- Air-L - lists.aoir.org

IWT SPION-Workshop: Privacy and Responsibilisation in Online Social Networks
by Seda Gurses 16 Jan '14

16 Jan '14

sorry for cross-posting. this workshop is coming up and may be of interest for those of you who are close to brussels (also for the cpdp conference). best, s. IWT SPION-Workshop: Privacy and Responsibilisation in Online Social Networks Speakers: David Barnard-Wills, Rula Sayaf, Laura Brandimarte, Bo Gao, Ero Balsa One of the main goals of the SPION project is to investigate ways of mitigating the responsibilisation of individuals for existing privacy risks on online social networks. As it is accustomed in SPION, the participants of this workshop will explore and discuss responsibilisation from different interdisciplinary angles and perspectives. We will explore how governments and companies push responsibilities onto individuals by externalizing online privacy risks. We will further explore the reasons behind processes of responsibilisation and the strategies employed to do this. We will present several user studies which explore the adequacy and efficacy of popular privacy tools, such as increased transparency and privacy preserving tools, and discus the role they may play in responsibilisation of individuals with respect to their privacy. Other topics that we will cover include the ethical issues that inform current access control models in online social networks, as well as the use of cryptography and feedback and awareness tools to help users protect their privacy online. Speakers from within and without SPION will present these issues and try to provide answers to them, and we look forward to the audience's input for taking the discussion further! You can find more info at http://www.spion.me/cosicWorkshop/ By registering, you will ensure you get a name badge and food. Please spread this invitation also to others in your networks who may be interested in attending! Looking forward to seeing you there Ero Balsa, Claudia Diaz and Stefaan Seys.

1 0

Seeking research on use of privacy and security tools
by gus andrews 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

I'm working at the Open Internet Tools Project, starting a track on Secure User Practices -- both studying how users understand their privacy, anonymity, and security online, and developing better teaching materials to help everyone protect their privacy and security. I'm specifically interested in learning more about user practices on the ground, especially in non-Western cultures, which impact their privacy and security. If anyone has references on the topic, could you please send them along to me off-list? (I'll digest the list once it's done and post it here.) Thanks! Gillian "Gus" Andrews Senior Program Associate Open Internet Tools Project openitp.org

1 0

JITP Issue 6 Call for Submissions: Deadline 4/20/14
by Kiersten Greene 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

*Call for Submissions* *Issue 6 of **The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy*<http://cuny.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d55d162acd43cdb3525dd014&id=…> * (JITP)* *Special Issue: * *Intersections: Heritage, Development, Digital Technologies, and Pedagogy in Africa and the African Diaspora* JITP Co-Editors: Stephen Brier and Kiersten Greene Guest Co-Editors: Marla L. Jaksch, Ph.D. and Angel David Nieves, Ph.D. *Abstract * *JITP* welcomes work that explores critical and creative uses of interactive technology in teaching, learning, and research. For Issue 6, we are seeking submissions under the theme of “Intersections of Heritage, Development, Digital Technologies, & Pedagogy in Africa & the African Diaspora.” Recent scholarship in development studies has highlighted the importance of new digital technologies as tools for furthering social justice while at the same time revealing continued economic and educational inequalities. How are information communication technologies (ICTs) being used, challenged, implemented, and incorporated in grassroots and institutional heritage development in Africa and in the Diaspora? We are especially interested in the ways that heritage education, policy and pedagogy intersect in the arts, in the classroom, in the community, in cyberworlds/spaces, and/or in academic and action research. Submissions should explore the teaching, policy, and/or research impact of digital media—e.g. application software, social media, virtual environments, audio or visual media, and the Internet—on heritage, historic and cultural conservation, and development in Africa and/or in the Diaspora. Submitters are encouraged to address research and/or teaching and learning questions through inter-, multi-, and/or trans-disciplinary approaches in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences and to include any kind of multimedia element(s) in what they submit. *Possible topics for submissions could include (but are not limited to)*: - Teaching digital and virtual heritage as a subject - Distance learning - Digital texts and editions - Mapping software/spatial Humanities - Collaboration (Community, across academic disciplines, etc.) - Virtual worlds/reconstructions, e.g., Edward Gonzalez-Tennant’s digital history of Rosewood, Florida (http://www.virtualrosewood.com/<http://cuny.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2d55d162acd43cdb3525dd014&id…> ) - Digital storytelling - Unintended consequences of using digital media - Authorial/ownership issues - Creative Commons licensing - Ethics and digital media - Access issues / “digital divides” - Social media/social networking - Technologies of colonialism - Email and the historical record - Mobile technologies (cell/Smart phones, PDAs), e.g., *MAMA mobi* ( http://askmama.mobi/<http://cuny.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d55d162acd43cdb3525dd014&id=…>), a South African mobile app on maternal and child health - Cyberculture(s) and Race - Politics of knowledge; new knowledge production - Globalization and digital media - Portability of learning materials - Class/race/gender/nation and digital media - Digital media and the arts - Personal vulnerabilities/exposures in the digital world - Creating digital media - Immediacy/ubiquity of information - Disciplinary shifts In addition to traditional long-form articles, we invite submissions of audio or visual presentations; aural/video interviews, dialogues, or conversations; creative/artistic works; manifestos and jeremiads; or other scholarly materials. All submissions are subject to an open review process. Manuscripts should be less than 8,000 words, though editors will consider longer pieces on a case-by-case basis. Submissions received that do not fall under the specific theme of Issue 6 but do fall under the broader themes that *JITP* features will be considered for publication in a future issue. *Important Dates* The submission deadline for the Fall 2014 issue is April 20, 2014. When submitting using our Open Journal Systems software, under “Journal Section,” please select the section titled “Issue 6: Special Issue.” Submission instructions are below. *About the Journal* All work appearing in the Issues section of *JITP* is reviewed by the issue editors and independently by two scholars in the field, who provide formative feedback to the author(s) during the review process. We intend that the journal itself—both in our process and in our digital product—serve as an opportunity to reveal, reflect on, and revise academic publication and classroom practices. All submissions for this special issue will be considered for our “Behind the Seams” feature, in which we publish dynamic representations of the revision and editorial processes, including reflections from the authorial and editorial participants. Research-based submissions should include discussions of approach, method, and analysis. When possible, research data should be made publicly available and accessible via the Web and/or other digital mechanisms, a process that JITP can and will support as necessary. Successes and interesting failures are equally welcome (although see the Teaching Fails section below for an alternative outlet). Submissions that focus on pedagogy should balance theoretical frameworks with practical considerations of how new technologies play out in both formal and informal educational settings. Discipline-specific submissions should be written for non-specialists. As a courtesy to our reviewers, we will not consider simultaneous submissions, but we will do our best to reply to you within two to three months of the submission deadline. All work should be original and previously unpublished. Essays or presentations posted on a personal blog may be accepted, provided they are substantially revised; please contact us with any questions at editors(a)jitpedagogy.org For submission guidelines please visit: http://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/submit/#how-to-submit<http://cuny.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2d55d162acd43cdb3525dd014&id…> The mission of *The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy* (ISSN 2166-6245) is to promote open scholarly discourse around critical and creative uses of digital technology in teaching, learning, and research. Educational institutions have often embraced instrumentalist conceptions and market-driven implementations of technology that over determine its uses in academic environments. Such approaches underestimate the need for critical engagement with the integration of technological tools into pedagogical practice. The JITP will endeavor to counter these trends by re-centering questions of pedagogy in our discussions of technology in higher education. The journal will also work to change what counts as scholarship—and how it is presented, disseminated, and reviewed—by allowing contributors to develop their ideas, publish their work, and engage their readers using multiple formats. We are committed first and foremost to teaching and learning, and intend that the journal itself—both in process and in product—provide opportunities to reveal, reflect on, and revise academic publication and classroom practice. -- kierstengreene.net brookerhollow.com

1 0

Reminder: CfP - CHI 2014 Workshop on Technology Non-use: Refusing, Limiting, Departing
by Eric P. S. Baumer 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

*** Deadline Friday, January 17 *** ==================================================================== Refusing, Limiting, Departing: Why We Should Study Technology Non-use Workshop at ACM CHI Conference Saturday, April 26, 2014 Toronto, ON, Canada http://nonuse.jedbrubaker.com/ ==================================================================== Most research in human-centered/social computing focuses on when and how people use technology. We argue that examining non-use – when and how people do not use technology – is an equally informative line of inquiry. This workshop will consider the theories, methods, foundational texts, and central research questions in the study of non-use. In addition to a special issue proposal, we expect the research thread brought to the fore in this workshop will speak to foundational questions of use and the user in HCI. The workshop will center on discussion and agenda-setting around four guiding foci: - discussing theoretical grounding - identifying methodological approaches - creating a living bibliography - crafting a research agenda. The outcomes of these discussions will be used as the basis for proposing a special issue of a journal on non-use as an important theoretical concern. We request that participants submit 2-4 page position papers in the HCI Archive format that describe how non-use relates to their research, with an eye toward a longer piece that could be included in a special issue. Papers should include at least one suggestion for the living bibliography and speak to at least one of the guiding foci (theories, methods, or research agenda) of the author’s choosing. Papers will be accepted based on originality, quality, and how well they represent a range of disciplinary perspectives. Submissions from outside the HCI community (e.g., science and technology studies, the humanities, sociology, and others) are strongly encouraged. We will ask workshop attendees to engage in a week of reflexive technology non-use to inform workshop discussion sessions. Limited support is available to defray costs for students and junior academics who are at the periphery of or outside the CHI community. Please contact the organizers for further information. Papers may be submitted via email to: nonuse2014(a)gmail.dot.com Important Dates: - Submission Deadline - January 17, 2014 - Notification of Acceptance - February 10, 2014 - Workshop at CHI - April 26, 2014 Organizers: Eric P. S. Baumer, Communication Department, Cornell University Morgan G. Ames, Intel Science and Technology Center for Social Media, University of California, Irvine Jed Brubaker, Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine Jenna Burrell, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley Paul Dourish, Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine

1 0

New Fieldwork Blog - Netnographic Encounters
by Jessika Tremblay 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Hello, I've started a new blog about my PhD ethnographic fieldwork on an urban neighbourhood-based "cyber village" in Indonesia. I thought I would share it with you in the hopes of contributing to, and sparking discussions, on research that spans both traditional ethnography and netnography. Criticism is more than welcome also. If you are so inclined, take a look at: www.netnographicencounters.com thanks, -- Jessika Tremblay PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology University of Toronto, Room 424 19 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S2

2 1

Call for participation – PhD Course: Citizenship in the Digital Republic 2014
by Christina Neumayer 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Apologies for cross-posting. Citizenship in the Digital Republic 2014: Mundane counter publics in the digital age March 12-14, 2014, at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Lecturers: Prof. Klaus Bruhn Jensen, Copenhagen University; Prof. Peter Dahlgren, Lund University, Prof. Maria Bakardjieva, University of Calgary, Associate Prof. Bjarki Valtysson, Copenhagen University; Associate Prof. Lisbeth Klastrup, IT University of Copenhagen; Assistant Prof. Jun Liu, Copenhagen University; Christina Neumayer, Postdoctoral Fellow, IT University of Copenhagen. Organisation: Christina Neumayer, Maria Bakardjieva Dates of the course: March 12-14, 2014 Course description: This course is the second edition of the ‘Citizenship in the Digital Republic’ course with a focus on ‘Mundane counter-publics in the digital age’. Citizenship, broadly defined, includes any form of democratic participation in social systems – political, technological and expert. The digital republic, for its part, is understood as a political community where the governance of the people is performed by creative utilization of communication networks. How is such governance realized and how can it advance participatory democracy? What opportunities for involvement do citizens have in a densely mediated polis? Can technological development itself be democratically steered? The goal of the course is to critically explore the new forms of democratic participation that the pervasive presence of digital media in contemporary societies affords and requires. The course aims at attracting and giving a forum to students whose interests focus on participatory forms of design, political and civic engagement, counter-publics and social movements, technological politics, regulation and education. The themes comprising the course take up the concept of citizenship and counter-publics in four distinct contexts: * first theme: counter publics in the digital age * second theme: civic activism, participation, and digital media * third theme: mundane citizenship, digital media, and everyday life * fourth theme: co-creation and participation in policy development and technology design Counter publics in the digital age The focus of the first theme is on counter publics in a society characterized by the thorough penetration of digital information and communication technologies (ICTs). Counter publics refer to the individuals or groups marginalized or excluded from the mainstream public sphere who contest, negotiate, and struggle against the hegemonic discourse, form spaces of political opposition, or establish alternative forms of community and identity. With the growing presence of digital technologies in all areas of social life, the internet, mobile phones, and social media are transforming the way people express themselves, interact with each other, engage or form communities, and perceive the world. How are digital communication technologies generating and facilitating opportunities that allow for the establishment of alternative political and cultural identities and communities that define themselves in opposition to established norms? What are the characteristics of the counter-publics in the digital age and how do they differ from those of the past? Civic activism, participation, and digital media The second theme will look at the uptake and appropriation of digital media technologies for the purposes of civic action and political participation. It will review the advances made by social movements and civic activists in rallying support and making an impact on political life and the political establishment through the creative use of digital media. The new civic cultures emerging from these processes and their relation to digital technologies and uses will be examined. This theme includes notions of media practices, media-based agency, web journalism and civic cosmopolitanism, which are according to Dahlgren essential elements of civic cultures in the digital age. Mundane citizenship, digital media, and everyday life The third theme will be centred on the notion of ‘mundane citizenship’ and ‘mundane counter-publics’. So far a relatively large amount of research is devoted exclusively to use of new media in particular moments of alternative or antagonistic mobilization, failing to associate these specific uses with a larger living context—the mundane, everyday experiences of new media users. In particular, current approaches largely neglect the power dynamics in the mundane use of new media technologies. Consequently, the heavy emphasis on the role of new media in specific eruptions of contentious politics overlooks the cumulative changes in civic agency associated with the mundane use of new media. Accounts narrowly focused on specific events fail to capture, reflect, and assess the political potential embedded in the new practices of civic engagement furnished by new media (e.g., "subactivism") that are submerged in everyday life. Co-creation and participation in policy development and technology design The fourth theme takes the notion of citizenship to the terrain of cultural and educational institutions, and cultural practices. It discusses the liberating and repressive forces at play in the way users co-produce culture online both within and outside formal cultural spheres. Co-creation and participation became buzzwords in policy development, technology design and use of digital media, in particular the so-called ‘social web’. Despite the creative potential and the possibility for engagement, a critical perspective on these developments also needs to take unintended consequences such as privacy issues, surveillance and limitations for the development of counter-publics and cultural practices into account. By looking beyond “eye-grabbing” events (e.g., revolutionary moments), this course probes into the political implication of mundane use of new media in people’s everyday life. Addressing mundane use of new media in people’s everyday experience will help us to understand the cumulative effects of new media and their gradual evolution, but also shed light on the deeper impact of digital communication technologies on social and political changes both today and in the years to come. How to sign up: Sign up by sending an e-mail to Christina Neumayer (chne[at]itu.dk<http://itu.dk/>). All students must submit with their application to the course a short abstract of their work as it relates to the course (not more than 500 words). Applications should be submitted by January 27, 2014. Enrolment is limited to 20 participants. Please find more information about ECTS, etc. here: https://learnit2.itu.dk/course/view.php?id=1974436 and at the PhD school website<https://www.itu.dk/en/Forskning/Phd-uddannelsen/PhD-Courses/~/link.aspx?_id…> of the IT University of Copenhagen.

1 0

Call for abstracts: “Sociology of communication and new media”, the 27th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, Lund, Sweden, August 14-16, 2014
by Taipale Sakari 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Dear colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract (no more than 250 words) to “Sociology of communication and new media” session at the 27th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association - Exploring Blind Spots, Lund University, Sweden, August 14-16, 2014. Registration and abstract submission for the conference are open now and can be accessed at http://nsa2014.se. The abstract submission is open until April 15. Notifications of accepted abstracts will be sent to authors no later than April 30. The pdf of the conference poster is available at: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39577023/Poster.pdf Best wishes, Dr Sakari Taipale Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Adjunct Professor Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy Street address: Ylistönmäentie 33 Room: 459b PO Box 35 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland Mobile (work) +358 400 728 852 https://staff.jyu.fi/Members/saktaipa New and forthcoming publications: Fortunati, Leopoldina & Taipale, Sakari (accepted) The advanced use of mobile phones in five European countries. British Journal of Sociology. Taipale, S. (2014) The Affordances of Reading/Writing on Paper and Digitally in Finland. Telematics and Informatics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.11.003 Taipale, S. & Fortunati, L. (2014) Capturing Methodological Trends in Mobile Communication Studies. Information, Communication and Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2013.862562 Taipale, S. (2014) The dimensions of mobilities: The spatial relationships between corporeal and digital mobilities. Social Science Research 43C, 157-167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.10.003

2 1

20 years of publishing online
by gus andrews 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

A project AIR-L researchers may find interesting or useful to their work: Justin Hall, who has been publishing online since he was eighteen, in 1994 (at least 5 years before blog software became available), is making a video for the 20th anniversary of his site, with contributions from other people who have been publishing online for years. http://links.net/vita/web/20/ Thought y'all might like to watch that evolve. Gillian "Gus" Andrews gandre.ws | themediashow.net | openitp.org

1 0

Theorizing the Web 2014 Deadline Reminder
by Davis, Jennifer Lauren - davis5jl 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Theorizing the Web 2014, #TtW14 April 25th & 26th 287 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 *Abstract Submission Deadline: January 19th* What does it mean that digital technologies are increasingly a part of everyday life? We begin with such a broad question because, though the relationship between society and digital technologies is profound, we are only just beginning to make sense of their entanglement. Our understanding is limited, in part, because so much thinking about the Web is rooted in empirical analyses too disconnected from theory, from questions of power and social justice, and from public discourse. We need new priorities in our conversations about the Web. We invite you to propose a presentation for the fourth annual Theorizing the Web, which—by popular demand—is now a two-day event. Theorizing the Web is both inter- and non-disciplinary, as we consider insights from academics, non-academics, and non-“tech theorists” alike to be equally valuable in conceptualizing the Web and its relation to the world. In this spirit, we’ve moved the event away from conventional institutional spaces and into a warehouse. We have some plans for how to use this space to help rethink conference norms (and also to have some extra fun with this year’s event). We are looking for contributions that advance clear theoretical arguments; represent a diverse range of perspectives; embrace accessibility by demystifying jargon rather than using it as a crutch; and which, importantly, appeal to concerns of power, social (in)equality, and justice—themes that will also be emphasized in a keynote panel on race and social media. Some specific topics we’ll be looking for include (but are not limited to): Race, racism, ethnicity Sex, sex work, sexuality Gender Embodiment, cyborgism, post-humanism The self, subjectivity, identity, affect Privacy/publicity Surveillance, drones, the NSA Protest, social movements, revolution Capitalism, rationalization, exploitation, Silicon Valley Hate, harassment, trolling, the “anti-social” web Disconnection, unplugging, loneliness, anomie News, journalism, knowledge, algorithms/filters Virality, memes, the sharing/attention economy Photography, video, GIFs, art Music, music production, the music industry Fiction, speculative fiction, scifi, futurism, literature Games, gamification, game culture theory, video/board/role-playing games Intersections of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, disability, and other forms of inequality (taken separately or woven into any of the above) Theorizing the Web is a conference for works-in-progress. Full papers are not required in order to submit, and papers need not be in finished form when presenting. However, we plan to curate a proceedings for full papers, essays, and art connected to the conference. Because Theorizing the Web deeply values public engagement, we seek abstracts that clearly convey the logic of the argument being made and that have titles that appeal to a general audience. While we are open to different forms of presenting one’s work, we are giving priority to presentations that can be enjoyed by people outside the presenter’s field of expertise. We expect the same spirit of accessibility in accepted presentations. Submissions will be blindly reviewed by a selections committee, and we expect selection to be competitive; in past years, we have only been able to accept ~25% of submissions. Abstracts should be 300-500 words and focus on the argument being made and its conclusions. Only the first 500 words of the abstract will be reviewed. Submission are due by 11:59 EST on January 19th, 2014. The submission form is located at: theorizingtheweb.org/submit In addition to the open submission sessions, #TtW14 will feature invited sessions. A keynote panel on race and social media will feature Lisa Nakamura (co-editor of Race After the Internet), Latoya Peterson (Owner/Editor of Racialicious), Ayesha Siddiqi (Editor at The New Inquiry), and Jenna Wortham (Staff Reporter for The New York Times). More invited speakers will be announced soon. More information can be found at the conference website: theorizingtheweb.org Registration for Theorizing the Web is whatever you deem fair or can afford, minimum 1$. Registration information can be found here: theorizingtheweb.org/registration The conference hashtag is #TtW14. ________________________________________

1 0

2014 Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Application Deadline Feb. 16
by Rebecca Tabasky 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Hello, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is preparing to welcome another stellar crew of students to join us as summer interns! We are looking to engage a diverse group of students who are interested in studying -- and changing the world through -- the Internet and new communications technologies; who are driven, funny, and kind; and who would like to join our amazing community in Cambridge this summer for 10 weeks of shared research and exchange. Information about the summer program, eligibility, and links to the application procedures can be found below and at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer. * The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.** * Please share word of the opportunity to great candidates, and help us continue developing our shared network of movers and shakers working to advance scholarship with impact. Best, Becca ----- *Berkman Center for Internet & Society* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer>* Summer Internship Program 2014* Each summer the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University swings open the doors of our vibrant yellow house to welcome a group of talented and curious students as full-time interns -Berkterns! <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=berktern>- who are passionate about the promise of the Internet. Finding connected and complementary research inquiries among their diverse backgrounds, students represent all levels of study, are being trained in disciplines across the board, and come from universities all over the world to tackle issues related to the core of Berkman's research agenda, including law, technology, innovation, and knowledge; the relationships between Internet and civic activity; and the intersection of technology, learning, and development. Summer interns jump head first into the swirl of the Berkman universe, where they are deeply and substantively involved in our research projects and efforts. Becoming invaluable contributors to the Center's operation and success, interns conduct collaborative and independent research under the guidance of Berkman staff, fellows, and faculty. Specific roles, tasks, and experiences vary depending on Center needs and interns' skills; a select list of expected opportunities for Summer 2014 is below. Typically, the workload of each intern is primarily based under one project or suite of projects, with encouragement and flexibility to get involved in additional projects across the Center. In addition to joining research teams, summer interns participate in special lectures with Berkman Center faculty and fellows, engage each other through community experiences like weekly interns discussion hours, and attend Center-wide events and gatherings with members of the wider Berkman community. As well, each year interns establish new channels for fun and learning, such as organizing topical debates; establishing reading groups and book clubs; producing podcasts and videos; and hosting potlucks, cook-offs, and BBQs (fortunately for us, people share). The word "awesome" has been thrown around to describe our internships, but don't take our word for it. Interns Royze Adolfo and Hilda Barasa documented the summer 2012 internship experience here <http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/berkmancentersummer2012/>. Former intern Zack McCune had this to say <http://thames2thayer.com/blog/in-the-spirit-of-the-the-olympics-how-i-learn…>: "it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet & society. everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we laugh, we play rock band. and when things need to get done, we stay late hyped on free coffee and leftover food. it is a distinct honor to be considered a peer among such excellent people. and i am not just talking about the fellows, staff, and faculty, though they are all outstanding. no, i mean my peers as in my fellow interns, who are almost definitely the ripening next generation of changemakers." ***Time Commitment:* Summer internships are full time positions (35 hours/week) for 10 weeks. **The Summer 2014 program will run from June 2 through August 8.*** Payment:* Interns are paid $11.50 an hour, with the exception of a number of opportunities for law students who are expected to receive some version of summer public interest funding (more about these specific cases at the link for law students below). Please be forewarned that payment may not be sufficient to cover living expenses in the Boston area. No other benefits are provided, and interns must make their own housing, insurance and transportation arrangements.* Commitment to Diversity:* The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods.* Eligibility:* * Internships are open to students enrolled across the full spectrum of disciplines. * Internships are open to students at different levels of academic study including those in bachelor's, master's, law, and Ph.D programs (some flexibility with high school students is possible). * Summer interns do not need to be U.S. residents or in school in the U.S.; indeed, we encourage international students to apply. * Summer interns do not need an existing affiliation with Harvard University.** *To Apply:* We know what you're thinking. /Yes please. I want that. That sounds magical. Did I mention that I have incredible dance moves <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQbFqH6D4g>//?/ Here's what you should do...* * *Law students:*please find application instructions and important additional information here <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7314>. *Students from disciplines other than law:*please find more information and application instructionshere <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7315>.* * Required application materials for all include: * A cover letter describing your skills and interests. When developing your cover letter, you may wish to consider the following questions: What has led you to pursue research with the Berkman Center and the issues we study? What would you like to gain from working with us this summer, and what will you contribute? How do you think the experience might influence your future efforts? Please feel welcome to address these and/or other topics you would like to share with us. Cover letters should be addressed to Nancy <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/nancy>. * A current resume. * The contact information for two references (professional or academic). *The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.** * We look forward to hearing from you! Questions? Check out our FAQ <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/8133>, and if you have a question not addressed there, email Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu <mailto:rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu>. ---- *Select Expected Summer 2014 Opportunities: * /Chilling Effects/ Summer interns working for Chilling Effects will work on a range of assignments, including: writing blog posts, updating news and research resources for on-site publication; helping with managing and curating the database, including coding metadata and working with source partners to facilitate the ingestion and processing of notices; working on domestic and international collaboration initiatives; event planning and management; and working on research and writing projects centered on the database corpus, either internally or in collaboration with external researchers. Applicants with coding skills in Ruby and Postgres will have opportunities to work with the new Chilling Effects site. More information about Chilling Effects is at http://www.chillingeffects.org/. /CopyrightX/ CopyrightX is a networked course---not a true MOOC---that the Berkman Center has helped to produce during each of the past two years. The course, offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, HarvardX <http://harvardx.harvard.edu>, and Berkman, explores the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed. Through a combination of pre-recorded lectures, weekly seminars, live webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine and assess the ways in which law seeks to stimulate and regulate creative expression. Many activities fall under the umbrella of "producing" CopyrightX, including refining the pedagogical model, analyzing course data, vetting and choosing the technology that supports the course (which extends to improving existing tools and creating new ones), and generally ensuring that the course team is up to date on the latest currents in digital learning, blended learning, and online higher education. Law students strongly interested in copyright law and/or pedagogy, who are also excited about delving into the mixed suite of activities mentioned above, are highly encouraged to apply. Several other kinds of talents and interests would be a good fits, too, including education research skills and web development (with an interest in or openness to edu-tech). Find more at http://copyx.org. /Cyberlaw Clinic/ The Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to individuals, start-ups, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Every summer, clinic interns contribute to a wide range of real-world projects related to the Internet and technology. Interns may help the Clinic team provide guidance on open access, digital copyright, and fair use issues; support advocacy efforts to protect online speech and anonymity; develop legal resources for citizen journalists and new media organizations; advise courts on innovative uses of technology to increase citizens' access to justice; or draft reference documents and training materials for educators on children's privacy and online safety. Interns in the Cyberlaw Clinic can expect direct hands-on experience working with clients under the supervision of the Clinic's staff attorneys. More information about the Cyberlaw Clinic can be found athttp://cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu. /Digital Media and Communications Squad/ The intern with Berkman's digital media and communications squad will have a chance to use a number of video and audio production resources to tell the world about the amazing Internet research and action coming out of Berkman. This intern will be chiefly responsible for helping to create the Radio Berkman audio podcast <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman>, but will also play a role in producing video (like these <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8_AiKUj4>). On any given day you could be interviewing a senior Berkman researcher or guest <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman/rb211-bruce-schneier-on>, helping to produce a dynamic video explainer on Internet censorship <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwn4fRpIr8g&list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8…>, or digging up astonished cat GIFs to accompany a blog post about the latest NSA-leak revelations. This intern should have: (1) experience with audio editing software (Logic, Soundtrack, Audacity, Soundbooth, or other); (2) excellent writing skills; and (3) enthusiasm and an open mind for creating and executing fun ideas. Useful but not mandatory: experience in video production/editing, Photoshop/Illustrator, animation, social media management, Wordpress/Drupal platforms. /Digital Media Law Project/ Summer interns at the Digital Media Law Project will work on a wide range of legal research and writing projects relating to media law, intellectual property, and the intersection of journalism and the internet. In past years, interns have updated theLegal Guide <http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide>to media law topics, developed entries for thedatabase of threats <http://www.citmedialaw.org/database>against online publishers, commented on current issues in law and media on theblog <http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog>, and provided research and drafting assistance onamicus briefs <http://www.citmedialaw.org/about/cmlp-amicus-efforts>. Interns may also be asked to assist with the operation and expansion of theOnline Media Legal Network <http://www.omln.org/>, an attorney referral service for digital publishers, and with other projects that the DMLP undertakes in conjunction with its partner organizations around the world. More information on can be found on the DMLP website at http://www.dmlp.org/about/summer-internships. /Digital Problem-Solving Initiative/ The Digital Problem-Solving Initiative <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/dpsi>(DPSI) is a University-wide, highly-collaborative project that begun as a pilot in Spring 2013 to offer Harvard students the opportunity to strengthen their digital competencies by learning and working in small interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff members, and students from across the University on practicable use cases of digital problem solving. The DPSI pilot has prototyped an open and collaborative model in which students work with mentors at the University, engage with real use cases in a range of areas, generate tangible and useful outputs, and inform the development of DPSI overall. Past use cases have concerned diverse topics like innovation spaces, museums/technology-enhanced curatorial practices, big data, institutional uses of social media, and online organizational identity-building. (See an example of innovation spaces here <http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/day/2014/01/6/>). DPSI interns will support the Berkman team in assessing the 13-14 DPSI pilot and planning for the program's future expansion. Work may include outreach across the University and schools, interaction with faculty, staff, and students, event planning, report writing, and general creative thinking and brainstorming. Compelling candidates could be interested in and/or excited about any of the topics mentioned above, as well as innovation at universities and within education, design, student entrepreneurship, team building and collaboration, interdisciplinarity and technology. Most importantly, candidates should be creative, independent thinkers, strong communicators, and team players. For more information, visit http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/. /Freedom of Expression/ The Berkman Center's suite of freedom of expression-related projects, including Internet Monitor, Herdict, and others, is seeking a small team of interns to conduct research on Internet filtering, monitoring, and control efforts around the globe; engage in related data gathering efforts using online sources; contribute to report writing; blog regularly about issues concerning online freedom of expression; and manage various projects' Twitter and Facebook accounts. In the past, interns have also supported research on blogospheres and other online communities around the world, contributed to literature reviews, and hand coded online content. Foreign language skills, particularly in Persian, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese, are useful. More information about some of Berkman's work on freedom of expression can be found at the following links: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetmonitor; http://www.herdict.org/web/. /Geek Cave/ Interns joining the Geek Cave may extend open source software, build scalable websites, or manage the mixed desktop network that keeps the Center moving. Our team works with ruby, perl, php, bash, jQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL and a slew of other tools. We have a small group of talented, devoted, fun, full-time developers on staff that can help hone your 1337 coding skillz as well provide fun projects to pair code or geek out on; two project managers to help you keep your work on track; and hardware and software support to help deploy your projects on Berkman infrastructure. More info about the projects that we work on can be found on our github organization page athttp://github.com/berkmancenter. /Internet Governance/ The Berkman Center seeks a team of interns to do research and planning around multistakeholder models for Internet governance and recent related events on the global landscape <http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multis…>. On the heels of the announcement from Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) of a high-level commission charged with investigating different modes of Internet governance <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-17nov13-en.htm>as well as a large conference to take place in São Paolo, Brazil, in April <http://rt.com/news/brazil-internet-summit-fight-nsa-006/>to explore different findings, Berkman --- in collaboration with its international partners --- plans to contribute to the academic debate with literature reviews, briefing documents, expert opinions, and workshops. Internet governance interns will work closely with Professor Urs Gasser and Research Director Rob Faris and should be adept researchers and communicators interested in international relations and Internet policy. For more information on the unfolding debate around Internet governance, see "The Internet Governance Project," <http://www.internetgovernance.org/>articles in CircleID <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131220_the_panel_on_the_future_of_global_in…>, and 1net.org <http://1net.org/>, the public-facing website and discussion forum for the panel on the future of Internet governance. /Internet Robustness - Software Development/ The intern for the Internet Robustness project will work to extend open source development for software that makes (you guessed it) the Internet more robust and resilient to attacks and disappearing content. Our Robustness software is written in Lua, with a little bit of php and C, but we're interested in anyone who wants to help code our way to a better Web. The Internet Robustness software development intern will also work closely with theBerkman Center's Geek Cave <about:blank>and have opportunities for paired development on other spiffy projects. Read more about the project at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetrobustness. /Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP)/ HOAP fosters open access (OA) to research within Harvard and beyond, undertakes research on OA, and provides OA to timely and accurate information about OA itself. HOAP interns may enlarge the Open Access Directory (OAD), a wiki-based encyclopedia of OA, help with ongoing OA research projects, or contribute to the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP), a social-tagging project organizing knowledge about OA. They might also help document and promote TagTeam, a HOAP-directed open-source tagging platform built at Berkman to support OATP. More information about HOAP can be found at:http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Main_Page. /Media Cloud - Research and Technical Development/ Media Cloud <http://mediacloud.org/>, a joint project of the Berkman Center and theMIT Center for Civic Media <http://civic.mit.edu/>, seeks summer interns to contribute to our team's effort to build new tools and methods that allow us to study and better analyze the shape and dynamics of thenetworked public sphere <http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks_Chapter_7.pdf>.Research interns with Media Cloud will contribute to the research, data collection, and synthesis of case studies developed as part of the Controversy Mapping tool, which allows researchers to use the Media Cloud platform's data collection and network visualization tools to map the evolution of a particular public affair, debate, or policy conversation (such as controversies related to theSOPA/PIPA <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2013/social_mobilization_and_the_…>debate,Trayvon Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeDDdN8NW_o>, NSA, and more).Technical development interns with Media Cloud will help to extend and improve the project's features. We are looking for developers interested in online media research, big data, and natural language processing. More information about Media Cloud is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/mediacloudand you can see the project in action athttp://www.mediacloud.org. /metaLAB/ metaLAB is a research and teaching unit dedicated to exploring and expanding the frontiers of networked culture in the arts and humanities. In summer 2014, an intern will help us to produce a workshop in digital art history involving scholars, developers, and designers from across the country, which takes place at the end of June. In the balance of the summer, the intern's time will be split between Teaching with Things, an initiative to explore the use of multimedia to document, annotate, and remix objects in Harvard's libraries and museums for teaching; and a project documenting urban ecology. These projects will call upon writing, media, and design skills, and will furnish opportunities for learning across such varied domains as ethnography, editing, and software development. Some time will be spent outdoors in summer weather, likely in forested urban settings. More about metaLAB is available at http://metalab.harvard.edu/. /Online Intermediaries/// The Berkman Center, in conjunction with the Network of Interdisciplinary Research Centers for Internet & Society <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/network_of_centers>, is taking the lead on a multi-year research project intended to produce several policy-oriented studies of online intermediaries in a range of international contexts. The overarching focus will be areas of convergence and disagreement regarding the liability and responsibility of online intermediaries, and the ways in which the liability to which they are subject influences their ultimate success or failure. Summer interns working on this effort may be asked to help curate and expand a shared repository of materials for the projects research groups, research and edit country case studies and use cases, create a synthesizing white paper, and coordinate efforts with partners and colleagues. /Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data/ The Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project is a collaboration between three Harvard institutions - the Center for Research on Computation & Society (CRCS) <http://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/>at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) <http://www.iq.harvard.edu/>, and the Berkman Center. The project seeks to develop computational and legal methods, tools, and policies to further the tremendous value that can come from collecting, analyzing, and sharing data while more fully protecting the privacy of individuals whose information resides within large data sets. The Berkman Center's role in this collaboration is to identify shortcomings in legislation and policy, and to create legal instruments that complement the new technical approaches to privacy being developed by our collaborators in the project. The Berkman team is looking for rising second and third-year law students to help with research and analysis on privacy law and policy issues. Summer interns may conduct research and write memoranda on selected topics in law, draft data sharing agreements, aid in the development of new conceptual models for privacy legislation, summarize recent publications in professional journals, and attend lectures and events with the larger project team. Other opportunities to participate in project activities may arise during the summer. More information about the project can be found on the Privacy Tools project website at http://privacytools.seas.harvard.edu/. /Student Privacy Initiative/ The Berkman Center's Student Privacy Initiative explores the opportunities and challenges that may arise as educational institutions consider adopting cloud computing technologies. As we conduct our research, we are engaging multiple stakeholders-- from district officials to policymakers to industry members to teachers, parents, and students--to develop shared good practices that promote positive educational outcomes, harness technological and pedagogical innovations, and protect critical values. Summer interns will be asked to work across three overlapping clusters: Privacy Expectations & Attitudes, School Practices & Policies, and Law & Policy, interfacing internally with the Cyberlaw Clinic as well as the Youth and Media Project. In addition to ongoing research tasks, summer interns might help to draft research briefs, white papers, and website updates, as well as to coordinate with and engage external organizations working in the K-12 edtech innovation space. More information is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/studentprivacy. /Youth and Media/ During a summer at Youth and Media <http://youthandmedia.org//>, summer interns will contribute to various research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth and technology. By understanding young people's interactions with digital media such as the Internet, cell phones, and video games, this highly collaborative project aims to gain detailed insights into youth practices and digital fluencies, harness the associated opportunities, address challenges, and ultimately shape the evolving regulatory and educational framework in a way that advances the public interest. For 2014, we are looking for candidates with strong academic training and experience in qualitative research methods to assist with designing, conducting, and analyzing focus group and one-on-one interviews around topics of privacy, information quality and health information, youth use of the Internet in developing countries, and new ways of learning. We would also consider candidates with expertise in these areas to conduct background research and write literature reviews. Additionally, we are looking for summer interns who can help us create interesting and innovative ways to help conceptualize some of the data we have collected for our current research project aroundyouth and privacy <http://youthandmedia.org/youth-and-online-privacy/>. An example of a previous report (and accompanyinginfographic <http://youthandmedia.org/files/2012/02/YaM-From-Credibility-to-Information-…>) on information quality can be foundhere <http://youthandmedia.org/projects/information-quality/>. Applicant must be professional, proactive, and have strong graphic design skills; please be prepared to submit a sample of your portfolio. More information about Youth and Media can be found at: www.youthandmedia.org <http://www.youthandmedia.org/>. See what past Youth and Media interns said about their time at Berkman here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT9RcdbDaCs&list=PL823EFB31F6790E2C&index=6>. /Special Projects - Jonathan Zittrain/ Summer interns will work on a variety of projects undertaken by Professor Jonathan Zittrain, assisting in a variety of research areas (e.g. human computing, linkrot and internet robustness, platforms, and Internet filtering). Summer contributions include research for conferences and presentations; brainstorming article outlines; fact-checking materials; and reviewing original article or paper drafts. This position requires the ability to find, absorb, critically analyze, and debate large amounts of written and other media materials from sources including scholarly articles, news articles and blogs, and interviews with public policymakers. This intern position is ideally suited for students or others who would like to get a deeper understanding of academic research and the broader world of Internet law. More information about JZ's research can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jzittrainand at http://www.jz.org/.

1 0