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Databases for internet research?
by Holiday Vega 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Aloha all, What databases do you find most useful for internet research? (I'm interested in virtual communities, online gaming communities, internet culture and communication, if that helps narrow it down a bit). Thank you very much! Best, Holiday

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Event in London on March 21: 'Reimagining the Internet' at Nesta
by Katja Bego 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Hello all, On March 21st, Nesta is hosting "*Reimagining the Internet, *a free evening event held in London on building radical new alternatives for a more democratic future internet. *I sent out a first note about this event a couple of weeks ago, but wanted to update you all on the confirmed speakers so far* This will be the first event in a series of provocations on how European citizens can retake control over the future of the internet. Register your interest here if you'd be interested in joining: https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/reimagining-internet *2017 was a crucial year of reckoning for the internet: from public outcry about the impact of fake news on our democracies, to the emerging risks of rule-by-algorithm. As the Dark Side of the internet is becoming increasingly clear, public demand for more accountable, democratic, more human alternatives is growing.* *But challenging existing dynamics won’t be easy. The internet finds itself dominated by two ruling narratives: the American one, where power is concentrated in the hands of just a few big players, and a Chinese model, where government surveillance appears to be the leitmotif. Between Big Tech and government control, where does this leave citizens?* - *Could Europe build the kind of alternatives that would put citizens back in the driver’s seat?* - *Rather than trying to build the next Google, should Europe focus on building the decentralised infrastructures that would prevent the next Google instead? * *This event is part of the Next Generation Internet initiative, the European Commission’s ambitious new flagship programme focused on building a more democratic, inclusive and resilient internet by 2025.* *We will bring together policymakers, civil society leaders, innovators, activists and everyone else involved with shaping and thinking about the future of the internet.* *Registration will open at 17:30 with the event starting promptly at 18:00. The event finishes at 19:30, and will be followed by networking drinks until 20:00.* *Confirmed speakers so far: * - *Professor John Naughton *- Technology Columnist at the Observer, Senior Research Fellow at Cambridge University & Emiritus Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at the Open University - *Marleen Stikker *- Managing Director and Founder of The Waag Society - *Adam Rang -* Head of Location-Independent Investment, e-Residency programme, Government of Estonia - *Geoff Mulgan -* Chief Executive of Nesta - *Chi Onwurah MP (tbc)* - Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science and Innovation -- 58 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DS www.nesta.org.uk | Newsletter <http://www.nesta.org.uk/newsletter_signup> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nesta_uk> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1868227&goback=%2Egdr_1274367066783_1> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NESTA/116788428355432?v=wall&ref=sgm> This email and any attachments are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via +44 (0)20 7438 2500 or by email to information(a)nesta.org.uk and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Nesta. Nesta is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833. Registered office: 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS.

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Call for abstracts: Open-access book and two-day workshop on vigilant audiences.
by Daniel Trottier 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Call for abstracts: Vigilant Audiences: Understanding Scrutiny, Denunciations, and Shaming in Digital Media Use. https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/news/call-abstracts-vigilant-audiences (includes link to call PDF) We are seeking contributors for an open-access edited volume as well as a two-day workshop in October, on the topic of digital vigilante audiences. This proposed edited collection concerns media users in terms of their vigilant engagements with others. By looking at practices in which digital media users respond to individuals breaching legal and moral boundaries, we can better understand their motivations, but also the broader conceptual and societal implications of these practices. Today’s media landscape allows for scrutiny and intervention in the lives of others. Conventional outlets such as the press and reality television are supplemented and even supplanted by digital media users, who can report and comment on events through any number of mobile applications and other web-based platforms. They may denounce high-profile crimes, such as terrorism, sexual abuse, pedophilia, or participation in riots. They may also target comparatively benign transgressions such as petty theft, bad parking, or disorderly conduct (whether in embodied public spaces or online). In some cases, unaffiliated citizens may play a primary role in breaking a story, for example, by publishing footage of a criminal event to a public forum. In other cases they may respond to a story that broke through a public broadcaster, but shape the visibility and public perception of that story through vitriolic commentary, crowdsourced information about the perpetrator, among other practices. Contemporary media systems may be considered as hybrids (Chadwick 2013) in the sense that journalists and other media actors mobilise and in some cases even depend on their audiences, who play an active role in ‘making’ a story. While media scholars talk about news-making assemblages (ibid.), and criminologists talk about surveillant assemblages in the context of police scrutiny (Haggerty and Ericson 2000), we may consider the extent to which any single instance of user-involved vigilantism involves data flows that implicate both criminological and journalistic spheres. Vigilantism and shaming as social practices have long histories that predate digital media. Yet the adoption of services like Twitter, along with the popularity of populist social news platforms and the ubiquity of comment sections on news sites means that these practices are accessible to any user, and may have a lasting impact on the lives of those who have been targeted. Vigilant media use not only impacts the lives of those who have been denounced, but also may serve to discipline and otherwise govern over those who share categorical affiliations (on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual identity, political views, economic status, among others) and may fear negative repercussions. In other words, mediated vigilance and shaming may contribute to one’s own self-scrutiny, and may shape everyday practices and politics of visibility. Research on vigilante movements is typically concerned with the complexities and contradictions in relations between states and citizens: one the one hand, citizens seem to operate in excess of the state, yet they also share similar objectives (ex: ‘safe streets’) and hegemonic cultural values. This remains the case with digital media and digital vigilantism, and in addition the relations between media outlets and media users warrant conceptual and empirical attention. Contributions to this edited collection will address contemporary digital media practices involving users both consuming and participating in the denunciation of other individuals. We welcome scholarship engaged with a range of (cross-)disciplinary perspectives, including but not limited to sociology, criminology, cultural and media studies. Contributions are not limited to any national or regional context, and we are especially interested in cases and contexts that have not received prior scholarly attention. In particular, we seek chapters that make theoretical and empirical contributions in response to the following questions: - What role do audiences play in denunciatory media (ex: tabloid press; crime-based reality television; populist websites)? - How do the press portray user-led shaming practices? How might these representations vary according to social and political context? - In what ways do established and emerging mediated vigilante practices shape each other (ex: the relation between Twitter use and journalism, or between covering a shaming campaign and contributing to it)? - How might either traditional or entrepreneurial forms of populism (Fieschi and Heywood 2004) contribute to contemporary denunciatory practices? - What role might less visible media practices such as ‘listening’ or ‘lurking’ play in mediated shaming, notably in terms of scrutiny or in terms of composing imagined audiences? - What role do digital media (including mobile apps, social platforms and other web-based services) play in scrutiny and denunciation? - How might scrutiny and denunciatory practices either reinforce or contest categorical forms of discrimination and violence? - How might the public (whether in their role as audiences, educators, parents, guardians, etc.) modify their media use in response to (the possibility of) public scrutiny, denunciation and harassment? - What kinds of subject positions are typically invoked in the mediated representations of outrage (ex: the ‘failson’, diaosi, etc..) Contributing authors are also invited to participate in a two-day workshop on this topic in October, to be held in Rotterdam, NL. This will be an opportunity for authors to present their works in progress and receive constructive feedback. Modest funds will be able to partly support travel and accommodation for contributors. Final versions of chapters should be no longer than 7500 words, including references and notes. We intend to submit a full proposal to Open Book Publishers (https://www.openbookpublishers.com/) a nonprofit open-access publisher that has expressed an interest in this collection. We are currently seeking extended abstracts of approximately 800 words. Please send this (following the guidelines below) to Daniel Trottier ( trottier(a)eshcc.eur.nl) no later than Friday, April 27th, 2018. Tentative schedule Extended abstracts due: 27th April 2018 Notification of accepted contributions: 15th May 2018 Workshop in Rotterdam: early October 2018 (exact dates TBA) First draft of chapters due: 15th December 2018 Feedback on chapters returned: 15th February 2019 Final versions of chapters due: 1st May 2019 Extended abstract structure In order to be considered, abstracts should adhere to the following structure (approx. 800 words, please address each aspect separately and include the specific headlines in your abstract): - Contribution title - Full name of the author(s) - Institutional affiliation(s) and position(s) - e-mail address(es) 1) Purpose: What are the overall tasks and research questions the chapter addresses? 2) Scope: What is the scope of the analysis? This may include a time period for the analysis, geographic scope, phenomena that are either included or excluded in the analysis, or particular social spheres and their interrelations. 3) Method: Which theoretical approaches and empirical research methods are employed for answering the research questions and attaining the chapter’s task? 4) Results: What are the main results presented in the paper? 5) Conclusions: What are the main conclusions of the conducted research for concerned scholarly fields of study? 6) Recommendations: What are the main recommendations for scholarly research, as well as other concerned actors such as citizens, the press, digital media platforms and government branches?

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FW: Vancouver:UBC: Associate Professor or Professor with tenure in Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures
by Bryson, Mary 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Associate Professor or Professor (with tenure) Position Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures The Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), located in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Point Grey), invites applications for an Associate Professor or Professor with tenure in Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures. This position will build on the Faculty of Education and UBC’s leadership in fields such as data visualization, network literacies, knowledge literacies, language technologies, learning analytics, and online education. The position is expected to commence July 1, 2018. The Department is seeking a scholar with a proven track record of excellence in Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures, and a successful history of generating peer-reviewed funding and leading interdisciplinary groups. Applicants for this position should hold a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field. Leadership capabilities for directing a research cluster and for potential leadership of the Digital Literacy Centre would be of value. The successful applicant’s research and teaching interests and expertise may include but are not limited to: the application, development, and critical analysis of digital technologies and media in education; the impact of digitalization on literacies, language use and acquisition in learning processes; digital game studies, play, and creativity; game-based learning; immersive virtual environments; internet cultures; digital narratology and rhetoric; data visualization, mining, and big data; surveillance, copyright and IP; and Open Access / Source, digital publishing, and search engines. We anticipate that the successful candidate will collaborate on funded research, publication, and teaching in the broad and interdisciplinary area of Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures, as well as add research expertise to LLED and the Bachelor of Education and Master of Educational Technology (MET) programs. The successful candidate will help recruit high-caliber graduate students who are seeking expertise regarding the interdisciplinary focus on digital literacies, languages, cultures, and learning in education. Beyond the Department, there are collaborative possibilities, including with the Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC) and the Virtual and Augmented Reality Working Group. This position is open to an outstanding researcher who provides international leadership in their field of study through proven teaching expertise and a research program within a digital cultures research community. The successful candidate will bring a fresh dimension to the study of digital languages, literacies, and cultures. We seek applicants who will contribute to equal opportunity at the University of British Columbia. We will particularly welcome candidates who place gender, race and ethnicity, diasporic concerns, underrepresented populations, or social inequalities at the center of their research and teaching interests in Digital Literacies, Languages and Cultures as these pertain to groups historically underrepresented in higher education. The successful candidate is expected to (a) teach both advanced and introductory classes in undergraduate and graduate programs coordinated by the Department, including courses in the teacher education program; (b) supervise graduate students enrolled in the Department's programs, and contribute grant support to doctoral student trainees; (c) be engaged in sustained and productive scholarly activity, (d) contribute to the scholarly community and service work of the Department, the Faculty of Education, and the University community; and (e) participate in outreach within the broader educational community. The annual workload for this position is 4 courses (12 credits) or equivalent. The Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED, www.lled.educ.ubc.ca) is a vibrant, multidisciplinary group of outstanding researchers committed to excellence in scholarship, teaching, community engagement, and professional leadership. Our research and teaching are responsive to Canada's multicultural, multilingual contexts and the changing global and transnational influences on languages, literacies and cultures. Department members engage in research collaborations with educational communities at the local, national, and international levels to advance theoretical understandings, practical knowledge, and the study of the teaching and learning of language, literacy, literature and culture in their broadest sense. A major emphasis of the Department is on issues of equity and justice in a range of educational contexts and across a range of cultures. The department contributes to the Faculty's Teacher Education Program and Master of Educational Technology and offers Master's and Ph.D. programs in Literacy Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Modern Language Education. The University of British Columbia is in beautiful Vancouver, a multicultural, multilingual city ranked as one of the world's best places to live. The University is recognized internationally as a leading research institution and, recently, was ranked as #3 in Canada in the QS World Rankings. The Faculty of Education shares this commitment to research excellence and provides a comprehensive set of programmatic offerings at the baccalaureate, magisterial and doctoral levels. Academic units include the Department of Language and Literacy Education, the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, the Department of Educational Studies, and the School of Kinesiology. The Faculty is a leader in Indigenous Education and offers additional cross-Faculty initiatives in early childhood education, educational technology and interdisciplinary studies. For further details about the Faculty and its research, please visit www.educ.ubc.ca. This is a tenured position in the Professoriate Stream. The appointment (rank and tenure) is subject to a positive review of the candidate’s records following the process established by the University and in accordance with the Collective Agreement. For more information on the review process and criteria for an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor with tenure, please visit: www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty-relations/collective-agreements/appointment-faculty/. Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of their research interests and teaching/mentoring experience, 2-3 samples of recently published work that are most relevant to their research programs, and evidence of teaching effectiveness, as well as names and contact details of three references. All applications must be submitted electronically, in the format of a single, bookmarked PDF file, to Brittany Bella, Assistant to the Department Head, at lled-posting.educ(a)ubc.ca<mailto:lled-posting.educ@ubc.ca>. Review of applications will begin on April 3, 2018, and will continue until the position is filled. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are not able to confirm receipt of submissions over the phone or by mail/email, nor can we provide the status of applications except to those who are shortlisted for an interview. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Anthony Paré, Professor, Search Committee Chair, LLED (anthony.pare(a)ubc.ca<mailto:anthony.pare@ubc.ca>). Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. -- Dr. Mary K. Bryson Senior Associate Dean, Administration, Faculty Affairs & Innovation, Faculty of Education Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), Faculty of EducationThe University of British Columbia | Unceded Musqueam territory

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German Content: Veröffentlichung: Originalität und Viralität von (Internet-)Memes
by Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Liebe Mitglieder de Aoir, gerne würde ich auf eine Special Issue Veröffentlichung von Georg Fischer und mir zum Gegenstand von Internet-Memes hinweisen: Die gesamte Ausgabe ist auch auf der Seite von Kommunikation@Gesellschaft zu finden: http://kommunikation-gesellschaft.de/meme2018.html <http://kommunikation-gesellschaft.de/meme2018.html> > Georg Fischer und Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla (Hrsg.) > Originalität und Viralität von (Internet-)Memes > > Georg Fischer (Berlin), Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla (Berlin/Hannover) > Editorial: Originalität und Viralität von (Internet-)Memes (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56040-8>) > > Aufsätze: > > Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla (Berlin/Hannover), Georg Fischer (Berlin) > Überlegungen zu einer textuellen Definition von Internet-Memes (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56022-8>) > > Stephanie Dreyfürst (Frankfurt am Main) > Vom Emblem zum Meme. Oder wie aus einem gelehrten Zeitvertreib der Frühen Neuzeit ein Internetphänomen der Gegenwart wurde (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56048-8>) > > Jana Herwig (Wien) > Viralität als Sonderfall. Über Selfies, Serialität und die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Kommunikation im Social Web (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56025-3>) > > Michael Johann (Passau), Lars Bülow (Salzburg) > Die Verbreitung von Internet-Memes. Empirische Befunde zur Diffusion von Bild-Sprache-Texten in den sozialen Medien (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56037-8>) > > Simon Moebius (Lüneburg) > Humor und Stereotype in Memes. Ein theoretischer und methodischer Zu-gang zu einer komplizierten Verbindung. (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56036-3>) > > Sascha Oswald (Hildesheim) > „Try not to cry“ – Memes, Männlichkeit und Emotionen. Zur Entstehung von Affektstrukturen in digitalen Bildpraktiken (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56038-3>) > > Sebastian Baden (Mannheim) > Der „Memplex“ Terrorismus (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56056-3>) > > Essays: > > Giannina Herion (Berlin) > Belanglose Bilder - Vom Viral zum Internet-Mem (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56041-3>) > Konstantin Hondros (Duisburg) > Zwischen Realität und Virtualität – Memet_innen im Schwebezustand des Doing Meme (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56035-8>) > > Interview: > > Oskar Piegsa (Hamburg), Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla (Berlin) > WANN IST EIN MEME EIN MEME? Ein E-Mail-Austausch anlässlich der plötzlichen Popularität des Run-DMC-Logos (pdf <http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56039-5>) > Danke und mit liebem Gruß, //Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla connect: *lnkdn: https://goo.gl/ZHmuzf <https://goo.gl/ZHmuzf> *twt: www.twitter.com/lorenzguitar <http://www.twitter.com/lorenzguitar> recent publications: *Originalität und Viralität von (Internet-)Memes. Sonderausgabe Kommunikation@Gesellschaft, Hrsg. Georg Fischer, Lorenz Grünewald-Schukalla: [https://goo.gl/nkaTha <https://goo.gl/nkaTha>] *YouTubes Musikkultur zwischen Co-Creation und Kommerzialisierung. In: Schwetter, Neubauer, Matthei. Die Produktivität von Musikkulturen: [https://goo.gl/uk3gF4 <https://goo.gl/uk3gF4>] *Eine Methodologie für kulturelle Musikwirtschaftsforschung. In: Tschmuck, Flath, Lücke. Musikwirtschaftsforschung: [https://goo.gl/SYwKh6 <https://goo.gl/SYwKh6>] *A Methodology for Cultural Music Business Research. International Journal of Music Business Research, 6(1), 6–34: [https://goo.gl/iZRrom <https://goo.gl/iZRrom>]

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Call for papers - OBS* Special issue on The co-option of audience creativity on digital platforms
by Inês Amaral 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Call for papers - OBS* Special issue on The co-option of audience creativity on digital platforms Guest Editors: Ana Jorge (CECC-UCP), Inês Amaral (CECS/ISMT), David Mathieu (Roskilde University/ECREA Audiences and Reception Studies Section Chair) Submission deadline: 30th March 2018 Through its 3-year of activity, the Consortium on Emerging Directions in Audience Research (CEDAR), a network funded by the AHRC in the UK, has observed that the co-option of audiences by large, global players is becoming more intricate than previously. While a number of factors account for this development, the co-option of audiences is increasingly made possible by the appropriation of technology in the development of digital media platforms. These media are able to turn audience’s work and engagement into commodities for attracting attention, metrics to be sold to advertisers and business models (Andrejevic, 2009; van Dijck, 2013; Hearn & Schoenhoff, 2016). While user-generated content such as blogging or vlogging is a clear sign of audience agency, there is an increased tendency for that work to be co-opted by private and public media, hence leading to new forms of power imbalance between media and audiences. The co-option of audiences refers generally to the appropriation of audience labour, their ideas or the content of their productions, for one’s own purposes, be it by media and other organisations. But it also involves the process of gaining the audience’s agreement and consent in contributing to the objectives of the organisation and the establishing of new forms of relationship between audiences and platforms. On the other hand, audiences sometimes appreciate the recognition of their production by more established media or producers, such as fan communities. Hence, there is an important dialectic dimension in which co-option is negotiated, in which conflicts and tensions arise, and in which norms, rules and roles are redefined (Stehling et al., forthcoming). This topic has been discussed by political economy of communication and in particular of the web 2.0, focusing on the exploitation of audiences’ work as free labour (Andrejevic, 2009; Wasko, Murdock & Sousa, 2014; Fuchs & Sevignani, 2013), and by cultural studies through the notion of participation (Jenkins, 2006; Jenkins & Carpentier, 2013). However, Vesnić-Alujević and Murru (2016) claim the urgency of finding bridges between those perspectives. This special issue wishes to investigate the dialectic nature of co-option of audience creativity in blogging and vlogging platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram etc. Can the commodification of audience creativity and the emancipation it creates live side by side within the same model? When a YouTuber advertises a product, is the content different and does it entail different forms of communication to and from the audiences? How do popular and professional or semi-professional Youtubers, Instagrammers, etc negotiate the boundaries of their work and retain their integrity and authenticity? We invite contributions to answer these and other related questions by paying attention, amongst others, to: - the processes of produsage and co-creation of media content by the audiences within new practices of co-option by different kinds of power; - the commercialisation of “micro-celebrities”/“social media influencers” (in digital platforms as YouTube, blogs, Instagram and Facebook); - the use of algorithms and its impact on audience creativity; - the strategies deployed to encourage and orient (or block and prevent) the production of content that (dis)serves the interests of non-audience actors (owners, administrators, advertisers, etc.); - the processes and mechanisms of translation, such as datafication, metrification, by which audience creativity is co-opted; - the formation and negotiation of new business models throughout the co-option of audience labour; - the complex landscape of cross-interests and mutual influences between content users and producers; - the redefinition and negotiation of audience’s roles and relations with other actors. For questions, please contact Special Issue Guest Editor Ana Jorge: anajorge(a)fch.lisboa.ucp.pt Submissions should follow the manuscript format guidelines for OBS* at http://obs.obercom.pt/index.php/obs/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions. All manuscripts should be submitted to anajorge(a)fch.lisboa.ucp.pt , until March 30th 2018. Manuscripts will go through a peer review process, and the Special Issue is planned to appear in the last issue of OBS* 2018 (Sept-Dec). Inês Amaral Professora Auxiliar ISMT | Investigadora CECS - UMinho Assistant Professor ISMT | Researcher CECS - UMinho website | degóis.pt | researchgate

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Fellowships in Berlin: The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society calls for applications!
by Ulrike Klinger 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Dear all Apologies for cross-posting: https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear… <https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear…> The Weizenbaum Institute is pleased to invite applications for research fellowships for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Visiting fellows will be hosted at the Institute for a period of one to three months. They will have the opportunity to conduct research on-site in Berlin, one of Europe’s most vibrant cities. Our aim is to establish and to cultivate fruitful collaborations between the Weizenbaum Institute and researchers around the globe, thus helping to position it as a leading research institution world-wide. For our visiting scholars, the Weizenbaum Institute offers an inspiring multi- disciplinary research environment with access to other leading research institutions. Researchers are asked to submit their applications addressed to the specific research group with which they would like to be associated. A full list of research groups currently offering fellowships is provided here: https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear… <https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear…> . Applications for fellowships may be submitted over the course of the whole year. Please indicate in your application the months in 2018, 2019, or 2020, which you would like to spend at the Weizenbaum Institute. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a publications list, a two-page project description, information about previous work, and your planned working program for the duration of your research stay. Projects resulting in publications are highly encouraged. The Weizenbaum Institute offers appropriate financial support to visiting fellows. This includes a fellowship provided by one of the seven founding institutions of the Weizenbaum Institute. For more information on the individual projects and details concerning the conditions for the fellowship, please contact the person to whom you will submit your application, corresponding to the research group in which you are interested: https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear… <https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/11/2018/02/Resear…> . If you are interested in joining the research group on „News, campaigns and the rationality of public discourse“, you can get back to me directly: ulrike.klinger(a)fu-berlin.de <mailto:u.klinger@fu-berlin.de>. Best regards from Berlin. Dr. Ulrike Klinger Professor for digital communication Head of research group „News, campaigns and the rationality of public discourse" Institute for Media and Communication Studies Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 55 14195 Berlin Tel. +49 30 83864593‬ Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society Hardenbergstr. 32 10623 Berlin u.klinger(a)fu-berlin.de https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de

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PhD position in Berlin: The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society
by Ulrike Klinger 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Apologies for cross-posting Dear all Who wants to pursue a PhD in Berlin and join my research group on „News, campaigns and the rationality of public discourse“? Find the full call for applications here: http://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/kommwiss/aktuelles/Research-Assistant-at-the… Please send the usual documents including CV, diplomas, cover letter until March 19, 2018 to annika.schuetz(a)fu-berlin.de <mailto:annika.schuetz@fu-berlin.de>. More information about Weizenbaum Institute: https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/english/ <https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de/english/> Best regards from Berlin Dr. Ulrike Klinger Professor for digital communication Head of research group „News, campaigns and the rationality of public discourse" Institute for Media and Communication Studies Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 55 14195 Berlin Tel. +49 30 83864593‬ Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society Hardenbergstr. 32 10623 Berlin u.klinger(a)fu-berlin.de https://vernetzung-und-gesellschaft.de

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CfP The International Symposium on Media Innovations 2018
by Niamh Ni Bhroin 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Call for Papers: The International Symposium on Media Innovations 2018 (ISMI18) Theme: Media Innovations and Good Lives Dear list members, we are pleased to announce that the seventh International Symposium on Media Innovations (ISMI18) will take place in Oslo, Norway on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September, 2018. Join us, along with a small group of international academic researchers and industry representatives, to discuss how innovations are developed in, influence, and transform contemporary media. We will discuss innovation and change in media technologies and services, organisational structures and management, and policies. We will also focus on questions relating to media production, journalism, media consumption and use. The theme for ISMI18 is ‘Media Innovations and Good Lives’. During our two-day event we will theorise media innovation and how this may relate, influence, and contribute to, living good lives in contemporary societies. At the same time, we will retain a focus on the presentation and discussion of empirical cases of media innovation in different organisations and contexts. We therefore welcome submissions that relate to the conference theme, such as: Media innovation and good lives; Media innovation and social transformation; Media innovation and ethical design; Media innovation and sustainable futures We also encourage submissions that relate to the broader field of media innovation research. These include, but are not limited to: Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Paradigm Innovation; Position Innovation; Genre Innovation; and, Social Innovation We are delighted to announce that our keynote lectures will be presented by: Professor Ann Light (Professor of Design & Creative Technology – Engineering and Design) at the University of Sussex: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/29619/publications AND Professor Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga (Professor of Media Change and Media Innovation) from the Media Innovation Lab at the Universtiy of Vienna: (http://milab.univie.ac.at/team/homero-gil-de-zuniga/) Deadlines and Dates: 31 May, 2018: Extended abstracts (max 750 words) due June, 2018: Notification of acceptance 30 June, 2018: Provisional Schedule announced 10 August, 2018: Full papers due 17 August 2018: Deadline for registration 24 August, 2018: Final programme announced All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Extended abstracts (750-words max) should be sent to our EMAIL address: symposium(a)mediainnovations.no<mailto:symposium@mediainnovations.no> Additional Information: The programme will consist mainly of academic presentations and debates. Panels discussing topics that are of particular relevance to the industry, and to the theme of the symposium, will also be included. A nominal fee will be charged for registration to the conference. A discount will be available for PhD and Masters students. An award for best paper will be announced during the conference. Selected papers from the symposium will also be published in a special issue of the Journal of Media Innovations (LINK: https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/) The International Symposium on Media Innovations is an annual symposium that is organized by the Centre for Research on Media Innovations at the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo. It has also been held in Tallinn (2017) and Brussels (2013 and 2015). For more information see: http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/events/i… Best wishes, Niamh Ní Bhroin http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/personer/vit/niamhn/index.html Postdoktor Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon Universitetet i Oslo n.n.bhroin(a)media.uio.no<mailto:n.n.bhroin@media.uio.no>

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CfA - Data in Democracy Summer School, 2-6 July
by Tromble, R.K. 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, I'm very excited to announce the new Data in Democracy Summer School, which will be hosted at Leiden University's campus in The Hague this July. The school will bring together a select group of academics (including grad students) and practitioners who care about promoting the responsible use of data and technology in democratic societies. It is proactively cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral, and anyone who analyzes or otherwise makes use of quantitative data is eligible to apply. The Call for Applications and link to the summer school website are below. Feel free to contact me with any questions at dataindemocracy(a)fsw.leidenuniv.nl<mailto:dataindemocracy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>. And please share widely! We really want to ensure we are able to put together a diverse group of passionate participants. All the best, Rebekah Dr. Rebekah K. Tromble Assistant Professor Institute of Political Science Leiden University rebekahtromble.net --------------------------------------------------------- Call for Applications - 2018 Data in Democracy Summer School Dates: July 2-6, 2018 Location: The Hague Early-bird application deadline (with reduced fee): April 7th Regular application deadline (with standard fee): April 30th Our Vision #ResponsibleData #ResponsibleTech >From criminal justice to transportation, poverty to "fake news," large-scale data are helping us both understand and address some of the most pressing issues facing modern democracies. And yet analyses and applications of those same data can do real harm. Algorithms used for setting bail can perpetuate racial biases. Calculations employed to improve the efficiency of postal delivery may divert already-scarce resources away from impoverished areas. Enhancing political engagement on social media platforms can promote misinformation, polarization, and distrust. And the list-unfortunately-goes on. How can we maximize the effectiveness of, and minimize potential harms resulting from, the use of data in contemporary democracies? One important answer is to bring more social science into our data practices. Social science perspectives permit a deeper understanding of the social and political processes that generate data-allowing us to more critically unpack what the data represent. And social science research can tell us a great deal about the likely effects of various applications resulting from data analysis. With this in mind, the Data in Democracy Summer School will bring together a select group of practitioners and academics for five days to learn about and apply crucial insights from the social sciences concerning the forms, functions, and impacts of data in democratic societies. Participants will receive a series of lectures with built-in practical exercises, engage in social and networking activities, and, on the final day, take part in a "hackathon" that capitalizes on participants' diverse backgrounds and experiences as they work together on a problem using real-world data. We are seeking participants from a wide range of fields and backgrounds, and we encourage anyone who holds at least a bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) and who works with quantitative data to apply. For more information, please visit: http://summerschool.universiteitleiden.nl/courses/data-in-democracy-1 And feel free to contact us with any questions at dataindemocracy(a)fsw.leidenuniv.nl<mailto:dataindemocracy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>.

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