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Call for Workshops and Tutorials for RecSys
by Starke, Alain 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

Dear Air-L community, I'd like to share the call for workshop proposal and tutorials for ACM RecSys 2024. For all the details of these CfPs, visit: recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/workshops<http://recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/workshops> and recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/tutorials<http://recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/tutorials> =============== The 18th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems. Bari, Italy, 14-18 October 2024 =============== GENERAL INFO ACM RecSys is the premier venue for research on the foundations and applications of recommendation technologies. ACM RecSys 2024 will continue RecSys' practice of connecting researchers, practitioners, and students to exchange ideas, frame problems, and share solutions across a range of specialties concerned with recommendation =============== CALL FOR TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS We are pleased to invite you to contribute to RecSys 2024: WORKSHOPS provide additional venues for discussing novel ideas as well as recent results of research in progress. RecSys 2024 aims for a balanced workshop program, that combines traditional and more interactive workshop formats, and both full-day and half-day workshops. TUTORIALS provide conference attendees, including early-career researchers and researchers crossing over from related disciplines, with an opportunity to learn about recommender system concepts and techniques. We expect tutorial slots of either 90 or 180 minutes. We encourage hands-on tutorials that combine theoretical concepts with practical exercises. ============== IMPORTANT DATES **Workshops** Workshop proposal submission deadline: March 4, 2024 Workshop proposal notification: March 25, 2024 Camera-ready workshop summary deadline: August 4, 2024 **Tutorials** Tutorial proposal submission deadline: March 18, 2024 Tutorial proposal notification: April 1, 2024 Camera-ready tutorial session abstract deadline: August 4, 2024 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. ============== EVALUATION CRITERIA Workshop proposals will be judged based on: * the ability of the topic to contribute to the continued development of the field of recommender systems; * the level of complementarity of the topic to the main conference; * having a clear plan for attracting submissions, making the workshop itself productive, and disseminating results. Evidence that this plan will be successful; * the experience of the organizers. Tutorial proposals will be judged based on: * the ability of the tutorial to contribute to strengthening the foundations of recommender system research, or to broaden the field to look at important new challenges and techniques; * the experience and skill of the presenters; * the value of any materials released with the tutorial for the community. ============== IMPORTANT NOTES Both researchers and industry practitioners are encouraged to submit workshop and tutorial proposals. You can contact the workshop chairs up to two weeks before the deadline for feedback on your workshop ideas, especially concerning novel interactive formats. If you submit a tutorial, please be aware that you are expected to attend the physical conference and present your tutorial in person. For workshops, at least one organizer is expected to attend in-person. Cheers, Alain Starke

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Online dissertation-to-book event
by Holly Avella 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

The Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group is pleased to welcome University of California Press Senior Editor, Michelle Lipinski, for an online dissertation-to-book event! This event will aim to demystify the pathway from dissertation to book publication through engaging discussion and Q&A. We welcome doctoral students, early-career researchers, and any scholars looking to learn more about the terrain of academic book publishing. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain expert insights on approaching editors, crafting compelling book proposals, navigating peer review, obtaining contracts, and more. Demystifying Dissertation-to-Book Friday, March 8, 2024 1:00-2:30pm EST Online REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/842129821967?aff=oddtdtcreator Michelle Lipinski commissions general interest and scholarly books for UC Press’ economics and technology studies lists. Michelle joined the Press in 2020 with over a decade of experience in acquiring books across a range of social sciences for Stanford University Press and Oxford University Press. She is honored to work with a diverse array of driven and insightful thinkers who challenge and transform how we think about today’s most vital economic, technological, and social issues. Some highlights of her list include The Black Reparations Project by William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen and Lucas Hubbard, Busting the Bankers’ Club by Gerald Epstein, Resurrecting the Black Body by Tonia Sutherland, and The Gentrification of the Internet by Jessa Lingel. For the technology studies list, she recently launched the Co-Opting AI series. Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group: https://rutgersdigitalethnography.org/

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NEW DATE: Social Network Analysis: merging tradition with modern tools and methods
by Alessandro Zonin 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

*NEW DATE! * 🗓️ * Upcoming webinar. Thu, March 77 - 9pm CET* 👉 In an age where technology is evolving at a rapid pace, the tools and methodologies we use to understand and interpret the vast digital landscape are crucial. Traditional ways of analyzing social interactions with the lenses of network analysis are being complemented—and in some cases, replaced—by innovative approaches. 📘 This webinar aims to bridge the gap between traditional and cutting-edge methodologies. We will dive deep into online conversation analysis, spotlighting the synergy of *social media scraping*, *generative AI tools* like ChatGPT, and the comprehensive capabilities of *Gephi* for *network* *visualization*. 🔗 Enroll Here: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/social-network-analysis-merging-tradition-with-… *Please apply the discount code AIRONLY to enroll with a 10% discount. I hope to e-meet you soon.* Hurry up because the seats are limited! Cheers -- Alessandro Zonin Digital Data Stories <https://digitaldatastories.it> | Socioviz <https://socioviz.net/> | LEAD <https://linkedinforbusiness.it/servizi/linkedin-per-gli-hr-manager/lead/> Linkedin <http://linkedin.com/in/zonin> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AlessandroZonin>

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21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024): Last Mile for Paper Submission
by Announce 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** 21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024) June 10-12, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsr2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: March 4, 2024 AoE (extended) ***) The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR) is a biannual conference in the field of software reuse research and technology. ICSR is a premier event aiming to present the most recent advances and breakthroughs in the area of software reuse and to promote an intensive and continuous exchange among researchers and practitioners. The guiding theme of this edition is Sustainable Software Reuse. We invite submissions on new and innovative research results and industrial experience reports dealing with all aspects of software reuse within the context of the modern software development landscape. Topics include but are not limited to the following. 1 Technical aspects of reuse, including • Reuse in/for Quality Assurance (QA) techniques, testing, verification, etc. • Domain ontologies and Model-Driven Development • Variability management and software product lines • Context-aware and Dynamic Reuse • Reuse in and for Machine Learning • Domain-specific languages (DSLs) • New language abstractions for software reuse • Generative Development • COTS-based development and reuse of open source assets • Retrieval and recommendation of reusable assets • Reuse of non-code artefacts • Architecture-centric reuse approaches • Service-oriented architectures and microservices • Software composition and modularization • Sustainability and software reuse • Economic models of reuse • Benefit and risk analysis, scoping • Legal and managerial aspects of reuse • Reuse adoption and transition to software reuse • Lightweight reuse approaches • Reuse in agile projects • Technical debt and software reuse 2 Software reuse in industry and in emerging domains • Reuse success stories • Reuse failures, and lessons learned • Reuse obstacles and success factors • Return on Investment (ROI) studies • Reuse in hot topic domains (Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Virtualization, Network functions, Quantum Computing, etc.) We welcome research (16 pages) and industry papers (12 pages) following the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science format. Submissions will be handled via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icsr2024) Submissions will be **double-blindly** reviewed, meaning that authors should: • Omit all authors’ names and affiliations from the title page • Do not include the acknowledgement section, if you have any, in the submitted paper • Refer to your own work in the third person • Use anonymous GitHub, Zenondo, FigShare or equivalent to provide access to artefacts without disclosing your identity Both research and industry papers will be reviewed by members of the same program committee (check the website for details). Proceedings will be published by Springer in their Lecture Notes for Computer Science (LNCS) series. An award will be given to the best research and the best industry papers. The authors of selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version (containing at least 30% new material) to a special issue in the Journal of Systems and Software (Elsevier). More details will follow. IMPORTANT DATES • Full paper submission: March 4, 2024, AoE (*** extended ***) • Notification: April 8, 2024, AoE • Camera Ready: April 15, 2024, AoE • Author Registration: April 15, 2024 AoE ORGANISATION Steering Committee • Eduardo Almeida, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil • Goetz Botterweck, Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland • Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain • John Favaro, Trust-IT, Italy • William B. Frakes, IEEE TCSE committee on software reuse, USA • Martin L. Griss, Carnegie Mellon University, USA • Oliver Hummel, University of Applied Sciences, Germany • Hafedh Mili, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada • Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati, USA • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Claudia M.L. Werner, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus • Lidia Fuentes, University of Malaga, Spain

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PROPEC/FAPESP/UFS No.01/2024 PUBLIC NOTICE - Selection Process of Post-Doctoral Fellowship
by Regulação UFS FAPESP 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Dear Colleagues, The Coordination of the Graduate Program in Economics at the Federal University of Sergipe, considering the availability of 01 (one) Post-Doctoral fellowship in a project financed by FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation, makes public the opening of applications for the selection process of 01 (one) candidate for Post-Doctorate, with a stipend funded by FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation – PROPEC/FAPESP/UFS N° 01/2024 PUBLIC NOTICE – Selection Process of Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Submission of applications - From 23/02/2024 to 22/03/2024 until 23:59 Detailed information about the process can be found in the public notice below: Yours sincerely, -- OBSCOM/UFS Observatório de Economia e Comunicação Projeto Governança Econômica de Plataformas <https://bv.fapesp.br/pt/auxilios/111180/a-governanca-economica-das-redes-di…> Processo Fapesp: 21/06992-1 Contato: regulacao.ufs.fapesp(a)gmail.com Site: www.obscomplataformas.com.br Universidade Federal de Sergipe

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CfP IAMCR Pre-conference : Approaches to digital platforms from Latin America and other margins Social mediation, market structures, labour relations and sovereign alternatives
by Regulação UFS FAPESP 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Dears, The general theme – digital platforms as new structures of social mediation – refers to an epochal transition in the structure of social mediation from the Culture Industry of the second half of the 20th Century, based on broadcasting and other cultural sectors, such as cinema or the music industry, to the new cultural global system based on the Internet. Digital platforms constitute the present configuration of this new global system, a consequence of the processes of concentration and centralization of capital after the 2000’ dot-com crisis. Technological mediation is understood as a dialectical process of regulation of social relations in the sectors where these agents are inserted (Valente, 2021). Compared to the previous structure, it is more comprehensive, affecting the various areas of social life. As platform studies have shown, these agents, essentially American, constitute various forms of power (Khan, 2017), combining technological, economic, political, and cultural, in a scenario of precarious regulation and reinforcing their dominance in the sectors where they operate, deepening inequality between people and countries, in a scenario of capitalist crisis. The pre-conference will discuss the impacts of the development of digital platforms, considering the ensemble of these changes and the centrality of the new global system of culture in economic, political and cultural terms. For our purposes, three themes that constitute the basic methodological model of the Brazilian Political Economy of Communications (PEC) analysis will be discussed: (1) in the core level, the problem of labour, which is related to the forms of value production involved in them, the work in the production of the platforms and the labour mediated by the platforms; (2) in the microeconomic level, the relations between market structures and the strategies of relevant actors in different countries; (3) in the macro-social level, the problem of sovereign responses, considering regulation, governance, the development of public policies and community alternatives. Each theme will be discussed in one working shift, from the critical perspective of the PEC. The question will be addressed by Latin American researchers who are members of the Political Economy of Information, Communication and Culture (PEICC) group of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) and the project "The economic governance of digital networks: towards an analysis of Internet markets and competition and their impact on users' rights". Latin America has a long tradition of analyses on the relationship between technology, development, and domination (Dussel, 1984). On the other hand, there are also struggles around sovereignty, which have been updated to confront the current scenario of the platforms. This pre-conference is related to the theme of decolonization proposed by IAMCR 2024. This problem will range from diagnosing the current situation to proposing measures and updating the perspective of praxis that characterizes the PEC. It will enable the debates to be shared with dozens of other group and researchers. The methodology will allow the audience to contribute, diversifying the views. Date and time: 29-30 June 2024 Location: University of Canterbury, in Christchurch. Registration, participation and submission of abstracts The pre-conference will consist of three sections. Each one will discuss one of the main themes and will have three main panelists. The pre-conference will be open to academics and civil society. Our purpose is to seek an inter-regional dialogue or exchange. If you are interested in participating in this event in person, please submit a 200-300 word abstract indicating the themes and the panel in which you intend to participate (1 - The problem of labour; 2 - Market structures and the strategies; 3 - Sovereign responses). Abstracts must include a title, author/s name, affiliation, and contact details. To take part, simply fill in the form available at: https://forms.gle/9tsdnGCZsbsw9yo99 Submission deadline: March 31, 2024. Partners Project "The economic governance of digital networks: towards an analysis of Internet markets and competition and their impact on users' rights" and the Political Economy of Information, Communication and Culture (PEICC) group of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). More information: https://iamcr.org/christchurch2024/digital_platforms / https://obscomplataformas.com.br/ -- OBSCOM/UFS Observatório de Economia e Comunicação Projeto Governança Econômica de Plataformas <https://bv.fapesp.br/pt/auxilios/111180/a-governanca-economica-das-redes-di…> Processo Fapesp: 21/06992-1 Contato: regulacao.ufs.fapesp(a)gmail.com Site: www.obscomplataformas.com.br Universidade Federal de Sergipe

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[CFP] IEEE IoT World Forum 2024 (Ottawa, November 9 to13)
by Leivadeas, Aris 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

* Please accept our apologies if you have received multiple copies.* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 seeks submissions and proposals 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", encouraging the submissions of content focused on aspects of IoT that cover most of our planet and the near-space environment. The World Forum will be held in-person. All accepted Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers will be included in the proceedings (in IEEE Xplore). A complete list of topics and directions can be found on the IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things Website: https://wfiot2024.iot.ieee.org/ *** IMPORTANT DATES *** * Full Paper Submission Date: 1 April 2024 * Notification of Acceptance Date: 15 July 2024 * Final Paper Submission Date: 1 August 2024 * Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=31878 *** SPECIAL SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND INDUSTRY FORUMS *** As part of the Technical Program, the World Forum is also seeking proposals for (1) Special Sessions consisting of peer-reviewed papers focused on research topics of importance to IoT; (2) Workshops, consisting of peer-reviewed papers, discussions, keynotes and summary results about advanced topics relevant to IoT. Workshop summary results will be edited and published as part of the WF-IoT2024 Proceedings; and (3) Industry Forums consisting of presentations, executive forums and panel discussions aimed at research topics important to industrial IoT issues. The proposals are due by 20 April 2024.Once accepted, proposers for Special Sessions and Workshops will issue an individual call for papers for selected topics. * Paper submissions for Special Sessions and Workshops are due 15 May 2024 *** ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE WF-IOT2024 PROGRAM *** WF-IoT2024 will also feature the following: * Plenary sessions * Tutorials on Research and Industrial Hot Topics * Women in Engineering (WIE) Forum * Young and Professionals (YP) Forum * Masters/PhD Forum and Student Paper Contest (MP) * Entrepreneurial Forum The deadline for speaker nominations and content for the WIE, YP, and Entrepreneurial Program is 1 June 2024 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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Innovative Methods Seminar - Relief Maps
by Gemma Milne 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

[Apologies for cross-posting!] Hey everyone, We’re organising another 'Innovative Methods seminar' as part of the University of Glasgow’s College of Social Science Digital Society & Economy Interdisciplinary Research Theme - we'd love to invite you all! The sessions are online - more details on our March event below, hope to see some of you there. Cheers, Gemma -- Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovative-methods-seminar-relief-maps-ticke… Date: Friday March 15th, 1pm-2pm (UK time) Title: Relief Maps: new visual and digital methods for data collection, analysis and visualization of intersecting inequalities Relief Maps are a methodological model for studying social inequalities from an intersectionality perspective, in three dimensions: the social dimension (positions and identities of gender, social class, ethnicity, age, etc.), geography (places in daily life) and psychology (effects on emotions). Within the framework of INTERMAPS <https://www.upf.edu/web/intermaps> project, a new digital open-access and free tool has been developed: www.reliefmaps.upf.edu<http://www.reliefmaps.upf.edu/>. It includes a visual way of collecting data on intersectional positions, based on the apple metaphor, and a new interactive model for the Relief Maps. Moreover, it offers a GIS tool designed to combine textual narratives, points and areas with geographic coordinates and places with unknown or more vague locations to capture the complex qualities of place and scale in relation to the lived experience of intersectional inequalities. About our speaker Maria Rodó-Zárate<https://www.upf.edu/web/maria-rodo> is professor at the Political and Social Sciences Department. She is graduated in Political Sciences (UAB), Master in Women, Gender and Citizenship Studies (UB) and PhD in Geography (UAB). Her research focuses on the study of social inequalities from an intersectional, spatial and emotional perspective applied to issues such as the right to the city, gender-based violence or LGBTI-phobia. She is interested in the spatial articulations among social categories such as gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or (dis)ability, and their effects on lived experience. She is currently leading the project INTERMAPS <https://www.upf.edu/web/intermaps> on social inequalities in everyday life and coordinates the research on the effects of anti-gender discourses within the RESIST<https://theresistproject.eu/> project. She is the coordinator of the Research Group on Gender and Inequalities (GRETA<https://www.upf.edu/web/greta>) at the Political and Social Sciences Department at UPF. About the Innovative Research Methodologies for a Digital Society (IRMDS) series: Algorithms, digital data sets, social media networks, integrated technologies are all part of our everyday lives. How should we investigate the ongoing changes and challenges of our digital society? How should we explore our relationships with digital data and the online world? What are the limitations and affordances of new methodologies and what ethical considerations should researchers take into account as they look at the digitalisation of our lives? The Digital Society and Economy Interdisciplinary Theme Group invites you to join us for a new workshop series where you can meet researchers who will share Innovative Research Methodologies that address current digital practices and phenomena. The workshops are open to postgraduate researchers, Early Career Researchers, as well as experienced researchers who want to learn about new methodologies or share their own experiences with the methods presented in the workshop. Each workshop will focus on a new method/methodology tried and tested in various contexts. The workshops are meant to provide participants with the opportunity to learn about that method/methodology and ask questions about the process of implementing it. Each workshop will last 50 min. each with time for presentation and Q&A -- Gemma Milne PhD researcher, University of Edinburgh School of Social & Political Science Science & Technology writer & broadcaster Co-host of the Radical Science<https://www.sciencedisrupt.com/> podcast Twitter: @gemmamilne<https://twitter.com/gemmamilne> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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ASA Science Knowledge and Technology Section Anti-Racism awards due 3/15/24
by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle 24 Feb '24

24 Feb '24

Hello, The ASA Science Knowledge and Technology Section invites submissions to our two Anti-Racism prizes, awarded by the section. Nominations are due on *3/15/24*, and full details are available here <https://asaskat.com/call-for-awards/>. 2024 Ida B. Wells-Troy Duster Award The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations for written scholarship that develops understanding of Black, African American, or Indigenous intersections with science, knowledge, and technology in the spirit of anti-racism. The award honors sociologist Troy Duster (past President of ASA, and mentor to many), and his pathbreaking grandmother Ida B. Wells. Priority will be given to work that, in the tradition of both Wells and Duster, involves pioneering investigation of neglected areas of social injustice. To encourage career development among junior scholars, who are otherwise disadvantaged as applicants for such awards, preference will be given to applicants who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC) and located in non-tenure track positions. Eligible works include work in progress and published articles and chapters of no more than 10,000 words. While this is not a book award, single chapters of a monograph or in an edited volume may be considered. The published works must have publication dates of no more than two years prior to award year (2022 for the 2024 award). The Wells-Duster Award comes with a $500 prize. The nominating statement should include a brief description of the written work that (a) describes the paper, article, or chapter; (b) summarizes how it develops an understanding of Black, African American or Indigenous intersections with STS; and (c) what makes it a pioneering investigation of a neglected area of social injustice. The statement should also briefly describe the nominee’s current position and whether they are BIPOC. Please send nominated work and a brief nominating statement in one PDF document, via email, to Emily Vasquez (eev(a)uic.edu) Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee. SKAT welcomes nominations (including self-nominations) for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. The award will come with membership in ASA and the SKAT section if the selected recipient is not currently a member. Self-nominations are especially encouraged from students, postdoctoral scholars, and those in contingent or short-term academic positions. Nominees may put forward their work for consideration for this award and for any of the other SKAT awards at the same time. 2024 Emancipatory Practice Award The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section invites nominations for the Emancipatory Practice in SKAT Award, which recognizes the often-hidden contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to the pursuit of anti-racist social change, either by supporting BIPOC communities within our subfield or by supporting broader public engagement with SKAT knowledge and principles. Nominations are welcome for creative contributions and work not traditionally recognized in the academy, including mentoring, public engagement through social media/blogs, activist leadership, artistic works including films, and social justice curriculum development. The emancipatory practice award will alternate between non-academic and academic recipients. In even years, nominees should be non-academic, and in odd years, they should be academic. Because this is a call for 2024, the committee invites non-academic nominees. Collective contributions should identify 1-2 leaders to receive the award. In addition to identifying as BIPOC, nominees may be at any career stage or location inside or outside academia. The Emancipatory Practice award comes with a $250 prize. SKAT welcomes nominations for this award of people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. The award will come with membership in ASA and the SKAT section as appropriate if the selected recipient is not currently a member. Nomination letters should name a person who identifies as BIPOC and describe the relevant contribution the nominee has made, specifying how the contribution supports BIPOC communities in SKAT or has implications for public engagement with SKAT knowledge in the spirit of anti-racism. Nomination letters should be no more than 2 single-space pages in length, and if relevant, the nomination letter should include a link to a website, blog, or other social media platform. Nominations should be email to Emily Vasquez (eev(a)uic.edu) Chair of the Anti-Racism in SKAT Committee. Please include the contact information of the nominator for potential follow-up. Self-nominations are welcome. SKAT welcomes nominations for this award from people who are not currently SKAT (or ASA) members. -- Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

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"Media and the War in Ukraine" - new book publication 💙 🇺🇦 💛
by Tom Divon 24 Feb '24

24 Feb '24

Dear community members, As we mark today two years since the invasion of Ukraine (February 24, 2022), I wish to introduce you to a meaningful book publication - "Media and the War in Ukraine" - published by Peter Lang. Edited by Mette Mortensen and Mervi Pantti, this timely volume gathers the work from diverse scholars on the pivotal role digital media and communication play in influencing and shaping the narrative of the war in Ukraine. The book delves into the complex network of media, spanning from traditional broadcasting and press to cutting-edge social media platforms and digital technologies. The book explores four critical themes: (1) the dynamics of media infrastructures and their interactions with platforms, technologies, institutions, and civic actors; (2) the impact of open-source intelligence on the war's (dis)information; (3) the portrayal and documentation of the war's day-to-day realities on social media; and (4) the complex relationship between local and global perspectives in war reporting. Please see the table of contents: *Introduction * *Part One: Media Infrastructures * Chapter 1. Understanding the Ukrainian Informational Order in the Face of the Russian War \ Göran Bolin and Per Ståhlberg Chapter 2. Swarm Communication in a Totalising War: Media Infrastructures, Actors and Practices in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian Invasion \ Kateryna Boyko and Roman Horbyk Chapter 3. Social Media Platforms Responding to the Invasion of Ukraine \ Mervi Pantti and Matti Pohjonen *Part Two: The Use of Open-Source Intelligence * Chapter 4. Open-Source Actors and UK News Coverage of the War in Ukraine: Documenting the Impacts of Conflict and Incidents of Civilian Harm \ Jamie Matthews Chapter 5. Faking Sense of War: OSINT as Pro-Kremlin Propaganda \ Marc Tuters and Boris Noordenbos *Part Three: Everyday Media in War * Chapter 6. TikTok(ing) Ukraine: Meme-Based Expressions of Cultural Trauma on Social Media \ Tom Divon and Moa Eriksson Krutrök Chapter 7. ‘Grandma Warriors’ on YouTube: Negotiating Intersectional Distinctions and De/legitimisations of the War in Ukraine \ Marja Lönnroth-Olin, Satu Venäläinen, Rusten Menard, Teemu Pauha and Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti *Part Four: News and Geopolitics * Chapter 8. The Emotional Gap? Foreign Reporters, Local Fixers and the Outsourcing of Empathy \ Johana Kotišová Chapter 9. Indian Press Coverage of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine \ Antal Wozniak and Zixiu Liu Chapter 10. Reporting the War in Ukraine: Ecological Dissimulation in a Dying World \ Simon Cottle *Afterword* Participative War: The New Paradigm of War and Media \ Andrew Hoskins The book is available for purchase at this link - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1311889 - and I encourage you to recommend it to your universities and institutions. Adding this work to their collections will provide students and researchers with broader epistemological frameworks for understanding how digital media influences, shapes, and transforms the representation of war. Keep safe, Tom Divon -- *Tom Divon* Media & Culture R*esearcher* Dept. of Communication & Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC, Herzliya Tel: +972-547-532681 [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/TomDivon>[image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/divon.tom/>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/tom.divon> *Publications*: Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231157607>. Playful Publics on TikTok: The Memetic Israeli-Palestinian War of #CHALLENGE <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366530633_Playful_Publics_on_TikTo…> . #JewishTikTok: The JewToks' Fight against Antisemitism <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359548581_JewishTikTok>. Serious TikTok: Can You Learn About the Holocaust in 60 seconds? <https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholocaustmemory/2022/03/24/can-you-lear…> PERFORMING DEATH AND TRAUMA? PARTICIPATORY MEM(E)ORY AND THE HOLOCAUST IN TIKTOK# POVCHALLENGES <https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/12995> visit my web! https://tomdivon.com/

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