘Connection’ via the Internet” Matthew Allen (Deakin University) “A Decade of ‘Social Media’ and what to Do about It: Methodological Challenges of Historicising the Proprietary Web” Jean Burgess (Queensland University of Technology) “The Forgotten Foreign Phase: Early BBS Systems in Japan” Mark McLelland (University of Wollongong) “Challenging the Net: Japanese Political Campaigns and the Internet 1995 to 2013” Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki (University of Tsukuba) “Japanese CMC as an Expanded Intimate Sphere: an Historical Analysis of Human Relationships Online” Takanori Tamura (Hosei University) “Internet Memory of a Counter-Hegemonic Group: An Oral History Perspective on Chinese Internet History” Angela Xiao Wu (Northwestern University) “Niche Goes Global: A History of a Digitised Musical Subculture” Andrew Whelan (University of Wollongong) We invite further chapter proposals including but not limited to the following topics: • What are the challenges of doing Internet histories, and what are the particular issues for concepts, methods, tools, documentation, archives, interpretative strategies, and presentation of research findings? How do these factors differ across societies? • What are the implication of specific cultural metaphors and ways of thinking about the Internet for the technology’s development in specific countries and regions outside North America and Western Europe? • Forgotten phases of the Internet – important developments that have not been recorded in mainstream accounts Internet history. • Internet histories outside of North America and Western Europe. • The oral history of the net outside of North America and Western Europe. • The Internet and Social Activism outside of North America and Western Europe. Please send a brief bio, proposed title and a 250 word abstract to Mark McLelland (markmc(a)uow.edu.au) by 4 November 2013. Already coming to AoIR 2013? Then join us at the Internet Histories Workshop to discuss your proposal: http://ir14.aoir.org/preconference-workshop-appropriating-the-internet-alte… Editors' contact details Professor Gerard Goggin, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney e: gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au Web: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/media_communications/staff/gerard_goggin.shtml Professor Mark McLelland, School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication University of Wollongong e: markmc(a)uow.edu.au web: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/ssmac/staff/UOW018742.html

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CFP Journalism Theory Practice and Criticism, special issue on The Objects of Journalism
by Nancy Baym 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Call for papers Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism Special issue The Objects of Journalism: Media, Materiality and the News Guest editors: C.W. Anderson (heychanders(a)gmail.com) & Juliette De Maeyer (jdemaeyer(a)gmail.com) Submission deadline: September 30, 2013 (abstracts) and January 15, 2014 (completed papers) Studying the ³objects of journalism² involves looking at the role of actual things in the journalistic production process. Without denying the existence of overarching economic, organizational, ideological, symbolic or cultural forces, the approach advocated in this special issue explores the material objects, sometimes seemingly innocuous or univocal, that are involved in news production, reception and distribution. Drawing on the conversations that took place during the 2013 ICA Pre-Conference « The Objects of Journalism: Media, Materiality and the News », this special issue is an attempt to further uncover and problematize the concrete materiality of journalism. Doing so requires us to think afresh about the ontologies of journalism studies, our research methods and the specific problems we decide to investigate. The special issue welcomes papers that: * Emphasize the socio-historical depth of journalistic objects, allowing us to think about up-to-the-minute aspects of modern newsmaking without being stuck in the contemplation of their alleged novelty. Examples might include papers examining digital artifacts (such as lines of code, hyperlinks, databases, APIs, CMS, algorithms, softwares, etc.) and discussing them in the context of other non-digital artifacts. * Provide critical reflection for choosing this modus operandi over other classic journalism studies approaches, and distinguish how specifically a material approach to journalism studies might relate to other disciplines or fields that have already embraced a « material turn ». * Tackle philosophical and theoretical questions involving ³new materialist² ontologies and epistemologies, and attempt to integrate practices in journalism with already existing thinking on assemblage theory (DeLanda), actor-network theory (Latour) or object-oriented ontology. * Rethink methodologies ‹ how do we understand what it means to do a materially-minded ethnography? Content analysis? Social network map? Have our methods always been material in this way? Or is there something new here? * Perspectives ‹ whether theoretical, sociological, cultural, economic, or historical ‹ that dispute the advisability or existence of a material turn. In other words, we encourage papers that dispute the thrust, premises or underlying assumptions of the special issue. * Any other topics of relevance to the general theme of the special issue. Prospective authors should submit an abstract of approximately 300 words by email to both C.W. Anderson (heychanders(a)gmail.com) and Juliette De Maeyer (jdemaeyer(a)gmail.com) All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the special issue editors. Successful authors will be invited to submit a full manuscript according to the journal¹s Notes for Contributors <http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal200905&ct_p=m anuscriptSubmission&crossRegion=eur>. All papers will be subjected to peer review. Timeline Deadline for abstracts: September 30, 2013 ; deadline for submission of articles: January 15, 2014 Publication: 2014

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Internet Policy Observatory: Call for Proposals
by Laura Henderson 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

*Internet Policy Observatory: Call For Proposals* The Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, announces a call for proposals under its Internet Policy Observatory (IPO). One of the goals of IPO is helping to develop a broad understanding of the conditions, processes and stakeholders that drive the development of Internet policies in pivotal countries, and of how those conditions influence developments at the regional and international levels. Proposals should address one or both of the two RFPs described below: * Internet Policy Observatory Regional Hub Grants * Internet Policy Observatory Thematic Grants *Internet Policy Observatory - Regional Hub Grant* The objective of this Call is to add to a global network of Regional Hubs supporting Internet policy research with specific regional perspectives. The purpose of these grants is to encourage research from a variety of disciplines to help further understanding on how global Internet policies evolve. This Call is open to persons and organizations who are particularly interested in Internet policy research, and who are based in countries that are located within (1) Latin America & Caribbean, (2) Middle-East and North Africa[1], (3) South & South-East Asia[2] / Pacific (4) Central Asia[3](5) East Asia[4] (6) Sub-Saharan Africa. Research groups, universities, and civil society organizations which already have research programs on Internet policy issues in the relevant countries and regions are particularly encouraged to apply. Beneficiaries of related, but different grants awarded under the Internet Policy Observatory may also apply to this call. Eligible proposals should address four core deliverables (Please view the full RFP for complete descriptions of deliverables): 1. Hub Study: The Internet Policy Observatory welcomes proposals that seek to investigate Internet policy issues within specific countries within a region, or alternatively the region as a whole. Potential topics to consider range across the wider field of Internet policy, including, but are not limited to, issues of Internet governance, Internet filtration and censorship, implications of military and security services activities and concerns on policy development, to name but a few examples. 2. Hub Survey: Proposals should speak to the organization's capacity to carry out qualitative and quantitative research. As part of the Internet Policy Observatory's effort to create a global Delphi (expert) survey on Internet policy formation, organizations will be expected to incorporate a strategy for the creation and implementation of regional surveys. 3. Hub View: A key task of the Regional Hubs is to regularly provide news on Internet-policy-relevant developments within their region to the IPO website. 4. Hub Action: Each Regional Hub should also propose further, regional specific activity - such as local conferences or workshops - that can be financed directly from the Grant or might be financed from other sources. Grants are expected to be USD 20,000-40,000 per application selected. Applications should be submitted by 5pm EST on September 15, 2013. Click here< http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SA9uLA9EmV9W36sUgWfXhYR46VPR2EXbmDoduwbG7Kwa…> for the full RFP, including information about eligibility, deliverables, submission guidelines, and award criteria. *Internet Policy Observatory Thematic Grants* The objective of this Call is to encourage research by individuals and institutions particularly interested in Internet policy issues. This Call is open to persons and organizations who are particularly interested in Internet policy research and who are based in key countries/regions or led by a consortium that is located within the key regions. Research groups and civil society organizations which already have research programs on Internet policy issues in the relevant countries and regions are particularly encouraged to apply. Fluency in English is required both for research and relevant administration tasks. The thematic focus of the proposals may include, but is not limited to, one of the general areas (for full descriptions, please view the full RFP. * Technical developments and Internet policy * Governance and Internet policy * Internet policy and Internet/cyberspace ownership * Social media and Internet policy * The socio-economic impact of Internet policy * The language of Internet Policy Applications should be submitted by 5pm EST on September 15, 2013. Click here< http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SA9uLA9EmV8284J14FxIJOTNU0B6B6n_8n4YH3EXlhyZ…> for the full RFP, including information about eligibility, deliverables, submission guidelines, and award criteria. For more information, please direct comments and questions to internetpolicy(a)asc.upenn.edu. Laura Schwartz-Henderson Research Project Manager Center For Global Communication Studies Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania 215-898-9727

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IR14 Reminder
by Kelly 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

A reminder that the early-bird registration deadline for IR14: Resistance + Appropriation is August 1st! Dont miss the deadline if you want to take advantage of the early-bird pricing. Please be aware that if you are presenting, you must be registered by August 1st, 2013. The conference schedule will be available August 16th. Other important items: The Keynote Presentation, Gabriella Coleman, will take place in the evening of Wednesday, October 23rd. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place Saturday, October 26th. And to wrap the conference up, the Conference Banquet will also take place Saturday, October, 26th. Sincerely, Kelly Boudreau -- Air-l list manager Association coordinator ac(a)aoir.org

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Call for papers (Journal of Creative Communications)
by Shobha Vadrevu 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Apologies for cross-posting. This Call for Papers may be of interest to some on this list. The Journal of Creative Communications (JoCC) is a double blind peer reviewed journal published by Sage Publications. It announces its special issue on Social Media: Issues and challenges in marketing and education to be published in 2014, Vol 9 (1) Social media has now become a well-known phenomenon. It is so widespread that it has impacted two most important domains of human life: education and market place. With its increasing use among students and educators for sharing their ideas, documents and projects, there are benefits as well as dangers in using the social media. Likewise, promotion of products and services by marketers through this media has almost become indispensable. This special issue aims at examining social media and their increasingly important role in the fields of education and marketing by studying the possible issues and challenges in them and diverse contexts within them. Authors are invited to submit original conceptual and empirical papers, addressing areas such as those listed below: 1. Social media in education – curriculum 2. Wikis in education 3. Informal learning with social technologies 4. Use of social media in academics and research 5. Using video sharing for education 6. The future of Virtual Learning Environments 7. Social media tools for schools and universities 8. Effective implementation of social media in teaching/marketing 9. Role of social networking sites in marketing 10. Social media and market research 11. Impact of social media on word-of-mouth marketing 12. Marketing of products/services using social media 13. Use of social media to influence consumer attitudes and behaviour 14. Privacy issues 15. Copyright issues 16. Issues of misrepresentation of facts 17. Regulation for social media The above list is indicative and JoCC welcomes papers in areas relevant to the special issue theme. Deadline for submitting the manuscript is 15 September 2013. Paper may be send to: jocceditor(a)micamail.in For Submission Guidelines and other details about the journal, please follow the link: http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal201766/ -- Regards Shobha Vadrevu http://mrsv.wordpress.com <http://www.twitter.com/shobhav>

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Reminder: IR14 Preconference "Representing personal history, ability, and reputation online"
by Alexander Halavais 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Just a quick reminder that there is an August 1 deadline for abstracts for most of the IR14 preconferences. Hazel Kwon and I are organizing one on "Representing personal history, ability, and reputation online," but if you are interested, please contact us directly. It is free of charge, and held on the DU campus on the afternoon of 10/23, before the opening of the conference and keynote (also on the DU campus) that evening. Best, Alex Halavais -- -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net // // Please attribute any errors above to autocorrect on my phone. // (But I probably was typing on a keyboard.)

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Air-L Digest, participants required
by BRANLEY D.B. 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Participants required for online survey about social media and online risk: The survey takes approx. 30 minutes to complete. I hope you will find it interesting, it includes some amusing scenarios and fun facts throughout. As a thank you for your time, everyone who completes the questionnaire receives a copy of their own personality test results and entry into a free draw to WIN £50 to spend on Amazon on anything you wish! Everyone aged 13 years and above is welcome. Although I would like participants of all age, I urgently need those in the 13-19 year age range so if you have any younger relatives or friends (or you know of any youth groups) that may be interested in participating, please pass on the information or let me know. I am very grateful for any help. The survey can be found here: http://bit.ly/onlineriskstudy Any questions please feel free to email me at dawn.branley(a)durham.ac.uk Kind Regards, Dawn -------------- Dawn Branley Postgraduate Researcher Durham University On 28/07/2013 23:00, "air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: >Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Inquiry: graduate student scholarship/fellowship > opportunities (Mathew Gagne) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:06:18 +0000 >From: Mathew Gagne <mathew.gagne(a)mail.utoronto.ca> >To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> >Subject: [Air-L] Inquiry: graduate student scholarship/fellowship > opportunities >Message-ID: > <C2B54A9463F77846BC5739DC274A7C5C0A754163(a)BY2PRD0310MB364.namprd03.prod.o >utlook.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Dear colleagues, > >I am a PhD student in anthropology at the University of Toronto, >preparing to enter my fieldwork phase. My dissertation is about the >impact of gay dating technologies (Grindr/Scruff/Growler) and websites >(manjam.com) on the formation of queer sociality and subjectivity in >Beirut, Lebanon. I am looking for scholarship and fellowship >opportunities both for the more immediate future, but also once I am in >the writing phase. > >Given the range of members on the list, I am hoping that you all might >lend a hand. Would you share any fellowship or scholarship opportunities >that your respective centres, institutes, and organization offer? They >don't only need to be those offered in the very near future. > >I hope this does not appear as overly solicitous. I would be happy to >collect and organize your responses, then send them back to the list. It >would likely produce a useful resource for all of us. > >Best Regards, > >Mathew Gagn? > > >***** >Ph.D. Student >Department of Anthropology >University of Toronto >http://utoronto.academia.edu/MathewGagne > > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >The Air-L(a)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/ > >End of Air-L Digest, Vol 108, Issue 28 >**************************************

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Inquiry: graduate student scholarship/fellowship opportunities
by Mathew Gagne 28 Jul '13

28 Jul '13

Dear colleagues, I am a PhD student in anthropology at the University of Toronto, preparing to enter my fieldwork phase. My dissertation is about the impact of gay dating technologies (Grindr/Scruff/Growler) and websites (manjam.com) on the formation of queer sociality and subjectivity in Beirut, Lebanon. I am looking for scholarship and fellowship opportunities both for the more immediate future, but also once I am in the writing phase. Given the range of members on the list, I am hoping that you all might lend a hand. Would you share any fellowship or scholarship opportunities that your respective centres, institutes, and organization offer? They don't only need to be those offered in the very near future. I hope this does not appear as overly solicitous. I would be happy to collect and organize your responses, then send them back to the list. It would likely produce a useful resource for all of us. Best Regards, Mathew Gagné ***** Ph.D. Student Department of Anthropology University of Toronto http://utoronto.academia.edu/MathewGagne

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CFP> 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries
by Howard Rosenbaum 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Second Call for Papers and Participation: The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Sponsored by: ASIS&T SIG Social Informatics and Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, Indiana University Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:30-12:30 PM Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum and Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University The purpose of this ASIST pre-conference research symposium is to disseminate current research and research in progress that investigates the social aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT) across all areas of ASIS&T. Building on the success of past years, the symposium includes members of many SIGs and defines “social” broadly to include critical and historical approaches as well as contemporary social analysis. It also defines “technology” broadly to include traditional technologies (i.e., paper), state-of-the-art computer systems, and mobile and pervasive devices. Submissions may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. This year, as we observe the 10th year since the passing of Rob Kling, we are particularly interested in papers that advance social informatics further in theoretical conceptualization or empirical grounding. We are interested in work that assumes a critical stance towards the Symposium’s theme but are also soliciting research on other related social informatics topics. We encourage all scholars interested in social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) to share their research and research in progress by submitting an extended abstract of their work and attending the symposium. This year’s conference theme is “Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries.” In keeping with this theme, the symposium theme is “the social informatics of information boundaries.” We are soliciting work that focuses on the critical analysis of the concept of information boundaries and boundary work from a Social Informatics perspective. Questions motivating the research could include (but are not limited to): - What can a social informatics approach tell us about the nature of information boundaries, boundary crossing, and boundary work? - What are the social and technological forces that enable and constrain information boundaries and boundary work? - How do the social, technological, and informational boundaries evolve and shape each other? - How and to what extent can we enhance our understanding of information boundaries by drawing on sociological, organizational, and other social science theories? The schedule for the workshop will involve the presentations of papers and the best social informatics paper awards for 2012 (call to follow). We expect an engaging discussion with lively interactions with the audience. Deadlines: August 9, 2013: Submit a short paper (2000 words), a poster (500 words), or a panel (1000 words) by email to Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenba(a)indiana.edu) and Pnina Fichman (fichman(a)indiana.edu) September 2, 2013: Author notifications (in time for conference early registration (NOTE: this timeline may be adjusted when the registration dates are announced). Fees: Members $90 - early registration ($110 after early registration ends) Non-members $110 - early registration ($130 after early registration ends)

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Job: Research Assistant in NYC area
by Alice E. Marwick 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED FOR FALL I’m looking for a research assistant to help me with ongoing academic projects and some fall substitute teaching while I’m traveling. I’m working on a new major project around online sexist hate speech and misogyny. The RAwould do some literature reviews, online data collection/coding, help schedule interviews, paperwork, possibly accompany me to interviews, etc. I am traveling a ton in the fall and teaching two internet-related undergraduate classes, so the ideal candidate could also cover those classes for me while I’m out of town. (Classes are 9/16, 10/24, 10/28, 11/21 in the morning at the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx). ME: Assistant professor at Fordham University in Communication and Media Studies. My work looks at the impact of the internet on identity, self-presentation, and social interaction. More: http://www.tiara.org. YOU: Should be a PhD student in Communications, Media Studies, Information Studies or similar with a solid interest in internet studies. I prefer someone who leans more towards the qualitative social science side than the quant or humanities side, but am flexible. Interest in gender studies a big plus. MUST BE in the greater NYC area. DETAILS: $18 an hour pre-tax. I currently have funding for 80 hours, possibly more to come. I would like the candidate to start late summer and continue into the fall. Work will be billed hourly. Most work will be done remotely aside from the substitute teaching. Fordham’s campus is in the Bronx; it’s a schlep up to Rose Hill but not too bad on Metro-North. If we need to meet in person, it will be somewhere in Manhattan since I live downtown. Unfortunately, Fordham requires a drug test and background check. There’s nothing I can do about this, so if you’re not comfortable with such, please do not apply. Please send CV and writing sample (preferably a literature review or a journal-length article with a lit review) to amarwick(a)gmail.com. Put “research assistant” in the subject line. -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University (718) 817-4861 amarwick(a)fordham.edu http://www.tiara.org http://www.socialmediacollective.org

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