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Instagram search
by Mariela Andrade 24 May '21

24 May '21

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I have a question in regard to searching for words in IG. Has anybody done it before or have an idea on how could I do it? I'm trying to find instances of a word to build up a sample and I resist believing I can only do a manual search of the form I'm looking for. Any thoughts? I'll greatly appreciate your help! Have a great day, -- * - MARIELA C. ANDRADE M.* नालमेकभाषया /*nālamekabhāshayā*/

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Last week to submit -Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference (DIPRC) 2021
by Carmi, Elinor 24 May '21

24 May '21

Hello everyone, I hope you're doing as well as possible these days. This is a reminder to submit your abstracts to the Digital Inclusion, Policy and Research Conference (DIPRC), deadline is next week - 31st May! Below you can find the short version of the call and you can read the full version on the conference website - https://easychair.org/cfp/DIPRC2021: The Digital Inclusion, Policy and Research Conference (DIPRC) Tuesday, September 14 2021 In this third edition of the Digital Inclusion, Policy and Research Conference (DIPRC) 2021, we invite scholars, practitioners and policymakers to talk about their latest work in what many consider as a crucial point for digital inclusion, digital divides and data literacy. Who got left behind and struggled the most during the pandemic? What new digital practices emerged from the pandemic to help people manage their well-being and survival? Did technology interventions such as contact tracing apps actually help manage the pandemic? How did different communities organise to assist each other via digital means? How did different governments and local municipalities respond to digital literacy challenges? How is mainstream media implicated in how we understand what is happening? The conference aims to focus on the recent global developments influenced by the pandemic in research, policy, and practice. Over this short time digital inequalities, digital inclusion and digital literacies have changed in response to global developments. However, key themes have remained important such as: material and financial access; skills and digital literacy; use by citizens and communities; the impact of socio-economic factors; motivation and attitudes; and more recently socio-economic and socio-cultural variations in patterns of usage. Digital inequities therefore have become an important part of broader persistent issues of social equity and justice. For the open sessions, we seek presentations and papers that cover empirical research as well as policy and practice interventions, on topics such as: * Data analysis of levels of digital inclusion/exclusion and engagement. * Case studies of initiatives and programmes. * Case studies of community impact. * Studies of the impacts of digital exclusion and inequalities. * Policy interventions to address digital inequalities. Given that 2020 and 2021 have been dominated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has itself revealed huge digital inequalities, we also invite papers on: * Disinformation/misinformation and digital literacy during the pandemic. * Studies on the link between misinformation and data literacies. * Government, community and voluntary sector responses to digital literacy needs. * Digital platform use and 'big tech' responses to the pandemic. * Community responses to digital needs due to the pandemic. Please submit your abstract here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=diprc2021 The conference will be free to attend this year and held online - events will be scheduled to facilitate as far as possible attendance from all time zones. Important dates: * Date for submitting abstracts - 31st May 2021 * Date for announcing acceptances - End of July 2021 * Date for speakers to confirm participation - Mid August 2021 at latest. Take care and best wishes, Dr. Elinor Carmi, Postdoc Research Associate - Digital Media & Society, Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences, School of the Arts, Liverpool University, UK. https://elinorcarmi.com<https://elinorcarmi.com/> Twitter: @Elinor_Carmi

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Contributing a chapter for a Springer Book - Blockchain Technology for Cyber-Physical Systems by Springer IoT Series
by y.maleh＠uhp.ac.ma 21 May '21

21 May '21

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=3D]Dear Colleague; We are editing a Springer Book entitled “Advances in Blockchain Technology for Cyber-Physical Systems", to be published by Springer"Internet of Things [https://www.springer.com/series/11636]" Series (Q2). Indexed by Scopus [https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100826426] & EI. We cordially invite you to contribute a chapter containing Original, High-Quality Ideas that are relevant to the SCOPE OF THE BOOK. The full chapter may kindly be sent in Latex or Word format. The book will MAINLY focus on significant issues in the field of Blockchain Technology for Cyber-Physical Systems. Therefore, the suggested topics of interest for this book include, but are not limited to: * Blockchain-based applications for cyber-physical systems * Use-cases of blockchain and AI in CPS * Blockchain for Internet of Things applications * Lightweight protocols and algorithms for blockchains in CPS * Blockchain for cybersecurity in cyber-physical systems * Security, privacy, and trust in and of blockchain-enabled/augmented * Service-oriented blockchains in IoT and CPS * Blockchain-based security solutions of critical infrastructures * Blockchain for securing cyberinfrastructure and Internet of Things * Blockchain technology for Smart Cities * Blockchains in SCADA * Blockchains in Smart Grids * Blockchain in Supply Chain * Blockchain for Smart Transport application * Blockchain-based Technology for Industrial Control System Submission Procedure: Authors are invited to submit their full chapter byJune 30, 2021. Prospective authors should send their manuscripts electronically through the easychair submission system as mentioned below: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=blockcps21 [https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=blockcps21] NB:There areno submission or acceptance feesfor manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. Contact:For questions regarding the book, please contact thevolume editors: * Prof. Yassine Maleh, SMIEEE, Sultan Moulay Slimane University. Email: yassine.maleh(a)ieee.org [yassine.maleh(a)ieee.org] * Prof. Loai Tawalbeh, SMIEEE, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA. Email: ltawalbeh(a)tamusa.edu [ltawalbeh(a)tamusa.edu] * Prof. Saad Motahhir, Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco. Email: saad.motahhir(a)usmba.ac.ma [saad.motahhir(a)usmba.ac.ma] * Prof. Abdelhakim Senhaji Hafid, Université de Montréal, Canada. Email: ahafid(a)iro.umontreal.ca [ahafid(a)iro.umontreal.ca] We look forward to hearing from you.

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CFP New Genre Studies Anthology (Abstracts Aug 1)
by Jonathan Cohn 21 May '21

21 May '21

Hi all, we would love to get submissions from AoIR members. Happy to answer any questions if you have them! CFP: NEW GENRE STUDIES (ANTHOLOGY) Jonathan Cohn, Jennifer Moorman, Samantha Noelle Sheppard <mailto:sheppard@cornell.edu> Abstracts/Proposals (300 words) due August 1st Chapters (no longer than 6000 words) due Feb 1st Send abstracts and questions to cohn(a)ualberta.ca Genre profoundly shape the pleasures and disappointments of media spectatorship. Whether watching a film, binging a series, playing a game, surfing the web, or scrolling through social networks, genre shapes our expectations. Yet, genre has not been a central concern of media studies since the 1980s and the early scholarship of the likes of Rick Altman, Thomas Cripps, Carol Clover, Jane Feuer, Vivian Sobchack and Linda Williams. In some areas of media studies (most notably video games and new media), serious discussions of genre are almost non-existent. Where it is present, it is--with some important exceptions--typically eurocentric. Media and genre are often opposed to one another as two discrete ways of categorization and the field has largely sided with media as the more helpful, productive, and critical of the two. Since the 80s, media studies has built itself up by tearing genre studies down. In fetishizing media, our field has overlooked the possibility that often when we say ‘media’, we really mean ‘genre.’ How many arguments over whether or not TV as a medium turns you into a ‘couch potato,’ the Internet makes you active, or VR makes you empathetic could be quickly settled if framed as an effect of particular genres instead? Or consider Lev Manovich’s canonical The Language of New Media, which seeks to point out the similarities between new media and the montage heavy city symphony, Man With a Movie Camera. He ends up having to ignore vast swaths of new media in order to make his comparison work: insodoing, new media becomes a genre. But genre may right now be a far more helpful heuristic for the questions many of us currently ask. The way we engage with a piece may have far more to do with its genre than medium. The way we consider and judge a piece’s depictions of our cultural, economic, and political reality are also shaped first and foremost by genre. While discourses around media are typically interested in defining clear distinctions between media, genre is valued for being a far looser form of categorization that privileges connections, overlaps, and hybridity. Genre is also transmedial and can readily help to show the connections between media. These are just a few of the avenues that a more fulsome discussion of genre could lead us down. Starting from these provocations, we seek to revitalize discussions of genre in media studies by providing a showcase for some of the most exciting work in the area. In this anthology, we ask the question of whether organizing our field around media was a mistake or not. Would we have been able to better confront and consider the many central debates and dead ends of media studies over the last three decades if we had started by centering on genre rather than media, or at least setting them up as equals. What other potential difficulties and problems may have arisen instead? New media had its moment; now it’s time to consider what new genres can do. We are especially seeking papers on the following or similar topics: New Genres across media Non-Western Genres Genres of the dispossessed The culture, politics, and/or economics of genrification Forgotten and misunderstood genres Genre as embodiment and/or interactivity Genres, historicity, and historiography

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WEBCAST TODAY – What are Internet Exchange Points (#IXPs) and why are they important in Zimbabwe’s Internet Ecosystem?
by Joly MacFie 21 May '21

21 May '21

Although this event focuses on Zimbabwe, there are sure to be many valuable takeaways for any locale. ISOC Live posted: "Today Friday May 21 2021, at 3pm CAT (13:00 UTC) the Internet Society Zimbabwe Chapter (ISOC ZIM) presents a Tech Talk - 'What are Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and why are they important in Zimbabwe's Internet Ecosystem?'. SPEAKERS Bonnie Mtengwa - IT" <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoczim2>Today *Friday May 21 2021*, at *3pm CAT* (13:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Zimbabwe Chapter <https://isoc.org.zw/>* (ISOC ZIM) presents a Tech Talk - '*What are Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and why are they important in Zimbabwe's Internet Ecosystem?*'. *SPEAKERS* *Bonnie Mtengwa* - IT Manager, POTRAZ *Michuki Mwangi* - Senior Director, Internet Technology and Development, Internet Society *Keith Rose* - Senior Network & Security Consultnat *Nomsa Mwayenga* - Partner Engineer - Network Investments - Facebook - ZimNOG Founder *MODERATOR* *Jasper Mangwana*, President, ISOC Zimbabwe *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoczim2 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoczim2>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3u7a50i <https://bit.ly/3u7a50i>* *TWITTER #IXPs @ISOCZIM <https://bit.ly/isoczim> #TechTalkSeries @mangwana_jasper @Nomsarm @BonnieM6 @michukis @mangwana_jasper @Potraz_zw* *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>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isoczim2 <https://archive.org/details/isoczim2>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14044/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[Publication - Special Issue] - RESET n°10 - Uncertain Knowledge. Studying 'Truth' and 'Conspiracy' in a Digital Age
by Baptiste Kotras 21 May '21

21 May '21

Dear readers, ** With apologies for cross-posting ** The journal RESET. Social Science Research on the Internet is pleased to announce the publication of its 10th issue in free online access ( [ https://reset.revues.org/ | https://reset.revues.org/ ] ). This issue contains a thematic dossier, “Uncertain Knowledge. Studying 'conspiracies' and 'truths' in the digital age” , edited by Henri Boullier, Baptiste Kotras and Ignacio Siles, the contents of which you will find below. Most of the papers are in French, but we translated the introduction for an international audience. Please do not hesitate to circulate this within your networks! Henri Boullier , Baptiste Kotras & Ignacio Siles , "Uncertain knowledge. Studying 'conspiracies' and 'truths' in the digital age". [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/2698 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/2698 ] Elsa Jaubert & Vassili Rivron , « Aux frontières du fact-checking. Le ‘complotisme’ comme révélateur des normes et des logiques d’un nouveau genre journalistique ». [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3173 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3173 ] Romain Badouard , « Fausses informations, vraies indignations ? Les ‘ fake news ’ comme support des discussions politiques du quotidien ». [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3175 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3175 ] Gaël Stephan & Ysé Vauchez , « Dévoiler les ‘bobards’ des médias dominants Les stratégies de (dé)légitimation de la réinformation ». [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3180 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3180 ] Antonin Segault , « Du tritium dans les gros titres. Rumeurs anxiogènes et remise en cause des médias sur Twitter ». [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3185 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3185 ] Mélissa Roy , « ‘Ils sont terrifiés par la médecine occidentale’. Analyse des cadres accusatoires dans les médias sociaux entourant les pratiques funéraires traditionnelles lors d’Ebola ». [ https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3190 | https://journals.openedition.org/reset/3190 ] We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that in addition to our thematic calls for papers, we will be happy to read any submission of articles following our permanent calls for papers in the Varia ( [ https://reset.revues.org/616/ | https://reset.revues.org/616/ ] ) and Updating the Classics ( [ https://reset.revues.org/375/ | https://reset.revues.org/375/ ] ) sections. The issue coordinators, and editorial board of RESET -- Baptiste KOTRAS

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Three CFPs; webinar invitation
by Ernesto Priego 21 May '21

21 May '21

Dear all, With apologies for cross-posting, a quick update from *The Comics Grid* below. Three Calls for Papers: 1. Call for Rapid Responses: Comics in and of The Moment Editors: Jeanette D’Arcy and Kay Sohini Deadline for abstracts of up to 500 words: June 15, 2021 Full info at: https://www.comicsgrid.com/news/443/ 2. Call for Papers: Translation, Remediation, Spread: The Global Circulation of Comics in Digital Distribution Editors: Jonathan Evans, Kathleen Dunley, and Ernesto Priego Deadline for submissions (full papers): June 30, 2021 Full info at https://www.comicsgrid.com/news/419/ 3. Call for Papers: Conjuring a New Normal: Monstrous Routines and Mundane Horrors in Pandemic Lives and Dreamscapes Ediors: Alexandra Alberda, Anna Feigenbaum, and Julia Round Deadline (full papers): April 1, 2022 Full info at https://www.comicsgrid.com/news/435/ Our Next Webinar: The Comics Grid Webinar Series - Live Chats on Comics Scholarship Graphic Science and Narrative Drawing: A Comics Grid Webinar with Lydia Wysocki and Paul Fisher Davies Date: Tuesday June 1, 2021. Time: 4-5pm BST. Check your timezone here <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Comics+Grid+Webin…> . Registration: Free. Full info at https://www.comicsgrid.com/news/441/ On this third webinar co-hosted by Paula Clemente Vega (Open Library of Humanities) and Dr Nicolas Labarre (editor of *The Comics Grid's* Graphic Science Special Collection; Université Bordeaux Montaigne) panelists Lydia Wysocki (Newcastle University) and Dr Paul Fisher Davies (East Sussex College) will discuss the following *Comics Grid* articles: • Wysocki L., (2018) “Farting Jellyfish and Synergistic Opportunities: The Story and Evaluation of Newcastle Science Comic”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 8(0). p.6. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/cg.119 • Davies P., (2018) “Enacting Graphic Mark-Making: A Review of A Theory of Narrative Drawing”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 8(0). p.7. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/cg.127 Panelists: Lydia Wysocki is an educational researcher at Newcastle University, using sociocultural theory to explore how what people read influences how they understand the social world. She founded and leads Applied Comics Etc, working with subject specialists and comics artist-writers to make comics that communicate specific information. Dr Paul Fisher Davies gained his Ph.D. in 2017 in the school of English at University of Sussex. His monograph *Comics as Communication: A Functional Approach* was published by Palgrave in December 2019. He has published in Studies in *Comics, the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics*, and *The Comics Grid* amongst others, including academic work in comics form. He currently teaches English Language at East Sussex College in Lewes, UK. As well as studying and writing about graphic narrative form, he has written a collection of graphic short stories, with previews archived at www.crosbies.co.uk. Hosts: Paula Clemente Vega (Open Library of Humanities) and Dr Nicolas Labarre (editor of *The Comics Grid's *Graphic Science Special Collection; Université Bordeaux Montaigne). *The Comics Grid* Webinar Series offers an online opportunity to chat live with authors about their articles published recently in the journal. Each episode focuses on two articles whose potential thematic and/or methodological interconnections can be explored and contrasted in order to stimulate scholarly discussion, collective learning and further research. You can watch the previous two webinars of the series, here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq9676xHYXQ&list=PLj2olTMuke-nm-08V-Nb3iG0U…> . Onwards, Dr Ernesto Priego Editor The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship https://www.comicsgrid.com/ @ernestopriego http://epriego.blog/ <https://epriego.wordpress.com/> The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship http://www.comicsgrid.com/ Parables of Care: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/parablesofcare/ Symbola Comics: https://figshare.com/collections/Symbola_Comics/4090025 Subscribe to the Comics Grid Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iOYAj The information contained in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail. The contents of this e-mail must not be forwarded, disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of any related organisations, projects, colleagues or employers.

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REMINDER - Online Survey of a Data Storytelling Prototype - Invitation to participate in a survey
by Yangjinbo Zhang 21 May '21

21 May '21

Dear Future Colleagues and Friends, Short version (to save your time): - You can find the online survey on: http://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H2CdN0UzXN71bw - Thank you very much for considering, and helping me with my PhD work - The survey is open from 03 May 2021 to 31 May 2021 The longer version: My name is Yangjinbo Zhang. I am currently pursuing my PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA) under the supervision of A/Prof Mark Reynolds. My chosen study relates to data storytelling and data visualization. I would very kindly like to invite you to help me and support my work in answering a quick online user-survey that will take around 20 minutes. The survey is part of the user testing that I am currently conducting. The project is about associating digital art and data visualisation to create a new form of digital data storytelling on an interactive 3D platform. In an effort to improve the project, we are looking for people who are interested in trying out the prototype and giving feedback after viewing it. If you choose to participate, you will be invited to do several short memory tests and a survey. Your participation will take approximately 20 mins. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and all of your feedback will be anonymous. A computer or a smart device with keyboard arrow keys is needed to access the Qualtrics online survey. We recommend using a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser. The survey is open from 03 May 2021 to 31 May 2021. Here is the link for the survey: http://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H2CdN0UzXN71bw If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at yangjinbo.zhang(a)research.uwa.edu.au . Thank you for your help and consideration. Warm Regards, Yangjinbo This study has received University of Western Australia Human Research Ethics approval (RA/4/20/6292) PhD Candidate: Yangjinbo Zhang- yangjinbo.zhang(a)research.uwa.edu.au Supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Reynolds- mark.reynolds(a)uwa.edu.au

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New CDT research report - "Do You See What I See? The Capabilities and Limitations of Automated Multimedia Content Analysis"
by Dhanaraj Thakur 20 May '21

20 May '21

Hi everyone, We published a new report today that explains how machine learning techniques are used to assess user-generated content online such as images, video, and audio media. It also explains what these automated tools can—and cannot—tell us about multimedia content. The report, /Do You See What I See? The Capabilities and Limitations of Automated Multimedia Content Analysis <https://cdt.org/do-you-see-what-i-see>/, is accompanied by an infographic <https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CDT-Five-Limits-of-Automated-Mul…> that summarizes five main limitations of using these automated tools at scale. We argue that researchers, civil society advocates, policy-makers and others should be aware of these limitations particularly when trying to address content moderation issues. We also have a twitter thread <https://twitter.com/CenDemTech/status/1395363930638364674> with a few highlights from the report. Feel free to share, and it would also be great to get your feedback. thanks, Dhanaraj -- *Dhanaraj Thakur* (he/him) | Research Director Center for Democracy & Technology |*cdt.org <https://cdt.org/>* *E:* dthakur(a)cdt.org <mailto:dthakur@cdt.org> | *P:* +1 202 407 8849 | @thakurdhanaraj

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JOB: LTC in Gaming, Digital Literacies & Pop Culture, Vancouver Island (1yr)
by Ravindra Mohabeer 20 May '21

20 May '21

Hi Friends (sorry for cross posting and please forward) We’re hiring! My department has a 1yr LTC in Gaming, Digital Literacies and Pop Culture at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC. We combine critical ‘making’ and ‘analysis’ courses and this teaching focused position offers a mix of both. You know you want to spend a year on the West Coast … work. life. balance. Super small classes and lots of room to explore. Min.req. Master’s level degree (PhD in progress, ABD, or completed and/or industry experience a bonus). The posting can be found here: https://careers.viu.ca/vacancy/limited-term-contract-instructor-media-studi… Deadline to apply: JUNE 2, 2021 (must apply at the link above and NOT BY EMAIL) Informal inquiries welcome and can be sent to me directly (ravindra.mohabeer(a)viu.ca) Ravi --------------------------------------- Ravindra N. Mohabeer, PhD Chair, Media Studies Department https://ah.viu.ca/media-studies Director, Media Research Lab Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, BC CANADA ravindra.mohabeer(a)viu.ca --------------------------------------- T H I N K + M A K E + D O _______________________________________________ This message was sent to all subscribers of / Ce message a t envoy aux membres de acc-cca-L To unsubscribe / Pour vous dsabonner: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmailman.ucalgary.ca%2fm… E-mail: acc-cca-L(a)mailman.ucalgary.ca Homepage: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmailman.ucalgary.ca%2fm… --------------------------- Ravindra N. Mohabeer

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