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Keynote speakers, registration fees, date correction - CaTaC'16
by Charles Ess 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

Dear AoIRists, On behalf of the Conference Co-Organizers, I'm very happy to announce our two keynote speakers for CaTaC'16 (June 15-17, 2016 - please note corrected date): *Ann Light*, Professor of Design and Creative Technology, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex. *Peter-Paul Verbeek*, Philosophy Department & DesignLab, Twente University, the Netherlands. Additional information: CaTaC’16: Culture, Technology, Communication: Common world, different futures? An IFIP supported event (International Federation for Information Processing), Working Group 13.8: Interaction Design and International Development. <http://ifip-tc13.org/working-groups/working-group-13-8/> *Publication*: in addition to Open Access Conference Proceedings, selected papers will be considered for a volume in the IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology series, published by Springer. *Venue*: University of West London *Dates*: June *15-17*, 2016 CaTaC'16 will be open for papers exploring the intersections between culture, technology, and communication, applying different theoretical and methodological perspectives, genres, and styles. In addition, CaTaC'16 will have three themes: ** At the Intersections of Culture, Technology, and Communication: Is Another Design Possible? * ** Culture, Technology, and Communication in Design for Development * Culture, Technology, and Communication in Practice? *Both short (3-5 pages) and long (10-15 pages) original papers are sought for presentation. Panel proposals addressing a specific theme or topic are also encouraged: please include names of committed participants and (provisional) presentation titles. Please see our website, <http://philo.at/ocs2/index.php/london16/> for additional details . *Important Dates: *Paper submission for peer-review: February 15, 2016 Notification of acceptance: April 1, 2016 Final papers and panel descriptions due for Conference Proceedings: May 1, 2016 The Conference Proceedings will be published on the conference website with an ISBN number. Authors retain copyright to their papers and are welcome to attach a Creative Commons license indication on their work. *Early bird registration fees (February 1 – April 15, 2016): *Standard: 125 GBP Author or reviewer: 115 GBP Author and reviewer: 105 GBP Student: 80 GBP (Full registration fees – after April 15: add 25 GBP) *Conference Co-organizers: ** José Abdelnour-Nocera, Local host(School of Computing and Technology, University of West London) * Charles Ess, CaTaC Co-chair (Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo) * Maja van der Velden, CaTaC Co-chair (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo) Programme Committee * Herbert Hrachovec, (Philosophy Department, University of Vienna) * Michele M. Strano, Program Chair (Communication Studies, Bridgewater College) We look forward to welcoming you to London next June! - charles -- Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo Director, Centre for Research in Media Innovations (CeRMI) Editor, The Journal of Media Innovations <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no

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FW: [ciresearchers] JoCI - Special Issue on Data Literacy - 2nd call for paper
by Michael Gurstein 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

From: ciresearchers-owner(a)vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Alan Tygel Subject: [ciresearchers] JoCI - Special Issue on Data Literacy - 2nd call for paper Dear CI community, please find bellow an updated version of the Data Literacy special issue of JoCI. Data Literacy Special Issue – Journal of Community Informatics – 2nd Call ================================================== Special issue – Community Informatics and Data Literacy Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net) Call for Submission v2 – Important: deadline extended to the 18th of December 2015 A special issue of the international Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net) will be devoted to Data Literacy. Community Informatics (CI) is the study and the practice of enabling communities with Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This special issue will focus on the role of data literacy and its possible applications, such as Data Journalism, Smart Cities, E-Government, Data-Based Services, Data Intermediaries, Data Visualization, Statistics for Data Interpretation and Data Collaboration to empower and enable communities. The issue is expected to be published in June 2016. The Journal of Community Informatics is a focal point for the communication of research of interest to a global network of academics, community informatics practitioners and national and multi-lateral policy makers. Call for papers The field of CI seeks to explore the potential of information and communication technologies and their applications for social and economic development efforts at the community level. It particularly seeks to ensure that marginalized individuals and communities can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can provide. Increasingly, data literacy has been identified as a requirement to make effective use of these opportunities. However, very little attention has been paid to defining what data literacy means, how it can be achieved and which are the impact of its applications. Data literacy refers to the skills, knowledge and context needed to make effective use of data on the web. It includes the ICT skills to find, access and manipulate data; the statistical and subject matter skills to interpret and use the data; and also the context needed to provide the opportunity and motivation to use the data. It can be seen as a characteristic of an individual or a community. Recently there have been calls for greater data literacy from communities as diverse as the open data movement (who see it as essential if open data is to fulfil its promise of greater transparency and engagement) and the citizen science movement (who see it as required for citizens to understand, engage in, and support science). This raises fundamental concerns in CI such as the power of those who are data literate relative to those who are not, and the right of experts to demand skills of the population as a whole. However, these debates need to be underpinned with a clearer and more detailed description of what data literacy is, why it is needed, and concrete examples of success (and fail) cases. Work on data literacy has remained the domain of educationalists and librarians, but the increased use of data in many areas has created a pressing need for a more multi-disciplinary view. For this special issue of the Journal on Data Literacy, we are inviting submissions of original, unpublished articles. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): * What do we mean by data literacy? * Why do we need data literacy? * How should data literacy be achieved? * What are the broader political, social and philosophical implications of data literacy? * What are the practical implications of data literacy? * What is the role of data intermediaries or facilitators? Is Data literacy for everybody, or will we always have the need for intermediaries between the creators/providers of the data and the consumers in order to provide insight on the context and meaning of the data? * Using Data Literacy for: * Enabling data journalism * Making research more sustainable and reproducible over time * Enabling smart cities for all * Enhancing efficiency of e-Government * Enabling data-based services * Creating and understanding data visualization * Data collaboration and crowsourced data * Understading control/surveilance/access limitation over the Internet * The role of statistics for data interpretation We welcome research articles, along with case studies and notes from the field. All research articles will be double blind peer-reviewed. Insights and analytical perspectives from practitioners and policy makers in the form of notes from the field or case studies are also encouraged – these will be reviewed by the editors. Closing date for submission of full papers: 30 September 2015 18th December 2015 Submission Process & Guidelines Authors need to register <http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/user/register> with the Journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in <http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/user/register> and begin the five-step <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/docs/userguide/2.3.3/journalManagementSetup.html> process. Please indicate that you are submiting to the Data Literacy Special Issue. Guest editors: Alan Tygel, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mark Frank, Web Science Centre for Doctoral Training, University of Southampton Johanna Walker, Web Science Centre for Doctoral Training, University of Southampton Judie Attard, University of Bonn, Germany -- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática - PPGI/UFRJ EITA - Educação, Informação e Tecnologias para Autogestão Núcleo de Solidariedade Técnica - Soltec/UFRJ http://www.cirandas.net/alantygel http://www.contraosagrotoxicos.org

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Hackademia Summer School
by Enid Gabriella Coleman, Dr. 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Did not seem to make the list the first time so I am trying again: lease spread far and wide. Thanks, Gabriella, Paula and Marcel DCRL Digital Cultures Research Lab Leuphana University Am Sande 5 21335 Lüneburg ———— 15. November 2015 Call For Participants Hackademia: empirical studies in computing cultures A Digital Cultures Research Lab (DCRL) Summer School August 28th – September 2nd, 2016 Leuphana University Curated by Paula Bialski, Leuphana University Gabriella Coleman, McGill University Marcell Mars, Leuphana University Background Studying digital media today means studying those technologists—hackers, security resarchers, game developers, system administrators, and designers—who create and maintain the digital worlds we live in. How much agency lies in the hands of programmers, coders, and engineers to create our digital worlds is still up for debate, yet this much is true: various hacking and related subcultures form critical nodes of practice that help shape and condition the contemporary technologies we use everyday. Whether it is an analyst or coder implementing algorithms at a large financial institution, a group of designers working on improving the user interface for a cryptographic tool, a privacy team securing a browser, a developer coding her own app, cryptographers working on an open source anoymized system, a programmer working on a p2p file-sharing platform, hackers buying and selling zero days in a grey market, a team of system administrators at Google working to scale up services, a journalist-coder developing visualization tools, indie game developers seeking to write a politically minded game, or a hacker-leaker whistleblowing to salavage privacy - all have something to say about how digital technology can and should be created. These technology workers/experts are now central to every field of social, political, and economic import. They secure our communications networks; shape the design and portals we use to connect to our banks, our friends, our loved ones, our colleagues, our business partners; inform us about the activities of our governments; design novel currencies; exfiltrate intellectual property and proof of wrongdoing from corporate actors; offer us alternative ways of organizing our political voices whether through political projects or games; function as conduits and warriors between nations; and allow us to confront the laws we don’t like – through democratic engagements, as in the Free Software movement, or tools that enable outright circumvention. This is an ideal time to understand and ultimately appraise their activities, actions, their desires, and intentions. While an increasing number of scholars – ethnographers, cultural anthropologists, sociologists, and media historians – are undertaking the study of hacker cultures, there are many methodological questions to pose and explore: How much technical knowledge is necessary to study the worlds of computing and programming? How does one gain access to secret nooks of hacking or corporate sites – whether a security company, gaming outfit, or blackhat computer forum – where codes, designers, and hackers labor? How is the study of hackers similar and different to the study of other experts such as scientists? As participant observers, how can we fully understand the engineering culture of the hackers we are studying, and what shortcuts in our methods must be taken in order to create an understanding? Who Should Apply? This summer school invites doctoral students in the field of ethnography, cultural anthropology, media studies, software studies, sociology, science, technology studies, history, or other, who are currently working on a dissertation on the life-worlds, practices, cultures, or platforms of hackers. Hackers here are understood broadly as programmers, coders, pirates, and computer engineers of all shapes and forms – and do not necessarily have to be engaged in illegal or subversive activity or self identify as hackers. Applicants who are struggling with field entry, are learning to code, or seek to expand their methods, are particularly welcome. Who Will Attend? This summer school will provide a dialogue between hackers and academics. As such, we will additionally invite a number of hackers, coders, programmers, and technologists. These guests will lead sessions around the topic of field entrance, knowledge transfer, work organization and hacker communication practices, feminist critiques, and standards/protocols. Keynote speakers will also provide evening lectures, and help lead sessions. Where and when will this take place? The Hackademia summer school will take place at the Digital Cultures Research Lab (DCRL), Leuphana University in Luneburg, Germany (30 minutes away from Hamburg), between August 28th – September 2nd, 2016. How to apply: Please submit your CV along with a 500-word abstract of your dissertation, and a 500-word explanation on why you would like to attend this summer school. The deadline for applications for the summer school is January 4th, 2016. Please email your applications (compile into one PDF) to bialski(a)leuphana.de<mailto:bialski@leuphana.de> All applicants will be informed about the selection of participants in mid-February. The working language of the summer school will be English; therefore, a sufficient understanding of English is expected. There is no participation fee. The organizers will cover accommodation costs. We have a limited amount of need-based travel funding available. Please indicate in your application letter if you wish to apply for travel funding. For further information on the DCRL, please visit: http://cdc.leuphana.com/structure/digital-cultures-research-lab/project/res…

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Extract Comments from Websites
by Patricia Rossini 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Hi all, once again I turn to this list to ask for help :) I’m a PhD candidate in Communication from Brazil and study political talk across online platforms. I need to collect public comments from news websites and news portals. Does anyone have a suggestion of softwares/tools to help with this task? Thank you :) Patricia Rossini Ph.D Student | Department of Social Communication Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Associated researcher at the Media and Public Sphere research group (EME/UFMG) patriciarossini(a)ufmg.br +Academia.edu <http://ufmg.academia.edu/Patr%C3%ADciaRossini>

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Ideas? extracting posts and responses from a private Facebook group
by Tracey P. Lauriault 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Greetings all! I have a colleague with the following query? Any ideas? I need to find the easiest possible way of extracting posts and responses from a private Facebook group. I am a member of this group and I have permission from the administrators to access the posts for the purposes of my research. I’ll likely be using NVivo to help qualitatively analyze the posts. But, since I want to extract about a year’s worth of posts and responses, and it’s a fairly busy group, to do this manually is unmanageable. I’m wondering if there’s software out there to help me do this or if there’s a third-party I might be able to hire to help me with this work. The problem seems to stem from the fact it’s a private vs. a public Facebook group. Cheerio Tracey -- *Tracey P. Lauriault* Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies and Big Data Communication Studies School of Journalism and Communication Suite 4110, River Building Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa (ON) K1S 5B6 1-613-520-2600 x7443 Tracey.Lauriault(a)Carleton.ca @TraceyLauriault Skype: Tracey.P.Lauriault

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Interactivos?'15: Material Cultures in the Digital Age. Call for collaborators
by Difusion Medialab-Prado 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Interactivos?'15: Material Cultures in the Digital Age. Call for collaborators Call to collaborate in the project workshop *Interactivos?'15: Material Cultures in the Digital Age* <http://medialab-prado.es/article/interactivos15-culturas-materiales-en-la-e…>, that will be carried out *from **December 2 to 16, 2015*. Collaborators will participate in the production of the selected projects <http://medialab-prado.es/article/interactivos15-culturas-materiales-en-la-e…>. The workshop is complete with a series of conferences and meetings and takes place in the framework of the project Common Objects <http://medialab-prado.es/article/objetos-comunes>, in cooperation with Constant vzw <http://www.constantvzw.org/site/?lang=en>. Free registration. Deadline: *November 30*, 2015.    Medialab-Prado offers free lodging to collaborators in youth hostels during the workshop (limited seating, shall on request and by order of registration).The last day to ask for a place is Nobember 23. More information: http://medialab-prado.es/article/interactivos15-culturas-materiales-en-la-e… -- Medialab-Prado Plaza de las Letras Calle Alameda, 15. 28014 Madrid T. 912 191 157 difusion(a)medialab-prado.es FB MedialabPradoMadrid Twitter: <http://www.facebook.com/MedialabPradoMadrid%3C/a>@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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IFIP 8.5 eGov/ePart 2016 - General eParticipation track
by Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

*** 15th IFIP International Conference on eGovernment (IFIP EGOV 2016) and 8th IFIP International Conference on eParticipation (IFIP ePart 2016) *** 5 - 8 September 2016, Guimarães, Portugal www.egov-conference.org, www.epart-conference.org General eParticipation Track - Call for Papers The General eParticipation track will take place within the dual 15th IFIP Electronic Government (EGOV) and the 8th Electronic Participation (ePart) Conference 2016. The dual conference will be hosted by the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV, http://egov.unu.edu/) and the University of Minho (http://www.uminho.pt/en) The IFIP EGOV and IFIP ePart conferences together attract around 150 participants per year. Participants registering for one conference can also attend the other conference for no extra charge. The General eParticipation track aims to present the best of recent developments in the multidisciplinary field of electronic Participation (eParticipation), covering a wide range of technical, political and social areas. The papers will present new and innovative developments in this expanding discipline. Scope The scope of the General eParticipation track covers the whole range of research in eParticipation. Its principal aim is to review advances in research in both social and technological scientific domains, seeking to demonstrate new theories, concepts, methods and styles of eParticipation with the support of innovative ICT. The General eParticipation track will focus on, but is not limited to, the following topics: * Foundations of eParticipation research including theories, methods, models and approaches; * The role of social and mobile media and Web 2.0 in eParticipation; * Transparency and open access for eParticipation; * Design and co-creation of participatory public services; bottom-up initiatives; * Privacy, security and ethical considerations in eParticipation; * Advances in eParticipation Domains: Online deliberation and discourse, participatory budgeting, eConsultation, ePolling, and eLegislation, eElectioneering, eCampaigning and eVoting; * Advances in participatory policy making using policy modelling, simulation, impact assessment and visualisation methods and tools; * eParticipation and big data; * The role of eParticipation in national and global crisis situations; * Comparative analyses of eParticipation practices; * Impact assessment and public value considerations of eParticipation on real world decision making; * Digital literacy and its consequences for eParticipation; * eParticipation projects: design, implementation, evaluation, quality and impact Submission Guidelines The General eParticipation track (as all tracks in the conferences) allows for four distinct types of submissions: * Research papers (max 12 pages, published in LCNS Springer); * Ongoing research and innovative projects papers (max 8 pages, published by IOS Press); * Workshops and panels on pertinent issues (2 pages, published by IOS Press); * Poster proposals (2 pages, published by IOS Press); * PhD colloquium submissions (8 pages, published by IOS Press). Completed research papers: papers in this category deal with completed research. They should have both relevance and a strong focus on scientific rigour and may be a maximum of 12 pages. Papers in this track will be peer reviewed for rigour, relevance, originality and clarity of presentation. Abstracts or incomplete papers will not be accepted. On-going research papers: these papers describe novel concepts, works-in-progress, or other ideas and issues that are not currently suitable for a completed research paper. They may be a maximum of 8 pages. Papers in this section will also be peer reviewed, but the emphasis is on relevance more than scientific rigour. Workshops and panels: proposals for workshops and panels (2 pages) should include rationale, objectives, expected outcomes and approach to audience participation. Posters proposals (2 pages) will not be blind reviewed. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to bring their posters which will be displayed to the conference audience. PhD Colloquium: prior to the conference (Sunday, Sep. 4, 2016), a PhD student colloquium will be held providing an international forum for doctoral students under the guidance of senior scholars for presenting their work, networking opportunities and cross-disciplinary inspiration. Papers of accepted submissions will be included in the proceedings. The General eParticipation track papers must contain original material not previously published or currently submitted elsewhere. Paper submissions should be anonymous and follow the relevant templates. Submissions must be made through the conference's management system. Proceedings All accepted completed research papers will be published by Springer Verlag (LNCS). Accepted submissions in all other categories will be published by IOS Press. After the conference, both volumes will be submitted to Thompson Reuters for evaluation in order to be indexed in Web of Science Conference Proceedings. Important Dates March 15, 2016: Submission of papers April 15, 2016: Submission of workshop/panel/poster/PhD colloquium contributions April 30, 2016: Notification of acceptance/rejection decisions for papers May 15, 2016: Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels/posters/PhD colloquium contributions May 31, 2016: Camera-ready papers of accepted completed research/ongoing research/workshop/panel/ poster/PhD colloquium contributions Track chairs Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece Panos Panagiotopoulos, Queen Mary University of London, UK Øystein Sæbø, University of Agder, Norway Program Committee Please check the conference website for an updated list. ----------------------------- Dr Panos Panagiotopoulos Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Information Management School of Business and Management Queen Mary University of London http://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/staff/panagiotopoulosp.html @DrPanPan

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3 postdoc openings at the Chinese U of Hong Kong
by Jack Qiu 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

FYI and please help us spread the word. The deadline is coming up pretty soon. Thanks! http://www2.per.cuhk.edu.hk/en-GB/?option=com_jvadm&id=15/374%28737%29/3&It… POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS DEPARTMENT/UNIT School of Journalism and Communication REFERENCE NUMBER 15/374(737)/3 CLOSING DATE December 1, 2015 POST SPECIFICATION The School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is hiring three full-time Postdoctoral Fellows in the following areas: (A) youth studies; (B) digital labor in comparative perspectives; and (C) media events in Chinese cyberspace. Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in a related Social Science or Humanities discipline with track records in research; and (ii) good command of English and Chinese (for Postdoctoral Fellows A and C). Postdoctoral Fellow B does not have to know Chinese, but competence in another Asian language will be a plus. For all the three Postdoctoral Fellows, skills in applying digital methods to media production and/or reception analyses will be an additional merit. Postdoctoral Fellow A will assist Professor Anthony Fung in spearheading interdisciplinary projects for the Faculty of Social Science's focal research area, youth studies, using survey, quantitative and qualitative analysis. Postdoctoral Fellow B will work with Professor Jack Qiu and Professor Anthony Fung in studying the structures and dynamics of digital labor (including creative labor) at both organizational and institutional levels, especially in Southeast Asia and East Asia, using interviews, secondary data analysis, and online and offline field research. Postdoctoral Fellow C will work with Professor Jack Qiu and Professor Joseph Chan in conducting comparative analysis of Internet-facilitated media events in different Chinese societies and across time, using qualitative methods, case studies, online ethnography and archival research. Job duties for the three Research Fellows include (a) research design, data collection and analysis, writing up of grant proposals and publications, and the dissemination of project findings; (b) management of research team involving other colleagues and assistants; and (c) coordination of workshops, seminars and conferences. Specific tasks will be specified by the project supervisors (i.e. Professor Fung, Professor Qiu and Professor Chan). Appointment will be made on contract basis for eighteen months commencing January 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS Salary will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package, including medical care. Further information about the University and the general terms of service is available on our homepage at http://www.per.cuhk.edu.hk. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Application forms are obtainable (a) at http://www.per.cuhk.edu.hk; or (b) in person/by mail with a stamped, self-addressed envelope from the Personnel Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. Completed forms, together with copies of qualification documents, should reach the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong by the closing date. Please quote the reference number and mark 'Application - Confidential' on cover. The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

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Introducing the inaugural projects and fellows of the Center for Technology, Society & Policy
by Galen Panger 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

We're extremely pleased to announce <https://ctsp.berkeley.edu/introducing-ctsp-inaugural-collaborative-projects…> the inaugural class of 11 collaborative projects <https://ctsp.berkeley.edu/projects> and 28 fellows <https://ctsp.berkeley.edu/people> of Berkeley's new Center for Technology, Society & Policy. If you get a chance, take a look at these stellar projects and fellows, and if you're in the Bay Area on Thursday, December 3rd (5:30-7p in South Hall <http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/about/visitorinfo>), we hope you'll come out to our happy hour, where you can have a beer or some wine and mingle with the fellows. Here's a tweet <https://twitter.com/CTSPBerkeley/status/667413962363826176> to retweet about our announcement if the mood strikes. Sincerely, Galen Panger & Nick Doty, CTSP Co-Directors -- galen(a)ischool.berkeley.edu galen.website / @gpanger <https://twitter.com/gpanger>

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C. Fuchs: Reading Marx in the Information Age: A Media and Communication Studies Perspective on Capital Volume 1.
by Christian Fuchs 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Fuchs, Christian. 2016. Reading Marx in the Information Age: A Media and Communication Studies Perspective on Capital Volume 1. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138948563 (paperback), ISBN 9781138948556 (hardback). 416 pages. Book page: http://fuchs.uti.at/books/reading-marx-in-the-information-age-a-media-and-c… Critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marx’s most important and groundbreaking work in the information age, exploring Marx’s key concepts through the lens of media and communication studies via contemporary phenomena like the Internet, digital labour, social media, the media industries, and digital class struggles. Through a range of international, current-day examples, Fuchs emphasises the continued importance of Marx and his work in a time when transnational media companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook play an increasingly important role in global capitalism. Discussion questions and exercises at the end of each chapter help readers to further apply Marx’s work to a modern-day context. The book is especially suited as accompanying literature for existing reading groups, new reading groups and individual readers of Marx’s “Capital”. It provides a general introduction for each chapter as well as connections to media and communications topics. The chapters can be read all together in combination with Marx’s book, but are also written in a way that they can be used in modules and reading groups as companions to single chapters in Marx’s “Capital”. At the end of each chapter, there are multiple exercises that allow readers a practical understanding of Marx. Sample chapters: Introduction: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/introduction.pdf Appendix 2: Knowledge, Technology, and the General Intellect in the Grundrisse and its Fragment on Machines: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/Grundrisse.pdf Review copies: Email review.copy(a)taylorandfrancis.com with: The title of the book you’d like to review. Information on the publication in which the review will appear. Your contact information. Call for contributions to two panels about media and communications at the conference “Marx 2016”: http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/announcement/view/26

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