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|| Academic MindTrek Conference 2012 || CfP || 30th April: Papers, Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demonstrations, Workshops, Tutorials due
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

============================================================================================ Academic MindTrek Conference 2012: Call for Papers, Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demonstrations, Workshops, Tutorials 3rd-5th October, 2012 Tampere, Finland http://www.academicmindtrek.org, http://www.mindtrek.org Long and short papers, posters, demonstrations, and extended abstracts due on: 30th April 2012 Tutorials and Workshops due on: 1st June 2012 in cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI contributions will be published in the ACM digital library and a selected set of high-level work will be published as book chapters or in journals ============================================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS, EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, POSTERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS We are pleased to invite you to the Academic MindTrek conference, 3rd ? 5th October 2012, which brings together a cross-disciplinary crowd of people to investigate current and emerging topics of media in the ubiquitous arena. The conference explores academically the emerging and frontier-breaking applications of new media in everyday contexts of leisure, business and organizational life. October 3rd is the main Academic MindTrek day. Due increasing popularity of the conference, we are extending the scope of Academic MindTrek 2012! The academic conference features six major themes: * Social Media * Ambient & Ubiquitous Media * Business & Media * Human-Computer Interaction (new track!) * Open Source * Digital Games SOCIAL MEDIA ?Get social!? Social media and Web 2.0 technologies are applied in ever diverse practices both in private and public communities. Totally new business models are emerging, traditional communication and expression modalities are challenged, and new practices are constructed in the collaborative, interactive media space. AMBIENT AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA ?The medium is the message!? ? This conference track focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiquitous media with a cross-disciplinary viewpoint: ambient media between technology, art, and content. The focus of this track is on applications, location based services, ubiquitous computation, augmented reality, theory, art-works, mixed reality concepts, the Web 3.0, and user experiences that make ubiquitous and ambient media tick. MEDIA BUSINESS, MEDIA PRODUCTION AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT Media business and media management face the challenges of the emergence of new forms of digital media. This theme focuses on business studies, policies, practices, and organizational structure of media firms. It discusses competition, patterns of media usage, advertising models, and how traditional media can cope with the challenges coming from digital media focusing on media business and media management issues. HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI) The wide field of HCI is to discuss issues around human computer interaction modalities, consumer experience, design of computer systems, human aspects, universal media access, ergonomics, communication, novel interaction modalities, privacy, trusted systems, interaction theories, and sociological and psychological factors. This theme of devotes to several of these aspects, and is targeted to the scientific community dealing with several applied and theoretical aspects of HCI and user experience. OPEN SOURCE The last decade has seen a significant increase in open source initiatives such as open source software, open standards, open content, open media, or even open source hardware. On the one hand, the open movement has created new kinds of opportunities such as new business models and development approaches. On the other hand, it has introduced new kinds of technical and non-technical challenges. DIGITAL GAMES The culture and business of digital games is becoming increasingly varied. The current trends range from novel interface innovations and digital distribution channels to social game dynamics and player-generated content. The games track is open for theoretical works, empirical case studies and constructive projects. DEMONSTRATIONS The aim is to gather demonstrations from researchers and professionals from the communities related to the topics of MindTrek. The objective for the demonstrations is to provide a forum for exchanging experiences, practical projects, or media demonstrators. The target audience includes members of the academic community, industry, or laboratories who can demonstrate the results of their research projects with a practical implementation. ACADEMIC MINDTREK AS A CONFERENCE In addition, special academic sessions (e.g. tutorials, demonstrations, workshops, and multidisciplinary sessions) will be held parallel to the MindTrek business conference. Academic speakers and authors are warmly welcome to register for the business conference tracks as part of the academic conference with our special registration rate. The Academic MindTrek registration includes full service such as coffees, lunches, and social gatherings. The MindTrek Association hosts MindTrek as a yearly conference, where the Academic MindTrek conference has been a part of this unique set of events comprising competitions, world famous keynote speakers, plenary sessions, media festivals, and workshops since 1997. It is a meeting place where experts and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of Internet, interactive media, and the information society. MindTrek brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media in various fields, ranging from sociology and the economy, to technology. The organizing committee invites you to submit original high quality full papers, long or short, addressing the special theme and the topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the proceedings. CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS The scientific part of the conference is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI. Conference proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library, which includes short and long papers, workshop proposals, demonstration proposals, and tutorial proposals. Extended abstracts will be published in the adjunct conference proceedings; however, they will not be published within the ACM Digital Library. Selected high quality papers will be published in international journals, as book chapters, edited books, or via open access journals. There will also be a reward for the overall best paper from the academic conference. Several papers should follow the style guidelines of the conference. SHORT AND LONG PAPER PROPOSALS All submissions will be peer-reviewed double blinded, therefore please remove any information that could give an indication of the authorship. Short papers should be between 2-4 pages long and the paper presentation will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion within a session; long papers should be 6-8 pages and will be presented in 20 minutes slots, plus 5 minutes discussion. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Feel free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with the Academic MindTrek. Workshop proposals should include the organizing committee, a 2 page description of the theme of the workshop, a short CV of organizers, duration, the proceedings publisher, and the schedule. Workshop organizers also have the possibility to add publications to the main conference proceedings. Depending on the attracted number of papers for each workshop, we provide space for either half-day or full-day workshops. DEMONSTRATIONS PROPOSALS Demonstration proposals shall be 2-3 pages and include: a) a description and motivation of the demonstration; b) general architecture of the demonstration; c) description of the main features; d) a brief comparison with other existing related demonstrations; e) audio-visual materials to illustrate the demonstration (if applicable); f) the type of license, and g) the Internet address of the demonstration (if applicable). It is strongly recommended that the authors make the demonstration (or a suitable version or movie) on the Internet during the evaluation. TUTORIAL PROPOSALS Tutorial proposals should include a 2-page description of the tutorial, intended audience, a short CV, timetable, required equipment, references, and a track record of previous tutorials. The target length of tutorials is 2-4 hours. EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Extended abstracts should be between 1-2 pages long and contain 500-800 words. They should describe the research problem, background, research questions, and the contribution to the conference. Extended abstracts will not be published within the ACM digital library. POSTER PRESENTATIONS Posters should be between 2-3 pages long and a poster should be presented during the conference. Attendees have the possibility to exhibit their posters on a A0 poster wall during the conference. SUBMISSION DEADLINES - 30th April 2012: deadline for long papers (6-8 pages), short papers (3-4 pages), extended abstracts (1-2 pages), posters (1-2 pages) and demonstrations (2-3 pages) - 1st June 2012: deadline for tutorial proposals and workshop proposals - 20 July: camera ready papers and copyright forms KEY-DATES - 30th June 2012: notification of acceptance/rejection for papers, extended abstracts, posters, and demos, tutorials - 5th August 2012: submission of camera ready papers - 3rd-5th October 2012: Academic MindTrek and MindTrek Business Conference Suggested key-dates for workshop organizers - 15th August 2012: deadline for workshop papers - 10th September 2012: deadline for camera-ready papers CONFERENCE THEMES 1. Social Media - business models, service models, and policies - social media in innovation and business - intra- and interorganizational use of social media - questions related to identity, motivation and values - blogs, wikis, collaboration and social platform designs in practice - knowledge management and learning with social media - experience management with social media - crowdsourcing, user-created content and social networks - enterprise 2.0 and social computing in work organizations - evaluation and research methods of social media - social media and community design - benefits and limitations of social media applications 2. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media - between Technology, Services, and Users - applications and services utilizing ubiquitous and pervasive technology - ubicom in eLearning, leisure, storytelling, art works, advertising, and mixed reality contexts - next generation user interfaces, ergonomics, multimodality, and human-computer interaction - art works for smart public or indoor spaces, mobile phones, museums, or cultural applications - context awareness, sensor perception, context sensitive Internet, and smart daily objects - personalization, multimodal interaction, smart user interfaces, and ergonomics - ambient human computer interaction, experience design, usability, and audience research - software, hardware, middleware, and technologies for pervasive and ubiquitous - theoretical methods and algorithms in ubiquitous and ambient systems - business models, service models, media economics, regulations, x-commerce, and policies - user positioning, location awareness - augmented reality in ubiquitous applications - device interoperability, remote user interfaces, inter-device connections 3. Media Business, Media Studies, and Media Management - media policy, politics, practices, conception, and media regulation - organizational structures, practices, and strategies - production technology, processes, and optimization - business models, service models, public funding, and media economics - patterns of media use, engagement, and consumer experiences - advertising, media consumption, new audience models, and media user models - competition analysis, media governing, assessment, performance indicators - business and media management: gaming, social media, Internet, digital cinema, iTV - traditional media business and management: broadcasting, publishing, journalism, and movie industry - innovative service designs, strategies, and ideas - teaching & training of media management and media business 4. Human-Computer Interaction - user experience and experience design - interaction design techniques and methods - user interaction and HCI design - creativity, practices and innovation in HCI - analysis, theories, and procedures in interaction design - methods, systems, and toolkits supporting HCI - human centered computing and understanding interaction - interactivity methods - designing for experience and interactivity - design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive systems - phenomena surrounding interactivity 5. Open Source - forms of openness: open source software, open standards, open content, open media, open source hardware, and open access - establishment of an open source community - practices on developing open source systems - practices for maintaining a successful project - open source processes and techniques - differences on open source and closed source systems - using open source in commercial context - challenges of open source development - teaching open source in academia and industry 6. Digital Games - theoretical and analytical approaches on games and play - analysis of player experience - game design research - economy and business models in the game industry - innovation in and around games - digital distribution of games - online gaming - social and casual gaming - player-created content - pervasive and ubiquitous gaming - mobile and cross-media gaming - gamification, funware and playful designs PAPER SUBMISSION - Please follow the style guidelines on http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates for formatting your paper - Note that since the papers will be published by the ACM digital library all authors need to sign an ACM copyright form. (For further guidelines see: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html) - Submit papers here http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012mindtrek/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Artur Lugmayr, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Helj? Franssila, Tampere Univ. (UTA), FIN Karsten Wolf, Univ. Bremen, GER Hannu K?rkk?inen, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere (UTA), FIN Theresa Champel, Univ. of Lisbon, PT Yuan Fu, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN CONTACT Questions concerning academic content, papers, tutorials, workshops, scientific contributions: Email:academic-mindtrek-chairs@listmail.tut.fi General questions concerning payments, administration, copyright forms, local arrangements, and the venue: Email: academic-mindtrek-info(a)listmail.tut.fi PAPER SUBMISSIONS http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012mindtrek/ FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.academicmindtrek.org SUPPORTED BY MindTrek Association, City of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Tampere University (UTA), Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), Ambient Media Association (AMEA).

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CFP: HICSS-46 Technologically Mediated Relationship/Online Dating Minitrack
by Christopher Mascaro 02 Apr '12

02 Apr '12

*TRACK: INTERNET AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY* * Minitrack: Technologically Mediated Relationship Creation and Maintenance * Online dating sites are a unique laboratory for understanding human relationship initiation, development and self-identified success. Presently, online dating research is scattered across numerous disciplines. An integrated, interdisciplinary discourse of how technology mediates the initiation and maintenance of relationships is necessary to advance the research and development of information and communication technologies to support online relationship formation. For example, the work of the organizers suggests that there are different views of what a successful online dating relationship looks like, depending on the socio-technical context. What will the next generation of online dating do to accommodate these differences? To what extent will online dating emerge as a significant component of social media more generally? How do the needs of online daters change through life? We invite papers that address Technology-Mediated Relationship Creation and Maintenance, which can include online dating or a number of other topics such as the following: 1. User motivation for undertaking online dating 2. Profile Development and Maintenance 3. Information seeking behavior within the websites 4. Communication activity within and external to the website 5. Access mechanisms for online dating sites 6. Social media utilization for similar purposes or to verify information about potential dates 7. Motivation for terminating the usage of a site (both successful and unsuccessful) 8. Outside of sites explicitly designed for dating, where and how do people create relationships online? 9. Non-romantic measures of online relationship creation success We invite you to check out http://www.onlinedatinginformatics.com for a full CFP and email cmascaro(a)gmail.com with any questions

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CFP reminder - Media, Technology & Society Conference 2012 - Infosocial. Deadline April. 15.
by Ryan Whalen 02 Apr '12

02 Apr '12

My apologies for cross posting. I'm writing to remind list members (and their colleagues and students) of the upcoming Media, Technology and Society program's graduate student conference titled "Infosocial: Where information and the social sciences collide." The extended abstract submission deadline is April 15th. Call details are at the conference website (http://bit.ly/InfoSocialCFP) and follow in the text below. Please feel free to distribute widely and pass the word along to graduate students and programs. *Call for Papers* *InfoSocial: Where information and the social sciences collide.* A graduate student conference hosted by the Media, Technology, and Society (MTS) program at Northwestern University As the information infrastructure of contemporary social life becomes increasingly complex and visible, disparate modes of inquiry converge. We are surrounded by a proliferation of data that provides a unique window into a wide array of individual and collective behavior. The changes in the visibility and availability of such data have challenged the technical and conceptual boundaries of the social sciences. This, in turn, has triggered a growth in interdisciplinary collaboration, and in methodological and theoretical innovation. Our conference aims to contribute to these collaborative and innovative developments by bringing together graduate student scholarship from across the academic spectrum. We seek papers authored by graduate students that address relevant topics within and across disciplines, including contributions from communication and media studies, sociology, psychology, computer science, science and technology studies, information science, political science, and anthropology, among others. Possible submission topics include (but are not limited to): • Linked data/semantic web and society • Privacy and information management • Measuring online behavior • Collective action and crowd sourcing • Internet skill and literacy • Open source and innovation • Complexity and technological change • History and information • Information at work • Educational technology • Networks and the information society • Methodological developments *Important Information:* Extended abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2012 Acceptance notification date: May 15, 2012 Conference Dates: October 12-13, 2012 Location: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Conference URL: http://bit.ly/InfoSocialCFP Email: mtsconference(a)u.northwestern.edu To submit, please visit http://bit.ly/NUMTSconference and upload an extended abstract of no more than 500 words. Note: There will be no fee to attend and/or participate in the conference. Meals will be provided and interested attendees may request to be housed with Northwestern students. While we can make no guarantees, we will do our best to accommodate requests. Best Regards, -- Ryan Whalen PhD Student - Media, Technology & Society Northwestern University School of Communication JD Student - Northwestern Law ryanwhalen.com 773.800.0345

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Re: [Air-L] CALL FOR TEXTES in FRENCH - digital collaboration
by Lorna Heaton 01 Apr '12

01 Apr '12

Bonjour UN RAPPEL pour ceux et celles que cela pourrait intéresser, je coordonne un numéro de la revue tic&société sur les formes et enjeux de la collaboration numérique. La revue bénéficie d¹une bonne distribution des deux côtés de l¹Atlantique. Vous pouvez consulter l¹appel en ligne à http://ticetsociete.revues.org/1022 Date limite 30 avril 2012 Merci de diffuser l¹information dans vos réseaux. Lorna Heaton Professeure agrégée Département de communication Université de Montréal

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Survey about Wikipedia as a Venue for Academic Publishing
by Lu Xiao 30 Mar '12

30 Mar '12

Sorry for cross-listing. We are looking for people holding academic positions to participate in a survey. The survey is designed to help us understand the potentials of Wikipedia as a venue for academic publishing.The research is being carried out under the terms of the University of Western Ontario Code of Conduct, it will not lead to any sales follow-up; no individual (or organization) will be identified in our reporting. If you currently hold an academic position, we would be grateful if you could spare approximately 10-15 minutes to complete this survey. As a token of our gratitude, for each completed survey we will make a charitable donation of CAD$2 to the United Way. If you have any questions, please contact Lu Xiao at lxiao24(a)uwo.ca To start the survey please click ONCE on the link below: http://hci.fims.uwo.ca/limesurvey/index.php?sid=62768&lang=en Please complete the survey by April 20, 2012. Thank you very much for your time, we greatly value your input. Sincerely, UWO Wikipedia Research Team

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what do social media users think of social media monitoring?
by Helen Kennedy 30 Mar '12

30 Mar '12

Hello list I sent a message to the list last year (entitled 'research with social media users about social media monitoring?') asking is anyone knew of any research with social media users about how they feel about what is done with their social media data through social media monitoring. I received a couple of expressions of interest and just one reference (thanks for these responses!): Crosstab. (2010). Online Reputation in a Connected World. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9709510 Since then, with doctoral candidate Cristina Miguel and a media monitoring company, I have put together a small project exploring this question. I include a brief description of it below. So this message is to ask for people to send me any references that they think we should be aware of, not just about what social media users think of social media monitoring, but anything that addresses the issues that we're interested in. Please reply off-list to h.kennedy(a)leeds.ac.uk and as before, we'll attempt to compile a bibliography. Thanks! Helen and Cristina Dr Helen Kennedy Senior Lecturer in New Media & BA Hons New Media Programme Leader Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds URL: http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/staff/h.kennedy OUT NOW: Net Work: Ethics and Values in Web Design --- PROJECT SUMMARY: WHAT DO SOCIAL MEDIA USERS THINK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING? This project aims to explore what social media users think about social media monitoring, with particular reference to the monitoring of their own social media activity. Social media monitoring involves the application of a range of technologies to determine sentiments and opinions expressed within social media platforms about particular topics, in order to arrive at a measure of general sentiments and opinions. In recent years, the number of companies carrying out such activities has risen exponentially around the globe. In response, some cultural critics have raised concerns about the consequences of such activities, which might be seen as: a form of surveillance and affective control (Andrejevic 2011); the monetisation of friendship, feeling and intimacy (Hearn 2010); or a violation of the privacy of social media users (boyd 2010; Nissenbaum 2009). But little research has been done with social media users to explore how they feel about the possibility that the feelings and opinions they express in social media might be monitored, analysed and exploited for commercial gain. The research will take the form of three or four focus groups of approximately 8 participants, each of which constitutes a category of social media users. At each focus group, demographic information will be gathered about participants, alongside information about participants' social media use. Participants will be presented with a range of social media monitoring activities undertaken by media monitoring companies, and asked to express their views about these activities. The discussion with participants will seek to explore how they perceive their social media use, their attitudes towards privacy and intimacy in social media, and how they think about their privacy and intimacy in social media spaces.

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MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT): Call for EOIs to join Review Panel
by Lee, Mark 29 Mar '12

29 Mar '12

*** Call for Expressions of Interest to join the Review Panel for the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) *** In response to continual increases in the volume of manuscript submissions it receives, the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT at http://jolt.merlot.org/) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals to join its panel of reviewers. JOLT is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal whose objectives are to: - Enable faculty to use technology effectively in online teaching and learning by learning from a community of researchers and scholars; - Enable academic programs to design and deploy academic technology to optimize online teaching and learning; - Build a community around the research and scholarly use of multimedia educational resources for online teaching and learning. JOLT welcomes papers on all aspects of online learning and teaching in higher education. Topics may include, but are not limited to: learning theory and the use of multimedia to improve online learning; instructional design theory and application; online learning and teaching initiatives; use of technology in online education; innovative online learning and teaching practices. All manuscripts submitted to JOLT are subjected to a prima facie evaluation by the Editor or Associate Editor before they are sent out for peer review. Those that pass this preliminary assessment are assigned to a minimum of two reviewers on the journal's reviewer panel, who are typically each given three weeks to submit their feedback. Every effort is made by the editors to match manuscripts to reviewers based on their areas of interest and expertise. The editors are responsible collating the reviewers' feedback and rendering a final decision on the manuscript in light of the feedback. (Additional reviews may be obtained if necessary, for example, in cases where the reviews received contain conflicting recommendations.) Generally, JOLT strives to advise authors on the disposition of their manuscripts within six to eight weeks of the date of submission. Individuals interested in serving as reviewers for JOLT are asked to complete the form at the following URL: http://bit.ly/vZZGgo Prospective reviewers should possess a higher research degree (e.g., Ph.D.) and/or have a strong publication record in online education, learning technology, or higher education teaching and learning. Previous experience performing reviews for scholarly journals is preferred but not essential. Although remuneration is not offered to reviewers, at any given time those who have completed at least one review in the past year will be acknowledged by having their names listed on the JOLT website. Any questions relating to JOLT should be directed to the editors, whose contact details appear below. Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University and University of New England, Australia) JOLT Editor jolteditor(a)merlot.org Keith D. Sisson (University of Memphis, USA) JOLT Associate Editor ksisson(a)memphis.edu Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT) Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email.

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New journal: InMedia
by Mathieu ONeil 29 Mar '12

29 Mar '12

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of InMedia, the French Journal of Media and Media Representations in the English-speaking World. Supported by Open Edition and its electronic publishing portal Revues.org and by Presses de la Sorbonne nouvelle, this open access journal is now available online at: http://inmedia.revues.org Please distribute information about the journal among your colleagues and students. We hope you will also consider InMedia for your future publications. Best regards, Divina Frau-Meigs On behalf of the Editorial Board of InMedia

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Requesting Grant/Funding related information.
by Uttaran Dutta 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

Dear Sir/ Madam, I am Uttaran Dutta, a doctoral candidate/ graduate lecturer in the Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University. Currently, I am studying the knowledge systems and everyday struggles of indigenous communities of eastern India (with an emphasis on their communicative aspects). More specifically, the study is examining how the indigenous communities collectively identify their development needs and how they collaboratively formulate and design locally-situated intervention strategies to accomplish their development goals. I have already completed my preliminary research; and now I am planning to apply for grant(s) to conduct the final phase of the research project i.e. to collaboratively design the contextual solutions and making prototypes/ models, in the villages of eastern India. I will utilize the financial support/ grant money primarily for purchasing equipments, raw materials and paying wages to local indigenous participants. It will be of great help if you can suggest me some of the funding possibilities available/ allocated for conducting such studies/ projects. Many thanks for your time and kind attention. Best regards, Uttaran Dutta. p.s.- My LinkedIn public profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/uttaran-dutta/1/b6a/5b3

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CFP, Special Issue of Feminist Media Studies, From Veiling to Blogging: Women and Media in the Middle East, DEADLINE EXTENDED
by McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr. 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

***DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS EXTENDED TO MAY 1, 2012*** Special Issue of Feminist Media Studies: >From Veiling to Blogging: Women and Media in the Middle East Edited by Nahed Eltantawy Vol. 13, No.5, December 2013 Middle Eastern women have traditionally been viewed as weak and submissive, passively accepting male authority and leadership rather than seeking to be a leader in their own right. From Edward Said¹s Orientalism to Lila Abu-Lughod¹s ³Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?² women of the Middle East have been portrayed as helpless creatures who are often hidden behind the veil, quietly waiting to be liberated. Recent democratic movements in the Middle East, popularly grouped together under the banner of the ³Arab Spring,² signal the rise of a new kind of political activism across the region, made possible, in large part, by the now widespread use of social media. The world has witnessed millions across Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria as they have marched to the squares and told their stories of life under repressive political regimes. How have women been involved in these events? What are their experiences and stories? In addition to the more widely known stories of political demonstrations in the region, there have also been more localized events, such as the women-led driving protests in Saudi Arabia, that suggest that there are many stories still to be told to unveil the realities of women¹s experiences in the Middle East. In what ways have women utilized media, including social media such as Twitter, Facebook and blogging for both personal and political expression and have these platforms contributed to the democratization of women¹s lives? This special issue seeks manuscripts that focus on Middle East women and their relationship with the media old and new how are women portrayed, how and why do women utilize media and technology, and women¹s media production. Topics of interest in relation to Middle East women and the media include but are not limited to: · Media portrayals of women · Women¹s use of social media · Women¹s utilization of media to promote the ³Arab Spring² revolutions · Women and cyberactivism · women¹s use of media (old & new) for self expression and identification · Women¹s utilization of media for empowerment · Women¹s media production Please submit a 350-word abstract to Dr Nahed Eltantawy at: neltanta(a)highpoint.edu by no later than May 1, 2012. AIMS and SCOPE OF FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES Feminist Media Studies provides a transdisciplinary, transnational forum for researchers pursuing feminist approaches to the field of media and communication studies, with attention to the historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions and analysis of sites including print and electronic media, film and the arts, and new media technologies. The journal invites contributions from feminist researchers working across a range of disciplines and conceptual perspectives. Feminist Media Studies offers a unique intellectual space bringing together scholars, professionals and activists from around the world to engage with feminist issues and debates in media and communication. Its editorial board and contributors reflect a commitment to the facilitation of international dialogue among researchers, through attention to local, national and global contexts for critical and empirical feminist media inquiry. For more information about Feminist Media Studies please visit: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rfms

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