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Big Data Analysis for Social Scientists short course (R, gephi, VOSON) - 6-10 February 2017, University of Melbourne
by Robert Ackland 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

I am running the *Big Data Analysis for Social Scientists* 5-day course as part of the ACSPRI Summer Program 2017 (https://www.acspri.org.au/summer-program-2017) 6-10 February 2017 at the University of Melbourne. This course introduces provides an introduction to the collection and analysis of socially-generated 'big data' using the R statistical software, Gephi network visualisation software and the VOSON hyperlink network analysis tool. The main focus is on programmatic approaches for collecting and analysing big data from social media and the WWW. The course also provides an opportunity for you to learn how these data and techniques are being used in social science research. The course involves the use of the SocialMediaLab R package for collecting data from Facebook, Twitter and Youtube via free APIs, and constructing datasets ready for network and text analysis. The *early-bird discount* closes this coming *Wednesday 30th November*! It is preferable that students already have some familiarity with social network analysis and/or R via, for example, one of the other ACSPRI courses. However, students without this background have successfully completed the course. Please contact me if would like more information or if you are unsure whether your background is appropriate. You can find details on previously run workshops here: http://vosonlab.net/SocialMediaLab#training Course page: https://www.acspri.org.au/summer-program-2017/big-data-analysis-social-scie… SocialMediaLab: http://vosonlab.net/SocialMediaLab -- Dr Robert Ackland Associate Professor, School of Sociology and ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Leader, Virtual Observatory for the Study of Online Networks (VOSON) Lab <http://vosonlab.net> Australian National University

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Strength and weakness of each type of social media for ethnographic research
by Bherer Laurence 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

Dear all, Our research team, mostly based at the Political Science Department of Université de Montréal, is conducting a research projet on informal modes of political participation as part of which we intend to use social media as sites of ethnographic research. We are looking for references on the (dis)advantages of each social media (eg. Facebook, Snapshat, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) for that type of research from a qualitative methodological point a view. Can some of you think of and point useful ones? We thank you for your help with this matter ! Laurence -- Laurence Bherer Professeure agrégée et responsable des programmes de 2e cycle en science politique Université de Montréal Pavillon M. Caron-L. Groulx, bureau c-4028 3150, rue Jean-Brillant (514) 343-6111 poste 0744 Télécopieur: (514) 343-2360 Laurence.bherer(a)umontreal.ca www.pol.umontreal.ca Adresse postale: C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville Montréal QC H3C 3J7

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'Tweeting Trump': the alt-right & mainstreaming of white nationalism - Prof. Jessie Daniels in Australia
by Justine Humphry 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

'Tweeting Trump': the alt-right & mainstreaming of white nationalism Seminar by Professor Jessie Daniels, Hunter College, New York City visiting Australia for the Building Digital Antiracism Capacity collaboration at Western Sydney University by Associate Professor Alana Lentin and Dr Justine Humphry **** Also broadcast live on #Periscope go to @MediaAtSydney **** Date: Friday, 9 December 2016 Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Venue: MECO Seminar Room S226, John Woolley Building (A20) Register Free Event - online via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tweeting-trump-the-alt-right -mainstreaming-of-white-nationalism-tickets-29291775489?aff=ehomecard About the seminar In this engaging talk, Jessie Daniels draws on 20 years of research to demonstrate that white supremacy is neither new nor an aberration, but rather a consistent feature of the US political landscape. Savvy white nationalists and members of the “altright” movement use culture jamming tactics on Facebook and Twitter to inject racist memes like #WhiteGenocide into popular political and cultural discussions. And, @realDonaldTrump retweets them all to his 5 million-plus followers. In response to this increased visibility and amplification of white supremacy in the mainstream of US political culture, white liberals express shock at what they perceive is a new development. It is not. About the speaker Jessie Daniels is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, New York City, and an internationally recognized expert in Internet manifestations of racism. Her visit to Australia is being supported by Western Sydney University’s Building Digital Antiracism Capacity collaboration. Jessie is the author of White Lies (Routledge, 1997) and Cyber Racism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), along with dozens of scholarly articles. Since 2007, Daniels has published Racism Review, a credible and reliable resource for anyone seeking evidence-based research on race, racism, ethnicity and immigration. Forbes named her “one of 20 inspiring women to follow on Twitter.” She tweets as @JessieNYC. For more information or queries, contact chris.chesher(a)sydney.edu.au or *justine.humphry(a)sydney.edu.au <justine.humphry(a)sydney.edu.au>*

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WEBCAST SAT: Internet freedom in the light of the TPP, TTIP, TISA & CETA @isoc_rs
by Joly MacFie 26 Nov '16

26 Nov '16

Since it is International, this discussion is being held mainly in English. Just started. joly posted: "Today, Saturday November 26 2016, the Internet Society's Serbia Belgrade Chapter is hosting Internet freedom in the light of the TPP, TTIP, TISA & CETA - an international panel discussion dedicated to Internet freedom in the context of trade agreemen" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocrs>Today, *Saturday November 26 2016*, the *Internet Society's Serbia Belgrade Chapter <http://isoc.rs/>* is hosting *Internet freedom in the light of the TPP, TTIP, TISA & CETA <http://isoc.rs/sr/novosti/internet-dru%C5%A1tvo-srbije-organizuje-tribinu-i…>* - an international panel discussion dedicated to Internet freedom in the context of trade agreements. Speakers: *Renata Avila*, WebWeWant, Courage Fund, DiEM2025; *Walter van Holst*, Vrijschrift, European Digital Rights Initiative; *Desiree Milosevic*, ISOC Board of Trustees, UK ISOC, Internet Society of Serbia; *Slobodan Markovic*, the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names of Serbia; *Michał "Rysiek" Woźniak*, OCCRP, Internet Society Poland; Djordje Krivokapic, Share Defense, Serbia. Moderator: *Aranđel Bojanović*, Internet Society of Serbia. The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocrs>*. * What: Internet freedom in the light of the TPP, TTIP, TISA & CETA <http://isoc.rs/sr/novosti/internet-dru%C5%A1tvo-srbije-organizuje-tribinu-i…> Where: Center for Cultural Decontamination, Belgrade, Serbia When: Saturday November 26 2016 7pm-9pm | 1* *6* *:00-* 18 *:00 UTC Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocrs <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocrs> Twitter: @isoc_rs http://bit.ly/2glpfth <http://bit.ly/2glpfth>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8830#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8830#comments> *Permalink* : http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8830 <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8830> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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New open access book: C. Fuchs - Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings of Lukács, Adorno, Marcuse, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the Internet.
by Christian Fuchs 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Fuchs, Christian. 2016. Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings of Lukács, Adorno, Marcuse, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the Internet. London: University of Westminster Press. ISBN 978-1-911534-04-4. Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Book Series, Volume 1. More information: http://fuchs.uti.at/books/critical-theory-of-communication/ http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/detail/1/critical-theory-of-c… Watch the introductory talk from the book launch https://vimeo.com/187128375 This book contributes to the foundations of a critical theory of communication as shaped by the forces of digital capitalism. Christian Fuchs explores how the thought of some of the Frankfurt School’s key thinkers can be deployed for critically understanding media in the age of the Internet. Five essays that form the heart of this book review aspects of the works of Georg Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Axel Honneth and Jürgen Habermas and apply them as elements of a critical theory of communication’s foundations. The approach taken starts from Georg Lukács' "Ontology of Social Being", draws on the work of the Frankfurt School thinkers, and sets them into dialogue with the Cultural Materialism of Raymond Williams. Critical Theory of Communication offers a vital set of new insights on how communication operates in the age of information, digital media and social media, arguing that we need to transcend the communication theory of Habermas by establishing a dialectical and cultural-materialist critical theory of communication. It is the first title in a major new book series ‘Critical Digital and Social Media Studies’ published by the University of Westminster Press. Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings of Lukács, Adorno, Marcuse, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the Internet 2. Georg Lukács as a Communications Scholar: Cultural and Digital Labour in the Context of Lukács’ Ontology of Social Being 3. Theodor W. Adorno and the Critical Theory of Knowledge 4. Herbert Marcuse and Social Media 5. The Internet, Social Media and Axel Honneth’s Interpretation of Georg Lukács’ Theory of Reification and Alienation 6. Beyond Habermas: Rethinking Critical Theories of Communication 7. Conclusion Index

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WEBCAST FRI: Cybernorms: Towards an inclusive dialogue
by Joly MacFie 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

We have seen increased cyber-saber rattling recently. As countries gear up their military hacking and other disruptive capabilities, there has been a corresponding activity to set standards of behavior. How can the multistakeholder community bring it's influence to bear? That is the major topic of this session. Webcast just about to start. joly posted: "Last Wednesday 23 November 2016 the Geneva Internet Platform presented a webinar Cyber norms: Towards an inclusive dialogue. Deliberations on norms of state behavior in cyberspace are under way in several global fora, both multilateral and multistakeholde" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybernorms/>Last *Wednesday 23 November 2016* the *Geneva Internet Platform <http://giplatform.org/>* presented a webinar *Cyber norms: Towards an inclusive dialogue <https://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/webinar-cyber-norms-towards-inclusive-di…>*. Deliberations on norms of state behavior in cyberspace are under way in several global fora, both multilateral and multistakeholder. In the webinar *Angela McKay*, Director of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy, Microsoft, discussed with *Vladimir Radunović*, ‎Director, E-diplomacy and Cybersecurity Programmes, DiploFoundation, Microsoft's recent proposal - *International Cybersecurity Norms: Reducing conflict in an Internet-dependent world <http://bit.ly/2gagaUN>-* and the broader outlook for multistakeholder involvement in the process. An edited version will be streamed on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybernorms/>* at *Noon EST* (17:00 UTC) on *Friday November 25 2016*. *What: Cyber norms: Towards an inclusive dialogue <https://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/webinar-cyber-norms-towards-inclusive-di…>* * When: Friday November 25 2016 - Noon-1pm EST | 17:00-18:00 UTC* * Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybernorms <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybernorms>* * Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/cybernorms <https://twitter.com/hashtag/cybernorms>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8827#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8827#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8827 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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FYI: post-doc grants at Tampere University of Technology (TUT)
by Simona Lohan 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Dear all The Board of the TUT Foundation is allocating foundation capital to fund the hiring of five post doc researchers to research groups. Please find attached a pre-announcement of the call. The call opens 2 January 2017 and closes 22 Jan 2017. A successful candidate: - holds a doctoral degree (the dissertation must be submitted and proof must be available by 1 March 2017) - has completed his/her doctoral degree no longer than 4 years prior to the deadline (degree certificate issued after 22 Jan 2013, except for applicants with children, when 1 year per child will be added) - has significant international research experience during recent years For further information concerning research work, please contact the research group relevant to your field of interest (http://www.tut.fi/en/about-tut/departments/index.htm) For information on general issues, please contact the Coordinator Laura Himanen (laura.himanen(at)tut.fi, +358 40 198 1834) Best regards Simona Lohan -- Associate Professor, Dr. Tech. Depart. of Electronics and Comm. Engineering Tampere University of Technology P.O. Box 553, FIN-33101 Tampere http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/pos

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Fwd: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival
by Renata Aquino Ribeiro 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Hi Thanks Nathalie for re-sharing this call I do believe we will have many AoIR members there and we could arrange a specific meeting or a collective proposal if folks want to. Also a reminder: IFF has a limited fund for underserved regions Best, Renata > 1. Fwd: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and > Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival (Nathalie Marechal) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:03:45 -0500 > From: Nathalie Marechal <marechal(a)usc.edu> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Fwd: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present > and Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival > Message-ID: > <CAHMDU=O_L4AokiwtZ=tJZE7OygbQh3aC_GkYmcekYM97-+0dqg@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi all, > > Sharing this again since the final submission deadline is coming up on Nov > 28. > > Cheers, > > Nathalie > > > *Nathalie Maréchal* > Doctoral Candidate, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism > Senior Research Fellow, Ranking Digital Rights > Marechal(a)USC.edu | @MarechalUSC | www.nathaliemarechal.net > PGP Fingerprint - EB43 3CE8 A759 5419 52C0 2FF1 B721 C0BF 0F43 0663 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: IFF Research <research(a)internetfreedomfestival.org> > Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 6:02 PM > Subject: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the > Internet Freedom Festival > To: Nathalie Marechal <marechal(a)usc.edu> > > > Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the Internet > Freedom Festival > > Where: Internet Freedom Festival, Las Naves, Valencia, Spain > > When: March 6-10, 2017 > > Since 2015, the Internet Freedom Festival has gathered the community > keeping the internet open and uncensored for a week of multidisciplinary > collaboration among front-line activists, policy experts, tool developers, > digital security trainers, and academic researchers from around the world. > > > This year, the “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” theme will promote > exchange and collaboration between the scholarly and practitioner > communities. In preparing their submissions, researchers should consider > the following provocations: > > - > > What should practitioners from the various sectors represented at the > Festival know from the scholarly literature? > - > > What is the canon of Internet Freedom literature? In what ways is the > canon being contested? > - > > What is the cutting edge of scholarly research in this field? > - > > How can this information best be conveyed to lay audiences? > > > Proposals can structured as solo presentations of original research, > critical literature reviews, panel discussions, roundtables, debates, or > any other format suitable to sharing scholarly research with Internet > Freedom practitioners. Standard formats for the IFF include: > > - > > Workshop > - > > Training > - > > Hackathon > - > > Presentation > - > > Panel discussion > - > > Networking event > - > > Off-site session > - > > Other: you can also create your own formats, as long as they fit within > the allocated times and spaces. > > > The full submission guidelines are at https://internetfreedomfestival.org/ > host-a-session/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https- > 3A__internetfreedomfestival.org_host-2Da-2Dsession_&d=DgMDaQ&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m= > LxBeAYrEBGNaLcni4bIVEOyuiF8_V0Op-xnSrzFPaik&s=T_NHwf6B- > n93lHBG6YPeT88QGP2c2Kco8DWeKtBvztY&e=> > > Graduate students, early-career academics, and scholars from the Global > South are especially encouraged to apply. > > The Theme > > How should the future of the Internet Freedom space look? How can we get > there from here? The Internet Freedom: Present and Future Theme is > dedicated to explore the current state of the Internet Freedom space, its > overarching issues, the latest research findings, and the upcoming threats > and opportunities. Naturally, sessions that explore the history of Internet > Freedom are also relevant. > > How to Apply > > Proposals should be submitted through https://internetfreedomfestival.org/ > host-a-session/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https- > 3A__internetfreedomfestival.org_host-2Da-2Dsession_&d=DgMDaQ&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m= > LxBeAYrEBGNaLcni4bIVEOyuiF8_V0Op-xnSrzFPaik&s=T_NHwf6B- > n93lHBG6YPeT88QGP2c2Kco8DWeKtBvztY&e=>, > selecting the “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” theme. Please refer to > the “Research” theme in the session description. Submissions will be > evaluated through a peer-review process comprising academics as well as > internet freedom practitioners. > > Questions can be sent to research(a)internetfreedomfestival.org > > -- > The Internet Freedom Festival Team > @InternetFF | www.internetfreedomfestival.org > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www. > internetfreedomfestival.org&d=DgMDaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN > 0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=LxBeAYrEBGNaLcni4bIVEOyuiF8_ > V0Op-xnSrzFPaik&s=ca4FmEY4XYMZPzm4bQ8f2tgOCdsMBe8lXspbo4UpBbE&e=> > > > -- > The Internet Freedom Festival Team > @InternetFF | www.internetfreedomfestival.org > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www. > internetfreedomfestival.org&d=DgMDaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN > 0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=LxBeAYrEBGNaLcni4bIVEOyuiF8_ > V0Op-xnSrzFPaik&s=ca4FmEY4XYMZPzm4bQ8f2tgOCdsMBe8lXspbo4UpBbE&e=> > >

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INC crowdfunding campaign
by Geert Lovink 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Dear all, our Institute of Network Cultures (here in Amsterdam) is starting its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to make the second MoneyLab Reader a printed reality. This time we need your help as an important and core member of our network, and would like to ask your help getting the campaign off to a good start. Let me give you a bit of context: As discussions about universal basic income, blockchain, platform cooperativism, cryptocurrencies, peer2peer distribution and financial surveillance are seeping into mainstream media, it’s important to continue to analyse and evaluate their social and political origins. Amid recent international developments – such as the global race among the world’s leading banks to turn blockchain into the infrastructure of the 21st century, the ongoing instability and precariaty of the artist/entrepreneur, the rise of post-globalized sovereign populism, perpetual austerity cuts to state and government sectors, the slow-motion implosion of the EU and fast-tracked rightward shift of many of its countries – we feel that it’s time to produce a second MoneyLab reader. This time we’re asking for your help! The whole process of researching, writing, editing, designing, producing and printing a publication like this requires €20.000. About one-fourth of that is spent on printing 2000 copies of the reader, an amount we are currently unable to raise through our usual funds. Even the INC cannot escape budget cuts: we need your donations to make it happen! Many AOIR members are part of the network around the INC and early contributions have been shown to be very important in the success of a campaign like this. That’s why I would like to ask you to consider donating whatever you can in the coming days. Of course, sharing the campaign with you network is highly appreciated as well! Please visit http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/moneylab-reader-2-funding-campaign/ <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/?page_id=3397&preview=true> to read more about the campaign and donate whatever you can! If you want to support us otherwise, that’s also possible, for instance if you want to include us in your funding network and next reseach application. Let’s discuss what we can do together, specially in these troubling times. Thank you and let me know if you have any questions. Geert Lovink and the entire INC team www.networkcultures.org

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Request for Unpublished Studies of Mood and Media Use
by Benjamin Johnson 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Our research team, based at the Communication Science Department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is conducting a meta-analysis on mood as a factor in media use (e.g., mood management). We would like to include your unpublished studies. Specifically, we are looking for studies where moods or emotional states predict selection, use, intentions to use, preference, liking, or attitudes toward media or media messages. Please send your unpublished findings to our team at benjamin.k.johnson(a)gmail.com. We thank you greatly for your assistance! Benjamin Johnson, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Allison Eden, Michigan State University Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Riana Brown, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam http://www.fsw.vu.nl/en/departments/communication-science/staff/johnson/ind…

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