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CFP (extended deadline): International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2019)
by Elvira Popescu 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

[submission due date is extended to October 19, 2018] CALL FOR PAPERS International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2019) March 18-20, 2019, Denton, Texas, United States http://iasle.net/icsle-2019/ * Main conference paper submission: October 19, 2018 (extended) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2019) will be held in March 18-20, 2019 at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States. It aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss issues related to the optimization of learning environments to enhance learning. The focus is on the interplay of pedagogy, technology and their fusion towards the advancement of smart learning environments. ~ Conference Outcomes: * Proceedings in Springers Lecture Notes in Educational Technology series. * Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for Springers Smart Learning Environments journal (Open access journal with no author processing charge). ~ Important dates: Main conference paper submission: October 19, 2018 (extended) Acceptance/Rejection notification: November 29, 2018 Camera ready papers: December 15, 2018 Author registration: December 15, 2018 ~ Submissions: * Full and Short Experience Reports * Full and Short Research Studies * Work-in-progress Papers * Reflection papers * Posters * Workshop proposals * Panel proposals ~ The scope: The scope of the ICSLE 2018 is focused on issues related to smart learning environments. Topics of interest considered to be within the scope of the conference include but are not limited to: * Architectures for smart learning environments * Best practices in smart learning environments implementation * Conceptual frameworks for smart learning environments * Cultural issues in smart learning environments * Designing smart learning environments using sensing technologies * Evaluation approaches for effectiveness and efficiency of smart learning environments * Fusion of pedagogy and technology in smart learning environments * Historical perspectives of smart learning environments * Innovative uses of emerging didactical and pedagogical approaches * Innovative uses of emerging and existing technologies * Methodologies for development of smart learning environments * Mobility in smart learning environments * Pedagogical tools for supporting smart learning environments * Policy issues related to smart learning environments * Reform of learning environments * Strategies for learning assessment in smart learning environments * Technologies and tools to support smart learning environments * Usability criteria and standards for smart learning environments * Creating smart learning environments with AR and VR technologies * Smart learning environments for supporting STEM and STEAM education ~ Conference Chairs: Dong Qi, President, Beijing Normal University, China Neal Smatresk, President, University of North Texas, USA ~ Honorary Chairs: Larry Johnson, EdFutures.org, USA Diana Laurillard, Institute of Education, United Kingdom Demetrios G. Sampson, Curtin University, Australia ~ General Chairs: Kinshuk, The University of North Texas, USA Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia ~ Program Chairs: Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania ~ Local Chairs: Ronghuai Huang, Beijing Normal University, China J. Michael Spector, The University of North Texas, USA ~ Workshop/Panel Chairs: Vive Kumar, Athabasca University, Canada Ting-Wen Chang, Beijing Normal University, China ~ Publicity Chairs: Guang Chen, Beijing Normal University, China Michail Giannakos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Isabelle Guillot, Athabasca University, Canada ~ Technical Operations Chairs: Rébecca Guillot, Athabasca University, Canada Richard Tortorella, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Marc Denojean-Mairet, ByteForce Media, Canada Junfeng Yang, Hangzhou Normal University, China ~ Further details: http://iasle.net/icsle-2019/

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Interaction and discourse in flux: Changing landscapes of everyday life (CfP, COACT Conference 2019)
by Annamari Martinviita 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear all, The University of Oulu in the North of Finland has a growing multi-disciplinary hub of people considering the effects of technologies on human sociality and everyday life. Below is the 2nd call for papers for an upcoming conference (which incorporates wider themes on social action and participation), but note also the recently inaugurated GenZ Hub, setting out to build new networks and incorporate new viewpoints into studying human-technology co-evolution. Generation Z and beyond: Co-evolution of human capabilities and intelligent technologies in the 21st century (GenZ) http://www.oulu.fi/university/genz https://twitter.com/GenZ_Oulu Happy to answer inquiries! Annamari Martinviita Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oulu ************************* Second Call for Papers Interaction and discourse in flux: Changing landscapes of everyday life COACT Conference 2019 University of Oulu, Finland, 24-26 April, 2019 This conference explores how changes in society emerge in interactions and discourses. How do these changes influence, and how are they influenced by, participants in various contexts of work and everyday life? We warmly welcome contributions that outline future trends and present new perspectives on interaction and discourse studies. Presentations may investigate the complexity of different settings, data, methods and theories. We invite papers and posters from different viewpoints, such as: - Methodologies in flux: developing and combining different methods and materials, covering also big data and thick data - Research approaches in flux: reconsidering theories, societal impact of research, researchers' responsibility in engaging in public discourse - Technologies in flux: relationships and interactions with, via and within ubiquitous technologies - Participation in flux: examinations of togetherness, encounters and human sociality in different settings; how access and participation may be redefined, e.g., in working life, education and online environments The theme can be examined from, but is not restricted to, the following research approaches and strategies: action research, activity theory, content analysis, conversation analysis, cultural-historical activity theory, discourse analysis, ethnography, mediated discourse analysis, multimodal interaction analysis, narrative analysis and nexus analysis. The invited keynote speakers address the conference theme from their respective viewpoints: Jon Hindmarsh, King’s College London Teamwork in flux: Interactional practices and new technologies Rodney Jones, University of Reading Negotiating the Right to Look: Power, technology and visability Leena Kuure, University of Oulu Capturing complexity in change: Theoretical and methodological challenges Paul McIlvenny, Aalborg University Staging and inhabiting spatial video and audio data: Towards a scenographic turn in the analysis of complex sites of social interaction and discourse The main language of the conference is English, but presentations in other languages are also welcome. Important dates: Submission of abstracts: 19 October 2018 Notifications of acceptance: 30 November 2018 Registration will open in January 2019 Deadline for registration and payment: 28 February 2019 Papers and poster presentations: The abstracts for both papers and poster presentations are limited to 300 words, including references. The time allotted to section papers will be 20 mins + 10 mins. Posters will be presented during a Poster Walk, which consists of short 5-minute talks followed by commentary and a general discussion. Please submit your abstract and find more information at the conference website: http://www.oulu.fi/coact/conference2019 The conference fee is 80 €. The fee includes lunches and coffees. Contact Pentti Haddington (pentti.haddington (at) oulu.fi) Tiina Keisanen (tiina.keisanen (at) oulu.fi) About COACT The conference is organized by the research community COACT – Complexity of (inter)action: Towards an understanding of skilled multimodal participation, based at the University of Oulu, Finland. Research in COACT focuses on how language and multimodal resources feature in the complexity of social action and interaction, and how social participants skillfully manage and organize their conduct at complex sites of learning, work and everyday life. For more information: http://www.oulu.fi/coact/ Organising committee: Pentti Haddington (conference chair), Tiina Keisanen (conference chair), Tiina Eilittä, Maria Frick, Marika Helisten, Antti Kamunen, Annamari Martinviita, Florence Oloff, Iira Rautiainen, Maritta Riekki, Pauliina Siitonen, Robin Sokol, Anna Suorsa, Riikka Tumelius, Anna Vatanen Conference sponsors: research projects HANS (Human Activity in Natural Settings) and iTask (Linguistic and embodied features of interactional multitasking), funded by the Academy of Finland

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New book: Media dynamics of cultural conflicts in Scandinavia
by Knut Lundby 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

AoIR Vice President Lynn Schofield Clark is one of the distinguished scholars offering an international perspective on this study by Norwegian, Danish and Swedish colleagues: CONTESTING RELIGION.The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia. The book is available open access from www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/478981<http://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/478981> and also as paperback from De Gruyter. It explores conflicts related to religion as they play out in public broadcasting, social media, local civic settings, and schools. It examines how the mediatization of these controversies influences people’s engagement with contested issues about religion, and redraws the boundaries between inclusion and exclusion. Mona Abdel-Fadil’s study of the contested discussion in a Facebook group may be of particular interest to the AoIR community: https://www.degruyter.com/view/books/9783110502060/9783110502060-011/978311… But there are also other chapters of relevance to internet researchers. The book is edited by Knut Lundby, with 16 contributors from the CoMRel project Engaging with Conflicts i Mediatized Religious Environments https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/comrel/index.html ________________________________________________ Knut Lundby Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo <knut.lundby(a)media.uio.no<mailto:knut.lundby@media.uio.no>>

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Facebook's class divide - implications
by David Brake 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear all, I am writing a piece for The Conversation about the social implications of the recent sharp decline in the use of Facebook in the US by wealthier teens https://qz.com/1355827/do-teens-use-facebook-it-depends-on-their-familys-in…, speculating on the social implications of this shift. I made some conjectures about this but the editors wanted some empirical backup for these if possible, so here are some of the issues I raise - I would be interested if anyone could suggest good references that relate to any of them! * Do we have any idea why wealthy American teens are leaving Facebook? It surprised me since it was wealthier MySpace users who migrated to Facebook in the first place. * Do we have evidence that widespread Facebook use may have helped facilitate inter-cultural or inter-class communication/understanding? I speculate it might because even if FB tends to show you strong tie information, you might still get glimpses of the lives and concerns of people you knew whose lives have taken different paths. If the wealthy leave FB they might lose some of that information and empathy? My second half is about the shift from a textual to a visual ‘culture’ which a move away from FB towards Instagram and Snapchat might represent. * Do we have any quantitative evidence for this shift (eg shortening length of text used in online communication?) * Do we know anything about whether richer/more well-educated people are more effective at getting their message across using social media video and images than poorer? I would argue yes because they have the time and resources to learn and employ editing techniques and use better hardware and software to do so while poorer people might tend just to put out ‘raw’ video. Visible minorities also may find their message sidelined because of their visible lower ’status’. Whereas text is meant to be more of a status leveller than f2f (though of course we know this is not entirely true). Pardon the rant. If there is no good scholarship on some of these points, I will be making the point that more scholarship is needed which may help some of you to get grants ;-) Regards, David -- Dr David Brake, Researcher and Educator http://davidbrake.org/, @drbrake Author of "Sharing Our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media” https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline <https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline>

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CFP: Studying Incidental News: Antecedents, Dynamics and Implications
by Hermida, Alfred 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

Please share widely with colleagues. Thank you, Alfred CALL FOR PAPERS: A themed issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice, Criticism Studying Incidental News: Antecedents, Dynamics and Implications Co-editors: Neta Kligler-Vilenchik, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia, Canada; Sebastián Valenzuela, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; Mikko Villi, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Theme rationale and scope The term 'Incidental News' refers to the ways in which people encounter information about current events through digital media when they were not actively seeking the news. The past few years have seen a significant increase in incidental news consumption on digital platforms and social media, accompanied by heightened scholarly attention to the phenomenon. The aim of this issue is to contribute to and develop research on this phenomenon, and its implications on areas such as media consumption habits, journalistic practices, and democratic participation. Research in mass communication and political communication has examined issues related to incidental news consumption since the pioneering work of Downs (1957). Since then, and in particular in relation to the rise of social media, there has been growing interest among scholars related to understanding the causes, dynamics, and consequences of consuming news in an incidental fashion online. The editors invite contributions related to the topic of incidental news, including both rigorous empirical articles (using quantitative, qualitative, computational and/or mixed methods) as well as theoretical articles with conceptualizations and synthesis of relevant literature. Articles should clearly define and delineate their use of the concept incidental news and/or its relation to other concepts used. We are interested in contributions that examine the topic through different methodologies, perspectives (e.g. audiences, texts, media platforms) and contexts. Possible areas of interest include but are not limited to: - Causes and Dynamics of incidental news consumption - Incidental news consumption across different media channels, platforms and devices - Incidental news consumption and journalistic practices - Effects of incidental news consumption - Conceptual elaboration, historical comparison Instructions for contributors and tentative timeline We invite contributors to send a 750 word abstract and an abbreviated author(s) bio describing previous and current research relating to the special issue theme. Please submit proposals to Neta Kligler-Vilenchik at neta.kv(a)mail.huji.ac.il<mailto:neta.kv@mail.huji.ac.il> by November 30, 2018. The abstract should address the relevance of the proposed article to the special issue theme, detail its methodology and the current status of the research. The editors will then notify authors whether they will be invited to contribute a full article by December 30, 2018. Articles should be submitted by April 30, 2019. Note that all invited articles will still go through full and anonymous peer review, and that being invited to submit a full article is no guarantee of final publication in the themed issue.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Queer Media & Civic Engagement
by Mathias Klang 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

The Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, The Jesuit University of New York, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor , to commence September 1, 2019. The position will be based at Fordham’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, with opportunity to contribute to the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan as well. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute pedagogically to one or more of our undergraduate majors in Communication and Culture, Film and Television, Digital Technology and Emerging Media, and/or Journalism. The candidate would also have an opportunity to teach in our M.A. program in Public Media, which has concentrations in Strategic Communication and Multi-Platform Journalism. About the Position: Applicants are sought in the area of queer media and civic engagement. Candidates can employ any number of methodological and theoretical approaches to explore the relationships between communication, LGBTQ communities, and social change, past or present. Humanists or social scientists who use critical analysis and/or take an engaged scholar-activist approach to promote social justice are particularly encouraged to apply. Requirements: Ph.D. in Communication, Media Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, or a related area. A strong research agenda and publication record. Ability to teach a variety of courses at the intersection of cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, and social movement studies, as well other courses in the candidate’s particular area of expertise. Evidence of excellence in teaching. Commitment to mentoring and advising students About the Department Communication and Media Studies is an interdisciplinary department at Fordham’s Bronx and Manhattan campuses serving the largest number of majors across its five undergraduate programs, and approximately twenty graduate students a year in its one-year Public Media Masters degree. From high technology to everyday interactions, Fordham’s Department of Communication and Media Studies critically and independently turns its attention to the connective tissue between past and present, historically grounding old and new media through ethically-infused teaching and research. We advocate the model of the publically-engaged scholar and critically-informed practitioner who is civically and socially reflective and critical through analytical and/or applied means. Our faculty includes scholars and practitioners from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. We seek to attract and promote a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning. We believe that cultural and intellectual diversity is central to the excellence of our academic program, and strive to create an academic community and campus culture that attracts and facilitates the development of promising and diverse teacher-scholars. As our student body becomes increasingly diverse, we are especially interested in candidates with substantive experience and commitment to teaching and mentoring students from a range of social, cultural and economic backgrounds, and who have successfully incorporated the research of women and scholars of color into their courses. Fordham is located in the heart of New York City, interacting on many levels with a diverse array of communities and institutions. Through research, teaching and service, we are committed to developing and deepening our connections to the people and organizations around us. Interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter with qualifications, including approach to teaching and scholarship; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) one writing sample (30 pp maximum); (4) the names and contact information for three references; and (5) and a one-page statement that addresses how your teaching, mentoring, research, scholarship, and/or community service supports Fordham’s commitment to diversity. Application materials should be uploaded to interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/55543. To ensure full consideration, complete applications should be received by Friday, October 26, 2018. Please apply to only one of our advertised tenure-track positions. For questions or additional information, please contact Michelle O’Dwyer at modwyer(a)fordham.edu. Fordham is an independent, Catholic University in the Jesuit tradition that welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and women, people of color and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Same-sex spouses are eligible for benefits. https://cms.blog.fordham.edu/open-position-tenure-track-assistant-professor… -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mathias Klang Associate Professor & Associate Chair Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University Faculty Memorial Hall #438, Phone: 718-817-4870 http://klangable.com <http://klangable.com/> ~ @klangable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Call for applications » SMART Data Sprint 2019
by Cristian Ruiz 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

Digital Media Winter Institute 2019 | iNova Media Lab SMART Data Sprint: Beyond visible engagement 28 January - 1 February 2019 I 9:30 - 17:30 NOVA University Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal We are pleased to invite you to SMART Data Sprint <https://smart.inovamedialab.org/> 2019. SMART Data Sprint is an intensive hands-on work, driven by online data and digital methods. For one week participants will have the chance to attend to keynote lectures, short talks, and parallel sessions of practical labs. After that, experts and scholars will invite participants to join projects and work in a collective problem. We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker is Richard Rogers (University of Amsterdam), the director of Digital Methods Initiative and the author of Digital Methods (MIT Press, 2013). An International team of senior researchers, including Richard Rogers, and several doctoral researchers will also be leading Short Talks and Practical Labs*. This year, the practical labs will contemplate the following themes: » Query Design » Data Extraction Tools » Querying App Stores » Network Analysis with Gephi » Image Networks » YouTube Data Analysis » Text Analysis with Antconc and Voyant Tools » Raw Graphs » Visual content analysis with Image Plot Deadline for applications: 13 January 2019 For further information, please access the link http://inovamedialab.org/winter-institute-2019 Learn more about the data sprint approach in this video: #SMARTDataSprint <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bveMpEtAvug&index=1&list=PLcGiWiKtsR0_BTLB4…> On behalf of the co-organizers, Janna Joceli Omena, Elsa Caetano and Ana Marta Flores. Best regards, -- *Cristian Jiménez Ruiz* *@CristianCJRuiz* *M.a. Communication Sciences* *SMART Research Member* *iNovaMediaLab – NOVA/FCSH* *E4Value Research Member* *IN+ **– UL/IST*

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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): Student Grants
by Announce Announcements 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

*** SIGCHI Student Travel Grant (SSTG) Program *** 27th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2019) Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 9-12, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… We are pleased to announce that the SIGCHI Student Travel Grant (SSTG) program is offering support opportunities for students to attend UMAP 2019 (http://www.cyprusconferences.org/umap2019/) This grant is for students who lack other support opportunities and whose intention is to present their work at the conference, not just plan to attend the conference. The goal is to pre-approve students for grants before the conference submission deadline, so if a student gets a submission accepted, the student can count on having a grant awarded for travel to the conference. More information about this program and the application process: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Relevant deadline for UMAP 2019: November 1, 2018 (application will open in October) Notification of pre-approval: November 15, 2018 Information on additional funding options for students will soon be available on the UMAP 2019 web site.

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Job opening: Assistant Professor, Social Media Analytics @ University of Illinois at Chicago
by Adrienne Massanari 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Assistant Professor, Social Media Analytics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position, in Social Media Analytics. The position focuses on social computational analytics and science and technology studies. Emphasis will be placed on big data analysis, computational propaganda, social media and branding, and algorithm/platform politics. Secondary areas of emphasis can include the politics of AI, augmented and virtual systems of representation, human machine communication, and sentient technologies/robotics. The candidate will have an earned doctorate in Communication or a related field, strong promise of scholarly achievement and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) appropriate for appointment as Assistant Professor, good prospects for external research funding, and demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship. For fullest consideration, please apply by October 1, 2018; applications received by then will receive full consideration. The search will proceed until the position is filled. UIC is a Carnegie Research Extensive University (Research I), is the largest institution of higher education in the Chicago area, is in the top 50 U.S. universities in federal research funding, and is among the top 200 universities in the world. Recently ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the Department of Communication at UIC focuses on New Media, and offers a BA, MA and PhD with emphasis in: social media + social networks         political communication mass media + journalism studies   cultural studies gaming + game studies                     intercultural communication mobile media                                     health communication policy + platform politics                 science + technology studies human augmentics                           social computational sciences Located in the heart of Chicago, we collaborate with the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory, <http://www.evl.uic.edu/> the pre-eminent virtual reality and high-speed networking research site in the world. The Department is the birthplace and current home of New Media and Society <http://nms.sagepub.com/>, the leading journal in the field, and the only department to host three leading journals: Mobile Media and Communication <http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202140> and the open access and free journal, Social Media & Society <http://sms.sagepub.com/> . The desired appointment date for the position is August 16, 2019, subject to budgetary approval. Electronic applications accepted only – Interested parties should complete the on-line application and submit a letter of interest, a full curriculum vitae, samples of relevant scholarly publications, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and names of and contact information for three references at https://jobs.uic.edu <https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=101140&job=assistant-profe…>. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching in a multicultural environment.  We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. --- Adrienne Massanari, PhD Associate Professor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago @hegemonyrules www.adriennemassanari.com <http://www.adriennemassanari.com/>

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Post-truth Empiricism - call for the DMI Winter School Amsterdam
by Esther Weltevrede 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Dear all, The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) will host its annual Digital Methods Winter School from January 7-11, 2019 at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below please find the call for participation. This year’s theme is: "Post-truth Empiricism: On the new epistemologies and research affordances of social media". The deadline for application is November 26, 2018. More information is available at https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2019 or winterschool@ digitalmethods.net. Best regards, Esther ------- Post-truth Empiricism: On the new epistemologies and research affordances of social media *Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint 2019* *7–11 January 2019* *https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2019 <https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2019>* *Everyday location* Digital Methods Initiative University of Amsterdam Media Studies Turfdraagsterpad 9 1012 XT Amsterdam the Netherlands The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI), Amsterdam, is holding its annual Winter School on 'Post-truth empiricism: On the new epistemologies and research affordances of social media.' The format is that of a (social media and web) data sprint, with tutorials as well as hands-on work for telling stories with data. There is a programme of keynote speakers as well as a book launch with the authors of 'Spotify Teardown’ (MIT Press, 2018, https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/spotify-teardown) It is intended for advanced Master's students, PhD candidates and motivated scholars who would like to work on (and complete) a digital methods project in an intensive workshop setting. Nearing two years on from the scandal of fake news, web epistemology has changed irrevocably. Social media platforms have been revealed as primary vectors for rumour-mongering and conspiracy theory, and Facebook in particular (and Instagram before it) are shutting down access to data (through APIs) or deleting it, without committing it to public archives. As researchers we are compelled to rethink how we study these platforms. One conceptual response, the post-digital, became a forceful rejoinder to any naiveté about ‘new media’ and its playful study, left over after the Snowden revelations of widespread digital surveillance by governmental agencies. Another response, post-truth, concerns the new state of epistemological affairs online, a realisation that ‘we can’t have our facts back,’ as Noortje Marres phrased it, for social media — not to mention much of the non-editorial web that preceded it — are ’truthless’ media. The web has long been conceived of as a medium of ill repute, populated by pirates, pornographers and self-publishers, later to be cleaned up by folksonomy and sifted through by the wisdom of the crowd. Where are those mass editing publics these days? Have they really been replaced by small fact-checking bureaus? This year’s Winter School is dedicated to the broad post-truth problematic, not only conceptually but empirically. How are online media being adjudicated? Previous work has examined genres of misinformation, their spread as well as detection, comparing them across platforms. Conspiracy (complicated emplotments) was found to flourish on the web, but well detected on Facebook, but the opposite held for disinformation (hard facts inverted). The ontological work of identifying and classifying post-truth continues. One ‘so what’ question that persists since the beginning of the post-truth period concerns whether these content consumers are persuaded. Are they ‘communities of believers’ or ‘active filtering audiences’? Another crucial question concerns the availability of online materials, once considered ‘big data’ but now difficult to access without scraping or other ill-gotten means. Are there materials, or perhaps remnants, still available for study? At last year’s Winter School researchers built an archive of the traces from some 88 Russian disinformation pages that had been pushed onto other platforms, and are available for study. There are homemade collections, some rather large. One is a Twitter archive put out for public use by a US news agency. Facebook’s Social Science One project also should be interrogated for the lengths researchers would go for Facebook-sanctioned data (and what kinds of research may be performed with it). Of interest as well are the relatively understudied platforms such as YouTube’s so-called dark intellectual web, the ‘manosphere’ in Reddit as well as fringe platforms such as 4chan, gab, Voat, etc. At the Winter School there are the usual social media tool tutorials (and the occasional tool requiem), but also invitations for thinking through and proposing how to work on web epistemology after the fake news debacle. New tutorials include digital ethnography, data journalism and small data work, plus a new variation on the walk-through method. Applications: Key Dates The deadline for application is 26 November 2018. To apply please enter on the secure website a letter of motivation, your CV (including postal address), a headshot photo, 100-word bio as well as a copy of your passport (details page only). Application should be made here: http://bit.ly/DMI_APP. Alternatively you may send those materials along to winterschool [at]digitalmethods.net. Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 27 November. The full program and schedule of the Winter School are available around 19 December 2018. Tuition Fees, Accommodations & Other Logistics The fee for the Digital Methods Winter School 2019 is EUR 595, and upon completion all participants receive certificates (and 6 ECTS). To complete the Winter School successfully all participants must co-present the final presentation and co-author the final project report, evidenced by the presentation slides as well as the final report itself. Bank transfer information is sent along with the notification on 27 November 2018. Participants must pay the fee by 5 January 2019. Students at the University of Amsterdam do not pay fees. Participants from LERU as well as U21 universities receive a tuition waiver of EUR 500. Dutch universities in LERU and U21 unfortunately are unable to receive the tuition waiver. The Winter School is self-catered. The venue is in the center of Amsterdam with abundant coffee houses and lunch places. Participants are expected to find their own housing (short-stay sites are helpful), or we have available accommodations at the Student Hotel: *The Student Hotel Amsterdam* Jan van Galenstraat 335 1061 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 760 4000 (Arrival: 6 January 2019; Departure: 12 January 2019) https://www.thestudenthotel.com/amsterdam-west If you would like to have accommodations at the Student Hotel, please write to the student hotel directly. To avoid disappointment, please write to them as early as possible. Ask the hotel for the Digital Methods Winter School discount. The Winter School closes on Friday, 11 January, with a festive event, after the final presentations. For further questions, please contact the local organizers, Sal Hagen and Emilija Jokubauskaite, at winterschool [at] digitalmethods.net. Please bring your laptop computer, your European plug as well as the VGA / HDMI adaptors for connecting to the projector. About DMI The Digital Methods Winter School is part of the Digital Methods Initiative (DMI), Amsterdam, dedicated to developing methods for Internet-related research and the study of the natively digital. The Digital Methods Initiative also holds annual Digital Methods Summer Schools(twelve to date), which are intensive and full-time, 2-week undertakings in the Summertime. The next Summer School will take place from 1–12 July 2019. The Digital Methods book (MIT Press, 2015, https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/digital-methods) provides an introduction to the methodological outlook that frames and informs the work of the DMI. This is accompanied by a companion volume about mapping social and political issues with digital methods: Issue Mapping for an Ageing Europe (Amsterdam University Press, 2015, http://bit.ly/issue_mapping) which is also freely available on the web as an open access monograph. Further information and resources about digital methods can be found at digitalmethods.net - including links to projects, publications, tools, an introductory ‘founding narrative’ about the Digital Methods Initiative as well as short bios of affiliated researchers. The coordinators of the Digital Methods Initiative are Dr. Sabine Niederer (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and Dr. Esther Weltevrede (New Media & Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam), and the director is Richard Rogers, Professor of New Media & Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam. http://www.digitalmethods.net/ _______________________________________________ Dmi mailing list Dmi(a)mediastudies.nl http://mailman.sonologic.nl/mailman/listinfo/dmi

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