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Gender and Tech Online Talk Series - April 25 11am EDT - Digital colonialism
by Jess Reia 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Dear colleagues, The University of Virginia School of Data Science, in partnership with the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, is pleased to announce the first session of the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series, taking place on April 25, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The inaugural session will focus on digital colonialism, discussing how the global digital order continues to reflect and reproduce colonial power structures. We are honored to welcome two keynote speakers: Renata Ávila (Open Knowledge Foundation) Marília Maciel (Diplo Foundation) The webinar is free and open to the public. You can register here: https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5ufYdBY-TbG0DIwZWpuxFA#/regist… The Gender and Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to examine the intersections of gender, technology, democracy, and human rights. Its purpose is to critically explore how digital platforms and technological infrastructures impact women, queer, and gender-diverse individuals, while also identifying pathways toward more inclusive, rights-based models of digital governance. We invite scholars, students, and practitioners committed to advancing equity and justice in digital governance to participate in this important conversation. The series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia and sponsored by the UVA School of Data Science and DTD Lab. Please feel free to circulate this announcement within your networks. Thank you! J. Jess Reia, Ph.D. (they/them) Assistant Professor of Data Science Faculty co-lead, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/digital-technology-democracy-lab>, University of Virginia reia(a)virginia.edu | https://datascience.virginia.edu/ Visiting Scholar, Institute for Global Public Policy <https://igpp.fudan.edu.cn/igppen/main.htm>, Fudan University 2024-2025 Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology <https://cdt.org/> <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/> New book: Urban Music Governance <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html>

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Reminder CfP Digital Intimacies, young people, and everyday life, 25-26 September 2025 - University of Padova, Italy
by Vittoria Bernardini 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Call for papers | International conference Digital intimacies, young people and everyday life 25-26 September 2025 - University of Padova, Italy Keynote speakers: Prof. Jessica Ringrose (UCL) and Dr. Paul Byron (University of Technology Sydney). View the full call here: https://digitalintimacies.eu/conference/ Submission deadline: 27 April 2025 The digital space is gradually contributing to shaping the concept of intimacy, transforming what was once considered the exclusive domain of the private sphere into a continuous flow of data, desires, and connections. >From social media to dating apps, from digital tools for self-expression to algorithmic imaginaries, intimate relationships are constantly redefined in the digital environment in increasingly complex and multifaceted ways. For young people, digital media has become an essential part of their everyday lives, as they are the fastest group in taking up, transforming and abandoning new technologies. In their daily media practices, young people establish, maintain, and perform relationships while negotiating the need for privacy with the desire for visibility. Digital platforms act as affective architectures, creating new marketplaces where emotions, identities, and relationships are continuously profiled and monetized. As Laurent Berlant (1998) noted, these “contradictory desires” are intrinsic to the intimacy of daily life. By welcoming the ambiguities and paradoxes of intimacy, connection and identity, the field of digital intimacies contends with the constant interplay between public and private in everyday life. How is intimacy experienced in a context where everything seems mediated through algorithms and regimes of visibility? What new forms of affection, sexuality, and bonds emerge in the digital daily lives of young people, and what risks do these transformations entail? How do young people draw on, negotiate and transform representations and models of intimate relationships? This conference invites researchers to investigate the multiple ways in which young people interact with, negotiate, and reinvent intimacy in a progressively digitalized world. Intimacy is not limited to romantic or sexual relationships, but includes a broader spectrum of dimensions, such as friendships, family bonds, personal identity, and emotional well-being. We welcome approaches that move beyond and challenge heteronormative, Western-centric notions of intimacy, inviting broader and more inclusive conceptualizations. The goal of the conference is to create a critical discussion space to reflect on the opportunities, challenges, and contradictions inherent in digital intimacies, exploring its intersections with the social, cultural, and technological dimensions of daily life. While the digital offers new possibilities for connections, self-expression, and identity construction, it simultaneously raises questions about privacy, surveillance, commodification, and inequalities. While the main focus of the conference lies within media, cultural, and gender studies—particularly concerning young people, digital intimacies, and everyday life—interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome. We invite presentations on the following topics, but not limited to: - Dating, relationships, and intimate connections - Sexual expressions and practices, including sexting and pornography - Gender identities, performances and representations - LGBTQIA+ activism and communities - Intersectional perspectives on digital intimacies - Friendship and networks of care - Constant connection and digital disconnection in interpersonal communication - Bodies, health, and sex education - Online and offline abuse in intimate relationships - Datification and commodification of intimacy - Platforms, algorithms, and digital monitoring, including intimate partner surveillance and location tracking - Intimate citizenship and rights - Methodological and ethical challenges in doing research with young people and digital intimacies Abstract Submission Please submit your 350-400 words abstract in English, including contact details before 27 April 2025. Abstracts will be reviewed via a blind peer review process. Please submit your abstract via Google Forms: https://forms.gle/cmmfHvcbfh5ZzjYo6 Find the full call for papers and submission guidelines here: http://www.digitalintimacies.eu/conference

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One Week Left – Special Issue Call for Abstracts
by Dechun Zhang 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Dear colleagues, Apologies for the cross-posting! There is one week left to submit your abstract for the upcoming special issue of Digital China: “Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society”, guest edited by Dechun Zhang (University of Copenhagen) and Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 📄 Call for Papers & Submission Info: 👉https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/cca/Special%20Issue%20CfP-1740741786.pdf This issue explores the impact of digital technology on society, governance, and public life, with a focus on China’s digital transformation. We welcome empirical and theoretical contributions on topics including: * Digital Governance & State Control * AI, Big Data & Surveillance * Digital Propaganda & Nationalism * Online Activism & Political Participation * Digital Authoritarianism & International Propaganda * Cultural Transformation & Social Media * E-commerce & Smart Cities * Data Protection & Privacy Laws * Digital Health & Healthcare Technology * Technology & Social Inequality * Technology & Environmental Surveillance * Ethics of AI & Digital Technologies 📅 Deadline for abstract submission: April 25 Please consider submitting and sharing this with your networks. Questions? Contact guest editor Dechun Zhang: dezh(a)hum.ku.dk Best wishes, Dechun

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Fully-funded PhD scholarship for DIY Commemoration of the Dead project
by Bjorn Nansen 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Dear AoIRers, We are delighted to invite EOIs for a full-funded PhD scholarship to join our interdisciplinary DeathTech Research team<https://deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/#tab19> working on a project investigating Do-It-Yourself Commemoration of the Dead. The successful applicant will commence in January 2026, and work closely with key members of the research team located in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) group in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. The PhD research project will focus on the design, use and social impacts of emerging digital technologies for commemoration and memorialisation of the dead. Applicants from both applied and theoretical domains of technology use or design, and with interdisciplinary approaches or methods are welcome. Projects may explore the contexts in which people engage with technology, critically assess existing tools, propose (re)designs or new technologies, and/or conduct user-experience and co-design research. Full details about the application can be found here: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/1485-do-it-yourself-commemo… The deadline for EOIs is May 31, 2025. Please contact Bjørn Nansen (nansenb(a)unimelb.edu.au<mailto:nansenb@unimelb.edu.au>) by email with any enquiries about the scholarship or EOI process.

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New booklet published: Technology and Disinformation in the Território do Bem (Vitóra, Brazil)
by Nemer, David (dn6nn) 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Dear BKCers, I hope this message finds you well. Today is a very special day. After over a year of research, we are excited to launch the booklet "Technology and Disinformation in the Território do Bem" (Vitória, Brazil), published as a bilingual booklet (Portuguese and English) by Editora Milfontes (with an ISBN and properly catalogued). This is the first report of its kind focused on understanding how favela residents engage with technology and disinformation, and how these interactions shape their everyday lives. The project centers on exploring the role of technology and disinformation in the daily experiences of the Território do Bem, emphasizing participatory research and community engagement as key drivers of social transformation. Importantly, the study also works to challenge and deconstruct long-standing stereotypes about favelas—often portrayed as hubs of disinformation due to a supposed lack of education. Our findings reveal that such assumptions are unfounded. In fact, engagement with disinformation among favela residents—who are predominantly Black—is significantly lower than among individuals from higher social classes. I couldn't attach the booklets on this email, but they are available for download on https://www.favela-digital.com<https://www.favela-digital.com/> (PS- we added a page summarizing the main findings so you don't have to read the entire booklet :-) ) This study is part of a broader initiative in which we are working collaboratively with residents to establish a local research lab, enabling them to conduct their own investigations and generate knowledge from within their communities. This month also marks 13 years since I began my relationship with the favelas of the Território do Bem. It’s been a long, meaningful, and rewarding journey- and these booklets are a great way to celebrate that. I hope you enjoy reading the report. Warm regards, -- David Nemer, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Media Studies Faculty Affiliate, Department of Anthropology Director, Latin American Studies Program University of Virginia Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center Harvard University http://dnemer.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.dnemer.com_&d=DwMGa…> Books: Technology of the Oppressed (MIT Press, 2022), winner of the 2024 Sally Hacker Prize and 2022 Marcel Roche Award. - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/technology-oppressed<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mitpress.mit.edu_books…> Tecnologia do Oprimido (Editora Milfontes, 2021) - https://editoramilfontes.com.br/loja/Tecnologia_do_oprimido<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__editoramilfontes.com.b…> Favela Digital: The other side of technology (GSA, 2013) - http://favela-digital.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__favela-2Ddigital.com_&d…>

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New booklet published: Technology and Disinformation in the Território do Bem (Vitóra, Brazil)
by Nemer, David (dn6nn) 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Dear AoIRers, I hope this message finds you well. Today is a very special day. After over a year of research, we are excited to launch the booklet "Technology and Disinformation in the Território do Bem" (Vitória, Brazil), published as a bilingual booklet (Portuguese and English) by Editora Milfontes (with an ISBN and properly catalogued). This is the first report of its kind focused on understanding how favela residents engage with technology and disinformation, and how these interactions shape their everyday lives. The project centers on exploring the role of technology and disinformation in the daily experiences of the Território do Bem, emphasizing participatory research and community engagement as key drivers of social transformation. Importantly, the study also works to challenge and deconstruct long-standing stereotypes about favelas—often portrayed as hubs of disinformation due to a supposed lack of education. Our findings reveal that such assumptions are unfounded. In fact, engagement with disinformation among favela residents—who are predominantly Black—is significantly lower than among individuals from higher social classes. I couldn't attach the booklets on this email, but they are available for download on https://www.favela-digital.com<https://www.favela-digital.com/> (PS- we added a page summarizing the main findings so you don't have to read the entire booklet :-) ) This study is part of a broader initiative in which we are working collaboratively with residents to establish a local research lab, enabling them to conduct their own investigations and generate knowledge from within their communities. This month also marks 13 years since I began my relationship with the favelas of the Território do Bem. It’s been a long, meaningful, and rewarding journey- and these booklets are a great way to celebrate that. I hope you enjoy reading the report. Warm regards, -- David Nemer, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Media Studies Faculty Affiliate, Department of Anthropology Director, Latin American Studies Program University of Virginia Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center Harvard University http://dnemer.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.dnemer.com_&d=DwMGa…> Books: Technology of the Oppressed (MIT Press, 2022), winner of the 2024 Sally Hacker Prize and 2022 Marcel Roche Award. - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/technology-oppressed<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mitpress.mit.edu_books…> Tecnologia do Oprimido (Editora Milfontes, 2021) - https://editoramilfontes.com.br/loja/Tecnologia_do_oprimido<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__editoramilfontes.com.b…> Favela Digital: The other side of technology (GSA, 2013) - http://favela-digital.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__favela-2Ddigital.com_&d…>

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Job: 4-Year Postdoctoral Research Scientists in Research Infrastructure and Knowledge Production
by Lai Ma 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Two 4-year Postdoctoral Research Scientist positions at School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin. The positions are funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant led by Dr Lai Ma. The project examines the conceptualisation of 'open' in the open access movement by identifying boundaries and constraints that hinder the growth of 'local' knowledge and knowledge sharing across regions. Start Date: Flexible between October 2025 and February 2026 Fixed Salary: €54,965 Per Annum Application deadline: May 23 at noon (Dublin time) For more information, please go to https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs - Reference Number *018504* for position with a focus on Latin America - Reference Number *018496* for position with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions Informal inquiries can be sent to lai.ma(a)ucd.ie -- Dr Lai Ma Associate Professor School of Information and Communication Studies University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin, Ireland https://people.ucd.ie/lai.ma

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[CASPR 2025] Knowledge in Crisis: Navigating Science in Uncertain Times
by Kim Fernandes 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

The Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing (CASTAC) invites you to join us for CASPR 2025. This year’s event centers on the escalating crises that are reshaping the conditions of knowledge production across institutional, national, and disciplinary boundaries. In recent years, CASPR has served as a forum for critical conversations on themes such as artificial intelligence, digital ethnography, and the shifting terrain of anthropology careers. Building on this foundation, we’ll turn our focus to interconnected crises that threaten the very foundations of knowledge production, both within and beyond academia. Our three guest speakers bring insight into the urgent challenges and disastrous effects of shrinking science funding, sweeping education cuts, and increasingly strained care systems, both domestically and internationally. We aim to think collectively about how anthropologists and related researchers might respond to these challenges, both within our own institutions and in solidarity with broader movements for justice, advocacy, and resilience. Topics guiding our discussion: * Strategies to implement interdisciplinary collaboration and advocacy, to ensure scientific knowledge translates into equitable societal benefits. * Building resilience and solidarity across different groups (academics and non-academics) in the face of the current challenges. * The importance of rebuilding public trust in scientific institutions and scientific knowledge. Join us for a roundtable discussion and Q&A with Alex Hanna (Distributed AI Research Institute), Emily Yates-Doerr (Oregon State), and Juno Salazar Parrenas (Cornell University), moderated by CASTAC Co-Chair Ana Carolina de Assis Nunes (Oregon State). Register for a free ticket now!<https://caspr2025.eventbrite.com/> About CASTAC The Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, & Computing<https://castac.org/>'s (CASTAC) mission is to facilitate communication within the AAA among anthropologists working in areas related to science, technology and computing, and to promote the visibility of anthropological research on technoscience. CASTAC offers a forum in which to organize sessions for meetings, exchange ideas and network with anthropologists who have similar research interests. Warmly, Kim Fernandes<http://kimfernandes.com> (they/them/theirs) Data & Society<https://datasociety.net/> and Center for Information, Technology & Public Life<https://citap.unc.edu/> Affiliate Managing Editor, Platypus<https://blog.castac.org/> Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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Solicitation for Book Reviews: Mobile Media & Communication
by Ragan Glover 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Dear Colleagues *Mobile Media and Communication <https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/MMC> *has the following titles available for book review. If you are interested in reviewing one of these books, please complete the following form <https://forms.gle/FVMpPxUkACqx36QN7> [external link to Google Form], which will remain open for one week. - Bodies and Mobile Media (Polity, 2024), Authors Ingrid Richardson, Rowan Wilken - Mobile Media Methods (Polity, 2024), Authors: Larissa Hjorth, Gerard Goggin - Children and Young People's Digital Lifeworlds: Domestication, Mediation, and Agency (Palgrave 2024), Author: Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam - The Mobile Media Debate: Challenging Viewpoints Across Epistemologies (Routledge, 2024), Editors: Thilo von Pape, Veronika Karnowski - *Transmedia Selves: Identity and Persona Creation in the Age of Mobile and Multiplatform Media* (Routledge, 2024), Editors: James Dalby, Matthew Freeman - *The Routledge Handbook of Mobile Socialities* (Routledge, 2024), Edited by: Annette Hill, Maren Hartmann, Magnus Andersson - *Routledge Handbook of Mobile Technology, Social Media and the Outdoors* (Routledge, 2024), Editors: Simon Kennedy Beames, Patrick T. Maher - *Mobile Media Use Among Children and Youth in Asia* (Springer, 2024), Andrew Zi Han Yee - *Mobile Communication in Asian Society and Culture: Continuity and Changes across Private, Organizational, and Public Spheres (*Routledge, 2024), Edited By Ming Xie, Chin-Chung Chao We often receive multiple requests for the same book, so please note that indication of interest does not guarantee that you will be selected as a reviewer. We apologize in advance if the book you’ve requested is not available at the time you respond. ***Please note: If you are an author who has recently published (or is soon to publish) a book that is directly focused on the topic of mobile media or mobile communication, please feel free to contact me [rlglover(a)umich.edu] to share your title for future reviews. Warm Wishes, -- *Ragan Glover, Ph.D.* Director, Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars College of Literature, Arts, and Science University of Michigan Faculty Affiliate, Digital Studies Institute <https://www.digitalstudies.umich.edu/> Faculty Affiliate, Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing <https://esc.umich.edu/> Chair of Advisory Board Center for Transformative Media <https://camd.northeastern.edu/center-for-communication/> Book review editor, Mobile Media and Communication <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/mmc>

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WEBCAST APR 16 – Digital Transformation and Meaningful Connectivity in the BRICS
by Joly MacFie 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

FGV livestream - Wednesday 13:00 UTC.(18:30 IST). I may summarize later in the day. On Wednesday April 16, 2025, at 10:00-12:00 BRT (13:00-15:00 UTC) the Center for Technology and Society at FGV (CTS-FGV), the Brazilian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Brazilian Ministry for Communications, Cetic.br, and the International Telecommunica… [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/19218> On *Wednesday April 16, 2025*, at 1*0:00-12:00 BRT* (13:00-15:00 UTC) the *Center for Technology and Society at FGV <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e36fd8cc3b72078ac5f25e87…>* (CTS-FGV), the B*razilian Ministry for Foreign Affairs <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b5bda39f5535c924fbe3c051…>*, the *Brazilian Ministry for Communications <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c067fc1faf1db362ca9ea448…>*, *Cetic.br <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=67f9559dedc344e9c54a5991…>*, and the* International Telecommunications U <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4698fe0e59fe4760cf54db8d…>* nion <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4698fe0e59fe4760cf54db8d…> (ITU), will jointly organize a webinar entitled '*Digital Transformation and Meaningful Connectivity in the BRICS <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4698fe0e59fe4760cf54db8d…>*'. The webinar part of a series of webinars dedicated to Digital Policies in the BRICS, to stimulate multistakeholder debates on key digital issues in preparation for the *BRICS Summit <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d5cc1930568311804cb92e36…>*, to be held under the Brazilian Presidency in July. The goal of the webinar is to provide an understanding of i) what is the relationship between meaningful connectivity and digital transformation, ii) and what success stories or failures can be learned from the BRICS experiences, in order to better inform other countries' approaches to digital transformation, especially in the Global South. *AGENDA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e7f77bd80871a985ae24d1b9…>* *Opening* *Marcelo Salomão Martinez*, Head of the Division for Digital Issues, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs *Introductory Remarks* Luca Belli, Director, CTS-FGV / coordinator , CyberBRICS project – Brasil *Setting the scene* *Daniel Cavalcanti* - General Coordinator for Public Policies, Brazilian Ministry for Communications *Graziela Castello* - Sectoral Studies Coordinator, Cetic.br *Smriti Parsheera* - CyberBRICS Associated Researcher, Center for Technology and Society at FGV *BRICS Multistakeholder Roundtable* *Sonia Jorge* - Director, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) *Abhishek Shukla* - Asst. Director General, Indian Ministry of Communications *Dr. Riham Moawad* - Digital Transformation Strategies Advisor, Ministry of CIT, Egypt *Dr. Hedaia Abd El Gaffar* - Director of the Economic Affairs and International Indicators Department, Egypt *Ekaterina Martynova* - Lecturer, Higher School of Economics, Moscow Moscow *Ibrahim Mamma Hussein* - Digital Impact Alliance, Ethiopia *Yu Tong* - Professor, Department of Data Science and Engineering Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University *Wei Li* - Deputy Director, Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute, China Academy of ICT *YOUTUBE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5f6eeea491dd7dcb0a251917…>* | *REGISTER <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=18c237e7bc547106317529b3…>* X #BRICS <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=aebbb7501203fefee9d9cfcc…> #FGV #FGVDireitoRio #FGVRioLaw | MASTODON <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a331d0d4d2e550d0fc43fca0…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1cf6fcc26d1f456b5ef657dc…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=677e994e24dc025c3bc79de1…> | LI <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ffb4b0df8cdefbefbebeb03f…> *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live ** * - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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