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CfP: International ZeMKI conference "The Mediatization of Time: New perspectives on media, data and temporality" (deadline Sept. 1)
by Dr. Leif Kramp 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

*** sorry for cross-posting *** CALL FOR PAPERS International ZeMKI conference "The Mediatization of Time: New perspectives on media, data and temporality" 7-8 December 2017 ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research University of Bremen, Germany Recent innovations in the digitalization and datafication of communication fundamentally affect how people conceptualize, perceive and evaluate time to create the kind of world they live in. The conference invites participants to think through the interplay of media and data in respect of the way social time is constructed, modulated, and experienced. This allows to appreciate how new technologies and representations deeply affect the temporal organization of today’s media suffused societies, and it also sheds light on transformations in mediating time. We assume that mediatization as a fundamental societal change that interweaves with the development and spread of communication and information technologies leaves its mark on the ways we process and order the pace, sequence, rhythms and of social reality. This conference invites to think through the role of media and data people have or had at hand to time their interactions, relations, and states of being. It encourages submissions related to the mediation of time and the timing of media(ization), and includes, but is not restricted to, the following themes: - Transformativity of mediatization processes: How can we grasp the historically changing mediation of time and the relation to diachronic processes of mediatization? What are the dynamics between the transforming construction of time and the ongoing formation of mediatization? - Temporality and mediation of time: Are there temporal affordances of media and how do they influence the experience of mediated time? What time principles characterize today’s media-saturated life? How do media technologies relate to the various temporalities of media practices? - Memory and the rearrangement of the tenses: What temporal meanings are generated by the media? How are media used in order to knit together past, present and future? Please send a 300-word abstract, along with your name, e-mail address, academic affiliation, and short bio to: mediatizedtime(a)uni-bremen.de Abstract submission deadline: September 1, 2017 Acknowledgment of acceptance: September 15, 2017 Conference dates: December 7-8, 2017 Confirmed speakers include: Staffan Ericson (Södertörn University): Mediatization in Time; Andreas Hepp (University of Bremen): Datafication and Temporal Media Practices; Johan Fornäs (Södertörn University): Media as Third-Time Tools; Helge Jordheim (University of Oslo): Modes of Synchronization; Emily Keightley (Loughborough University): Zones of Intermediacy; Irene Neverla (University of Hamburg): Media/Time Rhythms; Elizabeth Prommer (University of Rostock): Work, Time, Media; Espen Ytreberg (University of Oslo): Networked Simultaneities. The conference is organized by Christian Pentzold and Christine Lohmeier from the ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, University of Bremen in cooperation with Anne Kaun, School of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm. For more information, please contact christian.pentzold(a)uni-bremen.de http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/events/conferences/the-mediatization-of-t…

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Open call for submissions to Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy
by Michael T Zimmer 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, As editor of the American Library Association’s Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy<http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/JIFP>, I'm excited to welcome submissions related to intellectual freedom and privacy, both in libraries and beyond. Submissions can include: • research articles (peer reviewed) • non-peer reviewed articles and essays discussing or describing policies,practices,projects,law, and scholarship related to intellectual freedom and privacy • personal accounts of censorship and intellectual freedom challenges • opinion pieces and essays on current and topical issues • book and publication reviews (we have a list of available books, and others are welcome) Full submission details and author guidelines are available at https://journals.ala.org/index.php/jifp/about/submissions Feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions, or to volunteer to be a reviewer! And please forward this email to any other interested communities. Best, Michael Zimmer Editor, Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu<mailto:zimmerm@uwm.edu> t: @michaelzimmer w: www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/>

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TT job: Data Analytics in Strategic Communication (American University, Washington DC)
by Filippo Trevisan 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Hi all, My School is hiring a TT assistant professor with expertise in Data Analytics in Strategic Communication. Please contact Faculty Affairs co-ordinator Aisha Green with any questions: +1-202-885-2133 or aisha(a)american.edu <mailto:aisha@american.edu> Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/42957 <https://apply.interfolio.com/42957> The School of Communication at American University, Washington, D.C., invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Public Communication Division beginning August 1, 2018. We are seeking candidates in the field of strategic or political communication with a demonstrated expertise in the role of data analytics to shape and drive communication campaigns. We are looking for someone whose expertise has gone beyond studying communication to actually using, evaluating and/or applying big data as a tool to create, develop, and implement communication strategies. For more information and to apply, click here: https://apply.interfolio.com/42957 <https://apply.interfolio.com/42957> ——— Filippo Trevisan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor - School of Communication Deputy Director - Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC - 20016 Tel: +1 (202) 885 6930 Email: trevisan(a)american.edu <mailto:trevisan@american.edu> Web: www.filippotrevisan.net <http://www.filippotrevisan.net/> New book: “Disability Rights Advocacy Online: Voice, Empowerment and Global Connectivity <https://www.routledge.com/Disability-Rights-Advocacy-Online-Voice-Empowerme…>” NY: Routledge, 2016. All my publications: www.filippotrevisan.net/publications <http://www.filippotrevisan.net/publications>

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UMUAI special issue on personalized cultural heritage content - Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 27 Aug '17

27 Aug '17

Digital cultural heritage is now a mature field, in which information technologies are used in the service of preserving cultural heritage. The digital form of resources allows for the exploitation of advances in data analytics, semantics, information retrieval, user interaction, profiling and personalization in order to develop new, exciting and stimulating cultural heritage experiences in tourism and education. This special issue aims to form a reference point for the field of personalized delivery of cultural heritage content. We invite works that present and/or review the current state of the art in theory and practice, as well as promising recent advances in the area of aligning the delivery process for cultural heritage content to the needs, goals, characteristics and preferences of individual users and groups of users. The issue is broad in scope, with the caveat that emphasis should be on the link between cultural heritage and personalization techniques; works dealing exclusively with one of the two topics will be deemed out of scope. Topics of interest Semantic modelling for cultural heritage content and their application to personalized content delivery. Advances in knowledge representation. Metadata standards and datasets. Automated reasoning and computational argumentation for personalized explanations and feedback. Personalization/recommendation technologies applied to cultural heritage content. Profiling techniques for individuals, groups and crowds. Context awareness in cultural heritage venues and cities. Applications in cultural, educational or touristic experiences. Personalized storytelling. Adaptive navigation and browsing. Crowdsourcing and crowd computing methodologies, tools and case studies and their application to personalization in Cultural Heritage. Creativity and collaboration. Social interaction and argumentation. Mixed Crowd and AI- based processing approaches to personalization Personalized interaction with cultural heritage content. PCs and mobile personal devices. Multi-touch interfaces. Information booths. Public and shared displays Paper submission Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract (up to four pages) to the special issue editors via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umuaich2017) Promising and in-scope works will be invited for extension into full submissions, from which point on a standard reviewing process will be followed. Submission and detailed formatting instructions for full papers are available at the journal's site (http://www.umuai.org/paper_submission.html) Important dates Abstract due: November 30th, 2017 Full submission invitation: December 15th, 2017 Manuscript due: February 28th, 2018 First notification to authors: April 30th, 2018 Revised submission deadline: June 15th, 2018 Final notification to authors: July 31st, 2018 Publication date: End of 2018 / start of 2019, as per UMUAI's publication schedule Guest editors Manolis Wallace ??? LAB - Knowledge and Uncertainty Research Laboratory Department of Informatics and Telecommunications University of Peloponnese Martín López-Nores Department of Telematics Engineering University of Vigo Yannick Naudet Luxembourg Institute for Science and Technology (LIST) 5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux L-4362 Esch/Alzette Tsvi Kuflik Information Systems Department The University of Haifa

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9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (ICCCI 2017): Call for Participation
by Announce Announcements 27 Aug '17

27 Aug '17

*** Call for Participation *** 9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence ICCCI 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 27 - 29 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… (collocated with the 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Computational Collective Intelligence is most often understood as an AI subfield dealing with soft computing methods which enable making group decisions or processing knowledge among autonomous units acting in distributed environments. Web-based systems, social networks and multi-agent systems very often need these tools for working out consistent knowledge states, resolving conflicts and making decisions. ICCCI 2017 is the 9th edition of the conference organized by the University of Cyprus and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland, in cooperation with the IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Computational Collective Intelligence. The aim of the conference is to provide an internationally respected forum for scientific research in the computer-based methods of collective intelligence and their applications in (but not limited to) such fields as group decision making, consensus computing, knowledge integration, semantic web, social networks and multi-agent systems. The 114 high quality papers will be presented by researchers from 31 countries all over the world on the following topics: - Knowledge Engineering and Semantic Web - Social Networks and Recommender Systems - Data Mining Methods and Applications- - Multi-agent Systems - Sensor Networks and Internet of Things - Decision Support & Control Systems - Cooperative Strategies for Decision Making and Optimization - Computational Swarm Intelligence - Machine Learning in Medicine and Biometrics - Cyber Physical Systems in Automotive Area - Internet of Things - Its Relations and Consequences - Text Processing and Information Retrieval - Low Resource Language Processing - Computer Vision Techniques - Intelligent Processing of Multimedia in Web Systems Keynote Lectures 1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Nürnberger Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany Title: Collaborative Exploration: Methods to Support Collaborative Searching and Sensemaking 2. Prof. Yannis Manolopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Title: Predicting the future evolution of scientific output 3. Prof. Slawomir Zadrozny Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Title: Consensual decision making: history and new trends 4. Prof. Constantinos S. Pattichis University of Cyprus, Cyprus Title: Cardiovascular Health Informatics: Predicting the Risk of Stroke Based on Ultrasound Image Analysis of the Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque Proceedings The proceedings are published in Springer's LNCS/LNAI series. According to the recent Springer Reports of May 2017 Proceedings of ICCCI 2016 and ICCCI 2015 belong to the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant SpringerLink eBook Collection in 2016. Registration http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Organization Honorary Chairs · Costas Christophides, Rector of University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Pierre Lévy, University of Ottawa, Canada · Cezary Madryas, Rector of Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland General Chairs · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania · Piotr J?drzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan Organising Chair · Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus å Special Sessions and Workshops Chairs · Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Bogdan Trawinski, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Doctoral Track Chair · George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Chair · Christos Mettouris , University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Committee · Marios Komodromos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Rafa? Kern, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Marcin Pietranik, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Zbigniew Telec, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Steering Committee · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (chair), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Piotr J?drzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Shyi-Ming Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan · Kiem Hoang, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam · Lakhmi C. Jain, University of South Australia, Australia · Geun-Sik Jo, Inha University, Korea · Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland · Ryszard Kowalczyk, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia · Toyoaki Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan · Manuel Núñez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

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WG: Vacancies: Postdoctoral Research Associate and PhD Fellowship (Digital Influence and Radicalisation)
by Hall, Margeret (KSRI) 26 Aug '17

26 Aug '17

About the positions The Applied Innovation Lab at UNO is hiring two research positions (PostDoc and PhD) aimed at applying deep learning to problems in influence and radicalization on online platforms. The position is ideally suited for recent graduates who are interested in applying their technical skills to challenging and important problems in deep learning. Successful applicants will contribute to the interdisciplinary team and implement algorithms in relevant (open source) software and programming environments (e.g., Matlab, R, Python). Interested PostDoc applicants please email to Prof. Hall at mahall(a)unomaha.edu<mailto:mahall@unomaha.edu>, and interested PhD candidates can review the application procedure on the website<https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/phd-i…>. The starting date is open for discussion, though ideally we would like the successful PostDoc candidate to start as soon as possible/in the Spring semester for the PhD. Qualifications We are looking for creative and independent researchers with a degree in a subject relevant to the research, such as Computer Vision or Machine Learning. We are especially interested in applicants whose research interests match the field in the job description. Solid knowledge and experience of deep learning for the solution of computer vision problems is a requirement, as well as good programming skills. As you will be working in an interdisciplinary team in international cooperation with universities, research organizations and companies, we expect a pro-active and collaborative attitude and excellent communication skills both in presentations and writing. Ideally, an applicant has relevant research exposure in computer vision, deep learning or machine learning, and have solid programming ability. We expect PostDoc applicants to have strong research ability demonstrated from publications in relevant fields. The applicants must be highly motivated and self-driven, eager to learn new tools and new methodologies. Knowledge and expertise in deep learning and computer vision is preferred. About the University of Nebraska at Omaha Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness and community engagement efforts. Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity: The University of Nebraska Omaha is committed to maintaining an environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors that is fair and responsible, an environment which is based on one’s ability and performance. The University of Nebraska Omaha declares and affirms a policy of equal education and employment opportunities, affirmative action in employment, and non-discrimination in providing services to the public. Therefore, the University of Nebraska Omaha shall not discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion, or political affiliation. Applicants who are considered underrepresented in the STEM research field, applicants with disabilities, or applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply. ** Apologies for cross-posts. Appreciate your forwarding to interested candidates! Margeret Hall, Ph.D Assistant Professor School of Interdisciplinary Informatics College of Information Science & Technology The Peter Kiewit Institute, PKI 275C University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 68182 Phone: (402) 554-2847 College: http://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/school…

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smartphones/teens/hyperbole
by Barry Wellman 26 Aug '17

26 Aug '17

Re Galen Panger's comment on the list: "I actually thought the article was hyperbolic, and I felt disappointed to see it get so much attention. I think there is reason for some concern, I would have liked to see the evidence presented less selectively and one-sidedly." Heartedly agree. Keith Hampton and I have an article asserting that each generation thinks that community has been lost as compared to the previous one. Now, it is mobile phones. Two decades ago, it was the internet. You can keep tracing this back to Tommy Jefferson in 1787. And perhaps further. Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 _______________________________________________________________________

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PLSC-Europe 2018 Call for Papers
by Imge Ozcan 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

*With the usual apology for cross-posting* PLSC-EUROPE 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS PLSC-Europe 2018 will be held in Brussels on Saturday 27 January 2018, right after CPDP2018 (http://www.cpdpconferences.org) CPDP - Computers, Privacy & Data Protection conference - is an annual gathering of academics, lawyers, practitioners, policy-makers, industry, and civil society from all over the world. Its 11th edition, "The Internet of Bodies", will take place from Wednesday 24 January to Friday 26 January 2018. PLSC-Europe will follow on Saturday 27 January 2018. Based on the popular Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) event in the United States, PLSC-Europe is dedicated to bringing together privacy law scholars, practitioners, and privacy scholars from other disciplines from across Europe and beyond to discuss current issues. PLSC-Europe aims at fostering greater connections between academia and practice (industry, legal, advocacy, and government), and at bringing together law scholars with academics and professionals from other disciplines (e.g. economics, philosophy, political science, computer science). The first PLSC-Europe was held in October 2015 in conjunction with the Amsterdam Privacy Conference, and the second one in May 2017, in conjunction with TILTing Perspectives 2017. From 2017 onwards, PLSC-Europe became a regular event co-organized by the University of Amsterdam (IvIR), Tilburg University (TILT), and the Free University Brussels (LSTS/Privacy Salon), alternating between Amsterdam, Tilburg, and Brussels. The third edition of PLSC-Europe will be held on 27 January 2018 in Brussels. PLSC is a paper workshop. Papers are not available, and proceedings will not be released. The papers discussed are works in progress, and so will not be publicly released, nor publicized: the ideas presented by the authors are often still developing, and need further incubation before being finalised. In a PLSC paper workshop, a "commenter" leads a discussion among participants on an author's paper. Authors are encouraged to listen to the discussion, rather than steer it or participate actively to it. There are no panels or keynotes at PLSC: the idea is to help the author by giving feedback and advice on the paper. Workshops are informal and friendly in nature. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – PLSC-EUROPE 2018 We welcome the submission of abstracts on both pure and multidisciplinary legal scholarship on privacy and data protection. Please submit your abstract through the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=plsceurope2018 If your abstract gets accepted for the paper workshop, you will be required to deliver a full draft before the conference, to allow participants to read the paper in advance. Key Dates * Abstract submission: 29 September 2017 * Abstract acceptance: 27 October 2017 * Workshop draft due: 22 December 2017 * Workshop: 27 January 2018 PLSC-Europe 2018 is jointly organised by Research Group on Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Privacy Salon. -- Imge Ozcan Doctoral Researcher Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel Join us for the next edition of the CPDP conference on 24 - 26 January 2018 in Brussels: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/ [1] Links: ------ [1] http://www.cpdpconferences.org/

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Open-rank position at UIC in Critical Feminist Science and Technology Studies - applications due 1 Nov
by Adrienne Massanari 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Hello All, We are hiring at UIC for an open-rank position in Critical Feminist Science and Technology Studies (see below). Please distribute this ad broadly. And, I’m happy to answer any questions you may have as I’m on the search committee. Thanks, Adrienne Open-rank position in Critical Feminist Science and Technology Studies The Program in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in collaboration with the departments of Anthropology, Communication, Criminology Law and Justice, and Sociology, invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track or tenured position in Critical Feminist Science and Technology Studies subject to budgetary funding. The position is part of cluster hire initiative focusing on Social Justice and Human Rights. We are looking for a scholar working at a nexus of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and intersectional feminism. Topics of scholarly inquiry might include but are not limited to: postcolonial critiques of scientific epistemologies and methodologies; gender, race and biopolitics; digital feminism; posthumanist theorizations that blur the boundaries between human and machine; racialization of technological innovation especially in the context of reproductive and biometric information technologies; molecularization of human identities through biological and computational innovations; race, sexuality and gaming; and a reimagining of the so-called digital divide through critical studies of informatics. We seek candidates with an earned PhD in Gender and Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, Communications, Criminology or Sociology; strong promise of scholarly achievement and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate levels); good prospects for external research funding; and demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship. The appointment will be interdepartmental, with 50% in Gender and Women’s Studies and 50% in Anthropology, Communication, Criminology, Law and Justice, or Sociology, depending on the candidate’s expertise. 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. UIC is federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) through its status as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), fully funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The tenure-line faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are represented by UIC United Faculty Local 6456, IFT-AFT, AAUP (UICUF) and covered by the terms of UIC's collective bargaining agreement with UICUF. The desired appointment date for the position is August 16, 2018. Electronic applications accepted only – Interested parties should submit an on line application at https://jobs.uic.edu <https://jobs.uic.edu/> Click on the Job Board, then our position 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. For fullest consideration please apply by November 1, 2017. The search will proceed until the position is filled. 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 Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago @hegemonyrules www.adriennemassanari.com <http://www.adriennemassanari.com/>

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Japan in the Digital Age: REGISTRATION OPEN!
by Esperanza Miyake 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

? Registration is now open for: ?Japan in the Digital Age Saturday 28th October, 2017 Digital Innovation/The Shed, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK Japan has been a place of fascination throughout the years, yet there is little sustained discussion on how contemporary Japan is situated within the rapidly changing landscape of the New Millennium. This interdisciplinary, one-day Symposium brings together academics, PG students and practitioners to examine the transformation of Japan in the Digital Age, and the transformation of the Digital Age through Japanese culture, practice, politics, technologies, industries and beyond. We wish to provide a supportive and inspiring environment to engage in cross-disciplinary and cross-sector dialogues; to present the opportunity to learn about innovative digital projects, technologies and practices in Japan; and to encourage building a network of those engaged with Japan through their work and lives. Keynote speakers: --Ian Condry, Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies, Global Studies and Languages, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA --Gen-i Kazuhito (?? ??), award-winning media practitioner and Managing Director of Because Co. Ltd, Japan. Please find our programme here<https://sites.google.com/view/japan-in-the-digital-age/programme> Tickets cost £15 (incl. lunch/refreshments). The event is free for MMU students, please email organiser below if this applies to you. To register, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japan-in-the-digital-age-tickets-37001829468 You can also register via our website. For more information please go to: https://sites.google.com/view/japan-in-the-digital-age/home If you have any queries, please get in touch with Dr. Esperanza Miyake, e.miyake[at]mmu.ac.uk -------- Dr. Esperanza Miyake Department of Languages, Information and Communications Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Campus, Geoffrey Manton Room 439 Manchester M15 6LL Tel. +44-(0)-161-247-4607 "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "

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