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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Games Available - in NY Metro Area
by Karen Schrier Shaenfield 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Hi all, I am looking for a colleague in games and emerging media! If you are interested in applying for this, I recommend you get your application in by November 27th. Want to teach game design and/or game art? Want to live close to NYC? Want to help build a brand new games program that's already landed on the Princeton Review for top games programs? Come work with me to continue building our new games program at Marist College, a top 10 northeast regional university. We are hiring a tenure-track games prof! This is an exciting opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a brand new program! http://careers.marist.edu/cw/en-us/job/492257/assistant-professor-games-and… About the position: The Department of Film, Television, Games and Interactive Media Marist College invites applications for the position of Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Games and Interactive Media to join the School of Communication and the Arts beginning in fall 2019. The faculty member will be teaching courses in the Media Studies & Production major and Games & Emerging Media program (which is recognized as one of the top 40 game programs in the world by *Princeton Review*). We encourage applicants who can demonstrate through their teaching, research, and service, their abilities to contribute to Marist’s identity as an institution that welcomes and embraces diversity. Qualifications: - An M.F.A., Ph.D. or other terminal degree in a relevant discipline by the time of appointment. - Experience in one or more of the following areas: game art, game development, Unity, design, virtual reality, augmented reality, modding, and/or human-computer interaction. - Ability to teach courses that align with their expertise, selected from a range of courses such as Introduction to Design, Digital Toolbox, Game Art, Unity, Level Design, Business of Games, and/or Human-Computer Interaction. - Ability to interact effectively orally and in writing with a culturally diverse range of students and colleagues. Preferred qualifications: - Evidence of successful teaching - A well-articulated research and/or creative agenda in interactive media, games or related field - Contact with industry leaders and ability to expand partnerships - Significant professional experience in game development, art, or design The Department of Film, Television, Games and Interactive Media has more than 120 students enrolled in two majors (Media Studies and Production and Games and Emerging Media) and 20+ full-time and part-time faculty members. The School of Communication and the Arts is home to a nationally renowned internship program, the Center for Sports Communication, the Center for Social Media, and a wide variety of discipline-specific student groups and clubs, including the innovative PlayLab. Our students regularly participate in case study competitions and other and award-winning student projects. The School of Communication and the Arts <https://www.marist.edu/communication-arts/about> prepares students for dynamic careers in the fields of communication, digital media, journalism, fashion, fine arts, graphic design, and many others. No matter their major, students combine cutting-edge classroom instruction with unique and distinctive real-world opportunities. --- Marist College is located on the banks of the historic Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany and at its Florence, Italy campus. A comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts, its mission is to “help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” Marist is consistently recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 384 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (8th Best Regional University/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and others. Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,400 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees. <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcareers.marist.edu%2Fcw%2Fen-us…> ----------------------------------------- Dr. Karen Schrier http://www.karenschrier.com www.twitter.com/drgamermom Associate Professor & Director, Games & Emerging Media program, Marist College Author, *Knowledge Games <https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/knowledge-games>* (Johns Hopkins University Press) Editor, *Learning, Education, & Games <http://repository.cmu.edu/etcpress/29/> book *series (ETC Press/Carnegie Mellon) Co-Author, "Limits and Strengths of Using Games as 'Empathy Machines'" <https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/lms-chi/pdfs/JWCXudtfuH665AE93_working-p…> (UNESCO) President, IGDA Learning, Education & Games (LEG) SIG <https://igda-leg.slack.com/> Fellow, Belfer, ADL Center for Technology for using games to teach empathy <https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adls-center-for-technology-and-soci…> (2018-2019)

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JURIX 2018 Preconference Workshop: Technical, Legal and Ethical Implications of Improved Access to Legal Information Using Supercomputing Technology
by Shefali Virkar 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

*Apologies for multiple postings.* *Examining the Technical, Legal and Ethical Implications of Improved Access to Legal Information Using Supercomputing Technology: The ManyLaws Project* **This workshop is collocated within JURIX 2018, The 31st International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, December 12–14, 2018 in Groningen, The Netherlands** Legal information is an asset for decision making not only by EU institutions but also by member states, local administrations, businesses and citizens. Accurate, target-orientated, and timely information could enhance the digitisation of decision-making processes. Data such as legislation acts, bills, case laws, resolutions and decisions, published in each Member States’ language, as well as administration and citizen-generated content is increasingly embedded in large amounts of textual data available on the Internet. The vision of the ManyLaws project is thus to produce semantically annotated Big Legal Open Data, easily searchable and exploitable based on text mining tools and algorithms offered through proper visualization techniques. This workshop will provide a forum for scholars and practitioners from different backgrounds to discuss the factors that can contribute to the effective delivery of the new services proposed by ManyLaws; thereby engaging participants in an interactive exploration of the legal and ethical implications associated with the application of advanced computing technologies to the acquisition, storage, and processing of legal information. *Format of the Workshop:* The workshop will be divided into two sessions, each comprising of three interrelated activities: 1) Introductory short presentations by the organisers 2) Group breakout sessions focusing on key issues, and 3) Interactive discussions to generate conclusions. Ideas and insights generated through discussions during this workshop will be recorded by the organisers and shared with workshop participants and the general public at a future date. *Participation:* Register for full JURIX 2018 conference ( http://jurix2018.ai.rug.nl/registration.php) or for JURIX 2018 Workshops. Please note that this is an interactive workshop, and that there will be no paper presentations. Please register your interest with workshop organisers prior to the conference. *Time/Date of the Workshop:* 09.00 AM CET, 12th December 2018 *Duration:* Half day, morning session *Location:* Room 5, Het Kasteel, Groningen (NL) *Workshop Organisers:* Dr. Shefali Virkar, Danube University Krems, Austria Ms. Anna-Sophie Novak, Danube University Krems, Austria Dr. Charalampos Alexopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece Prof. Yannis Charalabidis, University of the Aegean, Greece Mr. Mikhalis Loutsaris, University of the Aegean, Greece *Contact person(s):* Shefali Virkar (*shefali.virkar(a)donau-uni.ac.at*) Anna-Sophie Novak (*anna-sophie.novak(a)donau-uni.ac.at*)

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Job posting deadline extended redux
by Mcglotten, Shaka 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Hi All: My last email was confusing! The new deadline for the Media Studies job at Purchase is January 7, not November 7. Sorry for the confusion! Job Posting--Assistant Professor of Media Studies @ Purchase College-SUNY Founded on the principle that artists and scholars are indispensable to each other and the pursuit of social justice, Purchase College combines professional conservatory programs in the visual and performing arts and distinguished programs in the liberal arts and sciences. The Media Studies Program invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to join our faculty, beginning Fall 2019. We seek a scholar of media cultures who will also contribute to the recently inaugurated MFA in Media Arts and Culture. We are particularly interested in candidates with an interdisciplinary approach (critical race theory, decolonial/postcolonial studies, disability studies, indigenous studies, and gender/queer studies) with research in one or more the following areas: artificial intelligence, critical data studies, digital activism, media archeology, platform studies, and social media. Media Studies is intertwined with the Anthropology Program; therefore, familiarity with ethnographic methods is highly desirable. The candidate should have a record of excellence in teaching, and a passion for working closely with students is essential. The successful candidates will be committed to student learning, student success, and a liberal arts education. Responsibilities include teaching 5 courses and supervising 4-6 senior projects per academic year. Professors in Media Studies typically teach 3 required courses and 2 electives in the faculty’s area of research. Other duties include mentoring upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students, academic advising and community service (which encompasses committee work as well as College, School, and Board of Study governance). Located 25 miles north of Manhattan in Westchester County, the campus celebrates diversity and creativity, encouraging students to “Think Wide Open.” Purchase College is part of the State University of New York system. Qualifications: PhD in Media Studies or related field. ABD candidates with completion date by May 2019 will be considered but must have the PhD in hand by the time of appointment. Evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate college level, or of potential as an effective teacher, is also required. Candidates from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must attach the following to the online employment application: 1) Cover letter should discuss research and teaching, as well as how the candidate will contribute to the Bachelor’s and MFA program. 2) CV 3) Teaching portfolio or student evaluations To apply, please visit the following website: https://jobs.purchase.edu and complete an online application first. Hard copy and email submissions are not accepted. Review of applications will continue until January 7, 2018. Purchase College, SUNY is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Best, — Shaka McGlotten (they/he) Associate Professor of Media Studies Coordinator, Gender Studies & Global Black Studies Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies<https://criticalracedigitalstudies.com/> Fall 2018 Office Hours: Th, 12-2; and by appointment Social Sciences 1024

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Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships at the University of Westminster
by Christian Fuchs 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships at the University of Westminster The University of Westminster is one of the nine universities that make up the AHRC-funded technē Doctoral Training Partnership. Technē supports outstanding students pursuing the craft of research through innovative, inter-disciplinary and creative approaches across a range of the arts and humanities. For more information on technē and the kinds of projects it funds, visit the Techne website http://www.techne.ac.uk/phd-funding-2019-in-the-arts-and-humanities As well as financial support, technē offers a developmental framework for doctoral researchers across the collaborating institutions, with research training, supportive community networks, professional and public engagement opportunities and a space for both independent and collaborative scholarship. Technē is now welcoming applications for fully-funded studentships across the arts and humanities beginning in autumn 2019. At Westminster we are offering technē studentships in the following areas: - Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM): The Centre was judged by REF 2014 as the UK’s leading research centre working across art and design, with a rating of 95% of our research as world leading or internationally excellent. https://www.westminster.ac.uk/cream/about-cream - Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI): A world-leading centre of media and communication research that conducts research and research education focused on the role of media, culture and communication(s) in society and the critical study of media and power. https://camri.ac.uk/ - English Literature, English Language and Visual Culture (part of School of Humanities) The research publications of the School’s staff in English Language, Literature and Linguistics were ranked by REF 2014 as being in the top 20 of departments in the UK and we also have internationally excellent research in Visual Culture. https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts… Studentships include maintenance and fees for three years for a full time student, or six years for a part-time student. Normally to be eligible for a full award a student must have no restrictions on how long they can stay in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the studentship. EU students are eligible for a full award if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the three-year period preceding the start of the studentship (including for full time education). Residential eligibility is based on a physical presence in the UK. To be eligible for a fees-only award, a student must be ordinarily resident in a member state of the EU. Studentships are open to students who have already started their doctoral study but they must have at least 50% of the funded period of an AHRC award (usually 18 months) remaining at the time they start their scholarship. If you are interested in applying for a place at the University of Westminster supported by a technē studentship, we strongly recommend you first contact a member of the academic staff in the relevant area and talk to them about your proposal. Contact and applicationdetails, see: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts… You must apply for one of these programmes in order to be eligible for a technē studentship. If you apply for programmes in other areas your application will not be eligible. Please make sure you indicate on your application form that you wish to be considered for a technē studentship. Application deadline The deadline for applications is 4 January 2019 Interviews will be held in the week commencing 4 February 2019. If the university decides to nominate your application to technē, it will then be put forward by the university to the technē review panel. The final decision on the allocation of studentships rests with the technē review panel.

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[New study] Bulk surveillance: International Compendium of Good Legal Safeguards and Oversight Innovations
by Kilian Vieth | Stiftung Neue Verantwortung 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Maybe of interest to some of you? Kind regards, Kilian & Thorsten *New study: International Compendium of Good Legal Safeguards and Oversight Innovations for Bulk Surveillance* https://www.stiftung-nv.de/en/publication/upping-ante-bulk-surveillance-int… Many people question the efficiency of bulk surveillance practices and their compatibility with fundamental rights. Others worry about its effect on the social fabric of democratic societies. Yet, most parliaments have expanded, rather than curtailed, surveillance powers in recent intelligence reforms. What is more, the European Court of Human Rights recently upheld the Swedish regime for bulk interception of foreign communications and called the practice a «valuable means» of counterterrorism in its Big Brother Watch decision. One may, therefore, assume that the practice of bulk communications surveillance is here to stay. If that is the case, then it is high time to subject national legal frameworks and their corresponding oversight systems to a comparative review and to identify good practices. In an attempt to fill a gap, Thorsten Wetzling and I have examined legal safeguards and oversight practices in 13 different democracies. Our compendium <https://www.stiftung-nv.de/en/publication/upping-ante-bulk-surveillance-int…>, commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, features 64 promising examples, that, we believe, increase the legitimacy and effectiveness of bulk surveillance governance. We welcome your feedback and additional ideas you may have. Link to PDF: https://www.stiftung-nv.de/sites/default/files/upping_the_ante_on_bulk_surv… -- Stiftung Neue Verantwortung <https://www.stiftung-nv.de> Kilian Vieth Researcher Human Rights & Surveillance Office: +49 (0) 30 81 45 03 78-88 Mobile: +49 (0) 152 21 51 76 23 Twitter @newsvieth <https://twitter.com/newsvieth> kvieth(a)stiftung-nv.de PGP: 36C6 97CE EEAA B921 D74B 4306 3DFA EF05 D7D6 1435 Stiftung Neue Verantwortung e.V. Berliner Freiheit 2 10785 Berlin Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: VR 27918 B Vorstand: Anna Wohlfarth, Dr. Stefan Heumann, Dr. Ben Scott

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Why does every generation think the past was better?
by Barry Wellman 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Just out--in print and online: Keith Neil Hampton & moi, "Lost and saved...Again: The Moral Panic About the Loss of Community Takes Hold of Social Media." Featured Essay for _Contemporay Sociology_, 47, 6 (11/18), 643-651. http://cs.sagepub.com [Contemp Soc is Am Soc Assoc's book review journal: This is a review essay.] https://doi.org/10.1177/0094306118805415 lede: Why does every generation believe that relationships were stronger and community better in the recent past? Lamenting about the loss of community, based on a selective perception of the present and an idealization of traditional community dims awareness of powerful inequalities and cleavages that have always pervaded human society and favors deterministic models over a nuanced understanding of how network affordances contribute to different outcomes. Barry Wellman Step by step, link by link, putting it together--Streisand/Sondheim The earth to be spannd, connected by network--Walt Whitman It's Always Something--Roseanne Roseannadanna A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times--Walter Cronkite _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC Distinguished Visiting Scholar Social Media Lab Ryerson University Founder, International Network for Social Network Analysis NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Wellman _______________________________________________________________________

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Wayback Machine for Content Analysis
by Alla Rybina 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Dear all, I seek help in terms of policies and research practices related to Internet Archive Wayback Machine and the use of the content available through it for Content Analysis of news published online. Particularly, I am interested in news media content that was archived and is available through Wayback Machine but is absent through the link of a specific newsmedia. - Can content available through Wayback Machine be treated as let's content of any other media archive (like Mediearkivet in Sweden)? - Should I have any kind of permission from a newsroom for that content that has been captured by the Wayback Machine but is no longer available on the news media website? - What are (if any) copyright problems related to the news content available through Wayback Machine? Any tips, advice as well as literature (research articles on the usage of the Wayback Machine for content analysis of news) are WELCOME! Thank you! _____________________________________________ *Alla Rybina* PhD Candidate University of Gothenburg The Department of Journalism, Media and Communication Box 710, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden Tel. +46 70 019 40 57 Twitter: @Rybina_Alla <https://twitter.com/Rybina_Alla>

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looking for lecturers
by Leslie Viney 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Regent's University is looking for lecturers in the following areas of Media Communications and Public Relations: Visiting Lecturers, MA Media & Digital Communications for * Social Media and Digital Culture * Research Innovations and Digital Methods * Transmedia Storytelling https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BNZ670/visiting-lecturers-ma-in-media-and-digita… https://www.regents.ac.uk/jobs Visiting Lecturers, BA in Public Relations for * Corporate Communications * Media Relations https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BOB081/visiting-lecturers-ba-in-public-relations https://www.regents.ac.uk/jobs Leslie Viney Course Leader, Media & Communications, Public Relations and Journalism M.A. in Media & Digital Communications Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Regent's University London, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London NW1 4NS Tel: +44 (0)207 487 7436: e: vineyl(a)regents.ac.uk<mailto:vineyl@regents.ac.uk> |www.regents.ac.uk<http://www.regents.ac.uk/> |@lesliemv This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies, and with authority, states them to be the views of Regent's University London. Regent's University London A Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales No: 1791760 Registered office: Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NS Registered charity number: 291583

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Call for Proposals: Interfacing public communications in the digital economy
by Michael Klontzas 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Call for Papers Journal of Digital Media and Policy (JDMP) (Formerly International Journal of Digital Television) Special Issue 10.3 (Autumn 2019): ‘Interfacing public communications in the digital economy’ Guest edited by Michael Klontzas (University of Huddersfield) and Maria Sourbati (University of Brighton) Deadline for proposals: 30 November 2018 https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-journal,id=175/view,page=2/ Public organizations tasked with the delivery of universal service in communications (e.g. broadcasting) and social welfare (e.g. health services) have been redesigning their service delivery through digital transformation for almost two decades now. At the centre of these systems and infrastructures are digital interfaces enabling the flow of information and data between organizations and their publics, mediating access to services and generating data about service users. Originating in engineering to describe a face of separation between substances (Bottomley 1882) and, later, places or surfaces where two bodies or systems come together (OED 1990; McLuhan 1962), the concept of the ‘interface’ entered common use in new media studies at the turn of the century to denote mediations between human and computer, between computers or between humans. Interfaces are both technical devices and conceptual spaces. In digital communications, the word ‘interface’ denotes the software and hardware that conditions the interaction between computers and between computers and humans, as well as the interweaving of information and forging of connections that is directed through digital code. Interfaces have the power to shape communication and information access (Gane and Beer 2008) structure the choice of users and make normative claims about the purposes and appropriate use of content (Andersen and Pold 2014; Stanfill 2015). Service providers and content producers inscribe specific roles and types of agency into software interfaces (Lammes 2016) highlighting the affordances of websites (Graham and Henman 2018) and other human-facing technologies. Public service webpages, dashboards and social media feeds, demarcating appropriate modes of engagement, privilege certain content options, presuppose user competencies and deploy user characteristics shaping the production of user data that can be co-opted by powerful interests. Such power asymmetries have been the subject of ongoing policy debates about the crisis in public information (‘fake news’) and the necessity for regulatory intervention enforcing platform responsibility and supporting media literacy. Communications policy research has addressed today’s evolving digital media systems as platforms (e.g. Mansell 2015; van Dijck, Poell and Waal 2018) and as software and content (Burri 2015; Helberger, Karppinen and D'Acunto 2016), but less so as interactions and interrelationships of platform design, service software, content and structured media and information access. For this special issue, we invite contributions that examine interfaces on the institutional, organizational strategy, technology design and access level with a focus on universal/inclusive public communications and services. We invite contributions that include, but are not limited to, the following themes: * Digital interfaces and the structuring of user choice. * Public service ideals and evolving user interfaces: institutional strategies and alternative innovation. * Social inclusion by design. * Interfaces, aesthetics and configuring the public service user. * Digital interface affordances and public value. * Emerging interface technologies. * Digital interface design knowledge exchange and policy diffusion. * Interface regulation. Abstracts of 500 words should be submitted to the guest editors, Michael Klontzas M.Klontzas(a)hud.ac.uk and Maria Sourbati M.Sourbati(a)brighton.ac.uk, by 30 November 2018. All proposals must include a title, six-eight keywords, author name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and contact details. To read more information about the journal and find Notes for Contributors, visit http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175 Key dates 30 November 2018: Deadline for abstract submission. 15 December 2018: Notification of accepted proposals. 29 April 2019: Deadline for submission of full articles. 27 May 2019: Double-blind peer-review completed. Accepted papers given four weeks for revision. Autumn 2019: Special issue goes to print. University of Huddersfield inspiring tomorrow's professionals. [http://marketing.hud.ac.uk/_HOSTED/EmailSig2014/EmailSigFooter.jpg] This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability.

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NOT cancelled: CfP: 7th CMSTW conference in St. Petersburg, Russia; TECH & METHODS track
by Бодрунова Светлана С ергеевна 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Dear all, sorry for this post, but there is something strange happening with my announcement about the 7th International conference 'Comparative Media Studies in Today's World'. The event is NOT cancelled and will take place on April 16 to 18 in St.Petersburg, Russia. Please refer to cmstw2019.org for further information strting from November 15, 2018. Thank you! Svetlana Bodrunova, St.Petersburg, Russai -- Svetlana S. Bodrunova, Prof., D.Polit.Sci. Head, Center for International Media Research School of Journalism and Mass Communications, St.Petersburg State University +7 921 933 02 14 spasibo-tebe(a)yandex.ru

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