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WEBCAST TODAY: Impact Assessment of Nigeria’s Proposed Social Media Bill
by Joly MacFie 26 May '21

26 May '21

A great example of ISOC's Internet Way of Networking effort bearing fruit! ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday 26 May 2021 at 12pm WAT (11:00 UTC) the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter (ISOC NG) and #DearGovernments Organization (DearGovs), presents a webinar 'Impact Assessment of Nigeria’s Proposed Social Media Bill'. A research project has been under" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ngsocialmedia>On *Wednesday 26 May 2021* at *12pm WAT* (11:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Nigeria Chapter <https://isoc.ng>* (ISOC NG) and *#DearGovernments Organization <https://www.deargovs.info/>* (DearGovs), presents a webinar '*Impact Assessment of Nigeria’s Proposed Social Media Bill <https://www.deargovs.info/2021/05/webinar-internet-impact-assessment-of.html>*'. A *research project <https://www.deargovs.info/2020/12/deargovs-partners-with-isocs-internet.html>* has been undertaken over the course of the last four months by a joint team of the DearGovs and the Internet Society. The multi-phased project aims to assess the impact on the global Internet of certain Internet-related government regulations drawn from various countries, using the *Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit <https://www.deargovs.info/2021/05/webinar-internet-impact-assessment-of.html> *(IIAT). The first tranche of this Project has been focused on Nigeria’s proposed Social Media Bill. This webinar brings together Internet stakeholders from the Nigerian ecosystem to deliberate on the implications and recommendations of this *Project's Report <https://rb.gy/gjdkse>*. *SPEAKERS* *Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele*, ISOC-Nigeria President *Veronica Piccolo*, Co-founder & VP Research @ DearGovs *Verengai Mabika*, Senior Policy Advisor, ISOC *Emmanuel C. Ogu*, Founder / President @ DearGovs *Bukola Oronti*, ISOC-Nigeria Treasurer *Oluwatosin Abolaji*, Digital Inclusion Program Manager, Paradigm Initiative (PI) *Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola* (AhA), Chair, Nigerian National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy Committee, 2021 *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ngsocialmedia <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ngsocialmedia>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3bKrXYr <https://bit.ly/3bKrXYr>* *TWITTER #ngsocialmedia <https://bit.ly/2TaOSFI> @isocngchapter @DearGovs @Mojirayopet @Abolajitosin @readeroy @VerengaiMabika* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live>* *https://www.facebook.com/isocngchapter/live <https://www.facebook.com/isocngchapter/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ngsocialmedia <https://archive.org/details/ngsocialmedia>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14059/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Registrations for MAB20 are now OPEN!
by Media Architecture Biennale 26 May '21

26 May '21

Register for our MAB20 Online Conference and sign up for our Workshops! Dear MAB-Community, We are glad to announce that registrations for MAB20 are now open and you can find more details below! This year, due to the ongoing global pandemic the Media Architecture Biennale had to be adapted and re-imagined in an online format for the first time. During the past few months, the MAB20 Organizing Committee has explored and experimented with multiple possibilities on how to best serve the worldwide MAB-Community and translate the atmosphere that we were planning to create here in Amsterdam and Utrecht to an online environment. The MAB20 Program will take place online: * Workshops | June 24th - 29th | via Zoom * Online Conference | June 30th - July 2nd | via virtual conference platform All sessions and activities (keynotes, paper sessions, symposia etc) will be live-streamed, recorded, and made available on the platform one hour after the end of each session. All recordings will stay available on-demand for MAB20 attendees until August 1st. With this, we hope to enable equity of access to the content regardless of where a person is situated geographically while trying to provide convenient times as much as possible for our speakers. We look forward to welcoming the MAB-Community online and we hope that we can make MAB20 as informative and enjoyable as possible. - MAB20 Team ** REGISTRATION ------------------------------------------------------------ https://facebook.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=98b784859935f80b0b03b53… You can now register for MAB20! By purchasing a ticket you will have access to the entire MAB20 Program - except for workshops. Workshop registrations are set up and managed by each of the workshop organizers. 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Postdoctoral position on ‘Patterns in Practice: cultures of data mining in science, education and the arts’ @ University of Sheffield
by Helen Kennedy 25 May '21

25 May '21

We have an exciting opportunity for an excellent Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the AHRC-funded project ‘Patterns in Practice: cultures of data mining in science, education and the arts’. ‘Patterns in Practice’ is researching how practitioners’ beliefs, values and feelings interact to shape their engagement with data mining and machine learning in three specific contexts: pharmaceutical drug discovery, higher education learning analytics, and arts practice. This is an opportunity to join an innovative team of researchers and carry out research under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator, Dr Jo Bates, and with Co-Investigators Professor Helen Kennedy (Sheffield) and Dr Erinma Ochu (Manchester Met). The role will involve using qualitative research approaches. As one of two Postdoctoral Researchers on the project your primary responsibilities will be on the ‘science’ and ‘education’ cases, whilst playing an important supporting role in the ‘arts’ case. You will also contribute to reviewing the literature, cross-case analysis and theorization and dissemination of research through academic publication and impact activities. The project also has three partner organisations that you will work with closely. The position is in the Information School, ranked first in the World for Library and Information Management through the QS World Rankings and recognised for its world-class research, excellence in teaching, and the achievements of its graduates. For more information, visit: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CGG454/postdoctoral-researcher. -- Helen Kennedy, Professor of Digital Society, @hmtk, Living With Data <https://livingwithdata.org/> *RECENT PUBLICATIONS: * Public perceptions of good data management: findings from a UK-based survey <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053951720935616>, *Big Data and Society* (June 2020, w/Todd Hartman, Robin Steedman & Rhia Jones) *Public Understanding and Perceptions of Data Practices: a review of existing research <https://livingwithdata.org/current-research/publications/>* (May 2020, w/ Susan Oman, Mark Taylor, Jo Bates, Robin Steedman) *Data Visualization in Society <https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789463722902/data-visualization-in-society>* (April 2020, ed w/ Martin Engebretesen, Open Access with Amsterdam University Press)

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Apertures #4: Feminist Datasets with Caroline Sinders & Toril Johannessen
by Jill Walker Rettberg 25 May '21

25 May '21

The Machine Vision in Everyday Life research project welcomes Caroline Sinders and Toril Johannessen to discuss the labour of assembling datasets for machine learning. Online, 2 June 2021, 16:00-17:00 CET Signup info and more about the event: https://www.uib.no/en/machinevision/145245/apertures-4-datasets-caroline-si… Datasets used to train artificial intelligence profoundly shape how machines perceive the world. In the past years an increasing number of studies have made it clear that: training sets lack in diversity, they are collected without consent, labelled in exploitative working conditions, and according to problematic classification schemas. Can we do things differently? In this seminar, hosted by Linda Kronman, we explore what a Feminist Data Set is. What it takes to collect a dataset in an ethical way. How to think about bias using machine learning algorithms to visualize the citizens of Bergen. And if an intersectional feminist AI is even possible? Apertures is a series of seminars organized by the Machine Vision in Everyday Life research project. This one-hour video seminar features fifteen-minute talks by two artists familiar with machine learning, followed by a discussion between presenters, the research project team, and the audience. Caroline Sinders is a machine-learning-design researcher and artist. For the past few years, she has been examining the intersections of technology’s impact in society, interface design, artificial intelligence, abuse, and politics in digital, conversational spaces. Sinders is the founder of Convocation Design + Research, an agency focusing on the intersections of machine learning, user research, designing for public good, and solving difficult communication problems. As a designer and researcher, she has worked with Amnesty International, Intel, IBM Watson, the Wikimedia Foundation, and others. https://carolinesinders.com/ Toril Johannessen is an artist who lives and works in Bergen. The impact of historical conditions and technological developments on perception and representation are recurring themes in her artistic practice. Combining historical records with her own investigations and collection of data, and with an attention to how science coexists with other systems of knowledge and belief, her works often have elements of storytelling in visual or written form. https://www.toriljohannessen.no/

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Book Announcement: 'Yesterday's News The future of Long-form journalism and Archives'
by Braghieri, Marco 25 May '21

25 May '21

Hi all, I am writing for a new book announcement. The book is entitled 'Yesterday's News The future of Long-form journalism and Archives' and has been published by Peter Lang. The book revolves around digital news production, which has gained increasing relevance in the last two decades. This book focuses on the affordances of contemporary, accelerated digital news production, proposing a new conception and connection between long-form journalism and archives. More information about the book can be found here: https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/73424. Best, Marco Dr. Marco Braghieri Research Assistant, Social Big Data Department of Digital Humanities King’s College London https://marcobraghieri.org/

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[Last Call] IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 - Social Networks SAC
by Jui-Yi Tsai 25 May '21

25 May '21

IEEE Global Communications Conference 7-11 December 2021 Madrid, Spain Selected Areas in Communication Symposium: Social Networks Track SCOPE AND MOTIVATION Recently, social network research has advanced rapidly with the prevalence of online social applications and mobile social communications systems. Moreover, the ongoing pandemic via contact social networks has caused tremendous human life and economic loss around the world, and infodemic is one of the major social impacts that make people difficult to discriminate trustworthy sources, from false and manipulative information sources. Therefore, researchers are increasingly interested in addressing a wide spectrum of challenges in social networks, such as developing social-aware algorithms for communications systems, identifying the topological common structures and information/influence flows, analyzing the social media and evolutions of social graphs, and exploiting location-based and contextual information embedded in mobile social networks to create innovative applications. Due to the interdisciplinary nature, social networks have also attracted intensive research interests across multiple disciplines, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data analytics, information security and privacy protection, psychology, and marketing. In light of the above crucial needs, Selected Areas in Communication Symposium in Social Networks will serve as a forum for researchers and technologists to discuss the state-of-the-art, present their contributions, and set future directions in social networks. TOPICS OF INTEREST - Infrastructure, platform, protocol design, and optimization for mobile social networks, mobile social clouds, and social Internet-of-Things with Artificial Intelligence - Social-aware network solutions and social network influence on (wireless) communications systems - Cross-layer design for social networks and the underlying communications and network platforms, and subsequent new design paradigm for future (wireless) communications - Network graph modeling, measurements, simulations, and experiments - Analysis of dynamics and control of belief, influence, and rumor propagations in the evolutions of social networks - Data mining, machine learning, information retrieval, signal processing, and artificial intelligence in social media and social contexts - Trusted networking, privacy and security, user behaviors and dynamics, and digital right management, for big data in social networks - Innovative social network applications and services to mobile Internet, multimedia networks, mobile-commerce, cyber-physical systems, and their potential social, economic, and cultural impacts - Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on social networks IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for paper submission: 28 May 2021 (Firm) Date for notification: 25 July 2021 Deadline for final paper submission: 1 September 2021 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All papers for technical symposia should be submitted via EDAS through the following link. https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27498&track=102700

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Call for Abstracts – NVivo Virtual Conference 2021 – Deadline June 30
by Silvana di Gregorio 25 May '21

25 May '21

Make sure to submit your abstract by June 30, 2021 for the NVivo Virtual Conference 2021, Transcending Boundaries in Qualitative Research, scheduled for September 22-23, 2021. We’re inviting you to submit an abstract for a paper or poster on how your research is transcending boundaries across disciplines, methods, cultures and beyond. Call For Abstracts Is Now Open We are interpreting transcending boundaries in its widest sense - transcending disciplines, methods, and cultures. The focus of the call for abstracts for papers and posters should be on methods not results. We welcome proposals exploring but not limited to: • Cross-Disciplinary Research • Multi-Method Research • Innovating New Methods • Culturally Responsive Research • Evaluation Research • Innovative Ways of Using NVivo • Cross-Sector Research – including Academic, Commercial and Not-for-profit • Hybrid Research – Online and Face-to-face • STEM Research • Inspire Us Posters: • Any topic where NVivo has been used for all or part of the analysis. How To Submit You’ll find more information on abstract requirements and how to submit on the conference web page - https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/n… DEADLINE for abstract submissions: June 30, 2021 Conference Keynotes We have invited keynote speakers who are world experts in transcending boundaries with their research: Crystal Abidin, PhD Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, & ARC DECRA Fellow in Internet Studies, Programme Lead of Social Media Pop Cultures at the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. Crystal is a digital anthropologist and ethnographer of vernacular internet cultures. She researches internet celebrity, influencer cultures, and social media pop cultures. She was listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia and Pacific Standard 30 Top Thinkers Under 30. Learn more about her work at https://wishcrys.com/ . Sally Campbell Galman, Ph.D. Professor of child and family studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of the Shane the Lone Ethnographer series of methods comics. Her arts-based research has been published in Girlhood Studies, Public Anthropologist, and Anthropology News. Learn more about her work at https://sallycampbellsilverman.com/ Reem Doukmak, PhD and Paul O'Donnell - Reem is an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at Warwick University. Paul is Associate Artist at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Theatre Absolute. In their Coventry Creates project, Reem and Paul are collaborating on using art to explore the re-integration experiences of refugees and host community into the social ‘normalities’ under Covid-19. https://coventrycreates.co.uk/project/reintegrate/ Learn More For questions specific to the NVivo Virtual Conference 2021, please contact the organizers Silvana di Gregorio, Ph.D., QSR Research Director, and Stacy Penna, Ed.D., NVivo Community Director at conference(a)qsrinternational.com Please feel free to forward to interested colleagues. Best wishes, Silvana Silvana di Gregorio, PhD Academic Research Director QSR International (UK) Limited Eastside, King’s Cross Station, London N1C 4AX United Kingdom T +44 (0)1925 358 095 E s.digregorio(a)qsrinternational.com NVivo Virtual 24 hour Conference 22-23 September 2021 Call for Abstracts – NVivo Virtual Conference 2021 qsrinternational.com Disclaimer This transmission may contain information which is confidential and privileged and intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee you may not use, disseminate or copy this information. If you have received this information in error please notify the sender immediately. Thank you. QSR Privacy Policy

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CFP: June 15, 2021 Digital & Social Media Minitrack Paper submission deadline/for HICSS Jan.4-7
by Nanette Levinson 25 May '21

25 May '21

Our Digital & Social Media Minitrack: Culture, Identity & Inclusion looks forward to receiving your papers by June 15 and also welcomes paper reviewers. To serve as a reviewer, please email nlevins(a)american.edu or dcogburn(a)american.edu or trevisan(a)american.edu. To submit a paper, please see: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ Here is a description of our Mini-track: Technology-facilitated social media present opportunities for new frontiers of research as they interact with cultures, identities, and diversity. As digital inequalities are on the rise globally, the current global pandemic makes understanding the internet and the related myriad divides, as well as increased reliance on digital technologies and social networking platforms more vital than ever. Recognizing the kaleidoscope and intersectionality of culture, gender and identity, this minitrack presents innovative research across a wide range of methods and subjects. Exploring how social media technologies become interconnected with and embedded in existing socio-cultural contexts is essential to assess how these platforms affect key power dynamics in society. This minitrack sets the scene for analyzing better how digital and social media can foster (or serve as hindering factors for) diversity and inclusion in multiple settings, especially in a world coping with renewed calls for social justice and a pandemic likely to have long-term impacts. In sum, this minitrack highlights findings from a range of disciplines and methodologies that focus on the three I’s of internet, identity, and inclusion as they intersect with transformational social media and perhaps now more than ever impact human lives. Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to: * The pandemic & roles of social media in inclusion and/or exclusion * Inter-cultural and Cross-cultural use of Social Media * Crowdsourcing Processes and Inclusion Issues * Designing Social Media for Inclusion * Social media, identity and collective action * Gendered Social Media * The construction and circulation of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion and disability through the use of social media * Online Harassment * Identity Enactment, Adoption, and Policing * Reproduction of biases * Governance and Rules in Action * Aging and Social Media * Inter-generational use of Social Media * Impact and influence of social media on diversity * Social Media, Inclusion, and Inclusivity * Social Media & Implicit Bias * Social Media, Culture & Change/Social Innovation * Social Media & Intersectionality * Social media, Access and Virtual Learning * Social media, accessibility and digital disability * Social Media, Disruptive Innovation, and Capacity-Building for All For HICSS-55, we have forged a fast-track publication opportunity with Data & Policy published by Cambridge University Press. Data & Policy is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to data science and governance. Minitrack Co-Chairs: Nanette Levinson American University nlevins(a)american.edu Derrick Cogburn American University dcogburn@american.edu‬‬ Filippo Trevisan American University trevisan(a)american.edu Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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New Book - Social Media in Sport: Theory and Practice
by Gashaw Abeza 24 May '21

24 May '21

Greetings Colleagues: As you may know, our co-edited book Social Media in Sport: Theory and Practice <https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12299> will be released this coming July. You can now pre-order your free e-inspection copy here: https://www.worldscientific.com/page/inspection-copy Also, we would like to share with you a few words put forward about our book by two of our great colleagues and leaders of the field of study: "It is hard to imagine a more systematic treatment of the topics essential to understanding the sport and social media nexus. The analyses that you will find in Sport and Social Media cover all of the essential bases for those interested in how social media has changed the face of our contemporary experiences with sport." *Dr Lawrence A Wenner, Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics, Loyola Marymount University* *Editor-in-Chief, Communication & Sport Journal* "The content of this book is outstanding. The editors have studied and published an astounding amount of social media and sport industry research. They assembled an outstanding cast of diverse international scholars (who range from prolific veteran researchers to emerging investigators) to join them as authors. The book covers social media in the sport industry in an exhaustive and engaging way." *Dr Paul M Pedersen, Professor, Indiana University* *Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Sport Communication (IJSC)* Drs. G. Abeza, N. O’Reilly, J. Sanderson, & E. Fredrick P.S. apologies for cross-posting *Editors*: Gashaw Abeza, Norman O'Reilly, Jimmy Sanderson, and Evan Frederick *Chapters:* CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Social Media in Sport (Kevin Hull & Gashaw Abeza) CHAPTER 2: Research in Social Media in Sport (Ted Kian & Jimmy Sanderson) CHAPTER 3: Online Communities in Sport (David Wagner) CHAPTER 4: Social Media Use in Major Sport (Matthew Zimmerman, Kelsey Slater & Lauren Burch) CHAPTER 5: Social Media Use in Minor Sport (Andrew Billings, Norm O'Reilly, & Elisabetta Zengaro) CHAPTER 6: Social Media in Sport Decision Making (Jessica R Braunstein-Minkove, Ari Kim & Norm O'Reilly) CHAPTER 7: Social Media and Data Management in Sport (Yoseph Mamo, Yiran Su & Gashaw Abeza) CHAPTER 8: Social Media and Relationship Marketing in Sport (Rebecca Achen & Gashaw Abeza) CHAPTER 9: Social Media and Brand Management in Sport (Matthew Blaszka & Beth Cianfrone) CHAPTER 10: Social Media and Sponsorship in Sport (Petros Parganas & Christos Anagnostopoulos) CHAPTER 11: Social Media and Sport Media (David Cassilo) CHAPTER 12: Social Media, Social and Legal Issues in Sport (Melinda Weathers & Jimmy Sanderson) CHAPTER 13: Social Media and Crisis Communication in Sport (Ann Pegoraro & Evan Frederick) CHAPTER 14: Diversity and Inclusion in Social Media and Sport (Jacob Bustad & Oliver Rick) CHAPTER 15: Revenue Generation and Return on Investment from Social Media in Sport (Rebecca Achen & Norm O'Reilly) CHAPTER 16: A Practical Guide to Social Media Management in Sport (Jessica R Braunstein-Minkove, Arielle Insel & Gashaw Abeza) -- *Gashaw Abeza*, PhD · Assistant Professor Department of Kinesiology Sport Management <https://www.towson.edu/chp/departments/kinesiology/undergrad/sportmgmt/> Towson University · 8000 York Road Towson, Maryland, 21252-0001 p. 410-704-5722 Adjunct Professor <https://www.uoguelph.ca/lang/news/2019/08/lang-welcomes-five-new-adjunct-pr…>, University of Guelph, Canada Book URL: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12299 <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.world…>

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INVITATION TO PROJECT LAUNCH (ASSA), Daniel Miller
by Daniel Miller 24 May '21

24 May '21

*INVITATION TO PROJECT LAUNCH* You are welcome to attend the formal launch of the Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing results, at a free virtual event 14.00 London time, on Thursday 26th May. Tickets are available here:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anthropology-of-smartphones-and-smart-ageing… This event marks the publication of the books *The Global Smartphone, Ageing with Smartphones in Ireland, and Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Italy*. As well as the first round of the Anthropology of Smartphones MOOC on the FutureLearn platform. At the launch, you can meet the full team ask them questions and consider contacting them for a fuller discussion about their work. Each of the team has carried out 16 months ethnography which will be the subject of a monograph. As well as research on the use and consequences of smartphones and the changing experience of ageing, most of us are involved in various health projects concerned with the use of smartphones for health. The team are as follows:- Laila Abed Rabho is a Palestinian researcher at the Harry S Truman Institute for the advancement of peace. She worked with Maya researching the Palestinian community of al-Quds. Patrick Awondo Is a lecturer at the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon. He is the author of *Le Sex et ses Doubles* about LGBT people fleeing homophobia in West Africa. His fieldwork was in a district of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Maya de Vries teaches courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She worked with Laila researching the Palestinian community of al-Quds. Marilia Duque is a researcher at ESPM, Sao Paulo and author of *Learning from Whatsapp. Best practices for health*. Her fieldsite was a district in Sao Paulo. Pauline Garvey is Associate Professor in Anthropology at Maynooth University Ireland. Her fieldsite was in Dublin, Ireland Laura Haapio-Kirk is a PhD student at University College London. Her fieldsites were in Kyoto and a rural area of Japan. Charlotte Hawkins is a PhD student at University College London. Her fieldsite was with a community in Kampala, Uganda. Daniel Miller is Professor of Anthropology at University College London. His fieldsite was in the region of Dublin, Ireland. Alfonso Otaegui is a lecturer in Anthropology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. An Argentinian, he studied Peruvian migrants in Santiago Chile and older Chileans learning to use smartphones. Shireen Walton is a lecturer at Goldsmith College London. Her research was with migrants in Milan, Italy. Xinyuan Wang is a postdoctoral researcher at University College London. Her fieldsite was a middle-class community in Shanghai, China. (The correct URL for the project trailer is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1roZ70N2gEI )

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