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Event: LaborTech's End-of-Year Showcase
by Rider, Karina (gxy9fq) 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Hello all, The Labor Tech Research Network is excited to announce our End-of-Year Showcase! On Thurs, Dec 12 and Fri, Dec 13, we will host a series of virtual sessions on topics at the intersection of labor and technology. For a detailed schedule and Zoom links, click here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNJcU9RgQUAl29_EQNNLMC4NA4h_BpkwZo3-ftp…>! A shortened version of the schedule is attached at the end of this email. RSVP here!<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAWe_0pqRkBSKd_ZFIBzGK4kcCn7TUjwk…> Come join us to: * Help celebrate the work our members have done this year and the beautiful diversity of their projects * Check out spotlight sessions from our members in various regions of the world. We are in over 55 countries! * See a panel with the winners of our Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards * Learn about cutting-edge topics that our members are working on and thinking about! Details of the event: * The format will be a series of virtual short sessions that will be ongoing through the day, across multiple time zones, with the centerpoint featuring our awards * Drop in when you can--no pressure, no commitment, no cost! * Accessibility options are available. Let us know what your needs are! Not a LaborTech member yet? * Fill out our new membership form<https://airtable.com/app55rUfFBJrmST4H/shr5mnThXRlRKpgVu>! * Can you make a tax-free donation to our ongoing efforts, including this one, all organized by volunteer labor from our committed members? Go to Zeffy app<https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fca62d59-c815-4084-852c-475c25b6b…> or Paypal Giving Fund page<https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/4318991> to make a one-time or sustaining contribution. Sessions (all times ET): Thurs, Dec 12 * 12-1pm: Teaching Critical STS to STEM Students with Karina Rider, MC Forelle, Karen Levy, Maggie Jack, and Sarah Appelhans * 1-2pm: Unlikely Organizers: The Rise of Labor Activism Among Professionals in the U.S. Technology Industry with JS Tan, Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya, and Emily Mazo * 3-4pm: Wearing Multiple Hats: Researching, Teaching, Advising, and Criticizing in LaborTech with David Joseph-Goteiner, Lindsey Cameron, Mariana Manriquez, and Julian Posada * 4-5pm: Spotlight on South Asia * 5-6pm: Spotlight on Latin America: Labor, Technology, and Visibility: Perspectives from Costa Rica with Lucy Pei, Joy Ming, Kim Fernandes, Kemly Camacho, Oscar Luis Alvarado Rodriguez, and Luisa Ochoa * 8-9pm: Mothers Users--Mothers Workers with Angelica Martinez and Catalina Alzate Fri, Dec 13 * 9-10am: Meetup for new & interested members * 10am-12pm: Awards showcase (winners to be announced on Dec 3!)

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Call for Open Access Book Series - Communication, Culture and Society 2025
by Alessandra Micalizzi 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Call for open access book series -publication: june and december 2025 Creative media are contexts, catalysts and cultural technologies, playing a pivotal role in activating and directing contemporary phenomena that take place in our society.* Communication processes and Cultural Practices* book series meet the perspective of observing the social reality starting from the role of media and of communication’s processes. Media, Communication and cultural processes, in fact, aims at being the publishing frame for editorial proposals, academic and with a strong attention to empirical research, that want to investigate contemporary phenomena looking at what happens concretely in our society and that involve individuals: as a single person, group or community. *Areas: Phenomenon*, *culture* and *subjectivity* are the three main research points on media that guide the selection of the proposals. The starting point of the *Communication processes and Cultural Practices* book series’ perspective is that it is not possible to identify clear and neat borders within these three social constructs and that the richness of the contributions is represented by the contamination, contact and dialog among them. Moreover, it is the way to guarantee a multidisciplinary glance to contribute to the “discover”, the proposition of new analysis, enable to contribute to the dialog theories and tools of contiguous disciplines. *Scheduling: Communication processes and Cultural Practices* book series hosts two books per year. The scheduling is based on direct proposals coming from the editorial board and/or external/internal call for proposals, previously approved by the board, according to the mission of the book series. The proposals could come from independent researchers, tenured track academics, young scholars, keepers of innovative glances on socio-cultural and communicative processes. Authors are invited to send their proposals to *culturalpractices_proposal(a)writeupbooks.com* <culturalpractices_proposal(a)writeupbooks.com> * and alessandra.micalizzi(a)unipegaso.it <alessandra.micalizzi(a)unipegaso.it>* including an abstract of the book (no more than 800 words), table of contents if possible, and a short bibliography. The abstract has to highlight the aims of the publication and the elements of uniqueness than other editorial contents already published in the national and international panorama. The proposals could be in Italian or in English. The deadline for the first slot of publication (June) is 20th of January; for the second slot (December) is 20th of June. Here more details: https://www.writeupbooks.com/communication-processes-and-cultural-practices/ -- Alessandra Micalizzi ------------------------------------------------- cell. 3492928386 http://iulm.academia.edu/AlessandraMicalizzi http://www.linkedin.it/AlessandraMicalizzi *************************************************************** Ai sensi del d.lgs. 196/2003, si comunica che le informazioni contenute in questa e-mail e negli eventuali allegati sono rivolte esclusivamente al destinatario in indirizzo e possono contenere informazioni riservate e/o coperte da segreto professionale, il cui utilizzo, comunicazione e diffusione sono vietati. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, siete dunque pregati di segnalarlo immediatamente al mittente e di distruggere quanto ricevuto senza farne copia.

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Call For Paper - ERQ25 - Observing Digital Practices
by alessandra micalizzi 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

PANEL 22: Observing digital practices: The role of Artificial Intelligence in cultural processes Artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as any technique applied to computers that can mimic human behaviors and replicate or outperform human decision-making to solve complex tasks with human intervention or, in the most advanced versions, autonomously (Russell, Norvic, 2021; Micalizzi, 2024). Part of the scientific debate is addressed to investigate if and how AI can be considered «intelligent»: in fact, some scholars highlighted the ontological problem linked to the word «intelligence» (Esposito, 2017; 2022).[...] [1]read more Some of the open questions are: * How do Artificial Intelligence and its related technologies intervene in the processes of sense-making? * To what extent do such practices represent a form of cultural production in our time? * How can deep learning-based technologies be integrated into the observation of digital practices, and with what outcomes? The Conference (ERQ25) embraces and endorses a broad, ambitious view of ethnographic and qualitative research. Contributions can be based on a variety of methods, including participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus groups, video-based field studies, auto-ethnography, visual ethnography, discourse studies, and other forms of inquiry inspired and informed by an ethnographic sensibility. It will be held at University of Trento, on 10-12th of July 2024. To submit your proposal, please go to [2]https://indico.cern.ch/event/1465821, and follow the instructions in the Call for Abstracts section. Note that, in order to submit, at least one of the authors will need to login/create an account on Indico. Abstracts must be submitted in English. The official languages of the conference, however, are Italian, English, and French. For each session, languages will be used depending on the composition of participants. Proposal must be submitted by 20th January, 2025. Acceptance of proposals will be notified by 13th March, 2025. Contributors must register by 26th April, 2025, to be included in the programme. More details are available at: [3]https://erq-conference.soc.unitn.it/2024/10/23/22-observing-digital- practices-the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-in-cultural-processes/ For any question about the panel 22 please write to [4]alessandra.micalizzi(a)unipegaso.it -- Alessandra Micalizzi ------------------------------------------------- cell. 3492928386 [5]http://iulm.academia.edu/AlessandraMicalizzi [6]http://www.linkedin.it/AlessandraMicalizzi *************************************************************** Ai sensi del d.lgs. 196/2003, si comunica che le informazioni contenute in questa e-mail e negli eventuali allegati sono rivolte esclusivamente al destinatario in indirizzo e possono contenere informazioni riservate e/o coperte da segreto professionale, il cui utilizzo, comunicazione e diffusione sono vietati. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, siete dunque pregati di segnalarlo immediatamente al mittente e di distruggere quanto ricevuto senza farne copia. -- Alessandra Micalizzi ------------------------------------------------- cell. 3492928386 [7]http://iulm.academia.edu/AlessandraMicalizzi [8]http://www.linkedin.it/AlessandraMicalizzi *************************************************************** Ai sensi del d.lgs. 196/2003, si comunica che le informazioni contenute in questa e-mail e negli eventuali allegati sono rivolte esclusivamente al destinatario in indirizzo e possono contenere informazioni riservate e/o coperte da segreto professionale, il cui utilizzo, comunicazione e diffusione sono vietati. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, siete dunque pregati di segnalarlo immediatamente al mittente e di distruggere quanto ricevuto senza farne copia. References 1. https://erq-conference.soc.unitn.it/2024/10/23/22-observing-digital-practic… 2. https://indico.cern.ch/event/1465821 3. https://erq-conference.soc.unitn.it/2024/10/23/22-observing-digital-practic… 4. mailto:alessandra.micalizzi@unipegaso.it 5. http://iulm.academia.edu/AlessandraMicalizzi 6. http://www.linkedin.it/AlessandraMicalizzi 7. http://iulm.academia.edu/AlessandraMicalizzi 8. http://www.linkedin.it/AlessandraMicalizzi

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Social Media: A Critical Introduction (Fourth edition, just published)
by Christian Fuchs 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Christian Fuchs. 2024. Social Media: A Critical Introduction. London: Sage. Fourth edition. 448 pages. More info on the English edition (how to order a review or inspection copy, etc.): https://fuchsc.net/books/social-media-a-critical-introduction-4th-edition/ German edition: https://fuchsc.net/books/soziale-medien-und-kritische-theorie-2/ Published in December 2024, the fourth edition of Christian Fuchs’ textbook “Social Media: A Critical Introduction” gives an introduction to the use of Critical Theory for the analysis of the Internet and social media in society. Contents I. FOUNDATIONS 1. Social Media: A Critical Introduction 2. What are Social Media? 3. Big Data in Digital Capitalism 4. The Power and Political Economy of Social Media II. PLATFORMS 5. Google: Good or Evil Search Engine? 6. Facebook and WhatsApp: Surveillance in the Age of Fake News 7. Influencer Capitalism: Reified Consciousness in the Age of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat 8. Elon Musk’s Twitter and the Colonisation of Political Communication on Twitter: Political Economy, Digital Democracy, and the (Digital) Public Sphere 9. Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Digital Fascism on Social Media 10. TikTok and China’s Political Economy in Global Capitalism III. FUTURES 11. Towards Truly Social Media

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This Friday: International Symposium on Mapping Hallyu
by Natalia Grincheva 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Just a friendly reminder that the International Symposium: Mapping the Global Impacts of Hallyu <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium>, is happening this Friday, *December 6, 2024 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Singapore time.* This symposium will launch the *Hallyu Tracker application*, an AI-enabled data visualization tool designed to map the global dissemination of the Korean Wave over the past three decades. You are welcome to follow us on YouTube Live by following the links below: *9:30 AM - 11:00 AM SGT Introduction Session <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium/s0>* : https://www.youtube.com/live/FYznpDTUwP4 *11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SGT* *Session 1: Mapping Hallyu as a Global Phenomenon <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium/s1> *: https://www.youtube.com/live/0hun4pGGjK4 *1:30 PM - 3:00 PM SGT Session 2 : Mapping Global Hallyu Infrastructure, Flows and Contra-flows <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium/s2> *: https://www.youtube.com/live/K5ilNK6u4Ao *3:00 PM - 5:00 PM SGT Session 3: Mapping Global Hallyu Fandom <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium/s3>* : https://www.youtube.com/live/cgcHEMymr-Y All sessions will be recorded and accessible on YouTube via links provided above and also posted on the Symposium Program website <https://datatopower.net/hallyu/symposium>. To stay informed about our latest activities and future events, we invite you to subscribe to our Google group: https://groups.google.com/g/datatopower *Dr Natalia Grincheva*Programme Leader <https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/about/academics/dr-natalia-grincheva>, BA(Hons) Arts Management University of the Arts Singapore & Senior Research Fellow (Hon) <https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/784300-natalia-grincheva>, Digital Studio The University of Melbourne *Academic Profile: https://grincheva.com/ <https://grincheva.com/> *

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19th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering (TASE 2025): Third Call for Papers
by Announce 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

*** Third Call for Papers *** 19th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering (TASE 2025) July 14-16, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/tase2025/ (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) OVERVIEW TASE 2025 aims to bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry with interest in the theoretical aspects of software engineering. Modern society is increasingly dependent on software systems that are becoming larger and more complex. This poses new challenges to current software engineering methodologies that need to be enhanced using modern results from theoretical computer science. We invite submission of research papers on topics covering all theoretical aspects of software engineering, including those describing applications of theoretical computer science in industrial applications and software engineering methodologies. TOPICS OF INTEREST Authors are invited to submit high quality technical papers describing original and unpublished work in all theoretical aspects of software engineering. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Software engineering, including: ■ Software processes and workflows ■ Software architectures and design ■ Software product lines ■ Requirements engineering ■ Model-driven software engineering ■ Software testing and quality assurance ■ Software safety, security and reliability ■ Reverse engineering and software maintenance ■ Component-based software engineering ■ Feature-oriented programming ■ Program synthesis ■ Use of AI and large language models in software engineering Formal methods and theoretical computer science, including: ■ Deductive verification ■ Model checking ■ Theorem proving, decision procedures, SAT and SMT ■ Specification languages ■ Program logics and calculi ■ Formal languages and automata theory ■ Run-time verification and monitoring ■ Integration of formal methods ■ Formal methods for AI systems, and vice versa Programming language design and technology, including: ■ Formal semantics ■ Abstract interpretation and program analysis ■ Language paradigms, including object-oriented, functional, declarative, etc. ■ Type systems and behavioral typing ■ Compiler design ■ Domain-specific languages Tools and application areas, including: ■ Software tools putting theory into practice ■ Cyber-physical, embedded, and real-time systems ■ Distributed and concurrent systems ■ Semantic web and web services ■ Service-oriented programming and cloud computing ■ Quantum circuits and programs ■ Cryptographic algorithms SUBMISSION Submissions to the conference must not have been published or be concurrently considered for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the conference. The proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. Papers should be written in English and should not exceed 16 pages (excluding bibliography) for long papers and 6 pages (excluding bibliography) for short papers in LNCS format. Submissions should be made through the TASE 2025 submission page, handled by the Easy Chair conference management system. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tase2025 The authors of a selected subset of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to a special issue in the journal Science of Computer Programming (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/science-of-computer-programming) IMPORTANT DATES ■ Abstract Submission: Feb 1, 2025 (AoE) ■ Paper Submission: Feb 7, 2025 (AoE) ■ Author Notification: April 1, 2025 (AoE) ■ Camera-ready Versions and Author Registration: May 1, 2025 (AoE) ORGANISATION General Chair ■ George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs ■ Philipp Rümmer, University of Regensburg, Germany ■ Zhilin Wu, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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