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Call for Creative Media Projects - Data Work in the Digital Economy
by Divij Joshi 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Hello, The University of Amsterdam is providing funding and support for new or early-stage creative media projects that unearth, explore, and critique the digital economy in India from the perspectives of the labour that supports and sustains it. Please see the full CfP at https://www.ivir.nl/call-for-creative-media-projects-data-work-in-the-digit… Best, divij -- divij.me

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BOOK TALK THIS MONDAY on Tech, Truth, and Trump 2.0
by Morten Bay 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Dear fellow AoIRists, Leading up to my new book, Mediating Plureality, coming out on February 15, I am giving a book talk at USC Annenberg on Monday the 10th at 12 noon PST. It will also be streamed live here: Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/my/mortenbay YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mortenbay Official Book Link: http://bit.ly/4guxmBl I hope you will join us! Morten ABOUT THE BOOK Mediating Plureality: Technology, Perception and Ethics in a Divided Democracy is one of the first books of the second Trump administration to deal with affective polarization and truth. Author Morten Bay asks what role media and tech have played in the current democratic decline and finds provocative answers. In the book, he claims that: - Contrary to popular belief, social media content is not to blame. - The problem began with the shift to a high-choice media environment in the early 1990s, including talk radio and the early Web. - Around this time, to stave off online competition, news media began insisting that they owned The Truth. - Simultaneously, the tech industry's faith in data and prediction fostered a new epistemic overconfidence. - This led to widespread epistemic arrogance becoming morally acceptable. - Which, in turn, led to increased self-sorting and the rise of affective polarization. - Even scholars began ignoring centuries of basic epistemology despite of new, neuroscientific advances supporting a constructivist approach to reality perception. Drawing on political theorists who argue that these are perfect conditions for authoritarianism, Bay contends that democratic decline from epistemic arrogance must be met with epistemic humility. He calls for a cultural shift toward greater acceptance of other people’s reality perceptions and proposes an ethics of pluralist realities – a plureality. It begins with those who control the media platforms as well as media users committing to a more ethical media conduct. "By fostering a more empathetic, less normative analysis, Bay delivers a kind of palliative clarion call to advocate for more pluralistic democratic society." - David Craig, Associate Professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and author of Apocalypse Television "Bay has hit the nail upon the proverbial head: We need to rethink media before we can rethink democracy." - Aram Sinnreich, Professor at American University and author of The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance Morten Bay teaches courses on media, technology, and society at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. He holds a PhD from UCLA and has covered the media and technology industries as a journalist for two decades. Previously, he worked as a digital media consultant for Fortune 50 companies as well as small startups and has advised US and EU lawmakers on media and tech regulatory policy. Mediating Plureality is his fourth book on how media technologies influence human life and the first written solely for an academic audience.

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The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025): First Call for Papers
by Announce 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

*** First Call for Papers *** The 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025) December 12-13, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/ickg2025/ (*** Proceedings to be published by IEEE ***) The annual IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graph (ICKG) provides a premier international forum for presentation of original research results in knowledge discovery and graph learning, discussion of opportunities and challenges, as well as exchange and dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences. The conference covers all aspects of knowledge discovery from data, with a strong focus on graph learning and knowledge graph, including algorithms, software, platforms. ICKG 2025 intends to draw researchers and application developers from a wide range of areas such as knowledge engineering, representation learning, big data analytics, statistics, machine learning, pattern recognition, data mining, knowledge visualization, high performance computing, and World Wide Web etc. By promoting novel, high quality research findings, and innovative solutions to address challenges in handling all aspects of learning from data with dependency relationship. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society. Awards, including Best Paper, Best Paper Runner up, Best Student Paper, Best Student Paper Runner up, will be conferred at the conference, with a check and a certificate for each award. The conference also features a survey track to accept survey papers reviewing recent studies in all aspects of knowledge discovery and graph learning. At least five high quality papers will be invited for a special issue of the Knowledge and Information Systems Journal, in an expanded and revised form. In addition, at least eight quality papers will be invited for a special issue of Data Intelligence Journal in an expanded and revised form with at least 30% difference. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Foundations, algorithms, models, and theory of knowledge discovery and graph learning • Knowledge engineering with big data. • Machine learning, data mining, and statistical methods for data science and engineering. • Acquisition, representation and evolution of fragmented knowledge. • Fragmented knowledge modeling and online learning. • Knowledge graphs and knowledge maps. • Graph learning security, privacy, fairness, and trust. • Interpretation, rule, and relationship discovery in graph learning. • Geospatial and temporal knowledge discovery and graph learning. • Ontologies and reasoning. • Topology and fusion on fragmented knowledge. • Visualization, personalization, and recommendation of Knowledge Graph navigation and interaction. • Knowledge Graph systems and platforms, and their efficiency, scalability, and privacy. • Applications and services of knowledge discovery and graph learning in all domains including web, medicine, education, healthcare, and business. • Big knowledge systems and applications. • Crowdsourcing, deep learning and edge computing for graph mining. • Large language models and applications • Open source platforms and systems supporting knowledge and graph learning. • Datasets and benchmarks for graphs • Neurosymbolic & Hybrid AI systems • Graph Retrieval Augmented Generation SURVEY TRACK Survey paper reviewing recent study in keep aspects of knowledge discover and graph learning. In addition to the above topics, authors can also select and target the following Special Track topics. Each special track is handled by respective special track chairs, and the papers are also included in the conference proceedings. • Special Track 01: KGC and Knowledge Graph Building • Special Track 02: KR and KG Reasoning. • Special Track 03: KG and Large Language Model • Special Track 04: GNN and Graph Learning • Special Track 05: QA and Graph Database • Special Track 06: KG and Multi-modal Learning. • Special Track 07: KG and Knowledge Fusion. • Special Track 08: Industry and Applications SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Paper submissions should be no longer than 8 pages, in the IEEE 2-column format, including the bibliography and any possible appendices. Submissions longer than 8 pages will be rejected without review. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee based on technical quality, originality, significance, and clarity. For survey track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “Survey:”, followed by the actual paper title. For example, a paper entitled “A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”, should be changed as “Survey: A Literature Review of Streaming Knowledge Graph”. This is for the reviewers and chairs to clearly bid and handle the papers. Once the paper is accepted, the word, such as “Survey:”, can be removed from the camera-ready copy. For special track paper, please preface the descriptive paper title with “SS##:”, where “##” is the two digits special track ID. For example, a paper entitled “Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”, intended to target Special Track 01 (Machine learning and knowledge graph) should be changed as “SS01: Incremental Knowledge Graph Learning”. All manuscripts are submitted as full papers and are reviewed based on their scientific merit. The reviewing process is single blind, meaning that each submission should list all authors and affiliations. There is no separate abstract submission step. There are no separate industrial, application, or poster tracks. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in the online submission system. No email submission is accepted. To help ensure correct formatting, please use the style files for U.S. Letter as template for your submission. These include LaTeX and Word. SUBMISSION LINK https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2025/ickg25/ IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission (abstract and full paper): July 15, 2025 (AoE) • Notification of acceptance/rejection: September 15, 2025 • Camera-ready deadline and copyright forms: October 15, 2025 • Early Registration Deadline: Oct. 29, 2025 • Conference: December 12-13, 2025 ORGANISATION Conference and Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus Conference Co-Chair • Dan Guo, Hefei University of Technology Program Chairs • Cesare Alippi, Università della Svizzera italiana • Shirui Pan, Griffith University Local Organising Vice Chair • Irene Kinlanioti, National Technical University of Athens Finance Chair • Constantinos Pattichis, University of Cyprus Steering Committee Chair • Xindong Wu, Hefei University Of Technology

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Call for Papers – 30th CIAED (Brazil) | Submit Your Research
by João Mattar 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

We invite researchers, educators, and professionals in Distance Education and related fields to submit papers for the 30th CIAED – International Congress on Distance Education, organized by the Brazilian Association of Distance Education (ABED). This year’s event — theme “Internationalization of Distance Education” — will take place from May 7 to 10, 2025, in Curitiba, Brazil, bringing together experts and innovators from different countries to discuss the latest trends and advancements in the field. 📢 Call for Papers We welcome original research, case studies, and innovative projects in Distance Education and related areas. Contributions may be submitted in the following formats: ✅ Full Papers ✅ Short Papers 📌 Key Dates 🔹 Submission Deadline: March 16 🔹 Notification of Acceptance: March 24 🔹 Event Dates: May 7– 10, 2025 This is a unique opportunity to showcase your work, engage in meaningful discussions, and network with leading professionals in the field. For submission guidelines and more details, please visit: 🔗 https://www.abed.org.br/hotsite/30-ciaed/pt/trabalhos/ If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me privately. We look forward to your valuable contributions! Best regards, -- *Prof. Dr. João Mattar* President Brazilian Association of Distance Education (ABED) joaomattar(a)gmail.com

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CFP for Special Issue @Cambridge Forum for AI: Empirical Ethics
by Paula Helm 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

CFP For Special Issue on Empirical Ethics @Cambridge Forum on AI: Culture and Society The journal invites submissions for its upcoming Themed Issue on Empirical AI Ethics<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-forum-on-ai-culture-and-s…>. The issue will be Guest Edited by Paula Helm and Selin Gerlek (University of Amsterdam). The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 March 2025. Invited full papers will be accepted on a rolling basis after they have undergone double blind peer review. "Cambridge Forum on AI: Culture & Society" has recently been founded by its acting editors-in-chief Tobias Blanke and Georgina Born. It is fully Open Access and CUP will not charge any APCs. And here is the call description: "In recent years, AI has become a central force in shaping various aspects of human life, ranging from decision-making over cultural production to societal infrastructures, sparking wide-ranging ethical debates. However, classical approaches to AI ethics often rely on abstract principles and Western-centric perspectives that may overlook the lived experience of those directly and even indirectly affected by AI systems. This themed issue seeks to address these issues by focusing on empirical approaches to AI ethics, which ground ethical reflection on concrete practices, values, and experiences. Empirical AI Ethics continues the so-called empirical turn in epistemology, the humanities and beyond by connecting insights gained through qualitative and quantitative research with value considerations. The analytical focus thereby shifts from a focus on top-down ethical principles to understanding what different actors and stakeholders consider desirable and undesirable practices, whether at the individual, societal or institutional level. Empirical AI Ethics, as advanced in this themed issue, enacts a turn towards a horizontal perspective (bottom-up or from within), captured in terms like ethics in practice, fieldwork ethics, empirical philosophy, or everyday ethics. While there are several approaches to empirical ethics, this issue will present reflections inspired by lines of tradition within philosophy and anthropology that build on a situated understanding of knowledge, including science and technology studies (STS), feminist care and biomedical ethics, postphenomenology, material semiotics, and praxeology. Unlike classical AI ethics, such empirical approaches to AI ethics do not determine a priori what is good and right. Instead, enquiry focuses on the perspectives and opinions of affected communities regarding normative issues emerging vis-à-vis the implementation of AI systems within various areas of life". _____________________ Dr. Paula M. Helm , Asst. Prof. in Data Science & Empirical Ethics, Coordinator MA Cultural Data & AI, Media Studies Department Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Studies, Research Lead: Empirical Ethics Group University of Amsterdam Personal Profile<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html> - Publication<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html#Publications> - Zoom<https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/6747115965> CALL FOR PAPERS OUT! EMPIRICAL AI ETHICS @Cambridge Forum for AI<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-forum-on-ai-culture-and-s…>

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WEBCAST FEB 6 – Beyond WHOIS: Towards a New Framework of Internet Domain Registration Data Disclosure
by Joly MacFie 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

I am still getting used to streaming to YouTube rather than livestream, and due to this, the early part of this event got streamed to tomorrow's ISOC Bengalaru DNS Security YouTube event! I will fix in the archive, meanwhile it is mostly all there on the simulcasts and Otter. A second session on this topic is scheduled for Thursday, Feb 27th, which will look at the practical implications of a framework. Just to show had ancient this debate is, the first time I videoed an event on the topic was in 2006! https://punkcast.com/1064/ [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cbd68eb4d5206bc6287bd20…> On *Thursday, February 6, 2025* at *14:00-15:30 EST* (19:00-20:30 UTC) *CircleID <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f6f1d647cd4ecb0dbd8f6b2…>* and the *Edgemoor Research Institute <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0b0f32325a515cd6bcd1c8c…>* host a stakeholder roundtable '*Beyond WHOIS: Towards a New Framework of Internet Domain Registration Data Disclosure' <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5ef66ed9917165e0cc30026…>* . The collection and disclosure of DNS registration data have evolved chaotically, influenced by GDPR and other privacy laws. The system, while improving privacy, has enabled bad actors and raised costs for registrars and registries. At this event, experts will explore *Project Jake <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fafa861b8dcdc844a42e0cd…>*’s framework for balancing privacy with legitimate data needs, emphasizing policy clarity, efficiency, and adaptability. Project Jake is a project that addresses issues related to the accuracy and use of contact information in the Whois database. The project's name honors *Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2982855a15ea976d9ae0557…>*, who was central to the development of the Whois database. *SPEAKERS* *Anne-Sophie* - Observatory on Infringements of IP Rights *Brian Beckham* - Internet Dispute Resolution Section, WIPO *Christine Runnegar* - Internet Society / W3C *Dave Piscitello* - Interisle Consulting Group LLC *Elliot Noss* - Tucows Inc., *Gabriel Andrews* - FBI *Ignas Anfalovas* - IPXO *Dr. James Galvin* - Identity Digital *John McElwaine* - IP Attorney *Jothan Frakes* - PLISK.COM <http://plisk.com/> *Nigel Hickson* - DSIT, UK *Rod Rasmussen* - Cybersecurity expert *Steve Crocker* - Edgemoor Research Institute (ERI) *MODERATOR* *Lori S. Schulman* - International Trademark Association (INTA) *LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/UYKu93lM3TE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e92699ba14098fea4b5500b…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3EtvZWe <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=53eb41dcad305952a4d5af0…>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4jJMlu3 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9a4d2a923bff4fddc460aca…>* *TWITTER #WHOIS #ProjectJake <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=55c8b5edb023890a5f3d70f…> @CircleID* *#WHOIS MASTODON <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=98f19ca2006eaaf57425a65…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f99186de793b05d8a951f9c…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=96310974f980a80b1be8b26…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f121d77dddf4ac985ed3e16…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=42433005523ae1fe243377b…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d6b5c3f44b0067413110dd9…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/beyondwhois <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=22c3fbff1b4403f2b0fa6a9…> *(when available) *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[CHI'25 Workshop]: Advancing Post-growth HCI
by Sharma, Vishal 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Dear all, We will be hosting a hybrid workshop on Advancing Post-growth HCI at CHI’25, and we invite you to participate! ———————————————————— This hybrid workshop in three phases—online sessions (~90 min) weeks prior and after an on-site session at CHI'25—seeks to advance conversations around Post-growth HCI by inviting researchers, designers, and practitioners to co-reflect on the impact of growth patterns in HCI and co-devise strategies to resist their influence. Sessions will be self-contained but in dialogue with each other, ensuring that participants can engage meaningfully by attending either or all components of the workshop. The online sessions will support greater participation from people across time zones and those concerned about the environmental, financial, or other costs of travel. We encourage interested participants to submit a 300-500 word reflection in a single-column ACM template on how growth manifests in (or in their work in) HCI, along with an accompanying artifact (e.g., a photograph, poem, excerpt, or rough sketch) that illustrates what post-growth means or does not mean to them. Submissions should be made by February 13, 2025, through the form linked on our workshop website. This workshop is an effort towards nurturing the Post-growth HCI Collective of scholars across borders, working in solidarity to challenge unjust and unsustainable growth narratives, and collaboratively envisioning a post-growth future in HCI and computing more broadly. For more details: http://bit.ly/4gBS6Ys ———————————————————— Please get in touch with any of the organizers if you have questions: Vishal Sharma (Georgia Tech), Hongjin Lin (Harvard University), Jared Katzman (UMich), Asra Sakeen Wani (IIIT-Delhi), Anupriya Tuli (KTH), Naveena Karusala (Georgia Tech), Shaowen Bardzell (Georgia Tech), Christoph Becker (Uni of Toronto), Martin Tomitsch (Uni of Technology Sydney), and Neha Kumar (Georgia Tech). With regards, Vishal — vishāl sharma phd candidate, human-centered computing georgia institute of technology https://vishalsharma.phd/ <https://vishalsharma.phd/>

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Launch and Town Hall (May 2025): Toward a new Collaborative Computational Project for Arts, Humanities, and Culture research (CCP-AHC)
by BELL, EAMONN 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of Toward a new Collaborative Computational Project for Arts, Humanities, and Culture research (CCP-AHC) To learn more about CCP-AHC visit: https://www.ccpahc.ac.uk<https://www.ccpahc.ac.uk/?utm_source=jiscmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign…> CCP-AHC is the name for a two-year scoping and community-building exercise, funded by UKRI and STFC for 24 months from January 2025, following a funding model that has been successfully used by many other scientific software communities<https://www.ccp.ac.uk/about-ccps/> over the past five decades. The goal of CCP-AHC is to support the sustainable and efficient development of software, pipelines, and workflows used by arts, humanities, and culture researchers who make use of UK-based digital research infrastructure (DRI). This includes high-performance computing (HPC) and advanced computing infrastructures supported by UKRI, as well as those managed by UK-based HEIs and other research organisations eligible for UKRI funding<https://www.ukri.org/publications/organisation-eligibility/research-organis…>. The project will be delivered by a team of researchers<https://www.ccpahc.ac.uk/#delivery-team> at Durham University, University of Brighton, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). CCP-AHC Mailing Lists There are two new JiscMail mailing lists for CCP-AHC that are now available for open sign-up. * CCP-AHC-ANNOUNCE<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?SUBED1=CCP-AHC-ANNOUNCE&A=1> will advertise CCP-AHC project news, events, and other opportunities. * CCP-AHC-DISCUSS<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?SUBED1=CCP-AHC-DISCUSS&A=1> can be used by all list members to discuss CCP-AHC and related topics. CCP-AHC Town Hall 2025 The first CCP-AHC Town Hall will take place on 22 May 2025 in Durham (UK). The purpose of the CCP-AHC Town Hall 2025 is to bring together representatives of: - national and international digital research infrastructure (DRI) initiatives supporting arts, humanities, and culture (AH&C) research and innovation; - DRI professionals who enable and empower this work, particularly those interested in or actively using HPC; - the UK HPC and advanced computing community, including members of existing CCPs; - expertise in sustainable computationally intensive AH&C research and the FAIR data, workflows, and software that support it; - leaders in engaged and inclusive design principles for access to DRI. Contributions will inform the CCP-AHC draft roadmap, which will shape the direction of this new community beyond the end of the scoping project in December 2026. Complete this expression of interest form<https://forms.office.com/e/YX2Wmw8RpP> (https://forms.office.com/e/YX2Wmw8RpP) if you are interested in attending the Town Hall event. For any questions or comments about the project during the start-up phase, please email the Project Lead<mailto:eamonn.bell@durham.ac.uk>. We welcome your feedback. Yours, Eamonn Bell (Durham University), CCP-AHC Project Lead Karina Rodriguez Echavarria (University of Brighton), Project co-Lead Jeyan Thiyagalingam (Science and Technology Facilities Council), Project co-Lead

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Book on the Psychology of Social Media
by Rosanna Guadagno 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Dear Colleagues, I hope this email finds you well! I am writing to announce the publication of my book entitled Psychological Processes in Social Media: Why We Click. <https://shop.elsevier.com/books/psychological-processes-in-social-media/gua…> In this book, I focus on the question of how social media use reflects and affects us psychologically. Psychological Processes in Social Media: Why We Click was born out of a deep curiosity about the underlying mechanisms that govern our online behaviors. As an academic, I have spent more than 20 years studying the intersection of psychology and technology, observing how the rise of social media and other internet technologies have transformed human interactions in ways both profound and subtle. This book is the culmination of that research—a comprehensive exploration of the cognitive and emotional triggers that make social media such a powerful force in our lives. Throughout this work, I draw on a diverse range of studies and theories to dissect the psychological processes at play in our digital engagements. >From the gratification of instant feedback to the social validation of likes and shares, each chapter delves into a specific aspect of social media interaction, offering insights into why we are so captivated by these platforms. By understanding these processes, I think we can better navigate the digital landscape, making more informed choices about how we use social media and how it influences our lives. Specific topics I cover include: self-esteem and self-presentation, personality, romantic relationships, virality, disinformation, aggression, gender and culture, and well-being. Please consider adopting it for your courses or requesting it for your instituation's library. Many thanks! Best, Rosanna --- Rosanna E. Guadagno, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Persuasive Information Systems University of Oulu Google Scholar Profile <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-_0SgvoAAAAJ&hl=en> cell/text: +358-41-492-6976 Lab: OSIL <https://osilab.eu> Available for pre-order: *Psychological Processes in Social Media: Why We Click. <https://educate.elsevier.com/book/details/9780128113202>* Specialty Chief Editor in Media Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology <https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/media-psychology> Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology <https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/personality-and-so…>

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ANU Sociology Seminar Series: "Young people, platform practices and dimensions of the ‘data gaze’", Julia Coffey & Steven Threadgold, Monday 17 February, 12 - 1pm
by Thao Phan 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Hi all, excited to announce the first set of speakers for the ANU Sociology Seminar Series for 2025. Our first speakers are A/Prof Julia Coffey and A/Prof Steven Threadgold presenting their paper "Young people, platform practices and dimensions of the ‘data gaze’" Hope you can join us! All the best, Thao --- *Sociology Seminar Series 2025* "Young people, platform practices and dimensions of the ‘data gaze’" A/Prof Julia Coffey, University of Newcastle A/Prof Steven Threadgold, University of Newcastle *Date:* Monday 17 Feb, 12 – 1pm *Location:* 4.69 RSSS Building & Online (Zoom) *Full details: * https://sociology.cass.anu.edu.au/events/young-people-platform-practices-an… <https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsociology…> *Abstract* Data is now central to how we experience the social world. The concept of the ‘data gaze’ helps to understand how everyday life is viewed through data ‘in ever more forensic, strategic, predictive, and knowing ways’ (Beer 2018, p.25). In this presentation we present preliminary theorising from a range of projects to explore different dimensions of the data gaze where the classificatory logics of algorithmic and machinic gazes intersect with (and sometimes cross over) with young people’s own capacities to see and know themselves. Careful curation of images and content is an increasingly common-sense way for young people to negotiate the intense pressures of visibility in a digitally-networked world. This context requires developing ever-finer capacities to differentiate and classify images and individuals. Drawing from a study of young people’s selfie editing practices, we discuss the image-reading and classificatory systems young people use. This provides new understandings of how normalising logics of visibility and popularity shape how young people view themselves, their peers, and the world around them. We use the ‘data gaze’ to examine how young people critically engage with the with digital platforms central to their daily lives; and to also critically examine how platforms function to extract data and value from young people’s everyday practices. We ask: how are young people imagined by this data gaze? How does the data gaze inform their own practices, subjectivities, and orientations to their lives? *Bios* Julia Coffey is Associate Professor in Sociology at University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research focuses on youth and gender, with particular interests in feminism, embodiment and body work practices; and how bodies and identity is mediated through digital technologies and environments. She currently leads an Australian Research Council Discovery Project exploring young people's digital presentation and image-editing practices. She is on the editorial boards of Journal of Youth Studies, Qualitative Research, and Journal of Applied Youth Studies. She is the author of Body Work: Youth, Gender and Health (Routledge) and edited or coauthored titles Learning Bodies(Springer, with Helen Cahill and Shelley Budgeon), Youth Sociology (Red Globe Press, with Steve Roberts, Alan France and Cathy Waite) and Gender in an Age of Post-truth Populism (Bloomsbury, with Penny Jane Burke, Rosalind Gill and Akane Kanai. Her latest book is Everyday Embodiment: Rethinking Youth Body Image (2021, Palgrave Macmillan). Steven Threadgold is Associate Professor of Sociology the Director of the Newcastle Youth Studies Centre at University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focuses on youth and class, with particular interests in unequal and alternative work and career trajectories; underground and independent creative scenes; cultural formations of taste, and financial practices. Steve an Associate Editor of Journal of Youth Studies, and on the Editorial Boards of The Sociological Review, DIY, Alternative Culture & Society, and Journal of Applied Youth Studies. His latest book is Bourdieu and Affect: Towards a Theory of Affective Affinities (Bristol University Press). Youth, Class and Everyday Struggles (Routledge) won the 2020 Raewyn Connell Prize for best first book in Australian sociology. His latest edited collection with Jessica Gerrard is Class in Australia. This seminar will be chaired by A/Prof Gavin Smith (ANU)

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