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Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) March 2016 Edition
by Dr Samita Nandy 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

*The following message has a call for an online graduate career conference and YouTube conference that might be for interest to Air-L members.* On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) board, we are pleased to announce that CMCS board member Dr Anita Krajnc will be interviewed by Karin Wells on The Sunday Edition of CBC Radio on Sunday, March 20. *Please find *latest media coverage along with featured scholarship, conference, and publication updates in the March 2016 edition of our newsletter <http://eepurl.com/bUxq7D> (Vol. 25). *The March 2016 edition features*: - *3rd International Celebrity Studies Journal Conference: **Authenticating Celebrity* - *3**rd International CMCS conference series **Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists and celebrities selling?* - *3rd Annual Beyond the Professoriate *Career Conference - *Book Release **The Cinema of Robert Altman: Hollywood Maverick *by Robert Niemi - *Call for Women Writers* March 2016 Theme: Women Directors - *Call for Papers* YouTube Conference - *Call for Papers* Shipping and Fandoms - *Call for Papers *Indian Popular Culture Area - *Art exhibit, public talks, and media coverage* You may now access the newsletter for printing or review here: http://eepurl.com/bUxq7D If you would like to join CMCS members, subscribe to our newsletter here <http://cmc-centre.us3.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=8d968a451671b45aa780b567…> . We look forward to our conversations with you on our Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. If you do not have Twitter, check highlights of this month's conversations here: https://storify.com/celeb_studies/cmcs-march-2016. Visit our website (www.cmc-centre.com) for further announcements. The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is a growing international organization and research network that helps coordinating academic research and media commentaries on celebrity culture. CMCS carries a pedagogical philosophy that inspires integration of research and media skills training in academic and public discourses of fame. The centre believes in intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical values of bridging gaps in higher education and media. With this view, CMCS helps coordinating research, publications, creative productions, and media commentaries to restore artistic and ethical acts for social change. *Dr Samita Nandy*Director, Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) & Producer, *Celebrity Chat*Author, *Fame in Hollywood North*. Toronto: WaterHill Publishing (forthcoming) PhD Curtin University, Australia (Media / Celebrity) MA and BA York University, Canada (Communication) URL <samitanandy(a)gmail.com>: <http://www.cmc-centre.com/> http://www.cmc-centre.com/ | www.samitanandy.com @famecritic

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Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on Teaching Computational Thinking in Primary Education
by Hüseyin Özçınar 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

In last ten years, CT education have taken place directly in curricula of some countries on the level of primary education while CT education has started to be provided with various fields in an integrated way in some countries. However, there are very limited research-based discussions about the scope of CT education and proper pedagogic methods for CT which is still a very new field. Therefore, it is believed that this study will bring significant contribution to the fund of knowledge in CT education which is in its infancy phase yet and will lay ground for discussions in the field. It is aimed that this book will address to all shareholders of computational thinking education; namely, families, teachers, teacher educators, researchers and policy makers. Recommended Topics Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to teaching computational thinking in primary education: Defining computational thinking Critics of teaching computational thinking in primary education Limitations and power of computational thinking What computational thinking means for primary education Assesing computational thinking How computational thinking can be facilitated in primary education Pedagogies for teaching computational thinking Game design and computational thinking How can we integrate computational thinking into different subjects Teaching computational thinking across different learning contexts Relationship of computer programming to computational thinking Teaching coding in primary education Relationship of computational thinking to problem solving The use of visual programming languages to promote computational thinking in primary education Cognitive benefits of learning programming How to bring computational processes to bear on problem solving Editor Hüseyin Özçınar Pamukkale University Proposals Submission Deadline: March 30, 2016 Full Chapters Due: May 30, 2016 Submission Date: August 30, 2016 For details please visit the: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2017 Assist. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Özçınar Faculty of Education Pamukkale University Room Number:323 Kinkli/Denizli Turkey +905326335401

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WEBCAST THURS / FRI – West and Central African Research and Education Network Conference #WACREN2016 in Dakar
by Joly MacFie 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

WIth the IANA hearing <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iana> yesterday and the Kathmandu INET <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd> today, the WACREN in Dakar might have escaped your attention. The webcast is well worth catching up on, chocabloc with technical presentations covering a wide range of topics, ably streamed by ISOC's Africa Bureau. joly posted: "On March 17-18 2016 the 2nd Annual West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference, hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, Dakar. This year's conference brings together p" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>On *March 17-18 2016* the 2nd Annual *West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference <https://indico.wacren.net/event/20/>,* hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, *Dakar*. This year's conference brings together policy and decision makers, scientists, researchers, network managers, collaboration specialists, e-learning, identity and access management experts, and connectivity and equipment providers from across Africa and the rest of the world. the conference is preceeded by a series of workshops promoting e-Infrastructure development and open science in Africa. The 2nd *TANDEM National and Regional Conferences <http://www.tandem-wacren.eu/tandem-2nd-series-of-events/>* and <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>*AfricaConnect2 <https://www.africaconnect2.net/>* coordination meetings are also colocated with the conference in a week of activities commencing on 14 March 2016 The main theme of the conference is: "*Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities*", with the following sub-themes: *Authentication and Authorization * Infrastructure (AAI) and Mobility *NREN Business and Governance Models *Innovation in R&E Networks *Network Design and Operation *Online Teaching and Learning Shared Experiences, *Best Practices and Collaboration". The conference is being webcast live on the *Internet Society's Livestream Channel 2 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>*. *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016 *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/hashtag/wacren2016 Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: INET Kathmandu - Learning Lessons from Nepal – Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management
by Joly MacFie 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

ISOC Nepal has done superhuman work in reconnecting the country after last year's major earthquake. Now they continue that work by hosting this INET to share their experience. joly posted: "Today, Friday March 18 2016 the Internet Society's Nepal Chapter is hosting INET Kathmandu with the theme "Learning Lessons from Nepal - Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management". Natural disasters not only cause dramatic loss of human lives and property bu" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd>Today, *Friday March 18 2016* the *Internet Society's Nepal Chapter <http://www.internetsociety.org.np/>* is hosting INET Kathmandu <http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-kathmandu/> with the theme *"Learning Lessons from Nepal - Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management"*. Natural disasters not only cause dramatic loss of human lives and property but also have a lasting impact on the economy which sometimes takes several years to recover from. In April 2015, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude in Nepal left nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed over half a million homes as well infrastructure. This massive destruction has also had an impact on Nepal’s bid to advance from the status of a least developed country to a developing country by 2022. During such times, disaster management efforts function on several levels, including first responders, humanitarian relief services and on-time assistance to affected communities. At all levels, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in getting the right information to the right people at the right time. This is often critical in order to save lives and reduce losses. Availability of a robust information management system supported by ICTs is critical to support the constant flow of vital information required for disaster management activities. INET Kathmandu aims to bring together International agencies and local stakeholders involved in emergency planning, emergency services, disaster management and related work, to: Learn from the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal; Share regional developments, experiences and information; Discuss emerging paradigms in disaster risk reduction; Propose future mechanisms, critical infrastructure and dependencies for disaster management in the short and long term horizons. *The event is being webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd>.* *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd *Agenda*: http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-kathmandu/sessions *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/hashtag/INETKTM Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8365#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8365#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8365 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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LITERATURE REQUEST/older adults and mCare solutions
by Alja Skrt 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear all, We are a research team working on a project about acceptance factors of assistive technologies/services on smartphones that are designed to facilitate older adults’ (55 and older) active and independent living at home (by addressing their needs as well as the needs of their informal/formal carers). In the literature survey we have come across a couple of relevant papers that directly (e.g., Plaza et al. 2011, Peek et al. 2014, Ma et al. 2015, Doughty and Williams 2016) or (more) indirectly (e.g., Hanson et al. 2013, Gao et al. 2015, Foong 2016, Brophy et al. 2015, Vroman et al. 2014, Damant et al. 2016) address this topic. Because we would like to have a comprehensive overview of the field, we would be happy to learn about any other (published or unpublished) papers or marketing/scientific reports concerning older adults and their adoption of ATs services on smartphones. We are specifically interested in conceptual and empirical research that focuses on mCare solutions which are not related only to mHealth apps. Thanks! Best, Alja, Andraz, Vesna University of Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Social Informatics and Methodology www: http://www.fdv.uni-lj.si

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Call for Paper - A SAGE Journal Global Media and China
by Xiao Han 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear All, Please see below for some information on our new SAGE journal Global Media and China which is produced by Communication University of China (CUC). If you are interested, please let me know. Thank you! CFP – Global Media and China A Publication of Communication University of China and SAGE Publishing Editor-in-chief Daya Thussu, University of Westminster, UK Managing Editors Duan Peng, Communication University of China, China Luo Qing, Communication University of China, China Editors Susan Brownell, University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA Wu Mei, University of Macau, China Editorial Assistant Zhang Lei, Communication University of China, China Global Media and China is a peer reviewed, open access, scholarly journal that provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for international research on communication and media with a focus on China. The journal welcomes submissions from a worldwide authorship that concentrate on both Chinese communication and media from a global perspective, and global communication and media from a Chinese perspective. We welcome contributions covering a wide-range of topics in relation to Global Media and China, including, but not restricted to: · Chinese film and television in the global context · China's Internet and the civil society · New technologies of communication and the development of Chinese society · Creative cultural industries of China and the world · Public diplomacy of China in the world · Chinese nationalism and its representations · Chinese immigrants and diasporic media · Interactions between digital technology and media arts in China and the world Global Media and China publishes four types of articles: · Original articles Articles should not normally exceed 8,000 words including notes and references but excluding figures, tables and images or any supporting material that will appear as supplemental online appendices. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract, keywords and full references. Research articles can cover both traditional research fields such as journalism, television and film studies, new media, organisational communication, interpersonal communication and public relations studies, and newly emerged research approaches and interdisciplinary fields such as network analysis, data-based communication, and sub-culture studies. Theoretical essays, empirical studies and research articles are all encouraged. Studies on the history and reform of China’s society in relation to communication are welcome, as are contributions on the multi-dimensional linkages between China and the outside world through a communicative or comparative way in a complex broader political, economic, social and cultural background. · Commentaries Articles should be no longer than 5,000 words and aim to review the most significant and contemporary studies in the area. They should include abstracts, keywords and references. Commentaries can relate to either Chinese or overseas research on communication and media in China. · Translations Translated articles, research papers and reviews up to 8,000 words in length and written in Chinese, are also accepted but only if the work itself makes a significant contribution to the Chinese perspective and provides innovative research findings for the international academic community. They should include abstracts, keywords and references. · Book reviews Book reviews should be between 1,000-1,500 words in length. They are welcomed on both classic and contemporary works on communication and media studies in China and beyond, within the broad communication field. All types of articles are required to use APA style, 6th edition and will go through peer-review process. For more information about Global Media and China, please go to gch.sagepub.com <https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/global-media-and-china/journal202494#descr…>. The website for submissions is not yet live, but we are ready to accept submissions. Please send your abstract to Professor Duan Peng at duanpang1213(a)126.com <mailto:duanpang1213@126.com>. You can also direct your enquiries to the commissioning editor Han Xiao at kilou.xiao.han(a)gmail.com <mailto:kilou_123@me.com>.

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Call for Paper - A SAGE Journal Global Media and China
by Xiao Han 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear All, Please see below for some information on our new SAGE journal Global Media and China which is produced by Communication University of China (CUC). If you are interested, please let me know. Thank you! CFP – Global Media and China A Publication of Communication University of China and SAGE Publishing Editor-in-chief Daya Thussu, University of Westminster, UK Managing Editors Duan Peng, Communication University of China, China Luo Qing, Communication University of China, China Editors Susan Brownell, University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA Wu Mei, University of Macau, China Editorial Assistant Zhang Lei, Communication University of China, China Global Media and China is a peer reviewed, open access, scholarly journal that provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for international research on communication and media with a focus on China. The journal welcomes submissions from a worldwide authorship that concentrate on both Chinese communication and media from a global perspective, and global communication and media from a Chinese perspective. We welcome contributions covering a wide-range of topics in relation to Global Media and China, including, but not restricted to: · Chinese film and television in the global context · China's Internet and the civil society · New technologies of communication and the development of Chinese society · Creative cultural industries of China and the world · Public diplomacy of China in the world · Chinese nationalism and its representations · Chinese immigrants and diasporic media · Interactions between digital technology and media arts in China and the world Global Media and China publishes four types of articles: · Original articles Articles should not normally exceed 8,000 words including notes and references but excluding figures, tables and images or any supporting material that will appear as supplemental online appendices. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract, keywords and full references. Research articles can cover both traditional research fields such as journalism, television and film studies, new media, organisational communication, interpersonal communication and public relations studies, and newly emerged research approaches and interdisciplinary fields such as network analysis, data-based communication, and sub-culture studies. Theoretical essays, empirical studies and research articles are all encouraged. Studies on the history and reform of China’s society in relation to communication are welcome, as are contributions on the multi-dimensional linkages between China and the outside world through a communicative or comparative way in a complex broader political, economic, social and cultural background. · Commentaries Articles should be no longer than 5,000 words and aim to review the most significant and contemporary studies in the area. They should include abstracts, keywords and references. Commentaries can relate to either Chinese or overseas research on communication and media in China. · Translations Translated articles, research papers and reviews up to 8,000 words in length and written in Chinese, are also accepted but only if the work itself makes a significant contribution to the Chinese perspective and provides innovative research findings for the international academic community. They should include abstracts, keywords and references. · Book reviews Book reviews should be between 1,000-1,500 words in length. They are welcomed on both classic and contemporary works on communication and media studies in China and beyond, within the broad communication field. All types of articles are required to use APA style, 6th edition and will go through peer-review process. For more information about Global Media and China, please go to gch.sagepub.com <https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/global-media-and-china/journal202494#descr…>. The website for submissions is not yet live, but we are ready to accept submissions. Please send your abstract to Professor Duan Peng at duanpang1213(a)126.com <mailto:duanpang1213@126.com>. You can also direct your enquiries to the commissioning editor Han Xiao at kilou.xiao.han(a)gmail.com <mailto:kilou_123@me.com>.

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Digital Humanities: Local Constructions in Global Contexts. Argentina
by gimena del rio riande 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear Colleagues, The Argentine Association of Digital Humanities/Asociación Argentina de Humanidades Digitales (AAHD) invites you to participate in its International Conference, *Digital Humanities: Local Constructions in Global Contexts*, which will be celebrated on *November 7-9, 2016* at the General San Martín Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We invite the scholarly community within the fields of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science to participate in the event and also seek perspectives from cultural producers, communicators, designers, makers, programmers, and developers who wish to discuss the distinctive aspects of global and local Digital Humanities. The deadline for sending abstracts for papers, workshop proposals, roundtables, and panels is *June 1st, 2016*. The languages for the conference are *Spanish, English, and Portuguese*. The conference will have international keynote speakers. The CFP can be found on our site at http://www.aacademica.org/aahd.congreso or in our site http://aahd.com.ar. Best, Gimena del Rio Riande On behalf of the AAHD Gimena del Rio Investigadora. Seminario de Edición y Crítica Textual (SECRIT-IIBICRIT, CONICET) Personal website: http://linhd.uned.es/gimenadelrio/ <http://linhd.uned.es/gimenadelrio/> http://www.iibicrit-conicet.gov.ar/ <http://www.iibicrit-conicet.gov.ar/> Asociación Argentina de Humanidades Digitales: http://aahd.com.ar/ Marcelo T. de Alvear 1694 (1060). Buenos Aires - Argentina (54)-11-4129-1158 Sent with MailTrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=gdelrio.rian…>

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CFP: Autobiography 2.0
by May Friedman 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

CALL FOR PAPERS Autobiography 2.0: Family, Relationality and Online Life Writing An edited collection by May Friedman (Ryerson University) and Silvia Schultermandl (University of Graz) We are looking for original chapters which discuss representations of family and kinship in online media such as Twitter, PostSecret, Facebook, Storify and Instagram and the ways in which these digital autobiographies innovate our understandings of life writing genres. Our collection seeks to bring together research on the self-in-relation from both a narratological angle and from the perspective of gender studies, queer theory, postcolonial and transnational studies. We are interested in discussing new and shifting understandings of how we define life writing practices differently in an age of online expressions in various verbal and visual forms, and through the lens of family, broadly defined. Building on our two prior collections, chapters should explore a transnational sensibility (Friedman and Schultermandl, 2011) which honors the ambiguity of borders, families, and identities and views “a lack of fixity as simultaneously inevitable and rich in possibility.” These ideas can be applied to negotiations of identity, relationality and kinship though quick media usage (Friedman und Schultermandl, 2016). Possible contributions may include, but are not limited to discussions which pursue the following questions: - How is relationality mediated differently in an online context and how does this impact our ideas about family and kinship? - What issues of privacy and property are connected to the online presence of digital memoirs? - Which different reading practices do we need to bring to the multi-layered online text of autobiographies 2.0? - How does reading online autobiographies create kinship ties among readers? - How are traditional modalities of identity (race, gender, ability, class, etc.) destabilized by online life writing? We invite 500-word chapter abstracts of critical scholarly, creative, and autoethnographic essays. Deadline is June 1, 2016. Please send inquires and /or abstracts to May Friedman (may.friedman(a)ryerson.ca) <mailto:> AND Silvia Schultermandl (silvia.schultermandl(a)uni-graz.at <mailto:silvia.schultermandl@uni-graz.at>). For more information on our prior projects: Growing up Transnational: Identity and Kinship in a Global Era http://www.utppublishing.com/Growing-Up-Transnational-Identity-and-Kinship-… <http://www.utppublishing.com/Growing-Up-Transnational-Identity-and-Kinship-…> Click and Kin: Transnational Identity and Quick Media http://www.utppublishing.com/Click-and-Kin-Transnational-Identity-and-Quick… <http://www.utppublishing.com/Click-and-Kin-Transnational-Identity-and-Quick…> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May Friedman Associate Professor School of Social Work, Ryerson University 350 Victoria St. Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Office: 208-D Eric Palin Hall 416-979-5000 x2525 may.friedman(a)ryerson.ca <mailto:may.friedman@ryerson.ca>

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Digital Humanities: Local Constructions in Global Contexts. Argentina
by gimena del rio riande 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Dear Colleagues, The Argentine Association of Digital Humanities/Asociación Argentina de Humanidades Digitales (AAHD) invites you to participate in its International Conference, *Digital Humanities: Local Constructions in Global Contexts*, which will be celebrated on *November 7-9, 2016* at the General San Martín Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We invite the scholarly community within the fields of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science to participate in the event and also seek perspectives from cultural producers, communicators, designers, makers, programmers, and developers who wish to discuss the distinctive aspects of global and local Digital Humanities. The deadline for sending abstracts for papers, workshop proposals, roundtables, and panels is *June 1st, 2016*. The languages for the conference are *Spanish, English, and Portuguese*. The conference will have international keynote speakers. The CFP can be found on our site at http://www.aacademica.org/aahd.congreso or in our site http://aahd.com.ar. Best, Gimena del Rio Riande On behalf of the AAHD Gimena del Rio Investigadora. Seminario de Edición y Crítica Textual (SECRIT-IIBICRIT, CONICET) Personal website: http://linhd.uned.es/gimenadelrio/ <http://linhd.uned.es/gimenadelrio/> http://www.iibicrit-conicet.gov.ar/ <http://www.iibicrit-conicet.gov.ar/> Asociación Argentina de Humanidades Digitales: http://aahd.com.ar/ Marcelo T. de Alvear 1694 (1060). Buenos Aires - Argentina (54)-11-4129-1158 Sent with MailTrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=gdelrio.rian…>

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