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Re: [Air-L] Psychological implications of AI
by Andrea Guzman 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Hi Salvatore (and all)! Providing some more information regarding your question or area of interest may be helpful to direct you toward the best resources: 1) What type of AI are you studying? There is no universally agreed upon conceptualization of AI. As a result, there are many different types of AI. There is the pursuit of "artificial general intelligence," which is what is often represented, or should I say misrepresented, in science fiction. Then there are applications that have spun out of these efforts or are developed for very specific contexts called "narrow AI." We have "narrow AI" and have made advances toward AGI, but do not have AGI or what was originally conceptualized as AI early within the field's foundation. Or, are you studying the "idea of AI." 2) It seems like you may be interested in how individuals respond to and behave toward specific AI, is this correct? Or are you talking at an organizational level, a societal level? If you can answer these questions, I know many people on this list can provide you more specific direction. And if you aren't sure of the answers to these questions, I have resources for that too. Best of luck, Andrea _____ Andrea L. Guzman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Communication Northern Illinois University alguzman(a)niu.edu Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 15:17:33 +0200 From: "xDxD.vs.xDxD" <xdxd.vs.xdxd(a)gmail.com> To: List Aoir <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Psychological implications of AI Message-ID: <CAJ=DDhpo938FoHCQ=4ZhbiQ20E3obacM4iNFzD+FCCBSeRc6Tw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hello everyone, I am looking for suggestions about books and articles which specifically deal with the psychological implications of Artificial Intelligence. There are many articles, books and web resources which deal with what AI can do, what are the dangers, the ethical issues etc But there are only a few which confront with the psychological impact on human beings when AI enters the scene. Can anybody suggest some titles/resources? Thanks! Salvatore

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Digital Methods Winter School 2018 -- Call for Participation
by Fernando van der Vlist 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Dear all, The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) will host its 10th annual Digital Methods Winter School from January 8-12, 2018 at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below please find the call for participation. This year's theme is: "The Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions". The deadline for applications is December 7, 2017. More information is available at bit.ly/dmi18-ws-call or email to winterschool(a)digitalmethods.net . Best regards, Fernando van der Vlist -- Fernando N. van der Vlist Research Associate, “Media of Cooperation”, University of Siegen Research Associate, Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam Lecturer, New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam fernandovandervlist.nl https://www.fernandovandervlist.nl/ -- # CALL FOR PARTICIPATION # DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL 2018 # JANUARY 8-12, 2018 # UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM # THE SOCIAL LIVES OF DIGITAL METHODS # ENCOUNTERS, EXPERIMENTS, INTERVENTIONS -- ## DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL, DATA SPRINT AND MINI-CONFERENCE The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI), Amsterdam, is holding its annual Winter School on 'the Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions.' The format is that of a (social media and web) data sprint, with hands-on work for telling stories with data, together with a programme of keynote speakers and a Mini-conference, where PhD candidates, motivated scholars and advanced graduate students present short papers on digital methods and new media related topics, and receive feedback from the Amsterdam DMI researchers and international participants. Participants need not give a paper at the Mini-conference to attend the Winter School. For a preview of what the event is like, please view short video clips from a previous edition of the Summer School, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTxwl_kA5I. Over the past decade digital methods of various kinds have been put to use by data journalists, national ministries, non-governmental organisations, city governments, media artists, police departments, international organisations, philanthropic funding agencies in the service of a wide variety of projects and objectives. Within the academy digital methods have spread from researchers of the internet, new media and computational culture, leading to encounters and experiments with a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, working with their own publics, partners, questions, concerns and modes of inquiry with and about the digital. That one may intervene with digital methods is clear, but the question concerns the positioning. Extremism and counter-terrorism units may wish to map online networks of groups and individuals. Under which circumstances and with which ethics to act? City governments may be interested in how to use platform data to inform their responses to emerging "gig" and "sharing" economies said to be changing the character of housing, transport and work. When an analyst finds concrete instances of over-renting properties, does one share the findings and if so how? Non-governmental organisations would like to know whether their anti-fossil fuel campaigns are reaching audiences outside of their own bubbles. How to make such questions relevant for academic research? Funders would like an issue area and the stakeholders mapped, but what if one finds that the funders are overdetermining the agenda of the field? How might the style of digital methods work on secure messaging apps vary, depending on whether the audience is critical media scholars, privacy advocates or public institutions? Researchers in fields such as science and technology studies and ethnomethodology have long pointed out that methods are not only used by researchers to study social life, they are also a part of social life (see, e.g. Garfinkel, 1984). This notion has been further elaborated and explored through a more recent agenda on the "social life of methods" (Ruppert, Law, & Savage, 2013). Digital methods and data projects can be used to create not only novel styles of analysis, but also different kinds of "interactivity" (Marres, 2017) -- from involving those who are researched in the research process, to different forms of participatory design, public involvement and experimentation. Such encounters may produce changes in the analytical interests and approaches of both researchers and practitioners, and may be considered a substantive part of the research process, rather than a communicative afterthought. At the 2018 Digital Methods Winter School we would like to put forward positioning practices that address working with practitioners together with the projects (and data sets) they bring along. The Winter School has as its goal to take stock and tell stories of interventions and the positionings one was able to take up. How to navigate the space between scholarly research, practitioner expectation and critical output? Additionally the Winter School will make interventions, working together with 'publics with an ask'. ## DIGITAL METHODS MINI-CONFERENCE AT THE WINTER SCHOOL The annual Digital Methods Mini-Conference at the Winter School, normally a one-day affair, provides the opportunity for digital methods and allied researchers to present short yet complete papers (5,000-7,500 words) and serve as respondents, providing feedback. Often the work presented follows from previous Digital Methods Summer Schools. The mini-conference accepts papers in the general digital methods and allied areas: the hyperlink and other natively digital objects, the website as archived object, web historiographies, search engine critique, Google as globalizing machine, cross-spherical analysis and other approaches to comparative media studies, device cultures, national web studies, Wikipedia as cultural reference, the technicity of (networked) content, post-demographics, platform studies, crawling and scraping, graphing and clouding, and similar. ## APPLICATIONS: KEY DATES The deadline for application is 7 December 2017. To apply please send along a letter of motivation, your CV (including postal address), a headshot photo, 100-word bio as well as a copy of your passport (details page only). Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 8 December. If you are participating in the mini-conference the deadline for submission of your paper is 2 January. The mini-conference takes place on Friday 12 January 2018. Please send your mini-conference paper to winterschool(a)digitalmethods.net . To attend the Winter School, you need not participate in the mini-conference. The full program and schedule of the Winter School and Mini-conference are available on 4 January 2018. -- ## More information: https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2018

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„The Mediatization of Time“ – ZeMKI International Conference 2017
by Leif Kramp 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

ZeMKI international conference „The Mediatization of Time“ December 6-8, 2017 Conference venue: Swissôtel Bremen Hillmannpl. 20, 28195 Bremen, Germany Organizer: University of Bremen, ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de Topic: Recent innovations in the digitalization and datafication of communication fundamentally affect how people conceptualize, perceive and evaluate time to create the kind of world they live in. The conference invites participants to think through the interplay of media and data in respect of the way social time is constructed, modulated, and experienced. This allows to appreciate how new technologies and representations deeply affect the temporal organization of today’s media suffused societies, and it also sheds light on transformations in mediating time. We assume that mediatization as a fundamental societal change that interweaves with the development and spread of communication and information technologies leaves its mark on the ways we process and order the pace, sequence, rhythms and of social reality. This conference invites to think through the role of media and data people have or had at hand to time their interactions, relations, and states of being. The conference is organized by Christian Pentzold and Christine Lohmeier from the ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, University of Bremen in cooperation with Anne Kaun, School of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm. Registration for non-presenting participants is open until November 30, 2017. Please register with an e-mail to mediatizedtime(a)uni-bremen.de <mailto:mediatizedtime@uni-bremen.de>, providing your full name, your affiliation and postal address as well as your status: (1) undergraduate/doctoral student or (2) postdoc/professor/other. The registration fee for status group (1) is 20 euro and for status group (2) 40 euro, not including the conference dinner. The registration is only valid with a written confirmation by the conference team. Participants can book hotel rooms for special conference rates at the Hotel Bremer Haus <https://www.google.de/maps/place/Novum+Hotel+Bremer+Haus/@53.080269,8.81654…> (code: "Mediatized Time") and Star Inn Bremen <https://www.google.de/maps/place/Star+Inn+Hotel+Premium+Bremen+Columbus,+by…> (code: "Mediatized Time") by the end of October 2017. Conference programme December 6, 2017 20:00 Get Together (www.canova-bremen.de) December 7, 2017 09:00 Welcome - Convenors 09:30 KEYNOTE I: *Helge Jordheim (Oslo U, Norway) *Response: Emily Keightley (Loughborough U, UK) *Response: Staffan Ericson (Södertörn U, Sweden) 11:00 Coffee & Tea 11:30 PANEL I: TEMPORAL (DIS-)CONTINUITIES *Karin Deckner (U of the Arts, Berlin, Germany): Eigenzeit and media-based Eigenzeit as „Heterochronie“ *Tim Markham (Birkbeck, U of London, UK): Subjective engagement in an age of distraction: In defence of temporal discontinuity and ambivalence *Christian Schwarzenegger (Augsburg U, Germany): Reclaiming Time from the Media – Disconnection and temporal autonomy in times of digital perma-connectivity *Martin Hand (Queen's U, Canada): iTimes? emerging practices of negotiation, synchronization, and coordination 13:30 Lunch 14:30 PANEL II: PLATFORM TIME *Tim Highfield (Queensland Tech, Australia): Socially mediated moments and memories: Now, then, and the tangled temporality of digital media *Manuel Menke (Augsburg U, Germany): Time as Contrast: Constructing Temporalities of the “Before” and the “After” Online *Kenzie Burchell (U of Toronto, Canada): Managing the Platform Communication Environment: Observable Social Practices as Time Regulators and Time Meters 16:00 Coffee & Tea 16:30 PANEL III: MULTIPLE CHRONOLOGIES *Maria Rikitianskaia & Gabriele Balbi (Lugano U, Switzerland): Wireless Around The Clock: Introducing Time Signals By Wireless Telegraphy in the 1910s *Oliver Görland (Rostock U, Germany): Media Use In Situ: Dead Time and the Acceleration of Life *Jean-Claude Domenget (U de Franche Comté, France) & Carsten Wilhelm (U of Haute Alsace, France): Recent French perspectives on temporalities in media and communication research *Sabine Bosler (U of Haute Alsace, France & Olivier Thevenin (Paris New Sorbonne U, France): The Paris Series Mania Festival and the Attention Economy" 18:00 Roundtable: New Perspectives on Media, Data and Temporality (Andreas Hepp (Bremen U, Germany), Espen Ytreberg (Oslo U, Norway), Elizabeth Prommer (Rostock U, Germany), Lee Humphreys (Cornell U, USA), Paddy Scannell (U Michigan, USA) 20:00 Dinner (https://www.tenduere.de) December 8, 2017 09:00 KEYNOTE II: *Motti Neiger (The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew U. & Netanya Academic College, Israel) ""On Collective Vision: The Mediatization of Shared Social Future" KEYNOTE III: *Mike Ananny (Annenberg School for Communication, USC, USA) * Response: Lee Humphreys (Cornell U, USA) 10:30 Coffee & Tea PANEL VI: TIME IN/OF THE MEDIA *C.W. Anderson (Leeds U, UK) & Henrik Bodker (Aarhus U, Denmark): Deep, Shallow, and Ecstatic Time in an Age of Data and Mediatization * Wiebke Loosen (Bredow Hamburg) & Andreas Hepp (U Bremen): Where the future is already the present. How pioneer journalists construct the future(s) of journalism *Sarah Kohler (Klagenfurt U, Austria): The Adaptation of Temporal Structures in Times of Mediatization: the Two Approaches of SPIEGEL Online *Sarah Bishop (City U, NYC, USA): Finding the Time: Digital Storytelling and Narrative Fatigue 13:00 Lunch and Farewell 14:00 INTO THE FUTURE with comments from Peter Lunt (Leicester U, UK), Irene Neverla (Hamburg U, Germany), Johan Fornäs (Södertörn U, Sweden) 15:00 Departure Conference website: http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/events/conferences/the-mediatization-of-t… <http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/events/conferences/the-mediatization-of-t…>

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Two tenure track positions in HCI at UC Irvine
by Paul Dourish 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Two tenure-track positions are opening in Informatics at UC Irvine. Details below. I’ll be at the conference later this month, and so I’m happy to talk with people there about the department or the hopes for this recruitment, or we can arrange another time to talk if that’s easier. —p. The Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for two tenure-track positions in human-computer interaction and design. The search is comprehensive and we encourage applicants from a broad range of disciplines to apply. The department is highly interdisciplinary with faculty backgrounds in anthropology, computer science, design, education, health informatics, humanities, media arts, organizational studies, and psychology. With five CHI Academy members on our faculty, we are known for innovative research and education in human-computer interaction and design, as well as in affiliated areas such as computer-supported cooperative work, digital media and learning, game development, and science and technology studies. We seek to further bolster our reputation with the recruitment of two new scholars who will thrive in and add to this environment. Our search is intentionally broad. We appreciate scholarship of all varieties, whether empirical, technological, methodological, or analytical in nature. The University of California, Irvine is consistently ranked as a top ten public university by U.S. News and World Report, and has been identified by the New York Times as No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students. UC Irvine is located in Orange County, four miles from the Pacific Ocean and 45 miles south of Los Angeles. Irvine is one of the safest communities in the U.S. and offers a very pleasant year-round climate, numerous recreational and cultural opportunities, and one of the highest-ranked public school systems in the nation. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field and exhibit a compelling research portfolio as well as a clear vision for teaching. Salary and other compensation (including priority access to on-campus faculty housing) are competitive with the nation’s finest public universities. Each application must contain: a cover letter, CV, up to three key publications, a statement of research and teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation. A separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion must also be included. All materials must be uploaded at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04299 <https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04299> The positions are for appointment July 1, 2018 and are approved at the assistant professor level. The review of applications will begin January 5, 2018. The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

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New Book: “Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts”
by Michael T Zimmer 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear AoIR colleagues, We are extremely happy to announce the publication of “Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts“, co-edited by Michael Zimmer (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda (GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences), published in the Digital Formations series by Peter Lang. Peter Lang: https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/82023 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Research-Ethics-Social-Age/dp/143314266X/ We were privileged to work with over 40 world-class contributors — many of whom are part of the AoIR community – and we couldn’t be happier with the results. From our introduction: > Our goal with "Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts" is to directly engage with these discussions and debates, and to help stimulate new ways to think about – and work towards resolving – the novel eth- ical dilemmas we face as internet and social media-based research continues to evolve. The chapters within this volume – which present novel ethical challenges, case studies, and emerging research contexts from a collection of global scholars and researchers – accomplishes this in three critical ways: > > First, as internet tools and social platforms continue to evolve at a rapid pace, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age highlights new research contexts and case studies that introduce readers to unique uses – and related ethical concerns – of the current state-of-the-art technologies and platforms, including crowdsourcing on Amazon Mechanical Turk, the health sharing platform PatientsLikeMe, new forms of data visualization and facial recognition platforms, and automated tools for flagging potentially suicidal behavior online. > > Second, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age recognizes the broad disci- plinary terrain impacted by internetbased research, and brings together discussions of ethical issues from the familiar domains of the social sciences (such as commu- nication studies, sociology, and psychology) alongside perspectives from computer science, data science, gender studies, museum studies, and philosophy. The result is a more inclusive umbrella of domains that can learn from each other and collab- orate to confront the challenges of internet research ethics. > > Third, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age provides a global approach to the challenges of internet research ethics, bringing together contributions from researchers in diverse regulatory environments, as well as those dealing with the complex ethical dimensions of researching platforms and users in geographically diverse locations. Global regions and cultures represented within the volume include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Asia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Join us for a roundtable session at AoIR2017 in Estonia where we will officially launch the book: https://www.conftool.com/aoir2017/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_sessio… We will have a few extra copies on hand for sale, and the proceeds will go toward the AoIR Conference Scholarship Fund. Best, Michael Zimmer & Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu t: @michaelzimmer w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Looking for research/publishing opportunities
by Mergen 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear Research Community members! As a continuing PhD candidate in public policy, specializing in Agenda-Setting in the digital era (by using the combination of online research and NVivo content analyses), I am looking for opportunities to co-publish and/or cooperate with some like-minded scholars from various institutions. There is a great degree of flexibility with regard to the fields you may represent. Agenda-Setting does not only relate to the field of Public Policy, but increasingly relates to the domain of Media, Communications, Social Media, Journalism etc. My country areas are developing nations, and energy-rich (both developing and developed) nations. The major policy issues of interest are corruption, economic diversification, but would be happy to consider other policy issues. Two of my most recent publications (the first does not directly relate to agenda-setting): 1. Dyussenov, M. (forthcoming). The role of ICT in addressing corruption across political regimes <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319527693_The_role_of_ICT_in_addre…> . *Philippine journal of public administration* 2. Dyussenov, M. (2017). Who Sets the Agenda in Thailand? Identifying key actors in Thai corruption policy, 2012-2016 <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313571288_Who_Sets_the_Agenda_in_T…> . *Journal of Asian Public Policy (Routledge)*. The complete list of my publications (including conference & working papers and unpublished works) and other details can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mergen_Dyussenov Here is my email address: mergend7(a)gmail.com Thanks, Mergen -- Regards, Mergen Dyussenov, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS), Singapore

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Psychological implications of AI
by xDxD.vs.xDxD 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hello everyone, I am looking for suggestions about books and articles which specifically deal with the psychological implications of Artificial Intelligence. There are many articles, books and web resources which deal with what AI can do, what are the dangers, the ethical issues etc But there are only a few which confront with the psychological impact on human beings when AI enters the scene. Can anybody suggest some titles/resources? Thanks! Salvatore -- *[**MUTATION**]* *Art is Open Source *- http://www.artisopensource.net *[**CITIES**]* *Human Ecosystems Relazioni* - http://he-r.i <http://human-ecosystems.com/>t *[**NEAR FUTURE DESIGN**]* *Nefula Ltd* - http://www.nefula.com *[**RIGHTS**]* *Ubiquitous Commons *- http://www.ubiquitouscommons.org --- Professor of Near Future and Transmedia Design at ISIA Design Florence: http://www.isiadesign.fi.it/

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Two TT/T Positions in Communication Studies at Northeastern University
by Meryl Alper 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hi all, I'm writing with news of two open positions this year in the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston: one senior hire in communication and technology, and one junior hire in advertising and strategic communication (descriptions below). Regards, Meryl * * * The Communication Studies Department at Northeastern University invites applicants for two positions that reflect our department’s ongoing commitment to understanding and enhancing the effectiveness of communication systems, processes, and infrastructure as they relate to public life, civil society, and professional practice. Position #1: Advertising and/or Strategic Communication (entry level) https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/51237 Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in advertising and/or strategic communication. We welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological approaches, and we are particularly interested in candidates who engage with complementary fields such as journalism and business. The individual filling this position will teach an undergraduate course in Advertising Practices, and take the lead in developing related strategic communication/advertising courses at the undergraduate level. Qualifications: Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication or a closely affiliated discipline by the start date of August 2018 and a nationally distinguished record of research, college-level teaching, and service, or the demonstrated potential for such. Practical experience in advertising/strategic communication is highly desirable. Position #2: Communication and Technology (senior level) https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/51274 Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, MA invites applications for a full-time, tenure-on-entry position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor specializing in communication and technology. We are seeking candidates whose research focuses on digital communication, including the design, use, effects, and societal implications of online, mobile, and social media communication. We welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological approaches, and we are particularly interested in candidates who can work across disciplines, contributing to Northeastern’s Network Science Initiative, NU Lab for Text Maps and Networks, Global Resilience Initiative, Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, and other relevant campus-wide programs. The individual filling this position will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, with an emphasis on digital communication, network science, data visualization, online communities, social media, and/or related topics. Qualifications: Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication or a closely affiliated discipline and a nationally distinguished record of research, college-level teaching, and service, appropriate for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. -- *Meryl Alper* Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University Holmes 217 m.alper(a)northeastern.edu merylalper.com Author of *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* (MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice>, 2017) and *Digital Youth with Disabilities *(MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/digital-youth-disabilities>, 2014)

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New Book: Theorizing Digital Divides
by Massimo Ragnedda 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Apologies for cross posting *Out now* Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert, *Theorizing Digital Divides <https://www.routledge.com/Theorizing-Digital-Divides/Ragnedda-Muschert/p/bo…>*, Routledge, 2017 *Description* This volume examines and explains the phenomenon of digital divides and digital inequalities from a theoretical perspective. Indeed, with there being a limited amount of theoretical research on the digital divide so far, Theorizing Digital Divides seeks to collect and analyse different perspectives and theoretical approaches in analysing digital inequalities, and thus propose a nuanced approach to study the digital divide. Exploring theories from diverse perspectives within the social sciences whilst presenting clear examples of how each theory is applied in digital divide research, this book will appeal to scholars and undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in sociology of inequality, digital culture, Internet studies, mass communication, social theory, sociology, and media studies. *Table of Contents* *Introduction: Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert* *Section 1: Using classical social theories to understand digital divide* Chapter 1. Glenn W. Muschert and Ryan Gunderson, *The Sociology of Simmel and Digital Divides: Information, Value, Exchange, and Sociation in the Networked Environment* Chapter 2: Massimo Ragnedda and Maria Laura Ruiu,* Social capital and the three levels of digital divide*. Chapter 3: Tomohisa Hirata, *Do contemporary media technologies and the architects of them fill the role of the psychoanalyst for the users of them?* Chapter 4: Barbara Barbosa Neves & Geoffrey Mead, *The interpretive and ideal-type approach: Rethinking digital non-use(s) in a Weberian perspective* *Section 2: Associative and communicative perspectives* Chapter 5: Gerard Goggin. *‘Disability and Digital Inequalities: Rethinking Digital Divides with Disability Theory’*. Chapter 6: Lorenzo Dalvit. *The materiality of mobile phones and visual impairment: accessible, accessibility and access devices* Chapter 7: Susan Kretchmer *Theorizing Digital Divides Through the Lens of Social Construction of Technology, Knowledge Gap, and Social Identity Construction* Chapter 8: John Haffner, *Connection in Divided Space: Theorizing the Geographies of the Digital Divid*e Chapter 9: Eva Klinkisch, Anne Suphan. *A "recognitional perspective" on the 21st century digital divide* *Section 3: Critical and alternative perspectives.* Chapter 10: Last Moyo *Rethinking the network society: A decolonial and border gnosis of the digital divide in Africa* Chapter 11: Duygu Özsoy. *Digital Divide in Turkey as a non- Western Country* Chapter 12: Citt Williams, Tania Gupta, Marilyn Wallace, *Theorising Online Representation and the Voice of the Digital Subaltern.* Chapter 13. Morten Hjelholt and Jannick Schou. *The Digital Divide and Citizen Classifications* Chapter 14: Emma A. Jane, *Gendered cyberhate: a new digital divide?* *Afterword. Jan Van Dijk * *Endorsements* Prof. Steve Jones (UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago). This book provides a much-needed wide-ranging theoretical foundation for research on the digital divide. While scholars and activists have done yeoman’s work identifying, studying and narrowing digital divides, Ragnedda and Muschert have put together the theoretical infrastructure with which we may understand past efforts and move forward with new ones. Prof. Bridgette Wessels (Newcastle University). This is a welcome volume that develops our understanding of digital divides. It does so through a highly informed understanding of current theoretical knowledge of digital divides in a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors combine to extend this knowledge in meaningful ways to address the nuances and complexities of digital divides. The theoretical developments will be extremely beneficial for scholars and students working in the area of digital divides. For more information on the book: https://www.routledge.com/Theorizing-Digital-Divides/Ragnedda-Muschert/p/bo… On Google book: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4OE2DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source… -- Massimo Ragnedda Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK) mragnedda.wordpress.com skype: massimo.ragnedda http://northumbria.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda Connect with me on *Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook*

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FYI: Job ooportunity - Open research positions at Tampere University of Technology
by Simona Lohan 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Laboratory of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ELT) at Tampere University of Technology is looking for motivated and proactive MSc/PhD graduates to join the research team related to 5G and beyond mobile network developments and future wireless localization solutions. The call for two-year positions (with a good possibility of extension upon good results) is open to applicants who fulfil the following criteria: * Candidates have a MSc degree in computer science, radio communications, signal processing or electrical engineering. * Candidates have knowledge of radio communications and software programming skills (e.g., Matlab, C/C++, Python, embedded systems, etc. … ), * Candidates have a willingness to learn new things and to work in a multi-cultural environment in Tampere, Finland. TUT unit is offering high-quality supervision with freedom and encouragement to develop your ideas in a supportive, inspiring environment. More information and details on how to apply are found on EURAXESS job portal (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/249961) Please feel free to distribute this announcement to everyone who might be interested. Best regards, Simona Lohan -- Associate Professor, Dr. Tech. Laboratory of Electronics and Comm. Engineering Tampere University of Technology P.O. Box 553, FIN-33101 Tampere http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/pos

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