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

Please get your facts right
by Rod Carveth 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

I had indicated that I was going to stay out of any further comments related to my observation that I doubted U of Arkansas was going to be attracting top candidates given the election of the seriously unqualified Trumpster, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as governor, and the educational policies that she advocates. But, I do have to respond to Daniel Greene's post today, particularly this passage: *Dr. Carveth was previously involved in a similar debate on the National Communication Association's list serv, regarding the rights of faculty to opine on "the illegal immigrant threat and the history of illegals [sic] murder and rapes, and threatened to sue <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/26/national-communication-assoc… <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/26/national-communication-assoc…>> anyone accusing him or colleagues of racism. * First of all, what I said on this list has absolutely nothing to do with the incident involving the CRTNET listserv. Second, Greene has conflated facts regarding that incident. My friend and colleague, Dr. Richard Vatz (Towson University) made a comment on the CRTNET listserv about how media coverage failed to include sufficient news coverage about "illegals." For this, Dr. Vatz was attacked for being a racist on both the CRTNET listserv and on a Facebook group called Communication Scholars for Transformation (CST). Dr. Vatz and I differ on many political issues, as he is conservative and I am liberal. But, over the years, I know that he is a principled conservative (unlike many in the GOP). I also believe in the First Amendment -- which NCA purports to be as well -- and called out the ad hominem attacks against Dr. Vatz as a way of muzzling his speech. For that, people on both CRTNET and CST labelled me a racist as well. Teaching at an HBCU and having members of your field calling you a racist is an awkward situation at best. Around that time, I had a conversation with a friend who is a First Amendment lawyer, and among the topics to come up was this issue with CRTNET and CST. The friend said one of the things I could do would take legal action. The friend said that it would be a long shot, but sometimes the threat is just as effective. My friend was correct. Dr. Vatz and I posted on CRTNET that if the false charges of racism did not stop, we would seek legal action. NCA at that point stopped having CRTNET have discussions about issues. Rather, CRTNET now carries announcements about conferences and research opportunities, jobs and obituaries. I hope this clarifies Greene's passage that not only erroneously tries to equate the two events, but also provides important context. Rod Carveth

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Unofficial Risky Research Working Group
by Alice E. Marwick 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Hi all, At AOIR22, I volunteered to head up an unofficial AOIR effort about protecting people from risky research - research that puts scholars at risk from networked harassment, online abuse, reputational damage, and emotional/mental health impacts. The goal is to create a document somewhat similar to the AOIR Ethics Guide to help both individuals and institutions mitigate such risk, with an emphasis on collective rather than individual solutions. I am looking for people interested in working on this project in any capacity - brainstorming, research, writing, resources, etc. My goal is to draw on the massive expertise of AOIR members, many of whom I know already work on this or similar efforts. I have put together a Google Doc summarizing the preliminary vision for this effort and a Google Form that you can fill out to get involved. Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15X_RLQMm3Bl0UeIngoVzilkenYMpqsso7WEfwL9… Form: https://forms.gle/kUR3Kns8H7wArCYF7 If you have already contacted me about wanting to be involved, thanks! Please fill out the form anyway because I don't want anyone to fall through the cracks and this will help me keep all the ideas in one place. Let me know if there are any questions! Also, can someone repost this to the ECR/grad Discord? Thanks! Alice Alice E. Marwick, PhD (she/her) Associate Professor, Department of Communication Principal Researcher, Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill amarwick(a)gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org> http://citap.unc.edu <http://citap.unc.edu>

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a brief look at twitter's trajectory under musk
by kalev leetaru 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Given all of the conversation and questions about Twitter's trajectory under Musk and especially questions over the degree to which platforms like Mastodon are supplanting Twitter versus simply being used alongside it, etc, I thought many would find these latest graphs of great interest: https://blog.gdeltproject.org/visualizing-a-decade-of-twitters-evolution-ja… Kalev

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WEBCAST NOV 17 – CITI Webinar – Internet Fragmentation, Reconsidered
by Joly MacFie 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

This has just started. Eli Noam is notorious for his contrarian views on this topic, so it should be interesting! REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3tB3Gwv [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16036>On *Thursday November 17 2022* at *11:00-12:30 EST* (16:00-17:30 UTC) the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information* presents a webinar '*Internet Fragmentation, Reconsidered <https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/GlobalDigitalGovernance>*'. A panel of leading analysts and practitioners in the global Internet governance environment will discuss such topics as the nature, sources, forms, and consequences of Internet fragmentation, as well as the responses pursued by governments and stakeholders to date and going forward. *PANEL* *Vinton G. Cerf*, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google *Eli M. Noam*, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School *Andrew Sullivan*, President and CEO of the Internet Society *Tatiana Tropina*, Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity Governance, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, Netherlands *MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-fragmentation <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-fragmentation>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3Eygj1z <https://bit.ly/3Eygj1z>* *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/16036>)* *TWITTER #GlobalDigitalGovernance <https://bit.ly/3UBydWX> #fragmentation @Columbia_Biz @vgcerf @SullivanISOC @gap_the_mind @Elinoam @wjdrake #netgov* *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) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/citi-fragmentation <https://archive.org/details/citi-fragmentation>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16036 <https://isoc.live/16036>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Re: [Air-L] Job Posting: Mediated Communication TT Position / University of Arkansas (Cat Tebaldi)
by Daniel Greene 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

I agree with Cat and, especially for colleagues outside the US, want to take a little time to explain why Dr. Carveth's lack of solidarity with Arkansans and applicants to U Arkansas is not just a moral issue but a serious error in political analysis. Dr. Carveth is Director of Graduate Studies at the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University, a public historically Black university (HBCU) in the upper south / Mid-Atlantic state of Maryland—which typically votes Democrat in national elections, though we often have Republican governors. I am an Assistant Professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, the public, R1, primarily White institution (PWI) a half hour down the road. Dr. Carveth was previously involved in a similar debate on the National Communication Association’s list serv, regarding the rights of faculty to opine on "the illegal immigrant threat and the history of illegals’ [sic] murder and rapes,” and threatened to sue <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/26/national-communication-assoc…> anyone accusing him or colleagues of racism. Morgan State University was recently party to lawsuit that dragged on for almost 20 years but eventually extracted $577 million from the state of Maryland because of its historic underfunding of our HBCUs. In 2013, the presiding Judge who encouraged the parties to enter settlement labeled the situation <https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/03/24/maryland-hbcus-lawsuit-…> a “shameful history of de jure segregation” and “practices of unnecessary program duplication that continue to have segregative effects.”’ I say this not to argue that Dr. Carveth should not throw stones in a glass house, but to demonstrate that the problem of racist attacks on higher education is not reducible to some mean lady from the TV who runs some backwards red state ‘over there.’ More pointedly, my own university has been the site of two killings in the past five years. First, a Black graduating senior from Bowie State, another HBCU, was murdered <https://medium.com/@dan.greene10/it-runs-deep-and-we-cant-talk-it-out-on-ca…> by a White racist UMD student. Second, a Black football player was killed by unsafe working conditions <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/sports/football/Jordan-McNair-death-sett…>. When our President attempted to fire the head coach for misconduct, the President was in turn fired by the Regents—though later reinstated after much outcry. This on a campus that is, in many ways, the home of intersectional theory. The political, economic, and civic institutions of the US are grounded in white supremacy. We can do beautiful, emancipatory things at our schools, but we do them within and against those foundations. Saying that smart people won’t go to Arkansas because of Trumpers is a woeful misunderstanding of the nature of the threat against public universities as integrated, potentially emancipatory spaces. It is not a problem of one mean lady on TV. Such an orientation may leave one unprepared to mentor students of color in primarily White academic fields, and certainly presents no serious theory of change for institutions currently under assault by revanchist forces—the only option is abandonment, or changing the TV channel. Any community has its issues. I appreciate AOIR’s willingness to talk it out. In particular, I admire Stephanie’s long commitment to mentorship (I know I’ve benefitted) and to critical political scholarship in internet studies. Best, Dan ---- Daniel Greene dmgreene.net Order my book The Promise of Access <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/promise-access> > On Nov 16, 2022, at 4:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > > Re: Job Posting: Mediated Communication TT Position / > University of Arkansas (Cat Tebaldi)

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position announcement: Director of the University of Kentucky School of Information Science
by Greenhalgh, Spencer P. 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Hello all, The College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky invites applications for the position of Director of the School of Information Science. This is a regular title position reporting directly to the Dean of the College of Communication and Information, with appointment expected at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor (depending on qualifications) with tenure. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2023. About the School: The University of Kentucky’s School of Information Science, an interdisciplinary community of scholars and professionals, brings together communication, information, instruction, and technology. Students learn to leverage knowledge and skills to become critical and informed members of diverse communities. We model and foster equitable and human-centered approaches to problem solving, innovative research, information access and synthesis, and responsible leadership. The School of Information Science offers two online master’s degrees (library science and information communication technology), an undergraduate major in information communication technology (including an online degree completion component), and an online minor in information studies. Additionally, the School of Information Science includes the Instructional Communication and Research program, which teaches university core courses in multi-modal communication to incoming students. The school boasts an impressive cadre of internationally recognized faculty who are recipients of multiple prestigious awards and fellowships. The full job posting is available here: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/427648 Application review will begin November 7, 2022, and continue until the position is filled. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Search Committee Chair: Dr. Bobi Ivanov via email at bobi.ivanov(a)uky.edu<mailto:bobi.ivanov@uky.edu>. Best, Spencer ------ Spencer Greenhalgh, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Science College of Communication and Information University of Kentucky pronouns: https://pronoun.is/he/him/his website: https://spencergreenhalgh.com Zoom: https://uky.zoom.us/my/greenhalgh

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WEBCAST NOV 17 – Freedom On the Net Africa Launch
by Joly MacFie 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

This is just starting. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3ArpDBR [image: Site logo image] ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD <https://isoc.live/>WEBCAST NOV 17 – Freedom On the Net Africa Launch #FreedomOnTheNet @freedomonthenet @ISOCUg @lilna @ppmattorneys @Adeborois @tiseke @ISOC_Africa #netfreedom <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> ISOC Live Nov 17 [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16053>On *Thursday 17 November 2022* at *17:00-18:00 EAT* (14:00-15:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Uganda Chapter <https://isoc.ug/>* will co-host the *Freedom On the Net Africa Launch <https://bit.ly/3WRl3qa>*. Subsequent to the release of the *2022 Freedom On The Net Report <https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2022/countering-authoritarian-o…>*, an expert panel will discuss the most recent related developments in Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. *SPEAKERS* Phukubje Pierce Masithela Attorneys *Lillian Nalwoga*, President, ISOC Uganda *Tiseke Kasambala*, Director, Africa Programs, Freedom House *Adeboro Odunlami*, Author, Creative Writer and Coach *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/fotn-africa2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/fotn-africa2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3WRl3qa <https://bit.ly/3WRl3qa>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/16053>*) *TWITTER #FreedomOnTheNet <https://bit.ly/freedomonthenet> @freedomonthenet @ISOCUg @lilna @ppmattorneys @Adeborois @tiseke @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/ (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/fotn-africa2022 <https://archive.org/details/fotn-africa2022>* *ILLUSTRATION *Mitch Blunt <https://www.mitchblunt.com/> - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New paper: A typology of consumers' strategies against algorithms
by Godofredo Jr Ramizo 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Dear All, Sharing in case it's of interest to anyone here. My paper at *Information, Communication and Society, *outlines 18 strategies used by consumers on algorithmic systems and the implications of these behaviours on the consumers themselves, platform workers, and the platform company: "Platform playbook: a typology of consumer strategies against algorithmic control in digital platforms" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1897151 There is a lot of work about workers' strategies against algorithmic control, but there's much less work on how consumers behave and form strategies against algorithmic control.This paper contributes to that. I would be grateful if you could also share with colleagues and your students who are working on people's behaviors when they use digital platforms and algorithmic systems! Thank you! Best regards, Dr. Godofredo Ramizo Jr.

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Tomorrow online: Diffusion of Policing in the Algorithmic society
by Nagy, V. (Veronika) 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Dear all, This is just a gentle reminder about our conference tomorrow. The program is now available here to download and share: https://www.algorithmic-governance.com/post/agopol-online-conference-diffus… And also here: https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/events/algorithmic-governance-cultures-of-p… Please spread the word throughout the day today. We will be online from 8:30. If you would like to test your powerpoint, etc. please log in after 8:30. The event runs in Oslo time from 9:00 - 18:00. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://oslomet.zoom.us/j/63879884798?pwd=cDg0eTZTL0ZHNnQyTHVSb1pvS044Zz09 Passcode: 782254 Regular speakers have 15 mins for presentation, followed by joint Q&A after 3 / 4 papers, please see the program. Keynote speakers have 45 min each, we suggest 30 mins presentation + 15 mins discussion. Given that the program is very tight, we kindly request you to stick strictly to the schedule. Please let me know if there are any issues/questions, Kind regards, Dr. Veronika Nagy Assistant Professor Utrecht University Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology v.nagy(a)uu.nl<mailto:v.nagy@uu.nl> | +31641035072

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2-yr FT Research Fellow post in digital humanities, oral history, health and migration
by Ros Williams 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Dear all, apologies for cross-posting. Please see below this 2 year opportunity for somebody with an interest in digital humanities, oral history, and/or health and migration based at Uni of Leeds, UK. ... Please could you circulate information about this 2-year full-time Research Fellow post (*Making it to the Registers: **Documenting Migrant Carers' Experiences of Registration and Fitness to Practice*), which we are currently advertising as part of our AHRC project to anyone who you think might be interested and to your networks in general? https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ESLLW1182 The PI invites informal inquiries (see below) thanks, ros williams ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marie-Andree Jacob <M.A.Jacob(a)leeds.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 at 16:21 Subject: 2-yr FT Research Fellow post To: xx Dear Vital Circulations people, Please could you circulate information about this 2-year full-time Research Fellow post (*Making it to the Registers: **Documenting Migrant Carers' Experiences of Registration and Fitness to Practice*), which we are currently advertising as part of our AHRC project to anyone who you think might be interested and to your networks in general? https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ESLLW1182 <https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ESLLW1182> Research Fellow in Oral History and Digital Humanities <https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ESLLW1182> Location: Leeds - Main Campus: Faculty/Service: Faculty of Social Sciences: School/Institute: School of Law: Category: Research: Grade: Grade 7 Salary: jobs.leeds.ac.uk They can email Priyasha Saksena (p.saksena(a)leeds.ac.uk) or me with any informal inquiries, Many thanks everyone, looking forward to our meeting in December, Marie ______ Marie-Andrée Jacob (she/her) Professor of Law Director of postgraduate research studies University of Leeds m.a.jacob(a)leeds.ac.uk Instagram @danceandlaw -- *Dr Ros Williams *FHEA Wellcome Trust Research Fellow - Mix & Match <http://www.mixandmatch.blog/> Executive Committee | iHuman <http://ihuman.group.shef.ac.uk> institute Associate Editor | New Genetics and Society <https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cngs20> ORCID id <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-2582> | @roswillz <https://twitter.com/roswillz?lang=en> +44 (0)114 222 6423 | Sociological Studies, Uni of Sheffield, Elmfield, Northumberland Rd., S10 2TU *recent open access publications:* on media, race and and health: ‘Improving the odds for everybody’: Narrative and media in stem cell donor recruitment patient appeals, and the work to redress racial inequity <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.13505>, *Sociology of Health and Illness* on race and health: “It’s harder for the likes of us”: racially minoritised stem cell donation as ethico-racial imperative <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057%2Fs41292-021-00241-9>, *Biosocieties* on digital health: Navigating standards, encouraging interconnections: infrastructuring digital health platforms <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1702709>, *Information, Communication & Society* *Please note that I often work outside standard working hours - I do not expect a reply outside your own working hours, and look forward to a response when you are next in work.*

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