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CfP: "Undone Science in Computer Science” conference, 23-25th March 2026 (Luxembourg/hybrid)
by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, I’m passing along the CFP for the "Undone Science in Computer Science” conference I'm helping co-organise. See details below, or at https://www.undonecs.org/2026 Kind regards, Melanie Dulong de Rosnay Research professor, CNRS https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/melanie-dulong-2/ Center for Internet and Society, CNRS Research Unit and Network Director, Research Network on Internet, AI and Society https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/the-cis/ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2nd conference on *Undone Science in Computer Science* — A conference to explore epistemological and ethical dimensions of computer science through the concept of undone science * *Luxembourg, 23-25th March 2026* (hybrid) * Calling for short talk proposals (1-3 pages abstracts) * Submission deadline: *October 9th 2025* (anywhere on Earth) * Post-proceedings model: we will send a call for full papers after the conference * Some travel funding available for speakers * More information at <https://www.undonecs.org/2026/ <https://www.undonecs.org/2026/>> PRESENTATION As researchers, we are committed to advancing computer science in a way that is both epistemologically and ethically sound. With the *Undone Computer Science* conference, we provide an informal venue to pause and reflect on these aspects of our scientific practices. Our goal is to *bring together computer scientists from across the field, but also social scientists, philosophers and historians of science, and other scholars* interested in discussing the ethical and epistemological dimensions of our work. We welcome abstracts exploring these dimensions, and encourage submissions from a wide range of perspectives. *Abstracts should be 1-3 pages*, clearly outlining the main arguments and contributions of the proposed talk. *As a guiding question, we propose to apply the concept of undone science [1] to computer science.* Undone science refers to questions that are left unaddressed, ignored, or unfunded for various reasons, yet demonstrably worthy of exploration. It highlights the idea that the production and dissemination of knowledge are variously influenced, leading to biases in the choice of research that is done, and eventually in a “systematic non-production of knowledge” [2]. We might want to understand, for instance, whether the way in which computer science is established eventually leaves out some potentially crucial questions and areas of investigation, and what pushes some questions or methods to be ignored whilst others might be favoured. The striking example of AI ethics indeed reminds us of some of the society-impacting case studies which originally motivated the analytical concept of undone science—including corporate influence denounced by critical voices [3], and the debate on requirements and evaluation criteria to improve research by acting on what is funded and published [4]. But undone science could also refer to the consequences of “theoretical commitments” [2], i.e., dominant paradigms, when they blind us collectively about what is worthy or not of exploration—all the while accounts of paradigm shifts in our young domain remain rare. It could refer as well to technical or methodological biases, such as when the availability of certain software or hardware at the right time determines which research idea “wins” [5], or when the haste towards automation in algorithm design leads to a loss of valuable insights compared to alternative paths where people are involved in data exploration [6]. Undone science also refers originally to questions first recognised by actors from civil society—for computer scientists, the free software movement and civil liberties organisations come to mind. We believe that the concept of undone science can further help bring out the epistemological and ethical aspects of research in computer science, and encourage submissions from a wide range of perspectives. Undone Computer Science is an informal peer-reviewed conference with separately reviewed post-proceedings: depending upon the eventual number and quality of submissions, we intend to follow up the conference with a call for full papers to be published in an open-access journal. (Presenting at the conference does not commit to submit a full paper; nor is it necessary to present at the conference to respond to the call for full papers.) POTENTIAL TOPICS It is not necessary to be familiar with the concept of undone science in order to contribute. *Potential topics include, but are not limited to:* * Areas of research in computer science meeting challenges that will require or have required *shifts in viewpoint*; conditions responsible for *certain kinds of research being over- or under-represented*; reasons for a set of *questions being neglected* in an area. * Epistemological questions and challenges, for instance arising from the *interdisciplinary nature* of computer science, or dealing with the articulations between theory and practice; investigations on the values of computer science. * How *social movements or civil society organisations* (e.g. free software movement) play a role in identifying areas of research being left aside, in providing new research questions, or on the contrary in demanding that some kind of research remains undone. * Challenges of integrating ethical and political questioning regarding *social, economic, and environmental consequences* of our work into the process of making “good science”. Concrete examples of questions stemming from ethical consideration being introduced to a domain (why/how), are welcome. * How *ethics codes* (including for instance the ACM Code of Ethics) can be leveraged (or fail) to present some questions as being worthy of exploration; more broadly how guiding principles can be put in place to enrich the research practices in an area. * Explorations of the *influence of publishing practices* within our community, and of popular research methodology and scientific writing guides provided within our fields, on the selection, execution, and dissemination of research. * Examinations of biases and limitations present in commonly-used *educational curricula* (for instance leading to or stemming from a lack of diversity, be it social or methodological). * More generally, any discussion of “systematic non-production” or non-dissemination of knowledge in a broad sense, whether in computer science in general or a specific area, whether past or present; whether due to *limitations of available methodologies, blind spots of dominant paradigms, institutional and industrial biases, lack of social representation,* or other factors. We look forward to receiving your abstracts, and to an engaging and thought-provoking conference. Sincerely, the organisers KEY DATES * Submission deadline: October 9th 2025 (anywhere on Earth) * Author notification: December 8th 2025 * Conference: 23-25th March 2026, hosted by the University of Luxembourg SUBMITTING * Instructions: 1. Abstracts should be 1-3 pages in length (excluding bibliography) and should succinctly present the key arguments and contributions of the proposed talk. The submission can contain appendices or a link to a longer version, but the point of the submission should be clear from the first three pages (reviewers are not obligated to read any further). 2. Submissions should be uploaded to EasyChair in PDF format: <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=undonecs26 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=undonecs26>> 3. The conference being aimed at a wide range of research domains, authors are welcome to include a brief biography if relevant for the contribution (up to 5 lines). 4. Authors can opt for lightweight double-blind reviewing (with the identity of the authors revealed to the reviewers after they submit their review). In this case, the submission should simply be prepared with authors and institutions omitted, and all citations in the 3rd person. The biography can still be included in an anonymised form (omitting the names of both people and institutions). 5. Unfinished or exploratory contributions, that would benefit from discussion at the conference prior to their possible development into full papers, are welcome. There is no submission category, but authors can make it clear in the submission if they strongly prefer a short or a long presentation slot. 6. For a paper accepted at the conference, at least one author is generally expected to present in person, but we will work to make remote presentations possible. (Feel free to inquire in advance with the organisers.) 7. Recognising the importance of the promotion of multilingualism in science [7], we welcome submissions in multiple languages (e.g. translations of the same 1-3 p. talk proposal), provided that the submission can be reviewed from the English version alone. In addition, in special situations where a talk proposal cannot be submitted in English, please contact the chairs in advance to determine if the PC is able to review it. * Acceptance criteria: 1. *Computer Science:* we seek contributions pertaining to computer science (in a broad sense comprising both works *in* computer science and works *on* computer science), 2. *Author expertise:* we expect authors to contribute in accordance with their domains of expertise, in a broad sense; for instance a contribution on ethical issues by a computer scientist can be rooted in their research practice, a contribution by a social scientist can be rooted in the study of an example or through field work; a contribution by a philosopher or historian of science can be rooted in the study of computer science as a specific domain of production of knowledge and scientific practice. 3. *Undone science:* we expect that the question of undone science will inspire presentations that lead to meaningful reflections touching upon ethical or epistemological aspects of computer science in a broad sense, without requiring expertise in epistemology and ethics. For instance, a submission from a computer scientist could outline a potential ethical question, rooted in their research practice, even if its consequences in ethics cannot be fully elaborated at this point. (In doubt, feel free to inquire with the organisers about a potential topic.) * As a general goal, the programme will leave ample time for individual presentations and for discussions. To this end, the program committee can decide to allot presentation slots of varying durations according to the extent of individual submissions and to the authors' expressed preference. * We will endeavour to always give considerate and constructive feedback about proposed abstracts. * Accepted abstracts will be made available online in the programme of the conference. * PC and general chairs are not allowed to submit. Members of the PC are allowed to submit talk proposals in double-blind reviewing. * For all submissions, usual strict rules regarding conflicts of interest apply (see the COPE guidelines <https://doi.org/10.24318/ElTeSLhp <https://doi.org/10.24318/ElTeSLhp>> or the ACM policy on conflicts of interest <https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/conflict-of-interest <https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/conflict-of-interest>>). Please contact the chairs below regarding any question. REGISTRATION & ATTENDING * Inscription fees: we aim for low fees of around 100€. * The venue has good accessibility and we strive to make our conference accessible; more information will be provided on the website of the conference. Feel free to inquire with the organisers. * A limited number of travel grants might be offered for speakers who require it. Feel free to inquire in advance with the organisers. * The talks will be streamed online. Please visit the website <https://www.undonecs.org/2026/ <https://www.undonecs.org/2026/>> or contact us below if you need more information. PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Mohamed Abdalla (University of Alberta) Gabriel Alcaras (Médialab, Paris) Antoine Amarilli (INRIA, Lille) Yackolley Amoussou-Guenou (Univ. Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas) Marc Anderson (Independent researcher, Ottawa) Ambre Ayats (Univ. Eastern Finland) Enka Blanchard (CNRS, Paris) — principal chair Aurélie Bugeau (LaBRI, Univ. Bordeaux) Juan Carlos De Martin (Politecnico Di Torino) Liesbeth De Mol (CNRS, Univ. Lille) Pierre Depaz (HfG Karlsruhe) Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay (Centre Internet et Société, CNRS, Paris) — chair Chantal Enguehard (Univ. Nantes) Elina Eriksson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) Ksenia Ermoshina (The Citizen Lab, U. Toronto & CNRS, Paris) Ben Green (U. Michigan) Felienne Hermans (VU Amsterdam) Robin K. Hill (U. Wyoming) Jun Kato (AIST, Japan) Os Keyes (University of Massachusetts Lowell) Laura Kocksch (Aalborg University) Shriram Krishnamurthi (Brown University, USA) Oded Lachish (University of London) Giuseppe Longo (ENS Paris) Fabrizio Li Vigni (Centre Internet et Société, CNRS, Paris) Janos Makowsky (Emeritus, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa) Florence Maraninchi (Ensimag, Grenoble) Ola Michalec (Univ. Bristol) Lionel Morel (INSA Lyon) Francesca Musiani (Centre Internet et Société, CNRS, Paris) Dawn Nafus (Intel, USA) Alberto Naibo (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Edlira Nano (Univ. Lyon 1) Lê Thành Dũng (Tito) Nguyễn (CNRS, Univ. Aix-Marseille) — chair Norberto Patrignani (Politecnico Di Torino) Tomas Petricek (Charles University, Prague) Jörg Pohle (Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin) Mark Priestley (The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park) Carina Prunkl (Utrecht University) Sophie Quinton (INRIA, Grenoble) — chair Pablo Rauzy (Univ. Paris 8) Luc Rocher (Univ. Oxford) Peter Roenne (Univ. Luxembourg) Peter Y A Ryan (Univ. Luxembourg) Valérie Schafer (Univ. Luxembourg) Ari Schlesinger (Univ. Georgia) Alan Sherman (UMBC, Maryland) Katta Spiel (TU Wien, Austria) Maté Szabó (Univ. Southern California) Tiphaine Viard (Télécom Paris) Salomé Viljoen (U. Michigan) Tone Walford (University College London) ORGANISERS *PC Chairs* Enka Blanchard (CNRS) — principal chair Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay (CNRS) Sophie Quinton (INRIA) Lê Thành Dũng (Tito) Nguyễn (CNRS) *General Chairs* Enka Blanchard (CNRS) Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni (INRIA) *Local Organisers* Peter Roenne (Univ. Luxembourg) — local chair Peter Ryan (Univ. Luxembourg) Valérie Schafer (Univ. Luxembourg) Contact us at <undonecs-2026(a)sciencesconf.org <mailto:undonecs-2026@sciencesconf.org>> BIBLIOGRAPHY [1] D. J. Hess (2016). Undone Science: Social Movements, Mobilized Publics, and Industrial Transitions. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262529495. [2] Frickel, S., Gibbon, S., Howard, J., Kempner, J., Ottinger, G., & Hess, D. J. (2010). Undone Science: Charting Social Movement and Civil Society Challenges to Research Agenda Setting. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 35(4), 444–473. <https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243909345836 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243909345836>> [3] According to Green, tech ethics increasingly tends to be “subsumed into corporate logics and incentives”; according to Abdalla and Abdalla, actions of “Big Tech” to influence academic and public discourse are reminiscent of the tactics of Big Tobacco: * B. Green (2021). The Contestation of Tech Ethics: A Sociotechnical Approach to Technology Ethics in Practice, Journal of Social Computing, 2 (3), pp. 209-225, September 2021. <https://doi.org/10.23919/JSC.2021.0018 <https://doi.org/10.23919/JSC.2021.0018>> * M. Abdalla & M. Abdalla (2021). The Grey Hoodie Project: Big Tobacco, Big Tech, and the Threat on Academic Integrity. In Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES ’21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 287–297. <https://doi.org/10.1145/3461702.3462563 <https://doi.org/10.1145/3461702.3462563>> [4] C.E.A. Prunkl, C. Ashurst, M. Anderljung et al. Institutionalizing ethics in AI through broader impact requirements. Nature Machine Intelligence, 3, 104–110 (2021). <https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00298-y <https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00298-y>> [5] Sara Hooker. 2021. The hardware lottery. Communications of the ACM, 64, 12 (December 2021), 58–65. <https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3467017 <https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3467017>> [6] Dawn Nafus. 2018. Exploration or Algorithm? The Undone Science Before the Algorithms. Cultural Anthropology, 33 (3) : 368–374. <https://journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca/article/view/ca33.3.03 <https://journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca/article/view/ca33.3.03>> [7] Unesco. 2003. Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace. <https://www.unesco.org/legal-affairs/recommendation-concerning-promotion-an… <https://www.unesco.org/legal-affairs/recommendation-concerning-promotion-an…>>

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WEBCAST AUG 15-17 – Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) 16
by Joly MacFie 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

[image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/19605>On August 15-17 2025 the 16th Hackers on Planet Earth <https://hope.net/> (HOPE) conference will be held at St John’s University in Queens NY. The entire event will be webcast by ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/18968> SCHEDULE https://schedule.hope.net/hope16/schedule/ LIVESTREAM https://bit.ly/hope16live TRACK 1 - MARILLAC AUDITORIUM - DAY 1 https://youtu.be/2xuoa3PLMvU TRACK 2 - LITTLE THEATRE - DAY 1 https://youtu.be/zxgoACKKH30 TRACK 3 - TOBIN 201/202 - DAY 1 https://youtu.be/JRP0dW_zy_c TRACK 1 - MARILLAC AUDITORIUM - DAY 2 https://youtu.be/7ZeN53mKhbE TRACK 2 - LITTLE THEATRE - DAY 2 https://youtu.be/8Vr9EcFTTag TRACK 3 - TOBIN 201/202 - DAY 2 https://youtu.be/bEatax_cbKA TRACK 1 - MARILLAC AUDITORIUM - DAY 3 https://youtu.be/Pm4tC2Mnabs TRACK 2 - LITTLE THEATRE - DAY 3 https://youtu.be/aeLNLVIdNlI TRACK 3 - TOBIN 201/202 - DAY 3 https://youtu.be/6mI-8ias7Dw -- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Book Review Pitch in Open Access Journal(s) ?
by Sourav Roy 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

Hello all, I am meaning to review the following books for a journal (preferably an OA journal with ISSN). Although I am making my own list of suitable journals to approach, any suggestions / leads (or a specific list of journals) will be especially helpful. I have secured the official digital copies from the publisher and their permission to review both. Niederer, Sabine, and Gabriele Colombo. *Visual Methods for Digital Research: An Introductio*n. John Wiley & Sons, 2024. <https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Visual+Methods+for+Digital+Research%3A+An+Intro…> Hjorth, Larissa, and Gerard Goggin. *Mobile Media Methods*, John Wiley & Sons, 2024 <https://www.wiley.com/en-be/Mobile+Media+Methods-p-9781509558803> I have recently completed my MPhil in Visual Studies and am preparing for a PhD in (Platformised) Content Studies. Also, not entirely sure whether academic journals only commission reviews themselves (and disregard unsolicited offers from non-Institutional reviewers), so practical advice about the same will be vital for my pitch. My latest book review is as below: <https://www.wiley.com/en-be/Mobile+Media+Methods-p-9781509558803> Guha-Thakurta, Tapati, and Vazira Zamindar, eds. "How Secular is Art?: On the Politics of Art, History and Religion in South Asia." (2024). <https://thewire.in/rights/art-secular-book-review-tapati-guhathakurta-vazir…> Hoping for replies. Sourav Roy https://linktr.ee/willgetback My pronouns: He / Him / His

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Online Seminar Series of the Data Methods Initiative
by Marcel Garz 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

The Data Methods Initiative (https://datamethodsinitiative.org/) is a collaborative academic group committed to promoting the use of computational methods (e.g., deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision) in political science, communications, internet research, and other disciplines. Next talk: "Infrastructural Dependencies in the News Industry: Data Capture Under the Hood" by Aske Kammer on September 3, 1:15 - 2:45 pm CET In this seminar, Aske Kammer (Associate Professor at Roskilde University) presents his research into the technical infrastructures that runs "under the hood" of news websites. Integrating theory from (media) management, critical data studies, and journalism studies, he walks us through how he analyzed 147 general news websites from Denmark and mapped the underlying technical infrastructure. On this basis, he presents the network of technology companies that keeps the news running - and discusses the implications of dependencies upon such companies. More info at https://datamethodsinitiative.org/

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Call for Contribution: Playable Southeast Asia edited collection
by iskandar zulkarnain 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

Call for Contribution: Playable Southeast Asia: Gaming Cultures, Politics, and Aesthetics in a Multiethnic Region edited volume (will be proposed for publication at Duke UP) Editors: Peichi Chung, Byron Fong, Iskandar Zulkarnain Deadline for abstract: December 1, 2025 Notification of abstract acceptance: February 1, 2026 Deadline for full chapter: December 1, 2026 (tentative) Expected date of publication: 2027 While video games have always been a global phenomenon, they have been received, played, and created differently in different regions and localities (Hjorth and Chan 2009; Huntemann and Aslinger 2013; Penix-Tadsen 2019). These differences add multiple levels of complexity to how we experience them. Games can be, and often are more than just an entertainment medium, capable of serving as a subversive means of self-expression under authoritarian regimes (Svelch 2018), or being converted into cultural currency for both game designers and players (Penix-Tadsen 2016). Games can also exist as platforms of ideological protest, representing voices from below (Mukherjee 2017), or can reveal the “upside/down” logics that have defined the Asia/America geopolitical relationship since the 19th century (Patterson and Fickle 2024). Especially important is how they can also be used as a lens to explore how nations struggle with the legacies of war, colonialism and religious strife that define part of the nation-building process (Kang, Yang, Mochocki, Majewski, and Schreiber 2024). Yet, despite these valuable insights, much of the purportedly global focus of video game studies still emphasizes the experience of regions in the Global North and other conventionally prominent centers for the production and consumption of games, while largely omitting the experiences of the Global South from consideration. By following the path of scholars who focus on regions that have traditionally been underserved by dominant industry players, and thus aiming to rectify the broadly lacking examination of these regions by journalists and academics, this edited collection will focus on gaming cultures, politics, and aesthetics in Southeast Asia. As a region, Southeast Asia offers layered, vast levels of complexity. It is a geopolitical and economic construct deeply rooted within the history of global colonialism. It invites multiple approaches in its mapping and description. The region’s nuances are evident in its most prominent geopolitical construction, ASEAN, as an anti-communist bloc while also having two nominally communist countries in the region (Vietnam and Laos). There is mainland Southeast Asia and there is also maritime Southeast Asia. The southern region has a predominantly Muslim population and the northern region is predominantly Buddhist. Meanwhile, the Philippines and East Timor are the only predominantly catholic countries in the region. The region also has the largest number of Chinese diaspora in the world, mostly living in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. All these cultural connections and political configurations have shaped and are currently being shaped by the production, circulation, and consumption of video games both from within and outside the region. In terms of video game theory, for instance, a specific play practice in Southeast Asia–Balinese cockfight–contributes to the theoretical formulation of “gamic action” (Galloway 2006), even though it is somewhat underexplored. Furthermore, within the video game industry framework, there is a conscious effort–driven by data analytics–of “mythifying” Southeast Asia as “the world’s fastest growing game region” to attract foreign (i.e. western) investors, creating a depoliticized configuration of the region and flattening cultural and racial differences (Wong 2023). Meanwhile, in an effort to collectively re-imagine Southeast Asia’s regional identity through game art, some independent game studios in the region have adopted two types of approaches: following the production formula of global popular media to achieve “niche globality,” or presenting their version of “contested regionalism” (Chung 2016). In some cases, game developers and professional players in Southeast Asia also participate in the promotion of digital nationalism (Zulkarnain 2014; Jiwandono 2024). In this context, this edited collection aims to further study gaming practices in Southeast Asia that reflect and reshape cultural paradigms in local and regional settings while simultaneously attending to global gaming progression. Here, we want to frame the concept of “Southeast Asia as a method,” following the theoretical formulation of Kuan-Hsing Chen (2010), to emphasize the use of Southeast Asia as an imaginary anchoring point that allows for inter-referentiality between countries within and outside of the region in terms of their gaming cultural practices (e.g. E-sports, industry, indie games, streaming, etc). We are also interested in having a mix of contributions from scholars from the region (or in close proximity to the region, geographically and/or culturally) and perspectives from/interviews with people who are involved in Southeast Asian gaming cultures (e.g. game developers, studios, archivists, gaming communities, etc). Possible topics might include, but not limited to: - Early histories of video game cultures - Identity (e.g. national, gender, racial, sexual, religious) - “Asiatic” style or form in SEA games - Nostalgic aesthetic/themes in SEA games - Labor exploitation and unionization (or lack of) in SEA gaming industry - Historical and counterhistorical representation in SEA games - Inter-regional citation practice among indie or AAA game developers - Significance of paratextual elements in SEA games (e.g. streaming, game magazines, gaming clubs) - Cultural representations in SEA games (e.g. religious, linguistic, or national) - The roles of the state in SEA gaming cultures - Archival initiatives of SEA games - Decolonizing SEA in video games - Gaming platforms in Southeast Asian context - Video games as a heritage - Gaming preservation - E-sports cultures in SEA - Mobile gaming cultures - Video game bans by the state/state apparatuses Abstract submissions should comprise of: 1. Abstract (250-500 words) 2. Author information (short biographical statement of 200 words) Submissions should be sent to playablesea(a)gmail.com. Abstract submissions will then undergo an internal editorial review process. Authors will be notified of the outcome as soon as reports are received. Chapter submissions should comprise of: 1. Full-length article (5000-9000 words), including references and a bibliography, or 2. Perspectives/Interviews (3000-5000 words) in English or translated 3. Final author information (short biographical statement of 200 words) Feel free to send us questions regarding this proposed edited collection. References: Chen, Kuan-Hsing, Asia as Method: Toward Deimperialization, Duke UP (2010) Chung, Peichi, “The Globalization of Game Art in Southeast Asia,” in Hjorth, Larissa, and Olivia Khoo (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of New Media in Asia, Routledge (2016) Galloway, Alexander, Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture, University of Minnesota Press (2006) Hjorth, Larissa, and Dean Chan (Eds.), Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific, Routledge (2009) Huntemann, Nina B., and Ben Aslinger (Eds.) Gaming Globally: Production, Play, and Place, Palgrave Macmillan (2013) Jiwandono, Haryo Pambuko, “Mobile Game Esports as an Indonesian National Identity,” in Kang, Yowei, Kenneth C.C. Yang, Michal Mochocki, Jakub Majewski, and Pawel Schreiber (Eds.), Asian Histories and Heritages in Video Games, Routledge (2024) Kang, Yowei, Kenneth C.C. Yang, Michal Mochocki, Jakub Majewski, and Pawel Schreiber (Eds.), Asian Histories and Heritages in Video Games, Routledge (2024) Mukherjee, Souvik, Videogames and Postcolonialism: Empire Plays Back, Palgrave Macmillan (2017) Patterson, Christopher B., Open World Empire: Race, Erotics, and the Global Rise of Video Games, NYU Press (2020) Patterson, Christopher B., and Tara Fickle (Eds.), Made in Asia/America: Why Video Games Were Never (Really) About Us, Duke UP (2024) Penix-Tadsen, Phillip, Cultural Code: Video Games and Latin America, The MIT Press (2016) ___________ (Ed.), Video Games and the Global South, ETC Press/Carnegie Mellon University (2019) Švelch, Jaroslav, Gaming the Iron Curtain, The MIT Press (2018) Wong, K. T., “The Data-Driven Myth and the Deceptive Futurity of ‘The World’s Fastest Growing Games Region’: Selling the Southeast Asian Games Market via Game Analytics,” Games and Culture, Vol. 18(1), 2023: 42-61 Zulkarnain, Iskandar, “‘Playable’ Nationalism: Nusantara Online and the ‘Gamic’ Reconstructions of National History,” SOJOURN, Vol. 29(1), 2014: 31-62 Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NUz_G8GzGSEkYUXPDS2QTIRar3mC288XrCRx5kk… -- Iskandar "Izul" Zulkarnain, Ph.D. (He/him) Assistant Professor of Media and Society Global Digital Media Hobart and William Smith Colleges Personal website: http://digitalperipheries.net/ "Ilmu itu untuk dibagi, bukan untuk dimiliki!"

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Zoom Seminar - Environmental Impacts of AI
by Sy Taffel 13 Aug '25

13 Aug '25

The Environmental Impacts of AI Christine Parker, University of Melbourne and Sy Taffel, Massey University Wednesday 20th August, 12:00 - 13:00 NZST Zoom: https://massey.zoom.us/j/83251724991 While Big Tech corporations contend that an AI-driven future is both inevitable and a way of straightforwardly fixing climate change and other ecological crises, there has been increasing levels of concern surrounding the environmental impacts of AI. Join Christine Parker and Sy Taffel for a discussion of how we can cut through the greenwash, move beyond simplistic rhetoric of AI as ‘poison’ or ‘saviour’, and demystify some of the problems, practices and potentials surrounding the multiple and complex relationships between AI and the environment. Christine Parker is a Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne and Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society<https://www.admscentre.org.au/>. Christine teaches and researches socio legal approaches to lawyers’ ethics, business regulation and corporate accountability. Sy Taffel is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies and co-director of the Political Ecology Research Centre at Massey University, Aotearoa-New Zealand. Sy’s research focuses upon the ecological, material, cultural, and political affordances of digital technologies. His current research project explores the intersections between digital technologies and postgrowth futures. 2025 marks ten years of Massey’s Political Ecology Research Centre (PERC). We are celebrating the occasion by holding a seminar series based on the theme of ‘Environmental Futures’. Across a diverse range of speakers, we will be reflecting on the developments and conversations that have followed on from PERC events and looking toward the future. To see all of the speakers in this series, visit this webpage<https://perc.ac.nz/wordpress/environmental-futures-seminar-series> Ngā mihi nui, Sy Taffel and Alice Beban (PERC co-directors)

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Question about AOIR dates
by amarwick＠gmail.com 13 Aug '25

13 Aug '25

Hi all, I'm trying to book my flight for AOIR. Does anyone know if the closing party will be on Saturday night? Thanks! Alice --- Alice E. Marwick, PhD (she/her) Director of Research, Data & Society Senior Faculty Researcher, Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill amarwick(a)gmail.com http://www.tiara.org | http://www.datasociety.net | http://citap.unc.edu

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Last Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

*** Last Call for Workshop Proposals *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/ We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2026), Paphos, Cyprus. Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the conference (“Where HCI meets AI”). We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops, including but not limited to: • Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own paper submission and review processes. • Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing the discussions and outcomes. • Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas. Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or extended abstracts. • Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community. • Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI. Review and Oversight by Workshop Chairs Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop Chairs. It is possible that workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient submissions. Workshop summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2026. We will also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions (through CEUR or a similar venue). Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers • Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer review process. • Create and maintain a dedicated website with workshop information. The IUI 2026 website will link to this page. • Prepare and communicate a Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events). • Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or interactive elements. • Submit a workshop summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library. • Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar). Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop formats listed above may meet these requirements, and we may not be able to include them. IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person to present the work. Proposal Format Workshop proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template (https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…) or the LaTex Template (https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…) For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”. The proposals should be organized as follows: • Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” after the title. • Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop. • Description of workshop topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this workshop is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement and enhance topics covered at the main conference. • Previous history: List of previous workshops on this topic, including the conferences that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past editions of the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by including conference names and years). • Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops organized by workshop organizers in the past. • Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative) workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions. • Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan to invite participants for the workshop. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial. • Workshop activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations, teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. • Planned outcomes of the workshop: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the workshop? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected. • Length: Full-day or half-day. Submission Platform • All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0 http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline. • In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops", and press "Go". We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals. To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds. Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse types of contributions and foster valuable interactions. Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop Chairs in advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the ideas. Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop Proposals: August 22, 2025 • Decision Notification: September 19, 2025 • Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026 Workshop Chairs Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina

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We are Hiring: Assistant Professor - Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
by Evan Light 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

Dear Colleagues, The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026 (or shortly thereafter). The closing date is October 7, 2025. Please distribute the job ad widely in your own personal networks. Assistant Professor - Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures Job Details | University of Toronto <https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job-invite/43240/> -- Evan Light Associate Professor, Policy Studies Coordinator, Critical Information Policy Studies, Masters of Information Faculty of Information / iSchool University of Toronto

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Call for Abstract/Special issue: Gender Politics and Moral Norms Across Media
by Zhen Ye 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

Call for Abstract/Special issue: Gender Politics and Moral Norms Across Media Media and Communication https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/futureissues#i505 Deadline for abstracts: 1-15 September 2025 Deadline for decisions on abstracts: 30 September 2025 Deadline for articles: 15-31 January 2026 About the issue In recent years, we have witnessed a growing body of research focused on identity politics, public shaming, and social outrage in the contemporary media landscape. Morality is often at the core of these debates. At times, societies are gripped by moral panics (Cohen, 1972/2011) and attribute the cause of such feelings of panic to certain media products such as TV dramas, reality TV, or advertising (Critcher, 2006; Guo, 2017). Yet, evidence that these media products contribute to audiences’ moral imagination and reflection in a positive sense increases (Bilandzic et al., 2017; Krijnen, 2009, 2011; Krijnen & Tan, 2009; Krijnen & Verboord, 2011, 2016). On social media platforms, the entanglement of morality with actions of gender-based harassment, status-seeking, and intergroup conflicts (Huang, 2021; Marwick, 2021) always dominates public attention. On the one hand, the existing moral norms and standards are often used to legitimize individual online practices and even to mobilize collective actions; on the other hand, the state and market actors draw on moral norms to regulate and moderate media content under the name of protecting public interests. This thematic issue aims to explore the historical trajectory and continuity of the vital role of media in shaping social dynamics and moral norms, particularly through the lens of gender, from a global perspective. We welcome contributions that empirically and theoretically engage with the topic of gender, media, and morality, and encourage contributors to reflect on the topic with its intersections of class, race, geopolitics, etc. For example, and not limited to: * In the process of formation and mobilization of moral norms, what roles do media play? * How can we critically study, analyze, and compare the complex moralized rhetoric across media? * What are the political and social consequences when the moralized rhetoric is used to target specific social groups (i.e. women and LGBTQ communities)? * What kinds of power dynamics between individuals, social institutions, market actors, and nation-states are reflected in the construction of moral norms? Instructions for Authors Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal's instructions for authors and submit their abstracts (maximum of 250 words, with a tentative title) through the abstracts system. When submitting their abstracts, authors are also asked to confirm that they are aware that Media and Communication is an open access journal with a publishing fee if the article is accepted for publication after peer-review (corresponding authors affiliated with our institutional members do not incur this fee). Editor(s):Tonny Krijnen (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Zhen Ye (Erasmus University Rotterdam), and Qian Huang (University of Groningen) If you have any question, contact: ye[at]eshcc[dot]eur[dot]nl

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