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Conference on Digital Discrimination and Social Networks. Barcelona, 13th and 14th of March
by Jj Pedregosa 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Friends The main aim of the conference is to invite participants to actively *share current experiences and research and push forward our knowledge to fight discrimination*. Academics, NGOs working with youths or on discrimination, activists, trainers, teachers, policy makers, journalists, social media professionals and the general public are welcome to attend. Programme of the conference: http://digitaldiscrimination.eu/conference/

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H-DigiRhet Editors wanted
by Patrick Cox 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hello! My name is Patrick Cox and I am Vice-President for Networks at H-Net. I'm looking for editors to run H-Net's network on Digital Rhetoric, H-DigiRhet (https://networks.h-net.org/h-digirhet) The network is already loaded up onto the Commons and has over 800 subscribers, but no one running it! Folks with an interest in building this community of Digital scholars using the full range of tools and resources the H-Net Commons has to offer will find here a ready-made audience looking at a blank canvas. In addition to lively discussion and debate, the site can be used to build a collections of resources, blogging, multimedia content, original book reviews, collaborations with other H-Net Networks, and pretty much anything else you'd like to find on a website to build truly unique resource for the field of Digital Studies. Ideally, multiple people will apply to form a team of editors. You provide the ambition, H-Net will provide the training and technical support. If you are interested, contact Patrick Cox at vp-net(a)mail.h-net.msu.edu. Thanks. Patrick Cox H-NET Vice-President for Networks -- Patrick Cox PhD Candidate, Childhood Studies, Rutgers http://camden-rutgers.academia.edu/PatrickCox http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/ https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/exploring_childhood_studies "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer." --Albert Camus "Don't let your studies interfere with your education." --Colonel Henry Rutgers "the jUdges of nOrmalitY are present everywhere." --Foucault, of course

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Queer Internet Studies Workshop April 4 - NYC
by Mary L. Gray 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hey all, I'm passing along the CFP for an AMAZING workshop!! Hope you can make it!! best, mary Mary L. Gray Associate Professor Communication and Culture Adjunct Faculty, American Studies; Anthropology; Gender Studies Indiana University, Bloomington Senior Researcher Microsoft Research --------- Hi all, See below for details on a Queer Internet Studies workshop I'm organizing with Jack Gieseking. It's a one-day workshop to be held at the Columbia School of Journalism with support from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Just Publics 365. Space is limited and we're taking people on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hope you can make it! All apologies for cross-posting, Jessa ** Queer Internet Studies: A One-Day Workshop The increasing visibility of lgbtq lives and issues in mainstream media has been fraught with criticism of how such lives and issues are depicted and to whose benefit or detriment. Building from the critical work underlying these objections, we ask: what are concurrent technological developments, namely in ever emergent digital media? Online technologies have provided a means of storytelling, visualization, community building, and educational resources that have important implications for what it means to be queer. Internet scholarship crosses a number of disciplinary boundaries, converging on questions of how digital technologies are reshaping issues of identity, community and interpersonal relationships. Queer theory has been similarly multi-faceted in drawing together a diverse set of scholars interested in sexuality, gender and structures of power. In conjoining these areas of investigation, the main objective of the QIS workshop is to generate conversations that cross disciplines and backgrounds, anchored in questions of how online technologies shape and are appropriated by queer identities. The Queer Internet Studies brings together thinkers, makers and doers in a workshop format who draw upon social scientific methods to do work at the intersection of queer life and the internet. Taking Samuel Delany's (2001) call for lgbtq contact and networking to heart, we seek to bring together researchers who investigate the construction of queer communities, the development of queer knowledge production and cultures, and assess how queer identity is understood and archived. This workshop is geared towards fostering scholarly, activist, and journalistic opportunities for digital technologies and queer storytelling and visualization. We look to identify existing projects as well as suggest future collaborations of writers, scholars, and technologists interested in possibilities for supporting the development of the queer internet and queering the internet. Format: The workshop is structured around generating conversations and connections between people working on similar topics from different backgrounds. More interactive sessions will take place in the morning with lightning round introductions and large group conversations. Structured afternoon sessions will allow for conversations between invited speakers, followed by open working group time for collaboration and conversation. The day will conclude with a social hour geared towards connecting participants who share ideas for projects and collaborations. Additional details: The workshop will be held at Columbia University's School of Journalism on April 4, 2014. Here's a website with more information: http://www.jgieseking.org/qis2014/ If you'd like to attend, please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DgWcsK_DuPQfIaFAXrKj80yCl5B3FRzCyfDtIViOtn… For questions and more information, email jlingel(a)microsoft.com or jgieseki(a)bowdoin.edu. Thanks! Jack & Jessa

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Join the MA Program in Digital Living, Aarhus University Fall 2014
by Annette Markham 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, Thanks in advance for distributing this information to those who might be interested in attending our new MA program in "Digital Living" at Aarhus University, as part of the Department of Aesthetics & Communication within the Faculty of Arts. ********** Are you interested in how digital technologies are used in everyday life? Do you care how technologies impact social and work life? Would you like to learn how to design better futures by exploring the intersection of networked sociality, organizational practices, and IT design? If so, you might be interested in a new international master's degree program at Aarhus University: "Digital Living: Work and Social Life in an Era of Smart Machines and Social Media." Curriculum taught in English. Learn more here: http://arts.au.dk/digitalliving This MA focuses on how digital technologies are used in everyday life and offers students the opportunity to consider how we might design better futures by exploring the intersection of networked sociality, organizational practices, and IT design. Discuss cutting edge knowledge about the social impact of digital technologies with internationally established professors. Learn from computer scientists how digital forms of communication and interaction are designed and programmed. Work with professors from information and media studies to build a strong grounding in the political, social, and economic structures of 21st Century organizations and institutions. In addition to theoretically-grounded classroom discussions, students design and build interfaces, engage in empirical studies of digital contexts, and explore how new eBusiness models work. This well-rounded master's program provides solid grounding for analyzing contemporary social media practices and developing sustainable and ethical digital futures. Digital living is an interdisciplinary Master Program within Information Studies at Aarhus University. Curriculum taught in English. Application deadline: March 15 (April 1 for Danish residents)* Notification of Acceptance: early May 2014 Start Date: 1 September 2014 Need more information? Feel free to contact: Associate Professor Annette Markham: amarkham(a)dac.au.dk Associate Professor Claus Bossen: imvcb(a)dac.au.dk *exceptions to the deadline may be granted, depending on circumstances. Please inquire if this might apply to you. Best Regards, Annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept of Aesthetics & Communication, Aarhus University Guest Professor, Dept of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Twitter: annettemarkham

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CfA: PhD Summer School, San Sebastian, Spain (28.07. - 01.08.2014)
by Judith Simon 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

The Post-Graduate Program in Philosophy, Science and Values (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, and National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM) and the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) invite PhD students to apply for the interdisciplinary and international Summer School: *The Regulative Capacity of Knowledge Objects: Opening the Black Box of Knowledge Governance* Think of Climate Change, Wikileaks, nanotechnology, Responsible Innovation, neural implants, Linux, GMOs or the German Energy Transition. But when we think about it, do they actually exist? And if they do what should they be like in the future? What exactly are they? Are they symbols, technical artifacts, discourses, constellations of actors, scientific disputes? Are they political issues, societal problems, human-nonhuman-hybrids, modifiers of existence, problems for governance and regulation? In a way, they are all of these things and less -- and probably more. They are what this Summer School refers to as "knowledge objects". These objects are peculiar, blurry, constantly unfolding and transforming entities that increasingly challenge contemporary societies and sciences and our understanding of knowledge. The knowledge in knowledge objects is always plural: scientific, public, mundane, interdisciplinary, speculative, uncertain. It is heterogeneously produced about, with, through or in them and contributes to their identification, contestation and transformation. Yet, knowledge objects are also enablers of such knowledge productions and the societal controversies that go along with them. This intricate entanglement of knowledge objects and society poses various normative and regulative questions -- which are part of these objects and due to them the problems societies face. This entanglement could be viewed as a fundamental challenge for knowledge governance. To address these complex challenges to societies and sciences, the Summer School aims to bring together two strands of science and technology studies (STS) which so far haven't combined: the focus on "knowledge objects" and the perspective of "knowledge governance". The starting point of this summer school is the assumption that knowledge objects are subject and object of knowledge governance. They create the need for and they enable various forms of knowledge governance. In a way, this synchrony is a black box of knowledge governance. The Summer School proposes that this "governance black box" can be opened by focusing on an extended concept of knowledge objects and by analyzing their governance dimensions. *Keynotes by:* *David Guston*, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University, US *Graham Harman*, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, American University, Cairo, Egypt *Karin Knorr-Cetina*, PhD, Professor emeritus of Sociology, University of Constance, Germany, and George *Wells Beadle* Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago, US *Noortje Marres*, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths University of London, UK Applications are due by 28th March 2014. *Find out all the details at: http://www.itas.kit.edu/english/events_2014_summerschool.php <http://www.itas.kit.edu/english/events_2014_summerschool.php>* -- Judith Simon Department of Philosophy <http://philosophie.univie.ac.at/> - University of Vienna (PI: Epistemic Trust in Socio-Technical Epistemic Systems <http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/abstracts/abstract.asp?L=E&PROJ=P23770>) ITAS - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology <http://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> (Senior Researcher) Institut Jean Nicod <http://www.institutnicod.org/notices.php?user=Simon> - Ecole normale supérieure - Paris (Associate Post-doctoral fellow)

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reminder: CfP for IR15 closing March 1
by Erika Pearson 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Dear colleagues Just a quick reminder that the deadline for submissions for IR15: Boundaries and Intersections is coming up on March 1st. There will be no general extensions past this date, so please make sure you get your submissions in on time. Information about the types of submissions (including the inaugural "Prize For The Weird"!) is online at ir15.aoir.org<http://ir15.aoir.org/>. Also, to clarify, abstracts for roundtable, fishbowl and experimental sessions should be approximately 250-300 words, and no additional uploaded document is required. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at ir15programchair(a)aoir.org<mailto:ir15programchair@aoir.org> We look forward to your submissions and seeing you in Bangkok in October! best wishes erika pearson program chair, IR15 ir15.aoir.org<http://ir15.aoir.org/>

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PhD Workshop on Internet Research and Ethics (March 20-21, Aalborg, DK)
by Michael Zimmer 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Colleagues: I wanted to share this upcoming PhD student workshop on "Internet Research and Ethics", held March 20-21 at Aalborg University. Details below. -Michael March 20-21: Internet Research and Ethics http://www.hcci.hum.aau.dk/index.php?id=9041&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=365&cHash=7… Organisers: Michael Zimmer, Tia Hansen, Thomas Ryberg, Ann Bygholm Registration to hannepc(a)hum.aau.dk Room: 1.40, Nyhavnsgade 14, 9000 Aalborg Aim of the workshop: The aim of this workshop is to explore research ethics in general and with a particular focus on Internet Research Ethics and the dilemmas emerging with new grounds for research and data collection. The workshop will start with introductions to the history and principles of research ethics in general and a focus on non-biomedical areas of research and Human Research Ethic Boards (Tia Hansen, Ann Bygholm). Furthermore, there will be introductions on how to use pilot studies to improve ethics as well as results. The workshop will thus introduce to the work being conducted as part of the doctoral school's Human Research Ethics Board. Following this the workshop will focus on Internet Research Ethics and the core issues related to internet studies (e.g. data collection and archiving) (Michael Zimmer). Furthermore, we shall explore particular research projects as cases where various research ethical dilemmas and problems emerge. Format: The workshop will be highly interactive and include a mixture of presentations, group work, case-exploration, discussion and PhD students’ presentations of own research projects. We therefore ask each student to hand in a short (1-2 pages) description of: • Presentation of their research project (case, context, aim) • Statement of dilemmas, problems or ethical considerations in relation tothe research project These presentations should be handed in on Friday March 14 at the latest. The presentations will be collected and made available to all participants. Preliminary programme (timing to be finally confirmed): Day 1 – March 20: 8.15 - 9.00 Welcome and introduction 9.00-12.00 Research ethics basics and tools by Tia Hansen and Ann Bygholm - lectures interspersed with “exercises”/discussions in pairs. Themes: • History and principles of research ethics in general • Non-biomedical areas and Review Boards in particular • Don’t launch without a pilot! How to use pilot studies to improve ethics as well as results 12-13 Lunch break 13.00-17.00: Core issues and approaches in Internet Research Ethics- Michael Zimmer – presentations and discussions Day 2 – March 21: 8.15 - 10.00 Internet ethics - exploring cases: "Tastes, Ties and Time" and “The Blackberry Project” 10.15 – 12.00: PhD Students presenting cases and working in smaller discussion groups with organizers as discussants 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch break 13.00 - 14.30: Continuing work in pairs or smaller groups - preparing for a short summary of the discussions/main issues 14.30 - 16.00: Roundtable finale: • Students present main results of revisiting their projects (lists of to do and leftover problems?) • Plenum discussion of cases/dilemmas • Evaluation, and take-home messages Readings: Research Ethics and Basic tools: Alderson, P., & Morrow, V. (2006). Multidisciplinary research ethics review: is it feasible? International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 9(5), 405-417, doi: 10.1080/13645570500435207 Cozby, P. C. (2003). Ethical research. Chapter 3 in Methods in behavioral research (pp. 34-60). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Core issues and approaches in Internet Research Ethics: Buchanan, E., & Zimmer, M. (2012). Internet Research Ethics. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-internet-research/ Markham, A. & Buchanan, E. (2012). Ethical Decision-Making and Internet Research Recommendations from the AoIR Ethics Working Committee (Version 2.0). Retrieved fromaoir.org/documents/ethics-guide/ Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). (2012). Considerations and Recommendations Concerning Internet Research and Human Subjects Research Regulations. Retrieved fromhttp://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/mtgings/2013%20March%20Mtg/internet_rese… Internet ethics - exploring cases: Zimmer, M. (2010). “But the data is already public”: On the ethics of research in Facebook. Ethics and Information Technology, 12(4), 313–325. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-010-9227-5) Parry, M. (2011). Harvard Researchers Accused of Breaching Students’ Privacy. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from chronicle.com/article/Harvards-Privacy-Meltdown/128166/ Underwood, M. K., Rosen, L. H., More, D., Ehrenreich, S. E., & Gentsch, J. K. (2012). The BlackBerry project: Capturing the content of adolescents’ text messaging. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 295–302. Hill, K. (2012). A Texas University’s Mind-Boggling Database Of Teens’ Daily Text Messages, Emails, and IMs Over Four Years. Forbes.com. Retrieved fromwww.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/04/18/a-texas-universitys-mind-bo… Practical: ECTS: 2 Points for attending and for preparation (including handing in 1-2 page description of research project and ethical dilemmas – see above). For more information about Michael Zimmer: · http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/people/profiles/zimmerm.cfm · http://www.michaelzimmer.org/about/bio/ For more information about Tia Hansen · http://vbn.aau.dk/en/persons/tia-g-b-hansen(ddcf2848-2f9e-4f0a-a87c-bc7b12a… Number of participants: max 15 Registration to: hannepc(a)hum.aau.dk no later than March 12 Location: Aalborg University, Aalborg, room not yet confirmed -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Re: [Air-L] Conference proposals: Word counts on roundtable and fishbowl submissions?
by Terri Senft 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Hi All, I putting this out to the list, because I'm assuming others will have the same question soon: I'm currently drafting both a roundtable and a fishbowl submission for Bangkok, and cannot find any information regarding appropriate word counts for these formats. 've looked at all the guidelines, twice. There are max counts for papers, panels, pre-conference workshops, and ignite talks, but nothing for roundtables or fishbowls. I did try to suss this out myself, fwiw. I registered on the automated conference submission system, and when I tried to copy what I'd written into submission box, I gt a note that my submission is "too many words." Unfortunately, I received nothing that told me what the word limit is, or how many words I am over-limit... Can someone help me out, here? Thanks! Terri -- <http://goog_689013053> <http://goog_689013053> Dr. Theresa M. Senft Global Liberal Studies Program School of Arts & Sciences New York University 726 Broadway NY NY 10003 home: *www.terrisenft.net <http://goog_689013053>* (needs a serious updating) facebook: www.facebook.com/theresa.senft twitter: @terrisenft

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Reminder (01 Mar Deadline) Joss Whedon: A Celebration
by Paul Booth 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Call for Papers and Topic Proposals: Joss Whedon: A Celebration (Apologies for cross-posting) Now accepting submissions and ideas for the second annual Pop Culture Colloquium at DePaul University in Chicago! The Media and Cinema Studies program at DePaul University is hosting a one-day celebratory colloquium in honor of the work of Joss Whedon on Saturday, May 03, from 9-6. This event will feature roundtable discussions from scholars and fans of Whedon, speaking about the cultural impact of his work, as well as analyzing aspects of his television shows and films. The even will also feature special guests, screenings, screenwriting workshops, and (perhaps) a sing-a-long or two... The audience for this event is both graduate and undergraduate students, both fans and scholars, and the focus should be on informed and enlightening discussion rather than formal academic papers. "Joss Whedon: A Celebration" will take place on DePaul's Loop campus. If you're interested in speaking on a round table, please send a 200 word abstract of your topic and a CV or resume to Paul Booth (pbooth(a)depaul.edu) by Mar 01. Also please email with any questions. We hope that you will be able to join in the discussion and celebration! -- Paul Booth, PhD Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies/Communication Technology College of Communication DePaul University 14 E. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604

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Researching Contemporary Culture summer workshops 2014 (London)
by Zara Dinnen 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

AOIR-ers, *with apologies for cross posting The following series of workshops may be of interest: Researching Contemporary Culture is a series of summer workshops for postgraduate and early career researchers. It takes place from the 14th to 16th July 2014 at the Institute of English Studies, Senate House London. Researching Contemporary Culture aims to help researchers in the field address an array of issues that currently define the study of contemporary culture by offering workshops and presentations on: developing the impact of research through exhibition, curation, and the championing of particular artists'/directors'/authors' work; producing research for open access publications; balancing public engagement and research needs; using online participatory culture as a research tool; conducting sustainable research with ephemeral data. The event will bring together specialist workshop leaders, speakers, and librarians to address these challenges through a research skills development programme of participatory workshops and advice and guidance. Researching Contemporary Culture has evolved out of the work of the Contemporary Fiction Seminar at the Institute of English Studies, and will offer a sustainable research skills enrichment programme appropriate for the study of contemporary culture in the arts and humanities disciplines of the twenty-first century. Speakers include: Caroline Bassett, Clare Birchall, Kieran Connell, Jeremy Gilbert, Gary Hall, Matt Hills, Roger Luckhurst, Holly Pester, Ernesto Priego, Agnes Woolley. The three workshop themes are: Public Practices, Archiving Now, and Interpretive Communities. Researching Contemporary Culture is supported by an AHRC Collaborative Skills Award; with additional support from the University of Birmingham, Birkbeck, University of London, and the Institute of English Studies, University of London; it is organised by Dr Zara Dinnen (University of Birmingham) and Dr Tony Venezia (Birkbeck, University of London), conveners of the Contemporary Fiction Seminar. Further information and details of how to apply are available at the website: researchingthecontemporary.net. Please email contemporaryfictionseminar(a)gmail.com with any queries. -- Dr Zara Dinnen Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature School of English, Drama and American and Canadian Studies University of Birmingham + 44 (0) 121 414 5657

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