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Materialities and Imaginaries of the Mobile Internet Workshop, February 2011
by Andrew Herman 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

www.materialities.ca Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Chairperson Department of Communication Studies Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693

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Transforming Audiences CFP is out
by Nancy Baym 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

-- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Call for papers -- TRANSFORMING AUDIENCES 3 Online & Mobile Media, Everyday Creativity and DIY Culture 1-2 September 2011, University of Westminster, London, UK http://www.transformingaudiences.org.uk Presented in association with ICA, IAMCR, ECREA, & the COST project Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies The previous Transforming Audiences conferences, in 2007 and 2009, have seen this event become Europe's major recurring international conference for audience/user studies, bringing together researchers from all over the world. Now we are pleased to announce that Transforming Audiences 3 will take place in central London in September 2011, welcoming researchers interested in all kinds of studies of people using media, including mobile, online, social and DIY media. Keynote speakers include: - Nancy Baym, author of 'Personal Connections in the Digital Age'; - Adriana de Souza e Silva, co-author of 'Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces' and 'Net Locality'; - Patricia G. Lange, the YouTube anthropologist; - Jean Burgess, co-author of 'YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture'; - David Gauntlett, author of 'Making is Connecting'. CALL FOR PAPERS For all information and details see www.transformingaudiences.org.uk Deadline for abstracts: 21 April 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Italicizing Wikipedia? CMS15 v. CMS16
by Joseph Reagle 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

This is more arcane than even the citation discussion, but I wonder if anyone else has been noted how CMS16 might affect your work? [[ http://reagle.org/joseph/blog/method/italicizing-wikipedia 2011 Feb 10 | Italicizing Wikipedia? CMS15 v. CMS16 In my writing up to now, I italicize Britannica because it is a book. I never italicize Wikipedia or blog names because as The Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition notes: "websites, if titled, should be set in Roman, headline style, without quotation marks" (8.199). However, the new 16th edition says much more: General titles of websites mentioned or cited in text or notes are normally set in roman, headline-style, without quotation marks. An initial the in such titles should be lowercased in midsentence. Titled sections, pages, or special features on a website should be placed in quotation marks. Titles of the types of works discussed elsewhere in this chapter (i.e., books, journals, etc.) should usually be treated the same whether they are published in print or online. Some websites share the name of a printed counterpart, and others (such as Wikipedia) are analogous to one of the types of works discussed elsewhere in this chapter; these titles should be styled accordingly. (8.186) I presume Wikipedia should be italicized since it is done in Chicago's prose above. Looking for a justification, we see that in the documentation section for blogs: Titles of websites are generally set in roman without quotation marks and capitalized headline-style, but titles that are analogous to books or other types of publications may be styled accordingly. Titled sections or pages within a website should be placed in quotation marks. Specific titles of blogs—which are analogous to periodicals—should be set in italics; titles of blog entries (analogous to articles in a periodical) should be in quotation marks. (14.244) And for "Dictionaries and encyclopedias online" we see: Online versions of encyclopedias should be cited like their printed corollaries. In addition, in the absence of a posted publication or revision date for the cited entry, supply an access date. If the article includes a recommended form for the URL, include it; otherwise, include a short form of the URL (as in the second example) from which interested readers may enter the search term. If a DOI for the article is available, use that instead. (14.248) Now, I always feel hesitant to infer a prose guideline from the bibliographic guidelines, but since the change is apparent in the bibliographic guideline, and they give an example in the prose guideline, I suppose this means we should italicize online reference works and blogs? However, I don't feel quite prepared to leave the trusted 15th (published in 2003) and it will take a while for software (such as David Fussner's biblatex-chicago-notes-df) to follow. ]]

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Small Media Symposium 2011: Call for Abstracts
by Klara Chlupata 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

SMALL MEDIA SYMPOSIUM 2011 | CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Small Media Initiative invites submission of abstracts for its 2011 Small Media Symposium to be held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on 8 – 9 April 2011. In August 2010, Wired published an article entitled From Samizdat to Twitter: How Technology is Making Censorship Irrelevant. Is it? Indeed, for many, samizdat is a relic from the distant analog past. A quick glance at the news seems to suggest that we are living in the digital age of Twitter revolutions. The role played by social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube in contentious politics continues to be passionately debated by academics, activists, politicians and pundits. While there are plenty of examples of creative new politics, the recent protests in Burma, China, Iran, and Egypt remind us that governments can simply shut communication down. The question then becomes where do we go after moving from samizdat to Twitter? What alternative channels and technologies of communication can facilitate the flow of information when authoritarian regimes flick the kill switch and what alternative political practices can we invent to circumscribe state repression? The February events in Egypt suggest that alternatives can be as low-tech as the paper leaflets with practical and tactical advice for demonstrators that have been circulating in Cairo or as high-tech as the speak-to-tweet application that lets individuals dial a phone number and leave (or listen to) a message translated to text on a Twitter page. These alternatives we call small media, while others call them alternative media, participatory media, and social movement media. This wide range of communicative and political practices will be the focus of the Small Media Symposium that will take place at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on 8-9 April 2011. Areas of Interest The symposium, to include a conference open to the public on 8 April 2011 and closed-door workshops on 9 April 2011, aims to bring together theorists and practitioners across all disciplines and sectors, including academics, activists and developers, to foster discussions about small media theory, practice and innovation. We invite contributions by academics and practitioners on a wide range of topics and a wide range of approaches related to small media. Research, practical experience insights, product demonstrations, case studies, work-in-progress/posters, conceptual papers and proposals for workshop themes are all welcome. Possible areas of focus include but are not limited to: - small media theory: concepts and framing - state/media dynamics - un/successful use of small media - promotion of small media - distribution of small media - sustainability of small media - the changing nature of politics, political practice - the role of human networks - imagination and emotion in small media: beyond the counter-information paradigm - organizing small media democratically: problems and challenges Deadline and submission details The deadline for submission of an abstract (400 – 600 words) is 10 March 2011. Abstracts can be submitted to contact(a)smallmediainitiative.com Travel and accommodation We have a limited budget to assist with travel and accommodation costs. For further information, please contact us at contact(a)smallmediainitiative.com More information http://www.smallmediainitiative.com Partners Internews Centre for Media & Film Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Index on Censorship

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Petition to Stop the Internet kill Switch
by Dr. Rasha Abdulla 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Dear colleagues, Hello again from Cairo! This is a petition to pressure governments to stop the "Internet kill switch" so that what happened in Egypt would not happen elsewhere. We can all debate how possible/impossible this actually is, but I don't think it hurts to sign the petition, at least to support the principle. https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/stop-the-switch Best regards. Rasha -- Rasha A. Abdulla, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Journalism and Mass Communication The American University in Cairo www.rashaabdulla.com

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Video Vortex # 6 Conference (Amsterdam, March 2011)
by Patrícia Dias da Silva 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

** *Video Vortex Conference in Amsterdam | 11-12 March 2011* On *March 11th and 12th, 2011*, the Institute of Network Cultures<http://networkcultures.org/> presents Video Vortex#6, a conference about online video, hosted in TrouwAmsterdam. Conference themes: Online Video Aesthetics; It’s not a Dead Collection, it’s a Dynamic Database; The World of Online Video - Country Reports; Platforms, Standards and the Trouble with Translation; Online Video as a Political Tool; and Online Video Art. Speakers include: Natalie Bookchin, Vito Campanelli, Andrew Clay, Dagan Cohen (Upload Cinema), Florian Cramer, Patrícia Dias da Silva, Arjon Dunnewind (Impakt Festival), Sandra Fauconnier (NIMk), Sam Gregory (WITNESS), Mél Hogan, Nuraini Juliastuti and Ferdiansyah Thajib (KUNCI), Ashiq Jahan Khondker and Eugene Kotlyarenko, Koen Leurs, And Lowenthal (EngageMedia), Ben Moskowitz, Joanne Richardson, Evan Roth, Florian Schneider, Teague Schneiter (IsumaTV), Catrien Schreuder (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen), Michael Strangelove, Matthew Williamson, Holmes Wilson (Participatory Culture Foundation/Universal Subtitles), and Roel Wouters. On *Thursday March 10th*, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, in collaboration with INC and the Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), organize two workshops<http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/videovortex/6amsterdam/workshops> at NIMk. Workshops offer participants the opportunity to gather hands-on experience with moving images on the internet, playing with a range of online video tools and technologies. Facilitated by artists, the topics are: Remixing and Re-Use of Open Video Collections and an Animated Gif Mashup Studio. On the evening of *Saturday March 12th*, the INC hosts a closing party, offering a lively evening of artist performances, projections and music. More information and full conference program: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/videovortex/6amsterdam Tickets for Conference: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/videovortex/6amsterdam/info/tickets This conference takes place within the SIA-RAAK Publiek program Culture Vortex. Culture Vortex is an innovation program to encourage public participation in online cultural collections. Consortium Partners: University of Amsterdam, MediaLAB Amsterdam, Institute for Sound and Vision, Netherlands Media Art Institute, Virtual Platform, VPRO, Amsterdam City Archive, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, IDFA, and the International Urban Screens Association.

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Fwd: [Wiki-research-l] Survey: Expert barriers to Wikipedia
by Alex Halavais 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

I know--survey fatigue. But figured this one might be of interest to some of you. Or at the very least, completely mess up their sampling... Best, Alex ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dario Taraborelli <dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:20 AM Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Survey: Expert barriers to Wikipedia To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Wikipedia is increasingly used by university students for "pre-research", to gain context and explore ideas for course assignments and research projects [1]. Yet many among scientists, academics and experts are reluctant to contribute to Wikipedia, despite a growing number of calls from the scientific community to join the project [2-3]. The Wikimedia Research Committee [4] has just launched a survey to understand why scientists, academics and other experts do (or do not) contribute to Wikipedia, and whether individual motivation aligns with shared perceptions of Wikipedia within expert communities. We hope this may help us identify ways around barriers to expert participation. The survey is anonymous and takes about 20 min to complete. Please help us circulate the link among your students and collaborators: http://bit.ly/ExpertBarriers Dario Taraborelli Panagiota Alevizou Daniel Mietchen [1] http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125899/ [2] http://www.jmir.org/2011/1/e14/ [3] http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/members/aps-wikipedia-initiat… [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_Committee _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //

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Survey: Expert barriers to Wikipedia
by Dario Taraborelli 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

(apologies for cross-posting) Wikipedia is increasingly used by university students for "pre-research", to gain context and explore ideas for course assignments and research projects [1]. Yet many among scientists, academics and experts are reluctant to contribute to Wikipedia, despite a growing number of calls from the scientific community to join the project [2-3]. The Wikimedia Research Committee [4] has just launched a survey to understand why scientists, academics and other experts do (or do not) contribute to Wikipedia, and whether individual motivation aligns with shared perceptions of Wikipedia within expert communities. We hope this may help us identify ways around barriers to expert participation. The survey is anonymous and takes about 20 min to complete. Please help us circulate the link among your students and collaborators: http://bit.ly/ExpertBarriers Dario Taraborelli Panagiota Alevizou Daniel Mietchen [1] http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125899/ [2] http://www.jmir.org/2011/1/e14/ [3] http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/members/aps-wikipedia-initiat… [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_Committee

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Kindle Page Number Redux
by Alex Halavais 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Just to close the circle on an earlier discussion. Kindle's most recent software release includes page numbers that correspond to the physical book. Problem solved, very temporarily, I suspect. http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/quickwire-amazon-adds-real-page-numb… Best, Alex -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //

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Academic work on the website 4chan?
by Jana Herwig 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Hi there, I (Phd candidate in Theatre, Film and Media Studies, University of Vienna, Austria -> https://tfm.univie.ac.at/personal/tfm-staff/jana-herwig/) am also currently working on 4chan, with one article appearing in English this year, and two in German Two are written from a theatre / performance studies perspective, one from a media studies perspective (Unfortunately: Not the English one, but if anyone is working on a 4chan reader - or interested in putting one together, for that matter, I'd be most happy to rework it into an English version.) You can download the manuscripts from here (with section titles for the English article, to convey an idea of the content) Herwig, Jana, "The Archive as the Repertoire. Mediated and Embodied Practice on Imageboard 4chan.org", in: Günther Friesinger/Thomas Ballhausen (eds.): Mind and Matter. Paraflows 10 Symposium, conference proceedings, to appear in print in 2011. (It’s a Dance, Not a Website; The Real vs. Virtual Fallacy; Archival Memory and Embodied Practice; The Archive as Repertoire: Hybrid Practice on 4chan.org; 4chan and Beyond) http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jana.herwig/PDF/Herwig_Jana_4chan_Archive_Repe… Herwig, Jana, "'Post your desktop!'" – Analyse eines Sonderfalls der Verhandlung von Nähe und Identität im Web", in: Media and Proximity / Medialität der Nähe, Tagungsband, Siegen, Graduiertenschule Locating Media, erscheint 2011 http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jana.herwig/PDF/Herwig_Jana_Post_Your_Desktop_… Herwig, Jana, "Fluktuierende Kollektive, lebendiges Archiv: Semiologische Praktiken im Imageboard 4chan", in: Christine Ehardt/Daniela Pillgrab/Marina Rauchenbacher/Barbara Alge (Hg.): Inzenierung von „Weiblichkeit“. Zur Konstruktion von Körperbildern in der Kunst, Wien: Loecker 2011 (im Erscheinen). http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jana.herwig/PDF/Herwig_Jana_Fluktuierende_Koll… Take care Jana

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