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[REQUEST] What are internet research's iconic diagrams?
by Alex Leavitt 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

If you were to pick a handful of the most iconic diagrams across internet research, theory, and history, what would they be? I'm trying to compile as many diagrams as possible. They could also be graphs, charts, photographs, drawings, etc. They could come from sociology, anthropology, computer science, physics, etc. They could also relate to social theories that are particularly prescient for internet studies. For example, I think the diagram of distributed networks in Paul Baran's 1964 "On Distributed Communications" ( http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_memoranda/2006/RM3420.pdf, diagram on p. 16 of the PDF) is a great example of what I'm looking for. For another example in the theoretical realm, perhaps the "two-step flow" model from Katz & Lazarfeld's 1955 Personal Influence ( https://www.utwente.nl/cw/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20Clusters/Mass%20Media…, scroll down for the diagram). Does anyone else have pointers to any other iconic diagrams? Thanks, Alex --- Alexander Leavitt, Ph.D. USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism http://alexleavitt.com Twitter: @alexleavitt <http://twitter.com/alexleavitt>

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CFP: Hackademia! Activism, Scholarship & the Internet (AoIR satellite event)
by Nathalie Marechal 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

*Call for participants: Hackademia! Activism, Scholarship & the Internet* Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 2-6pm Berlin, Germany (location TBA) *Workshop organizers:* Nathalie Maréchal, University of Southern California/Ranking Digital Rights Jillian York, Centre for Internet and Human Rights/Onlinecensorship.org Many Internet researchers straddle the line between academic Internet research and digital rights advocacy, including hacker communities. This workshop aims to strengthen the ties between these two modes of inquiry, leveraging AoIR 2016’s location in Berlin to invite digital rights activists from outside the academy to engage with the scholarly conversation. While many scholars and activists express interest in cross-sector collaboration, there are a number of barriers to such efforts, including mismatches between the career incentives, funding mechanisms, and timelines prevalent in the academic and NGO worlds. Nevertheless, the organizers of this half-day workshop have found that collaboration between civil society and academia are crucial to both research and to change. The first portion of the workshop (two hours) aims to: - Explore what “research” means to scholars and to activists - Surface the barriers to cross-sector collaboration - Brainstorm strategies for transcending such barriers - Provide a networking forum for scholars and activists working on similar or complementary projects The second portion of the workshop (two hours) will include a dive into the world of commercial content moderation. Using a fishbowl format, we will hear from experts looking at the the topic from a variety of angles: as an issue of labor, of free expression, and of information hegemony. Participants will be encouraged to take part in the discussion and share new ideas for research and advocacy. *Interested participants should complete the registration form at https://goo.gl/forms/9isVlduYmkeqMeG43 <https://goo.gl/forms/9isVlduYmkeqMeG43> by Sept 1, 2016. *The organizers hope to have roughly equal participation from academia and from civil society, and will use the requested information to plan the details of the workshop. Questions can be addressed to Nathalie Maréchal, marechal(a)usc.edu, at any time. We look forward to seeing you in Berlin! Nathalie & Jillian *Nathalie Maréchal* Doctoral Candidate, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Senior Information Controls Fellow, Ranking Digital Rights Marechal(a)USC.edu | @MarechalUSC | www.nathaliemarechal.net PGP Fingerprint - EB43 3CE8 A759 5419 52C0 2FF1 B721 C0BF 0F43 0663

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Q about Canadian civic media
by Tara Mahoney 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any research and/or mapping projects of civic media/civic tech focused specifically on the Canadian context? Thanks for your help, Tara -- Tara Mahoney PhD Candidate, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Creative Director, Gen Why Media I respectfully acknowledge SFU is on unceded Coast Salish Territory; the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

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The new journal Global Media and China published inaugural special issue on Media Narratives of China's Future
by Xiao Han 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Dear AIR colleagues, We are pleased to announce that our new open-access journal Global Media and China - co-produced by the SAGE and Communication University of China (CUC) - published its inaugural special issue on Media Narratives of China’s Future. We are also pleased to announce that the website for submission goes live, and we are ready to receive manuscripts at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmac>. For more information about Global Media and China, please go to gch.sagepub.com <http://gch.sagepub.com/>, you can also find detailed submission guidelines there. You can freely read this inaugural issue at: http://gch.sagepub.com/content/current <http://gch.sagepub.com/content/current> Editorials Daya Thussu Editorial Liao Xiangzhong New hope, new global media and China Introduction Thomas A Hollihan and Zhan Zhang Media narratives of China’s future Articles Patricia Riley, Rong Wang, Yuehan Wang, and Lingyan Feng Global warming: Chinese narratives of the future Cara Wallis and Anne Balsamo Public interactives, soft power, and China’s future at and beyond the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Zhan Zhang A narrative future for Europe-China economic relations after the financial crisis Ye Lu, Yajie Chu, and Fei Shen Mass media, new technology, and ideology: An analysis of political trends in China Paul SN Lee The rise of China and its contents for discursive power Hiroko Okuda China’s “peaceful rise/peaceful development”: A case study of media frames of the rise of China Roundtable Discussion Monroe Price, Jack Qiu, Jiang Fei, Thomas Hollihan, and Zhan Zhang Roundtable Discussion of “Media Narratives and China’s Future" All the best, Xiao Han Xiao Han (PhD) Research Assistant, Communication University of China, CUC Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China (SAGE), gch.sagepub.com <http://gch.sagepub.com/>

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Re: [Air-L] What are internet research's iconic diagrams?
by Karen Davies 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Hi Alex You might want to include Charles Minard's map of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign of 1812. The graphic is notable for its representation in two dimensions of six types of data: the number of Napoleon's troops; distance; temperature; the latitude and longitude; direction of travel; and location relative to specific dates. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Minard) Karen Davies

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iconic graphs
by Barry Wellman 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Ev Rogers' Diffusion of Information graphs There's a copy in our Networked book, but I'm sure you can find the ur-source Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 _______________________________________________________________________

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Fwd: Job Posting, UK Assistant Professor in ICT
by David Nemer 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

We're hiring again! (Apologies for cross-posting) ----- University of Kentucky College of Communication & Information Position Title: Assistant Professor, Information Communication Technology Job Description: The School of Information Science is currently seeking an Assistant Professor for an academic year appointment, tenure-track position with responsibilities for teaching, advising, maintenance of personal research program, participation in professional activities, and serving on university committees. This faculty appointment, housed within a Regular Title series, will be part of a program offering both undergraduate and graduate (Master’s) degrees in ICT, housed in the School of Information Science (http://ci.uky.edu/sis/) in conjunction with other faculties within the College of Communication and Information, a member of the iSchool consortium. Candidates will be expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College and to shape the evolution of an exciting new degree program. Qualifications: Requires an earned doctorate (or ABD status) in information communication technology, instructional communication, learning technologies, educational technologies, information science, informatics, or a related field. Teaching and research responsibilities include one or more areas in information communication technology such as social computing, social informatics, information studies, information science, instructional communication. *Preference will be given to candidates with an information communication technology background and an interest in training and instruction in applied settings.* The University of Kentucky is the flagship campus in the state, situated in greater Lexington (population 300,000), in the beautiful Bluegrass region of horse farms and rolling hills. Founded in 1865, UK is a public, research-extensive, land grant Institution, ranked among the top U.S. public universities on a number of criteria, with special strength in the health sciences. The School is part of the College of Communication and Information, which includes the Department of Communication, School of Journalism and Telecommunications, Department of Integrated Strategic Communication, and Graduate Program in Communication. Faculty positions are for nine months with possible opportunities for summer teaching. Salaries are competitive with those in other disciplines, and commensurate with qualifications and level of appointment. Benefits include participation in TIAA/CREF, employer-funded health insurance, and tuition assistance for employees, partners and dependents. For additional information, please see http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/. To be considered, you must apply at http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/117827 For questions about the position, please contact: Dr. Jeffrey Huber, Director School of Information Science Jeffrey.huber(a)uky.edu Please note that, to be considered an applicant, application must be submitted via the UK Jobs site. Review process will begin November 1, 2016 and will continue until position is filled. Expected starting date is August 1, 2017. Position pending budget approval. Application and nomination of minority candidates are strongly encouraged. The University’s commitment to diversity is discussed at http://www.uky.edu/Diversity/. The University of Kentucky is An Equal Opportunity Employer. -- *David Nemer, PhD* Assistant Professor School of Information Science College of Communication and Information University of Kentucky http://dnemer.com Check out "Favela Digital: The other side of technology" - http://favela-digital.com

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almost free Networked book
by Barry Wellman 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Frabjous news: @mitpress reducing price for @lrainie-my Networked book to $13.97 for 30 days, via @ASAnews discount. Beats Amazon by $5. Use discount code M1103 Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 _______________________________________________________________________

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Special Issue Call: Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication Studies (Journal of Communication)
by Christian Fuchs 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Special Issue of the Journal of Communication: Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication Studies Editors: Christian Fuchs & Jack Qiu Call for submission of extended abstracts http://fuchs.uti.at/1699/ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1460-2466/homepage/cal… In 1983, Journal of Communication (JoC) published the special issue “Ferment in the Field” (Volume 33, Issue 3, co-edited by George Gerbner and Marsha Siefert). The issue focused on “questions about the role of communications scholars and researchers, and of the discipline as a whole, in society” (Gerbner & Siefert, 1983, p. 4). The 35 contributions reflected “on the state of communications research today; the relationship of the researcher to science, society, and policy; the goals of research with respect to social issues and social structure; and the tactics and strategies for reaching their goals” (ibid). In 1993, two comparable JoC issues were dedicated to “The Disciplinary Status of Communication Research” (Volume 43, Issues 3-4, co-edited by Mark Levy and Michael Gurevitch). In 2008, a JoC special issue discussed “Epistemological and Disciplinary Intersections” (Volume 58, Issue 4, edited by Michael Pfau). More than three decades after the original Ferment issue, it is again time to reflect on disciplinary transformations in communication studies. By calling this new special issue Ferments in the Field, we see historical continuity in our efforts along JoC’s tradition of inviting communication scholarship to reflect upon itself. Meanwhile, we ask questions with a special eye on the increasing complexity and diversity of the field: * What does the field of communication research look like? * What have been the key tendencies and developments in communication(s) research and its subfields? * How has the field developed in the past decades? What have been long-term continuities and discontinuities since the 1980s? * What is the actual and desirable role for communication studies in contemporary academe and society? * What is the status of theory, methods, critique, ethics, and interdisciplinarity in our field? * What is the status of critical research and theories? * How should the field position itself vis-à-vis key contemporary processes and challenges? * What does the future of communication studies look like? Contributions to a new edition of “Ferments in the Field” should be provocative essays that offer bold ideas with broad implications for the field as a whole and areas of specializations. This special issue speaks of ferments in the plural in order to spur reflections beyond established academic boundaries and stimulate discussions that encourage scholars to think beyond comfort zones. From multiple theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary perspectives, it asks about the continuities and discontinuities in communication research in an attempt to initiate a new round of debates about the past, present and futures of the field. The special issue will be published in 2018. The editors are Professor Christian Fuchs (University of Westminster) and Professor Jack Qiu (Chinese University of Hong Kong). Authors are welcome to submit extended abstracts to the Editors by December 1, 2016. Extended abstracts should have a length of 400-1,000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references). Abstracts should be submitted to c.fuchs(a)westminster.ac.uk and jacklqiu(a)cuhk.edu.hk. For doing so, please complete use the submission form available here: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/Ferments.docx Subsequently, authors who were asked to submit complete papers will need to submit their manuscripts by May 2, 2017. Each manuscript should not exceed 4,000 words (including tables, figures, and references).

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Faculty Position at UC Santa Barbara: Bertelsen Presidential Chair in Information Technology and Society
by Ronald E. Rice 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

UC Santa Barbara, one of America?s leading public research universities, seeks applicants for a faculty position and holder of the Bertelsen Presidential Chair in Information Technology and Society. Applicants should have a distinguished record of empirical scholarship addressing societal, political, organizational, or cultural implications of the Internet and related information-based technologies. In particular we seek applications from scholars whose work shows intellectual leadership and engagement across disciplines. The Bertelsen chair holder will be expected to assume the directorship of the Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS) for at least three years. Established in 1999, CITS is a vibrant network of scholars dedicated to interdisciplinary research and education about the complex development, use, and effects of information technologies. The Center fosters research across the social sciences, humanities, and engineering. The appointment will be in the Departments of Sociology, Political Science, or Communication as appropriate, with an affiliation possible in other departments across campus. We are flexible with respect to discipline and applicants are especially invited in sociology, political science, communication, media studies, computational social science, and information science. The appointment will be made at the associate or full professor level. Applicants should submit a cover letter highlighting qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references to the appropriate sections of the job search website: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00811. Questions should be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Paul Leonardi, at leonardi [at] tmp.ucsb.edu or at 805-893-5414. This position will remain open until filled. For primary consideration all application materials, including names and contact information for three references, must be received by October 25, 2016. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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