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Polymedia
by Traci Belanger 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

Hi everyone, does anyone have suggestions for articles on "polymedia" or specifically how polymedia interacts with media ecology? Thanks so much! Traci Belanger --- May all winds at your back inspire you, and may you have harmony and peace today.

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For my US colleagues: an 8 minute survey, where your input might make a difference
by Patricia Aufderheide 08 May '25

08 May '25

I know, exactly what you don't need to do at this crazy point in the semester. At AU, Profs. Aram Sinnreich, Joseph Graf and I have been working with Electronic Frontier Foundation and New Media Rights to design a survey about DMCA exemption language and its accessibility. Would you be interested in taking, sharing with your students and networks, including putting on social media the survey link <http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j>? Here it is again: *http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j <http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j>* Your generosity much appreciated! 👏 -- Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication Founder, Center for Media & -- Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication Founder, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org paufder(a)american.edu 202-885-2069 office <202-643-5356> 240-643-4805 mobile <202-643-5356> "The world we have received also belongs to those who follow us." --Pope Francis

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Non-software uses of GitHub
by Jim Herbsleb 16 Apr '25

16 Apr '25

I’m looking for GitHub repositories that are used for things other than software, especially where users are actively collaborating rather than just putting together static collections. So far, we have found a few books being written, some musical transcriptions being error-checked, and some policy documents maintained online. Does anyone know of any examples of these or other categories? Any pointers much appreciated. Happy to share what we find with anyone interested. Jim ---- Jim Herbsleb Carnegie Mellon University http://herbsleb.org/ Google Scholar profile: https://goo.gl/sv3p7l

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Participations: Latest issue out now!
by Judith Rosenbaum-Andre 22 May '20

22 May '20

Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies has just released its latest issue! This open-access journal features three special sections. The first is aimed at understanding readers, reading, and digital media, the second looks at interviews as a research method, and the third section features nine essays from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth conference on "Researching past cinema audiences: Archives, Memories and Methods". With an editorial introduction by Martin Barker and a series of articles that provide innovative theoretical, methodological, as well as empirical insights, including the audience reception of professional wrestling stars, the circulation of film and cultural capital, and the understanding of resistance as observed in online discussions, this issue is packed with relevant and contemporary insight into audience research in 2019. The issue can be found here: http://www.participations.org/Volume%2016/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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Reminder: cfp Media Industries 2020: Global Currents and Contradictions, 16-18 April 2020, King’s College London
by McDonald, Paul 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Apologies for cross-posting Reminder: deadline for submissions 16 September 2019 Media Industries 2020: Global Currents and Contradictions 16-18 April 2020 King’s College London media-industries.org Second international Media Industries conference, hosted by the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King’s College London Following the success of Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions (2018) we are pleased to announce the next Media Industries conference will take place in April 2020. Media Industries 2020 (MI2020) maintains an open intellectual agenda, inviting papers, panels or workshops exploring the full breadth of media industries, in contemporary and historical contexts, and from all traditions of media industries scholarship. MI2020 will therefore provide a meeting ground for all forms of media industries research. As a specialized focus, the 2020 conference takes Global Currents and Contradictions as its coordinating theme. In media industries scholarship, repeated attention to a few key territories, frequently but not exclusively located in the Global North, has concentrated but also limited the scope of the field. In choosing the theme Global Currents and Contradictions, we are therefore particularly interested in receiving submissions engaging with industries, contexts and bodies of research that represent, extend or challenge the geographic reach of the field. To headline this theme, a programme of keynote speakers will be announced in due course. PARTNERS A core aim of the Media Industries conference is to bring together scholars researching media industries from across multiple professional associations and their relevant sub-groups or sections. The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London is therefore very pleased to be organizing MI2020 in partnership with: · British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) - Screen Industries Special Interest Group · European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) - Media Industries and Cultural Production Section · European Media Management Association (EMMA) · European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) - Screen Industries Work Group · Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft (GFM) - AG Medienindustrien · Global Media and China journal · International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) · International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) - Media Production Analysis Working Group · International Communication Association (ICA) - Media Industry Studies Interest Group · Media Industries journal · Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) - Media Industries Scholarly Interest Group · South Asia Communication Association (SACA) HOST COMMITTEE For King’s College London: Sarah Atkinson, Bridget Conor, Virginia Crisp, Sonal Kantaria (conference administrator), Wing-Fai Leung, Paul McDonald (conference chair), Jeanette Steemers and Jaap Verheul ADVISORY COMMITTEE Deb Aikat (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Courtney Brannon Donoghue (University of North Texas), Hanne Bruun (Aarhus Universitet), Evan Elkins (Colorado State University), Elizabeth Evans (University of Nottingham), Tom Evens (Universiteit Gent), Franco Fabbri, Anthony Fung (Chinese University of Hong Kong), David Hesmondhalgh (University of Leeds), Catherine Johnson (University of Huddersfield), Derek Johnson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Ramon Lobato (RMIT University), Skadi Loist (Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf), Amanda Lotz (Queensland University of Technology), Alfred Martin (University of Iowa), Jack Newsinger (University of Nottingham), Sora Park (University of Canberra), Alisa Perren (University of Texas-Austin), Steve Presence (University of the West of England), Roel Puijk (Høgskolen i Innlandet), Willemien Sanders (Universiteit Utrecht), Kevin Sanson (Queensland University of Technology), Andrew Spicer (University of the West of England), Petr Szczepanik (Univerzita Karlova), Harsh Taneja (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Patrick Vonderau (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) REGISTRATION Registration for the conference will go live in mid-November 2019. Fees will be published then and will be tiered according to the delegate’s country of residence using the World Bank’s country classifications by Gross National Income per capita. SUBMISSIONS To submit, see the ‘Submission Instructions’ and accompanying link at https://media-industries.org. Deadline Submissions will be accepted until 16 September 2019 at 23.00hrs British Summer Time (BST) (please note: BST is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 1 hour) Submission Categories Submissions are welcomed in three categories. i. Open Call Papers Format: solo or co-presented research paper lasting no more than 20mins. ii. Pre-constituted Panels Format: 90mins panel of 3 x 20mins OR 4 x 15mins thematically linked solo or co-presented research papers followed by questions. iii. Pre-constituted Workshops Format: 90mins interactive forum led by 4 to 6 x 6mins thematically linked informal presentations. Led by a chair or co-chairs, workshops adopt a roundtable format bringing together 4 to 6 speakers to offer short (up to 6 minute) position statements or interventions designed to trigger discussions around a central theme, issue, or problem. As such, the workshop does not involve the presentation of formal research papers, but rather is designed to create a forum for the speakers and the audience to engage in a shared discussion. The workshop format is flexible and can be adapted to allow the chair or co-chairs to introduce exercises or other activities where appropriate. Delegates can make TWO contributions to the conference but only ONE in any category, i.e. presenting an open call paper and participating in a workshop will be permitted but presenting two open call papers will not be. Chairing a panel or organizing a workshop will NOT count as a contribution. Professor Paul McDonald Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries / Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries Vice Dean (People and Planning) for Arts / Faculty of Arts and Humanities King’s College London Strand London WC2R 2LR UK (t) +44 (0) 20 7848 1100 (Skype) paulmcdonald100 (WWW) PaulMcDonald<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/person.aspx?id=aa77eb9e-202a-45db-8501-c8e9af6…>

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CfP: Outlaw innovation and the invention of the outlaw (EASST panel D04)
by maxigas 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

CfP: Outlaw innovation and the invention of the outlaw EASST 2018, 25-28th July 2018, Lancaster University, UK Convenors: Johan Söderberg (Göteborg University) & Maxigas (Lancaster University) Deadline for submissions: February 14th 2018. Submit abstracts and contact the conveners at: https://nomadit.co.uk/easst/easst2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6286 We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to our panel at EASST 2018 The panel investigates innovation processes driven by antagonistic relations between actors on both sides of the law. We invite case studies of how mutual hostilities between actors are pursued through technological change, whereby each actor seeks to gain an edge against their adversary. Three empirical fields that exemplify this dynamic are the surge of legal highs, information security and crypto-currencies. More examples of the same thing can be found in other fields of empirical investigation and suit this panel. What we will examine under the label of "outlaw innovation" is how conflict breeds innovation. Related to this is an awareness of the tenuous relation between legislation and innovation. The "outlaw" is just another word for an innovator. Concurrently, however, capitalism strives relentlessly to subsume and integrate its own outside, turning this unknown into innovation and new markets. >From this observation follows that the purported outsider position ascribed to various grassroots innovators, users, etc., must be scrutinized. States, capital and academic actors work in conjunction with these outlawed/independent researchers to produce a shared language of common concerns around risks and opportunities inherent in technological innovation, such as in the Tor project. The legal grey zone thus emerges as an incubator of innovation for legal businesses. We encourage paper submissions utilizing diverse theoretical approaches and a wide range of case studies to explore the concept of the "outlaw innovator". -- Maxigas, kiberpunk FA00 8129 13E9 2617 C614 0901 7879 63BC 287E D166 Lecturer in Critical Digital Media Practice Center for Science Studies Department of Sociology Lancaster University https://relay70.metatron.ai/ Go, go, go, said the bird: human kind Cannot bear very much reality. ~ Yeats: Burnt Norton

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Tenure-track position, Communications (Digital media, digital culture), Glendon College - York University
by Evan Light 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

Long-time lurker, first-time poster... Hi folks - we're hiring for a tenure-track position in our new (2016) bilingual communications program at York University's bucolic Glendon campus. This is a chance to be part of a pretty unique situation - a fully bilingual (English, French) program and working environment, a program in full development, small class sizes and a campus with some 35 acres of forest in the middle of Toronto. We're looking for somebody working in digital media/digital culture writ large, feminist and diasporic approaches are a plus. http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumbe… --------------- Programme de communications, École de traduction Université York, Collège universitaire Glendon – Le programme de communications<https://www.glendon.yorku.ca/communications/fr/> (École de traduction) sollicite des candidatures pour un poste menant à la permanence, volet professoral, au rang de professeure adjointe ou professeur adjoint, débutant le 1er juillet 2020, sous réserve d’approbation budgétaire. Un doctorat ou un doctorat en voie d’achèvement en communications ou dans une discipline connexe est requis. Les personnes qualifiées doivent être bilingues (anglais et français) et être capables d’enseigner dans ces deux langues dans un environnement multiculturel. Pour la description complète du poste et pour faire une demande, consultez le site www.yorku.ca/acadjobs<http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs>. York a mis en place un programme d’action positive (AP) et est un employeur qui accorde une grande importance à la diversité, y compris la diversité des genres et la diversité sexuelle dans sa communauté. Le programme AP s’applique aux femmes, aux membres de minorités visibles (groupes racialisés), aux autochtones et aux personnes en situation de handicap. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur ce programme, veuillez consulter le site www.yorku.ca/acadjobs<http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs>, ou appeler la ligne d’assistance sur l’action positive au 416‑736‑5713. Toutes les personnes qualifiées sont encouragées à poser leur candidature; toutefois, la priorité sera accordée aux personnes de citoyenneté canadienne ou détenant le statut de résident permanent au Canada, et aux populations autochtones du Canada. Date limite de réception des candidatures : 3 janvier 2020 http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumbe… Communications Program, School of Translation York University, Glendon College – The Communications Program<https://www.glendon.yorku.ca/communications/> (School of Translation), invites applications for a professorial stream tenure‐track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to commence July 1, 2020, subject to budgetary approval. A Ph.D. or a Ph.D. near completion in Communication or cognate field is required. Qualified applicants must be fluent in English and French and be able to teach in both languages in a multicultural context. For complete job description and application details, visit www.yorku.ca/acadjobs<http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs>. York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to women, members of visible minorities (racialized groups), Aboriginal (Indigenous) people and persons with disabilities, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs<http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs> or by calling the AA line at 416‑736‑5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority. Deadline for receipt of completed applications: January 3, 2020 http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumbe… -- -- Evan Light, PhD Assistant Professor - Professeur adjoint Program Coordinator - Coordinateur du programme Communications Program - Programme de communications Glendon College, York University - Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York 2275 Bayview Ave. Toronto ON, Canada M4N 3M6 elight(a)glendon.yorku.ca<mailto:elight@glendon.yorku.ca> +1 416.736.2100 ext: 88596 Border Probes https://borderprobes.glendon.yorku.ca Snowden Digital Surveillance Archive https://snowdenarchive.cjfe.org Algorithmic Media Observatory http://amo-oma.ca --- Secure contact: PGP: 5BD649CF

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JOBS: Multiple positions in Digital Media/Culture/Studies at Michigan
by Christian Sandvig 08 Nov '19

08 Nov '19

Dear AoIR Colleagues, I wanted to point your attention to our many open jobs this season. Some positions have closed but we have just announced new positions. Best, Christian -- http://umich.edu/~csandvig/ *Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Design and Digital Culture* Appointed in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Digital Studies Institute. Highlights: Urban tech and data-driven urbanization, Diversity and labor in digital industries and practices shaping buildings and cities, The future of work in the age of artificial intelligence, Digital space, place, power, and mobility. http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/178947/faculty_in_design_and_digital_cu… *Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Race and Digital Media* Appointed in the Dept. of Communication and Media and the Digital Studies Institute. Highlights: race and intersectionalities of race and processes of identity formation (e.g., ability, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality) in the arena of digital media and communication technology. Applicants’ research and teaching interests should center on new information technologies–social media, VR/AR, gaming, AI, sensing, data science, etc.–and their role in historical or contemporary problems of social justice. ... the social impact of new technologies, the representation and (re)production of marginalized populations on digital platforms, and the design or speculative vision for alternatives http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/178720/asst_professor *Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Studies* Appointed in the Digital Studies Institute. Highlights: teach one course per year, and play a role in program building for the new Digital Studies Institute. ... interest in race, gender, sexuality, and digital technologies, algorithmic bias and inequality, and social media and/or gaming culture. http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/178814/postdoctoral_fellow_in_digital_s… Note: I think that... the Assistant Professor in Digital Media Production position has closed. the Executive Director of Digital Studies position has closed. the Lecturer in Digital Studies positions have closed. the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Information deadline has passed. the open-rank tenure-track position in Media, Culture and Society in the Dept. of Media & Communication deadline has passed but submission is still possible (highlights: "the impact of media and communication technologies on culture and society") https://lsa.umich.edu/comm/people/openings.html

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CFP: UMUAI - Special Issue on Recommender Systems for Health and Wellbeing
by Christoph Trattner 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

** Please forward to anyone who might be interested ** *Apologies for multiple postings* -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (UMUAI - IF: 3.400) SPECIAL ISSUE Recommender Systems for Health and Wellbeing Website: https://healthrecsys.github.io/umuai/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Motivation and Scope ** ===================== Information systems developed with the purpose of keeping us healthy and increasing our general wellbeing have grown in popularity and adoption in the last years. Recommender Systems have an integral part in these systems attempting to improve our awareness, understanding and behavior regarding our own health and general wellbeing. Popular as they are, these application areas bring new challenges into the recommender systems community, e.g. recommendations that influence the health status of a patient may have legal consequences and as such, often need to involve a human in the loop to make sure the recommendations provided are sound. Aspects focusing on liability, user trust, as well as privacy, are key factors in these systems as well. ** Topics ** ===================== This special issue focuses on topics around recommendation and personalization in the health and wellbeing domain, from the perspectives of users, vendors, as well as society at large. Topics include, but are not limited to: - Algorithms and Recommendation Strategies - Pervasive Systems - Domain Knowledge Representation - Personalization - Regulations and Standards - Behavioral Interventions - Medical Evaluation Techniques - Persuasion/Nudging/Behavioral Change - User Profiling - Fairness - Gamification and Serious Games - Adherence - Trust - Empowerment - Explanations - Patient needs and satisfaction - User interaction design - Human/Expert-in-the-loop - Privacy - Ethics ** Submission ** ===================== Authors must submit an extended abstract via EasyChair by the deadline indicated below. It must be at most 3 pages long, not counting references, and formatted according to the journal template. The guest editors of the special issue will then screen all submitted extended abstracts and will invite authors of submissions that pass this screening to submit a full manuscript to be submitted via the journal’s submission system. UMUAI formatting guidelines are available here: http://www.umuai.org/submission.shtml#instructions The abstract submission needs to be done through EasyChair. After abstracts have been accepted, the final full submission needs to be done through the UMUAI journal submission system: http://www.springer.com/computer/hci/journal/11257 ** Schedule ** ===================== - Abstract Submission: November 15th, 2019 - Abstract Notification: December 15th, 2019 - Full Paper Submission: March 15th, 2020 - Author Notification: April 15th, 2020 - Revised Version: July 15th, 2020 - Final Notification: August 15th, 2020 - Camera Ready Version: September 15th, 2020 ** Guest Editors ** ===================== Alan Said (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Hanna Schäfer (University of Konstanz, Germany) Christoph Trattner (University of Bergen, Norway) -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christoph Trattner BSc Associate Professor University of Bergen Department of Information Science and Media Studies Fosswinckelsgt. 6, 5007 Bergen, Norway E-mail: christoph.trattner(a)uib.no Tel: +43 650 2402801 Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info -------------------------------------------------------

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Tik Tok
by Rachael Espinet 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Hello all, Anyone doing research on Tik Tok and cyberbullying? Do you all have any links to articles on the latest on cyberbullying? Thank you. Kind regards, Rachael Espinet

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