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Global Disinformation Index - Call for Researchers
by Lucas Wright 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

The Global Disinformation Index (disinformationindex.org) is looking for two researchers to join a project on a fixed-term consultancy. Researchers would be involved in content analysis of articles from US news domains. See the following link for more information: https://disinformationindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TOR-CountryRevie… Contact Santhosh Srivivasan if interested: santhosh.srinivasan(a)disinformationindex.org

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New book On Video Games Industry: A Precarious Game: The Illusion of Dream Jobs in the Video Game Industry
by Ergin 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Dear colleagues, My apologies for cross-listing. I am happy to announce the publication of my book, which might be a useful resource for scholars studying the political economy and cultural politics of video games, critical media industry studies, digital labor, gender studies, and cultural theory. The price is reduced 30% if you use the code below. *A Precarious Game: **The Illusion of Dream Jobs in the Video Game Industry* By Ergin Bulut Available from Cornell University Press: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501746536/a-precarious-game/#… *30% discount with code: 09FLYER* Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Precarious-Game-Illusion-Dream-Industry/dp/150174653… *About the book* *A Precarious Game* is an ethnographic examination of video game production. The developers that Ergin Bulut researched for almost three years in a medium-sized studio in the U.S. loved making video games that millions play. Only some, however, can enjoy this dream job, which can be precarious and alienating for many others. That is, the passion of a predominantly white-male labor force relies on material inequalities involving the sacrificial labor of their families, unacknowledged work of precarious testers, and thousands of racialized and gendered workers in the Global South. *A Precarious Game* explores the politics of doing what one loves. In the context of work, passion and love imply freedom, participation, and choice, but in fact they accelerate self-exploitation and can impose emotional toxicity on other workers by forcing them to work endless hours. Bulut argues that such ludic discourses in the game industry disguise the racialized and gendered inequalities on which a profitable transnational industry thrives. Within capitalism, work is not just an economic matter, and the political nature of employment and love can still be undemocratic even when based on mutual consent. As Bulut demonstrates, rather than considering work simply as a matter of economics based on trade-offs in the workplace, we should consider the question of work and love as one of democracy rooted in politics. *Contents* Introduction: For Whom the Love Works in Video Game Production 1.The Unequal Ludopolitical Regime of Game Production: Who Can Play, Who Has to Work? 2.The End of the Garage Studio as a Technomasculine Space: Financial Security, Streamlined Creativity, and Signs of Friction 3.Gaming the City: How a Game Studio Revitalized a Downtown Space in the Silicon Praire 4.The Production of Communicative Developers in the Affective Game Studio 5.Reproducing Technomasculinity: Spouses’ Classed Femininities and Domestic Labor 6.Game Testers as Precarious Second-Class Citizens: Degradation of Fun, Instrumentalization of Play 7.Production Error: Layoffs Hit the Core Creatives Conclusion: Reimagining Labor and Love in and beyond Game Production Pages: 222 *Early praise for A Precarious Game* "I know of no other work that chronicles the life cycle and death of a creative industry, and in doing so, potentially tempers the rhetoric celebrating the entrepreneur because it shows that failure is endemic to trying new things." *Vicki Mayer, Tulane University, author of Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans* "Since the crash of 2008, the power relations that structure digital capitalism have been further extended and systematized. In this provocative, wide-ranging study, Bulut details how social inequalities and exploitative labor practices carry forward in today's digital workshops." *Dan Schiller, Author of Digital Depression: Information Technology and Economic Crisis* "*A Precarious Game* is an original work that deftly combines a political economy critique of the inequities and hidden violence of the digital economy with critical Feminist analysis of labor and social reproduction." *Paula Chakravartty, New York University, author of Media Policy and Globalization* *About the author* *Ergin Bulut* Faculty Fellow at Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, and Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Media and Visual Arts Department at Koç University, Istanbul.

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JOB CALL: postdoctoral socio-legal research scientists working on trust and technology
by Balazs Bodo 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING The Institute for Information Law (www.ivir.nl ) at the University of Amsterdam is looking for a postdoctoral socio-legal research scientist *Job description* As a research scientist, you’ll be working on the social and institutional aspects of trust in and by technological systems. Multiple technologies emerged to produce trust (such as global reputation systems, (self-sovereign) identity systems), or minimize the need for trust (DLTs). Trust, as produced by technical systems has many possible sources: strong cryptography, censorship resistance through decentralization, good governance, or legal legibility, certainty and compliance. Some of these trust sources, like technology governance and regulation, can complement each other. Others, such as compliance and decentralization, seem to be in contradiction. As a social scientist, you will be working with legal scholars on answering the following two questions at the intersection of trust and technology: - How do (decentralized) technologies produce trust or minimize the need for trust? - What makes these systems trustworthy? You will answer these questions by studying various aspects of trust and trustworthiness in technological contexts. In particular you will: - conduct empirical research among technology developers on the trustworthiness of technology: - design and implement surveys, and conduct qualitative analysis on how technology developers see the trustworthiness of technology they build and operate, and how they implement and balance different sources of trust in technological systems (system design, governance, legal compliance, etc.); - conduct empirical research among technology users on the topic of trust: - design and implement surveys among users of blockchain based systems on the issue of trust and trustworthiness; - conduct a qualitative analysis of the discourses around trust and DLTs; - work on the problem of institutional embeddedness of decentralized technical systems: - conduct empirical research on how existing societal stakeholders (such as businesses, the media, various professional groups, regulators, policymakers) see the trustworthiness of decentralized technologies, and their ability to produce trust; - study the institutional change that may be necessary to better incorporate technical trust producers in systems of accountability and oversight; - work with legal scholars on new policy proposals aimed at building trust in decentralized technologies, and between users of such systems; - contribute to the development of research methodology and infrastructure; - organize workshops to discuss and disseminate the research findings. *Requirements* Candidates are expected to meet the following requirements. You have: - an interest in researching social diffusion/application/regulation of digital technologies; - a background in one or more of the following disciplines: - Sociology; - Economics; - Political Science - Computer Science, - Media studies with special focus on sociology of organizations, sociology or economics of innovation, or science and technology studies; IVIR is the host institution of the Blockchain & Society Policy Research Lab (https://blockchain-society.science/) , founded in 2018 with the help of an ERC starting Grant by Dr Balázs Bodó. The work of the Lab focuses on the regulatory challenges around the latest iteration of decentralized technologies, such as blockchains and DLTs. We use the term ‘blockchain technology’ as a placeholder concept for technological ordering regimes, which, among others, promise impartial, automated, and ex-ante enforcement of technology-encoded rules and norms, and thus have the potential to enable new forms of trust-dependent activities. While blockchain technologies go through the cycles of hypes and busts, the ongoing innovation in this domain produces often highly contentious, and increasingly plausible visions of how our social, political, economic relationships could be re-organized. Please apply here: https://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2020/02/20-080-postdoctoral-socio-l… ---------------------------------------- Balázs Bodó, PhD Associate Professor Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam http://www.ivir.nl/ Blockchain & Society Policy Research Lab (funded by an ERC Starting Grant) https://blockchain-society.science/ Latest publications: Bodó, B. (2019). Selling News to Audiences – A Qualitative Inquiry into the Emerging Logics of Algorithmic News Personalization in European Quality News Media. Digital Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2019.1624185 Bodó, B., & Giannopoulou, A. (2019). The logics of technology decentralization: the case of Distributed Ledger Technologies. In M. Ragnedda, & G. Destefanis (Eds.), Blockchain and Web 3.0: Social, Economic, and Technological Challenges Routledge. Bodó, B., & van de Velde, R. N. (2019). Big Data & Data Science in information law and policy research. In H. Van den Bulck, M. Puppis, K. Donders, & L. Van Audenhove (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research (pp. 347-366). Palgrave Macmillan

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Patricia G. Lange's new book on Youtube
by Ilana Gershon 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Dear Colleagues, I thought you might like to know that Jan English-Lueck's interview with Patricia Lange is now up on CaMP anthropology blog. You can read about Patricia's new book, Thanks for Watching: An Anthropological Study of Video Sharing on Youtube here: <https://campanthropology.org/>https://campanthropology.org/ Best, Ilana

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New book: Lessons from Trump's Political Communication. How to Dominate the Media Environment
by Marco Morini 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Dear all, I’m delighted to share details of my new book: LESSONS FROM TRUMP’S POLITICAL COMMUNICATION. HOW TO DOMINATE THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT by Marco Morini Available from https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030390099 *About the book:* This book explores Donald Trump’s political communication as a candidate and in the first two years in office. The 45th US President is dominating the media system and 'building the agenda' through the combined action of five strategies. He disintermediates his communication and manufactures a permanent campaign climate based on strong and inflammatory language to attract a constant and decisive media coverage. In disarticulating old-style political rhetoric, he privileges emotions over contents, slogans above thought. Trump’s jokes, mockeries and distinct rhetoric – showing similarities to rhetorical strategies of Nazis during the 1930s – help him impersonate the populist ‘everyday man’ who fights against the elites. His dominance of the news cycle also reflects a desire for higher TV ratings and Web traffic numbers. Essentially, Trump has critically exploited the media’s news logics and taken advantage of the American public's lack of trust in journalism. *Contents:* Introduction Chapter 1: Disintermediator-in-Chief Chapter 2: The Permanent Campaigner Chapter 3: The Clowning Performer Chapter 4: The Fascist Rhetor, the Incendiary Populist Chapter 5: Exploiting the Media Ecosystem ** *About the author* *Marco Morini* is Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy. Previously, he was Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute, Research Fellow at the University of Padova, Assistant Professor in Political Science at the International University of Sarajevo, and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Sociology at Macquarie University. His main research interests are political communication, comparative politics, and US Politics.

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Reminder: LIVE TODAY Dr Jessa Lingel discussion about The craigslist ethic: A web 1.0 vision of online democracy
by Eleanor Marchant 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Morning everyone! This is just a reminder that we will be hosting a seminar series discussion that I personally am extremely excited about today at 2pm GMT. Dr Jessa Lingel, Assistant Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication will be talking about her new book, "an internet for the people: the politics and promise of craigslist". It will be held live online on Zoom at 2pm GMT / 10am EST. Details about how to join can be found here: https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/the-craigslist-ethic-a-web-1-0-vision-of-onli… It's part of a new global seminar series we're doing here at the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy at the University of Oxford, which uses digital technology to bring speakers who are spread out all over the world and allows anyone to watch and participate. And it has the added benefit of helping to minimize exposure to Covid-19 that might come with in-person seminars. And Jessa will be answering any questions you have about craigslist and the future of the internet live during the discussion! For a bit more detail about what to expect, here's an abstract of her talk: A growing number of tech insiders are raising doubts about the long term consequences of the mainstream internet, in terms of individual mental health as well as national democracy. The need for a more ethical internet has led some to embrace sci fi imaginings and others to reject digital media altogether. This talk considers the vision of a single platform as instructive for thinking about the future of the web: craigslist. Over its 22 year history, craigslist has grown into a multi-faceted website for local exchanges, which can include buying, selling, hiring, apartment seeking, dating or simply ranting about the neighborhood. At once outdated and highly relevant, easy to use and easy to overlook, craigslist has mostly stayed the same while the web around it has changed, becoming less open and more profit driven. The design decisions and user policies governing craigslist give shape to particular a form of politics, and examining these rules and norms reveals what we stand to lose if the web continues to become less open, more homogenous and geared towards sleek professionalism over messy serendipity. Hope to see some of you there! [https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GSS-Promo-Jessa-Li…]<https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/the-craigslist-ethic-a-web-1-0-vision-of-onli…> Upcoming Virtual Seminar Series: Jessa Lingel on The craigslist ethic: A web 1.0 vision of online democracy - The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP)<https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/the-craigslist-ethic-a-web-1-0-vision-of-onli…> For the next iteration of our Global Virtual Seminar Series, we are delighted to welcome: Jessa Lingel, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk ELEANOR R MARCHANT PHD ConflictNET<https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and-subject-groups/politics-and-practice-…> Postdoctoral Fellow Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford Tw: @ermarchant<https://twitter.com/ermarchant> | www.eleanormarchant.me<http://www.eleanormarchant.me>

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Fully funded PhD on urban security - Erasmus University Rotterdam
by Daniel Trottier 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Fully funded PhD on urban security, Erasmus University Rotterdam (applications due 31st March): https://www.academictransfer.com/en/290282/phd-candidate-urban-security-pro… PhD Candidate – Urban Security Processes (1.0 FTE) The Department of Media and Communication and the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC) are looking for a PhD Candidate – Urban Security Processes (f/m, 1.0 FTE) in Media and Communication. JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a highly motivated PhD Candidate who seeks to conduct their PhD research in the context of a research project funded by the European Commission on urban security policies and technological change. As a PhD Candidate of the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC), you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with renowned academics with an international and interdisciplinary approach. A Master’s degree in the Social Sciences is required, as well as wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity for security studies, public policy and design thinking. In addition to an understanding of the latest developments in the field, the candidate should possess an affinity for collaboration with researchers and other stakeholders. Candidates a proven interest in juvenile delinquency, radicalisation, security in public spaces, or trafficking & organised crime are preferred. Research and management duties - Conducting PhD research within the framework of the project; - Contributing to the data collection and data analysis of the project; - Publishing and presenting research results in the form of deliverable reports, as well as articles in international peer reviewed journals and papers at international conferences; - Writing a dissertation; - Defending the dissertation to complete the doctoral degree; - Participating and assisting in the organisation of project meetings, workshops and other knowledge utilisation activities - Performing organisational tasks in the context of the project, in particular with regard to the task of the EUR within the project; - Taking part in seminars, workshops, etc. that are organised by the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC) as well as the research schools and scholarly associations of which ERMeCC is part. The development of teaching skills and teaching activities will be considered at a later stage of the PhD in discussion with the candidate and the supervisors. REQUIREMENTS - A Master’s degree in the Social Sciences, preferably a research master; - Wide-ranging knowledge of and affinity with design thinking, urban security and knowledge co-creation with stakeholders; - Proven affinity for empirical research, as evidenced by your master’s thesis, publications, research plans and other projects; - Organisational experience and skills; - Proficiency in spoken and written English. Non-English speakers have to meet the C1-standards of the Common European Framework (CEF). - Didactic potential. Teaching experience is considered an advantage; - A willingness to develop knowledge and skills in various disciplines and to increase the ability to teach related subjects within the faculty’s degree programme; - Proficiency in spoken and written Dutch is optional, but preferred. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Employment starts June 1, 2020, pending finalisation of grant agreement. The initial contract will be running for a term of 1,5 years, which - depending on performance – will be extended with a second term of 2,5 years. The conditions of employment correspond with the “CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten” (CAO NU). For the job of PhD Candidate (Promovendus) the salary amounts to a maximum of € 2.972,- (grade P) gross per month on a 38 hour per week contract. The EUR has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8.0%, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 41 annual vacation days in case of a full workweek. EMPLOYER Erasmus University Rotterdam An internationally oriented melting-pot of talent with a high level of social engagement. That is Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). A Rotterdam-based university with 25,000 students and close to 2700 staff members, developing academic knowledge and skills which are infinitely applicable. Working at Erasmus University Rotterdam means working at an ambitious university that offers many opportunities for personal development and initiative. For more information about Erasmus University Rotterdam, visit www.eur.nl DEPARTMENT Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) The Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) offers education and research in the fields of Media and Communication, History, and Arts and Culture Studies. The faculty has more than 2000 students and over 200 employees. Media and Communication Department The Media and Communication Department is a dynamic, internationally oriented department within the ESHCC. The department offers five international degree programmes: the International Bachelor’s programme in Communication and Media (IBCoM), three international Master’s programmes in Media Studies (Media & Business, Media & Creative Industries, Media, Culture & Society) and the Research master in the Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts. The department has close ties with the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC), the primary research institute at EUR in the field of Media, Communication and Culture. Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC) The Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC) is a vibrant, internationally oriented research centre within the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication which serves as the main base for researchers in Media, Communication and Culture at Erasmus. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from dr. Daniel Trottier (trottier(a)eshcc.eur.nl) Application procedure Your cover letter should be accompanied by a letter of motivation of no more than 750 words, in which you explain what you consider to be the key concerns for design thinking applied to urban security and crime prevention initiatives and how you would approach this topic. It will be helpful to specifically address one or more of the following priority areas that are focal points in this project: juvenile delinquency, trafficking and organised crime, public spaces and radicalisation. Please also specify your motivation and abilities to work in the context of an EU project with a wide diversity of international partners and stakeholders in the security arena. The selection committee will invite a small number of candidates for an interview. Candidates may be asked to submit a more detailed research plan and/or give a presentation as part of the application procedure. To apply, please send your cover letter with your letter of motivation, your resume/CV, your publication list (if applicable), and the names and contact details of two referees, before March 31, 2020 by e-mail to vacancies(a)eshcc.eur.nl. Please mention “PhD Urban Security”. You should receive a confirmation mail within two weeks.

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WEBCAST TODAY: NYC School of Data 2020
by Joly MacFie 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

Happy Open Data Day! This year, as in many previous, the Internet Society New York Chapter are celebrating with BetaNYC. ISOC Live posted: "On Saturday March 7 2010 BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2020 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This event, held on International Open Data Day 2020, concludes the fourth annual NYC Open Data Week. NYC School of data is a community driven conference with " [image: nyc school of data l] <https://schoolofdata.nyc/>On *Saturday March 7 2010* BetaNYC hosts *NYC School of Data 2020 <https://schoolofdata.nyc/>* at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This event, held on *International Open Data Day 2020 <https://opendataday.org/>*, concludes the fourth annual *NYC Open Data Week* <https://www.open-data.nyc/>. NYC School of data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design. Three of the many tracks will be webcast live via a partnership with the *Internet Society New York Chapter <https://isoc-ny.org>.* *LIVESTREAM: <https://isoc.live/nycsodata2020>https://isoc.live/nycsodata2020 <https://isoc.live/nycsodata2020>* *FULL SCHEDULE https://nycsodata20.sched.com/ <https://nycsodata20.sched.com/>* *TWITTER @NYCSoDat <http://bit.ly/38qpjCw>a* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11870/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TUESDAY: Community Engagement: The Legal Enforceability of Ethos’ Public Interest Commitment (PIC)
by Joly MacFie 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

There were several PIC-related questions at last weeks Community Engagement Webinar <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/orgcommunity>. Thus a full presentation. There is only 30 mins scheduled for this, so perhaps not that much time for discussion. I am told there will be another Community call next week. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday, March 3 2020, from 15:00–15:30 EST (20:00–20:30 UTC), Ethos Capital invites you to a webinar 'Community Engagement: The Legal Enforceability of Ethos’ Public Interest Commitment (PIC)'. Presenters will be Brian Cimbolic, General Counsel, PIR, " [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ethospic>On *Tuesday, March 3 2020*, from *15:00–15:30 EST* (20:00–20:30 UTC), *Ethos Capital <https://ethoscapital.com>* invites you to a webinar '*Community Engagement: The Legal Enforceability of Ethos’ Public Interest Commitment (PIC) <https://www.keypointsabout.org/events>*'. Presenters will be *Brian Cimbolic*, General Counsel, PIR, and *Allen Grogan*, Legal Advisor, Ethos Capital. The session will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel* <https://isoc.live>. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ethospic <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ethospic>* (open captions) *PARTICIPATE: https://pir.zoom.us/j/299610749 <https://pir.zoom.us/j/299610749>* (closed captions) *MORE INFO: https://www.keypointsabout.org/ <https://www.keypointsabout.org/>* *Permalink*: https://isoc.live/11839/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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