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Last Miniute Roomate for IR 11
by Andrew Herman 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Comrades The person I was going to room with for the conference has decided to not to come and I am in desperate need of somebody to share the costs of lodging with. I am currently at the Hotel Panorama (one of the conference hotels) but am willing to switch to another hotel if that is easier or more convenient. Please let me know ASAP as I need to change or cancel my room reservation by Tuesday if need be. Thanks and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all Canadians everywhere. Andrew 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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CfM: 2011 Winter Conference on Conceptions in Communication Research
by Gordon Carlson 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

*** Please distribute widely. This is a perfect target for Internet and Non-Internet researchers alike. Works from practitioners is also welcome. A PDF of this document is available on the website. *** *SCLCR Call for Media (CfM): 2011 Winter Conference on Conceptions in Communication Research* The Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (SCLCR; http://www.sclcr.com) is proud to announce its 2011 Winter Conference: Conceptions in Communication. SCLCR works to connect scholars, students, and practitioners in innovative and useful ways. The 2011 Winter Conference on Conceptions in the study of communication seeks your submissions. This is a virtual conference, presenters are not required to physically travel to a conference location but instead provide their presentations to viewers online. It’s completely free to submitters and viewers. The goal of the conference is to share the work being done with conceptual logistics in communication research. In the context of SCLCR, Communication is not treated as a closed “field” or “discipline.” Every field serves and is served by human communication. As such, SCLCR and its conference are neither inter-disciplinary nor trans-disciplinary; instead we approach communication as an important endeavor studied via any number of conceptions. We use the term conceptual logistics to address the ability to think about and apply these conceptions in ways that aid communication research. Our emphasis is on the dynamic character of conceptualizing in the research process. *Submission Possibilities:* This online conference encourages the use of multiple media and formats. As such you are invited to submit work that explicates a communication conception (such as a theory like “framing” or a method like “network analysis” whether established or new) using any number of approaches including, but not limited to: - Novel Diagrams, especially graphical ones - Interactive Applications - Video - Animation - Comics or Cartoons - Audio presentations - Photography, edited or not - Written Essays (maximum 5,000 words) Originality is encouraged and group works are accepted. You might address a conception you are currently using in your research or perhaps this is your chance to look into an area new to you. Interactive video or audio based items should not exceed 10 minutes in length and, if applicable, take no more than 200 megabytes. Essays should be no longer than 5,000 words long and follow APA style guidelines. Visit the conference website at www.sclcr.com/conference *Open Society:* All content will be available to all members of SCLCR. The conference is open in the sense that any member may submit and any member may “attend” the virtual conference for no charge. Further, members may comment on the materials to provide feedback and foster discussion. Work will be posted indefinitely and be accessible to members in the future. You are submitting your work under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license which protects your work: others may reference, build on, and share it with others but they must credit you and cannot use your work for commercial purposes. And best of all you retain the rights to your own work so you can use it later on without worrying about technicalities or paperwork. *Journal of Conceptual Logistics:* Selected presenters will be asked to submit their work for inclusion in SCLCR’s multimedia journal, The Journal of Conceptual Logistics. Authors will be contacted by the Journal’s editors. *Submissions, Contacts, and Questions:* Submissions are due on or before midnight December 31, 2010 as a great way to ring in a New Year. Submissions will be evaluated via blind review. You will notified about the status of your presentations by January 15, 2011 when the journal entries will be posted. To submit, ask questions, or get more details visit the conference website at http://www.sclcr.com/conference You may direct questions to the conference director: gordon(a)sclcr.com We look forward to your submissions. Thank you. -Gordon Carlson -Director, Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research -http://www.sclcr.com

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Position Announcement: NYU- Global/East Asian Media
by Helga Tawil Souri 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Position Announcement Department of Media, Culture, and Communication Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York University Global/East Asian Media The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2011. We are seeking a scholar of global media and communication technologies with a special emphasis on East Asia, including China, South Korea, and Japan. Scholars with focuses in one or more of the following are of particular interest: East Asian media institutions, alternative media practices, and contemporary forms of public culture within the region. Preferred candidates will have a demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary scholarship and current theoretical and methodological debates in global and comparative media studies. The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is home to 28 full-time faculty and serves approximately 750 undergraduate majors, 120 MA students, and 35 PhD students. NYU’s dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi and international programs and academic centers around the world. The department is active in the NYU Global Network University, with a particular emphasis on sites in Paris, Prague, Buenos Aires, and Shanghai. NYU Steinhardt faculty may be afforded the opportunity to work at these global study and research sites. For more information see: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/ Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. and an active agenda of research, publication, and teaching. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising; and department and University service. Applications: Please apply online with a cover letter, CV, names and contact information for three references, and a brief sample of work to: www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50689 Further information about the position can be obtained from: Ted Magder, Search Committee Chair Department of Media, Culture, and Communication Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York University 239 Greene Street, 7th floor New York, NY 10003 ted.magder(a)nyu.edu Applications are due no later than November 15, 2010. New York University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment.

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CFP: Computer Culture (SW/TX PCA/ACA Conference, April 20-23, 2011)
by Andrew Shi-hwa Chen 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Computer Culture: Call for Papers PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference April 20-23, 2011 San Antonio, TX http://www.swtxpca.org Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2010 Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio 101 Bowie Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA Phone: 1-210-223-1000 Computer Culture: Call for Papers The Computer Culture Area of the SW/TX PCA/ACA (http://swtxpca.org/) is accepting paper, panel, and other proposals on any aspect of computer culture. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): * The Internet * Social Networking * Theories of computer culture * Politics on/of/and the Web * Blogging * Twitter * Virtual communities * Web site analysis and design * Online literary journals * E-publishing (for example, e-zines) * Fandom, fan fiction, and fan sites * Cybercrime (including cyber-terrorism, online security issues, and spam, scams, and hoaxes) * Online cultures (e. g., online news sites, online sports sites, and so on) * Viral video * Live feeds * and others For paper proposals: Please submit a 250 word abstract embedded in the body of an email. Include contact information (e.g., postal and preferred email address, phone and fax numbers, etc.) and a biographical note about your connection to the topic. For panel and other proposals: Feel free to query first, preferably before November 12. Panel and other proposals should include all of the information requested for individual paper proposals, as well as a 100-word statement of the panel’s raison d’etre and any noteworthy organizational features. Please pass along this call to friends and colleagues. Scholars, teachers, professionals, artists and others interested in computer culture are encouraged to participate. Graduate students are also particularly welcome with award opportunities for best graduate papers. As always, proposals are welcome from any and all scholars, including graduate students, independent scholars, and tenured, tenure-track, and emeritus faculty. Also, unusual formats, technologies, and the like are encouraged. Please submit paper proposal abstracts by December 15th, 2010 to: Professor Joe Chaney Co-Chair, Computer Culture Area jchaney(a)iusb.edu AND Dr. Andrew Chen Co-Chair, Computer Culture Area andrewsw(a)gmail.com

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CFP: ICA Preconference, "Mediating War and Technology, " 26 May 2011
by Park, David 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Colleagues: With apologies for cross-posting, please see below to find a friendly invitation to be part of an ICA Pre-Conference sponsored by the ICA's Communication History Interest Group. Sincerely, Dave Park Call for papers: Mediating War and Technology ICA Preconference sponsored by the Communication History Interest Group Boston, May 26, 2011 This ICA pre-conference brings together communication and history scholars for an exchange of ideas concerning war, technology, media, and history. War and technology are established themes in the fields of history and communication, though hoped-for connections between scholars in both fields have been slow in coming. Careful attention to how historical methods can assist communication scholars in their understanding of these broad themes will offer to pre-conference attendees and presenters alike valuable tools for more thoroughly working history into the field of communication. At the same time, historians will gain new insight into archival texts through the application of communications theory and methodology, leading to exciting developments in both fields. The pre-conference will feature invited speakers from both fields. Submitted papers should connect with ideas related to the history of war and technology. The following illustrations of topics suggest—but are not intended to limit—topics suitable for paper submissions: • The role of recording media (including photography, audio technology) in chronicling atrocity and war; • The history of war journalism, as it relates to issues in the history of technology; • The history of information warfare; • The history of the study of communication, as affected by war and technology; • Considerations of transportation as related to the history of war and technology; • New media and war, including perspectives on surveillance; • The changing roles of technology in the history of battlefield censorship; • Media technology as a variable in home-front morale; • Geopolitical advantage as related to media developments; • The role of military initiatives and investment in the evolution of civilian media technology; • The international circulation of propaganda in wars hot and cold; and • Comparative studies of conflict, technology and media We also encourage multi-media presentations and other non-traditional scholarly formats that explore preconference themes in novel ways. Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted no later than November 15, 2010. Send abstracts to David Park at: park(a)lakeforest.edu . Authors will be informed whether abstracts have been accepted by December 10, 2010. Completed papers will be due by May 1, 2011. The pre-conference will take place on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at the Westin Boston Waterfront, the site of the ICA conference. Organized by • Sharrona Pearl, the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania • Jefferson Pooley, Muhlenberg College • David W. Park, Lake Forest College This CFP can also be found at: http://www.communicationhistory.org/precon/precon.html

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Re: [Air-L] Need help: virtual worlds and games grass-root rebellions
by Stacy Blasiola 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

Just thought I'd chime in that this thread has been particularly helpful to me, too. So thank you to all who contributed. Stacy Blasiola Alejandro Tortolini <alemtor(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thank you very, very much, people!! Now I have a lot of information This list rocks!!! Alejandro. 2010/10/7 Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> > There were some rebellions in Second Life too. Wagner James Au tells some > of > these stories in "The Making of Second Life" Collins 2008. > > Peter Timusk > at571(a)ncf.ca > ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca > web: www.crystalcomputing.net > blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Alejandro Tortolini > Sent: October-07-10 10:56 AM > To: List Aoir > Subject: [Air-L] Need help: virtual worlds and games grass-root rebellions > > Dear AoIR-lers: > > I need some help. I was invited to participate in a conference for games > developers and multimedia artist, and I?m thinking to talk about user?s > rebellions in online games and virtual worlds. Reading the Celia Pearce?s > book "Communities of play" (excellent reading) I found a mention of a WoW > rebellion, in 2004. > Can you suggest me some other readings about this kind of grass-root > protest > movements? Also any pictures? > Thank you very much =) > > Alejandro Tortolini > Science and technology journalist - Teacher > > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Contact Me [image: LinkedIn] > <http://ar.linkedin.com/in/alejandrotortolini> [image: > Twitter] <http://twitter.com/aletorto> > Chat [image: Skype/] aletor2 > Signature powered by > < > http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai > l&utm_campaign=footer<http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai…> > > > WiseStamp< > http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_me > dium=email&utm_campaign=footer<http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_me%0Adium=e…> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ 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/

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Travel Tip!
by Ted Coopman 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

All, I have just discovered something that had changed since the last time I had traveled overseas. I assume this applies to most nationalities since banking is so global. Before you travel, you need to call the 800 number (in the US) on the back of any bank, debit, or charge card and let them know when and where you plan to be traveling. Otherwise, when you use the card for the first time in a country they do not expect you to be in, they will freeze the account. As you might imagine, this would be inconvenient. -TED -- Ted M. Coopman Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Communication Studies Radio, Television, and Film Program San Jose State University http://www.sjsu.edu/people/ted.coopman/

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Position announcement: Global/East Asian Media (NYU)
by Michael Zimmer 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

[Posting this on behalf of Helen Nissenbaum @ NYU - mz] Position Announcement: Global/East Asian Media Department of Media, Culture, and Communication Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York University The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2011. We are seeking a scholar of global media and communication technologies with a special emphasis on East Asia, including China, South Korea, and Japan. Scholars with focuses in one or more of the following are of particular interest: East Asian media institutions, alternative media practices, and contemporary forms of public culture within the region. Preferred candidates will have a demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary scholarship and current theoretical and methodological debates in global and comparative media studies. The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is home to 28 full-time faculty and serves approximately 750 undergraduate majors, 120 MA students, and 35 PhD students. NYU’s dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi and international programs and academic centers around the world. The department is active in the NYU Global Network University, with a particular emphasis on sites in Paris, Prague, Buenos Aires, and Shanghai. NYU Steinhardt faculty may be afforded the opportunity to work at these global study and research sites. For more information see:http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/ Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. and an active agenda of research, publication, and teaching. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising; and department and University service. Applications: Please apply online with a cover letter, CV, names and contact information for three references, and a brief sample of work to: www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50689 Further information about the position can be obtained from: Ted Magder, Search Committee Chair Department of Media, Culture, and Communication Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York University 239 Greene Street, 7th floor New York, NY 10003 ted.magder(a)nyu.edu Applications are due no later than November 15, 2010. New York University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, BS in Information Science & Technology Program Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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General Online Research 11, March 14-16, 2011, Duesseldorf Germany
by Martin Welker 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Hi all I would like to invite you to next years GOR: General Online Research 11, March 14-16, 2011 Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany In coop. with AG social media. CfP: http://www.gor.de/gor11/CALL_FOR_PAPERS_GOR11.pdf Abstract submission for presentations: November 15, 2010 Please redistribute! Best, Martin =============================================== Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Martin Welker Journalistik Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft Universität Leipzig Büro Burgstr. 21, D-04109 Leipzig Post PF 100920, D-04009 Leipzig E-Mail: welker(a)uni-leipzig.de ----------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Martin Welker Journalistik Macromedia Hochschule für Medien und Kommunikation (MHMK) Büro Bayerstr. 85, D-80335 München Post Gollierstr. 4, D-80339 München E-Mail m.welker(a)macromedia.de ----------------------------------------------- DGOF e.V., Vorsitzender des Vorstandes Büro Hans-Böckler-Str. 163, D-50354 Hürth E-Mail m.welker(a)dgof.de ----------------------------------------------- privat http://www.martin-welker.de E-Mail mail(a)martin-welker.de ==============================================

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Special Issue of Cultural Science - Deadline Extended
by Axel Bruns 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

G'day ! Forwarding this: > ***Deadline for submissions extended: 31 October 2010*** > > Special Issue Cultural Science: > Internet Research Methods as Moments of Evolution > > Editor: Thomas Petzold, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and > Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia > > Call for Papers > > This special issue of Cultural Science explores Internet research methods at > the intersection of socio-cultural and evolutionary research. It invites > contributions that combine innovative research design on the Internet with an > evolutionary treatment of socio-cultural change to reconsider the dynamics of > institutions, identities, and socio-cultural relations. By doing so this > special issue seeks to identify and further develop discussions of specific > methods as well as wider considerations of underlying propositions that deal > with evolutionary approaches to culture. > > Methods as moments of evolution relates to phenomena Internet researchers > seek to unravel by using specific approaches and techniques as well as to the > more general idea that Internet research methods must be understood as part > of an evolutionary process of scientific working and thinking. > > For this special issue, contributions are welcome that take methods and > concepts from disciplines previously unrelated or but marginally related to > cultural research and the humanities and apply, adapt and adjust these to > Internet related research into structural and dynamic changes. Such an > approach, it is expected, shares methods with other emerging disciplines and > fields such as computational social sciences (Lazer et al 2009), digital > humanities (Schreibman, Siemens and Unsworth 2004), and web science (Berners- > Lee, Hall, and Hendler 2006). > > This special issue welcomes case studies as well as broader methodological > analyses of: > > * Internet research methods and instruments exploring evolutionary processes > of > Internet related issues in general, > > * the dynamics and structural change of culture and language on the Internet > in > particular, > > * the challenges and limits of both visualising large data sets and/or small > nuances of micro-case studies, and asks > > * what it means for Internet researchers to consider methods as moments of > evolution. > > Prospective authors are asked to submit contributions (full papers, essays, > visualisations, think pieces, in PDF or Word format, with references in > Harvard style) of up to 8000 words to Thomas Petzold (t.petzold(a)qut.edu.au) > Henry Li (s1.li(a)qut.edu.au) and Woitek Konzal (woitek.konzal(a)qut.edu.au) by > 31 October 2010. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Early-career > researchers and doctoral students are encouraged to contribute to this > special edition. Accepted papers will be published in December 2010. > > > Special Issue of Cultural Science: http://cultural-science.org/journal/ > > Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2010 > Publication: December 2010 > > ----- > References > > Berners-Lee, T., W. Hall and J.A. Hendler. 2006. A Framework for Web Science. > Now Publishers Inc. > Lazer, D. et al. 2009. Computational Social Science. Science 323: 721-3. > Schreibman, S., R. Siemens and J. Unsworth. 2004. A Companion to Digital > Humanities. Oxford: Blackwell. -- Dr Axel Bruns http://snurb.info/ - http://produsage.org/ ARC Centre for Creative Industries and Innovation http://cci.edu.au/ Associate Professor, Media & Communication a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au Creative Industries Faculty, Z1-515, CIP Twitter: @snurb_dot_info Queensland University of Technology +61 7 31385548 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia CRICOS No.: 00213J

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