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Re: [Air-L] ethics
by Markus, Sandra 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Hello. I am a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University. My dissertation examines the practices of three crafting groups, which have an offline and online presence. I am interviewing members of the groups, who have requested anonymity. So, if I am using a pseudonyms for the members, is it ethical to identify the actual group's name, or should I use a pseudonym for the groups' name as well? Any advice and articles on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Sandra Markus Teachers College

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[Call for Papers] SPECIAL ISSUE ON Recent advances on Cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things, April 25th, 2018
by Yassine MALEH 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *SPECIAL ISSUE ON Recent advances on Cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things * *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) <https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-digital-crime-fore…> * *Indexed in: *SCOPUS, ACM Digital Library and 14 more indices <https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-digital-crime-fore…> *Calls for Papers: *https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special <https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal-d…> *Submission link: *https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-manuscript <https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-manuscript/?jid=1112&cfcid=1eb…> *Submission Deadline: April 25, 2018* ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- *OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:* The main goal of this special issue is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches and novel techniques to increase the security posture of Cloud of Things devices (Smart sensors, 6lowpan, M2M, IoT,…). The overall objectives are: · To improve the awareness of readers about cyber Security and Privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · To analyze and present the state-of-the-art of the cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things and Edge Computing and related technologies and methodologies. · To highlight and discuss the recent development and emerging trends related to cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · To propose new models, practical solutions and technological advances related to cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · Discusses new cyber Security and privacy models, prototypes and protocols for the Cloud of Things environment *RECOMMENDED TOPICS:* Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following: · Cybersecurity dynamics theory in Cloud of things devices; · Cybersecurity dynamics simulation in Cloud of things · Cybersecurity dynamics modelling technologies in Cloud of things · Computer forensic investigation in cloud of things; · Malware analysis in Cloud of things; · Privacy-preserving solutions in Cloud of things; · Countermeasures solutions in Cloud of things; · Seamless security solutions of Cloud of things; · Threats and vulnerabilities in in Cloud of things; · Botnets analysis for Cloud of things; · BYOD security in Cloud of things; · Identity management in Cloud of things; · Cybercrime and digital forensics in Cloud of things. *DEADLINES: * Submission of Manuscripts: *April 25th, 2018* First Decision Notification: *May 30th, 2018* Submission of Revised Articles: *June 30th, 2018* Final Decision Notification: *July 20th, 2018* *SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: * Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF)* *on or before* *April, 25*. Only papers describing previously unpublished, original, state-of-the-art research, and not currently under review by a conference or a journal will be considered. Extended works must have a significant (over 70%) of new/rewritten content. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/publ ish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. *GUEST EDITORS * Yassine MALEH, , Hassan 1st University, Morocco Ghita Mezzour, International University of Rabat Marinella Petrocchi, Institute for Informatics and Telematics IIT, Italy Abdelkrim Haqiq, Hassan 1st University, Morocco *CONTACT:* Dr. Maleh Yassine *Associate Editor* *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF)* *E-mail:* y.maleh(a)uhp.ac.ma *Tél: *+212608867568

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[Call for Papers] Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations
by Tama Leaver 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations December 5, 6 & 7, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Digital Intimacies is now in its fourth year and continues to bring scholars of digital culture together from across Australia and beyond, across disciplines including media and communication, cultural studies, sociology, and gender studies. This year’s symposium is convened by Amy Dobson and Tama Leaver, and is hosted by Curtin University’s Centre for Culture and Technology and the discipline of Internet Studies in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. As social media open up intimate lives and practices to public and semi-public gazes, we are in the midst of important cultural contestations over the meaning of intimacy. How intimacy plays out in, and in relation to, the digital has become a prominent concern in scholarship of digital cultures, as well as in broader public debate. Intimacy is generally understood as to do with the ‘personal’ and with ‘closeness’ — as describing feelings or relationships that are most ‘inward to one’s personhood’ (McGlotten, 2013). But, as much queer and social theory tells us, intimacy is also socially and culturally constructed and sanctioned, defined by institutions, laws, and social and cultural norms and practices. Norms around various kinds of intimacies and intimate practices involving media increasingly play out online, and via social media platforms. Digital platforms are structured by a ‘like’ economy (Gerlitz and Helmond, 2013), by drives towards the quantification of self (Lupton, 2016), and algorithms, as well as algorithmic ‘imaginaries’ (Bucher, 2018; Carah and Angus 2018). Digital intimacy has been described in this context as a new kind of social capital (Lambert, 2016), as well as new media ‘genre’ (Raun, 2018). Practices of certain kinds of intimacies via the digital are increasingly seen as vital to ‘successful’ and economically productive use of social media, especially for cultural intermediaries and ‘internet celebrities’ (Abidin, 2018). Simultaneously, many forms of intimacy and communication are being encoded, aggregated, analysed and commercialized as forms of big data, provoking difficult and unsettling questions about new forms of surveillance, influence, and control, as well as distinct lack of transparency around new practices and forms of governance, made publicly visible around recent Cambridge Analytica scandals (Andrejevic, 2013; Leaver, 2017). We are calling for paper abstracts on the themes of digital media, digital cultures, and intimacy, with particular interest in porousness and permutations of every kind; that is, papers that map the flow between boundaries – shifts and permeations of practice and understanding towards new forms, new configurations, and the unsettling existing norms in unexpected and as yet unnamed ways. Within these broadly understood boundaries of digital culture(s) and digital intimacies we invite particular exploration of: * how existing structures, boundaries and norms of intimacy are constituted, reconstituted and made porous in terms of identities, practices and platforms; * how practices of intimacy via the digital can be challenged, changed and new permutations emerge in terms of the social, cultural, and political; * how ‘digital disruption’ (of various sorts) shapes, configures, constitutes and impacts intimacy of every kind. The single stream symposium will formally run for two days, December 5 and 6. Following the successful implementation at last year’s symposium, an optional third day for more focused workshopping, writing, and project planning, driven by the intersections made visible during the two conference days, will be available of December 7th for those who wish to participate. Keynote speaker: Professor Jessica Ringrose from University College London; further keynote speaker to be announced soon. Please submit abstracts of 250-300 words to digitalintimacies(a)gmail.com by June 30, 2018. We will send notifications of acceptances out by the end of July. We are hoping to make this a low-cost event, especially for students, but there will be a small registration fee to cover costs. [Call for Papers] Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations Symposium, Dec 5-7 2018, Perth, Western Australia. 300 word abstracts due 30 June 2018, details at https://digint18.tumblr.com/cfp -- Associate Professor Tama Leaver Internet Studies Faculty of Humanities, MCASI, Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA Australia 6845 Ph: (+61 8) 9266 1258 Email: t.leaver(a)curtin.edu.au Web: www.tamaleaver.net Twitter: @tamaleaver CRICOS Provider Code: 00301J (WA)

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Distraction and its Discontents--Essay by Geert Lovink
by Geert Lovink 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

---Distraction and its Discontents--- Ebbs and flows in social media sensibility By Geert Lovink http://networkcultures.org/geert/2018/03/27/distraction/ <http://networkcultures.org/geert/2018/03/27/distraction/> (full version) https://www.eurozine.com/distraction-and-its-discontents/ <https://www.eurozine.com/distraction-and-its-discontents/> (short version) German translation of the full version in the new edition of Lettre International Spanish translation here: https://andoenpando.wordpress.com/2018/04/01/https-andoenpando-wordpress-co… <https://andoenpando.wordpress.com/2018/04/01/https-andoenpando-wordpress-co…> Disillusion with social media only stimulates the search for ever more refined techniques of manipulation. Detoxing won’t help: it is collective action, not will power, that can free us from the permanent state of distraction. More later on the strategies of #deletefacebook. Geert

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Vacancy for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the University of Nottingham's China campus
by Andrew White 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

The University of Nottingham’s China campus has the following vacancy in the School of International Communications Assistant/Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies Closing date: 30 April 2018 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/180085 Informal enquires may be addressed to Professor Andrew White, Head of the School of International Communications, email: andrew.white(a)nottingham.edu.cn. The School of International Communications at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China is advertising an assistant/associate professor post in Media and Communication Studies. The successful candidate will conduct research and teaching broadly in the area of media and communication studies on our BA and MA International Communications programmes. Candidates should have a specialism in one of the following disciplines: film studies; games studies; digital media; creative industries. Some knowledge of or practical experience in media production would also be useful for this role. It would be advantageous to be able to teach film-related modules. Candidates applying for the associate professor post should demonstrate an ability to attract funding for major research projects, several years of experience of teaching/tutorial work in relevant subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level in an international English speaking institution and a track record of high quality research outputs in media and communication studies. Salary will be within the range of £35,550 – £47,722 per annum for assistant professor and £50,618 – £60,410 per annum for associate professor depending on skills and experience (salary progression beyond these scales is subject to performance). In addition, an attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments. This post is available from 1 September 2018 thereafter and will initially be offered on a fixed-term contract with the University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a period of up to five years. This contract may be extended on an indefinite basis by mutual agreement, subject to revised terms and conditions. Andrew White Professor of Creative Industries & Digital Media Head of the School of International Communications Director of the AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China The School of International Communications The University of Nottingham Ningbo China http://ningbo.academia.edu/AndrewWhite

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Transacting Memory in the Digital Age
by Yasmin Ibrahim 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

My article below is available as Open Access; Transacting Memory in the Digital Age: Modernity, Fluidity and Immateriality http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40647-018-0222-2 Dr Yasmin Ibrahim, PhD (LSE), FRSA, SFHEA Reader in International Business and Communications (2018) Calais and its Border Politics: >From Control to Demolition, Routledge, https://www.routledge.com/Calais-and-its-Border-Politics-From-Control-to-De… (Forthcoming, 2018) Production of the ‘Self’ in the Digital Age, Palgrave Macmillan, https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319744353

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Symposium - Reframing Media: Objects, Sites, Histories
by Zach McDowell 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Sorry for crossposting. In conjunction with the " <http://www.communicationplusone.org/dialogues/cfp-intersectionalities-and-m…>*Intersectionalites and Media Archaeologies" <http://www.communicationplusone.org/dialogues/cfp-intersectionalities-and-m…> *collection we are putting together at *communication +1 <http://communicationplusone.org/>, *we are holding a small symposium in Prague before ICA. *Reframing Media: Objects, Sites, Histories* May 21, 2018 2PM-530PM FAMU in Prague Smetanovo nábřeží 2, room U1 RSVP: http://bit.ly/reframingmedia Media studies has opened up new avenues of research across fields, helping to reframe the objects, sites, and histories of scholarly inquiry, providing a way to challenge accepted historical layers of social and technical arrangements. This symposium draws together critical intersections with media, applying postcolonial and feminist theories to contextualize and frame the mediated landscape, both past and present. Drawing from a variety of entangled theories and methodologies, authors engage with a variety of approaches, providing new insights for scholars from an array of backgrounds. This symposium also engages media itself through a media archaeological approach, reframing and interrogating our media so as to shed new understanding to our hyper-mediated world. Please join us for an engaging symposium. *Speakers and Talks* Reframing Media and Communication Zachary McDowell, University of Illinois at Chicago Media Archaeology from Labs to Landscapes Jussi Parikka, University of Southampton, Winchester School of Art Hello Machine – Hello Human Rachel Hanlon, Deakin University, Australia The Best Sleep of My Life Laura Forlano, Illinois Institute of Technology Filmmakers of the World, Unite! Forgotten Internationalism, Czechoslovak Film and the Third World Tereza Stejskalová, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague *Schedule* 13:30 Arrive 14:00 Zachary McDowell, Introduction – Reframing Media 14:20 Jussi Parikka, Media Archaeology from Labs to Landscapes 15:00 Short Break 15:15 Rachel Hanlon, Hello Machine – Hello Human 15:40 Laura Forlano, The Best Sleep of My Life 16:05 Tereza Stejskalová, Filmmakers of the World, Unite! Forgotten Internationalism, Czechoslovak Film and the Third World 16:30 Discussion 17:30 Adjourn best Zach -------------------- Zachary J. McDowell, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago @zachmcdowell Editor, communication +1 www.zachmcdowell.com

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Study Shows Connection of Mobile Devices + Mental Health Among Syrian Refugees
by Caitlin Howarth 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Refugee Connectivity: A Survey of Mobile Phones, Mental Health, and Privacy at a Syrian Refugee Camp in Greece [http://hhi.harvard.edu/publications/refugee-connectivity-survey-mobile-phon…] Key Findings: Evidence of Gender Disparities in Phone Access, Social Media Use by Displaced, and High Rates of Refugee Depression Results of a study conducted amongst Syrian refugees in Greece released today provides new evidence of the critical role internet connectivity and mobile devices may play in the lives and wellbeing of this population (http://hhi.harvard.edu/publications/refugee-connectivity-survey-mobile-phon…) Findings are based on 135 surveys conducted in 2017 of adults amongst the 750 residents at Ritsona Refugee Camp in Greece. The report, Refugee Connectivity: A Survey of Mobile Phones, Mental Health, and Privacy at a Syrian Refugee Camp in Greece [http://hhi.harvard.edu/publications/refugee-connectivity-survey-mobile-phon…] , is the result of 2017 field research by Data & Society, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s (HHI) Signal Program on Human Security and Technology, and Centre for Innovation at Leiden University. Lead authors of the report are Mark Latonero, Ph.D. of Data & Society, Danielle Poole of HHI/Signal and the Harvard School of Public Health, and Jos Berens, formerly of Leiden University. Key findings of the study include the following: Women are less likely to own a mobile phone than men - 94% of men own a phone, compared to 67% of women. Mobile phone access is “important” to over 80% of refugees in this study. Approximately 2 of every 5 refugees participating in this study may be classified as moderately to severely depressed according to the validated depression scale used in the survey. Each additional day an individual used a phone in the past week was associated with a reduction in their probability of being depressed. Ninety-four percent (94%) use WhatsApp, 78% use Facebook, about 38% use Google Translate and Google Maps, and 9% use Skype. Eighty-six percent (86%) said they would not be concerned about giving their personal information to a UN official. Yet for Facebook, 30% expressed concern about giving the social media site their personal information, 52% were unconcerned, and 15% were unsure. - @caitlinhowarth [https://twitter.com/caitlinhowarth] Washington, DC

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help us by sharing your opinion on the value of web-archives as born-digital research materials: https://bit.ly/2GcKWJf
by Peter Mechant 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Dear all, We are launching an online survey to grasp the requirements and needs of (potential) users of web archives. How do they, or do they want to, access, use and consult web archives? With this survey, we want to explore the value of web-archives as born-digital research materials for academics and researchers in your discipline. Given your expertise and experience in your field of work your opinion would be an excellent addition to the data we have already gathered. Hence, we invite you to share your opinion on web archiving and your requirements. You can find the survey here: https://ghentunipss.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VtcsXxdBmgWS2x. As we want to gather as much data as possible about the requirements and challenges of working with web archival material we cordially invite you to distribute the survey link (https://ghentunipss.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VtcsXxdBmgWS2x) further amongst your colleagues and peers (e.g. via discipline-specific mailing lists). All entries in the survey will be stored anonymously and completing the survey will only take around 8 minutes. This survey is part of the PROMISE project which is looking at how current best practices in web-archiving can be applied to the Belgian context. For more information have a look at: . https://www.kbr.be/en/promise-project . https://promise.hypotheses.org/ . http://www.ghentcdh.ugent.be/projects/promise-preserving-online-multiple-in…. For further information about the research or if you have concerns/questions about the research you would like to discuss, please contact: Eveline Vlassenroot, eveline.vlassenroot(a)ugent.be or Peter Mechant, peter.mechant(a)ugent.be, Ghent University, Belgium. Apologies for cross-posting. Regards, Peter Mechant Senior Researcher imec-mict-Ghent University

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Politicians and social media in the global south - Michigan event
by Joyojeet Pal 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Folks, Here is a free event on politicians and their presence on social media in Global South settings. *** *Politicians and Social Media in the Global South* Saturday, April 14th, 2018 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM North Quad, Space 2435 (RSVP here <http://bit.ly/PolSM>; there is no fee) Please join the U-M School of Information for a one-day seminar to examine contemporary scholarship on politicians and social media in the Global South. The event will feature a keynote talk by Prof. Merlyna Lim from Carleton University, and a series of talks by scholars researching politicians in various regions including Latin America the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, as well as, speakers/practitioners who have worked on political campaigns or large social media organizations on which such campaigns are played out. Talk sessions and panels include: *Session 1: Politicians Performing Online*, featuring research from Kenya, Nigeria, and India *Session 2: Stakeholders and Agenda Setting*, featuring research from Brazil, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, and Bangladesh *Panel: The Mechanics of Social Media Outreach*, featuring a mix of academics and practitioners talking about approaches to social media outreach and research in various parts of the world For a full list of talks, please refer to the *event program <https://michiganictd.org/2018/03/30/workshop-politicians-and-social-media-i…>.* *This event is sponsored by: * The University of Michigan International Institute Enterprise Fund <https://www.ii.umich.edu/> The University of Michigan School of Information <https://www.si.umich.edu/> The University of Michigan Department of Communication Studies <https://lsa.umich.edu/comm> The University of Michigan Center for South Asian Studies <https://www.ii.umich.edu/csas/> The University of Michigan African Studies Center <https://www.ii.umich.edu/asc> The University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies <https://www.ii.umich.edu/cmenas/>

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