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Affect Conference @BGSU - announcement - fyi
by Radhika Gajjala 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

*DIGITAL/MEDIA, RACE, AFFECT* * * *AND LABOR CONFERENCE* Bringing together layered and intersecting themes associated with media, digital worlds, labor, affect, globalization, and race. Organized by Radhika Gajjala, Director, American Culture Studies Co-organizers: Franklin Yartey, Katherine Barak, Kelly MacDonald, Melinda Lewis, Mike DelNero, Yeon Ju Oh Bowling Green State University April 14 & 15, 2011 Sponsored by American Culture Studies Keynote Speaker (April 14th, 7:00pm-201 BTSU) Dr. Anna Everett, Professor of Film, Television and New Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be our keynote speaker on this topic. Dr. Everett is the author of Returning the Gaze: A Genealogy of Black Film Criticism, 1909-1949 and Digital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace. Special Panel (April 15th, 11:00-12:30pm Olscamp 101) Dr. Jillana Enteen (Northwestern University/Associate Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies Program), Dr. Teri Senft (University of East London, U.K/Program Leader & Senior Lecturer, Media Studies), Dr. Vicki Mayer (Tulane University - Associate Professor, Communication/Editor of Television & New Media, New Orleans, Louisiana). Contact: 419-372-0586 / raceandaffect(a)gmail.com Planning Committee: Aditi Paul Alexander Champlin Anca Birzescu Bernard Frampton Cassandra Jones Franklin Yartey Katie Barack Kelly MacDonald Makhter Sall Melinda Lewis Mike DelNero Sean Watkins Yeon Ju Oh Free and open to the public -- Radhika Gajjala Director, American Culture Studies Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies 101 East Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik

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Call for papers and art works for the International Arts Symposium
by Pelin Göçmen 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Apologies for cross posting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleague, Gazi University Faculty of Arts and Design is organizing The First *International Arts Symposium *in Ankara, Turkey. We are waiting for the artists, designers and academics to share their papers in the arts field and works of art during the *“1st International Arts Symposium”*. *Important Dates:* SYMPOSIUM CALENDAR 15th May 2011 Deadline for sending the abstracts 15th June 2011 Sending the acceptance letter of the abstracts 15th August 2011 Deadlines of sending the finished papers 17-21 October 2011 First International Arts Symposium ** EXHIBITION CALENDAR 15.06.2011 Deadline for sending the digital images af art work 15.08.2011 Sending the acceptance letter of the art works 01.10.2011 Deadlines of sending the work of art 17-21 Ekim 2011 First International Arts Symposium Exhibition * * You may find more information at the symposium web site: http://www.sanatsempozyumu.gazi.edu.tr<http://www.sanatsempozyumu.gazi.edu.tr/about.htm> -- Dr. Pelin ÖZTÜRK GÖÇMEN Gazi University Faculty of Arts and Design

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list of open access journals dealing with technology
by Katy E. Pearce 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hi all. Does anyone know of a list (or wants to help generate a list) of open access journals that deal primarily with technology-related things? Thanks so much, Katy Pearce PhD Candidate, University of California, Santa Barbara

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open access - special issue of Etikk i praksis / Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics
by Charles Ess 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Dear AoIR-ists, On behalf of my co-editors May Thorseth (NTNU, Trondheim) and Johnny Søraker (Twente), and our contributors, I'm very pleased to announce that our recent special issue of Etikk i praksis (the Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics) on the ethical and social aspects of contemporary communication media (Etiske og sosiale aspekter ved moderne kommunikasjonsmidler), with a specific focus on mobility and ubiquitous computing, is now available online: <http://tapir.pdc.no/index.php?utgave=49422&p=EIP> (Depending on your browser, you may also have to click on the "Etikk i praksis" button on the upper-right to get the Table of Contents to load properly.) >From here, you can either read the articles online or download them as PDF files. English-readers interested in the ethical, social, and political dimensions of mobile communication will be especially keen to look at: Rich Ling & Rhonda McEwen, Mobile communication and ethics: implications of everyday actions on social order Litska Strikwerda, Information privacy, the right to receive information and (mobile) ICTs In these directions, readers of the Scandinavian languages in play will also be interested in: Anders Albrechtslund, Deltagende overvågning og sociale fællesskaber på nettet [Participatory surveillance and online social networking] Elin Palm, När vården flyttar hem till dig den mobila vårdens etik [When health care moves in the ethics of mobile health care] along with the additional articles and book review (of the recent books by Jaron Lanier and Nicolas Carr). Echoing our recent discussion regarding publication practices, it is worth noting that the publisher of the journal, Tapir Akademisk Forlag, pursues a mixed model: the paper journal comes out first to subscribers, including libraries - followed by the online, open access version a few months later. In any event, our many thanks and congratulations to our contributors, including our AoIR colleagues, whose articles make for rich and insightful reading indeed. cheers and all the best, - charles ess Institut for Informations- og Medievidenskab Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Århus N. Denmark mail: <imvce(a)hum.au.dk> tel: (+45) 8942 9250 Professor, Philosophy and Religion Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS - The Future of the Social Web (FoSW'11)
by Rebecca Eynon 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS - The Future of the Social Web (FoSW'11) *** Submission deadline extended to March 28th *** http://grupoweb.upf.edu/fosw2011/cfp.html In conjunction with the Intl. Conf. on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM 2011) July 21, 2011 -- Barcelona; Catalunya (Spain) TOPICS The aim of this workshop is to encourage discussion and sharing of ideas and highly innovative research results that focus on the future of the social web. We aim to promote interdisciplinary research and exchange of ideas in this area, between industry and academia, in different fields (e.g., computer science, mathematics, physics, psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, etc.). In particular, we would like to discuss what the future of the web might be in light of the recent wave of social media technologies and services: there is little doubt that the web is being fundamentally transformed by social media, both in terms of how content is created and shared, and also in terms of how business and society are embracing social media. We solicit the following types of submissions: * Highly-innovative research contributions describing innovative results;e.g. new perspectives on social media mining, novel interaction paradigms, empirical studies showing emerging trends, metrics, etc. * Position papers discussing the future of the social web; e.g. future developments that might be extrapolated from current evidence; Scenarios potentially having a strong positive or negative impact on users and society at large; impact of new social media mechanisms on the future of search, e-mail, and other "traditional" services; future research directions and areas of opportunity for innovation. Contributions are limited to 10 pages in ACM-SIG format, and should be submited through EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fosw2011. IMPORTANT DATES * March 28, 2011 (extended): Workshop Paper Submission * April 8, 2011: Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification * July 21, 2011: ICWSM-11 Workshops Day ORGANIZERS * Ricardo Baeza-Yates - Yahoo! Research Barcelona * Carlos Castillo - Yahoo! Research Barcelona * Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon - University of Oxford (UK) * Alejandro (Alex) Jaimes - Yahoo! Research Barcelona

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altmetrics11: deadline extended
by Jason Priem 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

altmetrics11: Tracking scholarly impact on the social Web Koblenz (Germany), 14-15 June 2011 An ACM Web Science Conference 2011 Workshop [1] Keynote speaker: Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton: "Evaluating online evidence of research impact" Call for papers: The increasing quantity and velocity of scientific output is presenting scholars with a deluge of data. There is growing concern that scholarly output may be swamping traditional mechanisms for both pre-publication filtering (e.g peer review) and post-publication impact filtering (e.g. the Journal Impact Factor). Increasing scholarly use of Web2.0 tools like CiteULike, Mendeley, Twitter, and blog-style article commenting presents an opportunity to create new filters. Metrics based on a diverse set of social sources could yield broader, richer, and more timely assessments of current and potential scholarly impact. Realizing this, many authors have begun to call for investigation of these “altmetrics” [2]. Despite the growing speculation and early exploratory investigation into the value of altmetrics, however, there remains little concrete research into the properties of these metrics: their validity, their potential value and flaws, and their relationship to established measures. Nor has there been any large umbrella to bring these multiple perspectives together. The altmetrics 11 workshop aims to encourage both these. Submissions are invited from a variety of areas: * New metrics based on social media * Tracking science communication on the Web * Relation between traditional metrics and altmetrics * Peer-review and altmetrics * Tools for gathering, analyzing, disseminating altmetrics Important Dates: 2-page abstracts due * April 8 *, 2011 Acceptance and abstract publication April 14, 2011 Open pre-workshop discussion April 14, 2011 – June 14, 2011 Workshop at WebSci 11 June 14 – June 15, 2011 Discussion closed June 30, 2011 Invitations for post-workshop proceedings TBA Submissions: Prospective authors should email 2-page extended abstracts (max. 1000 words, not including references) to altmetrics11(a)altmetrics.org. If necessary, the workshop organizers will select the most relevant, original, and significant abstracts for presentation. Experimental results will be given preference, followed by technical reports on working altmetrics tools and position papers. All selected submissions will be published online for open peer review and discussion. Authors are encouraged to participate in the discussions of their work. Based on the presentations and online discussion, selected authors may be asked to submit full papers for peer-reviewed proceedings. Location: The workshop is hosted by the ACM Web Science Conference 2011 (Koblenz, Germany). This interdisciplinary conference focuses on advances in studying the full range of social-technical relationships on the Web. Please visit the Web Science site for more information. Website: http://altmetrics.org/workshop2011/ Organizers: * Paul Groth – VU University Amsterdam, NL * Jason Priem – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA * Dario Taraborelli – Wikimedia Foundation, USA The organizers have an interdisciplinary background covering Sociology, Information and Library Science and Computer Science. [1] http://www.websci11.org [2] http://altmetrics.org/manifesto (includes bibliography) -- Jason Priem UNC Royster Fellow School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Re: [Air-L] CFP Popular Culture Australia-New Zealand
by Denise N. Rall 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the PopCAANZ 2011 Conference has been extended - while the official CFP is closed, researchers can email their abstracts for consideration to the Area Chairs (see below). This conference is very exciting for new researchers interested in all areas of popular culture with a special focus on our regional areas Australia-Asia-New Zealand (see below). http://popcaanz.com/archives/40 The Conference will take place in Auckland 29 June - 1 July 2011. If you have an interesting topic in any of the areas (see below), post-doctoral students and researchers can still email their abstracts for inclusion to the following chairs: Anime and Manga: Craig Norris: anime(a)popcaanz.com Biography and Life Writing: Giselle Bastin: biography(a)popcaanz.com Business and Popular Culture: Sarah Kelly: business(a)popcaanz.com Design: Derham Groves and Prudence Black: design(a)popcaanz.com Disabilities and Popular Culture: Donna McDonald:disabilities@popcaanz.com Fashion: Vicki Karaminas: fashion(a)popcaanz.com Fiction: Nathanael O’Reilly: fiction(a)popcaanz.com Film and TV: Rebecca Beirne: filmandtv(a)popcaanz.com Food Studies: Toni Risson: food(a)popcaanz.com Gender and Queer: Anita Brady: gender(a)popcaanz.com Graphic Novels and Comics: Paul Mountfort: comics(a)popcaanz.com History: Hsu-Ming Teo: history(a)popcaanz.com Music: Ed Montano: music(a)popcaanz.com Religion: Sean Durbin: religion(a)popcaanz.com Science: Bill Lott: science(a)popcaanz.com Sports: Carol Wical: sports(a)popcaanz.com Toys and Games: Jason Bainbridge and Juliette Peers: toys(a)popcaanz.com Visual Arts: Adam Geczy: visualarts(a)popcaanz.com It's a great conference, and the conference price includes the first year (3 issues) of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. Cheers, Denise Denise N. Rall, PhD. Exhibiting with the Lismore Embroiders' Guild Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW, 12 March-04 April 2011 Lismore NSW AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61)(0)438 233344 Fax +(61)(0)2 6624 5380 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ > >

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request for assistance with article citations
by Nikki Usher 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Hi: I'm looking to discuss the relationship between social media organizations as hegemonic institutions and as arbiters of "free speech" - or something to that effect. Essentially, I'd like to place some criticism on the place of big social media orgs and their place in the discourse about freedom of information. I'm fine on privacy articles. For those of you interested in the social media course I've been shaping, it's almost done, with many thanks to your help. Thanks, Nikki Usher -- Nikki Usher PhD Candidate Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California mobile: 213-220-7824 home: 213-493-4204 www.nikkiusher.com

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Call for papers - Comparing Media Systems in the Iberian Peninsula
by Patrícia Dias da Silva 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Special issue of the International Journal of Iberian Studies (Intellect). In the last years, comparative studies have quickly developed in the field of communication studies. Specifically, the publication of Hallin and Manciniís Comparing Media Systems has been a turning point of cross-national research into the structure, politics and performing of media systems. In this work, Spain and Portugal appear, alongside other countries, under the umbrella of the Polarized Pluralist or Mediterranean model. However, not all the literature agrees on these similarities between Spain and Portugal. Equally, areas like those of journalism, policies, texts and audiences, just to name a few, remain largely unexplored from this comparative perspective. The aim of this special issue is to stimulate the debate on cross-national media research between Spain and Portugal. The Iberian perspective on media studies is hardly developed. However, in the context of increasing comparative research, it seems a logical step forward. Among others, relevant questions include: - Is there space for an Iberian dimension in Portuguese and Spanish media systems? - What are the difficulties faced by researchers when comparing the Spanish and Portuguese media systems? - Whatís the research agenda for an Iberian perspective on media systems and its relation to political, economic or cultural systems? - What is the theoretical and empirical justification for Iberian research? - How do researchers interpret similarities and differences found when studying both countries and media production, distribution and consumption? - Do media texts reflect the Iberian perspective? How do they reflect it? - How the different languages spoken in the Iberian Peninsula affect this Iberian dimension? - Whatís the role of nations and regions within these systems and among them? - Whatís the relationship and position of the Iberian media and communication space with other systems in the context of globalization? To that end, possible topics include (but are not limited to): journalism practices and cultures, structure of national broadcasting systems, transborder texts, experiences and practices, audience analysis, international communication, political communication, communication and cultural policies, and media theory and sociology. Cross-national studies will be privileged. Only articles written in English will be sent out for review. Articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words including notes and references. The submission guidelines can be downloaded from http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/MediaManager/File/IJIS%20Notes%20for%20Cont…. The deadline for submissions is 20 September 2011. This special issue will be published in 2012. For further information and submissions, please contact the guest editors at: David Fernandez-Quijada Departament de Comunicacio Audiovisual i Publicitat I, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona david.fernandez(a)uab.es Jose Luis Garcia Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa jlgarcia(a)ics.ul.pt

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Request for Resources
by Pam Brewer 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Dear Colleagues-- One of the students in our professional writing program is writing an article on social networking and its uses in professional/technical communication. She has found many resources for its use in marketing but none in professional/technical communication. She would like to know if any of you have conducted research with regard to social networking and technical communication or if you have knowledge of such research. Thank you, Pam -- Pamela Estes Brewer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Director, Writing and Editing Internships Department of English Appalachian State University Manager, STC Academic Special Interest Group phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe(a)appstate.edu

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