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Polymedia
by Traci Belanger 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

Hi everyone, does anyone have suggestions for articles on "polymedia" or specifically how polymedia interacts with media ecology? Thanks so much! Traci Belanger --- May all winds at your back inspire you, and may you have harmony and peace today.

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For my US colleagues: an 8 minute survey, where your input might make a difference
by Patricia Aufderheide 08 May '25

08 May '25

I know, exactly what you don't need to do at this crazy point in the semester. At AU, Profs. Aram Sinnreich, Joseph Graf and I have been working with Electronic Frontier Foundation and New Media Rights to design a survey about DMCA exemption language and its accessibility. Would you be interested in taking, sharing with your students and networks, including putting on social media the survey link <http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j>? Here it is again: *http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j <http://bit.ly/2nEfY8j>* Your generosity much appreciated! 👏 -- Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication Founder, Center for Media & -- Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication Founder, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org paufder(a)american.edu 202-885-2069 office <202-643-5356> 240-643-4805 mobile <202-643-5356> "The world we have received also belongs to those who follow us." --Pope Francis

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Non-software uses of GitHub
by Jim Herbsleb 16 Apr '25

16 Apr '25

I’m looking for GitHub repositories that are used for things other than software, especially where users are actively collaborating rather than just putting together static collections. So far, we have found a few books being written, some musical transcriptions being error-checked, and some policy documents maintained online. Does anyone know of any examples of these or other categories? Any pointers much appreciated. Happy to share what we find with anyone interested. Jim ---- Jim Herbsleb Carnegie Mellon University http://herbsleb.org/ Google Scholar profile: https://goo.gl/sv3p7l

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AOIR Discord?
by Roo S 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

Hello! I'm wondering what AoIR members think of building a Discord? I realize that there are several platforms out there, and ironically we all are probably "too close" to some of the failings and/or opportunities of community, communication and digital space, but I would imagine that this group would probably hold a strong consensus that group email threads and listservs is an outdated way to share, organize, search for, and apply information. I'd love to connect more deeply with anyone who's interested. Here's a brief/simple survey to help me follow up and/or learn from the group: https://forms.gle/zbxmg5433r7LctKf8 Last but not least, here's an interesting article about the applications of Discord for better digital community practice: https://www.newkinco.com/projects/anitya-metaverse-platform Looking forward to connecting! Roo -- Systems Thinking for Digital Products | linktr.ee/roosphere | Work with me <https://www.workwithroo.com/>

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4S 2023 Open panel - Decolonizing Data Infrastructures: Pluralizing Imaginaries and Histories of Datafication (due May 26)
by Yousif Hassan 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

*** Please feel free to share and circulate to your networks *** -- - *Submission Instructions*: https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.p…> - *Deadline for Abstract *Submissions: May 26, 2023 (notification of acceptance on June 9) 90. Decolonizing Data Infrastructures: Pluralizing Imaginaries and Histories of Datafication <https://streaklinks.com/BexeNN94uPDoRFUKtAnGHDZl/https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.c…> *Yousif Hassan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jane Yeahin Pyo, University of Massachusetts-Amherst;** Paola Ricuarte, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Anita Chan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign* Discourses of decolonization have become salient in the field of AI/Big Data and global circles of responsible innovation. These discourses often take a universalist view of ethics, or imply a vision of AI mono-futurism based on Euro-American centric understandings of the social, political, and economic implications of data-driven developments across different geographies of the Global South and North. This panel attempts to problematize such trends by recovering the pluralistic histories of decolonization across different geographies of knowledge production. We seek nuanced discussions of surveillance, prediction, and segregation economies and resistances to them that are underpinned by alternative ways of knowing and being in the world. We invite methodological, theoretical, and empirical contributions that engage with alternative future imaginations to remake or refuse dominant data-driven imperatives and look for past and present practice from places that have been historically excluded from knowledge-making. This includes work that: - Open up spaces for solidarity and reimagination of shared human futurities that confront and seek to dismantle systems of oppression - Problematize notions of intelligence and ethics based on Western understandings of human difference. - Explore colonial ideologies reproduced through information ecologies and their impacts on marginalized communities - Illuminate Southern epistemologies that contribute to more inclusive and accountable practices or policy around data infrastructures. - Address feminist, racial and social justice approaches to technology to interrogate relations of power across situated data ecologies. - Examine communal approaches to technology and their implications for political economies *Contact: *asaychan(a)gmail.com, yousif(a)illinois.edu, forrain526(a)gmail.com, pricaurt(a)tec.mx Keywords: Social Movements and STS, Decolonial and Postcolonial STS, Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning, decolonization infrastructures, data/AI colonialism, data solidarities, AI mono-futurisms, socio-technical pluri-histories, political economy of technology, datafication, Indigenous STS, Feminist STS, Race/Black Studies and STS, Social Movements and STS, Transnational STS, coloniality, decolonial computing and media technologies, critical race and media studies, infrastructure studies ᐧ

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Job advertisement - Postdoctoral Fellowship "Sonic-Social Genre? - Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
by Christopher Haworth 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

The successful applicant for this postdoctoral fellowship will collaborate on a research project focused on new approaches to analyzing and modeling music genres. Located between informatics engineering, music information retrieval, musicology, and music anthropology and sociology, this interdisciplinary project addresses the lack of an adequate theory of genre in existing approaches to music genre recognition. See link for more information: https://www.aesthetics.mpg.de/karriere/jobs/postdoctoral-fellowship.html

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NEW: Research Assistant Position Job Opening
by Martin Sykora 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

We have an exciting new Research Assistant job opening in Social Media Analysis Methods at the Centre for Information Management, Loughborough University. The position is full-time, fixed-term for 8 months (£26,396 to £31,411 per annum) - applications close 1st Feb - https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CWS047/research-assistant-social-media-analysis-… It might be a great fit for applicants interested in social media research, data science, and ethical information management, with a background in (computational) social science or related fields within information science. The role will be in support of an existing urban community research project, focusing on digital social platform data collection and analysis approaches, contributing to the development of a mixed methods approach for integrating geo-social media data and other relevant contextual information to help learn about local drivers of chronic stress and resilience, across communities. A particular focus will be the study of vulnerable communities and potential algorithmic biases, to help ensure algorithmic/analytical equity. If this is of intrest, you can find out more details about the role and how to apply at https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?…<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?…> Kind regards, Martin ----------------------------- Dr. Martin Sykora, PhD, FHEA Associate Professor in Information Management Centre for Information Management (CIM) Loughborough Business School (LB) BE.1.32 (Sir Richard Morris Building) Loughborough University, LE11 3TU @martinsykora<https://twitter.com/martinsykora> (on Twitter) @msykora<https://mastodon.social/@msykora> (on mastodon.social) Profile Page: https://socialmedia.lboro.ac.uk/sykora/ Latest Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=lF2XTEEAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate

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Deadline for #AoIR2023 Early Conference Registration Rate - 1 Aug 2023
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

The early registration rate deadline for the #AoIR2023 Revolutions <https://aoir.org/aoir2023/> is 1 August 2023. Don’t miss out!! Registration is available here: https://members.aoir.org/event-5288994 *As a reminder, all presenting authors must be registered by 1 August 2023 deadline to be included in the #AoIR2023 Conference Program. * I look forward to meeting you all in Philadelphia! Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator

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CFP: Topical Collection on cross-cultural impacts of XR with Digital Society
by Emma Elizabeth Hine - emma.hine＠studio.unibo.it 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Digital Society is running a Topical Collection called “The Situated Metaverse: Cross-Cultural Philosophical and Practical Implications of Extended Reality<https://link.springer.com/collections/jdbeeejfed>.” Submissions open in October, but inquiries and proposals are welcome any time. Below is the description of the TC. This Topical Collection aims to address how XR’s impacts will be understood in different cultural contexts. While most XR development is concentrated in a few countries, its use and impacts will be global. Despite this, most analyses of the potential impacts of XR focus on the American and European contexts. This not only overlooks several of the major XR development powerhouses, but also how XR technologies and experiences will have global implications, including on human rights and the ways we interact with each other. Researching emerging technologies involves some amount of prediction, but the rich science-fiction tradition surrounding XR promotes often baseless speculation. In order to promote XR as a topic of legitimate academic discourse, this Topical Collection welcomes clearheaded analyses of how XR will impact education, health, socializing, and work, especially those that consider under-addressed topics and locations, as well as explorations of the implications of XR across different philosophical traditions. Topics that could be addressed include but are not limited to: - The role of XR in shaping diverse educational practices and pedagogies. - The applications and impact of XR in healthcare, especially for overlooked conditions and populations. - What impacts XR may have on mental and physical health, both positive and negative. - The social implications of XR, especially as regards connectivity and dislocation. - How XR may impact the future of work, labor relations, and practices. - What sociotechnical imaginaries of XR are being forwarded by under-studied entities. - The philosophical implications of the role and nature of XR in our societies, particularly those that foreground non-Western perspectives. - How the “metaverse” is defined and developed in different contexts. - The cultural implications of XR adoption, especially as regards under-represented locations and communities. - Ethical challenges of widespread XR use. I’ll be guest editing it (EIC is Federica Russo) and am happy to answer any questions! Best, Emmie Hine ---------------------- Emmie Hine PhD Candidate in Law, Science, and Technology @ University of Bologna emmiehine.com

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VIDEO – Taller colaborativo sobre Redes Comunitarias / Workshop Colaborativo em Redes Comunitárias
by Joly MacFie 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Transmitiendo ahora! Vídeo grabado en la reunión del miércoles pasado. Ambas versiones ES y PT. Tenga en cuenta que brevemente donde no se grabó un idioma, hay subtítulos. ¡Quédese hasta el final para ISOC Panamá! Transmitindo agora!Vídeo gravado na reunião da última quarta-feira. Versões ES e PT. Observe que, brevemente, onde um idioma não foi gravado, há legendas. Fique por aqui até o fim para o ISOC Panamá! English subtitles will be available in the archive. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16743%20>Este taller es un esfuerzo conjunto para crear un repositorio de información y herramientas que facilitará la implementación de redes comunitarias en toda nuestra región. Vivimos en una era cada vez más digital y, sin embargo, hay muchas comunidades en Latinoamérica y el Caribe que aún carecen de acceso a internet. Las redes comunitarias son una solución vital para este problema, ya que nos permiten acercar el mundo digital a esas comunidades. Este taller es crucial para mejorar y expandir estas redes. Durante esta sesión interactiva, se discutirán dos preguntas clave: - ¿Cuáles son los 3 principales desafíos al implementar una red comunitaria? - ¿Qué información o recursos son esenciales para implementar una red comunitaria pero aún no están disponibles o accesibles para nuestra comunidad? Este workshop é um esforço conjunto para criar um repositório de informações e ferramentas que facilitem a implementação de redes comunitárias em toda a nossa região. Vivemos em uma era cada vez mais digital e, no entanto, existem muitas comunidades na América Latina e no Caribe que ainda não têm acesso à Internet. As redes comunitárias são uma solução vital para este problema, pois permitem aproximar o mundo digital dessas comunidades. Este workshop é fundamental para melhorar e expandir essas redes. Durante esta sessão interativa, duas questões-chave serão discutidas: - Quais são os 3 principais desafios ao implementar uma rede comunitária? - Quais informações ou recursos são essenciais para implementar uma rede comunitária, mas ainda não estão disponíveis ou acessíveis à nossa comunidade? *PRESENTADORES / APRESENTADORES* 1. *Karen Cruz* (Capítulo Costa Rica) - Desafío Social/Cultural 2. *Luis Martínez* (Capítulo Mexico, Junta Directiva ISOC) - Desafío de sostenibilidad 3. *Alicia Castillo* (Capítulo Venezuela) - Desafío Técnico 4. *Bruna Zanolli* (Rhizomática, Brasil) - Desafío politico/Regulatorio 5. *Daiane Araujo* (Rhizomática, Brasil) - Desafío económico/sostenibilidad 6. *Héctor Matiauda* (Capítulo Paraguay) - Desafío social/Cultural 7. *Adrián López* (Rhizomática, México) - Desafío Técnico 8. *Rachel Gabriela Vazquez* (Capítulo Panamá) - Desafío de carácter natural *ANFITRIONES / HOSPEDEIROS* *Nancy Quiroz*, Internet Society *Christian O'Flaherty*, Internet Society *João Aguiar*, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-latam-rd <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-latam-rd>* *TWITTER #RedesComunitarias <https://bit.ly/3qjUoqq> @ISOC_LAC @ISOC_CR @IsocMex @ISOC_Venezuela @rhizomatica @IsocPy @ISocPanama @ISOC @ISOC_Community #CommunityNetworks #InternetParaTodos* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isoc-latam-rd <https://archive.org/details/isoc-latam-rd>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16743/ <https://isoc.live/16743/>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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