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Book Announcement: The World of Scarry Video Games by Bernard Perron
by Gerald Voorhees 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Apologies for cross-posting; Please distribute widely. It is my great pleasure to announce the recent publication of an exciting new volume in the Approaches to Digital Game Studies <http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/approaches-to-digital-game-studies/> book series. *The World of Scary Video Games <https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-world-of-scary-video-games-9781501316197/> *provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as “survival horror” as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981), combining a thorough historical account with a sophisticated theoretical framework in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It discusses pivotal games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Games helps the reader to trace the history and structure of an important video game genre. This book is available now in paperback, hardback, and various ebook formats from your favorite online retailers. Orders via Bloomsbury.com or Bloomsbury.uk will receive a 35% discount with the coupon code " GLR MP4" on the checkout page. (Actually this code works for all in-stock titles in the series!) Authors interested in proposing a volume to the series can learn more at https://sites.google.com/site/approachestodigitalgamestudies/ and contact the series editors at gamestudies.books(a)gmail.com. Thanks and best regards, Gerald

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Fwd: ICEGOV2019 - Melbourne, Australia - Call for Papers available!
by Fernando Kleiman 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

From: ICEGOV <icegov(a)icegov.org> Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 5:38 PM Subject: ICEGOV2019 - Melbourne, Australia - Call for Papers available! To: <fekleiman(a)gmail.com> ICEGOV2019 - Melbourne, Australia - Call for Papers <http://www.icegov.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICEGOV2019-Call-for-Papers…> Dear Colleague, We are happy to announce that the 12th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2019) is now accepting paper submissions! To access the full Call for Papers, please go here <http://www.icegov.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICEGOV2019-Call-for-Papers…> . We look forward to your paper submission! The ICEGOV2019 PC Chairs, Soumaya Ben Dhaou (United Nations University) Lemuria Carter (University of New South Wales) Mark Gregory (RMIT University) <https://twitter.com/ICEGOVcommunity> <https://www.facebook.com/ICEGOV> <http://www.icegov.org/> <http://www.icegov.org/> *ICEGOV stands for International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. Established in 2007, the conference runs annually and is coordinated by the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV). More information about ICEGOV is available here <http://www.icegov.org/about>.* If you do not wish to receive further emails from us, please reply back with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" and you will be removed from the mailing list. Our mailing address is icegov(a)icegov.org <icegov(a)icegov.org?__xts__=>

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14th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2018): Last Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

*** LAST CALL FOR PAPERS *** 14th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 15-17 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… (*** Sponsorship Approved by IEEE Communication Society ***) *** Submission Deadline Extended to July 10, 2018 *** WiMob is an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience among researchers, developers and practitioners of wireless and mobile technology. For fourteen years, the International WiMob conference has provided unique opportunities for researchers and developers to interact, share new results, show live demonstrations, and discuss emerging directions in a number of contemporary topics in wireless and mobile computing. WiMob 2018 is soliciting high quality technical papers addressing research challenges in the areas of wireless communications, wireless networking, mobility, nomadicity, ubiquitous computing, services and applications. Papers should present original work validated via analysis, simulation or experimentation. Practical experiences and Testbed trials also are welcome. TOPICS WiMob 2018 will host 5 parallel symposia on: · Wireless Communications · Wireless Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity · Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications · Green and Sustainable Communications and Network Computing · Security on Wireless and Mobile Networks A full list of topics for each symposium can be found on the conference web site. PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are required to submit fully formatted, original papers (PDF), with graphs, images, and other special areas arranged as intended for the final publication. Papers should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11" - US letter, Two-Column). The initial submission for review will be limited to 8 pages. The final manuscript for publication will be limited to 8 IEEE pages included in the registration. However, additional charges may apply for additional pages. The conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore (after approval) as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the co-authors or a third party, otherwise it will not be indexed and archived through IEEE Xplore. Only timely submissions through EDAS at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… will be accepted. For more details, please visit the Facebook page for WiMob 2018: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… as well as the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES · Paper submission: July 10, 2018 (***extended***) · Notification: August 15, 2018 · Final manuscript: September 1, 2018 ORGANISATION Honorific Chair · Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton, UK General Chair · Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France Steering Committee · Abderrahim Benslimane - University of Avignon, France · Hsiao-Hwa Chen - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan · Khaled Ben Letaief - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK · Victor C. M. Leung - University of British Columbia, Canada · Samuel Pierre - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada · Dovan Thanh - Telenor & Norwegian Univ. of Science & Technology, Norway Executive Co-Chairs · Wessam Ajib, Universite du Quebec - Montreal, Canada · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshop Co-Chairs · Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA · Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada · Anna Maria Vegni - Roma Tre University, Italy TPC Co-Chairs · Abbas Bradai, XLIM Institute, University of Poitiers, France · Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada · Ming Li, University of Arizona, USA · Qi Liao, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany Publication Co-Chairs · Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France · Corinna Schmitt, University of Zurich, Switzerland Publicity Co-Chairs · Abdellatif Ezzouhairi, ENSA Fez, Morocco · Chunxiao Jiang, Tsinghua University, China · Neeraj Kumar, Thapar University, India · Cristina López-Bravo, Universidade de Vigo, Spain · Roca Vincent, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France

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Shadowbook: Writing Through the Digital 2014-2018 by Miriam Rasch
by Geert Lovink 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Shadowbook: Writing Through the Digital 2014-2018 by Miriam Rasch is the second volume in the Deep Pockets series of the Institute of Network Cultures, and is now available in print and online: http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/deep-pockets-2-shadowbook-writi… <http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/deep-pockets-2-shadowbook-writi…>. What happens to our everyday language in the digital sphere? How does ‘the post-digital condition’ change the world in which we think about ourselves and talk to one another? In Shadowbook: Writing Through the Digital 2014-2018, Miriam Rasch investigates these questions in five experimental essays and one exposition. From the way the smartphone molds the language of desire and friendship to the possibilities of writing a ‘spreadsheet novel’ – Shadowbook is a testimony to post-digital writing by way of writing. It salutes both the beauty of the web and what hides in the shadows. Even in the bright and shiny sphere of the digital, the dark side is never far off. With a foreword by Maria Fusco. Table of Contents: Introduction by Way of Acknowledgments (or Vice Versa) A Small Organic Banana: Phonophilia in 12 Scenes Shadowbook Notes Towards a Spreadsheet Novel The Post-digital Condition 40: A Fictitious Smartphone Essay on Friendship SUBLIMINALITATIONS About the author: Miriam Rasch works as a researcher for the Institute of Network Cultures and is a writer, critic and essayist. In 2015 she was awarded the Jan Hanlo Essay Award for her essay ‘A Small Organic Banana: Phonophilia in 12 Scenes’, which is included in this collection. Her book Zwemmen in de oceaan: Berichten uit een postdigitale wereld was published by the Dutch publisher De Bezige Bij in 2017. Thanks to a fund coming from the Dutch Foundation for Literature and the Van Doesburghuis-residency, there is a small print run. Order your copy free of charge and with free shipping here: http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/deep-pockets-2-shadowbook-writi… <http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/deep-pockets-2-shadowbook-writi…> Or download the PDF and/or EPUB version.

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CfP: ComplexRec 2018 (2nd Workshop on Recommendation in Complex Scenarios)
by Toine Bogers 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

======================================================== THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd Workshop on Recommendation in Complex Scenarios (ComplexRec 2018) http://complexrec2018.aau.dk Co-located with RecSys 2018, Vancouver, Canada October 7, 2018 ======================================================== --------------- Important dates --------------- * Paper submission deadline: July 16, 2018 * Notification of acceptance: August 13, 2018 * Camera-ready deadline: August 27, 2018 * ComplexRec 2018 Workshop: October 7, 2018 ------------------------ Description & Objectives ------------------------ Over the past decade, recommendation algorithms for ratings prediction and item ranking have steadily matured. However, these state-of-the-art algorithms are typically applied in relatively straightforward scenarios. In reality, recommendation is often a more complex problem: it is usually just a single step in the user's more complex background need. These background needs can often place a variety of constraints on which recommendations are interesting to the user and when they are appropriate. However, relatively little research has been done on these complex recommendation scenarios. The ComplexRec 2018 workshop aims to address this by providing an interactive venue for discussing approaches to recommendation in complex scenarios that have no simple one-size-fits-all solution. It is the follow-up to the successful first ComplexRec workshop at RecSys 2017. ------------------ Topics of interest ------------------ We invite original contributions about recommendation in complex scenarios. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Task-based recommendation -- Approaches that take the user's background tasks and needs into account when generating recommendations * Feature-driven recommendation -- Techniques for eliciting, capturing and integrating rich information about user preferences for specific product features * Constraint-based recommendation -- Approaches that successfully combine state-of-the-art recommendation algorithms with complex knowledge-based or constraint-based optimization * Query-driven recommendation -- Techniques for eliciting and incorporating rich information about the user's recommendation need (e.g., need for accessibility, engagement, socio-cultural values, familiarity, etc.) in addition to the standard user preference information * Interactive recommendation -- Techniques for successfully capturing, weighting, and integrating continuous user feedback into recommender systems, both in situations of sparse and rich user interaction * Context-aware recommendation -- Methods for the extraction and integration of complex contextual signals for recommendation * Complex data sources -- Approaches to dealing with complex data sources and how to infer user preferences from these sources * Evaluation & validation -- Approaches to the evaluation and validation of recommendation in complex scenarios ----------- Submissions ----------- We encourage authors to submit short papers and position papers of 2-4 pages in length dedicated to any aspect of recommendation in complex scenarios. Accepted submissions will then be invited for short 10-minute presentations with equal time for discussion. Evaluation criteria for acceptance will include novelty, diversity, significance for theory/practice, quality of presentation, and the potential for sparking interesting discussion at the workshop. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop. All submissions should be in English and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be formatted in the ACM Proceedings Style (https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template) and submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=complexrec2018) Submissions will be published in the workshop proceedings (CEUR-WS). ---------- Organizers ---------- * Toine Bogers (toine(a)hum.aau.dk) Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark * Marijn Koolen (marijn.koolen(a)di.huc.knaw.nl) KNAW Humanities Cluster, the Netherlands * Bamshad Mobasher (mobasher(a)cs.depaul.edu) DePaul University, USA * Casper Petersen (cap(a)sampension.dk) Sampension, Denmark * Alan Said (alansaid(a)acm.org) University of Skövde, Sweden For further questions, please contact a member of the organizing committee. --- Department of Communication & Psychology, Aalborg University Copenhagen A.C. Meyers Vænge 15 | 2450 Copenhagen SV | Denmark Phone: +45 31 44 42 84 | Room 3.007 URL: http://www.toinebogers.com | Skype: toine.bogers

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10th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2018): Fifth Call for Contributions
by Announce Announcements 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

**** FIFTH CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS **** (Papers, Tutorial Proposals, Posters, Demos, PhD consortium) The 10th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2018) Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 10-13 December, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Paper Submission Deadline: 15 July, 2018 (extended) *** CloudCom is the premier conference on Cloud Computing worldwide, attracting researchers, developers, users, students and practitioners from the fields of big data, systems architecture, services research, virtualization, security and privacy, high performance computing, always with an emphasis on how to build cloud computing platforms with real impact. The conference is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), is steered by the Cloud Computing Association, and draws on the excellence of its world-class Program Committee and its participants. CloudCom 2018 will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus between 10-13 December, 2018. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics of interest of CloudCom 2018 are grouped into four tracks: · Architecture, Storage and Virtualization · Cloud Services and Applications · Security, Privacy and Trust · Edge Computing and Distributed Cloud The (non-exhaustive) list of topics for each track is as follows: Track 1: Architecture, Storage and Virtualization Chairs: Luiz F. Bittencourt, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, Ivona Brandic, TU-Wien, Austria · Intercloud architecture models · Virtual Machines (VMs), containers, unikernels and microservices · Cloud services delivery models, campus integration & ìlast mileî issues · Virtualization technology and enablers (network virtualization, software-defined networking) · Networking technologies · Cloud system design with FPGAs, GPUs, APUs · Storage & file systems · Scalability & performance · Resource provisioning, monitoring, management & maintenance · Operational, economic & business models · Green data centers · Computational resources, storage & network virtualization · Resource monitoring · Virtual desktops · Resilience, fault tolerance, disaster recovery · Modeling & performance evaluation · Disaster recovery · Energy efficiency Track 2: Cloud Services and Applications Chairs: Laura Ricci, University of Pisa, Italy, Beniamino Di Martino, Seconda Universitaí di Napoli, Italy · XaaS (everything as a service including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) · Cloud services models & frameworks · Service deployment and orchestration in the Cloud · Cloud service management · Cloud workflow management · Cloud services reference models & standardization · Cloud-powered services design · Cloud elasticity · Machine learning and systems interactions · Data management applications & services · Service for computing-intensive applications · Mining and analytics · Data-provisioning services · Cloud programming models, benchmarks, and tools · Cloud-based services & protocols · Fault-tolerance & availability of cloud services and applications · Application development and debugging tools · Business models & economics of cloud services Track 3: Security, Privacy and Trust Chairs: Martin Gilje Jaatun, University of Stavanger, Norway, Barbara Carminati, Insubria, Italy · Accountability & audit · Authentication & authorization · Cloud integrity · Blockchain Cloud services · Cryptography in the Cloud · Hypervisor security · Identity management & security as a service · Prevention of data loss or leakage · Secure, interoperable identity management · Trust & credential management · Trust models for cloud services · Usable security Risk management in cloud computing environments · Privacy policy framework for clouds · Privacy-preserving data mining for clouds · Information sharing and data protection in the cloud · Cryptographic protocols against internal attacks in clouds · Privacy protection in cloud platforms · Energy/cost/efficiency of security in clouds Track 4: Edge Computing and Distributed Cloud Chairs: Antonio Fernandez Anta, IMDEA, Spain, Sarunas Girdzijauskas, KTH, Sweden · Cloudlet-enabled applications · Distributed Cloud Infrastructure · Foundations and principles of distributed cloud computing · Architectural models, prototype implementations and applications · Cloud brokers and coordination across multiple resource managers · Interoperability and mobility · Software infrastructure for cloudlets · Dynamic resource, service and context management on edge computing · Fog Computing · IoT cloud architectures & models · Cloud-based context-aware IoT · Economics and pricing · Experience with and performance evaluation of existing deployments and measurements (public, private, hybrid, federated environments) PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Authors must submit their papers by the deadline indicated below, using the EasyChair submission system: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Only PDF files will be accepted. Manuscripts need to be prepared according to the IEEE CS format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…) All regular paper submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of 8 pages. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three experts. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to the conference, by the early date indicated by the organizers, and present the paper. The conference proceedings of CloudCom 2018 will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Service with ISBN and ISSN, and submitted to IEEE Xplore and indexing services such as Ei Compendex. Distinguished papers will be recommended for fast-track publication in the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing or invited to be included within a number of special issues in prestigious international journals. CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS IEEE CloudCom 2018 is soliciting proposals for full-day / half-day tutorials to be held in conjunction with IEEE CloudCom 2018. For more information on the tutorials and for the complete Call for Tutorial Proposals, please see the conference website. CALL FOR POSTERS, DEMOS & SHORT PAPERS (Late-breaking Results) Authors are invited to submit their research work as a poster, demo or short paper (late-breaking results) to the CloudCom 2018 conference. For the complete Call for Call for Posters, Demos & Short Papers (Late-breaking Results) please see the conference website. CALL FOR PH.D. CONSORTIUM A Ph.D. consortium will be held in conjunction with IEEE CloudCom 2018 in Nicosia, Cyprus. For the complete Call for Ph.D. consortium, please see the conference website. IMPORTANT DATES · Tutorial Proposals Due: 30 June 2018 · Regular Papers Due: 15 July 2018 (*** extended ***) · Ph.D. Consortium Papers Due: 31 August 2018 · Short Papers, Posters and Demos Due: 31 August 2018 · Notification of Paper Acceptance: 14 September 2018 · Camera Ready: 08 October 2018 · Author Registration: 15 October 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIR · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus PROGRAM CHAIRS · George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Sebastien Varrette, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg PROGRAM TRACK CHAIRS · Antonio Fernandez Anta, IMDEA, Spain · Luiz F. Bittencourt, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil · Ivona Brandic, TU-Wien, Austria · Barbara Carminati, Insubria, Italy · Martin Gilje Jaatun, University of Stavanger, Norway · Sarunas Girdzijauskas, KTH, Sweden · Beniamino Di Martino, Seconda Universitaí di Napoli, Italy · Laura Ricci, University of Pisa, Italy WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS CO-CHAIRS · Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy · Dimitrios Tsoumakos, Ionian University, Greece PH.D. COMSORTIUM CHAIR · Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS & DEMO CHAIR · Ioannis Konstantinou, NTUA, Greece PUBLICITY CHAIR · Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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A Call for Research: Technology, Inequality, and Information Policy
by Todd Wolfson 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Apologies for crossposting *-----* *A Call for Research: Technology, Inequality, and Information Policy* The MIC Center is supporting new research that explores the connections between inequality and technology with a specific focus on journalism, policy, work, and social movements. Our society is caught in a growing paradox. On one hand we are in a moment of rapid technological advancement that creates greater communication and information sharing, economic prosperity for all, and more democratic possibilities. On the other hand, we see a declining fourth estate, platforms that spread disinformation with little accountability, more economic insecurity and precarity, and a debased political process. Recognizing these potentials and perils, MIC is supporting a wave of research focused both on understanding this conjuncture from structural and historical perspectives, while also offering viable strategies for social change. Our goal is threefold: 1. Inspire research focused on these thorny questions, 2. Build a network of scholars, organizers, and policy makers collaborating on addressing core social problems, and 3. Help to build a coordinated field focused on the intersections of technology and inequality that advances theoretically informed praxis. As part of our launch, MIC welcomes 2-3 page proposals for research that helps to clarify key problems at the intersection of media, technology, and social justice. In this first RFP, we will be making small grants of between $1,500-5,000. We accept research that involves a variety of methodologies, such as in-depthcase studies, content analyses, institutional/organizational analyses, political economy, discourse analyses, close analyses of technical or infrastructural conditions, survey research (involving quantitative and qualitative approaches), action research, and ethnographic approaches. The proposals should be for a 2-4 month turnaround time, though in some cases, longer projects might be considered. Geography is open, and we especially welcome projects focused on Philadelphia and New Jersey. · *Future of Journalism and Information Policy* o Government supported models for journalism o Nonprofit models for journalism and other experiments o History of media policy failures and successes o Mapping local media ecosystems o Platforms and the future of information o Political economy of journalism and platform companies o Unions and the future of journalism o Community driven journalism o Mis/disinformation o Journalism and storytelling in poor communities, immigrant communities, and communities of color · *Gig platform companies, workers, and strategies for survival* o Regional specific approaches to workers in the gig economy o Strategies for organizing in the gig economy o Worker misclassification in gig economy o Role of unions or worker centers in protecting gig workers o Workers and informational asymmetry o Algorithmic management and gig workers o Gamification, worker rating systems, and other strategies of worker control o Political economy of gig companies o History of neoliberalism and the rise of just in time workforce · *Social Movements * o Technology and rise of networked social movements o Resurgence of social movement-driven political parties and electoral politics o Digital media and current wave of resistance o Technology and the problems and possibilities of scalability o Capitalism, class, and contemporary social movements o Social movements’ reliance on Facebook, Google, and Twitter for communication strategy o Social movements and broader political alignments *Eligibility*: Individuals or institutions may apply. We also accept proposals that have cross-cutting themes and we encourage collaborations across organizations. We welcome partnerships between academics and those with more practitioner/organizer profiles. Non-traditional approaches to the final deliverables and their dissemination are also welcome. *The proposal should include*: - Brief description of the research - Method for collecting data - Proposed budget - Timeline - Deliverables - The name and contact information of someone who can be reached between July 31 and August 31 for follow up questions prior to the final announcement of the award recipients August 31, 2018 *MIC Center:* The newly formed MIC Center is a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School and Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information. MIC explores the intersections between media, democracy, technology, policy, and social justice. MIC produces engaged research and analysis while collaborating with community leaders to help support activist initiatives and policy interventions. More on MIC here. Awards will take into consideration the relevance of the work proposed and the quality of work to be anticipated. Please send proposals to Briar Smith (briar.smith(a)asc.upenn.edu) *by 5pm EST on July 31, 2018. *

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Fwd: [GIGANET-MEMBERS] CFP Global Internet Governance Academic Network 2018 Symposium
by Dmitry Epstein 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Dear colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting. I hope some of you will find this CFP of interest. It is also available online at: https://www.giga-net.org/call-for-papers-13th-annual-giganet-symposium-pari… Best, Dmitry CALL FOR PAPERS: 13TH ANNUAL GIGANET SYMPOSIUM November 15, 2018. Paris, France Extended abstract submission deadline: August 15, 2018 Full papers due: October 19 2018 https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet18 GigaNet – the Global Internet Governance Academic Network – is now accepting extended abstracts for papers to be presented at its annual symposium in Paris. The theme of this year's Symposium is: NOT THE 'NEW OIL' - DATA GOVERNANCE AND THE INTERNET By creating global compatibility and interoperability for nearly all forms of digital data, the Internet has created a new economy centered on the value and use of data. Metaphors of “data as the new oil,” however, can encourage policies of hoarding, bordering and nationalizing information. We encourage submissions of papers that take a fresher look at the global political economy and governance of data and its relationship to Internet governance. We encourage papers that address the international economics and policy of “big data,” the global impact of the European GDPR; industrial data sharing and the Internet of things; the economic and political impact of data uses by AI tools; the regulation of data sharing across borders, including data localization laws; platforms, data, manipulation and verification. While papers related to the symposium theme are encouraged, GigaNet is a home for all scholars of Internet governance; its annual symposium is intended to build and showcase the entire field. Authors from any Internet governance-related topic and methodological or theoretical approach are invited to submit their work. Topics that are welcome include, but are not limited to: * The role of sovereignty in cyberspace * Trade agreements and Internet governance * Cybersecurity and cyber conflict among great powers * Multistakeholder governance and the distribution of power in IG institutions * The transparency and inclusiveness of post-transition ICANN * Policy issues related to domain names and IP addresses * The role of Internet intermediaries in Internet governance TIME AND LOCATION The Symposium will take place on 15 November 2018 in Paris, France. It will be hosted by the LIP6 Laboratory, Tower 26, Room 25-26/105 Sorbonne Université, Jussieu Campus, 4 Place Jussieu - 75005 Paris <https://maps.google.com/?q=4+Place+Jussieu+-+75005+Paris&entry=gmail&source…>. Participation in the GigaNet symposium is free of charge. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS GigaNet is oriented around the presentation of research papers. We ask you to submit extended abstracts for review by the program committee. Extended abstract should consist of 800-1500 words. Each abstract must describe 1) The research question(s), 2) The data used, 3) The methodology and 4) The main findings of the paper. Theoretical papers need not specify the data used but must have a clear research question and statement of the specific theories used and literature in which the analysis is situated. Proposals should be submitted in English. Reviews of individual papers will be double blind. Therefore, do not include names or any other personally identifiable information on the uploaded file; be aware however that applicants will submit through the Easychair platform which will record their names and contact data and the PC chair will be able to see them. All documents must be uploaded by August 15 2018 to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet18 We expect to complete reviews and notifying authors of acceptances on September 3. Accepted papers will be required to submit their final paper submission by October 19 to be included in the program. GigaNet is an international association of academic researchers founded in 2006 to support multidisciplinary research on Internet governance. Its membership includes researchers from all over the world who are contributing to local, regional and international debates on Internet Governance. GigaNet encourages emerging scholars to submit their work to the conference. More information on GigaNet’s organizational structures and activities can be found on the website at http://www.giga-net.org.

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Fwd: Call for Postdoctoral Fellow - TRANSNATIONAL POSTSOCIALIST MEDIA NETWORKS
by Gabriella "Biella" Coleman 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Dr. Masha Salazkina and I are searching for a postdoctoral fellow working across postsocialist and global south media cultures. Please circulate to your students, colleagues, lists, etc. *Applications are due by September 1, and the position starts Jan 1, 2019.* http://www.concordia.ca/sgs/postdoctoral-fellows/funding/horizon/descriptio… -- *Call for applications // Postdoctoral Fellowship: * TRANSNATIONAL POSTSOCIALIST MEDIA NETWORKS Concordia University (Montréal, Canada) Supervisors: Dr. Joshua Neves and Dr. Masha Salazkina *>>applications due: September, 1 2018 * *>>start date: January 1, 2019* We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellow of film and media whose research focuses on the relationship - either in comparative or transnational terms - between the former Communist bloc and the Global South. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to enter into dialogue with the research projects already underway in the department of Cinema under the auspices of the Global Emergent Media Lab (Gem Lab) and the CURC in Transnational Media Arts and Cultures with the goal of interrogating the shifting theoretical questions about the Cold War, colonialism and their legacies and developing a shared conceptual model for describing and assessing these geopolitical flows either from a historical or contemporary perspective. *For details and to apply*: http://www.concordia.ca/sgs/postdoctoral-fellows/funding/horizon/descriptio… For more information please contact: Joshua Neves: joshua.neves(a)concordia.ca Masha Salazkina: masha.salazkina(a)concordia.ca

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Participations: Latest issue out now!
by Judith Rosenbaum-Andre 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies has just released its latest issue! This particular issue coves a wide array of issues and questions: on top of its usual selection of articles focusing on participatory audiences, this open-access journal features two themed sections and a debate and response article. In the first themed section, "Toxic fan practices", a collection of 13 articled, including an extended foreword by Matt Hills, consider trolling practices, the circulation of alt-right memes, the "puppygate" controversy, heternormativity in Harry Potter fandom, and the pleasure of spoiling. The second special themes includes four articles on documentary audiences, featuring works on truth claims in a post-truth era, activism in action, and a critical analysis of documentaries in VR environments. Furthermore, this issue contains articles on cinema-going as practice, *Cinéma Verité*, social media and participatory television production, and the Shanghai International Film Festival. Including works from a variety of scholars from all around the world, Participations has once again brought together diverse perspectives and approaches into the study of media reception. Check out the latest issue for free, right here: http://www.participations.org/Volume%2015/Issue%201/contents.htm -- Judith E. Rosenbaum, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Journalism University of Maine 414 Dunn Hall Orono, ME 04469 www.juditherosenbaum.com/ @JudithRBaum

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