October 2022 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

New CDT report - “An Unrepresentative Democracy: How Disinformation and Online Abuse Hinder Women of Color Political Candidates in the U.S.”
by Dhanaraj Thakur 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

Hi all, CDT released a new report “An Unrepresentative Democracy: How Disinformation and Online Abuse Hinder Women of Color Political Candidates in the U.S. <https://cdt.org/insights/an-unrepresentative-democracy-how-disinformation-a…>” which examines the problem of mis- and disinformation and abuse targeted at women of color politicians who ran in the November 2020 elections. The study analyzes over 100,000 posts on Twitter from the 2020 election that were targeted at or about candidates, and also relies on interviews with women of color candidates and campaign staffers from 14 campaigns. The research builds on a long history of community advocates, and candidates themselves, raising concerns about this type of harm and adds more evidence about the targeting and impacts on women of color political candidates in the U.S. One of the major findings of the report is that women of color candidates are twice as likely as other candidates to be targeted with or be the subject of mis- and disinformation online; and four times as likely as white candidates and twice as likely as men of color candidates to be targeted with violent abuse. Read the full report <https://cdt.org/insights/an-unrepresentative-democracy-how-disinformation-a…>for a deeper dive,our blog summary <https://cdt.org/insights/women-of-color-political-candidates-in-the-us-endu…>(including links to the codebook and code for our content analysis platform), and a Twitter thread <https://twitter.com/CenDemTech/status/1585622447826550784>. The report makes recommendations for social media platforms, political candidates, and their parties on how to address the problem in future campaigns. As always, feel free to share and we welcome your feedback. take care, Dhanaraj -- *Dhanaraj Thakur* (he/him) | Research Director Center for Democracy & Technology |*cdt.org <https://cdt.org/>* *E:* dthakur(a)cdt.org | *P:* +1 202 407 8849 | @thakurdhanaraj

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Attending or Auditing AoIR Undergraduate Teaching Pre-conference Workshop in Dublin on Nov. 2
by Holly Kruse 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

The AoIR undergraduate teaching pre-conference workshop taking place on the afternoon (Irish Standard Time) of Wednesday, November 2nd still has spaces for Zoom auditors. If you would like to audit the workshop via Zoom, please email me at holly.kruse(a)gmail.com <mailto:holly.kruse@gmail.com> and I will send you the link to the Google doc, which includes the schedule for the pre-conference and areas for you to enter your name and email address so that we can send you the Zoom link. If you already have the link to the Google doc because you are registered for the workshop or have gotten permission from me to audit, and you haven’t entered your information on it yet, please do so. If you lost the link or haven’t received my earlier messages including the link, please email me (holly.kruse(a)gmail.com <mailto:holly.kruse@gmail.com>) so I can send it to you. I think there may still be a few spaces for in-person participants. To learn more about the workshop and to register for it, go to https://aoir.org/aoir2022/preconfwrkshop/ <https://aoir.org/aoir2022/preconfwrkshop/>. See you next week! Holly Kruse and Adrienne Shaw

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WEBCAST OCT 28 – ISOC Gambia – #Encryption for a Safer Internet
by Joly MacFie 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

Just starting REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3U2HjeC [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/15911>On *Friday October 28 2022* at *10:00-12:30 UTC* the *Internet Society Gambia Chapter <http://isoc.gm/>* (ISOC Gambia) will host an online webinar / workshop '*Encryption for a Safer Internet <https://bit.ly/3gBfdsj>*'. As part of events to mark *Global Encryption Day 2022 <https://www.globalencryption.org/2022/06/global-encryption-day-2022/>*, the webinar is geared towards providing for exchange of privacy and security best practices, implementation of encryption and management of cyber incidents *PRESENTERS* *Robin Wilton*, Director Internet Trust, internet Society *Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet*, Stakeholder Development Manager - Technical, AFRINIC *Barrack Otieno*, General Manager - AfTLD *Jean-Robert Hountomey*, President - AfricaCERT *MODERATOR* *Poncelet O. Ileleji*, Jokkolabs Banjul *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/encryptgambia2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/encryptgambia2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3gBfdsj <https://bit.ly/3gBfdsj> (*AI Captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/15911>*) *TWITTER #EncryptGambia <http://bit.ly/encryptgambia> #GlobalEncryptionDay @isocgm @encryption_day @futureidentity @InternetSociety @cmbeyet @AFRINIC @otienobarrack @aftld Jean-Robert Hountomey @AfricaCERT @Poncelet2 @ISOC_Africa * *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/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/> *(AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/isocgambiachapter/* <https://www.facebook.com/isocgambiachapter/> (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/encryptgambia2022 <https://archive.org/details/encryptgambia2022>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/15911/ <https://isoc.live/15911/%E2%80%8B>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New CDT Report on Disinformation and Online Abuse Targeting US Women of Color Candidate
by DeVan Hankerson Madrigal 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Hi all, Today, CDT published new research documenting the high rates of violent threats online faced by women of color running for office in the U.S. Our report shows that political candidates who are women of color are twice as likely as other candidates to be the subject of mis- or disinformation, and more than four times as likely as white candidates to be targeted with violent abuse. The research builds on a long history of community advocates, and candidates themselves, raising concerns about this type of harm. The report calls on social media companies to take more proactive steps to address this type of abuse, with specific recommendations about how they can do so. You can read the report and recommendations here <https://streaklinks.com/BQYFuLf6up1xexKHNQa7apPI/https%3A%2F%2Fcdt.org%2Fin…>, and see today’s coverage in The Washington Post <https://streaklinks.com/BQYFuLj9vRbmv3IFfQyT82Ze/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingt…>, which highlights the story of Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott. Please help us amplify! I know a number of folks on this list are deep in this work — if you have feedback or want to partner as we keep pushing on this issue, we would love to connect. *Suggested Tweet: * Women of color running for office face 4x higher rates of violent threats online. Critical new report by @CenDemTech highlights this issue & calls for action to address it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/27/women-color-running-offi… Thank you! DeVan -- DeVan Hankerson Madrigal (she/her) | Research Manager Center for Democracy & Technology | cdt.org E: dhankerson(a)cdt.org | M: 202-407-8831 | @dvhankerson <https://streaklinks.com/BQYFuLjFRfK7uwDr1QrgbZtY/http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2…> *Check out CDT's 2021 Annual Report <https://streaklinks.com/BQYFuLfZmfVFB57XkgFvLW5-/https%3A%2F%2Fcdt.org%2F20…>, which highlights our most important work putting democracy and civil rights at the center of the digital revolution.* ᐧ

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Tenure-Track Position in Games & Interactive Media
by Kat Schrier Shaenfield 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Hi everyone! I am excited to announce a tenure-track position in Games and Interactive Media at Marist College, in the beautiful Hudson Valley, New York. Come work with me at a top 50 Princeton Review games program, which teaches game design, programming, production, writing, and art. Together, we will grow this inclusive, and caring program. http://careers.marist.edu/cw/en-us/job/493302/assistant-professor-games-and… Review of applications will begin on *November 15, 2022*. Only a cover letter and CV are required for the first round of review. If you have any questions, please email me at kschrier(a)gmail.com ----------------------------------------- Dr. Karen (Kat) Schrier http://www.karenschrier.com www.twitter.com/drgamermom Associate Professor & Director, Games & Emerging Media program, Marist College Game Design Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO) Academy Author, *We the Gamers* <https://gamesforcivics.com/> (Oxford University Press) Author, *Knowledge Games <https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/knowledge-games>* (Johns Hopkins University Press) Editor, *Learning, Education, & Games <https://gamesforgrowing.com/> book *series (ETC Press/Carnegie Mellon) Author, Designing Ourselves <https://www.adl.org/media/13011/download> (Center for Technology & Society) *Please call me Kat or Dr. Kat (She/They)*

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New Article: Pentagon PSYOP Scandal Demands an Urgent Debate on Propaganda Ethics
by Dr. Emma Briant 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I hope you are having a good week. I am writing to share my new article: "Pentagon PSYOP Scandal Demands an Urgent Debate on Propaganda Ethics <https://techpolicy.press/pentagon-psyop-scandal-demands-an-urgent-debate-on…>." Recently the Pentagon launched a review of its social media propaganda, following a series of Big Tech take-downs of misleading US PSYOP campaigns. I extensively analyzed the internal resistance and ethical concerns raised within the Pentagon that preceded the introduction of the emergent internet tactics in my past research and academic article <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0896920517750741>. It's beyond time for a wider debate. My latest article, published today in Tech Policy Press <https://techpolicy.press/pentagon-psyop-scandal-demands-an-urgent-debate-on…> raises major concerns over the governance and oversight of these tactics, it questions the Big Tech companies highly restricted release of the US propaganda dataset to select researchers, and calls for a deeper review of PSYOP governance including a much-needed public debate about emergent technologies we will see in the information wars of our future. I do hope you find this thought-provoking read and might wish to share this tweet <https://twitter.com/EmmaLBriant/status/1585626468897390593?s=20&t=5jPGHPNbe…> or your own thoughts on the piece. Thanks again as always for your interest in my research! Best wishes, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Fellow at Central European University's Center for Media, Data and Society Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin

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new issue of Communication Design Quarterly is now published!
by Sonia Stephens 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Dear colleagues: Please see the message below from Jordan Frith (jfrith(a)clemson.edu<mailto:jfrith@clemson.edu>), Editor-in-Chief of Communication Design Quarterly. ---------- Hi all, I am so happy to announce the publication of issue 10 (3) of Communication Design Quarterly. This is the second of two special issues devoted to thinking through linkages between infrastructure and writing, communication, and design. This issue features a fantastic group of authors doing great work, and you can access a PDF of the entire issue here (https://cdq.sigdoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CDQ_Special-Issue-10-3upd…<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdq.sigdo…>) and read the abstracts on a page I created for the special issue (https://cdq.sigdoc.org/special-issue-10-3-writing-infrastructures/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdq.sigdo…>). Please join me in congratulating these authors on their excellent work. I hope you enjoy the issue! Oh, and a quick note...we've been working really hard on making the CDQ PDFs as accessible as possible. I know there are a few things we still need to work (like semantic structuring), but if any of you have further suggestions to make future issues more accessible, please let me know! We're all kind of learning on the job and we want to keep improving in terms of ensuring accessibility, so honestly...feedback is appreciated. And here are the abstracts! Special issue introduction (volume 10, issue 3): Writing infrastructure by Sarah Read and Jordan Frith Abstract: This article is the introduction to the second of two Communication and Design Quarterly special issues focused on conceptualizations of infrastructure. While there are more continuities than differences between the themes and methodologies of articles in the first and second issues, this second issue leans towards articles that have taken up infrastructure as it pertains to writing and rhetoric. This introduction frames the value of infrastructure as a metaphor for making visible how writing and rhetoric structure and enact much of our world, especially for writing pedagogy. In addition, this article concludes by introducing the six contributions in this issue. Citational Practices as a site of resistance and radical pedagogy: Positioning the Multiply Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) Scholar Database as an infrastructural intervention by Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq and Jordan Frith Abstract: Discursive infrastructures are forms of writing that remain mostly invisible but shape higher-level practices built upon their base. This article argues that citational practices are a form of discursive infrastructure that are bases that shape our work. Most importantly, we argue that the infrastructural base built through citation practices is in a moment of breakdown as increasing amounts of people call for more just citational practices that surface multiply marginalized and underrepresented (MMU) scholar voices. Consequently, this article both theorizes citations as infrastructure while also focusing on a case study of the MMU scholar database to help build a more equitable and socially just disciplinary infrastructure The text-privileging infrastructures of academic journals by Carrie Gilbert Abstract: There is a gap in the academic literature examining how visual elements enhance verbal communication. We intuitively know that a well-placed graph or diagram can help get a complex point across, but the “how”s and “why”s remain more art than science. When you look at the average academic journal, this shortage of visual research is not so surprising. Despite all the urgent dialog in recent years about multimodalities and visual literacy, the publishing process makes it very difficult to challenge this “text first” status quo. “It must be a system thing:” Information infrastructure genres as sites of inequity by Dana Comi Abstract: Drawing on qualitative data collected from program participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), I show how federal government assistance information infrastructure often does not remediate, and instead exacerbates, existent inequalities. I use the example of WIC’s Approved Product List (APL) to show how the APL, as a genre that’s part of WIC’s information infrastructure, contributes to a hyper-standardized benefit redemption process that increases visibility and vulnerability for program participants. This article argues that increased attention to the genres that make up information infrastructures may help to better locate sites of inequity like the APL, and better understand how systemic/structural problems perpetuate infrastructurally. Making infrastructure into nature: How documents embed themselves into the bodies of oysters by Ryan Weber Abstract: This article contributes to a growing research area in writing studies that examines how documents perform infrastructure functions. The article uses document analysis and interviews to examine the ecology of documents necessary to establish oyster aquaculture in the state of Alabama. The results show that performative infrastructural documents exist in a larger ecology of documents and that they can embed themselves in natural environments and living creatures. This analysis extends the analytical framework of infrastructure-based writing study by connecting writing and infrastructure with the natural world. A theory of infrastructural rhetoric by Jonathan Adams Abstract: This article theorizes infrastructures and their components as rhetorical objects for analysis and persuasive use. Though the term infrastructure has been applied broadly to several studies in the social sciences, writing, technical communication, and technology studies, infrastructures have yet to be systematically theorized as an active persuasive consideration for those engaging in communicative practice. This article makes a case for a taxonomic theoretical understanding and conceptualization of infrastructure that may lead to new methodological developments in future research. This theory builds from theories of infrastructures as relational networks of social interaction around objects. The article aims to assist the persuasive endeavors of those engaged in communicative practice in infrastructural settings. Using situational analysis to reimagine infrastructure by Mary LeRouge, Clancy Ratliff, and Donnie Johnson Sackey Abstract: In this article, we ask what it means to think of infrastructure discursively through situational analysis. First, we consider how policymakers have historically used writing and rhetoric to redefine, reframe, and resituate what infrastructure can be in technical documents. Second, we address the impact of policymakers’ discursive practices on the spaces and material realities of communities. We view the infrastructural function of writing “as a conceptual foundation for revealing structures and foundations of organizations that affect people” (Read, 2019, p. 237). We use three texts as the space of our discourse mapping: President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chat on the Recovery Program,” the Green New Deal, and President Joseph Biden’s recently proposed American Jobs Plan. Through these three cases, we argue that infrastructure has always been defined in relation to environment. Any definition of infrastructure is rooted in environment or seeks to change environment. These shifts in definition have been used strategically to bring more visibility to marginalized communities and make their concerns central to the concerns of the United States’ socio-economic agenda. We close with implications for both communities and policymakers. Jordan Frith, Ph.D. Pearce Professor of Professional Communication, Clemson University Pronouns: He/Him Editor-in-Chief, Communication Design Quarterly Editor, The X-Series, Parlor Press --------------- Dr. Sonia Stephens Associate Professor Department of English & Texts and Technology Program University of Central Florida Communications Manager, SIGDOC sonia.stephens(a)ucf.edu

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a brief form for AoIR about what they think about Discord...
by Roo S 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

Hello again everyone, Sent out an email yesterday with a link to a short survey that you all couldn't access bc of privacy settings. My apologies for that email faux pas! Here is the correct survey link: https://forms.gle/TXSwBAZph5sefcRJA It helps me keep track of discussions so I can follow up more thoughtfully with those who took the time/interest to share their thoughts on the topic. Thanks again! Roo -- Systems Thinking for Digital Product | linktr.ee/roosphere | Work with me <https://www.workwithroo.com/>

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UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization: First Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos
by Announce Announcements 27 Oct '22

27 Oct '22

*** First Call for Late-Breaking Results and Demos *** UMAP ’23: 31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization June 26 - 29, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus https://www.um.org/umap2023/ Submissions due: April 24, 2023 Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23 IMPORTANT DATES ● Submission of papers: April 24, 2023 ● Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2023 ● Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: May 18, 2023 ● Conference: June 26-29, 2023 Note: The submission times are 11:59 pm AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) SUBMISSION FORMATS Demonstrations ● Max. 5 pages + max. 1 additional page for references; ● (Optional) video or external material demonstrating the system; ● Publication in ACM UMAP 2023 Adjunct Proceedings; ● Presentation as a demo + poster at the conference. Description: Demonstrations will showcase research prototypes and commercially available products in a dedicated session. Demo submissions must be based on an implemented and tested system that pursues one or more innovative ideas in the interest areas of the conference. Demonstrations are an excellent and exciting way to showcase implementations and get valuable feedback from the community. Each demo submission must make clear which aspects of the system will be demonstrated, and how these will be demonstrated on-site as well as online. To better identify the value of demos, we also encourage authors to submit a pointer to a screencast (max. 5 minutes on Vimeo or YouTube) or any external material related to the demo (e.g., shared code on GitHub). Descriptions of demonstrations should have a length of max. 5 pages + 1 page of references in the new ACM single-column style. On an extra page (not to be published), submissions should include a specification of the technical requirements for demonstrating the system at UMAP 2023. Late-Breaking Results ● Max. 7 pages + max. 2 additional pages for references; ● (Required) unpublished page with a list of questions the authors aim to get feedback on; ● Publication in ACM UMAP 2023 Adjunct Proceedings; ● Presentation as a (potentially virtual) poster at the conference. Description: Late-Breaking Results (LBR) are research-in-progress that must contain original and unpublished accounts of innovative research ideas, preliminary results, industry showcases, and system prototypes, addressing both the theory and practice of User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. In addition, papers introducing recently started research projects or summarizing project results are welcome as well. We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit late-breaking work as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Late-Breaking Results papers have a length of up to 7 pages + 2 pages of references in the new ACM single-column style and will be presented to the conference as posters. On an extra page (not to be published), submissions should include a list of questions that the authors aim to get feedback on during the poster session at UMAP 2023. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS Papers will be reviewed single-blind and do not need to be anonymised before submission Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. The templates and instructions are available here: https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow. Authors should submit their papers as single-column. The templates are available here (we strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting): ● LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart} in the sample- authordraft.tex file for single-column): ◦ https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/consolidated-tex-t… ● Overleaf (use \documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart} for single-column): ◦ https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-master-… ● MS Word: ◦ https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submissio… Note: Accepted papers will require further revision to meet the requirements and page limits of the camera-ready format required by ACM. Instructions for the preparation of the camera-ready versions of the papers will be provided after acceptance. The ACM Code of Ethics gives the UMAP program committee the right to (desk-) reject papers that perpetuate harmful stereotypes, employ unethical research practices, or uncritically present outcomes/implications that clearly disadvantage minority communities. Submit your papers in PDF format via EasyChair for ACM UMAP 2023 Demos and Late-Breaking Results at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umap23 (choose “New Submission” and make sure to select “UMAP'23 - LBR and Demos” track). The review process will be single-blind, i.e., authors’ names should be included in the papers. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential contribution to the research field, potential impact in particular use cases, and the usefulness of presented experiences, as well as their overall readability. Papers that exceed the page limits or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned without review. PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION Accepted Demo and Late-Breaking Results papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2023 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Papers will be accessible from the UMAP 2023 website through ACM OpenToc Service for one year after publication in the ACM Digital Library. All categories will be presented at the poster reception of the conference, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the conference. To be included in the Proceedings, at least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. LATE-BREAKING RESULTS AND DEMO CHAIRS ● Ludovico Boratto, University of Cagliari, Italy ● Alisa Rieger, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands ● Shaghayegh (Sherry) Sahebi, University at Albany – SUNY, USA ● Contact: umap2023-lbr(a)um.org

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New Fully online Masters of Ed in Instructional Design or EdTech
by Sam Leif 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

Hello, I wanted to share two new Masters of Ed programs being offered fully online through the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (a tier 1 University). If you'd like any info about the programs, you can respond to me or reach out to kendall.hartley(a)unlv.edu or 702-895-1176. [image: unnamed (2).jpg] ------------------------------ [image: UNLV Logo] <http://unlv.edu/> *Sam Leif* University of Nevada, Las Vegas *Pronouns: they/them * (*Learn more about pronouns <https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/27/about-pronouns.pdf>* ) sam.leif(a)unlv.edu Office: 702-895-5375 <17028955375> UNLV occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary NuWu-Southern Paiute lands.

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