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CFP: The value of blockchains for the media industries
by Indrek Ibrus 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

Call for Papers Symposium: The value of blockchains for the media industries https://publicvalueofdata.tlu.ee/symposium/ Tallinn University’s Baltic Film, Media and Arts School will organise a symposium to investigate both the existing visions for and the real-world endeavours and practices of using blockchains in the media and cultural industries. The symposium, which will take place on 23–24 May (in Tallinn), invites empirical as well as theoretical contributions that focus on the value of blockchains as specific technologies for data governance in the media industries. What value is being pursued/sought, who is creating value, who is extracting it and who is governing the exchange of that created value? The symposium’s keynote talk will be provided by Professor Ellie Rennie (RMIT University) and select industry experts. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 15th. Decisions will be communicated back to authors by February 28th. Abstract submission: https://publicvalueofdata.tlu.ee/submission/ All presenters will be invited to submit their papers to the special issue of the Baltic Screen Media Review that will be published at the end of 2024. Participation fee: 80 euros. More information about the symposium: https://publicvalueofdata.tlu.ee/symposium/ Agenda The perceived and experienced value of blockchains for the media industries While the expectations for blockchains are sometimes downplayed, these technologies are often also highly promoted. In the upcoming symposium, we will therefore be interested in the evidence of real contexts of technology development – where are the normative discourses coming from, why are experiments being carried out, what are their actual results, what are the gains and what are the emerging problems? While we are interested in critical takes, we are also genuinely interested in the opportunities that these technologies have provided. That is, we are interested in exploring their claimed transformative potential in the media industries, including in relation to enhancing transparency, efficiency and security across various operations. Amid the centralising tendencies of Web 2.0 platforms, the potential of blockchains to democratise and decentralise market dynamics on the Internet towards “Web3” needs careful attention. When it comes to practical uses, then, first, blockchain technology is claimed to hold significant potential for content authentication and copyright management. It employs digital fingerprinting to establish ownership records, aiming to reduce piracy and unauthorized content use. This is seen as crucial in an environment where intellectual property rights are frequently contested. Smart contracts in blockchain promise more equitable, efficient and transparent royalty distribution, automating payments and reducing dependence on intermediaries. Second, blockchains can open avenues for direct content monetisation and audience engagement. Creators can use blockchains for direct sales and micro-transactions, bypassing conventional distribution channels and thereby fostering closer audience connections. This approach could democratise media access and create a more diverse media landscape. Another often-seen benefit is blockchain’s ability to combat fake news through immutable records, thereby enhancing media source credibility and reliability. In essence, blockchain’s decentralised nature has been celebrated for not only fortifying security against data breaches but also promoting a more democratic and equitable media industry. It is argued to empower creators, reward audience participation and ensure integrity in content dissemination and monetisation. This technology is often seen not just as a tool for operational improvement but as a catalyst for a more transparent, more efficient and more user-centric media ecosystem. The risks of blockchains for the media industries Yet, incorporating blockchain technology into the media industries, while promising, comes with its own set of risks and challenges. On the technical side, one of the often addressed practical concerns is the complexity and scalability of blockchain systems. Implementing such technology requires significant investment, in terms of both financial resources and expertise. This complexity extends to the regulatory environment, which remains in a state of flux. Media firms venturing into blockchain must navigate a landscape filled with legal uncertainties, especially concerning copyright laws, data protection and financial regulations related to cryptocurrencies. Significantly, the decentralised approach of blockchain might also pose challenges for traditional media business models, which rely on centralised control for content management and monetisation. Furthermore, if media companies incorporate cryptocurrencies into their business models, they expose themselves and their partners to the notorious volatility of these digital assets, which can significantly impact financial stability and revenue projections. With cryptocurrencies also comes the risk that early investors could gain a significant hold over relevant currencies and other assets, thus undoing the promise of greater decentralisation and fairer wealth distribution. Paper topics All these factors collectively highlight the need for a cautious and well-informed approach to integrating blockchain technologies in the media sector. Hence, we are inviting papers that critically examine the above-mentioned phenomena, addressing both the risks and the opportunities. As the implementation of blockchains in the media industries assumes knowledge from multiple domains, we are inviting and encouraging submissions from those in the fields of media and communications studies, computer science, law, economics, management, public administration and related fields. The papers could focus on any of the following (non-exhaustive) set of topics: • transparency and accountability: papers investigating how blockchains can enhance transparency in media production and distribution, and their impact on accountability within the media industries; • content authentication and copyright protection: papers exploring the role of blockchains in the governance of intellectual property rights; • monetisation and micro-transactions: papers analysing blockchain-based monetisation schemes in the media industries, including micro-transactions and direct artist-to-audience revenue models; • data privacy and consumer protection: papers examining the implications of blockchains on data privacy and their potential role in safeguarding consumer information; • ethical implications of blockchain technology in media industries: papers discussing the ethical uses of blockchains in content creation and distribution; • decentralisation of media platforms: papers assessing the cultural and economic impact of blockchain-based distributed social networks and content platforms; • impact on advertising models: papers investigating how blockchains can transform advertising models in media, particularly in terms of transparency, efficiency and fraud; • tokenisation of media assets: papers exploring the implications of tokenising media assets (like films, music, books) on the industry, including issues related to ownership and trade; • blockchains in journalism: papers delving into the use of blockchains in journalism, addressing issues like source verification, combating fake news and ensuring ethical reporting; • regulatory and legal challenges: papers analysing the legal and regulatory hurdles and pathways towards implementing blockchains in the media industries; • global accessibility and inclusivity: papers considering how blockchains are implemented in different cultural and economic contexts and/or what their effects are on global inclusiveness and accessibility of content; • innovation in content delivery models: papers exploring innovative content delivery models enabled by blockchains, such as decentralised streaming; • blockchains and audience engagement: papers assessing how blockchain technology can be used to enhance audience engagement and participation in media production and curation; • future of the Internet: papers theorising the role of blockchains in the future iterations of the Internet (metaverse, Web3) and what these bring about for contemporary media industries; • blockchains and wealth distribution: papers assessing critically the effects of blockchains on wealth distribution in media and cultural industries. More information about the symposium can be found here: https://publicvalueofdata.tlu.ee/symposium/ ________________________________________________________________________ Meediainnovatsiooni professor, Balti Filmi, Meedia ja Kunstide Instituut (BFM), Tallinna Ülikool Telefon: 56978885 Email: indrek.ibrus(a)tlu.ee Professor of media innovation, Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (BFM), Tallinn University Tel: +37256978885 Email: indrek.ibrus(a)tlu.ee Recent publications Järvekülg M, Ibrus I & Rohn, U (2023) Shifting from Web2 to Web3: The adaptive creator experiences on blockchain-based video-sharing and streaming platforms. Convergence. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/135485652312141 Ibrus, I., Karjus, A., Zemaityte, V., Rohn, U., & Schich, M. (2023). Quantifying Public Value Creation by Public Service Media Using Big Programming Data. International Journal of Communication, 17, 6741-6763. Ibrus I and Rohn U (2023) The web of value. Internet Policy Review 12(1). DOI: 10.14763/2023.1.1679 Jemmer H and Ibrus I (2023) Heterodox approaches to save the day: a framework for analysing data-related innovation in legacy media businesses. Media, Culture & Society. DOI: 10.1177/01634437231155558. Hansar M and Ibrus I (2023) Mobile media, urban nostalgia and memory politics: media archaeological study of their mutual shaping in Narva, Estonia. International Journal of Heritage Studies. DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2023.2177707. Main research projects Public Value of Open Cultural Data: https://publicvalueofdata.tlu.ee/ CresCine: https://www.crescine.eu/

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EASST-4S 2024 CfP - panel '(Re)Making AI through STS'
by Stefania Milan 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Dear colleagues we would like to draw your attention to an exciting call for abstracts for the panel '(Re)Making AI through STS' at the forthcoming EASST-4S 2024 conference in Amsterdam (16-19 July 2024). For additional information about the conference, please follow this link [1]. The deadline for submissions is February 12, 2024. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We hope to see you in Amsterdam! Best regards Stefania Milan (with Francesco Miele and Simone Arnaldi, University of Trieste) [1] https://www.easst4s2024.net PANEL '(Re)Making AI through STS.' Convenors: Francesco Miele (University of Trieste), Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam), Simone Arnaldi (University of Trieste). >> how to submit [2] Short Abstract: How can STS contribute to (re)make the transformations brought about by the advance of AI in society? We welcome empirical, theoretical and methodological contributions helpful for providing non-deterministic, anti-heroic and ‘flat’ narratives about AI and ongoing societal changes. Long Abstract: The recent renaissance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its growing relevance in public debate have fueled never died hopes and fears about the disruptive role of innovative machines in our societies. Whether social scientists have often partaken in the deconstruction of seductive myths concerning AI and its miraculous role in tackling pivotal issues of modern societies, this open panel aims to examine how STS can contribute to govern the transformations emerging around AI technologies. First, we encourage STS researchers to explore the advance of AI in high-stake areas - including education, employment, credit scoring, entertainment, environment preservation, cultural consumption and healthcare – providing accounts that move away from the dystopian and utopian narratives very common in popular science as well as in certain academia. Where enthusiastic and critical positions about AI have been often sustained by technological or social determinism, in contrast we welcome theoretical and empirical contributions that adopt a ‘flat’ ontology that put all forms agency on a par, without taking for granted that power asymmetries and transformative capabilities belong to specific human and non-human actors. Second, we invite scholars to reflect on the methodological ability of STS to give voice to the voiceless, supporting the theoretical and empirical efforts of proposing anti-heroic and non-deterministic narratives about AI. We believe that this can happen developing methods and techniques that, one the one hand, explore the power of acting of actors generally excluded by the grand narratives about AI and, on the other hand, involve these actors in the enactment and the evaluation of AI technologies. Possible topics include but are not limited to: • Deconstruction of seductive myths • Appropriation and resistance practices from below • Distributed agency • AI and vulnerable populations • Non-human world(s) • Failures and pitfalls of AI • Power asymmetries and re-negotiations • Digital and computational methods • Post-qualitative research • Participatory methods [2] https://www.easst4s2024.net/callforabstracts/

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AISLF Congrès 2024 Ottawa -CR33 Sociologie com & numérique "Les enjeux relationnels entre humains et non-humains en questions" - date limite du 12 janvier 2024
by Helene BOURDELOİE 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

For French speakers... — Chères et chers collègues, Tous nos voeux les meilleurs pour 2024. Nous vous rappelons que la date limite pour répondre à l’appel à communications du congrès de l’AISLF est fixée au 12 janvier 2024. Intitulé "Produire les savoirs : les enjeux relationnels entre humains et non-humains en questions », l’appel du CR33 Sociologie de la communication et du numérique se trouve ici <https://congres2024.aislf.org/pages/23-aac.php?aac=CR33> ou ci-dessous. Pour celles et ceux qui n'en disposent pas encore, il est nécessaire de créer un compte…. Au plaisir de découvrir vos contributions et de vous voir à Ottawa (congrès du 8 au 12 juin. 2024). Le comité Appel du CR33: https://congres2024.aislf.org/pages/23-aac.php?aac=CR33 Connexion à l’espace personnel: https://congres2024.aislf.org/pages/log01.php Ps: n’hésitez pas à diffuser dans vos réseaux.. Produire les savoirs : les enjeux relationnels entre humains et non-humains en questions Il est beaucoup question de ChatGPT, l'agent conversationnel qui nous propose des textes sur tous les sujets relevant de la connaissance humaine. Pour les uns, il s'agit d'une percée majeure en termes d'« intelligence artificielle » générative. Pour les autres, ces améliorations rapides ne doivent pas être vues comme des exploits techniques, mais au contraire comme autant de sources de problèmes sociaux majeurs. Au-delà, cette actualité renvoie à s'interroger sur les frontières entre humains et non-humains. Ces débats ne sont pas complètement nouveaux dans notre champ, celui de la sociologie de la communication. Dès 1950, Alan Turing avait inventé un test dit « test de Turing » qui avait pour but de s'interroger sur la capacité d'une machine à penser en demandant à un être humain s'il pensait communiquer avec un autre être humain ou avec une machine... Aujourd'hui, les mêmes questions se posent, mais avec une acuité toute nouvelle. Les enjeux sociaux s'avèrent majeurs, par exemple à propos du rôle des algorithmes dans les recommandations d'œuvres culturelles sur les plateformes au détriment de médiations humaines plus traditionnelles. Ou bien du rôle de ces mêmes algorithmes dans la mise en visibilité de certains contenus sur les réseaux socionumériques qui favorisent la reproduction des idées dominantes via les bulles de filtre, voire trompent les internautes en laissant proliférer des nouvelles falsifiées. En raison de la place et du rôle pris par les médias (socio)numériques à une échelle quasi-planétaire, le capital et le pouvoir s'avèrent de plus en plus concentrés entre quelques géants du capitalisme, des régimes politiques stables sont susceptibles d'être déstabilisés et les big data sont utilisées massivement pour analyser, voire prédire, nos comportements. Face à de tels enjeux, quels sont les objets et terrains à privilégier ? Est-il encore possible de distinguer clairement les places respectives des humains et des techniques, de la technique ? Quelles sont les pratiques de résistance aussi bien à propos des collectes de données qu'en termes de détournements d'usages et de tentatives de contournement des logiques d'hameçonnage de l'attention ? Ces pratiques visent-elles à protéger nos vies privées, à tenter de renouveler les formes de sociabilité et de vivre-ensemble, ou bien à remettre en cause les formes prises par le capitalisme ? Dans le cadre de ces pratiques contestataires, qu'en est-il des relations entre humains et technique(s) ? **** Hélène Bourdeloie Centre Internet et Société (CIS) CNRS, délégation LabSIC & chercheuse associée au CARISM (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assa) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord / Paris Nord Sorbonne University http://www.helenebourdeloie.org <http://www.helenebourdeloie.org/> *

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Examples of digital citizenship and (media)literacy guides and projects
by Deike Schulz 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Dear colleagues, Right now we’re conducting research for the Dutch Royal Library to make an inventory of national and international digital citizenship initiatives. Our aim is to develop a guide that supports librarians, teachers and students to make an informed decision with regards to this topic when they want to organize an initiative or (research)project by themselves. I’m looking for examples of such guides internationally, from which we could learn (type of content, user experience design, media formats etc.). Examples of successful international digital citizenship projects are also very welcome! Additionally I would appreciate it very much if members of the AoIR community would like to share their definition of ‘digital citizenship’. We already learned that digital citizenship includes a broad array of definitions, often in direct connection with other terminology such as media literacy. Many thanks for your help! Kind regards also on behalf of our research team, Deike Schulz Deike Schulz, PhD Professor Organisations and Social Media NHL-Stenden University of Applied Sciences .........................................................................… Academy Communication & Creative Business Professorship Organisations & Social Media

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CfP for NLPerspectives workshop
by Shiran Dudy 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Hi AoIR community, I am writing here to send the word out about the NLPerspectives workshop we opranize, where the emphasis is on research that challenges "ground truth" assumptions for certain contexts in the NLP domain as well as other ones. You can read more here <https://nlperspectives.di.unito.it/w/3rd-workshop-on-perspectivist-approach…> . The deadline is within a month, Feb. 23rd. Thanks, Shiran

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CFP DEADLINE EXTENDED: JITP Special Issue on Conspiracy Theory Scholarship
by Zelly Claire Eliane Martin 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Hello, AoIR community! I am writing to let everyone know that our special issue call in the Journal of Information Technology & Politics <https://twitter.com/JITP_APSA/status/1745232517404197164> has been *extended to February 15th*. Please select our special issue, The Future of Conspiracy Scholarship, in the drop-down menu when you submit to JITP. If you rushed to submit or didn't quite make the deadline, please do submit now! Please write to me, zelly(a)utexas.edu, with any questions or concerns. Thank you! Zelly -- *Zelly Martin *| PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant Center for Media Engagement | Moody College of Communication | The University of Texas at Austin mediaengagement.org/propaganda/ <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmediaengag…>| @zellycmartin

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CfP 4S/EASST AMS | Decomposing
by Selena Savic 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Dear colleagues, We welcome contributions to the open panel #152, on "Permanent Migration of Records and Digital Representations: Decomposing the Coloniality of Fixed Archival Knowledge <https://www.easst4s2024.net/open-panels/#14198>". The panel explores how post-digital perspectives on digitization can contribute to the refusal and de-instituting of colonial relations in archival practice and institutional knowledge—by discussing the technology’s transformational requirement to recompose different ways of seeing and representing. We appreciate formats as papers, artistic in-outs, workshops, dialogues, or collective contributions. If suitable we would organize one panel session as a roundtable discussion. You will find more information on the panel here: https://www.easst4s2024.net/open-panels/#14198 You are very welcome to submit an abstract of your contribution *until February 12 2024*. You may find all the details on submission requirements here: https://www.easst4s2024.net/callforabstracts/. My colleagues, Flavia Caviezel, Lucie Kolb, Karolina Sobecka, Bernhard Garnicnig and myself look forward to reading your proposals! Best wishes, Selena Savic -- *Dr. Selena Savic* Assistant Professor for Protohistory of AI and Machines in the Arts University of Amsterdam Department of Arts and Culture Amsterdam School for Historical Studies https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/s.savic <https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/s/a/s.savic/s.savic.html>

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Call for nominations for the IJPP Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award (deadline: 28 March)
by Cristian Vaccari 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Dear colleagues, I am writing to share the call for nominations for the International Journal of Press/Politics 2024 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award, which honors internationally oriented books published in the last ten years that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. You can find a description of the award and instructions on how to submit a nomination below. The call for nominations is also available at https://journals.sagepub.com/page/hij/best-book-award-2024. I hope you will consider nominating books that meet the criteria. Please feel free to share the call for nomination with any colleagues you think may be interested in it. All the best, Cristian *** Call for Nominations: The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2024 Nominations are invited for the annual International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award, to be received no later than March 28, 2024. *** Rationale The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award honors internationally oriented books that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. It is given annually by the International Journal of Press/Politics and sponsored by SAGE Publications. The award committee will judge each nominated book based on the following criteria: - the extent to which the book contributes to internationally relevant knowledge; - the significance of the problems addressed; - conceptual and theoretical innovation; - strength of evidence; - clarity of writing; - ability to link journalism studies, political communication research, and other relevant fields of intellectual and scholarly inquiry. *** Eligibility Books written in English and published within the last ten years will be considered. Monographs as well as edited volumes of exceptional quality and coherence will be considered for the award. Books by current members of the award committee are ineligible and committee members will recuse themselves from discussion of books that may entail conflicts of interest, such as books authored by members of their own department or published in a series they edit. Books nominated for previous editions of the award may be nominated again as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. *** Award committee The award committee consists of Cristian Vaccari (Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics), Frank Esser (chair of the Political Communication Division of ICA), and Annika Sehl (chair of the Journalism Studies Division of ICA). *** Nominations Nominations should be emailed to Cristian Vaccari (cvaccari(a)ed.ac.uk) by March 28, 2024. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations should be accompanied by a rationale of 300-500 words, authored by a researcher, that clearly specifies why the book meets the criteria listed above. Please include links to or copies of relevant reviews in scholarly journals if applicable. Arrangements should be made with the publishers of nominated books for one hard copy or e-book (i.e., the full book in PDF form) to be sent by March 28 to each of the three committee members at the following addresses: - Cristian Vaccari, Office 2.13C, Chrystal Macmillan Building, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, 15a George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, United Kingdom. Email: cvaccari(a)ed.ac.uk. - Frank Esser, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Andreas St 15, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: f.esser(a)ikmz.uzh.ch - Annika Sehl, Department of Journalism, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ostenstraße 25, 85072 Eichstätt, Germany. Email: annika.sehl(a)ku.de *** Presentation The award will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association and will be announced on the IJPP website. *** Past winners of the award 2023: Gadi Wolfsfeld, Tamir Sheafer, and Scott Althaus, Building Theory in Political Communication: The Politics-Media-Politics Approach (Oxford University Press 2022). 2022: Nikki Usher, News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism (Columbia University Press 2021). 2021: Allissa V. Richardson, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones, and the New Protest #Journalism (Oxford University Press 2020). 2020: Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer (Editors), Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe (Columbia University Press, 2019). 2019: Maria Repnikova, Media Politics in China: Improvising Power Under Authoritarianism (Cambridge University Press, 2017). 2018: Erik Albæk, Arjen van Dalen, Nael Jebril, and Claes H. de Vreese, Political Journalism in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2014). 2017: Katrin Voltmer, The Media in Transitional Democracies (Polity Press, 2013). 2016: Andrew Chadwick, The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power (Oxford University Press, 1st edition 2013). 2015: Rodney Benson, Shaping Immigration News (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Cristian Vaccari, he/him/his ************************* Chair in Future Governance, Public Policy, and Technology, University of Edinburgh Director, MSc Future Governance, Edinburgh Futures Institute Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Press/Politics ************************* Personal website: https://cristianvaccari.com/ Google Scholar profile Mastodon: @cvaccari@mastodon.social

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Global Media and China || Hybrid Workshop: Pluralising China-as-Method
by Xiao Han 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Dear All, *Hybrid Workshop of Global Media and China: Pluralising China-as-Method: Decolonising Cultural Mediations in the Global South* We welcome anyone interested in, for free, online and offline. The *Global Media and China* (http://gch.sagepub.com/) is published by Sage journals with current IF: 2.1. Follow us on: https://twitter.com/GC.ournal <https://twitter.com/GCHjournal>. *Time: 17 January 2024 (Wednesday)* * 4 - 6 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong)/9 -11 am (CET)* *Venue: 5/F Esther Lee Building, The Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, the Chinese * * University of Hong Kong* *Zoom Meeting ID: 946 3221 5904* Organised by: the Sage journal *Global Media and China*; the Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. *Chairs:* Professor Anthony Fung (the Chinese University of Hong Kong) Dr Xiao Han (Communication University of China) *Schedule and Speakers:* Part 1 Opening and Introduction Part 2 Main Sessions *Introduction: 'China-as-method' as an epistemological approach?* Speakers: Dr Tommy Tse (The University of Amsterdam); Dr Ling Tung Tsang (The University of Hong Kong); Dr Xiaotian Li (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) *Panel 1: Re-understanding nationalism and gender politics* Speakers: Dr Ling Tung Tsang (The University of Hong Kong); Ms Qian Li (PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong) & Dr Xiaotian Li (Hong Kong Polytechnic University); Ms Fan Xiao (PhD candidate at Hong Kong Baptist University) Moderator: Dr Xiaotian Li (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) *Panel 2: Envisioning a *Global* China* Speakers: Dr Johanna von Pezold (the University of Amsterdam); Ms Ke Ma (PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam); Mr Pengze Bai (PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong) Moderator: Dr Johanna von Pezold (the University of Amsterdam) *Panel 3: Reimagining '*Digital*' in China* Speakers: Ms Holy Shum (PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong); Dr Tommy Tse (The University of Amsterdam) Moderator: Dr Ling Tung Tsang (The University of Hong Kong) *Part 3: Conclusions* All the best, -- Xiao Han, Research Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China Managing Editor, Global Media and China ( https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch)

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CFP for Conference on Children and Youth - consumer culture (due Jan 30)
by Natalie H. Coulter 10 Jan '24

10 Jan '24

Dear AoIR folks Please take look at the conference and share with your networks. There is lots of room at the CTC for scholarship on young people and digital cultures, social media, digital technologies etc. Natalie CHILD AND TEEN CONSUMPTION 2024 11th Interdisciplinary Conference on Child and Teen Consumption October 16 -18 2024, York University, Toronto, Canada PLAYING WITH BORDERS The 2024 edition of the Child and Teen Consumption Conference will be held in Toronto (Canada) and will be hosted by York University, October 16-18, 2024. The theme of the 11th Child and Teen Consumption Conference is Playing with Borders. The borders and boundaries of young people’s cultural worlds are messy and in flux, especially in the spaces of consumer culture, digital culture and media culture. From the borders between the analog and the digital, the authentic and the branded, the global and the local, play and labour to, food and fun, young people contest, resist, negotiate, push and play with the boundaries in the between. We invite research and approaches that interrogate the concepts and definition of children’s and teens “play”, and how young people themselves “play” in mediated and digitized spaces. This theme is dedicated to the critical study of issues relevant to child and teen consumption, with methods and perspectives drawn from across the humanities and qualitative social sciences. We welcome applications from any discipline, department, or field. We are especially eager to receive applications that approach such questions from critical perspectives that centre marginalized selves: queer, trans, feminist, crip, antiracist, abolitionist, decolonial, Indigenous, diasporic, transnational, and so on. Presentations may examine a variety of topics including, but not limited to: * Branding and marketing of young people * Children and sustainability (SDG) * Children’s mediated cultures * Children’s rights and justice * Climate change * Consumer culture * Consumer desires * Digital literacies * Digital technologies * Disability and play * Families and consumer culture * Food cultures * Gender and/or race in consumer culture * Global migration * Historical approaches to consumption and play * Identities and consumer culture * LGBTQIA2+ youth * Material cultures * New methodologies in children and consumption * Play and Fun * Poverty and Scarcity * Policy on marketing and advertising * Social media practices and cultures * Sociology of food * War, poverty and food insecurity for children Submission process: Applications will undergo an interdisciplinary evaluation: a paper from a disciplinary background will be evaluated by researchers from other disciplines. Applications are due 30 January 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by the beginning of March 2024. Applications can be submitted here. https://www.yorku.ca/events/ctc2024/applications/ About the Association: The Child and Teen Consumption Conferences address a wide range of topics linking childhood and adolescence with consumer environments in different social and institutional contexts. This forum aims to be a meeting place for scholars and practitioners to examine different issues affecting children for better or for worse, such as media, technology, privacy, climate change, social exclusion, and SDGs, from diverse disciplinary perspectives including psychology, sociology, communication, anthropology, history, education sciences, and law. Since the beginning, the Child and Teen Consumption Conferences promote original research on how children interact with the market and society, and how they construct their identity and relationships with peers, family members, brands and organizations. More information on the CTC community can be found here: https://mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/childandteenconsumption/ Since 2004, previous conferences have been held every two years in countries such as France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain and Scotland. Contact person & email for CTC 2024 enquiries: Email: childrenandteen(a)yorku.ca<mailto:childrenandteen@yorku.ca> Conference Co-chairs: Natalie Coulter, York University Kisha McPherson, Toronto Metropolitan University Conference Coordinator Marion Tempest Grant Natalie Coulter, PhD (she/her) • Associate Professor • Director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies (IRDL) Communication and Media Studies • YORK UNIVERSITY Toronto ON, Canada Twitter: @nhccommstudies https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/ncoulter/ Latest publications: “Let’s go make some videos”: Post-Feminist Digital Media on Tween-Coms<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/15274764221150162> Hey Siri”: Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and Then Using the Data<https://theconversation.com/hey-siri-virtual-assistants-are-listening-to-ch…> Child Studies Meets Digital Media: Rethinking the Paradigms<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351004107-1/child-s…>. This electronic mail (e-mail), including any attachments, is intended only for the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure. No waiver of privilege, confidentiality or any other protection is intended by virtue of its communication by the internet. Any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, or are not named as a recipient, please immediately notify the sender and destroy all copies of it --

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