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WEBCAST MAY 30 – Expert Forum: The Importance of Digital Inclusion for People with Disability
by Joly MacFie 30 May '23

30 May '23

This is underway. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3II4h7h [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16587>On *Tuesday May 30 2023* at *21:00 BST* (13:00 UTC) the *Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme <https://a2i.gov.bd/about-us/>*, Bangladesh Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Division, and the *Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs <https://g3ict.org/>* (G3ict) through its *Smart Cities for All <https://smartcities4all.org/>* (SC4A) Initiative and the *International Association of Accessibility Professionals <https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/>* (IAAP), a division of G3ict present an expert forum ' *The Importance of Digital Inclusion for People with Disability' <https://bit.ly/3WGVRmD>*. This 60-minute discussion will be targeted specifically to Bangladesh but open to participants worldwide. It will raise awareness of the importance of digital technology adoption and address the skills and capacities needed to increase the use of digital services and foster digital inclusion. *This event will be in English. Text captions and Bangla Sign Language (BdSL) interpretation will be available.* *DISCUSSANTS* *Vashkar Bhattacharjee*, National Consultant- Accessibility, a2i / G3ict Country Advisor for Bangladesh / Vice Chair, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group *Anir Chowdhury*, Policy Advisor, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme, Bangladesh *Monica Duhem*, Director, Global Advisory Center, G3ict *Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir*, Project Director, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme, Bangladesh *Dr. Mohammed Ali Loutfy*, Director for Capacity Building and Advocacy, G3ict *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/bd-digitalinclusion <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/bd-digitalinclusion>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3WGVRmD <https://bit.ly/3WGVRmD> *(AI CC, BdSL) *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3II4h7h <https://bit.ly/3II4h7h>* *TWITTER #accessibility #Bangladesh #DigitalInclusion <https://bit.ly/3N3xDjl> #A11y @G3ict @a2i_bd @IAAPOrg* *@ictdivision @ISOCapac* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/bd-digitalinclusion <https://archive.org/details/bd-digitalinclusion>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Hipertext.net, n. 26 | New Issue: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Communication. Trends
by GUERRERO SOLE, Frederic 30 May '23

30 May '23

Dear Friends, We are very proud to announce the last issue of Hipertext.net: Hipertext.net. Issue 26, May 2023: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Communication. Trends We invite you to review the table of contents and the full issue at: https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/issue/view/31529 Tribune - Frederic Guerrero-Solé and Coloma Ballester. The impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on the discipline of communication, 1-9. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/ 416518 Letters. Monograph - Anna Sibagatulina. ChatGPT: discussion in Russian academia and media, 11-16. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413264 - Carlos Lopezosa. ChatGPT and scientific communication: towards the use of Artificial Intelligence that is as useful as it is responsable, 17-21. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/412774 - Márcio Carneiro dos Santos. What I learned interviewing a robot. Notes on the experimental application of the EIAF methodology using the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, 23-29. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413171 - Santiago López Delacruz. A paradoxical link: audiovisual narratives generated by artificial intelligence, between pastiche and cancellation of the futures, 31-35. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413287 - Sergio Gutiérrez-Manjón, Bruno Castillejo-De Hoces. The future of visual literacy: Assessing artificial intelligence generated image detection, 37-46. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413230 - Àlex Valverde Valencia. Self-effects in AI-mediated communication, 47-52. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413229 - Jorge Caballero. Toward a New Dimension in Film Editing: Exploring the Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence, 53-58. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413743 - Mariano Zelcer. Algorithmic mediatization: "the programming effect", 59-63. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413281 - Cheshta Arora and Debarun Sarkar. Auditing Artificial Intelligence as a New Layer of Mediation: Introduction of a new black box to address another black box, 65-68. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413288 - Javier Díaz Noci. Merging or plagiarizing? The role of originality and derivative works in AI-aimed news production, 69-76. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413259 - Matteo Stocchetti. A matter of meaning, life and death. Text, AI and the human condition, pp. 77-81. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/413282 Articles. Miscellaneous - Terese Mendiguren Galdospin, Koldobika Meso Ayerdi, Jesús Ángel Pérez Dasilva, and María Ganzabal Learreta. Bimodal teaching in times of pandemic. Interim solution and challenge for the future in higher education, 83-92. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/409648 - Ana Serrano Tellería. Interface design and transmedia ideals, logics, and values in pandemic, 93-104. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/412087 - Lénica Rodríguez Cruz Manjárrez. Brief overview of research and studies on digital social networks for socio-affective encounters and their theoretical and methodological approach to feminist and gender studies, 105-119. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/404655 Reports. Miscellaneous - Fuensanta Expósito García and Magdalena Trillo Domínguez. The Impact of Influencers on Journalism: A Case Study and Characterization, 121-134. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/409438 - Celia Sancho Belinchón. The adaptation of traditional Spanish media to Instagram format, 135-148. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/409213 - Mireya Vicent-Ibáñez. Romantic genre in video games beyond eastern productions, 149-157. https://raco.cat/index.php/Hipertext/article/view/412652 ********** Hipertext.net, ISSN: 1695-5498 Hipertext.net provides an open space for national and international groups and researchers willing to publicize their states of the art, case studies, conceptual models and research results related to Digital Information Science and Interactive Communication in a broad sense. Thanks for the continuing interest in Hipertext.net Editorial Board hipertext(a)upf.edu -- *Prof. Frederic Guerrero-Solé*PhD Program Director Faculty of Communication Department of Communication University Pompeu Fabra Roc Boronat, 138, 52.825 | 08018 Barcelona [Tel.] +3493542 2399 frederic.guerrero(a)upf.edu https://www.upf.edu/web/rainfilmfest/ <http://www.twitter.com/guersole> <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8145-8707> [image: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona]

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Job opening - convocatoria laboral
by Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla 26 May '23

26 May '23

Hi, PUCP - Catholic University of Peru is opening a position as head of its media lab. Spanish language command is required. La Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú busca un(a) investigador(a) y educador(a) con calificaciones en medios digitales para el puesto de Jefe de Laboratorio MediaLab que tendrá como objetivo el diseñar, planificar, coordinar, implementar y reportar los servicios del MediaLab para el logro de los objetivos de enseñanza en pregrado, de investigación y de formación continua. Funciones: 1. Liderar la implementación de servicios del MediaLab, con el objetivo de asegurar la calidad en la ejecución de cursos, proyectos y asesorías de alumnos. 2. Ofrecer a los potenciales egresados actividades académicas complementarias (como cursos y talleres) vinculadas a las tecnologías emergentes y digitales, para las profesiones de la Comunicación 3. Ser responsables del diseño y ejecución de estrategias tecnológicas que aporten a la empleabilidad de los alumnos 4. Gestionar proyectos académicos innovadores en el contexto del Laboratorio 5. Asistir a estudiantes y docentes en el aprovechamiento de recursos digitales para la investigación 6. Realizar otras funciones complementarias o afines que le sean asignadas por el Directorio. Requisitos: - Profesional con Doctorado en Ciencias de la Comunicación o afines (Indispensable). - Especialización en Comunicación Digital - 3 años de experiencia en el sector Educación. - Indispensable conocimiento de Python y softwares para procesamiento de datos. - Dominio del Idioma Inglés (Avanzado). Anyone interested please contact evillan(a)pucp.pe.

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Workshop Trust and AI: WASP-HS conference on AI for Humanity and Society
by Emelie Karlsson 26 May '23

26 May '23

Dear AoIR members, On November 14 2023 we will be hosting a workshop with the focus on “Trust and AI” during the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society in Malmö, Sweden. More information about the workshop and how to apply can be found below, or here: https://wasp-hs.org/towards-making-the-intangible-tangible-perspectives-on-… The general outline of the conference can be found here: https://wasp-hs.org/events/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2023/ If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out: trustandai(a)gmail.com<mailto:trustandai@gmail.com> Kind regards, Emelie Karlsson ************************************************* The theme of the conference is ‘Living with AI –Critical Questions for the Social Sciences and the Humanities’. Central to living with AI is our ability to trust the technology, but so too is understanding the social and societal implications that AI has on trust. The core purpose of the workshop is to bring together a broad variety of stakeholders with regards to trust and AI, so this workshop calls for participants from various disciplines within academia as well as industry practitioners such as policy makers, developers, CEO’s, and even general users of AI that have particular trust-related experiences with the technology. There are multiple aspects in making and deploying AI that are tied to trust. But trust is an ill-defined phenomenon that operates on multiple levels – the individual, the interactional, the social and the institutional – with no scientific consensus on what it is, why it occurs or how to measure it. This complexity necessitates a multi-stakeholder approach, not only within academia but also industry and society at large, to identify and define the key challenges pertaining to trust and AI. Topic/Goals of the Workshop Discussions at the workshop will be divided into four main tracks: ● Technical – pertaining to technical approaches to trust in AI such as XAI algorithms ● Societal – pertaining to institutional notions, policy, politics and governance ● Experiential – pertaining to design, user experience/interaction, and user stories ● Cognitive – pertaining to social psychology, human-robot interaction and decision-making The groups will individually discuss the main challenges pertaining to AI within their own respective track groups. Then the concerns from each group will be brought together in a larger group for further discussion. The anonymised discussions and conclusions may be used to co-author a potential paper. Submission Details Potential participants will be required to submit a short position statement or user story, outlining their research/industry/user perspective, with regards to trust and AI. We are particularly interested in ideas relating to gaps in existing knowledge stemming from a lack of multidisciplinarity and collaboration. The submissions should be no longer than one page (including references, if any), and should indicate the relevant track. Submissions will be carefully selected to form cohesive groups that facilitate discussion and exchange of ideas. Novel, diverse, and collaborative perspectives will be prioritized. Submissions should be emailed to trustandai(a)gmail.com<mailto:trustandai@gmail.com>. Please note that in order to participate in this workshop you must also register for the conference via the event page<https://wasp-hs.org/events/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2023/>. Registration for the conference opens on 15 August. Important Dates Submission/Registration deadline: 23:59 AOE, 14th July 2023 Deadline for acceptance: 31th July 2023 Date for workshop: 9:00 am – 12:00, 14th of November 2023 Location: Malmö, Sweden Kind regards, Emelie Karlsson När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy

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Proposal for a New Twitter Data Consortium
by Stuart Shulman 25 May '23

25 May '23

I have an idea for a new data consortium to restore some semblance of reliable Twitter data access going forward. It would be a new model, including some services, to get the data from Meltwater on a scheduled basis, along with DiscoverText access, and it would require up front near term payments to mitigate the risk of signing an expensive contract with all payments up front. I need representatives of what would be a founding set of research groups, departments, colleges, or non-profits with a data budget to contact me as soon as possible. Think of it as a CSA model (Community Supported Agriculture) for data. If a set of groups, departments, colleges, or universities can spend $10,000 for one year, we can lock in Twitter, Reddit, YouTube comments, blogs, and other data source access with powerful filtering capabilities. I would be your data farmer, collaborating on query requests, and working with the single access point to gather Meltwater data for everyone in the consortium and loading it to DiscoverText for collaborative analysis. This might be a good time to contact your Chair, Dean, or VP for Research asking if there is a readily available pot of money on campus to lock-in Twitter data access going into the next academic/US election year. It would not be perfect, seamless, or fully unlimited, however it is a solid foothold for keeping the academic lens focused on the data no matter what happens to the APIs that we have seen come and go. While some academics do retain access, most are locked out. This is a way to get locked in for teaching and research. As far as I can tell, Meltwater is a legitimate, legal, stable, 2,000-employee firm with a strong legacy agreement in place with Twitter. Drop me a line if you want to go over how this might work. ~Stu

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New Book on Xerox PARC and IoT
by Tinnell, John 25 May '23

25 May '23

Dear AoIR members, I’m writing to share news of my new book – THE PHILOSOPHER OF PALO ALTO: Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC, and the Original Internet of Things – which was just released today! The book chronicles the rise of ubiquitous computing at Xerox PARC in the 80s and 90s, as well as related developments in wearable computing and AI at the MIT Media Lab. For a longer description + some upcoming author events in Palo Alto, see the University of Chicago Press website: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo194495767.html On June 13 at 4 PM EST, the press is hosting a virtual event, where I’ll be discussing the book with Patrick McCray (UC Santa Barbara) – here’s the registration link if you’d like to join: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/by-the-book-john-tinnell-in-conversation-with-… Best, John John Tinnell, PhD Director of Digital Studies Associate Professor of English University of Colorado Denver johntinnell.com <http://johntinnell.com/about/> -- Early Blurbs for The Philosopher of Palo Alto "This riveting, up-close account reveals how one man’s dream of benevolent computing helped set us on the road to the hyper-connected, surveillance-driven nightmare we inhabit today. A deeply unsettling and cautionary tale." — Fred Turner, author of From Counterculture to Cyberculture and The Democratic Surround "In the life of Mark Weiser, John Tinnell has found a morality tale for our times. For anyone looking to understand how technology is shaping society today, The Philosopher of Palo Alto is a compelling and necessary read." — Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows and The Glass Cage "Along with Doug Engelbart’s intelligence augmentation and Alan Kay’s Dynabook, Mark Weiser’s ubiquitous computing is one of the three big concepts that Silicon Valley has fed off of for decades. Tinnell has done a wonderful job of capturing the arc of Weiser’s ideas." — John Markoff, author of Whole Earth

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Call for contributors: The Synthetic City conference, 6-7 Sep 2023, Dublin
by Scott Rodgers 25 May '23

25 May '23

The Synthetic City Potentials, Politics and Everyday Life 6-7 September 2023 Dublin City University, Ireland Abstract submission deadline: 2 June 2023 (midnight anywhere in world) Conference website: https://syntheticcity2023.wordpress.com/ Call for contributors syn·thet·ic, adjective devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities syn·the·sis, noun the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole In less than a year, the release of tools such as the large language model-based chatbot ChatGPT and image generation platforms like DALL-E or Midjourney has given rise to lively discussion and urgent questions around the potential of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) based systems. Debates around AI are a sharp reminder of the deepening interconnections of digital technologies and human life, which are particularly pervasive and tangible – if not always immediately visible – in urban spaces. Already captured through terms such as ‘algorithmic cities’, ‘data-driven urbanism’, ‘code/spaces’ and ‘sentient cities’, urban environments have for some time been understood as emergent venues for various kinds of computational agency, ranging from surveillance systems, delivery apps and neighbourhood social media to automated infrastructures, outdoor advertising and digital art. This conference puts forward the notion of ‘the synthetic city’ as a provocation for thinking through the potentials, politics, and everyday implications of these long-term and more recent developments in digitalising urban life. As the above definitions imply, we intend ‘the synthetic city’ to relate to both synthetic and synthesis: the former captures how AI and related digital technologies might imitate or replace human agency (e.g. with ‘synthetic’ data being used to generate various urban simulations, whether for critical infrastructure, leisure or gaming environments); whereas the latter captures how these same technologies always-already involve combinations of computational and human agency (e.g. unfolding alongside the dynamics of everyday routines, political interests, institutions, and so on). We therefore welcome a range of contributions, exploring both the technologies as such, as well as the broader social, cultural and political contexts of the synthetic city. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * How AI-based applications potentially reshape or restructure urban material spaces and their inhabitation * Artworks or models (e.g. performances, illustrations, mock-ups, simulations) that speculate or envision the near (and far) future of urban living * Virtual and augmented reality in urban design and art * The impacts of machine learning and predictive modelling on urban planning and design * Smart cities, the Internet of Things and platform urbanism * The changing relationships between automation processes (including robotics) with urban services and labour * The ethics and governance of synthetic urbanism * Counterculture and protest movements questioning and contesting the digitalisation of cities * Algorithmic mediations of public participation and collaboration in urban/neighbourhood life * How automated content production tools reshape how fields such as journalism, graphic design, filmmaking, music (and more) might relate to and tell stories about cities * How digital platforms help to transform how urban environments and daily life is navigated and mapped * The political potential of reappropriating and repurposing digital media and automated systems * Withdrawal and disconnection from the synthetic city We welcome work-in-progress contributions as well as finished works, encompassing research into both current and future developments, with empirical, theoretical, or methodological focus, and from a broad spectrum of disciplines (e.g. communication and media studies, sociology, human geography, urban studies, or science and technology studies). Participants can submit one of three types of submissions: 1. Individual papers: Please submit an abstract (250-300 words), biographical statement (50-75 words) and contact information for all authors. 2. Practice-based interventions (e.g. screenings, illustrations, performances, installations) exploring the conference themes more experimentally. Please submit an abstract (250-300 words) and a biographical statement (50-75 words) alongside contact information for all authors. The abstract should describe the scope of the project as well as equipment, space and time needed (as relevant). 3. Paper of panel session: Please submit an abstract (250-300 words) describing the overall theme of the session. In the case of a paper session, this will be followed by an abstract (250-300 words), biographical statement (50-75 words) and contact information for the author(s) of each paper. In the case of a panel discussion, please provide biographical statements (50-75 words) and contact information for all panellists. Abstracts must be submitted by 2 June 2023 (by midnight anywhere in world) to mediacity.twg(a)gmail.com<mailto:mediacity.twg@gmail.com>. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 23 June 2023.

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WEBCAST MAY 22-23 MAY – Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2023
by Joly MacFie 24 May '23

24 May '23

This has kicked off. Only Monday and Tuesday will be streamed. See ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/16569/> for real time text links. or the FB simuylcasts for captions [image: isoc.live] <https://isoc.live/16569>On *Monday-Wednesday 22-24 May 2023* the *Indigenous Connectivity Institute <https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-connectivity/>* will host the *Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2023 <https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-connectivity-summit-2023/>* (ICS 2023). The Indigenous Connectivity Summit brings together Indigenous community members, leaders, network operators, researchers and policymakers with a common goal: to connect Indigenous communities to fast, affordable and sustainable internet. The ICS has grown to be the primary convening for Indigenous leadership and allies working across the United States and Canada to build a digital future on their terms. *** Only the sessions from Mon 22 May – Tue 23 May will be livestreamed. *** *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ics2023 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ics2023>* *AGENDA https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-connectivity-summit-2023-agenda/ <https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-connectivity-summit-2023-agenda/>* *REGISTER https://bit.ly/3I1cAuQ <https://bit.ly/3I1cAuQ>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (See *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/16569>*) *TWITTER #ICS2023 @Connect_Fund <https://bit.ly/3nZ5xfn> @IndigiConnects @internetsociety #DigitalEquity #Indigenous #IndigenousPeoples #Indigenization #Connectivity #GrowInternet* *SIMULCASTS* *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/ISOCNewMexico <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ics2023 <https://archive.org/details/ics2023>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16569/ <https://isoc.live/16569/>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[self-promo] The Private is Political out 5/30
by Alice E. Marwick 24 May '23

24 May '23

Hi all, I am very pleased to announce that my new book, *The Private is Political: Networked Privacy on Social Media, *is out next week on Yale Press! Many of the ideas in this book were presented (in various forms) at AOIR and similar conferences, and I'm so so happy this is finally in press. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-private-is-political-networked-privacy-and… Blurb: A compelling firsthand investigation of how social media and big data have amplified the close relationship between privacy and inequality Online privacy is under constant attack by social media and big data technologies. But we cannot rely on individual actions to remedy this--it is a matter of social justice. Alice E. Marwick offers a new way of understanding how privacy is jeopardized, particularly for marginalized and disadvantaged communities--including immigrants, the poor, people of color, LGBTQ+ populations, and victims of online harassment. Marwick shows that few resources or regulations prevent personal information from spreading on the internet. Through a new theory of "networked privacy," she reveals how current legal and technological frameworks are woefully inadequate in addressing issues of privacy--often by design. Drawing from interviews and focus groups encompassing a diverse group of Americans, Marwick shows that even heavy social media users care deeply about privacy and engage in extensive "privacy work" to protect it. But people are up against the violation machine of the modern internet. Safeguarding privacy must happen at the collective level. --- Thanks y'all and have a great summer. xoxo 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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Panel: Indigenous Research and Epistemology - a discussion
by Gerald Voorhees 24 May '23

24 May '23

Dear Colleagues, Please join the Games Institute <https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute/> at the University of Waterloo for a discussion panel on Indigenous Research and Epistemology on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:30AM-12PM (EDT/UTC-4). This is a free online event! *Registration is required. <https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-research-and-epistemology-a-discussi…>* How should we conduct research in cooperation and partnership with Indigenous communities? What does it mean for Indigenous scholars and students to do research within the colonial structures and settler epistemologies of Western universities? The panelists, consisting of Indigenous students and researchers as well as settlers working with and for Indigenous communities, will share their perspectives and experiences on these questions. They will begin a conversation to help us consider these and other issues related to Indigeneity in the context of Western academic cultures and practices, and invite questions and discussion to develop our capacity to Indigenize research and scholarship. About the Speakers: Jaydum Hunt is Mohawk on her father's side and mixed European on her mother’s side. She is currently the Director of Indigenous Initiatives at Laurier University. Jaydum has 8 years experience of progressive leadership and community engagement with the Indigenous community within the Waterloo Region and at the University of Waterloo. Has a passion for organizational change, wholistic evaluations, community based research, Indigenous leadership, Indigenous entrepreneurship, strategic planning, Indigenous initiatives, and Indigenous research. Kelly Laurila is an Indigenous Sámi and Irish woman with close to 30 years of Anishinaabe knowledges and experiences; songcarrier of an Indigenous women and girls’ drum circle in community and in a federal penitentiary; social worker, and educator. She is also an advocate for ideological and social policy change pertaining to systemic social and justice practices impacting Indigenous peoples. Dialogue, decolonization, and movement towards action is at the forefront of her work with reconciliation initiatives. Hector Perez is a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo. He works under the supervision of Lili Liu and Antonio Miguel-Cruz. Supported by the Games Institute, Hector is co-developing gamified training materials for Indigenous First Responders in collaboration with two First Nations Communities. Hector’s current research explores data from police and search and rescue organizations across Canada to determine risk factors associated with missing incidents involving persons living with dementia. His research employs Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to determine models to predict risk and inform prevention. Hector’s interests include exploring the acceptance and adoption of innovations and digital health technologies for older adults and caregivers. Marisa Benjamin is a JD student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Class of 2024. She is a Senior Associate Editor for the Indigenous Law Journal and a Research Assistant with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights. From the University of Waterloo, Marisa obtained her BA in Psychology and Business, and her MA in Rhetoric and Communication Design. Last year, Marisa worked in the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines at the Ministry of the Attorney General, preparing legal research about the government's obligations to consult and accommodate Indigenous land interests in Northern Ontario. Starting in May, Marisa will be working at Torys LLP in Toronto. (Optional to read: Of course, and most importantly, Marisa is the former Research Communications Officer at the Games Institute, and is happy to be back for this event!)

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