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Digital Media, Psychoanalysis and the Subject - CM special issue published
by Jacob Johanssen 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

*Digital Media, Psychoanalysis and the Subject Editors: Jacob Johanssen (University of Westminster) and Steffen Krüger (University of Oslo)* We are very pleased to announce the publication of the special issue Digital Media, Psychoanalysis and the Subject, published by the open access journal *CM: Communication and Media*. This is the first-ever special issue of a media and communication journal that addresses questions of subjectivity, digital media and the Internet with a focus on psychoanalytic theory. The contributing authors seek to reassess and reinvigorate psychoanalytic thinking in media and communication studies. They undertake this reassessment with a particular focus on the question of what psychoanalytic concepts, theories and modes of inquiry can contribute to the study of contemporary digital media. The collection features a broad range of psychoanalytic approaches - from Freudian, via Kleinian and relational, to Lacanian and Jungian - and covers a wide range of issues - from the uses (and abuses) of the mobile phone and other digital devices, the circulation of traumatising images and anxiety-inducing tracking apps, via hysteric feminist discourses, digital fetishes and the exploitation of YouTube celebrities, to the meaning of the gangbang in a priapistic media culture and this culture's emptying-out of meaning towards its climax in a cosmic spasm... We hope that colleagues will find this collection informative and engaging and a helpful resource for their own work. *Table of Contents and Download Links:* Thinking (with) the Unconscious in Media and Communication Studies: Introduction to the Special Issue Steffen Krüger (University of Oslo) and Jacob Johanssen (University of Westminster) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/13131/5045 Framing the Mobile Phone: The Psychopathologies of an Everyday Object Iain MacRury and Candida Yates (Bournemouth University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11517/5044 '"If you show your real face, you’ll lose 10 000 followers” – The Gaze of the Other and Transformations of Shame in Digitalized Relationships Vera King (Sigmund-Freud-Institute & Goethe-University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11504/5043 Media Traumatization, Symbolic Wounds and Digital Culture Allen Meek (Massey University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11442/5041 The Other Self in Free Fall: Anxiety and Automated Tracking Applications Christopher Gutierrez (McGill University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11285/5038 Digital Feminisms and the Split Subject: Short-circuits through Lacan’s Four Discourses Alison Horbury (University of Melbourne) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11347/5039 A Digital Death Drive? Hubris and Learning in Psychoanalysis and Cybernetics Colin John Campbell (York University / OCAD University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11241/5037 YouTubers, Online Selves and the Performance Principle: Notes from a Post-Jungian Perspective Greg Singh (University of Stirling) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11414/5040 The Female Target: Digitality, Psychoanalysis and the Gangbang Diego Semerene (Brown University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11218/5036 Chaosmic Spasm: Guattari, Stiegler, Berardi, and the Digital Apocalypse Mark Featherstone (Keele University) http://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/comman/article/view/11501/5042 With many thanks to the editors of *CM: Journal of Communication and Media*, particularly Jelena Kleut, for their generous help in realising this issue.

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Re: [Air-L] A Statement from Members of the AoIR Executive Committee
by Daniel Jung 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Thanks to Jennifer for the posting, and Holly and David for their contribution. I found myself looking for a like button (unconsciously), it took me a few seconds to realise this is email. It was early in the morning. I have been very concerned about conferences being held in the US in this current situation. Though I do not believe our (and other communities') actions will make any noticeable difference in the economy (as a means of telling), I think we owe it to our colleagues and to ourselves. I will be following this thread closely to see where the next venues will be. Keep up the good work, and thanks. -- Daniel Jung

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5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2017): Third Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

*** Third Call for Papers *** 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems ECBS 2017 Lordos Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 31 August - 1 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes. ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, human-computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial development. The proceedings will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series of ACM and after the conference they will be accessible in the ACM Digital Library. A Best Paper Award will be presented to the best paper presented at the conference, and a Best Student Paper Award will be presented to the best paper written solely or mostly by students. Scope Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics: · Agile and Lean Approaches and Human Aspects of Software Development · Architectures · Advanced Modularity · Cloud-based Applications · Co-Design · Component-Based System Design · Cyber-Physical Systems · Parallel & Distributed Systems · Parallel Programming Methodologies and Languages · FPGA Systems Design · ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments) · Education and Training · Embedded Real-Time Software Systems · Integration Engineering · Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution · Model-Based System Development · Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems · Networked Control Systems · Reengineering & Reuse · Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security · Software Engineering · System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics · Verification and Validation Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, are particularly welcome. They may target application domains such as: Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway- Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, High Performance Computing Development Environments and Applications, and Telecommunications. Submission of Papers The conference solicits regular (no more than 10 pages) and short papers (no more than 4 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a short paper or extended abstract (no more than 2 pages and poster presentation only). All papers must be prepared according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the submission guidelines on the conference web site. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Important Dates · Submission of Papers: 1 May, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: 1 July, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: 17 July, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: 17 July, 2017 · Early Registration for Non-Authors: 9 August, 2017 Organization General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic Program Co-Chair · Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Steering Committee · Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair · Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair · Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Internet of Rights Fellowship - ARTICLE 19
by Niels ten Oever 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

The Internet is shaping our societies but who is shaping the development of the Internet? And what standards should this development be based on? The Internet of Rights Fellowship Program aims to facilitate stronger considerations for human rights within Internet governance processes and to shape the human rights agenda for the Internet. Currently, there is little diversity among participants in Internet governance proce sses, resulting in approaches to policymaking that are not open or inclusive. ARTICLE 19 seeks to effectively promote and protect key democratic values and increase the diversity of engagement within Internet governance forums, so that there is a greater pluralism of voices within these spaces that especially includes those that have been underrepresented until now. Over the course of this program, Fellows will be introduced to the technical and policy discussions across the Internet governance landscape, and will be trained to meaningfully develop human rights considerations within these discussions. As a result, Fellows will be well-equipped to continue developing a robust approach to human rights within these technical communities beyond the life of the program. The structure of the work will be very much based on training and mentoring while actively engaging in on-going Internet governance processes in the IEEE, ICANN, IETF and ITU. Work with us on concrete workstreams, or suggest your own project! More information about the programme, the streams and the application process can be found here: https://www.article19.org/pages/en/article-19-fellowships.html Length of the programme: 1 year (with the possibility of 1 year extension) Start: May 2017 Deadline for application: March 17 2017 Which forums are focused on: IEEE, ICANN, IETF, ITU Non-salaried (but travel to IG fora, accommodation and other costs are covered) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact mehwish(a)article19.org or me. All the best, Niels -- Niels ten Oever Head of Digital Article 19 www.article19.org PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9

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CfP: Futures of Digital Death: Mobilities of Loss and Commemoration
by Selina Ellis Gray 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Death Studies Issue Call For Papers- 'Futures of Digital Death: Mobilities of Loss and Commemoration'. Deadline: 29th September 2017 As our lives and death become increasingly entangled within the digital, a new strand of research has emerged, exploring the opportunities and tensions that technologies can bring within the space of death, dying, and existential concern. A dominant focus has been on exploring and designing technologies supporting death-centric practices around remembrance of loved ones or inheritance of digital artifacts. However, less attention has been paid to how people are actively engaging in curating such data in both the physical and digital space for greater personal value. Ways in which we deal with digital selves, the body and its remains, the memorialization of lost ones, and the spatio-temporal and social context surrounding such practices have shifted the way in which we engage with death, from prescribed and formal to more dynamic, flexible and personally meaningful. This leads to a new range of research questions that require a genuinely interdisciplinary approach. This special issue focuses on the exploration of these emerging practices. We invite contributions that bring analytical, critical, practice-based and creative insights to the use, design and development of technologies entangled at the end of life. Theoretical, empirical, practical and design or art-based research and approaches are welcome. Themes may include: - Mobilities of death, loss and commemoration - The digital economies of death, dying, commemoration and loss - Dying online or digital mediations of death - Personalization and hybridization of rituals, digital memorialization, mourning practices - Digital afterlives, agency and the social presence of the dead - Digital remains, digital legacy, peri- or post mortem data - The multiple physical, informational, imaginative mobilities of death, loss and memory - The multiplying temporalities of practices, memories, experiences - Methodological considerations, e.g. ethics, privacy, value sensitive design - Methodological orientation to futures - e.g. use of utopia as method, scenarios, predictions, visions. For full details please visit:- http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/beh/futures-digital-death Warmest, Dr Selina Ellis-Gray @nina_ellis www.digitaloss.net www.researchgate.net/profile/Selina_Ellis_Gray

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Re: [Air-L] A Statement from Members of the AoIR Executive Committee
by Chris Brandmeir 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

presume you all read the executive order rather than get it 2nd hand. On Mar 2, 2017 8:15 AM, "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer(a)syr.edu> wrote: In light of the United States' January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry to its borders, based upon intersectional stereotypes of Islamic religious faith as embodied within Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian identity, we hereby restate our commitment to the fundamental values upon which the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is founded. These values center upon human dignity, equality of opportunity, and the principles of academic freedom. AoIR vehemently opposes any entities, groups, measures, or activities that seek to undermine such principles, in scholarly research and in society at large, wherever in the world they may operate. AoIR, following its mission to provide and promote outstanding research upon the Internet's capacity to mediate transnational and global culture through networking, is proud to represent a diverse international community of Internet researchers. In affirming the shared values of our community, we encourage our members to exercise their inalienable right to speak out whenever and wherever they believe those values to be undermined or violated. In keeping with the principle of academic freedom, AoIR conferences themselves also support that free exercise by offering a venue for such discussions to be conducted respectfully. AoIR is constantly at work to ensure that our actions and our words are in sync. Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such participation cannot be guaranteed. As an organization, AoIR stands ready to support any colleague who may be directly or indirectly affected by this order. Members of the Executive Committee: André Brock Axel Bruns Jenny Korn Annette Markham Adrienne Massanari Susanna Paasonen Kelly Quinn Jennifer Stromer-Galley P.S.: Our full Statement of Principles and Statement of Inclusivity can be found here: https://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/ _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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Re: [Air-L] A Statement from Members of the AoIR Executive Committee
by Jean Burgess 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

👏👏👏 Thanks to all of you for your leadership on this. Jean On 3/03/2017, 2:14 AM, "Air-L on behalf of Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of jstromer(a)syr.edu> wrote: >In light of the United States' January 27, 2017 executive order restricting entry to its borders, based upon intersectional stereotypes of Islamic religious faith as embodied within Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian identity, we hereby restate our commitment to the fundamental values upon which the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is founded. These values center upon human dignity, equality of opportunity, and the principles of academic freedom. AoIR vehemently opposes any entities, groups, measures, or activities that seek to undermine such principles, in scholarly research and in society at large, wherever in the world they may operate. >AoIR, following its mission to provide and promote outstanding research upon the Internet's capacity to mediate transnational and global culture through networking, is proud to represent a diverse international community of Internet researchers. In affirming the shared values of our community, we encourage our members to exercise their inalienable right to speak out whenever and wherever they believe those values to be undermined or violated. In keeping with the principle of academic freedom, AoIR conferences themselves also support that free exercise by offering a venue for such discussions to be conducted respectfully. >AoIR is constantly at work to ensure that our actions and our words are in sync. Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such participation cannot be guaranteed. As an organization, AoIR stands ready to support any colleague who may be directly or indirectly affected by this order. > >Members of the Executive Committee: >André Brock >Axel Bruns >Jenny Korn >Annette Markham >Adrienne Massanari >Susanna Paasonen >Kelly Quinn >Jennifer Stromer-Galley > >P.S.: Our full Statement of Principles and Statement of Inclusivity can be found here: >https://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/ >_______________________________________________ >The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >http://www.aoir.org/

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VIDEO: Internet Shutdowns and the Silencing of Dissent @Internews
by Joly MacFie 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Stream from this morning. H/T to Judith Hellerstein for bringing it to our attention. [image: Internews] <https://www.internews.org/>Earlier today, *Thursday March 2 2017*, *Internews <https://www.internews.org/>* presented *Internet Shutdowns and the Silencing of Dissent <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-shutdowns-and-the-silencing-of-dissen…>* at Google in Washington DC. From nation-wide shutdowns in Uganda and Gambia to targeted ones in Cameroon and India, restrictions and full blackouts of internet service have become a favorite tool of autocratic and repressive regimes. Shutdowns have wide-ranging effects on everything from political speech to commerce. Internet freedom activists and policy experts from the front lines of shutdown battles discussed their advocacy work, the trends they are seeing, and how internet shutdowns affect the daily lives of their fellow citizens. Speakers: *Mishi Choudhary*, President and Founding Director for Software Freedom Law Center, India; *Arsene Tungali*, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Rudi International, the Democratic Republic of the Congo; *Carolina Botero*, Director of Fundacion Karisma, Colombia. Moderator: *Kat Duffy*, VP of Global Technology Programs, Internews. Video is below. *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/2CmpZCRKehc *Twitter*: #internetshutdowns <https://twitter.com/hashtag/internetshutdowns?f=tweets> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2017
by Mark D. Johns 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2017 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ The Carl Couch Center issues an international call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies. According to basic symbolic interactionist premises, what we understand as self, identity, relationship, and cultural formations are constructed dialogically and interactively. While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, Carl Couch was among the first from this tradition to suggest the importance of engaging in the study of mediated interaction. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward, beyond Couch's initial suggestion, to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. As internet-related media continue to influence our everyday interactions--not only with other people but also with technologies, devices, algorithms, platform parameters, and so forth--it becomes crucial for symbolic interactionists to attend to the role of these mediating factors in the interaction process. We encourage any paper that uses a symbolic interactionist approach in internet studies. We also encourage papers that explore the interface between deliberate social interaction and structured (or automated) interactions sponsored or enacted by various technological features, exploring not only how identities, relations, and social formations are negotiated through social interactions, but also how these interactions are mediated further through the use or capacities of various technologies. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of symbolic interactionist approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Those contemplating entering should note that an interactionist approach demands thoughtful analysis, and not mere description, of social interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Dr. Camille Johnson-Yale, Lake Forest College, Illinois Dr. Lois Scheidt, Indiana University, Bloomington Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should be in English and not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top paper will receive Couch Award to be presented at the 2017 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) in Tartu, Estonia. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US and the author will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, University of Tartu, October 18-21, 2017. Candidates should send a copy of their paper electronically, along with information concerning the location and level of their studies, to Mark Johns at mjohns(a)luther.edu Application deadline is May 15, 2017. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Phone: 563-387-1347 E-mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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James W. Carey Media Research Award 2017
by Mark D. Johns 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

James W. Carey Media Research Award 2017 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ The Carl Couch Center invites nominations or self nominations for works to be considered for its annual James W. Carey Media Research Award. Welcome are works on topics that were central to Carey's scholarship. Submissions might focus on technology, time & space and communication, the nature of public life, the relation between journalism and popular culture – among others – taking these themes in new or different directions. Applications will be evaluated based on engagement with Carey's approaches and concepts, originality, and advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of: Dr. Kathy Roberts Forde, University of Massachusetts Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College Dr. John Pauly, Marquette University Dr. Linda Steiner, University of Maryland Both single and multiple authored works will be accepted. All submissions must be works that have been published or have been accepted for publication in a book or journal. To be considered for the 2017 award, works should have been published or accepted in 2016. Submitted works should be sent to Mark D. Johns, at the address below, according to the following directions: Works may be submitted electronically in plain text, Microsoft Word or PDF format. If a book is submitted, please send a copy of the table of contents and front matter electronically, along with a brief author statement (500 words maximum) describing how the book relates to Carey's thought. Then ask your publisher to furnish five (5) review copies for consideration by the committee. The application deadline is April 1, 2017. Notification of award application will be sent out by June 30. For questions and comments about the Carey Award, please contact: Dr. Mark D. Johns Communication Studies Luther College Decorah, IA 52101 USA E mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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