May 2023 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

CfP Transnational Queer Cultures and Digital Media
by Yener Bayramoglu 02 May '23

02 May '23

Hi everyone, I am excited to invite you to send an extended abstract to the Special Issue “Transnational Queer Cultures and Digital Media” of Communication, Culture & Critique. I am co-editing the issue with Łukasz Szulc and Radhika Gajjala. The deadline is on 1st June 2023. Please find attached the CfP with more details. Kind regards, Yener Dr Yener Bayramoğlu Marie Curie / UKRI Research Fellow 411 Geoffrey Manton Building Manchester Metropolitan University Recent Publications: Bayramoğlu, Y. (2023) “Border countervisuality: Smartphone videos of border crossings and migration.” Media, Culture & Society https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437221136013 Bayramoğlu, Y. (2021) “Shady Ancestors: Queering digital diaspora research” Global Media Journal – German edition 11(2) https://doi.org/10.22032/dbt.51026 Bayramoğlu, Y. & Castro Varela, M. (2021) Post/pandemisches Leben. Eine neue Theorie der Fragilität. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5938-2/post/pandemisches-leben/ "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "

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Annual Symposium of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET)
by Riccardo Nanni 02 May '23

02 May '23

Hi! The deadline for the Annual Symposium of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET) has been extended to 10 May https://www.giga-net.org/call-for-papers-2023-giganet-annual-symposium/ Cheers, Riccardo

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New Article: How Social Media's Incentives Drove the Discord Leaks
by Dr. Emma Briant 02 May '23

02 May '23

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Just sharing with you a new article I've just published today on Tech Policy Press, 'How Social Media Incentives Helped Drive the Discord Leaks <https://techpolicy.press/how-social-media-incentives-helped-drive-the-disco…> .' In this latest episode in my analysis on Jack Teixeira, the Discord Leaker, I do a deep dive into the ways in which social media specifically encourages self-interested national security leaks like this and the role they play in fueling conspiracy theory driven far-right politics. It argues social media wasn’t just a vector distributing the leak, but may have escalated Teixeira’s behavior, increasing the leak's impact. I detail important reforms that are needed to stop this recurring. (This latest piece also follows my recent article for SpyTalk <https://www.spytalk.co/p/the-air-force-loves-war-gamers-like>, which critiqued the AI 'insider threat' systems that failed, and revealed that the US military itself encouraged its young recruits into gaming communities on an app that's a playground for white nationalist extremists.) Thank you for taking a look. Best wishes, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Incoming: Associate Professor at Monash University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> 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. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online 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 “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

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Primer, Digital Sovereignty and Homeless Worker Movement in Brazil
by Rafael Grohmann 01 May '23

01 May '23

Hello AoIR, In this May Day, the [1]Homeless Worker Movement in Brazil (MTST) launched a primer on digital sovereignty. It addresses issues of sovereignty and technology from social movements, workers' struggles and the majority world. The primer was supported by the University of Toronto through the [2]ACM Research, Creative & Professional Practice Grant (RCPP) from the Department of Arts, Culture and Media. The research and dissemination process was built collectively between members of the Technology Sector of the Homeless Worker Movement in Brazil and [3]Rafael Grohmann/[4]DigiLabour , as a knowledge mobilizati on activity. Read the Primer in [5]English or [6]Portuguese. It is also available on the social movement's[7] home page. Some of the principles of the Homeless Worker Movement in Brazil for digital sovereignty are: * Technological sovereignty focused on a "popular" framework, anchored in the working class perspective; * Significant access to technologies, with technological literacy conducted from a critical perspective; * Ownership of digital platforms and other technologies in the hands of workers; * Data should serve workers, not work against them; * Safe Internet for minoritized populations. best, Rafael -- Dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies / Critical Data and Platform Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media, UTSC Faculty of Information, UTSG University of Toronto [8]https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/ References 1. https://nucleodetecnologia.com.br/cartilha 2. https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rcpp-grant-research-areas 3. https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann 4. https://digilabour.com.br/ 5. https://nucleodetecnologia.com.br/docs/Cartilha-MTSTec-ENG.pdf 6. https://nucleodetecnologia.com.br/docs/Cartilha-MTSTec-PORT.pdf 7. https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann 8. https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/

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CFP -- Digital Platforms and Agency -- Lateral Special Section (Deadline: June 30, 2023)
by Reed VS 01 May '23

01 May '23

Read call here: https://csalateral.org/upcoming/#digital-platforms-agency 500 word abstracts due by *June 30, 2023 *to digitalplatformsandagency(a)gmail.com. How do digital platforms shape our agency, and how do we shape digital platforms in turn? What is the role of digital platforms in forming our social, cultural, and political practices? How and whom do digital platforms (dis)empower? This special section of Lateral invites scholars from diverse fields to advance critical cultural inquiry at the convergence of platforms and agency on digital, networked, and/or new media. A digital platform is a standard which facilitates computational interactions between users and systems, according to Ian Bogost. Ubiquitous but self-effacing, platforms increasingly mediate the constitution and expression of consciousness. Troubling clean divisors between humanity and technology, platforms pose a challenge to monolithic, individuated, and humanist notions of agency that the field of cultural studies is uniquely poised to address. Thus, this section calls for scholars to attend to the ways in which platforms differentially amplify, accelerate, diminish, and subvert the agency of users, systems, and communities. We see this work following Beth Coleman’s characterization of networked agency as “the disruptive technology of our time” which troubles clean divisors between human/nonhuman, virtual/actual, and individual/system. This section will deepen Coleman’s provocation by demystifying discrepancies of access, leverage, and capacity that characterize the emergence of platforms within our stratified political system. We seek a diverse collection of essays that reflect the interdisciplinarity of cultural studies and platform studies. We encourage submissions from myriad traditions and approaches including media studies, political economy, performance studies, communication, composition, science and technology studies, gender studies, sociology, computer science, and more. Contributions to this session may, for instance: - Evaluate the entanglement of platform cultures within the politics of representation and regimes of symbolic violence - Critique structures of power on/of platforms, such as anti-blackness and digital colonialism, which inhibit and afford agency - Reveal the ramifications of platform capitalism, mediated labor relations, and the development and/or subversion of political consciousness - Develop posthuman challenges to agency by scrutinizing the impact of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence - Trace the political ramifications of digital platforms and agency at play: video games, streaming, and/or social media - Compare imaginations and practices of algorithmic governance - Interrogate datafication as a constraint against or catalyst of networked subjectivities Please send all submissions and inquiries to digitalplatformsandagency(a)gmail.com. Potential authors should submit *a 500-word abstract by June 30, 2023* to Platforms and Agency co-editors Elaine Venter and Reed Van Schenck to be considered for publication. Abstracts will be reviewed by the editors by August 30, 2023. Final submissions for publication of 5,000–9,000 words expected by March 1, 2024. All submissions will undergo a double-anonymous peer review process according to journal policies. -- Reed Van Schenck Graduate Student, University of Pittsburgh rvanschenck.github.io

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UDC deadline is today!
by Berman, David Elliot 01 May '23

01 May '23

Hi all, Just a reminder that today is the last day to submit your abstracts for the Union for Democratic Communications conference. The conference will be held October 12-15 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Please visit the website for more details and to submit your abstracts: https://www.democraticcomm.org/ Hope to see you there! Kind regards, David -- David Elliot Berman Postdoctoral Researcher Media, Inequality, and Change Center Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania dberman(a)asc.upenn.edu<mailto:dberman@asc.upenn.edu>

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WEBCAST APR 26-27 – Central Africa Peering Forum 2023 / EN DIRECT 26-27 AVR – Forum sur le peering en Afrique centrale 2023
by Joly MacFie 01 May '23

01 May '23

Day 1 is about to commence / Le jour 1 est sur le point de commencer. <https://isoc.live/16507>The fourth edition of the *Central Africa Peering Forum (CAPF) 2023 <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/central-africa-peering-forum/capf-20…>* will be held in Brazzaville, Congo, from *26-27 Apr 2023*, alongside *OSIANE <https://www.osiane.cg/>*. Since its inception in 2020, CAPF has been attracting various players of the peering and interconnection ecosystem from the Central Africa subregion and beyond. The unique platform of this event acts as an enabler for the local players to network and exchange ideas and best practices, as well as for key players in the telecommunication and Internet sectors. These include, but are not limited to mobile operators, ISPs, IXPs, regulatory authorities, government agencies, content creators, developers and distributors, etc. This event is supported by the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* and *OSIANE <https://www.osiane.cg/>*. La 4eme édition du *FPAC <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/central-africa-peering-forum/capf…> *se tiendra en présentiel à Brazzaville en République du Congo du *26-27 avril 2023* en marge du Salon *OSIANE <https://www.osiane.cg/>*. Depuis son lancement en 2020, le forum ne cesse d’attirer différents acteurs de l’écosystème du Peering et de l’Interconnexion tant de la sous-région de l’Afrique Centrale et d’ailleurs. Ce forum, qui est une plateforme unique en son genre, se veut inclusif, mais aussi une plateforme d’échange d’idées et de meilleures pratiques, pour tous les acteurs opérants dans le secteur des télécoms et de l’Internet: opérateurs mobiles, opérateurs de points d’échange Internet (IXP en anglais), opérateurs d’infrastructure de communication et d’hébergement, Fournisseurs d’Accès Internet (FAI), Agences et Autorités de Régulations, Développeurs de contenu digital, etc. Cet événement est soutenu par l’*Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* et *OSIANE <https://www.osiane.cg/>*. *SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS* *Amreesh Phokeer*, Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society *Brice Abba*, Community Development Manager, AFRINIC *Chancelle Mbara Nkoussou*, Head of Prospective Services, Post & Electronic Communications Regulatory Agency (ARPCE), DRC *Fiona Asonga*, CEO, Telecommunications Service Providers Associaton of Kenya *Ghislain Nkeramugaba*, IXP Development Expert, Internet Society *Jean Baptiste Millogo*, Director, Internet Technology and Development, Internet Society *Josiah Chavula*, Lecturer, University of Cape Town *Landry Lingombe*, Head, Gabon Internet Exchange Point, GAB-IX *Michuki Mwangi*, Distinguished Technologist, Internet Growth, Internet Society *Nico Tshintu*, Operation Manager, ISPA-DRC and KINIX *Nishal Goburdhan*, Internet Infrastructure Analyst, Packet Clearing House (PCH) *Samuel Triolet*, Head of Partnership / Peering evangelist, FranceIX *AGENDA* *WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 / MERCREDI 26 AVRIL* (UTC) 08:00 *Welcome and opening remarks / Note de bienvenue et d’ouverture* 10:00 *IXP Management Models / Modèles de gestion des IXP* 13:00 *Development of IXP secure infrastructure / Développement des infrastructures IXP secure* 15:00 *Tools & Best Practices / Outils & Meilleurs Pratiques* 16:15 *Peering Personals 1 / Présentation des réseaux 1* *THURSDAY APRIL 27 / JEUDI 27 AVRIL* 08:00 *Governance, policies and regulation / Gouvernance, politiques et réglementation* 10:00 *Infrastructure development and digital content / Développement des infrastructures et contenu digital* 13:00 *IXP Data & Collection of Routing Information / Publication des données des IXP & Collecte d’Information de routage* 14:15 *Peering Personals 2 / Présentation des réseaux 2* 15:00 *Closing / Clotûre* *LIVESTREAM (ENGLISH)* *http://livestream.com/internetsociety/capf2023 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/capf2023>* *LIVESTREAM (FRANÇAIS)* *http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/fpac2023 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/fpac2023>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/41VNq8p <https://bit.ly/41VNq8p> * (EN/FR) *TWITTER #IXP #IPeerinAfrica <https://bit.ly/IPeerinAfrica> @ISOC_Africa @InternetSociety * *MASTODON #IPeerinAfrica <https://mastodon.social/tags/IPeerinAfrica>* *SIMULCAST* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive> *(EN) *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/capf2023 <https://archive.org/details/capf2023>* (EN) *https://archive.org/details/fpac2023 <https://archive.org/details/fpac2023> *(FR) Permalink https://isoc.live/16507 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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