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INC survey about reading & digital publishing formats
by Geert Lovink 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear all, many of you have, at some point, ordered an INC publication or downloaded pdfs and epub from site or read our publications online. We would love it if you do something back and fill out our survey, which ultimately aims to improve our (online) publication services. Best, Geert — Hello, The Institute of Network Cultures has been producing various kinds of publications for years, which are all available online on http://networkcultures.org/publications/ and http://www.publishinglab.nl/publications/. We are approaching you because you have received INC publications in the past. In order to improve the browsability and the readability of the publications, two interns, Josip Batinic (MA New Media and Digital Culture, UvA, Netherlands) and Léna Robin (MA Graphic Design, Haute École des Arts du Rhin, France) are currently working on a new proposal for the website. To do so in the best way possible, they have put together a survey regarding reading habits and browsing preferences, in order to have a good overview of the situation (see link below). We hope that you will be able to help them take digital INC publications to the next level. The survey should take less than 9 minutes to complete. Can you send this link to your students and colleagues? Here is the link to this online survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K01KaxavslYtFLJN3AjhWsNK3uH-tnBs2RjVlIy4j4… Thank you for participating! The INC/Publishing Lab survey team Léna, Josip, Inte, Miriam and Geert

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final CFP AAG 2016: Toward a geographical software studies
by ryan burns 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

*Toward a geographical software studies*A series of sessions for the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers <http://www.aag.org/annualmeeting> in San Francisco, March 29-April 2, 2016 Ryan Burns <http://burnsr77.github.io/> (Temple University) Nick Lally <http://www.nicklally.com/> (University of Wisconsin–Madison) A growing body of recent geographic scholarship has focused its attention on software and algorithms. Some of these studies analyze geographic technologies —GIS and the geoweb, for example— as such, while others investigate a myriad of digital technologies that have become ubiquitous within the spaces of everyday life. These software/code objects interact with and modulate the world in complex ways, enact processes that connect humans and nonhumans, and become entangled with social, cultural, political, and economic systems. Moreover, software created to visualize data is used to produce knowledge about urban environments and everyday life, but obscure the processes and contexts which underlie its development. Engaging these topics, geographers have developed concepts like the “automatic production of space” (Thrift and French 2002), “software-sorted geographies” (Graham 2005), and “code/space” (Kitchin and Dodge 2011) to describe how software and space are co-constituted in the contemporary world. Productive research is building on these topics to explore new ways geographies are produced (Rose, Degen, and Melhuish 2014), governed (Amoore 2011), materialized, represented (Woodward et al. 2015), and lived through software (Kinsley 2014). This session seeks to bring together a range of spatial thinkers who are producing new studies, theories, and methods for understanding and producing software. We welcome submissions that address all facets of software: the context of its production, its internal operational logics, the material work it does in the world, and its spatial distribution of social and political effects. Suggested themes could include: • Radical, feminist, or postcolonial political theories of software, software production, and/or hacking. What are the liberatory potentials/limits of coding or software and its critiques? • The political economy of software, code, attentional economies, and the audience as commodity. • Methodological contributions for the study of software (deconstruction, ethnography, reading code, reverse-engineering, archival research, hacking, writing software, visual studies, understanding processes, online research, etc) • Software and visual and affective epistemology. • The materiality of software and the work it does in the world (the production of space, embodiment, urbanization, social sorting, securitization, infrastructure, etc). Amoore, L. 2011. Data Derivatives: On the Emergence of a Security Risk Calculus for Our Times. Theory, Culture & Society 28 (6):24–43. Graham, S. D. 2005. Software-sorted geographies. Progress in Human Geography 29 (5):562–580. Kitchin, R., and M. Dodge. 2011. Code/space: software and everyday life. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. Kinsley, S. 2014. The Matter of “Virtual” Geographies. Progress in Human Geography 38(3): 364-384. Rose, G., M. Degen, and C. Melhuish. 2014. Networks, interfaces, and computer-generated images: learning from digital visualisations of urban redevelopment projects. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 32 (3):386–403. Thrift, N., and S. French. 2002. The automatic production of space. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 27 (3):309–335. Woodward, K., J. P. Jones, L. Vigdor, S. A. Marston, H. Hawkins, and D. P. Dixon. 2015. One Sinister Hurricane: Simondon and Collaborative Visualization. Annals of the Association of American Geographers :1–16. *Please submit a 250 word abstract to Nick (nlally(a)wisc.edu <nlally(a)wisc.edu>) and Ryan (ryan.burns(a)temple.edu <ryan.burns(a)temple.edu>) by October 9th, 2015.* -- Ryan Burns, PhD Dept of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University 859-582-9125 http://burnsr77.github.io

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"no definitive research yet"
by Joly MacFie 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

>From Civicist <http://civichall.org/civicist/> today: *Brave new world*: An in-depth report <http://civichall.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=784ac4a90c07e1e7ebbf294d…> by Mother Jones' *Mark Follman* on data-driven efforts by "threat assessment professionals" to intervene before mass killers take action includes this troubling news: "When I asked threat assessment experts what might explain the recent rise in gun rampages, I heard the same two words over and over: social media. Although there is no definitive research yet, widespread anecdotal evidence suggests that the speed at which social media bombards us with memes and images exacerbates the copycat effect." -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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FACULTY POSITION: Open Rank (Tenure Track) - The University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business, Department of Management Sciences
by Kang Zhao 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

*FACULTY POSITION: Open Rank (Tenure Track)* The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Department of Management Sciences* The Department of Management Sciences is recruiting for an open rank tenure-track position in business analytics beginning August 17, 2016. Areas of interest include but are not limited to data science, data mining, text/web/social media analytics, and data visualization. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Management Science, Informatics /Information Sciences, Statistics or a related field and exhibit exceptional research and teaching promise. The Department of Management Sciences offers undergraduate and doctoral programs in Business Analytics and Information Systems (BAIS). The Department offers a Graduate Certificate and Master’s programs in Business Analytics and a specialization in Analytics in the Fulltime MBA program. Further, extensive collaborative opportunities are available with faculty and doctoral students in other departments and interdisciplinary programs such as The University of Iowa Informatics Initiative and the Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences program. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. *How to Apply:* Applications are accepted online through Jobs@UIOWA at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/faculty, reference Requisition #67548. All applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, statement of research interests, statement of teaching interests, three references, and 1-3 research papers online. *Deadlines:* Screening of applications will begin October 23, 2015, and applicants will be considered until the position is filled. The position is subject to funding. *Contact:* Please direct questions to the Chair of the Recruiting Committee Barry Thomas (barrett-thomas(a)uiowa.edu <mailto:barrett-thomas@uiowa.edu>). The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Allqualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Job Advertisement Department of Mass Communication at the American University of Sharjah
by Sohail Dahdal 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

The Department of Mass Communication at the American University of Sharjah seeks a full time faculty member in journalism at the rank of assistant or associate professor and with a professional background and expertise in multimedia journalism, digital storytelling and social media beginning in Fall 2016. Successful candidates must have a doctoral degree in journalism or mass communication from an accredited university, and are expected to have an active research agenda in their area of expertise. Candidates will also have evidence of effective university teaching competencies in multimedia journalism, digital storytelling and social media. The Department of Mass Communication at AUS is one of the most vibrant and successful programs of its kind in the region. Its graduates are recognized as being amongst the best in the industry in the Middle East. AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational university in the Gulf, serving some 5,500 students of 82 nationalities. The UAE Commission of Higher Education and the US Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accredit the American University of Sharjah. Applications must be received prior to November 15 2015 for full consideration. Review of applications will begin upon that date and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Mahmoud Anabtawi, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, email: (cashr /at/ aus.edu) with the subject line: Application for Journalism. http://www.aus.edu/info/200218/employment/77/faculty_positions/3/#7 Best, Sohail Sohail Dahdal, PH.D Assistant Professor Department of Mass Communication Tel +971 6 515 2530 Mobile +971 55 361 9600 Fax +971 6 515 2554 College of Arts and Sciences Office: NAB 230 American University of Sharjah PO Box 26666, Sharjah United Arab Emirates www.aus.edu sdahdal(a)aus.edu

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2nd CfP LAK16: Edinburgh 25-29th April 2016
by Simon Knight 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

**** Call for papers Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference **** The 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference will be held in Edinburgh, UK April 25-29th 2016, co-located with ACM Learning @ Scale 2016. The deadline for all submissions is *October 30, 2015*, which will NOT be extended*.* See http://lak16.solaresearch.org/?page_id=6 This annual conference provides a multidisciplinary forum for addressing the critical issues and challenges confronting the education sector today. The conference theme this year is: “Enhancing Impact: Convergence of Communities for Grounding, Implementation and Validation”. The theme for the LAK16 conference aims to explore the multidisciplinary connections that effectively illustrate how learning analytics can provide critical insights into the individual and collective learning process. It embraces the convergence of these disciplines to provide theoretical and practical insights that will further advance the field – through research, adoption and implementation and ultimately provide a foundation for informing government and institutional policy. We invite research and practice papers that address the “convergence of communities” in LAK and bring a novel perspective and approach for reflecting on the field. *** SUBMISSIONS *** The conference welcomes researcher and practitioner submissions of the following kinds: 1. *Full papers*: 10 pages 2. *Short papers*: 5 pages 3. *Panel proposals*: 4 pages plus 2 separated pages with information about the confirmed panelists 4. *Workshop proposals*: 2 pages 5. *Tutorial proposals*: 2 pages (will not be included in the proceedings) 6. *Demonstrations*: 2 pages 7. *Posters*: 2 pages 8. *Doctoral consortium*: 5 pages (Details: http://lak16.solaresearch.org/?page_id=173) *** RELEVANT DATES *** - *31 October 2015*: Deadline for all submissions - *30 November 2015*: Notification of acceptance for workshop and tutorial proposals - *18 December 2015*: Notification of acceptance for full/short papers, panel proposals, demonstrations and posters - *5 February 2016*: Final version of accepted papers due - *25-29 April 2016*: LAK conference Conference proceedings will be published in ACM Digital Library.

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 135, Issue 4
by Charles Steinfield 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Kevin, While I am sure this is not the earliest reference to this idea, it was certainly a core argument in Shoshanna Zuboff’s 1988 book “In the Age of the Smart Machine.” It’s been a long time since I looked at the book, but as I recall, she talks at length about the role of information byproducts generated computer-mediated work to better manage organizations, not always in positive ways from the perspective of workers. To me, this is fundamentally an argument about “digital trace data." best, Chip Charles Steinfield Department of Media and Information Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48840 USA +1 517 432 8651 steinfie(a)msu.edu On Oct 5, 2015, at 6:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org <mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org>] On Behalf Of Kevin G Crowston > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 11:17 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org <mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] "Definitive" citation for the concept of digital trace data? > > An argument for studies of online behaviour is that the systems collect records of what people do and that such digital trace data provide a rich source of evidence for all kinds of studies. I?m trying to trace back that idea but it seems so taken for granted that there?s often not a citation. So I wondered what people consider the definitive citation for that idea, and for the term "trace data? in this context more specifically.? > > For example, there?s a 2008 handbook article: > > Welser, H. T., Smith, M., Fisher, D., and Gleave, E. 2008. "Distilling Digital Traces: Computational Social Science Approaches to Studying the Internet," in The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, N. Fielding, R.M. Lee and G. Blank (eds.). London, England: SAGE Publications, Ltd, pp. 116?141. > > But I suspect there are even earlier sources. > > Kevin Crowston | Distinguished Professor of Information Science | School of Information Studies > > Syracuse University > 348 Hinds Hall > Syracuse, New York 13244 > t (315) 443.1676 f 315.443.5806 e crowston(a)syr.edu <mailto:crowston@syr.edu> > > crowston.syr.edu <http://crowston.syr.edu/>

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"Definitive" citation for the concept of digital trace data?
by Kevin G Crowston 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

An argument for studies of online behaviour is that the systems collect records of what people do and that such digital trace data provide a rich source of evidence for all kinds of studies. I’m trying to trace back that idea but it seems so taken for granted that there’s often not a citation. So I wondered what people consider the definitive citation for that idea, and for the term "trace data” in this context more specifically. For example, there’s a 2008 handbook article: Welser, H. T., Smith, M., Fisher, D., and Gleave, E. 2008. "Distilling Digital Traces: Computational Social Science Approaches to Studying the Internet," in The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, N. Fielding, R.M. Lee and G. Blank (eds.). London, England: SAGE Publications, Ltd, pp. 116–141. But I suspect there are even earlier sources. Kevin Crowston | Distinguished Professor of Information Science | School of Information Studies Syracuse University 348 Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 t (315) 443.1676 f 315.443.5806 e crowston(a)syr.edu crowston.syr.edu

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ELD16 Announces Call for Proposals - 11/9/15 deadline
by AJ Kelton 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

The 6th Annual Emerging Learning Design Conference (ELD15) is accepting proposals for its 2016 conference, to be held June 2nd & 3rd, 2016, on the campus of Montclair State University. *PROPOSAL DEADLINE – NOVEMBER 9th, 2015. See below for details.* *All proposals received by the above deadline, whether eventually accepted or not,will be included in a drawing for a complimentary ELD16 full registration.* - For the Call for Proposals Submission Form – click HERE <https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ddmxihPwjHqzyIZ> - For the ELD16 Session Types – click HERE <http://eld.montclair.edu/eld-call-for-proposals/session-types/> - For the Call for Proposals FAQ – click HERE <http://eld.montclair.edu/eld-call-for-proposals/eld-call-for-proposals-faq/> The theme for this year’s conference is *Adopt & Adapt: Connecting Learning to Life* *ROLLING SUBMISSION / EARLY ACCEPTANCE MODEL* ELD uses a “rolling submission” model for proposals: every proposal will be reviewed and given feedback within 2 weeks of submission. Your submission will either be accepted or you’ll be provided feedback from our reviewers and offered an opportunity to revise and resubmit. We’ll continue this process of accepting or giving constructive feedback to proposals until all presentation slots are filled. Submissions will still be accepted after November 9th, but they will be considered in the second round of proposals. We will work with those who submitted by the deadline and then look toward later submissions to complete the program, should presentation slots still be available. Why this model? Two main reasons: we seen that having revise-and-resubmit cycles make our conference’s presentations the best they can be for our attendees, and accepting excellent proposals as they arrive is a great way to let our prospective audience know what to look forward to even before the whole program is finalized. In addition, this model is easier on our reviewers as we don’t get a rush of proposals on deadline day. How do you submit a proposal? Go here <http://eld.montclair.edu/eld-call-for-proposals/eld-call-for-proposals-faq/> to read some brief instructions on what we need in your submission, and then go HERE <https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ddmxihPwjHqzyIZ> and supply that information. We’ll be in touch to confirm your submission was complete, and then let you know within a couple weeks the response from our reviewers. -- ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Candidate Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- Emerging Learning Design 2016 http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> ---------- http://www.ajkelton.net Twitter: @aj_kelton <http://twitter.com/aj_kelton>

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List of banned Instagram hashtag searches?
by Tama Leaver 02 Oct '15

02 Oct '15

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone either has a full working list of the hashtag searches that Instagram has banned? Or, even better, if anyone has been doing any work with the implications of these bans? Thanks in advance, Tama -- Dr Tama Leaver Senior Lecturer in Internet Studies Faculty of Humanities, MCCA, Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA Australia 6845 Ph: (+61 8) 9266 1258 Fax: (+61 8) 9266 3166 Email: t.leaver(a)curtin.edu.au Web: www.tamaleaver.net Twitter: @tamaleaver CRICOS Provider Code: 00301J (WA) 02637B (NSW)

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