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CfP: AI Imaginaries in Asia Pacific
by Schneider, F.A. (Florian) 09 Aug '24

09 Aug '24

Call for Papers: AI Imaginaries in Asia Pacific The peer-reviewed academic journal Asiascape: Digital Asia<https://brill.com/view/journals/dias/dias-overview.xml> (DIAS) is now inviting contributions for a 2025 themed issue on ‘AI Imaginaries in Asia Pacific’, edited by special issue editors Haiqing Yu<https://www.admscentre.org.au/haiqing-yu/> and Florian Schneider<https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/florian-schneider#tab-1>. Technology and the human imagination are intimately linked, and this is certainly evident from the hyperboles surrounding the newest tech boom about artificial intelligence (AI). The ideological and discursive underpinnings of AI within Silicon Valley’s science-fictional fantasies and utopian counter-culture dreams are fairly well explored. Films like Blade Runner both reflected and shaped the techno-anxieties of the 1980s, powerfully leveraging American imaginations of Asia. And today’s tech entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg have declared their love of science fiction luminaries like Isaac Azimov, William Gibson, and Neal Stephenson, often treating their works as blueprints rather than as the cautionary tales they are. Far less, however, is known about the diverse ways in which AI is imagined in Asian societies. Sociotechnical imaginaries of AI entail a futuristic construction and exercise of power—mainly discursive power—in public domains. National governments are important actors in the construction of sociotechnical imaginaries; other actors and institutions, from key industry players and academia to consumers and community organisations, also express their hopes and fears concerning AI, based on their different cultural and historical understandings of technologies in society. With the largest population in the world and over 60% of the world’s youth living in the region, Asia Pacific is an exciting battleground for testing dystopian and utopian narratives associated with AI popular in Western countries, particularly among young people who grow up with smart devices, algorithms, drones, and other AI-powered technologies. With its rich and diversified cultures and histories, Asia Pacific offers an opportunity to examine the cultural and linguistic diversity in AI imaginaries. What cultural and philosophical touchstones shape how societies in Asia conceptualize artificial intelligence? What perceptions of risk and merit shape the tech discourses about AI, and what are the psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic impacts of such imaginings? Such questions extends earlier interests in imaginaries, be they concerns about how communities imagine themselves into being (as Benedict Anderson famously explored), how our imaginations reify social practices (as in Arjun Appadurai’s work), how they create the underpinnings of our modernities (as Charles Taylor argued), or how they connect specifically with understandings of contemporary science and technology (as reflected in the work of, e.g., Sheila Jasanoff and Sang-Hyun Kim). For this special issue, we welcome submissions from researchers from the social sciences, computer sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as from multi- and interdisciplinary backgrounds, who explore how actors and communities in Asia Pacific imagine AI. What do such imaginaries enable, what do they obscure? What realms of possibility do they open up or foreclose, and what might the implications be for the future of AI? We particularly invite authors who work on technology imaginaries in the Global South to join us in this exploration of AI imaginaries in different regions and contexts. Possible topics for submissions include (but are emphatically not limited to) empirical and theoretical explorations of the following questions: * How power affects the ability of different actors to create, shape, or contest diverse AI imaginaries, * How cultural and philosophical traditions become resources for contemporary AI imaginaries, * How industries and their stakeholders imagine AI and its uses, not just in the tech sector, but also in education, bureaucracy, transportation, logistics, law enforcement, border control, the armed forces, and more. * How different publics reflect on and debate AI, * How policy and law incorporate specific AI imaginaries, * How AI is rendered in popular culture and art, and the effects this might have on AI in practice, * How science-fictional imaginations, be they dystopian or utopian, shape AI discourse and practice, for instance about autonomous vehicles, drones, and bots, * How AI imaginaries inform the actions of designers, coders, and tech entrepreneurs and are, in turn, informed by them, * How AI imaginaries draw from but also shape identities, whether in terms of race, class, age, gender, sexuality, and more. Interested contributors should first send their title, abstract (150 words), and short biography via email to the journal’s managing editor, Florian Schneider<mailto:f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl?subject=DIAS%20special%20issue%20Dynamics%20of%20Digital%20Play>, by 19 August 2024. The editorial team will select contributions by September, and successful contributors should then prepare articles of 8,000 words, including notes and references, to be submitted through the journal’s editorial management system<http://www.editorialmanager.com/dias/default.aspx> by 1 November 2024. All papers will be fully peer-reviewed, and authors will receive the review decision by January 2025, for potential publication in the early summer that year. Please see the instructions for authors<http://www.brill.com/files/brill.nl/specific/authors_instructions/DIAS.pdf> for further information on the in-house style requirements. For further questions, and to submit abstracts, please contact the managing editor at f.a.schneider(a)leidenuniv.nl<mailto:f.a.schneider@leidenuniv.nl>. ________________________________ Dr. Florian Schneider (he/him) Chair Professor Modern China Academic Director of the Leiden Asia Centre<http://leidenasiacentre.nl/en/> (LAC) and Managing Editor of the academic journal Asiascape: Digital Asia<https://brill.com/view/journals/dias/dias-overview.xml?format=PRI> Author of China’s Digital Nationalism<https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Digital-Nationalism-Studies-Politics-ebook/dp…> and Staging China<https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22493> (open access) Chinese Department, Leiden University Institute for Area Studies Vrieshof 2, Room 104a P.O.Box 9515 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands Web: www.PoliticsEastAsia.com<http://www.politicseastasia.com/> Twitter: @schneiderfa77<https://twitter.com/schneiderfa77>

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Apply by this Sunday, Aug. 11 to teach with Wikipedia this fall!
by Helaine Blumenthal 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

This Sunday, August 11 is the application deadline to teach with the Wikipedia assignment this fall! Apply today to receive your custom course plan, student trainings, tools that will track your students' work, and our staff support – all provided free of charge by nonprofit Wiki Education. ------------------------------ To apply: 1. Visit the dashboard <http://dashboard.wikiedu.org/>to create your Wikipedia account, then follow the prompts to: 2. Take the self-paced orientation 3. Create and submit your course page (you can always make changes later!) ------------------------------ With this high-impact assignment <http://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/>, your students will improve the quality and representation of content on the world’s go-to source for accessible information, all while developing their research, writing, and digital literacy skills. Assign them to work individually or in groups, it's up to you! Please feel free to reach out with questions. We'd love to help you empower your students to make a difference beyond the classroom with their coursework. Best, Helaine -- Helaine Blumenthal,Ph.D. (she/her) Senior Program Manager Wiki Education helaine(a)wikiedu.org teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikiEducationFoundation/>, Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiki-education-foundation/>

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New Book Announcement: "You're Muted": Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom
by Mark Nunes 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

Cassandra Ozog and I are pleased to announce the launch of a new collection of essays entitled *"You're Muted": Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom. <https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/youre-muted-9798765108284/>* The year 2023 marked the end of the World Health Organization's classification of the COVID-19 outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern,” yet many of the organizational and institutional restructurings that occurred in the rapid response to the pandemic have remained firmly in place. The prevalence of videoconferencing in everyday life marks one such instance, not only highlighting the dramatic social and cultural transformations that occurred during a period of lockdowns, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders, but also serving as an index of all that has emerged as the “new normal” since March 2020. Overnight, it seemed, Zoom emerged as the default videoconferencing platform, rapidly morphing from brand name to eponymous generic. While this volume focuses predominantly on Zoom and its place in the collective imagination and daily practice of those of us whose lives are profoundly caught up in digital networks, many of these insights presented here apply to other videoconferencing platforms as well, and a supporting logic that has governed neoliberal lives since long before the first lockdowns began. The twelve chapters in this collection explore how videoconferencing platforms in general, and Zoom in particular, have provided individuals and institutions new modes of “engagement,” while at the same time reifying, normalizing, and domesticating modes of surveillance, control, and marginalization that have been part and parcel of a networked-based performative logic for nearly a century. This title is available through Bloomsbury Academic as hardback, PDF e-book, and Epub/Mobi. Mark Nunes and Cassandra Ozog

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WEBCAST AUG 7 – ISOC Brasil – Responsabilidade de intermediários digitais: abordagens, limites e possibilidades | ISOC Brazil – Responsibility of Digital Intermediaries: Approaches, Limits, and Possibilities
by Joly MacFie 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

This has just started. Separate EN and PT streams. EN REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3SFS08J Na quarta-feira, 7 de agosto de 2024, das 9h-10h30 BRT (12:00 - 13:30 ) o Capítulo Internet Society Brasil realiza um webinar 'Responsabilidade de intermediários digitais: abordagens, limites e possibilidades' que examinará as razões para a regulamen… Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18217/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: Site logo image] ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD <https://isoc.live> Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18217/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=37c38d6e8eb63505b8ce5973…>Na *quarta-feira, 7 de agosto de 2024*, das *9h-10h30 BRT* (12:00 - 13:30 ) o *Capítulo Internet Society Brasil <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=20afc40ad4da3dab8ec39737…>* realiza um webinar '*Responsabilidade de intermediários digitais: abordagens, limites e possibilidades <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=501001e139c798bbaa106948…>*' que examinará as razões para a regulamentação de plataformas digitais no Brasil e na Europa , centrando-se especificamente na responsabilidade dos intermediários digitais. O debate tem como ponto de partida a *análise de impacto das propostas regulatórias no Brasil na operação da Internet <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=665cd141af8616e058ae5e71…>*, elaborada pela ISOC-Brasil. O evento ocorrerá de forma remota e contará com tradução simultânea para o inglês. On *Wednesday August 7th 2024*, from *9am-10:30am BRT* (12:00 - 13:30 UTC) the *Internet Society Brazil Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=20afc40ad4da3dab8ec39737…>* hosts a webinar '*Liability of digital intermediaries: approaches, limits and possibilities <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=501001e139c798bbaa106948…>*' which will examine the reasons for regulating digital platforms in Brazil and Europe, specifically focusing on the liability of digital intermediaries. The debate will start with the *analysis of the impact of regulatory proposals in Brazil on the operation of the Internet <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=665cd141af8616e058ae5e71…>*, prepared by ISOC-Brazil. The event will take place remotely and will have simultaneous translation into English. *ORADORS - SPEAKERS* *Paulo Rená*, Researcher, Institute for Research on Internet and Society (IRIS-BH) *Monica Guise*, Head of Public Policy for Integrity, Meta *Paula Bernardi*, Senior Advisor, ISOC *MODERADORA - MODERATOR* *Laura Pereira*, Coordinator of the Working Group on Intermediary Liability (GT-RI) of ISOC Brazil *LIVESTREAMS* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/isocbr-platformas <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=22432c31d4c9e6e7b8b9451c…> *(PT) *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocbr-platforms <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d67aa01c07322983695db7a4…> *(EN) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/46qDPdh <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=04abca42509d80231c4fd8e9…> *(EN/PT) *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=37c38d6e8eb63505b8ce5973…>*) (EN) *TWITTER #ResponsabilidadeDigital <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f977fd10a3cdd439333ecbf3…> #RegulaçãoDePlataformas #ISOCBrasil #IntermediáriosDigitais #PolíticasDeInternet #DigitalAccountability #PlatformRegulation #ISOCBrasil #DigitalIntermediaries #InternetPolicies @ISOCBrasil <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ff36076ff9ee871f16551eee…> @prenass Mônica Guise @meta Paula Bernardi @internetsociety* *MASTODON ISOCBrasil <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a30d252d917284aca60d34db…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=87ff444cca48274e25c68c46…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive* <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68823d0b4cd9bdf0e3149d14…> (EN) *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=716747ed56586a33fc923c17…>* *ARCHIVES* *https://archive.org/details/isocbr-platformas <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b65d3c9c1f13528c53a67f3e…> *(PT) *https://archive.org/details/isocbr-platforms <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=633d2639ffd63d2c792fc72b…>* (EN) *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our August 2024 funder Vint Cerf *** *** ISOC.LIVE é um serviço gratuito de suporte de webcasting comunitário patrocinado pelo Capítulo de Nova York da Internet Society (ISOC-NY) - Muito obrigado ao nosso financiador de agosto de 2024, Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFP: 'The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms'
by Dr. Emma Briant 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to make you aware of a new Special Issue in the Journal of Dialogue Studies <https://www.dialoguestudies.org/> on 'The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms.' I am on the Editorial Board for the Special Issue and it is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal of the Dialogue Society, a UK based charity that aims to advance social cohesion by connecting communities, empowering people to engage, and contributing to the development of ideas on dialogue and community building. See attached/below for information on the call. Looking forward to reviewing your submissions on this interesting subject, for example in how it might intersect with media, disinformation, technologies, culture, 'truth' and information. Best wishes, Emma Call for Papers Journal of Dialogue Studies ‘The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms' The Journal of Dialogue Studies invites papers that explore the ways in which political populisms affect our world by drawing on insights from various dialogue theories and dialogue practices. In recent years, the global political landscape has witnessed the rise of populist movements in various countries, challenging established political norms and institutions. These movements, characterised by their charismatic leaders and the appeal to the ‘common people,’ have brought about significant changes in the political discourse and decision-making processes. One of the central challenges they pose is the question of dialogue and communication in a world marked by polarisation and contentious rhetoric. Call for Papers The new issue of the Journal of Dialogue Studies on ‘The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms’ seeks to bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines to explore and critically examine the dynamics of such political populisms and their impact on dialogue and communication within and between nations. We invite contributions that address (but are not limited to) the following themes: 1. Populisms: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives 2. Populisms and international relations 3. Comparative Politics of Populisms 4. Digital Dialogues and Populisms 5. Religion and Populisms 6. Media, Communication, and Populisms 7. Populisms and Truth 8. International order, Institutions and Populisms New Issue of the Journal of the Dialogue Studies and subsequent publications Successful papers will be included in the new issue of the Journal of Dialogue Studies Vol: 12 (2024). There will also be a workshop in early spring where the authors of the published papers can engage with respondents and participate in broader discussions with other attendees. This potentially may lead to an edited book featuring the original papers and additional contributions from responses and overall discussions. We expect this issue and the subsequent publications to attract high-calibre papers that significantly contribute to the field. Editorial Board ▪ Dr Emma L. Briant, Monash University ▪ Dr Gwen Burnyeat, The University of Edinburgh ▪ Emeritus Prof Donal Carbaugh, University of Massachusetts Amherst ▪ Professor Emeritus Anne Gregory, University of Huddersfield ▪ Emeritus Prof Edward Abbott-Halpin, University of the Highlands and Islands ▪ Prof Simon Lee, Aston University ▪ Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London ▪ Prof Matt Qvortrup, Coventry University ▪ Emeritus Prof Paul Weller, Universities of Derby and Coventry, and Regent's Park College, University of Oxford Inquiries Please send any queries to journal(a)dialoguesociety.org Schedule for Submissions ▪ Full papers: Papers by 7th October 2024. 4,000 words minimum – 8,000 words maximum, excluding bibliography. Submissions should also include an abstract (200–300 words maximum) and CVs (maximum two pages, including any personal statement and/or listing of publications or work experience). ▪ Review: Papers reviewed by the Editorial Board and classed as Accepted – No Recommendations; Accepted – See Recommendations; Conditional Acceptance – See Recommendations; Not Accepted by 4th November 2024. ▪ Revision: Authors to take peer review into account and resubmit articles by 18th November 2024. The outcome of the review (including any recommendations for revisions or improvements) communicated to the authors by 25th November 2024. ▪ Final Papers: Any final amendments to papers to be submitted by 2nd December 2024. ▪ Outcome: The Journal will be published in December 2024. Full Paper Submission Procedure Full Papers should be submitted in English only, as MS Word documents attached to an email to journal(a)dialoguesociety.org, no later than 17:00 UK time, 7th October 2024, in order to allow sufficient time for peer review. The first page of the manuscript should contain: ▪ The title ▪ The name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s) ▪ The address, telephone, and the e-mail address of the corresponding author ▪ An abstract of 250 words ▪ A biography of 250 words ▪ Six keywords Manuscripts should be approximately 4,000 to 8,000 words, excluding the bibliography. Longer manuscripts will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. Articles will be peer-reviewed by the members of the Editorial Board and external expert reviewers (Referees | Journal of Dialogue Studies). Manuscripts should be presented in a form that meets the requirements set out in the Journal's Article Submission Guidelines, provided here, and Style Guide, provided here. Copyright The copyright of the papers accepted for the special issue will be vested in the Dialogue Society. -- 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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Reminder | CfA: “En/Countering Tracking”, Computational Culture, Special Issue/September 15, 2024
by Sebastian Randerath 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

** *Dear colleagues,* * we would like to kindly remind you of the attached call for abstracts for a special issue of Computational Culture on “En/Countering Tracking. Resisting spatiotemporal media operations in computational culture”. We look forward to receiving your abstracts until September 15, 2024. Thank you and best regards, Kathrin Friedrich and Sebastian Randerath Call for Abstracts (Deadline: September 15, 2024) En/Countering Tracking. Resisting spatiotemporal media operations in computational culture A special issue of Computational Culture, a Journal of Software Studies Edited by Kathrin Friedrich and Sebastian Randerath Tracking takes place ubiquitously and at different scales – from satellite-based wildlife tracking (Benson 2010) to automated monitoring of supply chain workers through radio-frequency identification (RFID) (Hayles 2009; Kanngieser 2013) and to ubiquitous self-surveillance through self-tracking apps (Lupton 2021). With the expansion of sensor-based geomedia as well as embodied computing, tracking also becomes a key media operation for environmental sensing or virtual reality experiences (Egliston and Carter 2022; Gabrys 2019). The computational logics of tracking result in new aesthetic and operational regimes that diminish sensory perception and privilege logics of calculation, which in turn co-constitute mobile forms of (non-)human action and tactical interventions (Crandall 2010; Hansen 2015). Countering tracking has become a key form of resisting the logics of computational culture. Subversive encounters have emerged in recent years as counterpoints to the hegemonic logics of web infrastructures (Christl and Spiekermann 2016), platform labor (Heiland 2021) and racial capitalism (Russell and De Souza 2023). These attempts to counter tracking take forms that range from investigative visualizations (Fuller and Weizman 2021) or provoking glitches in tracking infrastructures (Leszczynski and Elwood 2022) to uncovering web-based tracking (Sharelab 2015), building counter-infrastructures for labor resistance (Qadri and D’Ignazio 2022), or using sensors and satellite images for critical investigations (Ballinger 2023; Boyd et al. 2018). Countering tracking becomes a resistant media operation itself, disentangling hegemonic spatiotemporal regimes and their socio-political forces. These forms of countering tracking challenge existing theoretical approaches to the critical analysis of tracking and open up new perspectives on subversion and resistance in computational culture. How is countering tracking by means of tracking possible in different contexts and in relation to software, infrastructures and aesthetics? We invite critical encounters through and of tracking, enabling new perspectives on computational infrastructures, software, (non-)human aesthetics and operative interactions, by means of theoretical reflections, critical making or activism. We aim at gathering submissions that 1) render existing tracking operations perceivable; 2) disrupt tracking infrastructures; or 3) operationalize tracking itself for resistance. The special issue invites theoretical, conceptual and performative approaches from fields such as media studies, visual studies, artistic research, sociology and critical geography to address the question of how tracking becomes a repressive, subversive or activistic media operation. Topics and projects might include: - Inventive methods that repurpose tracking infrastructures, sensors, software and data to research computational culture - Detailed empirical and critical studies exploring the relations of en/countering tracking in computational culture - En/countering tracking in labor resistance and platform capitalisms - Critical theoretical conceptualization of tracking or countering for the study of computational culture - Critical explorations of the chronopolitics, timescapes and spatiotemporal regimes of tracking - Activist media, countersurveillance, tactical media, decolonial, (glitch) feminist and resistant epistemologies of tracking - En/countering relations between political economy, racialized capitalism and tracking - Visual cultures, (in-)visualities and aesthetics of en/countering tracking - En/countering tracking in media art and artistic activism Schedule 750-word abstracts should be emailed to en_countering_tracking(a)uni-bonn.de by September 15, 2024. Abstracts will be reviewed by the special issue editors and the Computational Cultureeditorial board. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by October 30, 2024 and invited to submit full manuscripts by March 1, 2025. These manuscripts are subject to full blind peer review according to Computational Culture’s policies. Possible costs for proofreading incurred by the authors are not covered by the editors or the journal. There are no open access or processing charges for this special issue. Computational Cultureis an online open-access peer-reviewed journal of interdisciplinary enquiry into the nature of cultural computational objects, practices, processes and structures. For the full CfA visit:http://computationalculture.net/cfps-events/ <http://computationalculture.net/cfps-events/> Any queries can be addressed to the special issue editors at: en_countering_tracking(a)uni-bonn.d * -- Sebastian Randerath, M.A. (he/him) Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Digitale Medienkultur Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Institut für Sprach-, Medien- und Musikwissenschaft Abteilung für Medienwissenschaft Lennéstraße 1, 53113 Bonn https://bsky.app/profile/sebastianranderath.bsky.social

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5th Mobile Studies Congress - Go Mobile, Stay Smart
by Max Schleser 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

The Mobile Studies Congress (MSC), a renowned annual international event, is excited to announce its fifth edition, scheduled for November 16-17, 2024, in Ningbo, China. This year’s congress operates under the theme “Go Mobile, Stay Smart,” focusing on the transformative intersection of mobile technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). We cordially invite professionals, researchers, creatives, enthusiasts, faculty members, and students to submit paper, panel, and workshop proposals that delve into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities within the mobile creative practice, mobile communication, media, and AI industries. The Fifth Mobile Studies Congress is proudly hosted by the Sino-German Faculty of Branding at Zhejiang Wanli University. Known for its branding and applied sciences expertise, the host is uniquely positioned to drive the discussion on leveraging AI in the mobile era. Mobile Studies International (www.msi.wiki) and the Mobile Innovation Network & Association (www.mina.pro) co-design and co-organize the event. These organizations have a wealth of experience facilitating impactful discussions and collaborations across the mobile industry, creative sectors, community, and research organizations for over a decade each, making them ideal partners for this congress. MSC Theme and Focus The theme “Go Mobile, Stay Smart” encapsulates the congress’s core objective: exploring how AI can enhance the mobile experience and ignite innovation within the sector. We invite paper, panel, or workshop submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics: • Brand Communication in the Mobile AI Age • Mobile AI and Sustainability • Mobile AI and Consumer Behaviour • AI-Powered Mobile Storytelling • AI-Assisted Mobile Journalism • AI and Mobile Media • AI-Empowered Mobile Communication • Ethical Implications of AI in Mobile Contexts • Mobile Creative Applications in the AI Age • Mobile Photography, Smartphone Filmmaking, and AI • AI Impact on Advertising, Marketing, and Branding • Mobile Learning and AI • AI and Mobile Health Communication • Mobility Patterns and AI Analysis • AI-Enhanced Mobile Experiences in Tourism, Hospitality, and Entertainment • AI, Remote Work, and Mobile Workforce • AI in Mobile Gaming • Mobile Communication and AI for Emergent Responses • AI, Mobile Technologies, and the Elderly Submission Guidelines We seek original research, case studies, showcases, project presentations, and theoretical papers that provide valuable insights and foster discussions on “Go Mobile, Stay Smart.” We also invite interested parties to submit proposals for workshops, roundtables, and panel discussions that align with the congress’s theme. We encourage participation from various stakeholders, including researchers, developers, designers, filmmakers, marketers, policymakers, and educators. Important Dates: • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024 • Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2024 • Presentation Slides Submission Deadline: November 13, 2024 We eagerly anticipate your contributions and look forward to fostering an enriching dialogue on the future of AI in the mobile industry. Click the following link to register your participation and submit your proposal (a 250-word abstract with a 150-word biographical note). MSC2024 Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/zBUnVsLkjH For any queries regarding paper submissions, please contact the organizing committee at xuxiaoge(a)zwu.edu.cn Main Venue The congress will be held at Zhejiang Wanli University, which offers state-of-the-art facilities and excellent accessibility for international participants. Ningbo, a dynamic city known for its vibrant technology sector, provides an inspiring backdrop for this landmark event. Satellite Venues Brand University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, New Delhi, India Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Malaya, KL, Malaysia School of Communications, Soochow University, Suzhou, China School of Journalism and Communication, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China Xiangshan College of Television and Film, Xiangshan, China The academic publications from the past Mobile Studies Congress include Mobile Story in An Age of Smartphones (Schleser and Xu 2021), Coping with COVID-19, the Mobile Way: Experience and Expertise from China (Xu, 2022), and COVID-19 News Reporting and Engaging in the Age of Social Media: Comparing ‘Xinhua News Agency’ and ‘The Paper’ (Chen and Xu, 2021) as well as Sightlines Special Issue Smartphone Filmmaking – Past, Present and Future https://www.aspera.org.au/issue-5. Congress Events: International Symposium of Brand Communication Symposium (ISBC) International MINA Smartphone Film Festival (MINA) International Symposium of Mobile Storytelling (ISMS) AI and SDG Storytelling Workshop AI and Mobile Filmmaking Workshop Chairs of Mobile Studies Congress 2024: Dr. Xiaoge Xu, Professor, Sino-German Faculty of Branding, Zhejiang Wanli University, China Dr. Max Schleser, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Congress partners: Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, India Sino-German Faculty of Branding, Zhejiang Wanli University, China ERS e-Research & Solutions and uMax Data, Macau, China Asia-Pacific Communication Exchange Association, Macau, China School of Communications, Soochow University, Suzhou, China School of Journalism and Communication, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China Ningbo City Image Building and Communication Base, Ningbo, China Xiangshan College of Television and Film, Ningbo, China

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RTIS 2024 Extended deadline
by ijwa dline.info 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Sixth International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems (RTIS 2024) Tien Giang University My Tho (near Ho-chi-Minh) Vietnam October 17-19, 2024 www.socio.org.uk/rtis Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) The International Conference on Real-time Intelligent Systems (RTIS) has traveled from Beijing, China (2016), to Ho-Chi-Min, Vietnam. The sixth edition will take place at Tien Giang University. Over the last few years, real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed the human lifestyle. Research on real-time intelligent systems is multi-disciplinary, exploiting concepts from diverse areas such as big data processing, computational intelligence, location-based services, recommendation systems, and multimedia processing. In today’s highly dynamic environment, analysing data in real-time is necessary to understand how systems process data, reason the outputs, and anticipate trends in intelligent computing. To this end, this conference will serve as a platform to manifest the ongoing research in the field. Thus, RTIS welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound papers that address aspects related to topics, such as: Artificial Intelligence and Data mining Streaming data, streaming engines Trace-based intelligent real-time services Adaptive vision algorithms Location-based services Intelligent Robotic Systems Collaborative Intelligence Data capture in real-time Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Data Analysis Intelligent Database Systems Knowledge representation and reasoning Intelligent information fusion Large Language Models, cognitive methods, sequential inference, data mining, pattern/behavioral analysis, Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Intelligent Information Systems Privacy and security in Intelligence Software Engineering Solutions Intelligent Soft Computing Real-time multiprocessor systems Internet of Things Architectures for Intelligence Real-time distributed coding Smart services and platforms Real-time modelling user information needs Wireless Communication Real-time intelligent communication Real-time intelligent network solutions Mobile Smart Systems Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Analysis in domains such as energy, sensors Decision support systems in real-time Multi-agent Intelligent Systems Multilingual information access Recommendation systems Real-time intelligent alert systems Real-time remote access systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Autonomous systems (incl. autonomous vehicles and drones) Distributed systems Cloud/edge computing/fusion Defence/security, robotics, aerospace, intelligent transportation Mining/Manufacturing Environmental monitoring Critical Real-time Applications Real-time noise removal systems Event-driven analytics Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Machine translation in real-time OLAP for real-time decision support Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Submission, proceedings Papers must be submitted online through OpenConf. Author instructions and LaTex2e (preferred) and Word macro files are available on the submission page. Submitted papers should be at most 14 pages (long papers) and 8 pages (short ones), including figures, tables and references (in the Springer template). Authors of accepted papers are required to transfer their copyrights. For a paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of the authors MUST register for the conference by the camera-ready submission deadline with a full registration. Springer’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) will publish the accepted papers and be indexed in SCOPUS, EI Compendex, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, and SCImago. All the papers published in the series are submitted for consideration in the Web of Science. Important Dates Submission of papers: August 20, 2024 Notification: September 15, 2024 Camera-ready: October 10, 2024 Registration: October 10, 2024 Conference Dates: October 17-19, 2024 Post-Conference Proceedings: December 15, 2024 Honorary Chair Vo Ngoc Ha, Tien Giang University, Vietnam General Chairs Le Minh Tung, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Martín LÓPEZ-NORES, University of Vigo, Spain Program Chairs Nguyen Hoang Vu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India & UK Dion Goh Hoe Lian, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Co-Program Chairs Duong Van Hieu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Ricardo Rodriguez-Jorge, Technological Centre Ceit, Spain Pavel Losket, Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Institute, China Organizing Chair Cao Nguyen Thi, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Publicity Chair Beniysa Mohsin, LTI laboratory, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco Paper submission at https://socio.org.uk/rtis/paper-submission/ Contact- stm(a)socio.org.uk

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Call for Participaton, Worker Data Collectives, CSCW 24
by Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann 05 Aug '24

05 Aug '24

Hi there! We are organizing a workshop on worker data collectives for ACM Conference On Computer-Supported Cooperative Work And Social Computing (CSCW 2024), which will be held on November 9 in a hybrid format. https://sites.google.com/andrew.cmu.edu/worker-data-collectives Please consider applying to our workshop until August 20. https://forms.gle/3emiHAuGLPZwZuQZ7 Submission Format: Option 1: Personal statement (<500 words). Option 2: Extended abstract or a short case study (< 2 pages). Submissions that focus on power, ethics, and positionality in platform labor research are strongly encouraged. What: Reflect with advocacy and research communities on platform labor and data work issues and consider how to leverage data collectives as a tool for supporting workers and related policy. Some possible topics are: * how different groups can collaborate to address challenges and opportunities of worker data-sharing collectives for empowering platform workers, particularly worker data practices; * contextualizing worker data within broader questions of worker rights, well-being and autonomy; * how can data collectives be governed, and what labor regulation impacts they should aim for across geographic regions and nations; * how can worker data collectives be designed to complement policy initiatives; * the role of design in worker data collectives; * worker collectives and data governance / data sovereignty Check our website for more information: https://sites.google.com/andrew.cmu.edu/worker-data-collectives best, Rafael Grohmann -- dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media<https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann> Faculty of Information<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/> University of Toronto Leader, DigiLabour<https://digilabour.com.br/> Founding Editor, Platforms & Society<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PNS> Principal Investigator, Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP)<https://digilabour.com.br/worker-owned-intersectional-platforms-woip/> Researcher, Fairwork<https://fair.work/> <https://fair.work/> International Experts Coordinator, Platform Work Inclusion Living Lab<https://pwill.eu/>

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[Call for Papers] TikTok Cultures in Korea (9 September 2024)
by Faye Mercier (Student) 05 Aug '24

05 Aug '24

The TikTok Cultures Research Network is calling for submissions for our 10th event ��TikTok Cultures in Korea��. We are pleased to be partnering with the <https://www.korearesearchcentre.org/> Korea Research & Engagement Centre of Western Australia<https://www.korearesearchcentre.org/> to co-host this one-day online symposium, which will be held via Zoom on 09 September 2024. Alongside a creator keynote, an industry fireside chat, and shortlisted symposium submissions, the event will also feature an HDR showcase and undergraduate dialogue opportunities for students of Korean Studies in WA and beyond. In recognition of this partnership with the KRC, abstracts are now also welcome from undergraduates and the deadline has been extended to 12 August 2024. In recent years the digital platform of TikTok has emerged as a transformative global phenomenon, reshaping digital media landscapes and cultural dynamics worldwide. This is particularly evident in South Korea (hereafter Korea). Renowned for its strong digital infrastructure and advanced technology, Korea has demonstrated a dynamic intersection of TikTok and its cultural landscape. Initially, TikTok was colloquially referred to as a ��Chinese short video app�� (Piao, 2021) and faced resistance from Korean society and the government. This complicated its entry into a Korean market that proudly favored domestic goods and services. Despite these initial tensions, TikTok has since introduced a new vernacular in pop culture to stimulate the country��s digital economy (Abidin & Lee, 2023), drive technological innovations (Lee, 2023), and foster youth engagement (Cho, 2022; Shafie, 2021). Specifically, in tandem with the country��s developed digital infrastructure, TikTok has seamlessly integrated into Korea��s digital ecosystem and expanded its influence, as seen in the sectors like music streaming services (Park et al., 2023) and e-commerce (Lee 2023; Piao 2021). Beyond Korea's borders, TikTok has facilitated the cultural export of Korean products globally, including the proliferation of K-pop and the broader Hallyu phenomenon through TikTok memes and K-pop TikTok dance challenges (Abidin & Lee, 2023; Oh, 2022). Influencers and their followers also occupy TikTok as a space for cultural exchange and hybridity, engaging with international trends while highlighting unique elements of Korean heritage. This includes showcasing culinary traditions, providing language tutorials, offering geopolitical insights, and featuring travel content that celebrates Korea's rich cultural tapestry (Vazquez-Calvo, 2023). Moreover, TikTok resonates deeply with Korean-related youth, reflecting and shaping national, cultural, social, and economic dynamics in line with Korea's vibrant digital landscape (Baek, 2023). Beyond entertainment and trends, TikTok fosters involvement in and dissemination of news, social movements, and political discourse relevant to Korea (Coscarelli, 2020). It provides a digital arena for civic engagement, activism, and discussions on social issues, serving as a catalyst for shaping public opinion and mobilizing communities around social and political causes (Cho, 2022; Shafie, 2021). Nonetheless, on TikTok pressing issues are also witnessed, such as the commodification and fetishization of Korean cultures and the emergence of sensitive topics and growing tensions between Koreans and non-Koreans, exemplified by movements like #cancelKorea, which demands attention (Madarang, 2020). Against this backdrop, this one-day online symposium aims to investigate the dynamic intersection of TikTok and Korea, examining the profound implications of TikTok in relation to the country��s unique positionality in today��s mediascape. It seeks to explore the multifaceted role of TikTok in Korea, as well as Korean cultures on TikTok, offering a platform for scholars to examine the platform��s diverse impacts on nation, culture, society, and economy. We are particularly interested in original case studies, frameworks, and approaches developed by junior, under-represented, and under-privileged scholars, as well as decolonial perspectives that prioritize research from and by the margins/marginalized in the Asia Pacific and Global South. By integrating these dynamics, we aim to contribute nuanced insights and foster scholarly dialogue that deepens our understanding of the evolving mediascape driven by TikTok within Korean contexts. We invite submissions of original research, theoretical papers, case studies, and interdisciplinary perspectives in the fields of social science and humanities. Selected papers will be considered for a peer reviewed edited collection. As such, we are only able to accept original, previously-unpublished abstracts. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: * TikTok and evolving digital media landscape in Korea (e.g. platformization, digital economies) * Hallyu (Korean wave) and TikTok (e.g. practice, economy, culture, celebrity) * Transnational cultural hybridity and exchange on TikTok * Korean internet vernaculars and genres on TikTok * Korean politics, activism, and social movements on TikTok * Geocultural specificities of Korean TikTok and methodological notes (e.g. TikTok algorithm, meme templates, etc.) * Challenges, issues, tensions arising from the above Submissions comprise a 250-word abstract and 100-word bio and should be sent to TikTokCultures(a)gmail.com by 1700hrs (GMT+8) 12 August 2024. Notifications will be sent on 16 August 2024. For enquiries please contact TikTokCultures(a)gmail.com. For more information visit TikTokCultures.com. Key Dates: * 12 August 2024: Abstracts and biographies due * 16 August 2024: Notifications of acceptance * 09 September 2024: TikTok Cultures in Korea Symposium We look forward to receiving your submissions. Prof Crystal Abidin, Janey Umback, Faye Mercier, Dr Jin Lee TikTok Cultures Research Network (est. 2020), housed at Curtin University . Supported by School of Media, Creative Arts, and Social Inquiry at Curtin University, in partnership with the Korea Research & Engagement Centre of Western Australia. References Abidin, C., & Lee, J. (2023). K-pop TikTok: TikTok's expansion into South Korea, TikTok Stage, and platformed glocalization. Media International Australia, 188(1), 86-111. Baek, B-y. (2023). K-dramas, beauty, food to maintain popularity on TikTok in 2024. The Korea Times. 7 December. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/07/129_364666.html Cho, M. (2022). Anonymous, QAnon, Tik-tok teens, K-pop fans. NECSUS_European Journal of Media Studies, 11(1), 169-193. Coscarelli, J. (2020). Why Obsessive K-Pop Fans Are Turning Toward Political Activism. The New York Times. 25 June. https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA627547667&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it…. Lee, J., & Abidin, C. (2022). Oegugin Influencers and pop nationalism through government campaigns: Regulating foreign�\nationals in the South Korean YouTube ecology. Policy & Internet, 14(3), 541-557. Lee, Y. J. (2023). Language learning affordances of Instagram and TikTok. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 17(2), 408-423. Lee, Y. K. (2023). Marketing Position Analysis of Short-Form Video Platform Through Sns Big Data Analysis: Focus on Tiktok, Shorts, and Reels in Republic of Korea. Shorts, and Reels in Republic of Korea. Madarang<https://interaksyon.philstar.com/author/catalinamadarang/>, C. R. (2020). A deep dive into #CancelKorea trend and why it could be problematic. Interaksyon. 10 September. https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2020/09/10/176665/a-deep… Oh, C. (2022). K-pop dance: fandoming yourself on social media. Routledge. Park, S., Jo, H., & Kim, T. (2023). Platformization in local cultural production: Korean platform companies and the K-pop industry. International Journal of Communication, 17, 22. Piao, Y. (2021, October). Study on the spread of Chinese short video in South Korea against the background of cross-cultural communication. In 2nd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2021) (pp. 325-330). Atlantis Press. Shafie, T. (2021). Beyond Slacktivism: The cases of K-pop fans and Tiktok teens. International journal of social science research, 9(2), 147. Vazquez-Calvo, B., Duarte-Marti, S., & Zhang, L. T. (2023). Commenting on learning Korean on TikTok and YouTube. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-18.

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