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WEBCAST OCT 30 – ISOC Egypt – Digital Infrastructure, An Industry Overview
by Joly MacFie 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Just started. English spoken. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4f4zX4X On Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 18:00 EEST (15:00 UTC) the Internet Society Egypt Chapter (ISOC Egypt ) will launch a new webinar series with a briefing session 'Digital Infrastructure, An Industry Overview'. Ahmed Abdel-Latif will provide an introductio… [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=367c9e896a444618e4fe3ba3…>On *Wednesday 30 October 2024* at *18:00 EEST* (15:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Egypt Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=09fa59e4e4417e320c664963…>* (ISOC Egypt ) will launch a new webinar series with a briefing session '*Digital Infrastructure, An Industry Overview <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=31fa0ddc8de4694978c151c5…>*'. *Ahmed Abdel-Latif <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=011b91ab7aab879ab351b03e…>* will provide an introduction to the Digital Infrastructure Industry (which is the cornerstone of a modern digital economy), with the aim being to provide ISOC Egypt members with a basic understanding of the key elements of this hypergrowth industry, its enablers, its value chain, and the challenges this industry faces, and how different nations/governments are addressing those challenges. Some references to regional geopolitical factors will be made which will put those industry aspects into a competitive context. *SPEAKER* *Ahmed Abdel-Latif*, MEA Digital Infrastructure Expert *HOST* *Mariam Fayez*, ISOC Egypt *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-egypt-digital-infrastructure <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c1a09a96a6c1a79fa8597430…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/4htE64m <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d860f2d9e6f30f734f90c929…>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4f4zX4X <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=31fa0ddc8de4694978c151c5…>* *TWITTER #DigitalInfrastructure <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c4f4874f25d6481fb27a6ddd…> @Internet_Masr* *#DigitalInfrastructure MASTODON <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a4cbf2232da19c0ef49d97c7…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3624121737160848ea79a946…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d2426793b32ad53a398164da…> * *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8e1c318e1e730ff37c49d69c…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=394d1004ccec5b2847d008bd…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=acdf044c7f2b7bd18c23f78d…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isoc-egypt-digital-infrastructure <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ab92fc82413a99b80220a98…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Napster at 25 - Fast Capitalism 21.1
by Arditi, David M 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Colleagues, We just published Fast Capitalism 21.1. It has a special section on "Napster at 25." This may be of special interest to the AOIR Community. Let me know what you think. https://fastcapitalism.journal.library.uta.edu/index.php/fastcapitalism/iss… We're also going to be working on videos that go along with the articles. Here I am discussing the introduction: https://youtu.be/EAx6jMyM0ws Best, David David Arditi Professor of Sociology Director of the Center for Theory University of Texas at Arlington

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Tools, Methods and Political Games in the Age of Musk
by Shulman, Stu 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

This is the first paper I have written in 15 years. Anyone brave enough to read it (it's a bit on the long side) feel free to send me some feedback. "Tools, Methods and Political Games in the Age of Musk" https://tinyurl.com/AgeOfMusk As a reminder, we have launched TrustDefender.net, which is free for research and teaching. If you need a specialized Twitter dataset from the last 12 months, I can help you get it. I have done more than 1,000 hours of free software training sessions for individuals, groups, and classes since 2010. Who wants to be next? https://calendly.com/discovertext The feedback I get, especially at the just completed conference "Decrypting Digital Authoritarianism" hosted by the EUI is "why don't more people use these free tools?" I have some hunches, but my best guess is that the dominant definition of "data science" in social science means learning to use spreadsheets, R & Python to crunch numbers and words within a framework of hypothesis testing. My probably unwanted, slightly "jet-lagged in an airport" advice is that people stop saying the phrase "data science" as a stand-in for using spreadsheets, R & Python. First, there is no science without data, so the term data science is meaningless. Apologies to any professors of data science on the list. Second, science is about the methods used to reach defensible inferences. It is not about adopting specific programming languages or certain techniques. Third, our web-based collaborative tools utilizing a graphical user interface were developed after eight years of NSF funding where building and using scientific instruments for basic and applied scientific research was woven into the goals of our team. Finally, if you have spent weeks or months to become an intermediate user of R & Python, perhaps take 30-60 minutes to become an intermediate user of our built, tested, reliable, and free platform, or a day or two to become an expert. You can still use R & Python to extend and expand the options for data manipulation, but you can also use built software that shortens the time it takes to initiate and complete research. Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Founder and CEO, Texifter Editor Emeritus, *Journal of Information Technology & Politics*

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New Book and AoIR book launch: 'Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful'
by Mirca Madianou 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Some of you may be interested in my new book Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful<https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=technocolonialism-when-tec…>, published in the UK / Europe this week (and in the US in January 2025) by Polity. While it feels strange to mark the publication of the book when the topic is disturbing and the world we live in so deeply troubled, I wrote the book in hope that it might contribute to the conversations that are taking place across continents and disciplines (including among several AoIR colleagues) about the tenacity of colonialism, the harms of AI and datafication and, ultimately, what can be done. So in that spirit, here are the details. For those who will be at the AoIR conference in Sheffield, you are invited to the book's launch on October 31st, 3pm at the Polity stand. All welcome! Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful With over 300 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and with emergencies and climate disasters becoming more common, AI and big data are being championed as forces for good and as solutions to the complex challenges of the aid sector. This book argues, however, that digital innovation engenders new forms of violence and entrenches power asymmetries between the global South and North. Madianou develops a new concept, technocolonialism, to capture how the convergence of digital developments with humanitarian structures, state power and market forces reinvigorates and reshapes colonial legacies. The concept of technocolonialism shifts the attention to the constitutive role that digital infrastructures, data and AI play in accentuating inequities between aid providers and people in need. Drawing on ten years of research on the uses of digital technologies in humanitarian operations, the book examines a range of practices: from the normalization of biometric technologies and the datafication of humanitarian operations to experimentation in refugee camps, which are treated as laboratories for technological pilots. In so doing, the book opens new ground in the fields of humanitarianism and critical AI studies, and in the debates in postcolonial studies, by highlighting the fundamental role of digital technologies in reworking colonial genealogies. "Technocolonialism offers a rich and radical rethinking of digital humanitarianism from the perspective of postcolonial theory. Drawing on decade-long research, it compellingly demonstrates how the promise of freedom inherent in AI applications and big data turns into a practice of control, surveillance and extraction that reveals the colonial power relations at the heart of 'technologies for good'. Superbly evidenced and argued, this is a must-read that will define critical scholarship on humanitarianism as well as media and communications for years to come." Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of The Ironic Spectator "Technocolonialism gets at the very core of how humanitarianism is being redefined in the global context when AI technologies and datafication prevail. With analytical mastery, Madianou reveals the multiple hierarchies embedded in this subject. The book is a must-read, a timely intervention with interdisciplinary appeal." Radha Sarma Hegde, New York University "Technocolonialism dives into the heart of the increasing digitisation and datafication of humanitarian aid. Drawing from years of ethnographic research on humanitarian infrastructures, Madianou’s groundbreaking work not only attends to humanitarian and critical AI studies but also illuminates the profound impact of digital technologies on modern colonial legacies. This accessible yet theoretical work sheds light on the tangible repercussions of technocolonialism on the most vulnerable of populations, making it indispensable reading for understanding the contemporary landscape of global aid." Cheryll Soriano, De La Salle University, Manila Professor Mirca Madianou Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW UK email: m.madianou(a)gold.ac.uk<mailto:m.madianou@gold.ac.uk> @madianou @madianou@mastodon.social http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/madianou/ New Book: Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful<https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=technocolonialism-when-tec…> <https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=technocolonialism-when-tec…> New Project: Reimagining Digital Identities<https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/reimagining-digital-identity-t…>

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World AIDS Day | DoxyPEP in the UK: hopes and concerns for implementation (Nov 29)
by Jaime García Iglesias 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

World AIDS Day | DoxyPEP in the UK: hopes and concerns for implementation To mark World AIDS Day, the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the University of Edinburgh will hold an expert roundtable about the emergence of the STI prevention tool doxycycline prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) in UK sexual healthcare. With current debates about whether and how implement DoxyPEP in the UK, there are a lot of hopes, such as reduction of common STIs, and concerns, including anti-microbial resistance and healthcare costs, at play. Join us in this roundtable with key voices to discuss these issues and understand what a multidisciplinary approach to DoxyPEP implementation may look like. In this event, speakers from across clinical, research, and community spaces will discuss their ideas about the implementation of DoxyPEP in the UK, and you will have a chance to ask your own questions. The event will be held online on 29 November 10:00am to 11:30am UK time (GMT). This event is supported by the Viral Memories project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ES/003604/1). Speakers include: - Claire Dewsnap: Consultant physician in genitourinary medicine and Immediate Past President of the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV. - Manik Kohli: Sexual Health doctor and NIHR doctoral fellow at UCL exploring DoxyPEP - John Gilmore: Lecturer in Nursing at UCD focusing on social justice and the healthcare needs of LGBT+ communities. - Benjamin Weil: Head of research and community knowledge generation for The Love Tank. Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-aids-day-doxypep-in-the-uk-hopes-and-c… For information and queries, please email jgarcia6(a)ed.ac.uk

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IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, 10–13 Nov. 2024, Ottawa, Canada: (Special Registration Rate) Call for participation
by Leivadeas, Aris 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

* Please accept our apologies if you have received multiple copies.* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration is required to attend the conference. Participants who are non-authors/non-speakers can benefit from the discounted registration rate by entering KCF6Q7QP code. For details see: https://wfiot2024.iot.ieee.org/registration The IEEE 10th World Forum on the Internet of Things will be held at the prestigious Westin Ottawa Hotel, located in the heart of the city's business district, at 11 Colonel By Drive in Ottawa, Canada. Moreover, Air Canada has kindly provided us with a promotion code (RPBH9GV1) that can be used between Nov 3-Nov 20 for flights with destination Ottawa. The 10th anniversary of the World Forum on the Internet of Things (WF-IoT2024) marks a significant milestone for this distinguished IEEE IoT conference and gathering. Recognized as a premier event in the IoT landscape, WF-IoT serves as a vital platform for both academic and industry professionals passionate about Internet of Things (IoT) advancements. WF-IoT will provide a forum for original technical papers and presentations that address the Internet of Things (IoT), its theoretical and technological building blocks, the applications that drive the growth and evolution of IoT, operational considerations, experimentation, experiences from deployments, and the impacts of IoT on consumers, the research community, the public sector, as well as commercial and industrial sectors. This anniversary edition promises to uphold the tradition of fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and exploration of the latest trends and innovations within the dynamic realm of the Internet of Things. The theme for WF-IoT2024 is “Unleashing the power of IoT with AI”, focusing on aspects of IoT that cover most of our planet and the near-space environment. The World Forum will be held in-person. WF-IoT 2024 will accommodate an attractive technical program that features: - Keynote & Plenary Speakers: * "The Dawn of an Immersive Internet XR, Generative AI and the Road to 6G", by Dr. Mischa Dohler (Ericsson Inc.) * "High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) in Stratosphere: A Key enabler for the IoT Revolution", by Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu (Carleton University) * "The impact of AI on Networks", by Dr. Sean Kennedy (Nokia Bell Labs) * "Integrated Sensing and Communications for Next G: A RG Measurement Perspective", by Dr. Nada Golmie (NIST) * "Open 6G: Toward Open, Programmable, and AI-Driven NextG Systems", by Dr. Tomasso Melodia (Northeastern University) - Technical Sessions * AI/ML for IoT * Applications and Use Cases * Sensors and Components * Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems, and Digital Twings * Connectivity * Security and Privacy - Industry Forum & Panels * IoT in Space * Smart Cities and IoT - Building the Cities of Tomorrow * Smart Manufacturing * IoT in Healthcare - Opportunities with 6G * oneM2M Global IoT Standards and its Ecosystem * Smart Cities in the Electromobility Era by IEEE Smart City ITC * Trends in IoT by IEEE IoT TC * IoT Data Standards Landscape and Gap Analysis - Special Sessions * Cybersecurity Issues of IoT in Ambient Intelligence * IoT-based Medical Vital System and Intelligent Sensors * Quantum Internet of Things * Energy Efficient Computing in Internet of Things * 5G and Machine Learning for IoT and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles * AI-enabled Internet of Medical Things - Workshops * Online Evolutive Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence-aided Internet of Things * Transformative Results on Autonomous Vehicles for Reliable Services in the Air and on Land - Tutorials * "Generative AI in Action with Learnings from Silicon Valley: Elevating IoT Through XR and Immersive Technologies", by Dr. Mischa Dohler (Ericsson Inc.) * "AI Augmentation: Digital Twins for Citizens' Well-being in the 21st Century", by Dr. Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa) * "Towards AIOMT: The Power of AI in the Internet of Medical Things", by Dr. Chiara Garibotto and Dr. Andrea Sciarrone (University of Genoa) * "Wireless Communication in Concentrated Solar Power Fields", by Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou (University of new Mexico) - WIE Forum * "Paving the AI-Native Way in B5G and 6G", by Dr. Melike Erol-Kantarci (University of Ottawa) * "Beyond Traditional Defenses: Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Security in the Era of Smart Grid and IoT Automation", by Dr. Deepa Kundur (University of Toronto) * "Exploring the Quantum Leap: Future Directions in Telecommunication Networks", by Dr. Soumaya Cherkaoui (Polytechnique Montréal) * "Privacy Protection in Blockchain and Their Applications to Supply Chain Managements", by Dr. Guang Gong (University of Waterloo) - Masters/PhD Forum - Young Professionals - Poster Session We invite you to join us in Ottawa, and take this opportunity to engage with your fellow colleagues, connect with industry leaders, and participate in shaping the future of IoT! General Chairs: - Burak Kantarci - Raza Malekian - Jenela Misic Conference website: https://wfiot2024.iot.ieee.org/ Aris Leivadeas | Associate Professor Department of Software and IT Engineering École de technologie supérieure | University of Quebec 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, office A-3415 Montréal (Québec) H3C 1K3 Tel. 514 396-8860 | etsmtl.ca<http://etsmtl.ca/> Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/etsmtl> - Twitter<http://twitter.com/etsmtl> - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/etsmtl> - LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/school/etsmtl/>

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Fwd: 🌟 Call For Proposals / Lightning Talks At SOTN25
by Joly MacFie 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

Opportunity knocks! And I will be recording... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: State of the Net Conference <sotn(a)stateofthenet.org> Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 2:35 PM *We want your proposals for SOTN 2025 * [image: State of the Net Conference] <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> Present Your Lightning Talk [image: call for proposals] <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> We are issuing a *Call for Proposals* <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> for the State of the Net Conference (February 11, 2025) in DC. The addition of lightning talks at the State of the Net will add more voices to the conversation and allow for a broader range of topics and more interactive dialogue. We encourage you to contribute concise, powerful lightning talk proposals that spotlight innovative ideas or critical takeaways in Internet policy. Successful proposals will help inform policymakers who work on Internet policy in Washington, in state capitals, and in international governance fora. Choose from a list of categories or submit a proposal on your own topic. For inspiration, view all of the lightning talks <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> from the 2024 conference. *The proposal deadline is Thursday, December 12, 2024. Use the submission form below to send in your proposal.* Submit Your Proposal <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> View 2024 Lightning Talks <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> If you have any questions, please read the our FAQs <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> or email speaking(a)stateofthenet.org. *Conference registration will be opening soon.* As always, State of the Net will be your first look at the new players and the new issues that will take center stage in 2025. This conference is unique for its diverse blend of perspectives and provocative thinkers. As policy debates become more polarized, State of the Net is the most important stakeholder gathering which brings together key players who disagree (respectfully). Past keynote speakers include Senators Ed *Markey*, John *Thune*, Roger *Wicker*, and Amy *Klobuchar*, White House D/CTOs Alexander *Macgillivray* , Aneesh *Chopra*, Megan *Smith*, and Michael *Kratsios*, AI CEO Navrina *Singh*, UBER Founder/CEO Travis *Kalanick*, advocate Max *Schrems*, Dropbox CEO Drew *Houston*, Comcast CEO Brian *Roberts*, and many others. Want to know more? Find out more by looking at recent past speakers here and our 2024 recap here <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> . *Stay tuned for speaker announcements...* Make sure you follow @SOTN <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> and use the hashtag *#SOTN2025* on X for conference updates! *The State of the Net Conference is hosted by the Internet Education Foundation (IEF), a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. IEF takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it’s a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…> ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on the IEF is available at www.neted.org <https://neted.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f4328b63027a878a84fc016fd&i…>.* Copyright © 2023/2024 Internet Education Foundation, All rights reserved. - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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5/11: Targeted, Tuned, Spammed, Sold: Algorithmically Enabled Digital Advertising Panel Event, Goldsmiths
by Scott Wark 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

*Targeted, Tuned, Spammed, Sold: Algorithmically Enabled Digital Advertising* *Time: *3pm – 5pm, 5th November, 2024 *Location: *Room 144, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London SE14 6NW Digital advertising is a ubiquitous feature of the contemporary web. Ads pervade the user experience of browsing, communicating, searching, buying, and selling in online spaces. Users of these spaces and buyers alike are sold the idea that digital ads are personalised, or tailored to the individual interests of their targets, entangling digital advertising in the algorithmically enabled collection and monetisation of personal data. This panel explores the state of algorithmically enabled digital advertising on the web today. *Marc Andrejevic* (Monash) and *Nic Carah* (University of Queensland) will draw on their research with the ADM+S Centre <https://www.admscentre.org.au/> in Australia and data collected via the Australian Ad Observatory <https://www.admscentre.org.au/adobservatory/>: Andrejevic will use this collection to examine how scam ads for Bitcoin exchanges invite a form of “conspiracy believing,” while Carah will analyse ad sequences to argue that advertising should be thought of as *tuned* rather than *targeted*, situating the cultural logic of advertising in larger flows of digital media. From Goldsmiths, *Clea Bourne* will provide an analysis of martech to argue that the software industry has become the new ‘promotional leviathan’; *Alison Lynch* examines what’s at stake in the trade in household data; and *Scott Wark* argues that understanding digital ad audiences as temporary, ‘contingent’ constructions allows us to understand how attention can be turned into a speculative asset. Chaired by *Nate Tkacz*. To register, please visit targad.eventbrite.com *Marc Andrejevic* is a Professor of Communications and Media Studies at Monash University. *Clea Bourne* is a Reader in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. *Nicholas Carah* is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland. *Nate Tkacz* is a Professor of Digital Media and Culture, Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. *Scott Wark* is a Lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. *Alison Winch* is a Lecturer in Promotional Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Add reaction

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Digitox seminar November 13th: Young scholars on theoretical and methodological pluralism in disconnection research
by Trine Syvertsen 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

Welcome to the international seminar series on digital (dis)connection! The seminar is open to all. Please join the DIGITOX mailing list below for seminar information and zoom links. Upcoming seminar: November 13th, 2024, 1500 - 1600: Young scholars on theoretical and methodological pluralism in disconnection studies. With Morgan Quinn Ross, Julius Klingelhöfer, Alicia Gilbert, Mora Matassi, Sara van Bruyssel Details here https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/digital-disconnection/e… NB: Seminars run on Norway time (CET) and are scheduled in different time slots. Next seminar: January 22, 2025, 1400 - 1500: Disconnection through media, apps and technologies. With Veysel Bozan and Yukun You. Details here https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/digital-disconnection/e… MORE SEMINARS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE SPRING TERM Best regards, Trine New book (open access): The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-backlash-and-paradoxes-d… ------ We run two mailing lists, join DIGITOX list for these seminars. DIGITOX MAILING LIST: digitox-info: info from the Digitox-project about our seminar series. To join, write an email to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write subscribe digitox-info in the subject field. To unsubscribe: Write an email to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write unsubscribe digitox-info in the subject field (or let me know that you want to be taken off the list). DISCONNECTION-LIST (general list) disconnection-research: to post information about research, publications, events etc. All members can post. To join: write to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write subscribe disconnection-research in the subject field. DO YOU HAVE A NEW PUBLICATION? OR A CFP? NOTIFY PEOPLE USING THE DISCONNECTION LIST; ALL MEMBERS CAN POST ON THIS LIST ------------------------------------------------------- Trine Syvertsen, professor, IMK, University of Oslo Project DIGITOX: Intrusive media, ambivalent users and digital detox Author of: Digital detox: The politics of disconnecting (Emerald 2020) New book: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection (open access, Nordicom, 2024)

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Chair Search, Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University
by Jason Archer 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University seeks an experienced scholar and leader committed to interdisciplinarity to serve as department chair at the rank of associate or full professor. The chair will lead our collaborative, multidisciplinary department in implementing a shared vision for excellence in scholarship, creative work, and teaching. The chair will be responsible for developing and supporting new departmental initiatives as well as ongoing efforts to foster innovative interdisciplinary research and advance graduate and undergraduate programs. Our department offers undergraduate degrees in Communication, Culture and Media; English; and Scientific and Technical Communication, as well as graduate degrees in Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture. (For a complete list of our major and minor degree programs, please go to: https://www.mtu.edu/humanities/) Our faculty specialize in communication, composition, creative writing, gender studies, literature, media studies, modern languages, philosophy, rhetoric, visual studies, technical communication, technology studies, and user experience, which are all integral to our university and broader community. The department houses the Composition Program, which prepares first-year students for reading, writing, and information literacy in and beyond the university. It also hosts the Humanities Digital Media Zone, a unique media-production, computing, and language-resource center, and The Writing Center, both vital resources for students across campus. The chair is supported by two administrative staff, a director of graduate studies, director of composition, and directors of the undergraduate degree programs. Michigan Tech’s campus hosts many research centers and institutes <https://www.mtu.edu/research/about/centers-institutes/> that support our vibrant campus research culture. Our campus also supports innovative mentoring and partner engagement programs for faculty. Students participate in a range of activities and programs, from campus (and community) traditions such as the Parade of Nations, K-Day, and Winter Carnival to hands-on learning experiences in Michigan Tech’s Enterprise <https://www.mtu.edu/enterprise/> programs. Michigan Tech is a hub for cultural activity in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, hosting the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts <https://www.mtu.edu/rozsa/>, The McArdle Theatre <https://events.mtu.edu/mcardle_theatre>, and an excellent Visual and Performing Arts department that produces events reflecting the uniqueness of the region, like New Music in the Mine <https://blogs.mtu.edu/vpa/2023/10/03/new-music-in-the-mine-presented-by-mic…>. The Humanities department also hosts the regionally acclaimed 41 North Film Festival <https://41northfilmfest.mtu.edu/> and a Modern Languages Film Series <https://blogs.mtu.edu/humanities/2024/03/18/modern-languages-film-series-re…> . Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan. We enjoy four seasons of outdoor beauty where you can pick wild blueberries and thimbleberries in the summer; enjoy vibrant colors of the mixed northern hardwoods in fall; ski, snowshoe, snowboard, or sled in our 250” of annual snowfall; visit rushing waterfalls in spring; and watch the northern lights from the shores of Lake Superior during much of the year. Our university forest includes 70 miles of single-track trails for hiking and biking, as well as groomed cross country and skate ski trails accessible from campus. Michigan Tech’s alpine ski hill is only a five-minute drive from the office. Reach out to us to learn more about how you can join our team of innovative educators and researchers. Michigan Tech attracts world-class faculty and staff who enrich the educational experience of smart, motivated, and adventurous students. Applicants who are committed to promoting a sense of belonging and contributing to an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all are strongly encouraged to apply (Engagement and Belonging. <https://www.mtu.edu/belonging/>). *Please follow the link <https://www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/493755/department-chair-humanit…> for more details about the full range of responsibilities **for this position**, required and desired qualifications, and to submit application materials*: https://www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/493755/department-chair-humanit… The position will remain open until filled; review of applications will begin *December 1, 2024. * Applicants will need to upload the following documents: • Curriculum Vitae • Cover Letter • Statements of Research Interests, Educational Philosophy, and Administrative Philosophy • Contact information for three professional references We strongly encourage applicants to address the required and desired qualifications in their cover letter along with an explanation of how they will contribute to the Vision and Mission of Michigan Tech. 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