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SAGE Webinar || Global Media and China: Chinese Platforms and Entrepreneurial Labour
by Xiao Han 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

*April 28 15:00-16:30 Beijing Time (GMT+8)* *Zoom Meeting ID: 88122820918* Join us for an insightful webinar by register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldOyqpzopGtWb0YhtKfCwsb3B3UtAEF… As the world’s largest internet market and digital economy, China has a vibrant and diversified social media market. From Taobao, Weibo, Weixin/WeChat, to Douyin/TikTok, Kuaishou, Bilibili, and Xiaohonghu, Chinese digital platforms have been central to people’s social, cultural, and economic lives. These made-in-China platforms are transnational digital networks beyond the Sinophone sphere. By focusing on platform entrepreneurial labor, a special issue published in *Global Media and China* <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/GCH> which highlighted the importance of human agency and creativity, as individuals and communities navigate changes and disruptions in their everyday life brought about by digital platforms and the platformization of cultural, economic, and knowledge production. It has also illustrated the power relations at different levels in the platform economy. *On 28th April*, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar which invites editors of *Global Media and China* and authors of this special issue to share their insights on Chinese Platforms and Entrepreneurial Labour. *Agenda: * - 15:00 *Anthony Y.H. Fung, *Editor in Chief, *Global Media and China, *The Chinese University of Hong Kong Opening Speech - 15:05 *Professor Haiqing Yu*, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Platformization of entrepreneurial labour via Chinese digital networks: Introduction - 15:25 *Professor Pin Sun*, Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Science From Surveillance capitalism to association capitalism: Reflecting on the mediatization and organization of Chinese platforms - 15:45 *Dr Lili Wang,* London School of Economics and Political Science Relational platform entrepreneurs: Live commerce and the 818 Jiazu - 16:05 *Professor Suruchi Mazumdar*, Jindal Global University Loving the enemy app: Resistance versus professionalism in 'post-TikTok' India - 16:25 *Professor Jeroen de Kloet,* Editor, *Global Media and China*, The University of Amsterdam Conclusion and Q&A

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New Book: Misinformation Matters - Online Content and Quality Analysis (by Uyiosa Omoregie and Kirsti Ryall).
by Uyiosa Omoregie 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, Our new book is released today (19 April 2023) by Taylor & Francis publishers. Title:* Misinformation Matters - Online Content and Quality Analysis *(by Uyiosa Omoregie and Kirsti Ryall). Website link: Misinformation Matters Routledge <https://www.routledge.com/Misinformation-Matters-Online-Content-and-Quality…..> Please find attached to this email a flyer from Taylor & Francis offering a 20% discount for the book with a discount code. Book description: This book is distinctive in its application of the early philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to misinformation analysis. It also proposes a new theory of information quality. The book is timely as the issue of online information quality (especially on social media platforms) is now front-page news. The book proffers an alternative to the algorithmic engagement-based ranking of content by social media platforms: a new system for ranking online content based on information quality. The book also introduced two new concepts to the scholarly literature: "off-information" and "non-information." >From the back page: What is "misinformation"? Why does it matter? How does it spread on the internet, especially on social media platforms? What can we do to counteract the worst of its effects? Can we counteract its effects now that it is ubiquitous? These are the questions we answer in this book. We are living in an information age (specifically an "algorithmic age") which prioritizes information "quantity" over "quality". Social media has brought billions of people from across the world together online and the impact of diverse platforms, such as Facebook, WeChat, Reddit, LinkedIn, Signal, WhatsApp, Gab, Instagram, Telegram, and Snapchat, has been transformational. The internet was created, with the best of intentions, as an online space where written content could be created, consumed and diffused without any real intermediary. This empowering aspect of the web is still, mostly, a force for good. People, on the whole, are better informed and online discussion is more inclusive because barriers to participation are reduced. As activity online has grown, however, an expanding catalogue of research reveals a darker side to social media, and the internet generally. Namely, misinformation’s ability to negatively influence our behaviour both online and offline. The solution we provide to this growing dilemma is informed by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, which examines the relationship between language and reality from a philosophical perspective, and complements Claude Shannon’s Information Quantity Theory, which addresses the quantification, storage and communication of digital information from a mathematical perspective. The book ends by setting out a model designed by us: a "Wittgensteinian" approach to information quality. It defines content published online by clarifying the propositions and claims made within it. Our model’s online information quality check allows users to effectively analyse the quality of trending online content. This approach to misinformation analysis and prevention has been designed to be both easy to use and pragmatic. It upholds freedom of speech online while using the "harm principle" to categorise problematic content. -------------------------------- Uyi Omoregie Principal Analyst/Co-Founder Avram Turing 252 Stone Road West Guelph, ON N1G 2V7 Canada https://avramturing.com/

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CFP: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS in STS, 4S 2023 Open Panel
by Marika L. Cifor 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

CFP: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS in STS: Archives, Science, and Participation, 4S 2023 <https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php> Open Panel Submissions open at the end of April and are due by May 26, 2023. CFP: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS in STS: Archives, Science, and Participation, 4S 2023 <https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php> Open Panel This open panel seeks presentations that synthesize across the social, historical and sociotechnical studies of HIV/AIDS throughout the past 40+ years in North America and the world. We particularly welcome investigations that focus on one or more of the following: (1) the archives that undergird our memory and memory-making practices; (2) scientific and biomedical investigations, their contributions, failures and controversies; and (3) community participation, such as activism and community advocacy. STS scholarship on HIV/AIDS has distinct phases. Prior to 1996, before effective HIV treatments became available, it was marked by widespread social inquiry. With the advent of antiretroviral treatments, public attention waned and scholarly fragmentation occurred. The mistaken underlying rationale was that this pandemic was over (or at least well-managed). Biomedical innovation, inflected by activist engagement, did result in treatments that can enable people living with HIV to live near a full lifespan. However, antiretroviral therapies come with side effects, require resources and stability to remain in care, and are dependent on the pharmaceutical industry and strained health systems. HIV has become a long pandemic – one that is both exceptional and intersects with ongoing human rights, socioeconomic, and public health crises. We seek submissions that take a long view, bridging historical STS work with contemporary trajectories in the field, including about the nature of expertise, knowledge production, archives, and activist and community participation in technoscience. Beyond this panel, the organizers aim to foster long-term intellectual community formation around synthetic understandings of long-pandemic of HIV/AIDS. *Contact: *mcifor(a)uw.edu, dribes(a)uw.edu with any questions about this open panel. *Keywords: *Social Movements and STS, Forms and Practices of Expertise, Medicine and Healthcare, Histories of science; Queer STS; Feminist STS; Pandemic; Archive; Information technology -- Marika Cifor, PhD Assistant Professor Information School, University of Washington Box 352840 - Mary Gates Hall, Ste. 370 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 mcifor(a)uw.edu https://marikacifor.com/ pronouns: she/her/hers

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Call for papers for the 9th annual conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics (University of Edinburgh, UK, 12-13 October 2023)
by Cristian Vaccari 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Call for papers 9th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics University of Edinburgh, UK, 12-13 October 2023 Deadline for abstracts: 14 June 2023 via https://bit.ly/IJPP2023 Also available at https://cristianvaccari.com/2023/04/18/call-for-papers-for-the-9th-annual-c… On 12-13 October 2023, the University of Edinburgh will host the 9th annual conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, focused on academic research on the relationship between media and political processes around the world. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 14 June 2023. Attendees will be notified of acceptance by 21 June 2023. Registration fees will be due 11 August 2023 and full papers based on accepted abstracts will be due 29 September 2023. A selection of the best papers presented at the conference will be published in the journal after peer review. The conference brings together scholars conducting internationally oriented or comparative research on the intersection between news media and politics around the world. It aims to provide a forum for academics from a wide range of disciplines, countries, and methodological approaches to advance knowledge in this area. Examples of relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the political implications of changes in media systems; the importance of different types of media for learning about and engaging with politics; the factors affecting the quality of political information and public discourse; media policy and regulation; the role of entertainment and popular culture in how people engage with current affairs; relations between political actors and journalists; the role of visuals and emotion in the production and processing of public information; the role of different kinds of media during conflicts and crises; and political communication during and beyond elections by government, political parties, interest groups, and social movements. The journal and the conference are particularly interested in studies that represent substantial theoretical or methodological advances on these issues in an international perspective, especially by adopting comparative approaches and/or focusing on parts of the world that are under-researched in the English-language academic literature. Titles and abstracts for papers (maximum 300 words) are invited by 14 June 2023 via the online form available at https://bit.ly/IJPP2023. Abstracts should clearly describe the key question, the theoretical and methodological approach, the evidence presented, and the wider implications of the study for understanding the relationship between media and politics in an international perspective. Authors are encouraged to provide as much detail as possible about the spatial and temporal context of their study, the research design and methods employed, the data collected, and the main results of the analyses. The registration fee for the conference will be GBP 250, to be paid by 11 August 2023. The fee covers lunches and coffee breaks on 12 and 13 October, two conference dinners on 11 and 12 October, and farewell drinks on 13 October. A limited number of registration fee waivers will be available for early career scholars and scholars from countries that appear in Tiers B and C of the classification adopted by the International Communication Association. Applications for fee waivers must be made via the abstract online submission form available at https://bit.ly/IJPP2023. All attendees must respect the Scottish Government policies to protect themselves and the population against COVID-19. Attendees visiting Edinburgh from abroad must commit to follow the Scottish government’s regulations for international travel. The conference is organized by Cristian Vaccari, Editor-in-Chief of IJPP. Please contact Professor Vaccari with questions at c.vaccari(a)lboro.ac.uk. More about the journal and the University. The International Journal of Press/Politics The International Journal of Press/Politics is an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the media and politics in an international perspective. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical research which analyzes the linkages between the news media and political processes and actors around the world, emphasizes international and comparative work, and links research in the fields of political communication and journalism studies, and the disciplines of political science and media and communication. The journal is published by SAGE Publishing and is ranked 19th in Communication and 22nd in Political Science by Journal Citation Reports. The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh has been influencing history since it welcomed its first students in 1583. Through the many achievements of its staff and students, the University has delivered on its central principles of providing cutting-edge research, inspirational teaching and innovative thinking, attracting some of the greatest minds from around the globe. Politics and International Relations (PIR) is one of the largest and most vibrant subject areas at the University of Edinburgh. It is home to more than 600 undergraduates and 100 postgraduate students annually. Its alumni include government ministers, members of parliament, policy analysts, broadcasters, business leaders, teachers, and social entrepreneurs. Its world-leading research directly informs policymakers, ministers, and NGOs. Cristian Vaccari, he/him/his ************************* Professor of Political Communication, Loughborough University Director, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Press/Politics ************************* New book: Outside the Bubble: Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies New project: Everyday Sharing of Misinformation on Private Social Media ************************* Personal website: https://cristianvaccari.com/ Google Scholar profile Mastodon: @cvaccari@mastodon.social Twitter: @prof_vaccari

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CfP “Digitalization for sustainability transformations" conference
by Lena Ulbricht 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, the DVPW Working Group Digitalization and Politics is co-organizing an international, interdisciplinary academic conference hosted by the University of Augsburg (Germany). It is a collaboration between the Augsburg University, three working groups of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). The conference's topic is “Digitalization for sustainability transformations – Critical perspectives, lessons learned, and future prospects”. We strive to bring together experts from different disciplines to share their insights on how digital technologies can contribute to creating a more sustainable future. The conference will take place from 20th September (3pm) to 22nd September (1pm) 2023 at Augsburg University in Germany (near Munich). The conference addresses two overarching questions: 1. How does digitalization transform the knowledge and practices of environmental and sustainability policymaking? 2. Which forms of digitalization governance are needed to harness its potential for sustainability transformations? Four keynote speakers have confirmed their participation: Prof. Radhika Krishnan, IIIT Hyderabad in India, Dr. Ruth Machen, University of Newcastle in Great Britain, Dr. Roy Bendor, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands und Prof. Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Stockholm University in Sweden. The call for papers is open for submissions until 30th April 2023. More information about the CfP and the conference https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/philsoz/fakultat/powi-klimapolitik… Please forward this call widely to interested people and communities! We look forward to hearing from you! Kind regards The Team of the DVPW Working Group Digitalization and Politics -- PD Dr. Lena Ulbricht Research Group Leader Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society WZB Berlin Social Science Center Forschungsgruppenleiterin Weizenbaum Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) Hardenbergstr. 32 D-10623 Berlin Germany Email: lena.ulbricht(a)wzb.eu https://www.wzb.eu/en/persons/lena-ulbricht

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Webinar Platform Cooperatives in Brazil: Lessons from Rio de Janeiro
by Rafael Grohmann 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Platform Cooperatives in Brazil: Lessons from Rio de Janeiro (in English & Portuguese) The [1]Platform Cooperativism conference in Rio de Janeiro early in November 2022 was a major event focused on platform cooperatives and their potential to address economic and social challenges. It brought together experts and stakeholders from various industries to discuss the potential of platform coops in Brazil. The conference challenged conventional thinking about what types of cooperatives can succeed in Brazil and sparked a lively debate about the role of platform coops in addressing the country’s economic and social challenges. One of the standout features of the conference was the symposium on platform co-ops in Brazil, which brought together key contributors and stakeholders to discuss the role of the Lula government in supporting platform co-ops in Brazil. This symposium allowed participants to delve deeper into the topic and explore t he potential of platform co-ops to address some of Brazil’s most pressing challenges. Overall, the PCC conference was a major event that generated a lot of interest and excitement about the potential of platform co-ops to drive economic and social progress in Brazil and Latin America. This is a Theory Jam Session, as part of Platform Co-op School 2023. Participants: [2]Rafael Grohmann (University of Toronto) [3]Jacira Silva (Señoritas Courier) [4]Dayvid Santos (Bahia Government, Secretary of Solidarity Economy) [5]Silvia Botelho (Federal University of Rio Grande/ E-CCO project) [6]Denise Kasparian (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Vivian Botelho (Araraquara City) Alexandre Costa Barbosa (Technology Sector, Homeless Worker Movement/MTST) May 3rd, 2023; 12:10 PM – 2:00 PM EST [7]Register now to secure your spot! [8]https://platform.coop/blog/platform-cooperatives-in-brazil-lessons-f rom-rio-de-janeiro/ References 1. https://platform.coop/events/owning-the-future-sustainably-scaling-cooperat… 2. https://platform.coop/people/rafael-grohmann/ 3. https://platform.coop/events/owning-the-future-sustainably-scaling-cooperat… 4. https://platform.coop/people/dayvid-souza-santos/ 5. https://platform.coop/people/silvia-silva-da-costa-botelho/ 6. https://platform.coop/people/denise-kasparian/ 7. https://newschool.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-iqqz8qH9ELYk1LLeKGi6t-oJlk… 8. https://platform.coop/blog/platform-cooperatives-in-brazil-lessons-from-rio…

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Events at Waterloo Games Institute
by Gerald Voorhees 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Hi all, Please join us for two upcoming events (online or in-person) hosted the University of Waterloo Games Institute: 1. On Wednesday April 19 at 1PM EDT/UTC-4 Dr. Andre Brock will give a lecture: T*he Changing Same: Blackness, Representation, and Video Games*. The talk is a discussion of the promise and peril of POC video game character voice acting, focusing primarily on the connections of Black male anger and Black fatherhood in God of War through the voice work of TC Carson and Christopher Judge, contextualized against the audio Brownface of two voice POC women characters in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. Please register with Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-changing-same-blackness-representation-and…> (for free) to receive the link to the online event. 2. On Tuesday April 25 at 1 PM EDT/UTC-4 Dr. Kishonna Gray, Dr. Liz Nilsen, and Dr. Rhona Hanning will discuss *Just Relationships for Research*. We are increasingly asked to envision and implement respectful and non-extractive research involving marginalized communities. But we are rarely challenged to bring those principles to bear in our own research groups, where asymmetries of institutional power between colleagues, students, and staff are normalized. This interdisciplinary panel will outline roles and responsibilities as well as best practices for graduate student supervision to frame a discussion of how to foster and maintain just relationships among researchers, with a focus on the principles and practices animating non-extractive student-supervisor relationships. Different panelist will share their knowledge of institutional guidelines for student supervision and/or experience with cultivating and leading non-oppressive research groups. The panelists will encourage conversations about what constitutes just research relationships within and across disciplinary and institutional contexts. Please register with Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-relationships-for-research-panel-tickets-…> (for free) to receive the link to the online event. Best regards Gerald

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New Sci-Fi Novel
by Aram Sinnreich 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Fellow AoIRistas, Apologies for the shameless self-promotion, but my first novel is coming out this year, and I think AoIR folks will really like it, because it deals with all kinds of themes we address in our scholarly work. It’s a time-travel story with romance elements called A Second Chance for Yesterday<https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Second-Chance-for-Yesterday/R-A-Si…>. It will be released by Solaris Books on August 29th this year. I wrote it with my sister, the historian of food and sex Rachel Hope Cleves, under the shared pen name R.A. Sinn<http://zirk.us/@RAsinn>. Please do consider checking the book out, and helping to spread the word. Here are all the relevant links: Preorders - Amazon<https://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-Yesterday-R-Sinn/dp/1786188279> - IndieBound<https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-second-chance-for-yesterday/18923616> - Barnes & Noble<https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-second-chance-for-yesterday-r-a-sinn/114…> NetGalley (eARC) - https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/283113 Cover Reveal & First Chapter - Sci Fi Now<https://www.scifinow.co.uk/books/a-second-chance-for-yesterday-cover-reveal…> GoodReads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919506-a-second-chance-for-yesterday Thanks! Aram -- Aram Sinnreich<http://www.sinnreich.com/> Professor and Chair Communication Studies<https://www.american.edu/soc/communication-studies/> American University School of Communication<https://www.american.edu/soc/> Author<https://www.amazon.com/Aram-Sinnreich/e/B003CQH09S> | Musician<http://duniaandaram.com/>

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Deadline approaching: 3 x Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Assistant / Associate Prof) Posts at Goldsmiths, University of London
by Mirca Madianou 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Hello everyone A reminder that there are a few days left to apply for the three permanent positions of Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Assistant / Associate Professor) in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London is hiring three Lecturers / Senior Lecturers (Assistant / Associate Professors). Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (Global Digital Politics): https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/l-sl-in-media-communications-and-cultural-s… Closing date for applications: Tuesday 25 April Interview date: weeks beginning Monday 22 May or Monday 29 May Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (Postcolonial Media and Culture): https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/l-sl-in-media-comms-cultural-studies-postco… Closing date for applications: Friday 21 April Interview date: weeks beginning Monday 22 May or Monday 29 May Lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (Culture Industry): https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturer-in-media-comms-cultural-studies-cu… Closing date for applications: Tuesday 25 April Interview date: weeks beginning Monday 22 May or Monday 29 May All the above are permanent positions: start date 1 September 2023 Please note the different application deadlines for the three posts. Interviews will take place during the weeks beginning Monday 22 May or Monday 29 May. For further information including job descriptions, person specifications and who to contact for informal discussions about each role, please use the above links or visit https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/job-search.html Professor Mirca Madianou Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW UK email: m.madianou(a)gold.ac.uk @madianou @madianou@mastodon.social http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/madianou/

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Consider Submitting relevant quantitative or computational work to JIT&P
by Jeff Hemsley 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Hello everyone, I am the Associate Editor for Computational Studies at the Journal of Information Technology & Politics and would like to invite you to submit your quantitative or computational work to the journal. The Journal of Information Technology & Politics examines how information technology (IT) impacts politics and government, how politics and government influence the development and use of IT, and how IT can be used to advance research and education. The journal's primary disciplinary home is political science, but regularly features contributions from scholars in related fields such as communication, sociology, economics, geography, and law. If you have questions about whether or not your work would be a good fit, please do contact me. Jeff Hemsley Associate Professor School of Information Studies Syracuse University Chair, Faculty Senate Computer Services Committee Journal of Information Technology and Politics Associate Editor Author of 'Going Viral', Polity Press, 2013

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