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Library Use of Cloud Computing
by Primary Research Group 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Primary ResearchGroup has published the Survey of LibraryUse of Cloud Computing, ISBN 157440-191-2. The report looks closely at how academic, special and publiclibraries are using cloud computing services and plan to use them in thefuture. The study gives detailed dataabout the use of specific services from Amazon, Google, DropBox and manyothers, as well as presenting an objective look at the benefits and costs ofcloud computing, and the opinions of librarians on data security, cost,reliability, impact on staff time and other issues concerning cloud computing. Just a few of the report’s many findings are: 22.54% of libraries sampled use paid subscription softwareas a cloud computing service, including just 13.64% of libraries outside theUnited States. Major cloud computing services have been used for hostingand/or distributing special collections by 2.82% of libraries in the sample. 63.04% of libraries categorize Google as trustworthy and8.7% as highly trustworthy. The remaining 28.26% say that Google is usuallytrustworthy and none consider it untrustworthy. 66.67% of libraries agree that, while data and file lossesare possible with major cloud computing services, these losses would not be anyworse than those occurring with traditional storage systems. Less than 3% of libraries currently use platforms as aservice (PaaS), which enable end users to build their own applications online. 2.82% of libraries are considering using Rackspace in thefuture, including 5.56% of public libraries and 2.44% of academic libraries. 15.38% of libraries with budgets between $750,000 and$5,000,000 use server space rented from cloud computing services, 16.9% of libraries have adopted Google Apps as their defaultmeans of word processing. The report’s conclusions are based on data from 72 academic,public and special libraries predominantly from the USA, Canada, Australia andthe UK. For further information visit ourwebsite at www.PrimaryResearch.com.

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Exposing Data; Art Slash Activism
by Nishant Shah 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear All, apologies for the cross-posting. The Centre for Internet and Society and Tactical Technology Collective, Bangalore, are pleased to announce a curated discussion group on "Exposing Data". For its first conversation, we focus on the interfaces and intersections of Art & Activism. *Art Slash Activism* Ward Smith (Professor, University of California, LA), Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszynski (Practitioners, Tactical Technology Collective), Ayisha Abraham (Film maker, Srishti School of Art Design) and Zainab Bawa (Research Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society) to lead the conversations. If you are in Bangalore, on the 28th November, 2011, please do join us for the discussions. You can find more information about it here: http://www.cis-india.org/internet-governance/art-activism Warmly Nishant -- Nishant Shah Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 00-91-9740074884 http://www.facebook.com/nishant.shah http://cis-india.academia.edu/NishantShah

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Invitation to Participate
by Kathleen Yancey 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-postings, but please do circulate widely . . . Colleagues and friends~~ We are pleased to issue a call to participate in the 7th cohort of the Inter/National Coaltion for Electronic Portfolio Research <ncepr.org>, an international group focusing on the learning fostered by electronic portfolios and documentation of same. You can find the application here: http://bit.ly/cohort7 This particular cohort will focus on developing criteria congruent with digital texts, social networking practices, and eportfolios themselves. We believe this work will help us develop assessments responding to the affordances of eportfolios, and we believe it may be helpful to institutions working on various forms of accreditation. I'm happy to take questions offlist, and I hope you'll consider joining us. kathleen yancey kyancey(a)fsu.edu

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Second Call: Summer School 2012 on CMC methodology
by brook bolander 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Dear colleagues, this is the second call for the 2012 summer school on CMC methodology to be held in Ascona, Switzerland, from 17-23 June, 2012. *Summer School:* *Research on computer-mediated communication in linguistics (RCMCL)* *17-23 June 2012, Ascona, Switzerland* This international summer school addresses methodological issues on computer-mediated communication in connection with language use. The school caters to advanced MA and PhD students already working on CMC topics. Its aims are as follows: 1) To discuss cutting edge theoretical literature on methodologies in CMC/CMD (there will be a reading list). 2) To provide students with a set of tools to aid them in the preparation and analysis of CMC data. 3) To give students a chance to introduce their own research projects and discuss methodological challenges (with both other students and staff). A reading list with central theoretical literature will be provided closer to the time. Teaching methods will be a combination of input presentations, hands-on workshops and feedback sessions. Our teachers are: Daniel Alcón, University of Freiburg Jannis Androutsopoulos<http://www.slm.uni-hamburg.de/imk/Personal/androutsopoulos/Jannis_Androutso…>, University of Hamburg Michael Beisswenger<http://www.studiger.tu-dortmund.de/index.php?title=Michael_Bei%C3%9Fwenger>, University of Dortmund Brook Bolander<http://engsem.unibas.ch/department/people/staff/profile/profile/person/bola…>, University of Basel Andreas H. Jucker <http://www.es.uzh.ch/aboutus/team/ahjucker.html>, University of Zurich Miriam A. Locher<http://engsem.unibas.ch/department/people/staff/profile/profile/person/loch…>, University of Basel Annette Markham <http://www.markham.internetinquiry.org/teaching/>, University of Aarhus Location: A beautiful hotel at the Lago Maggiore in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland Registration: Please contact Brook.Bolander(a)unibas.ch Deadline/ Fees: *CHF 500 *if paid by 1 February, 2012; *CHF* *600 *if paid by 1 April, 2012. Members of the ‘Basel Doctoral Program in Linguistics’ receive a reduced rate of *CHF 300* (deadline 1 February, 2012). The fees include accommodation, food and tuition. Once we have received your payment, the registration process is complete and we will send you a confirmation. The summer school is organized by members of the Doctoral Program in Linguistics of the University of Basel: Miriam Locher and Brook Bolander. Please address questions to: Brook.Bolander(a)unibas.ch or Miriam.Locher(a)unibas.ch. Website: http://engsem.unibas.ch/nc/department/people/staff/profile/own-pages/person… Best wishes, Brook Bolander and Miriam Locher

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Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme Open
by Victoria Nash 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

We're pleased to announce that the Oxford Internet Institute's 10th Summer Doctoral Programme is now open for applications. Taking place in Oxford from 9th-20th July 2012, this programme will offer advanced PhD students whose research focuses on the Internet the opportunity to study with field-leading faculty and to develop their dissertations within a supportive peer network. Details of the programme and how to apply are available at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/Y2012.cfm Dr Victoria Nash Policy & Research Fellow Director of Graduate Studies Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 01865 287231 www.oii.ox.ac.uk<http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk>

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CfP CHI2012 Workshop on Food and Interaction Design
by Robert Comber 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-posting. This may be of interest to some on the list. Call for participation for the CHI2012 Workshop on 'Food and Interaction Design: Designing for food in everyday life' Key dates Submission: January 13th, 2012. Notification: February 10th, 2012. Workshop: May 6th, 2012. The intersection between food and interaction design presents an interesting challenge to the HCI community in attending to the pervasive nature of food, the socio-cultural differences in food practices and a changing global foodscape. We propose a one-day workshop that aims to bring together researchers involved in studying in areas of food and human-computer interaction. The workshop will be organized with a poster session to foster discussion, followed by a working session that will include a visit to and collaboration with a local food co-op to capture local food related practices. At the end of the workshop we aim to discuss the role of food in HCI, to better understand daily food practices within existing environments and develop design proposals aiming to support production and consumption of food towards health, food experiences, ecological sustainability and alternative food cultures. We are also exploring options for a special issue of a journal to focus on the current state of research in this area. We are looking for contributions in the field of food, HCI and interaction design in the following areas: * Perspectives from multiple disciplines * Food and ecological sustainability, alternative food cultures, food experiences, healthy diets and wellbeing * Studies on daily practices, values and social norms * Behavior change (models) and community actions * Measurability of food consumption and waste * Design frameworks for human-food interaction Submissions from other areas will be considered depending on their relevance and uniquecontribution to the workshop and the field. Participants will be required to submit a 2-4 page position paper which addresses the issue of food and interaction design. In particular, papers addressing the everyday aspects of food and interaction design in themes of health and wellbeing, food experiences, ecological sustainability and alternative food cultures will be especially welcome. At least one author of each accepted submission must register for the workshop and for at least one day of the conference. Submissions are welcomed from researchers and practitioners working with Food in HCI and Interaction Design. Submissions should be made to the workshop organizers (robert.comber [at] newcastle.ac.uk) in PDF format. Submissions should be styled using the ACM extended abstract format. The deadline for submissions is January 13th, 2012. Notification will be on February 10th. More information can be found on the workshop website at http://di.ncl.ac.uk/foodixd/ Rob Comber Marie Curie Research Fellow Culture Lab Newcastle University robert.comber [at] newcastle.ac.uk

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Open rank position in Networked Communication and Social Media - U of Texas at Dallas
by Cuihua Shen 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Please forward to interested parties. Thank you! http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pax111027 The School of Arts and Humanities invites applications for an open rank position in Networked Communication and Social Media, with an emphasis on the impact of emerging media on the practice and impact of journalism. The successful candidate will join a distinguished faculty and growing program in Arts and Technology. Appointment begins September 1, 2012. Requirements include the PhD or other terminal degree in a relevant academic field, university teaching experience and/or industry experience, and an active record of exhibitions or participation in produced/exhibited animations. The successful candidate will be expected not only to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels but also to participate in collaborative projects that advance the program's ambitious research agenda. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be eligible to hold one of several newly endowed Professorships in Arts and Technology. We especially invite applications from candidates interested in contributing to the administration of this growing degree program. A partnership between the School of Arts and Humanities and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Arts and Technology (ATEC) exemplifies the commitment of UT Dallas to leadership in innovative, transdisciplinary research and education. ATEC offers a comprehensive academic program that explores and fosters the convergence of digital technology with the humanities and creative arts. The program allows students to design personalized degrees that draw on areas including animation, interactive narrative and games, virtual environments and sound design. ATEC offers a BA, MA, MFA, and PhD. A complementary program in Emerging Media and Communication offers the BA and MA. Through the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering, ATEC sponsors research focusing on the design and development of digital content for applications to industry and education. Faculty members attracted more than $2,000,000 in funded research in 2010-2011. In 2007 Arts and Technology (ATEC) received the first Innovation in Education Award from the University of Texas System. Responding to the success and extraordinary potential of this innovative program, the University is constructing a 155,000 sq. ft. building, scheduled to open in 2013, dedicated to ATEC. For detailed information about the position, contact Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, Dean, School of Arts and Humanities (dkratz(a)utdallas.edu) or Dr. Thomas Linehan, Director, ATEC(thomas.linehan(a)utdallas.edu). For further information concerning the School of Arts and Humanities and its programs, visit http://www.utdallas.edu/ah. Selection process begins December 1, 2011, and continues until position is filled. The search committee will not consider incomplete applications. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical purposes is requested as part of the application. The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran’s status, or sexual orientation. Applicants should submit application letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and three recent letters of recommendation for appointment as Assistant Professor or five letters for tenured appointment as Associate or Full Professor via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM (http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pax111027) -- Cuihua (Cindy) Shen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Emerging Media and Communication University of Texas at Dallas www.shencuihua.com

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CfA: Conference "Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media"
by Christian Fuchs 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Call for Contributions/Abstracts Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media. The Fourth ICTs and Society-Conference Uppsala University. May 2nd-4th, 2012. http://www.icts-and-society.net/events/uppsala2012/ http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/CfA.pdf A unique event for networking, presentation of critical ideas, critical engagement, and featuring leading critical scholars in the area of Critical Internet Studies and Critical Studies of Media & Society. Confirmed Keynote Speakers * Andrew Feenberg (Simon Fraser University, Canada): Great Refusal and Long March: How to Use Critical Theory to Think About the Internet. * Charles Ess (Aarhus University, Denmark): Digital Media Ethics and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society * Christian Christensen (Uppsala University, Sweden): WikiLeaks: Mainstreaming Transparency? * Christian Fuchs (Uppsala University, Sweden): Critique of the Political Economy of Social Media and Informational Capitalism * Graham Murdock (Loughborough University, UK): The Peculiarities of Media Commodities: Consumer Labour, Ideology, and Exploitation Today * Gunilla Bradley (KTH, Sweden): Social Informatics and Ethics: Towards a Good Information Society * Mark Andrejevic (University of Queensland, Australia): Social Media: Surveillance and Exploitation 2.0 * Nick Dyer-Witheford (University of Western Ontario, Canada): Cybermarxism Today: Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in 21st Century Capitalism * Peter Dahlgren (Lund University, Sweden): Social Media and the Civic Sphere: Perspectives for the Future of Democracy * Tobias Olsson (Jönköping University, Sweden): Social Media Participation and the Organized Production of Net Culture * Trebor Scholz (New School, USA): The Internet as Playground and Factory * Ursula Huws (University of Hertfordshire, UK): Virtual Work and the Cybertariat in Contemporary Capitalism * Vincent Mosco (Queen’s University, Canada): Marx is Back, but Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite? On the Critical Study of Labour, Media, and Communication Today * Wolfgang Hofkirchner (Vienna University of Technology, Austria): Potentials and Risks for Creating a Global Sustainable Information Society Conference Topic This conference provides a forum for the discussion of how to critically study social media and their relevance for critique, democracy, politics and philosophy in 21st century information society. We are living in times of global capitalist crisis. In this situation, we are witnessing a return of critique in the form of a surging interest in critical theories (such as the critical political economy of Karl Marx, critical theory, etc) and revolutions, rebellions, and political movements against neoliberalism that are reactions to the commodification and instrumentalization of everything. On the one hand there are overdrawn claims that social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, mobile Internet, etc) have caused rebellions and uproars in countries like Tunisia and Egypt, which brings up the question to which extent these are claims are ideological or not. On the other hand, the question arises what actual role social media play in contemporary capitalism, power structures, crisis, rebellions, uproar, revolutions, the strengthening of the commons, and the potential creation of participatory democracy. The commodification of everything has resulted also in a commodification of the communication commons, including Internet communication that is today largely commercial in character. The question is how to make sense of a world in crisis, how a different future can look like, and how we can create Internet commons and a commons-based participatory democracy. This conference deals with the question of what kind of society and what kind of Internet are desirable, what steps need to be taken for advancing a good Internet in a sustainable information society, how capitalism, power structures and social media are connected, what the main problems, risks, opportunities and challenges are for the current and future development of Internet and society, how struggles are connected to social media, what the role, problems and opportunities of social media, web 2.0, the mobile Internet and the ubiquitous Internet are today and in the future, what current developments of the Internet and society tell us about potential futures, how an alternative Internet can look like, and how a participatory, commons-based Internet and a co-operative, participatory, sustainable information society can be achieved. Questions to be addressed include, but are not limited to: * What does it mean to study the Internet, social media and society in a critical way? What are Critical Internet Studies and Critical Theories of Social Media? What does it mean to study the media and communication critically? * What is the role of the Internet and social media in contemporary capitalism? * How do power structures, exploitation, domination, class, digital labour, commodification of the communication commons, ideology, and audience/user commodification, and surveillance shape the Internet and social media? * How do these phenomena shape concrete platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc? * How does contemporary capitalism look like? What is the role of the Internet and social media in contemporary capitalism? * In what society do we live? What is the actual role of information, ICTs, and knowledge in contemporary society? Are concepts like network society, information society, informational capitalism, etc adequate characterizations of contemporary society or overdrawn claims? What are the fundamental characteristics of contemporary society and which concept(s) should be used for describing this society? * What is digital labour and how do exploitation and surplus value generation work on the Internet? Which forms of exploitation and class structuration do we find on the Internet, how do they work, what are their commonalities and differences? How does the relation between toil and play change in a digital world? How do classes and class struggles look like in 21st century informational capitalism? * What are ideologies of the Internet, web 2.0, and social media? How can they be deconstructed and criticized? How does ideology critique work as an empirical method and theory that is applied to the Internet and social media? * Which philosophies, ethics and which philosophers are needed today in order to understand the Internet, democracy and society and to achieve a global sustainable information society and a participatory Internet? What are perspectives for political philosophy and social theory in 21st century information society? * What contradictions, conflicts, ambiguities, and dialectics shape 21st century information society and social media? * What theories are needed for studying the Internet, social media, web 2.0, or certain platforms or applications in a critical way? * What is the role of counter-power, resistance, struggles, social movements, civil society, rebellions, uproars, riots, revolutions, and political transformations in 21st century information society and how (if at all) are they connected to social media? * What is the actual role of social media and social networking sites in political revolutions, uproars, and rebellions (like the recent Maghrebian revolutions, contemporary protests in Europe and the world, the Occupy movement, etc)? * How can an alternative Internet look like and what are the conditions for creating such an Internet? What are the opportunities and challenges posed by projects like Wikipedia, WikiLeaks, Diaspora, IndyMedia, Democracy Now! and other alternative media? What is a commons-based Internet and how can it be created? * What is the role of ethics, politics, and activism for Critical Internet Studies? * What is the role of critical theories in studying the information society, social media, and the Internet? * What is a critical methodology in Critical Internet Studies? Which research methods are needed on how need existing research methods be adapted for studying the Internet and society in a critical way? * What are ethical problems, opportunities, and challenges of social media? How are they framed by the complex contradictions of contemporary capitalism? * Who and what and where are we in 21st century capitalist information society? How have different identities changed in the global world, what conflicts relate to it, and what is the role of class and class identity in informational capitalism? * What is democracy? What is the future of democracy in the global information society? And what is or should democracy be today? What is the relation of democracy and social media? How do the public sphere and the colonization of the public sphere look like today? What is the role of social media in the public sphere and its colonization? The conference is the fourth in the ICTs and Society-Conference Series (http://www.icts-and-society.net) The ICTs and Society-Network is an international forum that networks scholars in the interdisciplinary areas of Critical Internet Studies, digital media studies, Internet & society studies and information society studies. The ICTs and Society Conference series was in previous years organized at the University of Salzburg (Austria, June 2008), the University of Trento (Italy, June 2009) and the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (Spain, July 2010). About Uppsala, Uppsala University and the Department of Informatics and Media: Uppsala University (http://www.uu.se) was founded in 1477 and is the oldest university in the Nordic countries. Every year 45 000 undergraduate and graduate students enroll for classes. Uppsala is an academic and students-oriented city with old academic tradition. The Department of Informatics and Media (http://www.im.uu.se) is a newly established institution at Uppsala University. Its research focuses on understanding and designing digital media in the information society. Among its educational programmes is a new master’s programme in Digital Media & Society that will start in August 2012. Early May is a particularly nice time to come and visit Uppsala. It is the time of spring festivities and the awakening of nature and the city. The end of April has since medieval times been a time of celebrating the spring, especially in Eastern Sweden. Uppsala and especially Uppsala’s students have participated in this tradition, especially on the last of April (“sista april”, Valborg, http://www.valborgiuppsala.se/en) that features various celebrations and special activities all over the town. Time Plan: February 29th, 2012, 17:00, Central European Time (CET): Abstract Submission Deadline Until March 11th, 2012: information about acceptance or rejection of presentations March 30th, 2012, 17:00, CET: registration deadline May 2nd-4th, 2012: Conference, Ekonomikum, University of Uppsala, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Uppsala Abstract Submission: a) For submission, please first register your profile on the ICTs and Society platform: http://www.icts-and-society.net/register/ b) Please download the abstract submission form: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/ASF.doc , insert your presentation title, contact data, and an abstract of 200-500 words. The abstract should clearly set out goals, questions, the way taken for answering the questions, main results, the importance of the topic for critically studying the information society and/or social media and for the conference. Please submit your abstract until February 29th, 2012, per e-mail to Marisol Sandoval: marisol.sandoval(a)uti.at Organizer: Uppsala University, Department of Informatics and Media, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Box 513, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden http://www.im.uu.se Contact for academic questions in respect to the conference: Prof. Christian Fuchs, christian.fuchs(a)im.uu.se , Tel +46 18 471 1019 Contact for questions concerning conference organization and administration: Marisol Sandoval, marisol.sandoval(a)uti.at Co-organizers: * ICTs and Society Network * European Sociological Association – Research Network 18: Sociology of Communications and Media Research * tripleC – Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society * Unified Theory of Information Research Group (UTI), Austria * Department of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark * Institute for Design & Assessment of Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria * Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, Sweden Conference Board and Organization Committee: Charles Ess, Aarhus University Christian Christensen, Uppsala University Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University + UTI Research Group Göran Svensson, Uppsala University Marisol Sandoval, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Sebastian Sevignani, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Sylvain Firer-Blaess, Uppsala University Thomas Allmer, Unified Theory of Information (UTI) Research Group Tobias Olsson, Jönköping University Verena Kreilinger, Unified Theory of Information Research Group Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Vienna University of Technology + UTI Research Group Welcome to Uppsala in Spring 2012!

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Fwd: Social Epistemology Collective launched on-line
by jeremy hunsinger 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

This is loosely connected to some people's interest here. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Fuller, Steve" <S.W.Fuller(a)WARWICK.AC.UK> > Subject: Social Epistemology Collective launched on-line > Date: November 15, 2011 2:42:30 PM EST > To: MERSENNE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Reply-To: "Fuller, Steve" <S.W.Fuller(a)WARWICK.AC.UK> > > This is sent on behalf of Elisabeth Simbuerger who can be contacted directly at elisabeth.simburger(a)mail.udp.cl > > > Dear colleagues, > > We are very pleased to announce the launch of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (http://social-epistemology.com/) It is closely connected to the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology. The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective was founded in August 2010 by James Collier, the current executive editor of the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology. The current editor of the collective (July 2011 to July 2012) is Elisabeth Simbürger. > > At the moment we have 18 members that are based in different countries and continents. Our disciplinary backgrounds are quite diverse, ranging from business administration, philosophy, sociology, history, literature to science and technology studies, biology and psychology, to name a few. Despite this diversity in discipline and outlook, our shared roof is the research program of social epistemology as outlined by Steve Fuller based on his first book Social Epistemology (Indiana University Press, 1988) and the Taylor & Francis journal Social Epistemology which he founded in 1987. > > Our aims > > This platform of intellectual exchange concerning themes that are paramount to Social Epistemology is a collective experiment in the making. Our main aims are showcasing our own work, being in a dialogue with the journal Social Epistemology and taking a stand on current themes of Social Epistemology – from biotechnology to current knowledge work in neoliberal university landscapes. The need for an online platform in addition to the journal Social Epistemology emerged from changes in knowledge production over the last years. Online platforms allow for a more immediate response to current issues that may be of interest to social epistemology. Yet, rather than questioning the value of traditional journals and articles, we see our collective work as complementary to the journal Social Epistemology and in close relation to it, merely adding new dimensions and formats of discussing it (also see Social Epistemology, 2010, 24 (3), Special Issue: ‘Scientific Publications 2.0. The End of the Scientific Paper?). Not only are we open to written input such as articles, short essays, book reviews, comments, meta-critiques, and aphorisms, but we also encourage visual formats such as films, images as well as any audio material (interviews etc.). As the title of our collective indicates, we predominantly see ourselves as a review and reply collective. > > Reviewing... > > We either individually or collectively review contemporary books and classics that are of interest to social epistemology. Besides, we aim for high quality work irrespective of the format by reviewing each other’s contributions. > > Replying.... > > Our online platform serves as a space of engaging with current events and themes that are relevant to social epistemology. As our online platform allows for faster responses than traditional journals, we are particularly interested in promoting shorter contributions. Moreover, the platform seeks to foster a meta-critical discussion of the journal Social Epistemology with replies to articles, a look at a particular topic addressed in the journal over time, blog postings on subjects and issues, replies from past authors and critical responses, commentaries and syntheses. We would like to encourage dialogues among Social Epistemology’s print and digital authors in the hopes that new approaches to writing, and writing about, academic inquiry might evolve from it. In this sense, the platform can also serve as a space for discussion of upcoming journal ideas or themes. > > A collective experiment in the making > > Collective work and academic exchange are often presented as ideal scenarios in knowledge work. However, as our own experience has shown us so far, working as a collective is by no means a straightforward and easy process. Being based in different parts of the world with many of us never having met in person, developing a collective dialogue is an even more challenging endeavour. Besides, the requirements of an academic career geared towards constant publishing and output in an era of quality assurance, seem to leave little space for activities beyond that such as collective work (See Stephen Norrie's paper Three Social Contracts for an Academic Collective). We would like to revisit our process of developing as a collective in a reflexive mode. Taking our own experience as a point of departure, one idea so far was to pay increased attention to the relationship between conditions of work at universities and knowledge work. > > Get involved! > > If you would like to be part of our collective or if you have an idea for a contribution, please get in touch with us via email: elisabeth.simburger(a)mail.udp.cl > > You can follow us here: http://social-epistemology.com/ > > > Best wishes on behalf of the Collective, > > > James Collier (Executive editor of Social Epistemology) > Elisabeth Simbuerger (Online editor Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective) > > > -- > Dr Elisabeth Simbürger > Research fellow > Centro de Políticas Comparadas en Educación > Universidad Diego Portales > Vergara 210 > Santiago > Chile > > > > > Steve Fuller > Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology > Dept of Sociology, Univ of Warwick > Coventry CV4 7AL, UK > Phone +44 2476 523 940. Twitter: @profstevefuller > http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/sfuller/ful… > Humanity 2.0: What It Means to Be Human Past, Present and Future (Palgrave). http://amzn.to/k6gSIh; video version: http://t.co/bbJuV9B > > > > jeremy hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Consider telling TODAY the AP to stop using 'illegal immigrant' in style book
by Debashis Aikat 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

I am forwarding this message from my colleague, Professor Lucila Vargas, [lcvargas(a)email.unc.edu] of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. >From Dr. Lucila Vargas [[lcvargas(a)email.unc.edu] Dear All, The AP Stylebook editors are asking for suggestions on what to change. The deadline is TODAY. It takes a minute. http://www.apstylebook.com/?do=social_media NAHJ suggests to use "undocumented person." I prefer NOT to use "undocumented" as a noun. The following text is an edited version of an email from Adelante, a Latina/o advocacy organization, which explains why journalists and editors shouldn't use the term illegal" Thanks, --Lucila "Despite pushback from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists1 and the Society of Professional Journalists 2, the AP still uses the phrase illegal immigrant. There are few words in the media that have done more damage to our community than the word illegal. Phrases like "illegal immigrant" make it easier for states like Alabama to pass horrific laws that treat people like me as less than human3. Whats important for the AP to know isnt just that the word illegal is dehumanizing and unfairly applied to Latinos, but its also legally innacurate. For every other legal matter journalists are very careful not to act as judge and jury. That is why, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, journalists always use the words like alleged when discussing an individual crime. Journalists and the AP, however, have not applied the same standards to immigrants, judging them as illegal before theyve ever been determined as such by any court of law. Tell the AP to stop acting as judge and jury and stop dehumanizing our community with the word illegal. http://www.apstylebook.com/?do=social_media If you need tips for what to write to the AP see this helpful guide from the folks at the Drop The I-Word campaign: http://colorlines.com/droptheiword/blog/take-action-now-tell-the-associated… References: 1. NAHJ Urges News Media To Stop Using The Term 'Illegals' When Covering Immigration." NAHJ.org. 9/10/2009. http://bit.ly/uosHjt 2. "Society of Professional Journalists: Reporters Shouldnt Use Pejorative Terms Like 'Illegal Immigrant.'" Forbes. 9/30/2011 http://onforb.es/tGUiEc 3. Please Tell Alabama to Stop Attacking Latino Children. Presente.org. http://act.presente.org/sign/alchildren ******************************************** Debashis 'Deb' Aikat, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Media Futurist School of Journalism and Mass Communication CB # 3365, Carroll Hall 374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Phone: 919 962 4090 (office) Fax: 919 962 0620 Email: da(a)unc.edu URL: http://jomc.unc.edu/faculty-staff-journalism-faculty/aikat-debashis ******************************************

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