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VIDEO – The Next Billion | The Future With Hannah Fry
by Joly MacFie 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

This is a short well put together video which also features some of the latest developments in Internet infrastructure. Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18478/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=387850e789d29d885f5572b…> The *October 17 2024* episode of the Bloomberg Originals '*The Future With Hannah Fry <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=91c5c1747a6b1f7609b003c…>*' program had the theme '*The Next Billion <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b2976fd2acae1a0adbceadc…>*', and asked, as another billion people get online, how will these new users embrace this technology to transform their lives, and what will it mean for the rest of the world? *VIEW Bloomberg <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b2976fd2acae1a0adbceadc…> | YouTube <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=df60a223893564447a7d24e…>* *TRANSCRIPT https://isoc.live/misc/bloomberg_next_billion.txt <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7aaa234f4e9ac96d7fe4f50…>* *TWITTER #TheNextBillion <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1dbf7fc428aa6c4e3050a2e…> #NextBillion @FryRsquared @bbgoriginals* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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AoIR First Timers Meet-Up at Sheffield!
by Tom Divon 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Dear community members, Is it your first AOIR at Sheffield? You’re not alone! Join us for the First Timers Meet-Up on day one of the conference—October 31st, during lunchtime. Grab your lunch box from The Octagon (our daily lunch spot) and head over to the INOX Lounge Area—just a short 2-minute walk down the corridor. Don’t worry; the directions will be clear during the day! The plan is to hang out for an hour before the afternoon sessions—a chill chance to connect and chat with friendly faces. Look out for me, Tom Divon (AoIR's PhD representative), and Ludmila Lupinacci (from the University of Leeds) for more details. We fully recognize the magnitude of this conference, with its vast array of panels and people. It can certainly feel overwhelming at first—but rest assured, everyone is navigating this shared experience together. So come hang out, meet others like you, and make some new friends! Also, if you feel lost or confused—before or during the conference—please drop me a message at +972547532681 (WhatsApp) or reach out on Twitter (@divon.tom) Welcome to your new (AoIR) family! Tom and Ludmila -- *Tom Divon* Media & Culture R*esearcher* Dept. of Communication & Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC, Herzliya Tel: +972-547-532681 [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/TomDivon>[image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/divon.tom/>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/tom.divon> *Publications*: Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231157607>. Playful Publics on TikTok: The Memetic Israeli-Palestinian War of #CHALLENGE <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377439020_Playful_publics_on_TikTo…> . #JewishTikTok: The JewToks' Fight against Antisemitism <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359548581_JewishTikTok>. Serious TikTok: Can You Learn About the Holocaust in 60 Seconds? <https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholocaustmemory/2022/03/24/can-you-lear…> TikTok(ing) Ukraine: Meme-based Expressions of Cultural Trauma on Social Media <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moa-Eriksson-Krutroek/publication/3784…> Methods in Visual Politics and Protest: Mixed Methods, Data Curation & Anti-publics <https://jdsr.se/ojs/index.php/jdsr/issue/view/17/18> Performing Death and Trauma? Participatory Mem(e)ory and The Holocaust In TikTok #POVchallenges <https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/12995> visit my web! https://tomdivon.com/

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WEBCAST OCT 22 – IGF Policy Network on AI (PNAI) Workshop: Sustainable Generative AI Value Chain + Interoperability in AI Governance
by Joly MacFie 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Happy to announce that the ISOC.LIVE archive <https://archive.org/details/@isoc_live> is back online, although I am still unable to update it. This session has just started. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3NydqkS Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18479/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4ea028cc4799fb6c98b4d7a…> On *Tuesday October 22 2024* at *11:00-12:30 UTC* the *Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence (PNAI) Multistakeholder Working Group <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b7256554c4c1647071d22bb…>*, as its 7th meeting, will hold a Workshop '*Sustainable Generative AI Value Chain + Interoperability in AI Governance*' Two Papers will be discussed: '*Environmental Sustainability and the Generative AI Value Chain <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1d8d65fb1293522097f0618…>*' and '*AI governance, Interoperability, and Good practices <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d1ce8b5ababbf62d53da319…>* ' *AGENDA https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/282/28162 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=31ea47bbb0f6a4764920550…>* *Opening* *Audace Niyonkuru* and *Amrita Choudhury*, PNAI Facilitators *Environmental Sustainability and the Generative AI Value Chain* *Shamira Ahmed* and *Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley* *AI Governance, interoperability and good practice*s *Yik Chan Chin*, *Chafic Chaya*, *Sergio Mayo* and *Amado Espinosa* *Closing* PNAI Facilitators *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/pnai-mwg7 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9cfae9fe6d74e0ffe9aab82…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/4eSnj9k <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3b1ed51e92c03a539cfba7b…>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3NydqkS <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cc0c12f83b79a71f7b2744b…>* *TWITTER #PNAI #AI #SustainableAI #AIgovernance #AIgov @AmritaChoudhury @IntGovForum* *#AIgovernance MASTODON <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=945c283a2b2c2bf22357c51…> BLUESKY <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4cec4549b0b8a587344cb88…> INSTA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c3eec03fdcdeea5491e5b4c…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=48a475ad30cc59b72154b8a…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1435f9602e441c47b0b254f…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e4169f71055740d6ff21207…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/pnai-mwg7 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=324ce2114f6e3aff8e645ad…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New book: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection, open access!
by Trine Syvertsen 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

I am happy to announce our new book: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection, available open access! https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-backlash-and-paradoxes-d… The contributions of this book demonstrate that we are currently in a historical moment of digital backlash and explore how this backlash is expressed across different domains of society. Individuals, workplaces, and institutions debate how to balance the use of digital devices, yet complete disconnection is rarely an option. This book delves into the reactions to intense digitalisation and the dilemmas faced by those who push back. The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection is edited by Kristoffer Albris (University of Copenhagen), Karin Fast (Karlstad University), Faltin Karlsen (Kristiania University College), Anne Kaun (Södertörn University College), Stine Lomborg (University of Copenhagen), and Trine Syvertsen (University of Oslo). Chapters by: Rasmus Helles, Malene Hornstrup Jespersen, Ingrid Forsler, Carina Guyard, Linus Andersson, Christoffer Bagger, Gunn Enli, Maja Klausen, Yukun You, Sne Scott Hansen, Alessandro Gandini, Victoria Andelsman Álvarez, Mehri S. Agai, Signe Sophus Lai, Lucas Cone, Ana Jorge, André Jansson, Kari Spjeldnæs, & Tero Karppi. Published by Nordicom ------------------------------------------------------- Trine Syvertsen, professor, IMK, University of Oslo Project DIGITOX: Intrusive media, ambivalent users and digital detox Author of: Digital detox: The politics of disconnecting (Emerald 2020) New book: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection (open access, Nordicom, 2024)

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REMINDER: CFP - A Century of Propaganda Studies: From pen and sword to surveillant smartphone.
by Dr. Emma Briant 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Dear Colleagues, Just a reminder of the deadline *December 13* for the attached call for papers for this Propaganda Forum in Critical Studies in Media Communication, which I am co-editing with Dr. Marc O. Jones. See below and attached for details - we are seeking submissions of accessible essays on the below themes. We look forward to hearing from you in due course. Best wishes, Emma and Marc *Critical Studies in Media Communication* *FORUM - Call for Papers * *A Century of Propaganda Studies: From pen and sword to surveillant smartphone.* *Editors* Emma L. Briant, Ph.D., Monash University, Australia Marc O. Jones, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Qatar This Forum marks what has been, arguably, a century since the birth of modern Propaganda Studies: the flurry of scholarship that followed as a reaction to the rise of fascist and Stalinist propaganda use in Europe at a time of developing mass media. Propaganda is the deliberate use of organized communications to influence an audience or audiences to achieve political, or other, goals of a propagandist. Among propaganda’s features, the powerful political interests it often serves, and their often self-interested purposes, remain a constant: spreading ideologies or shifting behaviors to advance the ambitions of governments, corporations, political ideologues, authoritarians, fascists, imperialists, and even democrats, across every continent. However, contemporary propaganda and its global contexts have also seen rapid transformation during this century. Firstly, the industries, technologies, techniques and media used have progressed at an accelerating pace, from radio and TV to today’s AI generative media, social media and data-driven microtargeting. Secondly, there has been transformation in propaganda’s sociotechnical, geopolitical and economic and even individual contexts - with important trends for example in the political economy, globalization, professionalization, datafication, personalization and commercialization of propaganda. Together these trends have also shaped newer debates over lexicon (with synonyms including ‘fake news’ and ‘disinformation’ rising and falling in popularity) and advancing theory shifting priorities in the academic field. Propaganda Studies has also evolved from a field dominated by white, Anglo-American and male scholars of security producing its dominant perspectives, toward one that is growing increasingly diverse in its scholars, ideas, and focus - and in terms of region, positionality and epistemology. We thus envisioned this CSMC Forum to consider what we have learned from this century of propaganda’s scholarship and practice, and indeed what we still need to learn. This Forum therefore asks ‘whither Propaganda Studies?’ as we hurtle toward its future. *We are especially interested in scholarship on:* ● Propaganda theory and concepts - building on and incorporating a long history of thought, commenting on today’s concepts, definitions, how can theory be strengthened? How do we understand propaganda in relation to related concepts such as power, violence, manipulation, influence, force, trust, truth, etc. ● What can we learn from the history of propaganda and Propaganda Studies as a discipline? Especially lesser-known or marginalized histories, and neglected perspectives or theory that might have new relevance today. ● What is the role of powerful actors in propaganda today? What are the changing roles of governments, insurgents, politicians, corporations, individual influencers, oligarchs, intelligence firms, legacy and new media industries, and non-profit organizations. ● How do we research and theorize intentionality, paternalism, deception, and diverse motives for contemporary propaganda? ● How can propaganda’s influence be understood and/or measured in a digital environment? What is the role of the public in persuasion? How influenced are we? Audience and user-centered approaches to propaganda. ● How does propaganda relate to other practices of war such as covert operations, political warfare, hybrid warfare, lawfare and cyber-attacks? ● What role does propaganda play in the international system and how does it contribute to contemporary colonialism, global inequality, instability, conflict and violence - epistemic or otherwise? ● How are new technologies transforming the practice, strategies, and impact of propaganda? What is the role of algorithms, surveillance and data harvesting, online anonymity, hacking, digital tracing, generative media, secrecy, transparency, censorship, and social media as a tool of surveillance capitalism. ● Examining the lived experience of propaganda and its differential impacts on social structures, issues, and groups in society who have been historically marginalized and/or targeted - for example: socioeconomic status, urban-rural/global south, race, age, religion, gender, sexuality, differently abled, or Indigenous communities, etc. ● How do we strengthen theoretical frameworks and concepts of propaganda studies to better account for neoliberalism, heteropatriarchy, racial capitalism, globalization and data colonialism? ● How has the political economy of propaganda transformed? Emerging norms, dark money, profits, incentives - practices, violence, scandals, etc. ● What is the relationship between surveillance and propaganda, both in history and today? How do we understand the combination of these practices? ● How does propaganda impact and interact with real-world phenomena (e.g., protests, war and conflict, inflation, public health, climate change, capitalism, globalization, etc.)? We are also soliciting reviewers for the following books. If you are interested in reviewing, please send the following information directly to Jessica B. Burstrem, M.A. (she/they) Associate Editor and Book Reviews Editor, Critical Studies in Media Communication, at jburstr1(a)umbc.edu with “CSMC book review proposal” in the subject line: (1) your name, (2) full title and contact information, (3) proposed book or media title to review, and (4) proposed timeline for the completion of your review. We are also keen to receive suggestions for books to review and those keen to review them. *Translation, Disinformation, and Wuhan Diary: Anatomy of a Transpacific Cyber Campaign*, Michael Berry, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022 *Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry*, eds. Emma L. Briant, Vian Bakir, Routledge, 2024 *A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press*, Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, U of Illinois P, 2022 *Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty*, Aynne Kokas, Oxford UP, 2022 *Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda*, Ruth Moon, Oxford UP, 2023 *Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practices*, Allen Munoriyarwa and Admire Mare, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023 *Media and Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy: Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press*, eds. Paul Obi, Taye C. Obateru, and Sam Amadi, Rowman & Littlefield, 2023 *Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression*, Chris Robé, PM P, 2023 *Disinformation in the Global South*, eds. Herman Wasserman, Dani Madrid-Morales, John Wiley & Sons, 2022 *Submission Deadline and Guidelines* *Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024* Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the *CSMC* submission portal: <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM> *https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM* <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM>. Essays should be prepared in Microsoft Word using a 12-point common font, double-spaced, and no more than 2,500 words (including references/tables/etc.). Manuscripts should adhere to <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>APA 7th edition <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>. They should be readable, accessible - prepared for any audience, so they could be easily added to an undergraduate syllabus. Please refer to and follow the journal’s manuscript preparation instructions for authors: <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…> *https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=RCSM* <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…> . Authors should identify the Forum call their submission is responding to by selecting the relevant drop-down option (“Propaganda”). *Review Process* In keeping with the journal’s current practice, submissions will undergo rigorous editorial review. Please include “CSMC Propaganda Forum” in the subject line of all correspondence and direct inquiries to *both email addresses*: Emma L. Briant, PhD Associate Professor of News and Political Communication School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, Melbourne Australia *emma.briant(a)monash.edu <emma.briant(a)monash.edu>* Marc Owen Jones, PhD Associate Professor of Media Analytics Northwestern University, Qatar *marc.jones(a)northwestern.edu <marc.jones(a)northwestern.edu>* -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Associate Professor at Monash University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

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Alternative Session on Undergraduate Information Science Education at ASIS&T 2024
by T. Zachary Frazier 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Hello AIR-L, I hope this message finds you well. If you are attending the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Calgary this October, I would like to extend a special invitation to a session that may be of interest to you and other members of the Association of Internet Researchers. *Session Title:* Building a Community of Practice in Undergraduate Information Science Education *Date:* Monday, October 28th, 2024 *Time:* 11:00 AM This session is designed to bring together educators, researchers, and professionals who are passionate about undergraduate Information Science programs. It will be an excellent opportunity for networking, sharing program-level outcomes, and discussing research ideas around the pedagogical aspects of teaching undergraduate Information Science. The session will feature: - Introductions and networking opportunities - Program-level sharing through a structured "Representative Fishbowl" format - Creation of a collaborative document-sharing platform - Open discussion on research agendas and potential collaborative projects We welcome everyone interested in the growth and development of undergraduate education within our field, and we hope to foster meaningful connections and collaborations through this event. If you're attending ASIS&T this year, we would love for you to join us. Your expertise and insights could greatly enrich our discussions. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who might be interested. Looking forward to seeing you there! Warm regards, T. Zachary Frazier Coordinator, Bachelor's of Science in Information Science Program University of North Carolina at Greensboro tzfrazie(a)uncg.edu

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WEBCAST OCT 21 – Global Encryption Day – San Francisco 2024
by Joly MacFie 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

This has just kicked off. One of many Global Encryption Day events <https://www.globalencryption.org/events/ged/ged-2024/events/> worldwide. On October 21 2024 the - Internet Society San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (ISOC SF) partners with the Association of Computing Machinery - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBayACM) and ACM San Francisco (ACM SF) to host Global Encryption Day San Francisco… [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2bfeb5f059b822101f28b6d0…>On *October 21 2024* the - *Internet Society San Francisco Bay Area Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eb67ed4eaf529ab7df474a2e…>* (ISOC SF) partners with the *Association of Computing Machinery - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fe2f2578d26e2be0d521d1b0…> *(SFBayACM) and *ACM San Francisco <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1589f7c8dbeaf234296408c5…>* (ACM SF) to host *Global Encryption Day San Francisco <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=172c13745ca4a66fb0c6fbd2…>* . *Global Encryption Day <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=65f6d174fba93b59202495b1…>* (GED) is an annual event organized by the *Global Encryption Coalition <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4548c89092f309463fc2cb56…>* (GEC), designed to raise awareness about the importance of encryption in protecting privacy and securing digital communications. It brings together various stakeholders, including civil society organizations, technology companies, and individuals, to advocate for strong encryption policies and practices. The event will have two tracks in separate locations the will both be livestreamed. *All times are PDT (UTC-7)* Track 1 - Training *Lead: Chris Hanson @ RX-M* *9:00 Welcome* *9:30 Cryptography in Software Development* *10:45 "Keyless" Cryptography* *1:00 Software Supply Chain Security* *2:30 Security Frameworks* *4:00 Close* *VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/8W2yAxGVYyQ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1c807ee893fbe9c6faf6937f…>* (Captioned) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/48kphN5 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=afa2ce3da0774bd0ee90b2d0…>* *SLIDES https://bit.ly/4fbizLM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fbf549af91e21aaa27dc182b…>* *LAB NOTES https://bit.ly/3BQDSDU <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2819f360619b645acda3f1e4…>* Track 2 - Thought Leadership Lead: David Issa *2:30 Opening remarks* *2:45 Approaching Security Across a Portfolio* *Daniel Riedel* - Founder and Partner, GenLab Venture Studi *3:15 Introduction to Giga * *Aleksandra Chmielewska* - Partnership specialist, *Giga <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=88c4617e5fae417ba81204c1…>* *4:15 CloudFlare Lava Lamps* *4:30 Panel - State of Encryption* *5:15 Cryptographic support – Do’s and Don’ts, An Engineering Take* *Deep Patel* - Senior Technical Leader at Cisco *6:15 If It’s Not Easy, It’s Not Happening* *Andrew Clay Shafer* - Principal, Ergonautic / co-founder , Puppet *7:00 Panel - Future of Encryption* *7:30 PQCA and Quantum Encryption* *Hart Montgomery* - CTO, Decentralized Identity Foundation /Director, Post Quantum Cryptography Alliance *8:30 Closing remark*s *VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtube.com/live/kyRxaYKWM-4 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a857af613bff1a8eff486228…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3YtLJAa <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0b33cf249ef566d864131fe7…>* *SLIDES https://bit.ly/3A8rKNY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3d639e8f27787c81f20c7456…>* *TWITTER #GEDSF <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=24344cbce883053989e4d9ab…> @SFBAyISOC @TheOfficialACM @ronald_petty #GlobalEncryption * *#GlobalEncryptionDay* <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8af4b5fd4b066c98a425f4b7…> *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Posting of PhD position to list members of AoIR
by Vincenzo Luise 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Dear Alia I’m Vincenzo Luise from the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II. I’m writing to ask you if the following PhD position call could be posted to all the list members of AoIR. It would be very helpful. I hope to meet you in Sheffield. All the best, Vincenzo Luise ********************** Dear all, I am pleased to announce the opening of a PhD position entitled 'Innovation at the Margin: Digital Ecosystems in Social Entrepreneurship' at the University of Naples Federico II, Department of Social Sciences. This doctoral project will focus on how marginalized communities use digital technology to foster social entrepreneurship. The position is part of Horizon Europe's MSCA doctoral network entitled ‘Scaling Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Zooming in on Multidisciplinary Interconnected Challenges’ (SEIZMIC). Alongside their research activities at the University of Naples Federico II, the selected candidate will complete an academic secondment at Copenhagen Business School and a non-academic secondment with an international partner in Naples, gaining a rich interdisciplinary research experience. For more details, please visit: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/278389 I would be very grateful if you could share this opportunity with interested students or through your networks. All the best, -- Vincenzo Luise, PhD Senior Research Fellow Department of Social Sciences University of Naples Federico II www.docenti.unina.it/vincenzo.luise <http://www.docenti.unina.it/vincenzo.luise> ****************************

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Troubling AI: a call for screenshots
by Joanna Zylinska 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Dear All, A group of us from King's College London, Sciences Po and the Public Data Lab are working on this collective project on visually screenshotting the weirdness of AI. Please see the call below. We hope you will consider sending us something – and help us spread the word. Best, Joanna Zylinska / Tommy Shaffer Shane / Axel Meunier / Jonathan W. Y. Gray ************************************************************** troubling AI: a call for screenshots 📸 How can screenshots trouble our understanding of AI? This "call for screenshots" invites you to explore this question by sharing a screenshot that you have created, or that someone has shared with you, of an interaction with AI that you find troubling, with a short statement on your interpretation of the image and circumstances of how you got it. The screenshot is perhaps one of today’s most familiar and accessible modes of data capture. With regard to Al, screenshots can capture moments when situational, temporary and emergent aspects of interactions are foregrounded over behavioural patterning. They also have a ‘social life’: we share them with each other with various social and political intentions and commitments. Screenshots have accordingly become a prominent method for documenting and sharing AI’s injustices and other AI troubles – from [1]researchers studying racist search results to [2]customers capturing swearing chatbots, from [3]artists exploring algorithmic culture to [4]social media users publicising bias. With this call, we are aiming to build a collective picture of AI’s weirdness, strangeness and uncanniness, and how screenshotting can open up possibilities for collectivising troubles and concerns about AI. This call invites screenshots of interactions with AI inspired by these examples and inquiries, accompanied by a few words about what is troubling for you about those interactions. You are invited to interpret this call in your own way: we want to know what you perceive to be a ‘troubling’ screenshot and why. Please send us mobile phone screenshots, laptop or desktop screen captures, or other forms of grabbing content from a screen, including videos or other types of screen recordings, through the form below (which can also be found [5]here) by 15th November 2024. Your images will be featured in an online publication and workshop (with your permission and appropriate credit), co-organised by the [6]Digital Futures Institute's [7]Centre for Digital Culture and [8]Centre for Attention Studies at King's College London, the [9]médialab at Sciences Po, Paris and the [10]Public Data Lab. -- Joanna Zylinska Professor of Media Philosophy + Critical Digital Practice Director (Interim) of the [11]Centre for Attention Studies King's College London Department of Digital Humanities NEW BOOK: [12]The Perception Machine: Our Photographic Future between the Eye an d AI (MIT Press, open access) NEW ARTICLE: [13]Diffused Seeing: The Epistemological Challenge of Generative AI (Media Theory, open access) [14]Website [15]IG research notebook References 1. https://nyupress.org/9781479837243/algorithms-of-oppression/ 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68025677 3. https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/prtscn-the-lazy-art-of-screens… 4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517231215360 5. https://troubling-ai.glitch.me/ 6. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/digital-futures 7. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cdc 8. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/centre-attention-studies 9. https://medialab.sciencespo.fr/ 10. https://publicdatalab.org/ 11. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/centre-attention-studies 12. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546836/the-perception-machine/ 13. https://journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt/article/view/107… 14. http://www.joannazylinska.net/ 15. https://www.instagram.com/joanna.zylinska/

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CFP Book on Everyday Democracy: Building Resilience Against Polarization and Radicalization
by Pernilla Severson 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Dear AOIR community, Digital media, internet-connected and automated scholarly work is warmly invited to this CFP, a shared space where academics and practitioners explore various aspects of everyday democracy, particularly in the context of polarization and radicalization. By examining how everyday democracy interacts with these processes, this book aims to provide new insights into how democratic resilience can be built in the face of polarization and radicalization. Through a broad approach encompassing various societal systems and institutions, the book explores the complexities and nuances of these challenges, offering a deeper understanding of everyday democracy and its potential to mitigate the risks of polarization and radicalization. Read more below or at http://lnu.se/en/research/research-projects/project-the-book-everyday-democ… . Interested chapter contributors are welcome to propose chapters that showcase the wide spectrum of research on polarization and radicalization in relation to democratic values. Examples of topics chapters can address in the three respective categories that form the framework of the book, include but are not limited to the following: 1. Collaborative Forms: • How participatory governance initiatives, such as citizen assemblies or deliberative practices, can foster democratic resilience against polarization and radicalization • The role of digital platforms and open government practices can play in promoting dialogue, common understanding and a cohesive society • Ways in which citizen professionalism and public-work democracy can foster everyday democratic engagement that counters radical ideologies and polarization • How collaborative action research methodologies can facilitate depolarization and democratic discourse • Avenues for interdisciplinary approaches (e.g. politics, sociology, and science) to enhance the effectiveness of everyday democracy in counteracting radicalization 2. Interaction Cases: • Cities where shared governance of public spaces foster democratic engagement and challenge local extremism or exclusion • Art and cultural institutions, or local libraries, engaging e.g. marginalized youth in democratic processes • Schools where democratic practices have been implemented, making use of e.g. participatory decision-making and curriculum design • Everyday democratic practices in cities or local communities facing different types of crises (such as inequality, climate change, or migration) • NGOs and community-led fact-checking initiatives aiming to counter microradicalization • Lessons learned from the Dialogue to Change Approach (also known as Dialogue to Action) • The contribution by makerspaces, graffiti, and other art forms in contributing to everyday democratic engagement in polarized communities 3 Research-Based Explorations: • How media and social media shape everyday democratic discourse, both promoting polarization and offering platforms for counter-radicalization and democratic engagement • The democratic potential of local histories and urban movements to reclaim public spaces for equity and inclusion • The impact of popular culture—music, films, and literature—on shaping public perceptions of democracy and radicalization, both positively and negatively • The role of speculative thinking and conspiracy theories in fostering or deepening political polarization • Commonalities and differences in approaches to de-radicalization across diverse global contexts • Feminist perspectives on authoritarian populism as seen through the boundary work in everyday life Submission guidelines If you are interested in contributing to this project, please submit an extended abstract (max. 500 to 750 words) of your proposed chapter and a short biographical note (max. 150 words) by 22 November 2024, to everydaydemocracy(a)lnu.se. Chapter submissions and further editorial and peer reviews will be carried out via a publishing platform. The extended abstract must clearly state the intended analytical goals and empirical/theoretical coverage of the proposed chapter while clarifying how the proposed chapter addresses central themes of the edited volume. If possible, indicate which category your chapter is best suited for, i.e. as Collaborative Forms and Scholarly Approaches, Interaction Cases or Research-Based Explorations. Please include up to five indicative references you plan to use in your chapter. While these references might change along the way, they are useful to avoid potential overlaps among contributors. The targeted academic publisher will be chosen after the selection of abstracts is finalized. All chapters submitted should be original works and must not be under consideration by other publishers. Important dates Deadline for extended abstracts: 22 November 2024 Notification of accepted chapter proposals: 29 November 2024 Initial chapter draft: 10 January 2025 Editorial review feedback: 17 January 2025 Deadline for full submissions: 20 February 2025 Peer review: March-April 2025 Submission of revised chapters: 16 June 2025 Expected publication year: Winter 2025/Spring 2026 Editors Pernilla Jonsson Severson, Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies, Department of Media and Journalism, Linnaeus University, Sweden Contact: pernilla.severson(a)lnu.se Emma Ricknell, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden Contact: emma.ricknell(a)lnu.se Contact information Please contact Pernilla Jonsson Severson at pernilla.severson(a)lnu.se if you have any questions regarding the chapter proposal. -- Pernilla

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