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GENERATIVE JUSTICE CONFERENCE - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
by Joly MacFie 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

http://www.3helix.rpi.edu/?page_id=4073 *Generative Justice:Value from the Bottom-up* *A conference at RPI, June 27-29 2014* Social problems are often addressed through the top-down forms of "distributive justice": intervention from government agencies and regulations for example. But science and technology innovations have opened new possibilities for "generative justice": bottom-up networks that strive for a more equitable and sustainable world through communitarian value generation. Some examples of generative justice involve lay innovation: maker spaces, DIY movements, and "appropriated" technologies. Other examples are more focused on nature as a generator of value, such as urban agriculture, food justice, and indigenous harvesting. Some focus on the framework of Open Source, putting code, blueprints and manufacturing processes into the public domain. Generative justice can apply to social entrepreneurship, restorative justice, community media, social solidarity economies, and many other structures that allow those who generate value to directly participate in its benefits, create their own conditions of production, and nurture sustainable paths for its circulation. We invite presentation and panel proposals on the theory and practice of generative justice. What theories of ethics, law, epistemology and politics can help to define this concept and improve its utility? What research methods are best used to explore it, and in what analytic frameworks can it be deployed? Are the relations between distributive and generative justice best viewed as opposite ends of a continuum? As mutually supportive symbiosis? How might generative justice experiences and outcomes differ across identities such as race, gender, class, and sexual orientation; across geographic and national differences; across ideological and institutional spectrums? How can we distinguish generative justice from bottom-up forms of exploitation, oppression, or unsustainable ecologies? What kinds of technologies and scientific programs might foster more generative justice, and conversely, how might generative justice contribute to better STEM education, research, and infrastructure? (For more see the Generative Justice wiki<http://generativejustice.wikispaces.com/home> ) -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Deadline Extended: CFP: 2015 MLA Session: Writing for Algorithms
by Martin Wagner 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

Writing for Algorithms DEADLINE EXTENDED Special Session at the 2015 Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention (January 8-11, Vancouver, Canada) Writing, as it is practiced by bloggers and spammers, no longer exclusively addresses humans, but also the algorithms of search engines and email filters. In a similar way, a new generation of students at colleges throughout the country learns to adapt their essays to the criteria of automated grading apps. For the first time in history, we human readers are no longer the sole audience of the written text. What is the effect of this expansion of audience on human readers who experience, consciously or otherwise, their expulsion from the center of the textual universe? How does the emerging writing for algorithms change the landscape of traditional training in composition and poetics? Which new insights about the fundamental structures of relevance, coherence, and authenticity in linguistic communication can we gain from the struggle between spammers and the software engineers at Google & Co.? The panel seeks to answer these questions by combining contributions from a wide range of possible theoretical and professional backgrounds, including, but not limited to, rhetoric, linguistics, literary theory, media studies, journalism, and programming. Please send a proposal of up to 250 words for a 15-minute presentation by March 22, 2014 to martin.wagner(a)yale.edu. For more information see: www.writingforalgorithms.org

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Social Networking and Communities: CFP HICSS
by Karine Nahon 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

CFP: HICSS Social Networking And Community Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 48 January 5-8, 2015, Grand Hyatt, Kauai, Hawaii PAPERS DUE: June 15, 2014 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm ORGANIZERS Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University, gruzd(a)dal.ca<mailto:gruzd@dal.ca> (Primary Contact) Karine Nahon, University of Washington, karineb(a)uw.edu<mailto:karineb@uw.edu> Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia, c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca<mailto:c.haythorn@ubc.ca> Twitter: #hicss_snc This HICSS minitrack has been ongoing since 2003 under various titles. Papers address the interrelationship between social media and communities in all aspects of our (online and offline) lives. We call for papers that address research, theory, practice, and/or policy around our new interlinkages via social media in support of communities of practice, inquiry, and interest for business, political, social, learning, and gaming initiatives and outcomes. In the past, this minitrack has been in the Internet and Digital Economy Track. Due to its overwhelming success, the minitrack has become a founding part of the new Track: Digital and Social Media. In previous years, the minitrack has been among the largest at the conference, and ‘best papers’ from the minitrack have often received the ‘Best Paper in Track’ awards. We call for papers that address issues of online communities of practice, inquiry and interest created in the interest of political, educational, business, social and/or gaming pursuits, and with attention to how online community building and management contribute to success in these endeavors. Papers are welcomed that address wholly online communities, as well as those that address the interplay between online and offline means of interaction; the use of single media, as well as those that address the way different media support community practice; and community, as well as crowd-based collectives online. Examples of possible interdisciplinary topics of interest in these contexts include, but are not limited to the following: Social, political and/or economic impact of social media Crowds and Communities as sociological phenomenon in the digital economy Community development and community informatics Design, development, and user studies of social media Design of online crowds and/or communities of practice, inquiry or interest Online learning communities: structures, implementations, and practices Serious leisure online Organizational behavior of communities Behavior in online gaming communities Social network studies and analyses of online crowds and communities Mobile applications, services and use for and by online communities Case studies and topologies of online communities Case studies and analyses of the rise and fall of social network sites and online communities Theoretical models of online crowds and communities, social media use, etc. Models and cases of synergies and/or conflicts between offline and online worlds Critical perspectives on social media and local and/or virtual community Research methods for the study of social networking and community ABOUT HICSS CONFERENCES http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm HICSS conferences are devoted to the most relevant advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Accepted papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Those selected for presentation are included in the Conference Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society and maintained in the IEEE Digital Library. How to Submit a Paper: Follow Author Instructions<http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_44/apahome44.htm> posted on the conference web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not have been previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere. All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process. Abstracts are optional, but recommended. You may contact the Minitrack Chair(s) for guidance or verification of content. Submit a paper to only one Minitrack. If a paper is submitted to more than one minitrack, then either paper may be rejected by either minitrack without consultation with author or other chairs. If you are not sure of the appropriate Minitrack, submit an abstract to the Track Chair(s) for determination, and/or seek informal opinion(s) of Minitrack Chair(s) before submitting. Do not author or co-author more than 5 papers. This means that an individual may be listed as author or co-author on no more than 5 submitted papers. Track Chairs must approve any names added after submission or acceptance on August 15. IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR AUTHORS FOR HICSS 48 June 15, 2014 -- SUBMIT FULL MANUSCRIPTS FOR REVIEW as instructed. The review is double-blind; therefore, this initial submission must be without author names. Aug 15, 2014 -- Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. It is very important that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the conference. Therefore, all travel guarantees – including visa or your organization’s fiscal funding procedures – should begin immediately. Make sure your server accepts the review system address https://precisionconference.com/~hicss. Sept 15, 2014 -- SUBMIT FINAL PAPER. Add author names to your paper, and submit your Final Paper for Publication to the site provided in your Acceptance Notice. (This URL is not public knowledge.) Oct 1, 2014 -- EARLY REGISTRATION FEE DEADLINE. At least one author of each paper should register by this date in order secure publication in the Proceedings. Fees will increase on Oct 2 and Dec 2. Oct 15, 2014 -- Papers without at least one paid-in-full registered author may be deleted from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors will be so notified by the Conference Office.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: NCA IICD HONORS GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR/NEW MEDIA
by info＠interculturalnewmedia.com 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Hello Air-L members, Please consider submitting your papers( and distributing this call to graduate students) by June 9, 2014 for the NCA Honors Graduate Student Seminar sponsored by Sage Publications and the NCA International and Intercultural Communication Division. The theme of the seminar is New Media and Intercultural Communication. It will take place at the November, 2014 NCA conference in Chicago; finalists will receive monetary awards and a good deal of recognition. It is open to any currently enrolled MA or Ph.D student. Please see "call" included below and the attachment. Robert Shuter, Visiting Professor, Hugh Downs School of Communication/Professor, Marquette University Coordinator, NCA IICD Honors Graduate Student Seminar CALL FOR PAPERS: NCA IICD HONORS GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR The International and Intercultural Communication Division (IICD) of the National Communication Association, in partnership with Sage Publications, proudly announces the first IICD Honors Graduate Student Seminar to be held at the 2014 NCA conference in Chicago. The theme of the seminar is Intercultural Communication and New Media and will feature competitively selected papers of currently enrolled MA and Ph.D students in communication and allied fields (multiple authors permitted but all must be currently enrolled graduate students at the time of paper submission). Intercultural new media research is an emerging and important new area of intercultural communication and consists of multiple dimensions including ( but not limited to) how new media impact intercultural communication theory (i.e. cultural adaptation/dialogue/competence/identity), how culture influences the social uses of new media, and in what ways new media affect culture. Papers will be reviewed and selected by top scholars who will also serve as scholar respondents during the honors seminar. The honors seminar will be conducted on Saturday, November 22. 2014 from 2:00PM to 5PM at the NCA conference in the Conrad Hilton, Chicago. The seminar will be followed by an IICD reception honoring the participants. Graduate students selected for participation will receive a monetary award as well as IICD honors graduate student certificates. To be considered, full papers (APA including 200 word abstract with title) are due no later than June 9, 2014. Each paper should be no more than 25 pages including references; author(s) name, contact information, and student status (MA or Ph.D and university) should be included on separate title page and sent in a separate file. Finalists will be contacted and announced by July 25, 2014. Papers should be sent electronically to the Coordinator of the IICD Honors Graduate Student Seminar: Robert Shuter, Professor, Marquette University, Diederich College of Communication and Visiting Professor, Arizona State University, Hugh Downs School of Communication:[1]robert.shuter@marquette. edu -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Air-L] FINAL REMINDER: Call for Abstracts - RSA workshop invitation From: Nikolaos Thomopoulos <[2]tranth(a)leeds.ac.uk> Date: Sat, March 15, 2014 10:47 am To: "[3]air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <[4]air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Dear Air-L members, this is the final reminder of the call for abstracts for a workshop which may be of interest to you. Apologies for cross-postings. You may find the RSA workshop invitation along with the Call For Abstracts (250w - DEADLINE: 22nd March) at this blog: [5]http://sgICTregion.wordpress.com Theme: Theory and practice of using ICT to facilitate smart and green regional development: best practice, evaluation and future challenges for multi-level governance. Venue: History Center, Thessaloniki, Greece Workshop dates: 5th - 6th June 2014 Abstract submission deadline: 22nd March 2014 This workshop is organised with the support of the Regional Studies Association and the ENDURANCE research project and is anticipated to generate interesting debates between academics and practitioners. We would be grateful if you would consider submitting an abstract or alternatively if you could forward this call to other contacts with relevant interest. Please do get in touch at [6]sgICTregion(a)gmail.com in case you have any queries about this workshop. We look forward to welcoming you in Thessaloniki! Best regards Nikolas on behalf of the Organising Committee ______________________________________ Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos Researcher - Institute for Transport Studies University of Leeds QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WINNERS - 'sustained transport excellence' [7]www.its.leeds.ac.uk/queensprize _______________________________________________ The [8]Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers [9]http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: [10]http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: [11]http://www.aoir.org/ References 1. https://emarq.marquette.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=to1FAknkiEyhZmdlSUkCoGNlHuI4FN… 2. mailto:tranth@leeds.ac.uk 3. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org 4. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org 5. http://sgICTregion.wordpress.com/ 6. mailto:sgICTregion@gmail.com 7. http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/queensprize 8. mailto:Air-L@listserv.aoir.org 9. http://aoir.org/ 10. http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org 11. http://www.aoir.org/

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FINAL REMINDER: Call for Abstracts - RSA workshop invitation
by Nikolaos Thomopoulos 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Dear Air-L members, this is the final reminder of the call for abstracts for a workshop which may be of interest to you. Apologies for cross-postings. You may find the RSA workshop invitation along with the Call For Abstracts (250w - DEADLINE: 22nd March) at this blog: http://sgICTregion.wordpress.com Theme: Theory and practice of using ICT to facilitate smart and green regional development: best practice, evaluation and future challenges for multi-level governance. Venue: History Center, Thessaloniki, Greece Workshop dates: 5th - 6th June 2014 Abstract submission deadline: 22nd March 2014 This workshop is organised with the support of the Regional Studies Association and the ENDURANCE research project and is anticipated to generate interesting debates between academics and practitioners. We would be grateful if you would consider submitting an abstract or alternatively if you could forward this call to other contacts with relevant interest. Please do get in touch at sgICTregion(a)gmail.com in case you have any queries about this workshop. We look forward to welcoming you in Thessaloniki! Best regards Nikolas on behalf of the Organising Committee ______________________________________ Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos Researcher - Institute for Transport Studies University of Leeds QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WINNERS - 'sustained transport excellence' www.its.leeds.ac.uk/queensprize

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US to relinquish Internet control
by Richard Forno 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

I suspect there will be interesting times ahead for us net research folks. —rick U.S. aims to give up control over Internet administration By Craig Timberg, U.S. officials announced plans Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move likely to please international critics but alarm some business leaders and others who rely on smooth functioning of the Web. Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the system of Web addresses and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance last year. “The timing is right to start the transition process,” said Lawrence E. Strickling, assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information. “We look forward to ICANN convening stakeholders across the global Internet community to craft an appropriate transition plan.” The practical consequences of the decision were not immediately clear, but it could alleviate rising global complaints that the United States essentially controls the Web and takes advantage of its oversight role to help spy on the rest of the world. < — > http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-to-relinquish-remainin… --- Just because i'm near the punchbowl doesn't mean I'm also drinking from it.

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CFP: HICSS Social Media & Learning Minitrack
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

CFP: HICSS Social Media & Learning Minitrack Chairs: Maarten de Laat, Caroline Haythornthwaite, Shane Dawson & Dan Suthers Track: Digital and Social Media Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 48, January 5-8, 2015, Kauai, HI http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ http://www.open.ou.nl/rslmlt/HICSS_CFP_SocialMedia&Learning.htm FULL PAPERS DUE: June 15, 2014 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm This minitrack calls for papers that address leading edge innovation, research methods and design to analyze and support learning through digital and social media. The ability to generate and maintain rich networked connections through social media, social networking, crowdsourcing, cloud technology, and social computing has a profound impact on the way we solve problems, learn, innovate and develop our identities, and the value this creates for individuals and groups. This minitrack will bring together state of the art research that furthers social theories of learning (such as networked learning, learning analytics, collaborative learning, viral learning, and social capital) situated in formal, non-formal and informal learning settings such as schools, higher education, organizations, workplace, leisure, communities and crowds. We call for papers that use, analyze and/or develop technologies, practices, and policies that examine social media and learning. We use the term 'social media' broadly to include many ways of interacting online and many forms of organizing online. We also use the term to include use of multiple media and welcome studies that address use across multiple platforms. We specifically welcome papers that address new and exciting areas of research in the potential of social media for new forms of learning, and the potential value social media creates for connectivity, development, and knowledge growth. ORGANIZERS Maarten de Laat, Open University of the Netherlands maarten.delaat(a)ou.nl Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca Shane Dawson, University of South Australia shane.dawson(a)unisa.edu.au Dan Suthers, University of Hawaii suthers(a)hawaii.edu

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Beware IR14-related predatory journal emails
by Daren Brabham 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

A public service announcement to members of this list who might be getting similar emails today from David Publishing Company about a paper you presented last year at AoIR. I received this crappy email (below) from the “Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication,” a product of David Publishing Company. It’s the typical mass form email many predatory open access publishers send to try to get you to pay-to-publish in their poor quality, will-never-count-for-tenure publications. This time they’re referencing my Ignite talk from last year’s AoIR, which wasn’t really a paper anyway (it’s a distillation from my book). Many things wrong with this email: - They claim to be indexed with EBSCO and other databases, but I’m almost certain this can’t be true - Being catalogued by the Library of Congress is not a notable thing. Anyone can file an application for an ISSN with LoC. - “We will charge some publication fee if the paper is published in our journal,” and of course the paper will be accepted, even if it’s gibberish or unscientific, and the fee will be hundreds or possibly a few thousand dollars. - Peer review time is 2-3 weeks, which is highly unusual. Anyway, to those of you not keeping up with the discussion of predatory open access journals are about, I recommend Jeffrey Beall’s list, where David Publishing is listed: http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ For those of you who get invited to review, serve on editorial boards, or publish in these kinds of journals, please use good judgment. For every good scholar they rope in to publish with them or serve on an editorial board, they use that fact to further confuse other scholars (and new researchers and grad students) who may not be as savvy about how to tell good journals from bad ones. And if you want a non-predatory open access publishing experience in Internet studies, you’ll find many respectable journals of that stripe listed here: http://aoir.wikia.com/wiki/Journals_for_Internet_Research Cheers, db --- Daren C. Brabham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism Editor, Case Studies in Strategic Communication | www.csscjournal.org University of Southern California 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089 (213) 740-2007 office | (801) 633-4796 cell brabham(a)usc.edu | www.darenbrabham.com ================================================================================================ Begin forwarded craptastic email below ================================================================================================ From: journalism [mailto:journalism@davidpublishing.org] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:52 PM To: brabham Subject: Call for Papers-IR14-The 14th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers From Knowledge to Wisdom Journalism and Mass Communication Print ISSN: 2160-6579 Current Volume: 1/2014 Dear Dr. Daren C. Brabham, This is the Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication (ISSN 2160-6579), a professional journal published across the United States by David Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, USA. I am pleased to learn you have submitted the paper titled The Four Approaches to Crowdsourcing to IR14-The 14th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. We are very interested in your research, if the paper mentioned has not been published in other journal, please feel free to send electronic version to us. And all your other original and unpublished papers are welcome. If you are interested in our journal, we also want to invite some people to be our reviewers or become our editorial board members. You can send your CV to us. Expect to get your reply soon. The below is more information on our journal and some guidelines for you and you can know our journal at http://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=418 Descriptions The Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication, a professional scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal, commits itself to promoting the academic communication about recent developments on Journalism and Mass Communication, covers all sorts of research on journalism, radio and television journalism, new media, news ethics and regulations, the integration of media and culture and other relevant areas, and tries to provide a platform for experts and scholars worldwide to exchange their latest findings. The Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication is collected and indexed by the Library of U.S. Congress, on whose official website (http://catalog.loc.gov) an on-line inquiry can be triggered with their publication numbers, ISSN2160--6579 respectively, as keywords in “Basic Search” column. In addition, the journal is retrieved by some renowned databases: ★ Google Scholar ★ Database of EBSCO, Massachusetts, USA ★ Chinese Database of CEPS, American Federal Computer Library center (OCLC), USA ★ Chinese Scientific Journals Database, VIP Corporation, Chongqing, P. R. China ★ Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, USA ★ Pro Quest Social Science Collection, Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), USA ★ Summon Serials Solutions, USA ★Universe Digital Library S/B, Malaysia ★Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD), Norway Guidelines for Authors 1. Submission of Manuscript: The manuscript should be original, and has not been published previously. Do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal. The manuscript should be in MS Word format, submitted as an email attachment to our email address: journalism(a)davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org 2. Some requirements : Manuscripts may be 3000-12000 words or longer if approved by the editor, including an abstract, texts, tables, footnotes, appendixes, and references. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 15 words, and should be followed by an abstract of 100-200 words. 3-5 keywords or key phrases are required. 3. Transfer of Copyright Agreement: Authors of the articles being accepted are required to sign up the Transfer of Copyright Agreement form. 4. Hard Copies: Author will receive 2 hard copies of the journal containing their articles. 5. Publication Fee: We will charge some fee if the paper is published in our journal. Editorial Procedures All papers considered appropriate for this journal are reviewed anonymously by at least two outside reviewers. The review process usually takes two to three weeks. Papers are accepted for publication subject to no substantive, stylistic editing. The editor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the papers, or request the author to do so, or reject the paper submitted. A copy of the edited paper along with the first proofs will be sent to the author for proofreading. They should be corrected and returned to the editor within seven days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text. Best Regards, Emma Woo Editor Office Journalism and Mass Communication, ISSN 2160-6579 David Publishing Company 240 Nagle Avenue #15C, New York, NY 10034, USA, E-mail: journalism(a)davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org Tel: 1-323-984-7526; 1-323-410-1082 Fax: 1-323-984-7374; 1-323-908-0457 Address of Headquarters: David Publishing Company, 240 Nagle Avenue #15C, New York, NY 10034, USA E-mail: journalism(a)davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org ________________________________________ ________________________________________ journalism via foxmail

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Fully-Funded PhD in Big Data with Concentration in Consumer Behavior in Virtual Communities
by Honglei Li 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues: Department of Mathematics and Information Sciences at Northumbria University is currently accepting applications for its fully-funded PhD Program in Information Sciences, which has concentration in Knowledge Discovery in Virtual Communities. For the application details, please check the following link: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=53720&LID=2317 We are seeking a candidate with: · ---General knowledge on the area of marketing / information systems /information management / computer sciences or similar area · ---Data analysis skills, data mining skills are highly desired · ----- High interests in consumer behaviour and future technology trends Eligibility criteria: Applicants should hold a first or upper second class honours degree (in a relevant subject) from a British higher education institution, or equivalent. Students who are not UK/EU residents are eligible to apply, provided they hold the relevant academic qualifications, together with an IELTS score of at least 6.5. To apply, contact Karen Vacher to request the appropriate application form, quoting the advert reference above, via email to ee.pgradministration(a)northumbria.ac.uk<http://www.findaphd.com/search/EmailEnquiry.aspx?fapjid=53720&LID=2317&EA=e…> or by using the application link on this page. Regards, Honglei -- 李红蕾 -- Dr. Honglei Li -------------------------------------------------------- Senior Lecturer in Enterprise Information Systems School of Computing, Engineering, and Information Sciences Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST Phone: +44 091 243 7830 (O) +44 0787 2653330 (M) E-mail:HongleiLi@gmail.com; Honglei.Li(a)northumbria.ac.uk Homepage: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ceis/about/staff/honglei_li

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Reminder: CFP "Weber and the Digital Divide"
by Massimo Ragnedda 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

16 days left to submit an abstract for a Special Section on "Weber and the Digital Divide: Class, Status, and Power in the Digital Age" *Call for Proposed Abstracts for a Special Section on* *"Weber and the Digital Divide: Class, Status, and Power in the Digital Age"* *International Journal of Communication -** http://ijoc.org <http://ijoc.org/> * *Special Editors: Massimo Ragnedda, Northumbria Univ. **(UK) & Glenn W. Muschert, Miami Univ. (USA)* Much of the literature on stratification in the digital sphere (i.e., digital divides) has focused on the fundamental material relations of inequality present in the digital divide, often relying on Marxist/conflict schools of thought. To broaden the scope, the current project turns to Max Weber for new perspectives on stratification in the digital sphere. The project will stimulate scholarly exchange about how social stratification in the digital age is reproduced not only based on class dynamics (economic aspects), but also by status/prestige (cultural aspects), and in group affiliations (political aspects). Access to the economic means of production can indeed limit digital participation; however, Weber also posits that the process of stratification expresses itself in two other forms, namely "status" and "party." Potential contributors are invited to explore the importance of status and political influence in a liquid society, such as the importance of prestige in digital participation (or exclusion), or the influence of political affiliation upon digital divides. Papers may be theoretical and/or analytical in nature, and should examine digital divides in relation to dynamics social class (lifestyle and culture), social status (prestige and market influence), and/or power (political impact/legitimacy). Submissions are welcomed from scholars at all stages of their careers, and from various relevant disciplines (sociology, communications, media studies, etc.). Possible topics for articles include, but are not limited to: - Interplay among economic (class), cultural (status), and/or political (party) factors of digital divides. - The role of digital participation/exclusion on individual and/or group life chances. - The relevance of skills (digital literacy), certifications, and and legitimating credentials in digital divides. - The role of status and prestige hierarchies in digital participation/exclusion (or vice versa). - Cultural meanings (including religious and/or secular value systems) and digital divides. - Political life (i.e., power relations) and dynamics of digital inclusion/exclusion. - Bureaucratic/institutional relationships and digital divides. - Forms of rationality in the digital (e.g., *Zweckrationalität *vs. *Wertrationalität */ ends vs. means rationality). - The influence of worldview (*Weltanschauung) *on digital participation/exclusion. Submissions should be in the form of extended abstracts of around 750 words in MS Word, sent as an email attachment to Massimo Ragnedda ( ragnedda(a)gmail.com) and Glenn Muschert (muschegw(a)MiamiOH.edu) *The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2014. * Abstracts will be judged on criteria of relevance and originality of topic. Notification of initially-approved abstracts will be announced in mid-April, after which contributors will be asked to move forward to the peer-review submission phase. Contributions of 7000 words (maximum including abstract, footnotes, tables/figures with captions, references, and appendices, if any) *will be due 1 July 2014*. All submissions must adhere to APA (6th edition) formatting to include: - Any endnotes should be converted to footnotes. - Authors must include their profile, including affiliation and rank, when submitting a manuscript. - All articles should include an abstract of 150 words. - All articles must include a bibliography at the end that conforms to the most current APA style. - All spellings must be rendered in American English. To change British or Commonwealth spellings to their American equivalents, please see the *Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary*. - Only one submission per author will be considered at a time. Contributions will be subject to double-blind peer review, and to encourage coherence in the special section, all contributors will be requested to act as a peer reviewer for at least one other article. After all necessary revisions and editing, the special section is scheduled to publish in 2015. -- Massimo Ragnedda Lecturer in Mass Communication Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK) mragnedda.wordpress.com http://notizie.tiscali.it/opinioni/Ragnedda/184/ skype: massimo.ragnedda http://northumbria.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda Twitter: @massimoragnedda

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