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Job Posting: Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Communication and Technology - Rutgers University
by Craig Scott 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Communication and Technology - Rutgers University THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, seeks applications from strong scholar-teachers with expertise in Communication and Technology-with a focus on the social, political, discursive, or psychological processes and impacts of evolving digital technologies including, but not limited to, topics related to social media, social networks, virtual environments, international contexts, digital inequality, privacy and surveillance, community engagement, or mobile communication. We welcome applications from communication and technology scholars whose work could intersect with the department's existing foci in interpersonal communication, health communication, language and social interaction, and organizational communication. The Department of Communication is dedicated to advancing knowledge about communication and its practice in society. Our faculty scholarship is focused on Communication and Technology, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Language and Social Interaction, and Organizational Communication. The School of Communication and Information values a climate of cross-department collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the development of discoveries and new ideas in response to contemporary communication challenges. The School is committed to four problem-based research foci: health and wellness; global media and democracy; organizations, policy, and leadership; and social media interaction & collaboration. We especially seek candidates from under-represented groups who would further our commitment to scholarly excellence and community diversity. For more about the Department of Communication and the Rutgers-School of Communication and Information, including school-wide research interests and active faculty searches in the school's Journalism and Media Studies and Library and Information Science departments, see: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu. Qualifications: All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant field no later than May 2015. The ideal applicant's program of research should complement the research foci of current faculty. Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of application should address these points, and clearly articulate the candidate's fit to specific departmental and school-wide research interests. Duties of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate and graduate teaching in the candidate's field of scholarship, an active program of research in the candidate's area of scholarly expertise, and service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track appointments. Submissions: Applications must be received no later than November 1, 2014. Include letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time please). Submit to: <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/commsearch/faculty> http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/commsearch/faculty. For more information, contact Department Search Chair, Craig Scott ( <mailto:crscott@rutgers.edu> crscott(a)rutgers.edu) Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research universities in North America and of the CIC (Big Ten). An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates.

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Reminder: Call for Papers on SOCIALBOTS
by Maria Bakardjieva 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, Robert Gehl and I would like to invite you to consider contributing to our proposed *edited collection exploring the technological, social, cultural, and ethical aspects of socialbots*. Please see the attached Call for Papers and do not hesitate to contact us with questions, or to discuss the idea further. For those of you who are thinking of contributing, this is a reminder that the deadline for abstracts is approaching: * • 500 word abstracts due to socialbotbook(a)robertwgehl.org <socialbotbook(a)robertwgehl.org>: October 15, 2014* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Many users of the Internet are aware of the existence of bots: automated programs that work behind the scenes to come up with search suggestions, check the weather, filter emails, or clean up Wikipedia entries. A new form of software robot has been making its presence felt in social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter lately – the socialbot. Unlike more familiar bots, socialbots are built to appear human. While a weatherbot will tell you if it's sunny and a spambot will incessantly peddle Viagra, socialbots will ask you questions, have conversations, like your posts, retweet you, and become your friend. All the while, if they're well-programmed, you won't know that you're tweeting and friending with a robot... (read more in the attached CFP) ------ Best, Maria --- Dr. Maria Bakardjieva Professor, Department of Communication and Culture University of Calgary, Canada

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Call for Chapters - Time Travelers: Temporality and Digital Mapping
by Alex Gekker 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Apologies for cross-posting. For your consideration: Digital mapping, though generally conceived as a spatial activity, is as strongly grounded in time. With the digital era disintegrating representational fixity, scholars, adept at grappling with the spatial implications of digitality, continue to struggle to conceptualize and communicate the temporal consequences of maps that shift with each moment. In this peer-reviewed collection we seek to take up Doreen Massey's (2005: 107) still critical concern: how do we cope with the 'ongoing stories' in the world. Mapping has long wrestled with the difficulty of enrolling time into such narratives. This collection aims to examine how this is impacted by the presence of digital mapping technologies that, arguably, have disrupted our understanding of time as much as they have provided coherence. We are looking for contributions that move beyond the descriptive to pay particular attention to what might be called the 'critical dynamics' of time. Examples of such approaches may include drawing on phenomenology and the body (Massumi, Merleau-Ponty, Husserl), theorizing play and ludic devices (Huizinga, Caillois), employing network/assemblage thinking (Latour, De Landa), reading such concerns through philosophers of technology (Stiegler, Simondon etc.). In each case contributions should focus on, or cross-cut between , digital maps, digital mapping or digital locative-media. We encourage contributions on a range of themes: • Rhythm (mapping and/or analysis of rhythm(s) • Inscription, folding or layering of temporality • 'Real-time' data visualization • Playing with mapping time • Urban 'ghostings' or hauntings • Surveillant temporalities • The temporality of designing maps. • Present absences / absent presences • Methodologies of temporal recovery / analysis • Changing everyday digital mapping cultures • Political valence of temporal dynamics • 'Capturing' and the flows of everyday life • Affective technologies and the half-second delay • (Digital) mapping moments or events • Fast/slow cartographies • Temporal dashboards • Play time • Attention, interest and changing modes of temporal production • Temporality at the interface: haptic and participatory presence • Interfaces and digital 'feeds' / content immediacy • The blackboxing of temporality • Futures and/or loss of futurity • Spatial stories and narrative cartographies • Embodied mapping practice • Temporality of creative processes • Designing time • Temporal complexities We invite contributions from range of methodological, theoretical and practical vantage points, and are particularly interested in bringing together a variety of approaches, from junior and senior researchers, and from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. // Please send a full chapter of between 4000 and 8000 words (Chicago manual of style), with a short biography of 100 words by *18 December **2014* to: chartingthedigital(a)gmail.com. We use Easychair as our submission system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chatemp2014 For other inquiries please contact: chartingthedigital(a)gmail.com. http://blog.digitalcartography.eu/2014/09/17/call-for-chapters-time-travele…

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University of Minnesota: Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication (Public Relations)
by Seth Lewis 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Just FYI regarding a faculty opening in our department: *School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationCollege of Liberal ArtsStrategic Communication: Public Relations/Communication* *Job Title*: Assistant Professor *Department Name*: School of Journalism and Mass Communication *Appointment Start Date*: August 31, 2015 The School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites nominations and applications for one 100%-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of *assistant professor*. We are seeking an outstanding scholar with research and teaching interests in public relations. Faculty in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts are expected to maintain an active research program, teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute service appropriate for the rank of appointment to the department, college, University, and profession. Successful candidates for this position will demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a vigorous program of original research and publication with potential for external funding; show promise of excellence in graduate-level teaching (both M.A. and Ph.D.); demonstrate a capacity to teach introductory and advanced undergraduate academic courses and professionally-oriented courses such as strategic communication campaigns, case studies, management, digital media design, and professional writing and messaging for strategic communication. Meaningful professional experience in public relations is required. The salary will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, consistent with collegiate and university policies. Candidates will be evaluated according to the overall quality of their academic preparation and scholarly work, the relevance of their scholarly research to the department’s academic priorities and the fields of inquiry, evidence of commitment to teaching and skills as a teacher, and strength of recommendations. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Mass Communication or a closer related field by the date of appointment. *Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15, 2014, and will be accepted until the position is filled.* Please see the University of Minnesota Employment system to apply. employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=122868. *The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.* -- *Seth C. Lewis*, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Mitchell V. Charnley Faculty Fellow School of Journalism & Mass Communication | sjmc.umn.edu University of Minnesota | umn.edu Bio <http://sjmc.umn.edu/people/profile.php?UID=sclewis#> | Google Scholar profile <http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6Gkei5oAAAAJ&hl=en> | Papers <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Seth_Lewis2/publications> | @sethclewis <https://twitter.com/SethCLewis> Latest: Actors, Actants, Audiences, and Activities in Cross-Media News Work <http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/11299/164093/1/Seth%20Lewis%20and%20Os…>

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Six Week Course on "Selfie Culture" Available Online for Teachers & Students
by Terri Senft 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Hello All, I am excited to announce the newest initiative from the Selfies Research Network: an six-week course for university students studying selfies, and/or university instructors who would like to touch on selfie culture in their own classes.The course (which carries a Creative Commons license) includes: - A full six week syllabus, including classroom exercises that can be used or adapted by teachers for their classes-- at http://www.selfieresearchers.com/the-selfie-course/selfie-syllabus/ - A blog for discussions (everyone free to contribute) at http://www.selfieresearchers.com/selfies-course-blog/ - A Flickr group for sharing photos and discussion at https://www.flickr.com/groups/selfieworkshop/ This week ( September 2014) we will begin to run the class online with a select group of international students, but everyone is invited to participate on our blog. The schedule of topics is as follows: - Week One: Selfies, Identity & Interpellation - Week Two: Selfies, Celebrity, Branding & Consumerism - Week Three: Selfies, Biometrics, Dataveillance - Week Four: Selfies, Sexuality, Dating - Week Five: Selfies, Subaltern, Criminality and "Others" - Week Six: Selfies, Space, Place and "Appropriateness" Debates The course was developed by the following group of academics: Theresa Senft (New York University, USA) Jill Walker Rettberg (University of Bergen, Norway) Elizabeth Losh (University of California, San Diego, USA) Kath Albury (University of New South Wales, Australia) Radhika Gajjala (Bowling Green State University, USA), Gaby David (EHESS, France) Alice Marwick (Fordham University, USA) Crystal Abidin (University of Western Australia, Australia) Magda Olszanowski (Concordia University, Canada) Fatima Aziz (EHESS, France) Katie Warfield (Kwantien University College, Canada) Negar Mottahedeh (Duke University, USA) __ During our scheduled pre-conference at the AoIR Conference Daegu, we'll talk about the outcome of the class, what worked, what did not, and so forth. We'll also be brainstorming ways to roll out more projects. The Selfies Research Network will also be hosting a fishbowl on international selfies research and a roundtable on research methodologies and selfie study while in Korea. We look forward to seeing some of you there! If you cannot join us in Korea, we are online and waiting to hear from you.If you'd like to know more about the Selfies Research Network we have a website at www.selfieresearchers.com If you'd like to join our very active Facebook group, it is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/664091916962292/ - NB: The Selfies Research Network is an international group of academics studying the social and cultural implications of the selfie. Our membership includes teachers, students, visual artists, reporters, and others from around the globe. Our projects include publications, conference panels, gallery installations, and teaching resources regarding the politics and aesthetics of selfie culture. Last but not least, some of you who speak languages beyond English might enjoy this, made by one of our network members: http://newhive.com/wishcrys/48hourslater <http://goog_689013053> Dr. Theresa M. Senft Global Liberal Studies Program School of Arts & Sciences New York University 726 Broadway NY NY 10003 home: *www.terrisenft.net <http://goog_689013053>* facebook: www.facebook.com/theresa.senft twitter: @terrisenft

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Help Finalize a Social Data Industry Code of Ethics
by Stuart Shulman 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Join Us in Boston Help Finalize a Social Data Industry Code of Ethics We are excited to invite you to the Big Boulder Initiative’s fall workshop focused on social data ethics. Please join us from 12-5 PM in Boston on October 14th for a thought-provoking and collaborative session that will produce a final published code of ethics we can all stand behind. http://blog.bigboulderinitiative.org/2014/06/05/a-code-of-ethics-for-social… We invite thought-leaders who are already working on social data ethics and questions of access to submit a short talk in PechaKucha style. If you’d like to help spark the conversation or share a unique perspective, please email your draft PechaKucha slides to info(a)bigboulderinitative.org by October 1. The Board will select a small number of presenters to open the workshop. To register for the event you must be a member of the Big Boulder Initiative. To join the Big Boulder Initiative: http://bigboulderinitiative.org/membership-benefits/ To register for the workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-boulder-initiative-workshop-tickets-127276… We hope to see you in Boston! The BBI Board of Directors The Big Boulder Initiative is a 501(c)(6) trade association wholly dedicated to the advancement of social data in businesses and organizations of all kinds. Our mission is to bring together representatives from companies within the ecosystem to collectively address key challenges in order to establish the foundation for the long-term success of the social data industry. -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulmanhttp://people.umass.edu/stu Founder and CEO, Texifterhttp://texifter.com LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwshulman Twitterhttps://twitter.com/StuartWShulman

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Job: Fordham University, Asst/Assoc Professor of Strategic Communication
by Alice E. Marwick 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Fordham University, The Jesuit University of New York, invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in its Department of Communication and Media Studies, to start September 1, 2015. The position will be based at Fordham's Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx. Applicants are sought in the area of strategic communication for social change and/or civic engagement, with an emphasis on critical analysis of persuasion, promotion, and public relations. The ideal candidate's research agenda will include an engagement not only with rhetorical persuasion but also with changing technological modes of strategic communication. The candidate will be expected to contribute pedagogically to our undergraduate major, and to our new M.A. program in Public Media and Strategic Communication (pending state approval). Deadline: October 20th, 2014 Job ad: http://www.fordham.edu/academics/programs_at_fordham_/communication_and_me/… LMK if you have questions. We have an awesome junior faculty at Fordham, and our last two hires were Gregory Donovan and Jessi Baldwin-Philipi, both of whom do cutting-edge digital work. I would love to see some AOIR-ites apply. Best, Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Director, McGannon Center Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick(a)fordham.edu http://www.tiara.org Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity & Branding in the Social Media Age available from Yale Press http://bit.ly/StatusUpdateBook

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Sampling facebook pages
by Noha Nagi 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Dear Professors and colleagues, I was wondering if there are different sampling methods for internet data than the already known sampling methods. For my research, I was thinking of taking a *systematic random sample* from facebook posts on a each of four facebook pages. I have no information about the heterogeneity between the different pages according to any variable (gender, political affiliation...) so I thought it is not stratified nor cluster, and it will be more likely a systematic sample. Is systematic sampling* logically right*? Did any one come across *other sampling techniques for facebook pages*? or internet data in general? Can anyone suggest *a book to read about this*? I would love to hear any advice from you. Yours, *Noha A.Nagi*

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Do you use my book? Digital Culture Industry: A History of Digital Distribution
by Allen-Robertson, James 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Hi all, I'm currently petitioning my publisher to reprint my book in paperback and one criteria is course adoption. As it's difficult to find these things out yourself, I wondered if the nice people of AOIR might let me know if it currently sits on any of their reading lists? Allen-Robertson, J. (2013) Digital Culture Industry: A History of Digital Distribution, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/digital-culture-industry-james-allenrob… Many thanks, -- Dr. James Allen-Robertson Lecturer in Media and Communication Dept. of Sociology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ 01206 87(2273) Jallenh(a)essex.ac.uk<mailto:Jallenh@essex.ac.uk>

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CFP CONNECTING CITIES: InVISIBLE and VISIBLE Cities 2015
by Medialab-Prado Comunicación 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

CONNECTING CITIES: InVISIBLE and VISIBLE Cities 2015 Call For Proposals European Urban Media Network for Connecting Cities is a network of European institutions that aims to foster the circulation of artistic and cultural contents throughout European urban screens and mediafacades. Our today's modern cities are hybrid structures in which technology is invisibly interweaved in the perception layers of our everyday lives. With the curatorial theme of InVISIBLE and VISIBLE Cities we want to develop an awareness on the changes which are hardly visible to the eyes and are underlying our nowadays cities. *Please submit your project proposal until 31 October, 2014.* More information: http://medialab-prado.es/article/invisibleandvisiblecities2015 www.connectingcities.net <http://www.connectingcities.net> The Connecting Cities Network is initiated by Public Art Lab Berlin in cooperation with 23 international partners in 21 cities: Ars Electronica Futurelab Linz -- Medialab-Prado Madrid -- FACT Liverpool -- Foundation Bauhaus Dessau -- Videospread Marseille -- Marseille - Provence 2013 -- iMAL Brussels -- Riga 2014 -- BIS (Body Process Arts Association) Istanbul -- FACT Liverpool -- m-cult Helsinki -- Media Architecture Institute Vienna -- Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb -- University of Aarhus -- MUTEK Montreal -- Quartier des spectacles Montreal -- verve cultural Sao Paulo -- Federation Square Melbourne -- xm:lab Saarbrücken -- Media Arts Lab Sapporo -- The Concourse Sydney -- Etopia Centre for Art and Technology Zaragoza -- 403 International Art Centre Wuhan Connecting Cities is supported by the Culture Programme 2007-13 of the European Union. -- Medialab-Prado Calle Alameda, 15. 28014 Madrid T. 912 191 157 difusion(a)medialab-prado.es http://www.facebook.com/MedialabPradoMadrid Twitter: @medialabprado <https://twitter.com/medialabprado> // /Este correo y sus documentos adjuntos pueden contener información confidencial y/o privilegiada que sólo podrá ser utilizada por su destinatario para el fin del cual es objeto el presente correo. Si usted no es el destinatario o lo ha recibido por error rogamos nos lo comunique y proceda a su eliminación advirtiéndole que toda copia, revelación, distribución y/o cualquier otro uso queda terminantemente prohibido pudiendo incurrir en responsabilidades legales. En cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en el artículo 5 de la Ley Orgánica 15/1999, de 13 de diciembre, de protección de datos de carácter personal, MADRID DESTINO CULTURA TURISMO Y NEGOCIO, S.A. (en adelante, MADRID DESTINO) le informa que sus datos personales o de contacto profesional facilitados serán incorporados en nuestros ficheros de datos personales con la finalidad de gestionar el envío de comunicaciones informativas, así como la relación promocional, comercial y/o negocial (incluyendo, como tal finalidad, la formalización y gestión de contratos y la gestión contable, fiscal, laboral y administrativa) que MADRID DESTINO pudiera mantener con usted. Si lo desea, puede ejercer sus derechos de acceso, rectificación, cancelación y oposición dirigiéndose a MADRID DESTINO CULTURA TURISMO Y NEGOCIO, S.A. sita en Madrid, c/ Montalbán 1, 7ª planta, 28014. *El medioambiente es cosa de todos: antes de imprimir este e-mail, piense bien si es necesario hacerlo. * This email and the attached documents may contain confidential and/or privileged information for the exclusive use of the person named above for whom this message is intended. If you are not the designated recipient or have received it by mistake, please notify us and delete this message. You are also hereby notified that copying, revealing, distributing and/or using the contents of this email in any other way is strictly prohibited and may have legal consequences. In accordance with the stipulations of Spanish Data Protection Law, MADRID DESTINO CULTURA TURISMO Y NEGOCIO, S.A. (hereinafter, MADRID DESTINO) hereby informs you that the personal or professional contact details you provide will be recorded in our personal detail files for the purposes of sending announcements and notices and for managing the promotional, commercial and/or business relationship (including, for such purposes, the formalisation and management of contracts as well as accounting, fiscal, labour and administrative management) that MADRID DESTINO may have with you. If you wish, you may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation or objection by writing to MADRID DESTINO CULTURA TURISMO Y NEGOCIO, S.A. situated at c/ Montalbán 1, 7ª planta, 28014 Madrid. *We are all responsible for the environment: please think before you print this email."*/**

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