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Senior Research Officers Wanted: Big Data, Surveillance and Human Rights
by Allen-Robertson, James 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear all, Our ESRC funded project Human Rights, Big Data and Technology' is currently looking for three senior research officers. It is an exciting cross-disciplinary project examining the role of Big Data practices within society and well worth a look. The job listing can be found at... https://jobs.essex.ac.uk/fe/tpl_essex01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A&jobid=86189,… And broader information on the project can be found at https://www.essex.ac.uk/hrc/research/bigdata.aspx Closing Date: 21 February 2016. Best wishes, -- Dr. James Allen-Robertson Lecturer in Media and Communication Dept. of Sociology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ 01206 87(2273) Jallenh(a)essex.ac.uk<mailto:Jallenh@essex.ac.uk> -------------------------------------------------- View my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1711951 --------------------------------------------------

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AoIR seeks an Association Coordinator
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Hi everyone - AoIR needs a new Association Coordinator (AC), as Anna Hoffman, our current AC, transitions to full-time academic life. The AC is our one paid staff member who provides ongoing management and support to keep the Association running like clockwork. Below is the job ad. Please feel free to circulate among friends, colleagues, and relevant job lists. Perhaps, some of you might consider applying. If anyone has questions, don't hesitate to email me. ~JSG Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Director, Center for Computational and Data Science President, Association of Internet Researchers jstromer(a)syr.edu<mailto:jstromer@syr.edu> www.stromer-galley.com<http://www.stromer-galley.com> +++++ The Association of Internet Researchers (www.aoir.org<http://www.aoir.org>) is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a member-based support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope. We hold a yearly interdisciplinary academic conference. Our upcoming conference is in October in Berlin. AoIR seeks an energetic and responsible Association Coordinator to support the mission of the Association. The AC provides support for all aspects of Association business, including: managing the website and the email list of 5,000 subscribers, monitoring and contributing to social media, managing the membership lists, supporting our online publication of conference proceedings, and assisting with conference management. Required skills include: strong technical abilities and an ability to successfully trouble-shoot software systems, such as WordPress for managing our website, ConfTool for conference management, and Wild Apricot for membership management. We have an open-access publishing system that also requires troubleshooting, updating, and management. The applicant must possess strong communication and writing skills, an understanding of community management, and an ability to work proactively and independently. Experience with academic associations is strongly preferred. This is an Independent Contractor position of 10-15 hours a week. Pay is commensurate with experience. Non-U.S. applicants will be subject to withholding and taxes. Review of applications will begin February 8, 2016 until the position is filled. Please send a cover letter and resume to Prof. Jennifer Stromer-Galley at prez(a)aoir.org<mailto:president@aoir.org>.

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by Rémi Bachelet 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

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INC Theory on Demand #18: Geoblocking and Global Video Culture
by Geert Lovink 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Geoblocking and Global Video Culture Edited by Ramon Lobato and James Meese Theory on Demand #18 Published by the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, 2016 http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-18-geoblocking-and-global-vi… How do global audiences use streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix and iPlayer? How does the experience of digital video change according to location? What strategies do people use to access out-of-region content? What are the commercial and governmental motivations behind geoblocking? Geoblocking and Global Video Culture explores the cultural implications of access control and circumvention in an age of VPNs. Featuring seventeen chapters from diverse critical positions and locations – including China, Iran, Malaysia, Turkey, Cuba, Brazil, USA, Sweden and Australia. Contributors: Ramon Lobato, James Meese, Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Cameran Ashraf, Marketa Trimble, Adam Rugg, Florian Hoof, Roland Burke, Jinying Li, Çiğdem Bozdağ, Chris Baumann, Aneta Podkalicka, Chris Baumann, Sandra Hanchard, Vanessa Mendes Moreira de Sa, Hadi Sohrabi, Fidel Alejandro Rodriguez, Evan Elkins. Copy-editing: Leonieke van Dipten. Editorial support: Miriam Rasch. Cover Design: Katja van Stiphout. DTP: Leonieke van Dipten. EPUB development: Leonieke van Dipten. Infographics: Sandra Hanchard. Printer: Print on Demand. ISBN: 978-94-92302-03-8.

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CFP: ACM Hypertext 2016 (Deadline: 19, Feb. 2016)
by Christoph Trattner 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

--------------------------- Call for Submissions --------------------------- HYPERTEXT 2016 27th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media 10-13 July 2016 - Halifax, Canada http://ht.acm.org/ht2016/ Submission deadline: 19 February 2016 CONFERENCE SCOPE The ACM Hypertext conference is a premium venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research including social media, semantic web, dynamic and computed hypertext and hypermedia as well as narrative systems and applications. Hypertext 2016 will focus on missing links on the WWW: how can the Hypertext paradigm and research inspire and improve the Web? Which missing links (and linking paradigms) can improve connections, communication and collaboration? Apart from the regular research tracks, Hypertext 2016 will feature a creative track. The conference will take place at the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia and the major cultural centre of Canada’s Atlantic provinces. SUBMISSION CATEGORIES Papers must report new results substantiated by experimentation, simulation, analysis, or application. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original, not previously published works. Submission categories include: - Regular research papers (max 10 pages + references) discussing mature work. - Short papers (max 5 pages + references) describing preliminary results of on-going work or novel thought-provoking ideas. - Posters and demos (max 2 pages + references) presenting innovative research ideas, preliminary results, system prototypes or industry showcases. Submission deadline: 19 February 2016 Accepted papers will appear in the Hypertext 2016 Conference Proceedings that will be published by ACM and additionally be made available through the ACM Digital Library. ORGANIZATION General Chairs: - Jamie Blustein, Dalhousie University, Canada - Eelco Herder, L3S Research Center, Germany Program Chairs: - Helen Ashman, University of South Australia - Jessica Rubart, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany CONFERENCE TRACKS ------------------------------- Collaboration in the Social Web ------------------------------- Track Chair: Weigang Wang, University of Manchester, UK In the past few years, we have witnessed the proliferation of social media and mobile devices. Mobile social media provide touch points to engage families, friends, group members, and communities, offer entry points to the web, and keep them connected in a Social Web. Therefore, this track includes the analysis and exploitation of links between topics, people and activities in social media and beyond. Apart from various methods and practices using existing social media systems to support collaborative activities, social groupware (or a combination of social media and groupware, , such as MobileMeeting) is emerging, which integrates social media interaction into a structured collaboration process and adds various structure and computational support to social media. ------------------------------------------------- Narrative, Adaptation and Multimedia Storytelling ------------------------------------------------- Track Chair: David Millard, University of Southampton, UK Hypertext and Web systems are fundamentally about communication between people, and people are storytellers. In this track we seek submissions covering a broad range of topics around new media and digital storytelling, from both the technological and human points of view. We expect to include papers around technologies to support content curation and creation, dynamic linking and navigation, for example by exploiting the Web of linked and open data. --------------------------- User Experience and the Web --------------------------- Track Chair: Herre van Oostendorp, Utrecht University, the Netherlands This track seeks original submissions that either contribute to the overall understanding of the relationships between cognitive factors and cognitive processes when interacting with the Web or describe novel systems and applications that make interacting with the Web an easy and effortless process. -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christoph Trattner BSc Know-Center Research Center for Big Data Analytics & Data Driven Business Graz University of Technology, Austria E-mail: ctrattner(a)know-center.at Tel: +43 650 2402801 Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info ------------------------------------------------------- New book: Mining, Modeling, and Recommending 'Things' in Social Media* by M. Atzmueller, A. Chin, C. Scholz, C. Trattner (eds.) http://link.springer.com/978-3-319-14723-9 -------------------------------------------------------

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International Visiting Fellowships in Critical Digital & Social Media Research
by Christian Fuchs 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Call for Applications: International Visiting Fellowships in Critical Digital & Social Media Research The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) www.westminster.ac.uk/wias is a newly created academic space at the University of Westminster in London for independent critical thinking beyond borders. Its inaugural research theme is Critical Digital & Social Media Research. One of the WIAS’ key features is the Research Fellowship Programme that attracts and brings together current and future academic leaders. We invite applications for international junior and senior research fellows (from all academic backgrounds) who conduct fellowship research projects in the realm of Critical Social & Digital Media Research for the duration of 3 months in 2016. Several fellowships will be awarded as result of this call. The fellowships cover airfare and a contribution to accomodation and subsistence in London. Funded scholarships are only awarded as a result of open calls. The WIAS invites both junior and senior fellows. Junior fellows are researchers who hold a PhD that has been awarded not more than 5 years before the date of the call publication. Senior fellows are researchers who hold a PhD that has been awarded more than 5 years before the call is published. More details and application: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/2016/call-for-applications-international… Application deadline: February 29, 2016, 17:00 BST Subscription to the WIAS newsletter in order to receive updates about events, future fellowship calls, calls of the book series "Critical Digital & Social Media Studies", publications, etc. is possible here: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/newsletter

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New book: Geoblocking and Global Video Culture (open-access edited collection)
by Ramon Lobato 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

*apologies for cross-posting* We are pleased to announce the publication of Geoblocking and Global Video Culture, an open-access edited collection on the politics of region control and circumvention in digital media. To download the PDF, visit http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-18-geoblocking-and-global-vi… /// GEOBLOCKING AND GLOBAL VIDEO CULTURE Eds. Ramon Lobato and James Meese Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2016 How do global audiences use streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix and iPlayer? How does the experience of digital video change according to location? What strategies do people use to access out-of-region content? What are the commercial and governmental motivations behind geoblocking? Geoblocking and Global Video Culture explores the cultural implications of access and circumvention in an age of VPNs. Featuring seventeen chapters from diverse critical positions and locations - including China, Iran, Malaysia, Turkey, Cuba, Brazil, USA, Sweden and Australia - the book offers a wide-ranging analysis of region control in digital media industries. Available as a free PDF, EPUB, ISSUU, and print-on-demand book from Institute of Network Cultures - http://networkcultures.org/publications/ /// TABLE OF CONTENTS >> PART I: Perspectives on Geoblocking << Introduction: The New Video Geography - Ramon Lobato Tunneling Media: Geoblocking and Online Border Resistance - Juan Llamas-Rodriguez The Logics and Territorialities of Geoblocking - Cameran Ashraf & Luis Felipe Alvarez León Geoblocking, Technical Standards and the Law - Marketa Trimble Periscope, Live-Streaming and Mobile Video Culture - Adam Rugg & Benjamin Burroughs Circumvention, Media Sport and The Fragmentation of Video Culture - James Meese & Aneta Podkalicka Live Sports, Piracy and Uncertainty: Understanding Illegal Streaming Aggregation Platforms - Florian Hoof The Future in a Vault of Plastic: Physical Geolocking in the Era of the 16-bit Video Game Cartridge, 1988-1993 - Roland Burke >> PART II: Circumvention Case Studies << China: The Techno-Politics of the Wall - Jinying Li Australia: Circumvention Goes Mainstream - Ramon Lobato & James Meese Turkey: Coping With Internet Censorship - Çigdem Bozdag Sweden: Circumvention and the Quest for Privacy - Chris Baumann Malaysia: Global Binge-Viewing in a Restrictive State - Sandra Hanchard Brazil: Netflix, VPNs and the ‘Paying’ Pirates - Vanessa Mendes Moreira de Sa Iran: A Friction between State Ideology and Network Society - Hadi Sohrabi & Behzad Dowran Cuba: Videos to the left – Circumvention Practices and Audiovisual Ecologies - Fidel A. Rodriguez The USA: Geoblocking in a Privileged Market - Evan Elkins Ramon Lobato Senior research fellow Swinburne Institute for Social Research | Department of Media and Communication Room EW121, Hawthorn campus, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne +61 3 9214 8637 rlobato(a)swin.edu.au http://www.sisr.net http://www.swinburne.edu.au/health-arts-design/staff-profiles/view.php?who=…

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Call for book proposals: Critical Digital & Social Media Studies OA book series
by Christian Fuchs 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

"Critical Digital & Social Media Studies" is a book seried edited by Christian Fuchs on behalf of the Westminster Insitute for Advanced Studies and published by the University of Westminster Press. It publishes books that critically study the role of the Internet, digital and social media in society and make critical interventions. We invite submissions of book proposals that fall into the scope of the series. Deadline: March 1, 2016 The books in the series are published in an open access format available online without payment using a Creative Commons licence (CC-BY-NC-ND) and simultaneously as affordable paperbacks. We are able to publish a number of books in the call without any book processing charges thanks to support by the University of Westminster Library. Details: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/2016/critical-digital-and-social-media-s… http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/news/ The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies http://www.westminster.ac.uk/wias is a new interdisciplinary institute at the University of Westminster. Its inaugural research theme is critical digital & social media research. Subscription to its newsletter is possible here: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/newsletter The University of Westminster Press is an open access publishing house. Media, communication & culturalstudies is one of the academic publishing fields it specialises in: http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/

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UPEC Summer School - 4 to 22 July 2016 - Impact Program (International Media, Political Action & Communication Technologies)
by Stephanie Wojcik 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, Thanks to the great success of the UPEC Summer School's 2015 edition, we are delighted to announce the launch of the Summer School 2016 and the 2nd second session of the "IMPACT program" during 3 weeks : from 4 to 22 July 2016. IMPACT program - International Media, Political Action & Communication Technologies, aims at giving to its students a critical perspective on how the internationalization of communication, the sharp increase and speeding up of the production of information, and the unprecedented development of digitalmedia, play a role in the way political action, citizens mobilizations and public debates are now be framed. This program is a unique opportunity for both postgraduate and PHD students from around the world to improve their academic, scientific and professional knowledge and live an immersion experience in Paris, the city ranked best student city for the fourth consecutive year by QS ranking. **Confirmed Keynotes Speakers for the 2016 edition:** * Romain BADOUARD (U. Cergy-Pontoise) * Florence BRISSET-FOUCAULT (U. Paris 1) * Jean-Baptiste COMBY <sous réserve> (U. Paris 2) * Benjamin FERRON (UPEC) * Simon GADRAS (U. Lyon 2) * Dominique MARCHETTI (CNRS) * Victor Manuel MARI SAEZ (U. Cadix) * Tristan MATTELART (U. Paris 8) * Jiangeng SUN (U. Rennes 1) * Stéphanie WOJCIK (UPEC) The workload of the courses is approximately 50 hours (30 hours of courses and approximately 20 hours of personal work) andthey can be recognized by up to 3 ECTS credits at the home university. The Summer School fees include accommodation and meals, local transport in Paris area, cultural tours and sport, among otherservices (welcome at the airport, a French student buddy, wifi, library access, etc.). For further practical information, please visit our Summer School website: summerschool.univ-paris-est.fr <mailto:summerschool.univ-paris-est.fr> We'll be happy to answer your practical questions: summerschool(a)univ-paris-est.fr<mailto:summerschool@univ-paris-est.fr> Looking forward to welcoming your students to our university! Best regards, Stéphanie Wojcik (stephanie.wojcik(a)u-pec.fr<mailto:stephanie.wojcik@u-pec.fr>) and Benjamin Ferron (benjamin.ferron(a)u-pec.fr<mailto:benjamin.ferron@u-pec.fr>) Dr. Stéphanie Wojcik Lecturer in Communication studies University of Paris Est Créteil (France) stephanie.wojcik(a)u-pec.fr<mailto:stephanie.wojcik@u-pec.fr> Scientific responsible for the DEL research network http://www.reseaudel.fr/ @reseauDEL / @stephaniewojcik

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Data subjectivity presentation at AoIR 2015
by Katie Derthick 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Hello all, I'm trying to find information about a talk I saw at AoIR last year in Phoenix. I know a woman presented... she might have been from the UK?... she talked about 'data subjectivity' by way of talking about data collected by tracking devices like Fitbits... Does someone remember this presentation/person/talk title, and if so, will you email me the info, please? I'm having trouble accessing the conference program online. I suppose if you have a copy of that, that would probably work, too. Thanks, Katie -- Katie Derthick PhD Candidate Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington derthick(a)uw.edu -- We all experience such loneliness. I feel tremendously lonely myself. We cannot really come up with the ideal occupation that will entertain us completely. There is always some kind of gap where we have to experience a sense of loneliness. I feel that a lot, but I feel joyful, too, just being myself. You cannot expect one-hundred-percent hospitality anywhere at all. That is precisely the meaning of liberation or freedom: freedom from both the loneliness and the hospitality of the world. With that freedom, you begin to find a new strength, a new dimension. You do not have to lean to the right or the left anymore, but you could stand on your own two feet, or one foot, whatever you possess. The ability to do that comes completely out of practice. — Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 3

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