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qualitative analysis for hypothesis generation and testing (cont'd)
by Seda Guerses 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

i thank everyone for their feedback an references (on and off the aoir-list). especially great thanks to pointers to open source/free licensed software for content analysis, it is great that such tools are available in the public domain. todd harper from the list commented that what we are doing can also be seen as a meta-analysis of a discipline (in this case computer science, and specifically privacy research within computer science). if anybody has references to approaches for doing "qualitative meta-analysis" (assuming such a thing exists), these would be much appreciated. so far i only found this work by wanda orlikowski and jack baroudi: studying information technology in organizations: research approaches and assumptions. http://isr.journal.informs.org/content/2/1/1 although their approach to the analysis is very interesting, it would not be possible to apply their distinction between positivist, interpretive and critical approaches within the discipline of computer science. as such, a distinction of schools of thought within computer science, where methodological anarchism prevails, is not possible. even suggestions for types of intellectual tradition (e.g., http://jite.org/documents/Vol6/JITEv6p105-122Tedre266.pdf) turns out not to be helpful in analyzing types of knowledge creation within computer science as the discipline keeps on evolving rapidly. but, i guess this is more of a fun tangent from the actual topic. thank you again and i look forward to hearing from you, kindly, s. 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(Assistant) Associate or Full Professor of Information Arts > and Technologies - University of Baltimore (Bridget Blodgett) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:42:30 +0100 > From: "Attwood, Feona" <F.Attwood(a)shu.ac.uk> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: SEXUAL CULTURES - DEADLINE OCT > 31 2011 > Message-ID: <CACC26F6.DC3B%scsfa(a)exchange.shu.ac.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: SEXUAL CULTURES - DEADLINE OCT 31 2011 > > > > SEXUAL CULTURES: THEORY, PRACTICE, RESEARCH > > > > This conference, co-hosted by the Onscenity Research Network and the Schools of Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, will take place on April 20-22 2012 at Brunel University, London, UK. > > > http://www.onscenity.org/conf1/ > > > > Our keynote speakers are: > > > > Martin Barker, Professor of Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, UK > > > Violet Blue, blogger, columnist, sex educator, and author, US > > > Judith Halberstam, Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity and Gender Studies, University of Southern California, US > > > Katrien Jacobs, Associate Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong > > > Fiona Patten, Australian Sex Party > > > > The key themes of the conference are: > > > > Sex and technology > > > Technologies of all kinds have been central to the ways in which sex is understood and experienced in contemporary societies. We are interested in papers that explore evolving technologies in the presentation of sex through print, photography, film and video to todays online and mobile media; the ways that technologies are increasingly integrated into everyday sex lives; the expansion of sex technologies in toy, doll, machine and robot manufacture, the marketing of drugs such as Viagra and cosmetic technologies such as body modification and genital surgery for enhancing sex; the expansion of sex work and recreation online; sex 2.0 practices, regimes and environments such as porn tubes, sex chat rooms and worlds like Second Life; and the shifting relations between bodies and machines in the present and in predictions of futuresex. > > > > The regulation of sex > > > Papers in this strand of the conference will examine how sexuality and the ways in which it is represented are the focus of government policy and subject to various forms of regulation. 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Sexuality is also understood as absolutely intrinsic to our sense of identity, an important indicator of mental and emotional health and a form of intimate communication and individual fulfillment, as well as an important site of pleasure and play. Papers in this strand of the conference will take as their focus the diverse sexual identities, practices, representations, values and experiences that make up the mundane and spectacular elements of everyday sexual life. We seek papers that examine the politics and/or ethics of researching everyday sexualities, as well as the lived realities of sex in the quotidian. > > > > We invite proposals for the following: > > > Panels and roundtable discussions of up to four speakers > > > Papers (20 minutes) > > > Short Ignite papers (5 minutes/20 slides) > > > Posters > > > > Deadline for the submission of proposals is October 31 2011. > > > > For all individual papers please submit a 150 word abstract and 150 word biographical note. > > > Please indicate which key theme of the conference your paper belongs to. > > > > For panels and roundtable sessions please submit a 600-800 overview and set of abstracts with 150 word biographical notes. > > > Please indicate which key theme of the conference your paper belongs to. > > > > Please submit your proposals to conference(a)onscenity.org<mailto:conference@onscenity.org><mailto:conference@onscenity.org> > > > > Onscenity is funded by the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council and draws together international experts in order to respond to the new visibility or onscenity of sex in commerce, culture and everyday life. The network is committed to working towards developing new approaches to the relationships between sex, commerce, media and technology. Drawing on the work of leading scholars from around the world, it aims to map a transformed landscape of sexual practices and co-ordinate a new wave of research. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:05:08 +0200 > From: Seda Guerses <sguerses(a)esat.kuleuven.be> > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] qualitative analysis for hypothesis generation and > testing > Message-ID: <267697E9-57A9-4AAD-8796-BC919A04C2DA(a)esat.kuleuven.be> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > i have a question about qualitative analysis methods. colleagues and i are studying different approaches to privacy within computer science. we want to analyze how they differ based on their implicit and explicit assumptions as well as their objectives. based on previous research, we already have some hypotheses about privacy research within computer science. in part of our study we want to use qualitative methods to inquire whether our hypotheses hold. we also plan to do content analysis to elicit further themes which may not be captured with our hypotheses. i am wondering if there are papers/books on qualitative analysis methods that could help us frame and design our study? > it is not usual or accepted within my subfield of computer science to use qualitative methods, so all recommendations and tips are very welcome. > thank you, > s. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:11:44 -0400 > From: Todd Harper <laevantine(a)gmail.com> > To: Seda Guerses <sguerses(a)esat.kuleuven.be> > Cc: air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] qualitative analysis for hypothesis generation > and testing > Message-ID: > <CAC_v0jXHZuhV4fGoScvJsvjCRT1iKCCduQo2y3=pa8_4OnsrUw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I think you're right in that a more qualitative approach is good for the > sort of exploratory research it sounds like you're doing. In general you > probably want to move away from conceptualizing this as "hypothesis testing" > and more toward thinking of it as exploring research questions. Qualitative > inquiry is usually less good at saying "this is definitively true or false" > and much better at giving you a picture of lived experience is within your > focus, either through artifacts or speaking with/observing people directly. > > Instead of framing your question as "[x] statement" and proving it true or > false, you instead as "How do the implicit and explicit assumptions of users > affect their approach to privacy?" and run with the ball from there. > > http://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Inquiry-Research-Design-Traditions/dp/076… > -- > this was among the first qualitative research texts I ever used and I > thought it was really valuable. > > http://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Communication-Research-Methods-Lindlof/dp… > is > another possibility, if this is an update to the book I'm thinking of (the > cover used to have a picture of pebbles on it, I think?) Sorry, just got up > and my recall's not the best. > > Hope this was of some help to you. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:05 AM, Seda Guerses <sguerses(a)esat.kuleuven.be>wrote: > >> >> i have a question about qualitative analysis methods. colleagues and i are >> studying different approaches to privacy within computer science. we want to >> analyze how they differ based on their implicit and explicit assumptions as >> well as their objectives. based on previous research, we already have some >> hypotheses about privacy research within computer science. in part of our >> study we want to use qualitative methods to inquire whether our hypotheses >> hold. we also plan to do content analysis to elicit further themes which may >> not be captured with our hypotheses. i am wondering if there are >> papers/books on qualitative analysis methods that could help us frame and >> design our study? >> it is not usual or accepted within my subfield of computer science to use >> qualitative methods, so all recommendations and tips are very welcome. >> thank you, >> s. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ >> > > > > -- > Todd Harper > Postdoctoral Researcher, Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab -- > http://gambit.mit.edu > laevantine(a)gmail.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:44:36 -0400 > From: Stuart Shulman <stuart.shulman(a)gmail.com> > To: Seda Guerses <sguerses(a)esat.kuleuven.be> > Cc: air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] qualitative analysis for hypothesis generation > and testing > Message-ID: > <CAJd4Snfic7rGpYum3GeSm2UoimOOOHh_C0UmHPFENucycVACug(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > http://www.screencast.com/t/gTJ2DsPQv5 > > In this Screencast I talk about the methods we developed over 10 years and > with the support of $4m in NSF funding for interdisciplinary teams involving > computer science, political science, education, statistics and sociology. In > particular, see slides 6 & 7 in the presentation. > > I would also point to a 3-part series of blog posts on the "QDAP Method": > > http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2011/05/10/coding-text-using-the-qdap-me… > http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2011/05/14/coding-text-part-two/ > http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2011/05/17/coding-text-part-three/ > > Much of this QDAP work is still firmly tied to the foundational free, open > source, Web-based application known as the Coding Analysis Toolkit (CAT), > where more than 2,500 users have uploaded over 7,500 datasets to code text, > measure inter-rater-reliability, and adjudicate the validity of coder > choices.: > > http://cat.ucsur.pitt.edu/ > > CAT was originally a utility for users of ATLAS.ti who wanted to measure > inter-rater-reliability and it grew organically into a free toolkit used by > many graduate students around the world to develop, refine and test human > annotation schemes. > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:05 AM, Seda Guerses <sguerses(a)esat.kuleuven.be>wrote: > >> >> i have a question about qualitative analysis methods. colleagues and i are >> studying different approaches to privacy within computer science. we want to >> analyze how they differ based on their implicit and explicit assumptions as >> well as their objectives. based on previous research, we already have some >> hypotheses about privacy research within computer science. in part of our >> study we want to use qualitative methods to inquire whether our hypotheses >> hold. we also plan to do content analysis to elicit further themes which may >> not be captured with our hypotheses. i am wondering if there are >> papers/books on qualitative analysis methods that could help us frame and >> design our study? >> it is not usual or accepted within my subfield of computer science to use >> qualitative methods, so all recommendations and tips are very welcome. >> thank you, >> s. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ >> > > > > -- > > Stuart Shulman > President & CEO > Texifter, LLC <http://www.texifter.com/> > > > Have you tried DiscoverText? > http://discovertext.com > *Featuring the Facebook Graph & Twitter APIs* > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:13:31 +0200 > From: "Johann Hoechtl" <Johann.Hoechtl(a)donau-uni.ac.at> > To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Conference for eDemocracy and Open Government CeDEM > Call for Papers > Message-ID: <4EA6FC4B020000D60002E18C(a)gwgwia.donau-uni.ac.at> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > [apologies for cross-posting] > > > Dear Reader, > > We kindly invite you to submit a paper for next years Conference for > E-Democracy and Open Government. > > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > CeDEM12: Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 2012 > SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12/12/2011 > http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem > > CeDEM12 covers the following topics: > - E-Participation > - Government 2.0 > - Social Media and Public Administration > - E-Politics and E-Campaigning > - European Citizen Initiative > - Participatory Budgeting > - Bottom-Up Movements > - Open Data and Open Access > > We would be pleased to have you in our team of reviewers. 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Antonietta Grasso, Xerox Research Centre Europe > workshops(a)cscw2012.org > > Conference Co-chairs > Steve Poltrock > Carla Simone, University of Milano-Bicocca > chairs(a)cscw2012.org > > -- > *The 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work* > 11-15 February 2012 > Seattle, Washington, USA > /Homepage/: cscw2012.org <http://cscw2012.org> > /Twitter/: @ACM_CSCW2012 <http://twitter.com/acm_cscw2012> > /Facebook/: www.facebook.com/CSCW2012 <http://www.facebook.com/CSCW2012> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:14:58 +0000 > From: Jonathan Gray <mrtetley(a)hotmail.com> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies -- > University of Wisconsin, Madison > Message-ID: <SNT119-W640FB45168AA805ACA8CF6C5EC0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > The > Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks > applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in > Media and Cultural Studies, to begin in August 2012. Candidates will be > expected to conduct research, develop and teach courses, and supervise graduate > students in the critical, intersectional analysis of identity and > representation in contemporary media, including race, ethnicity, gender, and/or > sexuality. Those whose work demonstrates a transnational/global/diasporic focus > and an ability to combine methodological approaches are especially encouraged > to apply. The successful candidate will teach a large undergraduate lecture > course in addition to other specialist courses to both undergraduate and > graduate students. Ph.D. in a related field and evidence of scholarly > excellence and teaching ability are required. See also > http://commarts.wisc.edu. Please submit a CV and a letter detailing interests > and capabilities, and arrange to have sent three letters of reference, to > Professor Jonathan Gray, Media, Identity, and Representation Search, Department > of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Avenue, > Madison, WI 53706. Electronic applications will not be accepted. The deadline > to assure full consideration is December 14, 2011. EOE/AA. Employment may > require a criminal background check. Unless confidentiality is requested in > writing, information regarding the applicants must be released upon request. > Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. The Department of Communication > Arts is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and > strongly encourages applications from women, ethnic minorities, and other > underrepresented groups. 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The successful candidate > will have a strong commitment to teaching, demonstrated success in > research, creative professional practices, and publications and the > ability to teach a range of courses in our two undergraduate and two > graduate degree programs. We are especially interested in innovative > leaders whose vision and energy can help take already successful > programs to new levels of excellence. > > Minimum qualifications include a doctorate or other terminal degree in > computer science, interactive arts and media, instructional technology, > or human-computer interaction. (Advanced degrees in other areas may be > considered if combined with other exceptional qualifications.) The > candidate must have experience in curriculum development and program > management in higher education together with the experience to direct a > dynamic program in video game development and to contribute to the > growth of graduate programs in information architecture, interaction > design, and human-centered computing. > > Preferred qualifications include a background in interaction design, > human-computer interaction, interactive arts and media, game and > simulation development, user-centered design and/or media studies. We > seek individuals equally committed both to the digital arts and to the > computer sciences and information technologies required by interaction > design and application development for a range of purposes--from > entertainment to e-commerce. > > Primary teaching responsibilities will be shared between the bachelor's > program in Simulation and Digital Entertainment and the division's > master's and doctoral degrees. 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Call for Papers: 'Policy and Internet' special issue on "Online Collective Action and Policy Change"
by Calderaro, Andrea 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Apologies for cross-posting --- Call for Papers Policy and Internet Special Issue on "Online Collective Action and Policy Change" Guest Editors Andrea Calderaro (PhD, European University Institute) Anastasia Kavada (PhD, University of Westminster) Policy and Internet, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue on 'Online Collective Action and Policy Change', to be published in January 2013 (paper deadline: 31 March 2012). The journal is edited by the Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) for the Policy Studies Organization (PSO). Please find more at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/?id=595 The Internet has created a new interface between collective action and policy making: it opens new channels for social coordination and mobilisation, and it offers multiple platforms from where to influence public opinion and policy makers. The recent wave of protests that has swept authoritarian regimes like Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, but also western liberal democracies like Greece, Spain, and the UK, offers new empirical evidence of the impact that online interactions and information exchange can have on policy making. In addition to these recent instances of contentious politics, advocacy and grassroots groups are increasingly using online technologies to empower local communities and direct change in the policies that most affect them. And issues at the heart of online governance, like Internet regulation, are motivating many collective efforts directed to shaping file-sharing policies, free software, or digital communication rights. This special issue calls for academic papers reporting novel empirical research on how online collective action drives policy change, in any of its ramifications. This includes topics such as: - The coordination of protests and mobilisations using online technologies, and their impact on public opinion and policy making. - The mechanisms through which online collective action grows and diffuses, and how or when they trigger a policy reaction. - The impact of online activity on issue salience, and the responsiveness of policy makers. - The interplay between online collective action and the offline policy cycle, or how policy makers deal with new sources of instability and disruption. This list of topics is not exhaustive, and other questions related to online collective action and its impact on policy making will be considered. Please contact the guest editors Andrea Calderaro (andrea.calderaro(a)eui.eu) and Anastasia Kavada (a.kavada(a)westminster.ac.uk) if you have any queries about how your paper might fit in the issue. Paper Submissions The online submission deadline for papers is 31 March 2012. Please indicate in the cover letter that the paper is intended for the special issue 'Online Collective Action and Policy Change'. Authors are advised to consult the journal's Guide for Authors before submitting their paper. _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro, PhD Department of Social and Political Sciences - European University Institute Visiting Researcher Department of Media and Communication - University of Oslo ----------------------------------------------- PERSONAL PAGE: www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/ CV: http://bit.ly/ACalderaroCV The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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Fwd: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Views the Internet as an Enabler of Human Rights
by gene loeb 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Certainly pertinant to work of each of these groups Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wende Cover <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:00 PM Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Views the Internet as an Enabler of Human Rights To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society Board of Trustees Views the Internet as an Enabler of Human Rights Organization's Founding Principles Focused on an Open and Accessible Internet for All [Dakar, Senegal - 25 October 2011] - The Internet Society today announced that its Board of Trustees, during its meeting held 22 - 23 October 2011 in Dakar, Senegal, addressed human rights issues related to Internet access. The organization has been a long-time advocate of an open, global, and accessible Internet, and views the Internet as an enabler for the realization of a wide range of human rights. The Internet Society views the Internet as an essential vehicle for promoting freedom of opinion and expression, including "freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers," as enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Internet Society Board noted that in 2011, in what has become known as 'Arab Spring,' the Internet gave voice to people's aspirations. "The Internet played a vital role in generating awareness of and support for the efforts of those seeking to bring about change," said Raul Echeberria, Chairman of the Internet Society's Board of Trustees. "The Internet shaped a new generation who are connected to the world and who are global citizens, unconstrained by borders, time, and distance." The Board also noted that the same technology that benefits billions of people throughout the world has also raised some challenges. Among them, it was observed that certain governments control their citizen's access and use of the global network in order to meet economic, security, or political objectives in an evolving policy landscape. For example, DNS blocking and filtering are among the measures used by some to block access to websites. Other measures used include surveillance technology or suspension of Internet access. The Internet Society Board cautioned against resorting to technological shortcuts to achieve public policy objectives, as such actions can threaten the good functioning of the global Internet as a single, unified, and global communications network. While the Board recognized that governments have the responsibility to guarantee law and order for their citizens, it held the view that the right to freedom of expression should also be guaranteed. "The Internet Society has always been focused on Internet freedom, which is the very embodiment of freedom of expression," added Echeberria. "These actions by some governments to limit access to the Internet are sometimes without due regard to the impact on an individual's ability to exercise their fundamental human rights, and include attempts to control social networks. This can be seen as an infringement of the right to peaceful assembly, as guaranteed by Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." "Limitations to the exercise of human rights should be the exception and not the rule, a principle which applies both to the online and offline world," stated Internet Society President and CEO Lynn St. Amour. "Any restrictions should respect due process and the provisions outlined in international human rights law, such as necessity and proportionality." The open, decentralized, and global nature of the Internet provides a foundation for unprecedented growth in freedom of expression and access to information and knowledge. "The increasing pressure to limit access to the Internet has escalated the sense of urgency in addressing this situation," added St. Amour. "We will continue our efforts in this important policy area and work to bring attention to the impact of Internet freedom on other aspects of human rights." About the Internet Society The Internet Society is the world's trusted independent source of leadership for Internet policy, technology standards, and future development. Based on its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society works with its members and Chapters around the world to promote the continued evolution and growth of the open Internet through dialog among companies, governments, and other organizations around the world. For more information, see: http://www.internetsociety.org. Media Contact: Wende Cover, cover(a)isoc.org, +1-703-439-2773 _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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(Assistant) Associate or Full Professor of Information Arts and Technologies - University of Baltimore
by Bridget Blodgett 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Sorry for any x-posts N.B: We are also considering untenured faculty for this position! The Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies at the University of Baltimore invites applications for an associate or full professor to begin in January or August 2012. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to teaching, demonstrated success in research, creative professional practices, and publications and the ability to teach a range of courses in our two undergraduate and two graduate degree programs. We are especially interested in innovative leaders whose vision and energy can help take already successful programs to new levels of excellence. Minimum qualifications include a doctorate or other terminal degree in computer science, interactive arts and media, instructional technology, or human-computer interaction. (Advanced degrees in other areas may be considered if combined with other exceptional qualifications.) The candidate must have experience in curriculum development and program management in higher education together with the experience to direct a dynamic program in video game development and to contribute to the growth of graduate programs in information architecture, interaction design, and human-centered computing. Preferred qualifications include a background in interaction design, human-computer interaction, interactive arts and media, game and simulation development, user-centered design and/or media studies. We seek individuals equally committed both to the digital arts and to the computer sciences and information technologies required by interaction design and application development for a range of purposes--from entertainment to e-commerce. Primary teaching responsibilities will be shared between the bachelor's program in Simulation and Digital Entertainment and the division's master's and doctoral degrees. The SDE program currently enrolls approximately 180 students and is growing rapidly. The graduate programs enroll approximately 70 students including 15-20 students in our Doctor of Science in Interaction and Information Design. The division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies offers three bachelor's degrees, three post baccalaureate certificates, a master degree in Interaction Design and Information Architecture and a D.S. in Interaction and Information Design. For more information about the Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies and its programs, visit iat.ubalt.edu. The University of Baltimore, a component of the University System of Maryland, serves a diverse urban community with an emphasis on "knowledge that works." The Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies, a unit of the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences, has thirteen full-time faculty and six affiliated faculty. The University offers competitive salaries and a strong benefits package. TO APPLY: Candidates must submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vita, reprints of a sampling of their publications, and three letters of recommendation to Chair, Search Committee, Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies, University of Baltimore, 1420 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Materials may be submitted electronically to dkohl(a)ubalt.edu. To ensure consideration, all materials must be clearly marked with the UB employment vacancy number 2012-011 and must be received by November 15, 2011. An employment offer is contingent on university funding. UB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Compliant Employer & Title IX Institution. http://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/offices-and-services/human-resources/jobse ekers/jobs-at-ub.cfm?&posting=625

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qualitative analysis for hypothesis generation and testing
by Seda Guerses 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

i have a question about qualitative analysis methods. colleagues and i are studying different approaches to privacy within computer science. we want to analyze how they differ based on their implicit and explicit assumptions as well as their objectives. based on previous research, we already have some hypotheses about privacy research within computer science. in part of our study we want to use qualitative methods to inquire whether our hypotheses hold. we also plan to do content analysis to elicit further themes which may not be captured with our hypotheses. i am wondering if there are papers/books on qualitative analysis methods that could help us frame and design our study? it is not usual or accepted within my subfield of computer science to use qualitative methods, so all recommendations and tips are very welcome. thank you, s.

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CfP: CSCW 2012 Workshops: Feb 11-12; deadlines on/around Nov 25
by Joe McCarthy 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

The *ACM 2012 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work* is pleased to announce an engaging and diverse collection of 14 pre-conference *Workshops* (http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php) that will be held February 11 and/or February 12 at the conference venue in Bellevue, Washington, USA (near Seattle). CSCW is a premier venue for presenting research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, and communities. CSCW encompasses both the technical and social challenges encountered when supporting collaboration. The development and application of new technologies continues to enable new ways of working together and coordinating activities. Although work is an area of focus, CSCW embraces research and technologies supporting a wide range of recreational and social activities using a diverse range of devices. The conference brings together top researchers and practitioners from academia and industry who are interested in both technical and social aspects of collaboration. The CSCW 2012 program includes the following 14 workshops, which will be held on February 11, February 12, or both days. These workshops are collaborative working sessions, and to attend a workshop you must first submit a position paper to the workshop organizers.*The deadline for submissions is generally around November 25*, but please see the specific instructions for the workshop you wish to attend. You cannot register for a workshop without approval from its organizers, but you can register for the conference now and add a workshop to your registration when you receive approval. * *W1.* Personal Information Management in a Socially Networked World <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W1> * *W2.* Data-Intensive Collaboration in Science and Engineering <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W2> * *W3.* Collective Intelligence as Community Discourse and Action <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W3> * *W5.* Mixed Reality Games <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W5> * *W6.* Design, Influence, and Social Technologies: Techniques, Impacts and Ethics <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W6> * *W7. *Brainstorming Design for Health: Helping Patients Utilize Patient-Generated Information on the Web <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W7> * *W8.* Collaboration and Crisis Informatics (CI) <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W8> * *W9.* Exploring collaboration in challenging environments: From the car to the factory and beyond <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W9> * *W10.* The Future of Collaborative Software Development <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W10> * *W11.* Reconciling Privacy with Social Media <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W11> * *W12.* Mastering Data-Intensive Collaboration through the Synergy of Human and Machine Reasoning <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W12> * *W13.* DUET 2012: Dual Eye Tracking in CSCW <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W13> * *W14.* The Twelfth International Workshop on Collaborative Editing Systems <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W14> * *W15.* Learning from Marginalized Users: Reciprocity in HCI4D <http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php#W15> Please click on any of the workshop links above for more information about the individual workshops, or visit the CSCW 2012 Workshops web page (http://cscw2012.org/participation/accepted_workshops.php) for information about the Workshops program. We look forward to your participation in the workshops and the main conference! Workshops Co-chairs Darren Gergle, Northwestern University M. Antonietta Grasso, Xerox Research Centre Europe workshops(a)cscw2012.org Conference Co-chairs Steve Poltrock Carla Simone, University of Milano-Bicocca chairs(a)cscw2012.org -- *The 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work* 11-15 February 2012 Seattle, Washington, USA /Homepage/: cscw2012.org <http://cscw2012.org> /Twitter/: @ACM_CSCW2012 <http://twitter.com/acm_cscw2012> /Facebook/: www.facebook.com/CSCW2012 <http://www.facebook.com/CSCW2012>

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Conference for eDemocracy and Open Government CeDEM Call for Papers
by Johann Hoechtl 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

[apologies for cross-posting] Dear Reader, We kindly invite you to submit a paper for next years Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government. CALL FOR PAPERS CeDEM12: Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 2012 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12/12/2011 http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem CeDEM12 covers the following topics: - E-Participation - Government 2.0 - Social Media and Public Administration - E-Politics and E-Campaigning - European Citizen Initiative - Participatory Budgeting - Bottom-Up Movements - Open Data and Open Access We would be pleased to have you in our team of reviewers. If you want to support CeDEM12 as reviewer, please fill in the following form: http://tinyurl.com/CeDEMreviewers INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE - Conference Website: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem - eJournal of E-Democracy and Open Government: http://www.jedem.org - Submission Deadline: 12 Dec 2011 - Conference Date: 3-4 May 2012 - Location: Danube University Krems, Austria - Call for Papers: http://tinyurl.com/CFP-CeDEM12-pdf - Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/CeDEMfacebook - Facts about CeDEM11 (conference 2011) http://tinyurl.com/CeDEM11facts *************************************************** ONLINE PUBLICATION: FULL PROCEEDINGS OF 2011 We have published the conference proceedings of this years Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government online. Proceedings, CeDEM11: http://tinyurl.com/CeDEM11proceedings *************************************************** OPEN GOVERNMENT POETRY CONTEST Under the slogan Poems for Participation the network Open3.at just started the first worldwide Open Government poetry contest. The goal is to support the topic Open Governmet in a striking and humorous way the more contributions, the better! Deadline: December 10th, 2011. http://tinyurl.com/OpenGovPoetry2011 Regards, Centre for E-Governance Danube University Krems Austria

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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: SEXUAL CULTURES - DEADLINE OCT 31 2011
by Attwood, Feona 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: SEXUAL CULTURES - DEADLINE OCT 31 2011 SEXUAL CULTURES: THEORY, PRACTICE, RESEARCH This conference, co-hosted by the Onscenity Research Network and the Schools of Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, will take place on April 20-22 2012 at Brunel University, London, UK. http://www.onscenity.org/conf1/ Our keynote speakers are: Martin Barker, Professor of Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, UK Violet Blue, blogger, columnist, sex educator, and author, US Judith Halberstam, Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity and Gender Studies, University of Southern California, US Katrien Jacobs, Associate Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong Fiona Patten, Australian Sex Party The key themes of the conference are: Sex and technology Technologies of all kinds have been central to the ways in which sex is understood and experienced in contemporary societies. We are interested in papers that explore evolving technologies in the presentation of sex through print, photography, film and video to todays online and mobile media; the ways that technologies are increasingly integrated into everyday sex lives; the expansion of sex technologies in toy, doll, machine and robot manufacture, the marketing of drugs such as Viagra and cosmetic technologies such as body modification and genital surgery for enhancing sex; the expansion of sex work and recreation online; sex 2.0 practices, regimes and environments such as porn tubes, sex chat rooms and worlds like Second Life; and the shifting relations between bodies and machines in the present and in predictions of futuresex. The regulation of sex Papers in this strand of the conference will examine how sexuality and the ways in which it is represented are the focus of government policy and subject to various forms of regulation. In democratic societies, sexuality is generally thought to be the domain of the private and personal, outside the ambit of the law whose function in this sphere is simply to maintain public decency. Yet vast amounts of institutional effort and resources are invested in what has come to be called moral regulation, in which self-governance and moral discourse are generally preferred to coercive forms of regulation. At the same time, governments continue to make certain forms of sexual practice and representation illegal. What are the limits of the legally possible today, both in terms of sexual behaviour and representation, and what are the various means employed to encourage us to behave properly in the sexual domain? Working sex In recent years sex work has become a potent site for the discussion of labour, commerce and sexual ethics, attracting increased academic attention and public concern. Papers in this strand of the conference will seek to develop our understanding of commercial sex, focus on conceptualizing emerging types of sexual labour, and explore the place of sex work of all kinds in contemporary society. They will ask how an investigation of contemporary forms of sex work and sex as work may shed new light on the study of cultural production, industry, commerce, and notions of commodification and labour. We are also seeking papers which are interested in exploring the connections between work and leisure, work and pleasure, sex work as forms of body and affective labour, and the ethics and politics of sexual labour. Researching everyday sex Research into sexuality can often be caught in a politics of anxiety where it is constructed as something that needs to be managed, protected and even guarded against. Sexuality is also understood as absolutely intrinsic to our sense of identity, an important indicator of mental and emotional health and a form of intimate communication and individual fulfillment, as well as an important site of pleasure and play. Papers in this strand of the conference will take as their focus the diverse sexual identities, practices, representations, values and experiences that make up the mundane and spectacular elements of everyday sexual life. We seek papers that examine the politics and/or ethics of researching everyday sexualities, as well as the lived realities of sex in the quotidian. We invite proposals for the following: Panels and roundtable discussions of up to four speakers Papers (20 minutes) Short Ignite papers (5 minutes/20 slides) Posters Deadline for the submission of proposals is October 31 2011. For all individual papers please submit a 150 word abstract and 150 word biographical note. Please indicate which key theme of the conference your paper belongs to. For panels and roundtable sessions please submit a 600-800 overview and set of abstracts with 150 word biographical notes. Please indicate which key theme of the conference your paper belongs to. Please submit your proposals to conference(a)onscenity.org<mailto:conference@onscenity.org><mailto:conference@onscenity.org> Onscenity is funded by the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council and draws together international experts in order to respond to the new visibility or onscenity of sex in commerce, culture and everyday life. The network is committed to working towards developing new approaches to the relationships between sex, commerce, media and technology. Drawing on the work of leading scholars from around the world, it aims to map a transformed landscape of sexual practices and co-ordinate a new wave of research.

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FW: [BOAI] Bibliographies about Open Access from Digital Scholarship
by michael gurstein 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

This may be of interst to some. M -----Original Message----- From: boai-forum-bounces(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk [mailto:boai-forum-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:11 AM To: boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk Subject: [BOAI] Bibliographies about Open Access from Digital Scholarship This post presents six bibliographies about open access topics. All works are under a Creative Commons license. The digital versions are open access. http://bit.ly/nIVjLN -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://bit.ly/Z6HFx -- To unsubscribe from the BOAI Forum, use the form on this page: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/forum.shtml?f !DSPAM:2676,4ea58aa2217018457020913!

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looking for the name of a particular reporter who covered Hurricane Katrina
by Tery G 23 Oct '11

23 Oct '11

Hi all, I'm talking with my class this week about blogs and blogging, and there's an event I want to mention, but I'd like to have a name to attach to it. I'm just asking here on the longshot possibility that someone might remember. The situation was that many news outlets were covering the recovery efforts, and Bush did a speech from someplace in New Orleans. All the lights in the neighborhood were on, and part of the point was how well the recovery was going in some places. When Bush and company left, all the lights went out. Turned out they really weren't on all the time; it was a setup just for the speech. The reporters on the scene apparently didn't know this until after Bush left. One reporter was so upset by the situation that he blogged about it later, I think on his personal blog. I believe he worked for a major news outlet. I don't remember whether or not he got fired for the blogging. Does anyone happen to recall who that was? Tery

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