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Three PhD Positions in AI, Digital Culture and Deep Learning
by Tobias Blanke 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Dear all. The new European Research Council-funded Advanced Grant ‘Deep Culture - Living with Difference in the Age of Deep Learning’ invites applications for three fully-funded PhD positions in Amsterdam. Collaborating with two PostDocs, the aim is to realise an ambitious interdisciplinary research agenda on deep learning and culture. Deep learning technologies like ChatGPT have generated a lot of excitement about our new relations with AI but have also provoked much public anxiety. The project coins ‘deep culture’ to describe the global cultural transformations brought about by deep learning, and how culture is key to deep learning. The project will first explore the relations between deep learning and historical-cultural concepts and practices. Secondly, it will work with deep-learning methods to address their limitations for critical analysis. Finally, it aims to foster public understanding of deep learning’s global relations to culture. We are looking for three talented, ambitious PhD candidates who can combine independent research with team collaboration. You will have the opportunity to explore exciting questions of contemporary digital culture and deep learning and contribute to shaping debates about our relations with AI technologies. For further details and a link to apply, please visit: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Three-PhD-Positions-in-AI%2C-Digital-Cultu… All best, Tobias

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Call for applications: Emerging Scholars Program at the Milton Wolf Seminar in Vienna, Austria. April 8-10.
by Smith, Briar R. 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Apologies for cross posting: Applications are now open for the emerging scholars program<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…> at our annual Milton Wolf Seminar in Vienna, April 8-10, 2025. This year's theme is Ouroboros: The Infinite Loop of Media, Democracy, and Diplomacy, and you can take a look at the 2025 agenda and panel descriptions here<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…>. As panel composition is still being finalized, please have a look at last year's full program<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-media-and-di…> for the impressive mix of contributors to the seminar. Each year, 10-12 early career researchers join a mix of senior scholars, journalists, think tank folks, government representatives, and activists for a two-day seminar, and have a chance to present their research while contributing to the seminar through the ample time we reserve for discussion. We also have a fun social program in the evening. Airfare and transportation and lodging and meals are covered. Please visit the website for eligibility information and how to apply<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…>. Deadline is 2/14. Briar Smith Associate Director Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) 215-520-0773 (m) 215-573-9218 (o) www.miccenter.org<http://www.miccenter.org>

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DIGITOX seminar Jan 22: Disconnection through media, apps and tech (and Feb 25: Disconnection and the brain)
by Trine Syvertsen 05 Jan '26

05 Jan '26

Welcome to the international seminar series on connection and disconnection. We continue our seminars in 2025. 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. Contact me for a Zoom link or join the DIGITOX mailing list (below) where the links are published. Upcoming seminars: Jan 22, 2025, 1400-1500 on disconnection through media, apps and tech with Veysel Bozan and Yukun You Feb. 25, 2025 1000 -1100 on disconnection and the brain with Alex Beattie and autors of Detoxing the brain<https://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1896952&dswid=-…> (Ingrid Forsler, Carina Guyard, and Linus Andersson) MORE SEMINARS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE SPRING Best regards, Trine ------ We run two mailing lists, join DIGITOX list for these seminars. DIGITOX MAILING LIST: digitox-info: info from Digitox 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, UiO Project: Intrusive media, ambivalent users and digital detox (NFR) 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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now available for pre-order / Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook
by Lori Emerson 21 Nov '25

21 Nov '25

Dear all, At long last, my beloved book, Other Networks:A Radical Technology Sourcebook, is officially available from Anthology Editions for pre-order here<https://shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-lori-emerson-other-networks-a-r…>! Sadly, despite publishing many beautifully designed art books, the publisher won’t be around for much longer which means there are only 1000 copies available of Other Networks. If you think you’d like a copy, consider pre-ordering as soon as you can manage it. With deep gratitude to my editor Mark Iosifescu<https://iosifescu.biz/>, book cover designer Robert Beatty<https://robertbeattyart.com/>, and interior book designer Ella Gold<https://ellagold.com/>, Other Networks catalogs 80+ networks that preceded or existed outside of the internet. It is also an educational project that comes out of my belief that we are all capable both of understanding networks from the past and of building alternative networks for the future; a love letter to experimental art and technology; and a liberatory guide for escaping the corporate present. The design brilliantly both recalls the long history of telecommunications networks (exemplified by late 19th century/early 20th century telegraph and telephone manuals) and rewrites that same history to now have a more global perspective and to include more women; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; and artist experiments with/on these pre-internet networks. Below is the table of contents. I have also posted on my blog excerpts from or expanded versions of entries on microbroadcasting<https://loriemerson.net/2024/09/21/the-history-of-microbroadcasting-and-how…>, barbed wire fence phones<https://loriemerson.net/2024/08/31/a-brief-history-of-barbed-wire-fence-tel…>, and imaginary networks<https://loriemerson.net/2025/01/04/brief-notes-toward-activating-the-potent…>. Sincerely, Lori (Emerson) **** Chronological List of Networks<https://loriemerson.net/2024/03/15/chronological-list-of-networks-in-other-…> Chronological List of Network Experiments<https://loriemerson.net/2024/03/15/chronological-list-of-network-experiment…> Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Wireless Networks: Sound Networks [1] Drums [2] Whistling Air Networks [3] Fire or Smoke Signals [4] Pneumatic Tubes [5] Skywriting Water Networks [6] Hydraulic Semaphore Optical Networks [7] Flag Signaling [8] Optical Telegraph [9] Infrared Communication [10] Signal Lamp [11] Heliograph [12] Photophone [13] Ultraviolet Communication [14] Laser Communication [15] Visible Light Communication Radio Networks [16] Amateur Radio [16.1] Radiotelegraphy [16.2] Radioteletype [16.3] Amateur Television [16.4] Hellschreiber [16.5] Earth-Moon-Earth Communication [16.6] Amateur Radio Satellite [16.7] Amateur Packet Radio [17] Radio Broadcast [18] Pirate Radio [19] Radiofax [20] Two-Way Radio [21] Pager [22] Meteor Burst Communication [23] Slow Scan Television [24] Project West Ford [25] Pirate Television [26] Packet Radio Network [27] Microbroadcast [28] Software Defined Radio [29] Wi-Fi [30] Bluetooth Microwave Networks [31] Microwave Radio-Relay [32] Communications Satellite Wired Networks: Electrical Wire Networks [33] Electrical telegraph [33.1] Electrical Printing Telegraph [33.2] Image Telegraph [33.3] Fire Alarm Telegraph [33.4] Pantelegraph [33.5] Telephonic Telegraph [34] Telephone [35] Wired Radio [36] Telautograph [37] Telefacsimile [38] Videophone [39] Telex Barbed Wire Networks [40] Barbed Wire Telegraph [41] Fence Phones Hybrid Networks: [42] Library [43] Book [44] Postal System [44.1] Pigeon Post [44.2] Projectile Post [44.3] Balloon Mail [44.4] Pony Express [44.5] Airgraph and V-Mail [44.6] Email Letter [45] Sneakernet [46] Radio Broadcast Network [47] Broadcast Television [48] Cable Television [48.1] NABU [49] Cellular Network [50] Time-Sharing Network [51] Teletext [52] Videotex Imaginary Networks: [53] Necromancy [54] Pasilalinic-Sympathetic Compass [55] Telephonoscope [56] Telepathy [57] Ley Lines [58] Mundaneum [59] World Brain [60] Memex [61] Faster-Than-Light Communication Networks [62] Project Xanadu [63] Metaverse [64] The Clacks [65] Pandoran Neural Network [66] Cosmic Internet -- “I use technology in order to hate it properly.” — Nam June Paik Lori Emerson | KF0LCB | she/her/they/them Associate Professor | Associate Chair Graduate Studies | Director, Media Archaeology Lab Media Studies Department | University Colorado Boulder Traditional territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook<https://shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-lori-emerson-other-networks-a-r…> Mastodon<https://post.lurk.org/@loriemerson> | Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/loriemerson.net> | loriemerson.net<http://loriemerson.net/> | mediaarchaeologylab.com<http://mediaarchaeologylab.com/>

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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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2025 AoIR Dissertation Award Nominations Open
by AoIR Association Coordinator 09 May '25

09 May '25

The Association of Internet Researchers is pleased to call for submissions for the 2025 AoIR Dissertation Awards. To be eligible for the AoIR Dissertation Awards, a PhD dissertation in the area of internet research must have been filed in the 2024 calendar year. *Nominations must be received by 12 May 2025*. All methods and disciplines are welcome. This year, because we are taking our conference to Brazil, where there is a large academic community that writes in Portuguese, we will also be awarding a Dissertation Award for a doctoral dissertation written in Portuguese. This is an occasional award; we will consider offering a similar award when holding the conference in countries in which it makes sense to do so. Submissions details: - A nomination letter that explains why the dissertation is deserving of the award and how it contributes to internet research - A PDF copy of the dissertation should be emailed to dissertationaward [at] aoir.org - The graduate or their supervisor must be a member of AoIR (by 12 May 2025) - Self-nominations are permitted - “Filed in 2024” means that the dissertation has been fully defended, all edits complete, and filed/published in 2024 (this date will usually appear on the front cover or front pages of the dissertation). A letter that the student’s committee has approved the PhD can also establish this. The recipients of these awards will be announced mid-year 2025. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will be presented an award during the Association General Meeting(AGM) at the #AoIR2025 conference in October. In addition, and if relevant, AoIR will contribute up to US$1000 towards the cost of making a publication from the winners’ dissertation Open Access. (Please note, this is not the same as Article Processing Payments; we will support publication in reputable journals only.) The committee to judge dissertations in English is this year comprised of Kate O'Riordan (University of Sussex and Committee Chair), Jean-Christophe Plantin (London School of Economics), Usha Raman (University of Hyderabad), and Vanessa Valiati (Universidade Feevale-RS). The committee to judge dissertations in Portuguese is comprised of Nanci Oddone (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and Committee Chair), Raquel Recuero (Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel)), Rafael Grohmann (University of Toronto) and João C. Magalhães (University of Groningen). For any questions about English-language submissions, please contact Kate O'Riordan dissertationaward [at] aoir.org or Nicholas John prez [at] aoir.org. Please direct any questions about Portuguese-language submissions to ac [at] aoir.org.

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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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VIDEO – Mar 27 CMIST – Laura DeNardis – Cyber Flashpoints in Space
by Joly MacFie 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

This is not an ISOC LIVE webcast, but I did get permission to transcribe and summarize. We have previously seen Dr. DeNardis talk about Interplanetary Internet Governance <https://isoc.live/16275/>, back in Feb 2023, but this is the first talk on space cyber, at least that I have discovered. Lauryn William, as a former Director for Strategy in the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), where she led efforts to enhance space system cybersecurity, makes a formidable respondent. Dr. DeNardis will be expanding on this theme at the *IPNSIG Space Summit 2025 <https://www.ipnsig.org/summit2025>* which is scheduled for July 7–11, 2025. [image: isoc.live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9ecb40ed4f52bcb92f6faccf…>On *March 27 2025*, the *Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4487c8c7343928365d41e351…>* (CMIST), as part of its *Scientists and Strategists Speaker Series <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5d5a0482317f2f3e05cf6142…>*, hosted *Laura DeNardis <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3bf404fffd641947b39502fb…>* speaking on '*Cyber Flashpoints in Space*'. Almost every critical digital system on Earth—from navigation and financial platforms to national security and the Internet—now heavily relies on space-based infrastructure. However, satellites and space infrastructure face rising threats, such as disruptive attacks from energy weapons, robotic arms in space, and direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles. Additionally, satellite congestion and space debris increase the risk of collisions. Not only is there no sovereignty in space, but the primary stakeholders have also shifted from a handful of nation-state space powers to dozens of spacefaring nations, with a simultaneous increase in privatization. In this talk, Dr. DeNardis discusses some of the most promising strategies for securing cyber infrastructure in space. Looking beyond low-Earth orbit and geosynchronous satellite technologies, efforts are underway to build a solar-system Internet. Given the rapid pace of innovation, Dr. DeNardis addresses the critical anticipatory governance and coordination questions that must be answered now to ensure the design and security of a solar-system Internet for the benefit of humanity. *PRESENTER* *Dr. Laura DeNardis* - Georgetown University *RESPONDENT* *Lauryn Williams* - Non-Resident Fellow, CMIST (former DoD) *HOST / MODERATOR* *Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin* - Director, CMIST *YOUTUBE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6fed9c2b6bf6302b016b4c4a…> | TRANSCRIPT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=15e5d1538e59f4bbbc09ff1b…> | SUMMARY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=47730fd71205f67fdfc78f6f…>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Reflexivity in Practice
by Janet Salmons 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

In this two-part blog series I explore types of reflexivity and review options for putting them into practice. While associated with qualitative research, reflexivity is valuable for any researcher (or research team), and for writers, bloggers, or journalists who build on interviews, stories, or research foundations. See: Reflexivity in Practice <https://lnkd.in/gWE6RPPX> and https://tinyurl.com/24w83fmm and Reflexivity in Qualitative Research https://tinyurl.com/ymacus73 Subscribe to the free newsletter: "When the Field is Online" free monthly newsletter http://tinyurl.com/qualnews. Next month's focus: planning, preparing, and conducting online interviews. Janet Janet Salmons, PhD (She/her/hers) www.salmons.blog Unabhängie Forscherin, Free-Range Scholar and Creative 2024 Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Internet Studies Boulder, Colorado USA janet(a)salmons.blog<mailto:jsalmons@vision2lead.com>

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WEBCAST APR 30 – IGF DC Webinar -Security in the Digital Age
by Joly MacFie 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

This is underway. I was a moment late starting the stream. Apologies for that. Real time text is streamtext, so will disappear at the end of the event, but I will make a transcript, as much as I can. [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bcde26e27780f38b9c53337…> On *Wednesday April 3, 2025*, at *15:30 UTC*, the *Internet Governance Forum <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=348de1fbe994a838ae08d4a…>* (IGF) *Dynamic Coalitions <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=88903c6f3865924a2e23f31…>* (DCs) will hold their second *Global Webinar* with the theme '*Security in the Digital Age <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb8bdbf5fd7ce01243205a6…>*'. In a rapidly digitizing world, ensuring trust, safety, and resilience across digital systems has emerged as a central concern for governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals alike. The session will bring together global experts, policymakers, technologists, and civil society leaders to explore evolving challenges in cybersecurity, the role of multistakeholder governance, and the need for harmonized, inclusive frameworks to address emerging risks. Global experts will deliberate digital security spanning across AI, IoT, and cross-border data flows amongst others. The webinar will discuss and engage with the audience on the importance of building human-centric, rights-respecting digital environments that are not only secure but also foster innovation and inclusion. *PANEL* *Markus Kummer* - Chairman Emeritus, Internet Governance Forum Support Association Executive Committee; Co-Facilitator, IGF Dynamic Coalitions Coordination Group *Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio* - CIO, UN Joint Staff Pension Fund; Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Assurance and Standardization (DC-BAS) *Mark Carvell* - Senior Policy Adviser, IGF’s Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C) *Elizabeth Orembo* - Researcher (International Stakeholder Relations); IS3C & Kenya IGF *Houda Chihi* - Chief Engineer, Tunisie Telecom; Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies (DC-DDHT)- *Maarten Botterman* - Chairman, IGF DC-IoT; Director, GNKS Consult *Mevish Vaishnav* - Co-ordinator, Dynamic Coalition on Digital Health *Valeria Betancourt* - Manager, Advocacy Engagement, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) *Anriette Esterhuysen* - Member, Global Commission on Internet Governance *MODERATOR* *Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta* - Chairman, Dynamic Coalition on Digital Health *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=916b2fa4348fec4fea38807…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f1050782941173fb843ee90…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cdd34b27cb273b5c40b0450…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb8bdbf5fd7ce01243205a6…> | REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=44fdbedb23233649cef2ad4…> | PERMALINK <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eca5e7d2cbcb614e286f2a5…>* *X #digitalsecurity <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0f92c8793cc55dc6a66bddb…> #IGF @IntGovForum @dinodellaccio @MarkCarvell @lizorembo @Houdachihi1 @Maarten_Bman @MevishPVaishnav @valeriabet @anriette @RajendraGupta | MASTODON <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c1011db38c050b07ca7299d…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=372f40887680af1e5688cf5…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eb8544dc3e11bb2efb07e66…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - 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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