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Panel: Are Games Disinformation Tools?
by Scott DeJong 17 Mar '23

17 Mar '23

Hi Everyone! Sorry for crossposting. I wanted to draw your attention towards the inaugural panel of the disinformation and games research group. Happening *Friday March 17 from 12-1pm EST*. Focused on the overlap of disinformation and games, this panel discusses the state of research in the field, areas in need of attention, and how to not only study but make an impact in this key area. The panel also signifies the launch of the Games and Disinformation Research Project at Concordia University and the establishment of a global network of scholars pursuing work in this area. Featuring some incredible scholars such as: *Dr. Lindsay Grace, Dr. Mia Consalvo, Dr. Rachel Kowert, Dr. Adrienne Massanari, *and *Étienne Quintal* You can learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/panel-are-games-disinformation-tools-tickets-57… Thanks and any questions let me know, Scott DeJong -- *Scott DeJong* Concordia Public Scholar <https://www.concordia.ca/sgs/public-scholars/profiles/scott-dejong.html> / Communications PhD Candidate <https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/profiles/artsci/coms/phd/scott-d…> Twitter <https://stratagem.blog/> / LinkedIn <https://stratagem.blog/> / Personal Website <https://stratagem.blog/> Lizards and Lies Boardgame <https://www.lizardsandlies.ca/>

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Mastodon Research CFP, June 2023
by nathaniel tkacz 17 Mar '23

17 Mar '23

*Call for Presentations * Mastodon: Research Symposium and Tool Exploration Workshop Date: 22nd and 23rd of June, 2023 Place: University of Warwick, UK + online (hybrid event, GMT time) Although established in 2016, Mastodon grew rapidly in the second half of 2022. From an estimated 500,000 monthly active users (MAUs) it reached an apparent peak of 2.5 million MAUs in December 2022 before settling back to a reported 1.4 million as of late January 2023. The rise of Mastodon cannot be separated from the tragi-spectacle of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, and this raises new questions about the relationship between social media platforms and their alternatives. How should we understand the significance of Mastodon, both as an alternative to Twitter and in its own right? We know Mastodon has long appealed to users invested in the infrastructural politics of open-source and federated architectures. But less is known about Mastodon’s forms of sociality and how its infrastructural characteristics shape this sociality. Can Mastodon sociality scale without the viral dynamics of algorithmic feeds? Should we even evaluate Mastodon based on its potential for growth on the scale of the commercial platforms? Are its new users simply on a Twitter sabbatical? How has the influx of users altered the dynamics of Mastodon? Mastodon users are spared from the advertising-derived attention economy, but ads are relatively low down on the scale of undesirable interactions on social media. How is Mastodon handling racism, trolling, and content moderation? Is there a specificity to the violence and abuse experienced on Mastodon as compared to its commercial counterparts? Mastodon introduces a novel level of social media governance, the instance, whose structures of authority can take various forms, from mini-chiefdoms to more deliberative collectives. What do we know about how different Mastodon instances handle governance and the exercise of their ‘instance- power’? Conversely, which tactics have malicious users developed to circumvent moderation or blocking? If platform politics emerges through the unique affordance of a platform, what might we expect from the federated architecture of Mastodon? Finally, Mastodon’s architecture presents new challenges and opportunities for digital research. What kinds of research do the existing tools (such as the R package “rtoot”) enable and what other tools and software might we want to develop? Could Mastodon be used to explore more conscientious ways of doing API-style research? This event seeks to take the pulse of current Mastodon research. It will involve a one-day symposium featuring research presentations and a plenary address by alternative social media researcher, Robert Gehl. This will be followed by a one-day tool exploration workshop featuring RToot developers David Schoch and Chung-hong Chan. The symposium will be a hybrid event based at the University of Warwick. The tool exploration will be in-person only. If you would like to participate in this event, please submit an application via the following website by midnight (anywhere) on the 14th of April: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cdi/news-events/mastodon_research/. You will be asked for the following: - a 300-word presentation abstract - either a URL link to your research profile or a 150-word biography - an indication of attendance mode (in-person or online) - an indication of whether you wish to participate in the tool workshop (in-person only) Possible topics might include: - Mastodon governance - Mastodon feature analysis or interface criticism - Cultural studies of Mastodon - Black Mastodon - Mastodon sociality and/or community dynamics - Platform migration - Mastodon and Twitter relations - Mastodon apps - Instance politics - Cross instance research - Methods and tools for studying Mastodon - Novel use cases of Mastodon instances If you have any questions, please get in touch with n[dot]tkacz[at]warwick[ dot]ac[dot]uk. Thanks for your consideration, Nate Tkacz, Carlos Cámara-Menoyo and Fangzhou Zhang

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CfP//9th International Conference on Infrastructures in Healthcare//Siegen
by Aal, Konstantin 17 Mar '23

17 Mar '23

The 9th International Conference on Infrastructures in Healthcare: 11 - 12 September 2023, University of Siegen, Germany https://infrahealth.eusset.eu/ Infrastructures in healthcare play a crucial role in the ongoing transformative processes of digitalization. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), social assistive robotics (SAR), and the Internet of Things (IoT) accelerate transformation. At the same time, the growing availability of patient-oriented health applications contributes to the more active involvement of patients in their care and well-being. The generation of personal health data is a key outcome and, simultaneously, a drive and a crucial building block of healthcare digitalization. More personal health data are collected in digital form than ever before. Through mobile phones, smartwatches, and other connected devices, patients can self-report health data, monitor their chronic conditions, support their rehabilitation, and engage with personal wellness by following training and activity data. In healthcare, demographic change with the increase in chronic diseases and co-morbidity, the existing and growing shortage of skilled workers in nursing and medicine, and the advancing digitalization in diagnosis and therapy are pressing issues for which we seek solutions. Against the backdrop of economic constraints (e.g., hospital closures, shortage of doctors, especially in rural areas, billing for services) and the advent of more technical support options (e.g., artificial intelligence in diagnosis, telemedicine), there is a high demand for meaningful digital and socio-technical forms of healthcare support. At the same time, already established digital solutions are evolving (e.g., mobile interfaces for hospital information systems) and are linked to new organizational and process requirements for cross-sector and integrated care chains. The infraHEALTH conference has a longstanding interest in empirical, conceptual, theoretical, and technical contributions and has a tradition of innovation and inclusiveness. INFRAHealth, as a single-track conference, has a longstanding interest in empirical, conceptual, theoretical, and technical contributions, and has a tradition of innovation and inclusiveness. Authors are invited to submit their work to infraHEALTH 2023 addressing topics that include, but are not limited to: * Opportunities and challenges in the design and development of personal health data infrastructures * Good and bad practices in designing and using personal-health data infrastructures * Personal data flows in connected devices and context-related use of technologies * Digitalization of health service delivery, e.g., caring at home, robotics, AI, conversational agents, exergames, digital twins * Digital support for informal caregivers, for instance, for information, access to professionals or reaching out to peers or supporting associations * Digital support for ad hoc needed emergencies, for example, self-supporting elderly people living at home suddenly in need of health services * Digital support for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, critical perspectives on novel pandemic-related data infrastructures * Digital infrastructures that are instantiated when needed but otherwise non-intrusive or in the background awaiting their need * Integration of healthcare and data sharing across organizational units, professions, etc. * Question of digitalization – the risks and implications of depriving individuals of offline choices * Digital solutions to issues of privacy and security * Support for self-management of health through digital infrastructures * Digital access to complex health-related information by non-expert citizens * Digital infrastructures for the visualization of healthcare data * Emotional and social intelligence in infrastructures and healthcare * Responsible use of AI-enabled decision-making in healthcare and welfare services * New competencies and learning for patients and health professionals Paper submissions: up to 10 pages excl. references until: 21.04.2023 Poster and / or Demo submission: up to 6 pages excl. references until: 07.06.2023 All submissions will be single-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Accepted papers will be published in EUSSET Digital Library. The conference will take place in Siegen, Germany. The conference will be co-organized by the University of Siegen, University of Agder, and Clausthal University of Technology. All accepted papers will be published in EUSSET´s Reports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies, in EUSSET digital library (www.eusset.eu<http://www.eusset.eu>). We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in Siegen! Konstantin Aal, David Unbehaun & Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou Conference Chairs -- Konstantin Aal Research assistant and PhD student pronouns: he/him/his Information Systems and New Media SFB 1187 "Medien der Kooperation" University of Siegen Kohlbettstr. 15, 57072 Siegen Raum. US-E-102 Tel. +49 (0)271 / 740 3383 Mob. +49 (0)176 / 30 780 007 http://www.uni-siegen.de/fb5/wirtschaftsinformatik/index.html.en?lang=en

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NVivo trainer/consultant?
by Sarah Ann Oates 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Hi, can anyone on this great listserv recommend an NVivo trainer/consultant? In this case, we're doing traditional media content although I know that NVivo is also used for social media content. Thanks in advance! Sarah Sarah Oates Pronoun: she/her Professor and Senior Scholar Philip Merrill College of Journalism Distinguished Scholar-Teacher University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Email: soates(a)umd.edu Phone: 301 455 2332 www.media-politics.com Twitter: @media_politics

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Algorithms for her - online conference
by Rybas, Natalia 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

________________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 5:42:21 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [External] Air-L Digest, Vol 224, Issue 10 This message was sent from a non-IU address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. ------- Send Air-L mailing list submissions to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org You can reach the person managing the list at air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." Today's Topics: 1. two-year postdoctoral position in the fields of comparative analysis of digital media and political contention with computational methods@University of Copenhagen (Jun Liu) 2. Re: examples of qualitative/ethnographic research on NFTs and/or online communities build around blockchain technology (Alexia Maddox) 3. New Book and Article on the Dark and Creepy Sides of Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and AI (Oravec, Jo Ann R) 4. Call for papers for special edition of Digital Culture and Education (Harry Dyer (EDU - Staff)) 5. Call for Abstracts (400 words): Political Economy in Latin America (ULEPICC) Conference March 30 (Marcelo Santos) 6. Registration for Algorithms for Her? Conference in Sheffield UK (Sophie H Bishop) 7. Panel: Are Games Disinformation Tools? (Scott DeJong) 8. Re: Panel: Are Games Disinformation Tools? (Teresa Sofia Castro) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 23:12:49 +0000 From: Jun Liu <liujun(a)hum.ku.dk> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] two-year postdoctoral position in the fields of comparative analysis of digital media and political contention with computational methods@University of Copenhagen Message-ID: <D61C8943-B312-476D-9980-B2E0142E5018(a)contoso.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in the fields of comparative analysis of digital media and political contention with computational methods, to be filled on 1 September 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Deadline 30 April, 2023. We invite original proposals for a post-doc project advancing a comparative study of how people across different contexts (e.g., countries, cultures, and socioeconomic statuses) make choices regarding technology adoption and use for political contention across the globe. The postdoc is expected to have a strong educational background in sociology (political sociology), political science (comparative politics), digital communication, with a background of computation and (social) data science or related disciplines. The position also represents a unique opportunity for close collaboration with researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds (sociology, political science, data science, and journalism) and will advance interdisciplinary skills and perspectives. https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=158773&fbclid=IwAR0P9i0bdwJ4rv07XvsZ… Best, Jun Jun Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen Karen Blixens Plads 8, DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark The Danish Independent Research Fund?s Research Leader 2021, https://tech-in-movement.ku.dk/ ********************************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 11:21:13 +1100 From: Alexia Maddox <alexiamaddox(a)gmail.com> To: Marie Hermanova <marie.hermanova(a)gmail.com> Cc: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, Kelsie Nabben <kelsie.nabben(a)rmit.edu.au>, Ellie Rennie <ellie.rennie(a)rmit.edu.au> Subject: Re: [Air-L] examples of qualitative/ethnographic research on NFTs and/or online communities build around blockchain technology Message-ID: <B0189AFB-558D-488B-A236-03DB519818AA(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi Marie, I recommend your student looking into the work of Ellie Rennie <https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=GzyUwGoAAAAJ&view_op=lis…> and Kelsie Nabben <https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=vsPDnMIAAAAJ&view_op=lis…>, who have taken an ethnographic approach to research within Web3. The following sources may be useful. Ellie Rennie, Michael Zargham, Joshua Tan, Luke Miller, Jonathan Abbott, et al.. Towards a participatory digital ethnography of blockchain governance. Qualitative Inquiry, 2022, 28 (7), pp.837-847. 10.1177/10778004221097056 . hal-03882048 Nabben K (2023) Web3 as ?self-infrastructuring?: The challenge is how. Big data & society. 10(1): 205395172311590. Nabben K (2023) Cryptoeconomics as governance: an intellectual history from ?Crypto Anarchy? to ?Cryptoeconomics?. Internet Histories. DOI: 10.1080/24701475.2023.2183643. 1-23. Best wishes Alexia > On 9 Mar 2023, at 2:30 am, Marie Hermanova via Air-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > I'm writing on behalf of a student of mine, who's working on a digital > ethnography project mapping the buying of deeds in the Otherside metaverse. > He's interested in the construction of value around NFTs. > We have struggled to find interesting theoretical approaches or qualitative > studies/examples of qualitative (ideally ethnographic) research in this > area. > It's not exactly my area of expertise (so I hope I'm explaining the topic > correctly), but I'm sure there are people on this list who know more - if > you could point me to articles or books that you think are relevant and > worth reading and could be an inspiration for the student, I would be very > grateful! > > best wishes, > > Marie > > *Dr Marie He?manov?* > > Research Associate, Gender & Sociology > > Editor-in-Chief, Gender and Research <https://www.genderonline.cz/> > > Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences > > Jilsk? 1, 110 00, Prague > > https://www.soc.cas.cz/en/lide/marie-hermanova > > > > *Latest publications:* > > He?manov?, M. (2022). Politicisation of the Domestic - Populist Narratives > About Covid-19 Among Influencers. Media and Communication 10(4), 180 - 190, > > https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v10i4.5736 > > > > He?manov?, M,. M. Skey and T. Thurnell-Read (2022). Cultures of Authenticity > <https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781801179362>, > Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:09:36 +0000 From: "Oravec, Jo Ann R" <oravecj(a)uww.edu> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] New Book and Article on the Dark and Creepy Sides of Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and AI Message-ID: <PH8PR10MB6338301508239A2E35E2E23DB3B59(a)PH8PR10MB6338.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" [Apologies for duplicate posts] Greetings from Wisconsin! My new article on anti-robot activity has been published in Technological Forecasting & Social Change. According to the kind Elsevier folks I am allowed to share the link below. After March 14th, please email me if you need access for your research efforts. Rage against robots: Emotional and motivational dimensions of anti-robot attacks, robot sabotage, and robot bullying is now available online, containing full bibliographic details. To help you access and share this work, we have created a Share Link ? a personalized URL providing free access to your article. Anyone clicking on this link before March 14, 2023 will be taken directly to the final version of your article on ScienceDirect, which they are welcome to read or download. No sign up, registration or fees are required. Your personalized Share Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gTZk98SGsuYN My new book on the social and ethical aspects of robotics and AI also just came out from Palgrave Macmillan Springer (Good Robot, Bad Robot: Dark and Creepy Sides of Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and AI). The book is available at https://link.springer.com/book/9783031140129 [https://media.springernature.com/w153/springer-static/cover/book/978-3-031-…]<https://link.springer.com/book/9783031140129> Good Robot, Bad Robot<https://link.springer.com/book/9783031140129> This book explores how robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance human lives but also have unsettling ?dark sides link.springer.com Here is the book blurb: This book explores how robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance human lives but also have unsettling ?dark sides.? It examines expanding forms of negativity and anxiety about robots, AI, and autonomous vehicles as our human environments are reengineered for intelligent military and security systems and for optimal workplace and domestic operations. It focuses on the impacts of initiatives to make robot interactions more humanlike and less creepy (as with domestic and sex robots). It analyzes the emerging resistances against these entities in the wake of omnipresent AI applications (such as ?killer robots? and ubiquitous surveillance). It unpacks efforts by developers to have ethical and social influences on robotics and AI and confronts the AI hype that is designed to shield the entities from criticism. The book draws from science fiction, dramaturgical, ethical, and legal literatures as well as current research agendas of corporations. Engineers, implementers! , and res earchers have often encountered users' fears and aggressive actions against intelligent entities, especially in the wake of deaths of humans by robots and autonomous vehicles. The book is an invaluable resource for developers and researchers in the field, as well as curious readers who want to play proactive roles in shaping future technologies. Again, please contact me for any questions and requests. I welcome collaboration on these themes. Thanks so much! Jo Ann Jo Ann Oravec (MA, MS, MBA, PhD) Professor, Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, UW-Madison, USA https://uww.academia.edu/JoAnnOravec http://oravec.org/ Author of Good Robot, Bad Robot: Dark and Creepy Sides of Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and AI (2022), Springer Nature <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-14013-6>Good Robot, Bad Robot | SpringerLink<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-14013-6> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 13:18:09 +0000 From: "Harry Dyer (EDU - Staff)" <Harry.T.Dyer(a)uea.ac.uk> To: "'air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org'" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Call for papers for special edition of Digital Culture and Education Message-ID: <LO0P302MB0161385E047EB06CAE9EAA7D99B59(a)LO0P302MB0161.GBRP302.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear all, Digital Culture and Education has a new call for papers out for a special edition exploring the practices and politics of inclusion and exclusion through digital technology. Particular focus is given to algorithms, public spheres, and methodologies. Details of the call can be found here: https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/call-for-papers/special-issue-di…. Manuscripts are due by September 1st, 2023. You can also find our ongoing latest volume of DCE here https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-14-4. As always, submission are welcome exploring the overlaps between digital technology, education, and culture. All the best, Harry Dr Harry T Dyer Lecturer in Education, Course Director BA Education School of Education and Lifelong Learning University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ Follow me on Twitter at @harrytdyer<https://twitter.com/HarryTDyer>. You can find my TED talk here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZteEZbAtsNI>, or read my latest book here<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811557156> Find out more about Digital Culture and Education here<http://digitalcultureandeducation.com/> ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:11:09 -0300 From: Marcelo Santos <marcelolbsantos(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Call for Abstracts (400 words): Political Economy in Latin America (ULEPICC) Conference March 30 Message-ID: <CAFW9xBi1SnQ31gttnOMKU0ct-9Xf1rHbWU38Q0rXLcpvcKC1yw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" ***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear colleagues: Our university in Santiago de Chile will be hosting this event, perhaps some colleagues on the list might be interested. Please find the basic information in English, Spanish and Portuguese below, plus a link to the complete information in Spanish. Works in Spanish, English and Portuguese will be considered. Any consultations you may write directly to me. Best regards -- Marcelo Santos Profesor Asociado | Investigador CICLOS-UDP <https://ciclos.udp.cl/> Investigador N?cleo Milenio para el Estudio de la Pol?tica, Opini?n P?blica y Medios en Chile - MEPOP <http://www.mepop.cl/> Linkedin <http://cl.linkedin.com/in/marcelolbsantos/es> | Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e7_9UIgAAAAJ> | Orcid <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-3764> Twitter: @celoo <http://www.twitter.com/celoo> *-----ENGLISH-----* Call for abstracts for the XIII International Latin Conference on the Political Economy of Information, Communication, and Culture (In Spanish): *Inequality and Concentration:* *Inequality in the access, use and appropriation of ICTs in the face of economic and political concentration of transnational corporations.* *Place:* Diego Portales University (Santiago, Chile) *Deadline for abstracts*: March 30th, 2023 *Event date:* October 23, 24, 25th, 2023 *Description: *The recent pandemic has made visible worldwide the enormous inequality between people, as well as the excessive concentration of the supply of applications, platforms, connectivity and telecommunications services in the hands of a very few global companies. Both elements lead to increased exclusion of groups that cannot afford a connection and lack the necessary tools or knowledge to use digital technologies. At the same time, there has been an unprecedented increase in wealth accumulated by a handful of firms. Among the most important transformations due to the use of digital technologies are the work mediated by technology, which implies for employers the avoidance of the payment of benefits, for workers the isolation, as well as the extension of the working day. In the educational field, education, which had to be virtual, was left in the hands of platforms that offered universities their services free of charge; however, when the emergency ended, payment was demanded, which created financial difficulties for the institutions. Some governments are in the same situation. The prevalence of transnationals is possible because nations do not have the platforms or applications. This has generated a new dependency. However, the transition to the virtual world does not seem to be reversible and it is imperative to seek solutions. Within this framework, we want to develop analyses and proposals around the issue of inequality versus concentration of wealth as well as the possibilities of use and appropriation of digital technology. We invite the academic community in general to send their proposals to one of these five working groups: *Section 1:* Epistemology and Theory of the Political Economy of Communication and Culture *Section 2:* Communication and Cultural Policies. *Section 3:* Communication, Citizenship and Democracy *Section 4:* Structure of Communication *Section 5:* New technologies of information, communication and knowledge. *Submissions: *Send an abstract of 400 words respecting the IMRD standard (Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion) and add 4 to 6 key words at the end, as well as the name, surname and institutional affiliation of each author to the mail ulepiccchile2023(a)ufrontera.cl More info in the following link <https://ciclos.udp.cl/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Convocatoria-XIII-Cong…> (in Spanish) *-----ESPA?OL-----* *Convocatoria de res?menes: **XIII Congreso Internacional de la Uni?n Latina de Econom?a Pol?tica de la Informaci?n, la Comunicaci?n y la Cultura (ULEPICC), Chile 2023* *Desigualdad y Concentraci?n: Desigualdad en el acceso, uso y apropiaci?n de las TIC frente a la concentraci?n econ?mica y pol?tica de las empresas transnacionales.* *Lugar:* Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile) *Fecha l?mite para env?o de res?menes:* 30 de marzo de 2023 *Fecha de la conferencia:* 23, 24 y 25 de octubre de 2023 *Descripci?n:* La reciente pandemia hizo mundialmente visible la enorme desigualdad entre las personas, as? como la concentraci?n excesiva en muy pocas empresas globales, de la oferta de aplicaciones, plataformas, conectividad y servicios de telecomunicaciones. Ambos elementos llevar?an al acrecentamiento de las exclusiones de los grupos que no pueden pagar una conexi?n y carecen de los instrumentos o de los saberes necesarios para utilizar las tecnolog?as digitales. Paralelamente se produjo el hecho econ?mico-pol?tico del aumento sin precedente de la riqueza acumulada por un pu?ado de firmas. Entre las transformaciones de mayor importancia debido al uso de lo digital, est?n el trabajo mediado por la tecnolog?a que implica para los empleadores eludir el pago de prestaciones, para los trabajadores el aislamiento, as? como la extensi?n de la jornada laboral. En el ?mbito educativo la ense?anza que hubo de ser virtual, qued? en manos de las plataformas que ofrecieron a las universidades sus servicios de forma gratuita, sin embargo, al terminar la emergencia se exigi? un pago, lo que cre? dificultades financieras a las instituciones. Algunos gobiernos se encuentran en la misma situaci?n. La prevalencia de las trasnacionales es posible debido a que las naciones no poseen las plataformas ni las aplicaciones. Se gener? as? una nueva dependencia. Sin embargo, el tr?nsito a lo virtual no parece tener marcha atr?s y es imperativo buscar soluciones. En este marco ULEPICC quiere desarrollar an?lisis y propuestas en torno al tema de la desigualdad frente a concentraci?n tanto de la riqueza como de las posibilidades de uso y apropiaci?n de la tecnolog?a digital. *Convocamos* a las y los miembros de ULEPICC y a la comunidad acad?mica en general a enviar sus propuestas a alguno de los cinco grupos de trabajo, a saber: *Secci?n 1:* Epistemolog?a y teor?a de la Econom?a Pol?tica de la Comunicaci?n y la Cultura *Secci?n 2:* Pol?ticas de comunicaci?n y cultura *Secci?n 3:* Comunicaci?n, ciudadan?a y democracia *Secci?n 4:* Estructura de la Comunicaci?n *Secci?n 5: *Nuevas tecnolog?as de la informaci?n, la comunicaci?n y el conocimiento Enviar resumen de 400 palabras respetando la norma IMRD (Introducci?n, M?todo, Resultados y Discusi?n) y a?adir al final de 4 a 6 palabras clave, as? como el nombre, apellidos y filiaci?n institucional de cada autor/a. *Los res?menes deben enviarse al correo ulepiccchile2023(a)ufrontera.cl <ulepiccchile2023(a)ufrontera.cl> hasta el* *el 30 de marzo de 2023* *-----PORTUGU?S-----* *Convocat?ria de trabalhos: **XIII Congresso Internacional da Uni?o Latina de Economia Pol?tica da Informa??o, da Comunica??o e da Cultura** (ULEPICC), Chile 2023* *Desigualdade e Concentra??o: Desigualdade no acesso, uso e apropria??o de TIC frente ? concentra??o econ?mica e pol?tica das empresas transnacionais.* *Lugar:* Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile) *Data limite para envio de resumos:* 30 de mar?o de 2023 *Data da confer?ncia:* 23, 24 y 25 de outubro de 2023 *Descri??o:* A recente pandemia explicitou a enorme desigualdade entre as pessoas, assim como a concentra??o excessiva da oferta de aplicativos, plataformas, conectividade e servi?os de telecomunica??es em poucas empresas. Ambos elementos aprofundaram as exclus?es de grupos que n?o podem pagar uma conex?o e carecem dos instrumentos ou saberes necess?rios para utilizar as tecnologias digitais. Paralelamente, se produziu um um fato econ?mico-pol?tico inescap?vel: um aumento sem precedentes da riqueza acumulada por um punhado de empresas. Entre as transforma??es de maior import?ncia devido ao uso de ferramentas digitais, est?o o trabalho mediado por tecnologia que implica para os empregadores evadir o pagamento de presta??es aos trabalhadores isolados, assim como a extens?o da jornada de trabalho. No ?mbito educativo, o ensino migrou aos ambiente virtuais, ficou em m?os de plataformas que ofereceram ?s universidades seus servi?os de forma gratuita, n?o obstante, ao terminar a emerg?ncia se exigiu um pagamento, o que criou dificuldades financeiras para as institui??es. Alguns governos tamb?m se encontraram com esta dificuldade. A predomin?ncia das transnacionais ? poss?vel porque as empresas nacionais n?o possuem as plataformas nem os aplicativos. Se gerou assim uma nova depend?ncia. N?o obstante, o tr?nsito ao virtual parece n?o ter volta atr?s e ? imperativo buscar solu??es. Neste contexto, a ULEPICC quer desenvolver an?lises e propostas em torno ao tema da desigualdade frente ? concentra??o tanto de riqueza como das possibilidades de uso e apropria??o das tecnologias digitais. *Convocamos* aos membros da ULEPICC e ? comunidade cient?fica em geral a enviar suas propostas a algum dos cinco grupos de trabalho, a saber: *Se??o 1:* Epistemologia e teoria da Economia Pol?tica da Comunica??o e da Cultura *Se??o** 2:* Pol?ticas de comunica??o e cultura *Se??o** 3:* Comunica??o, ciudadan?a e democracia *Se??o** 4:* Estrutura da Comunica??o *Se??o** 5: *Novas tecnologias da informa??o, da comunica??o e do conhecimento Enviar resumo de 400 palavras respeitando a norma IMRD (Introdu??o, M?todo, Resultados e Discuss?o), adicionando ao final 4 a 6 palavras-chave, assim como nome, sobrenomes e afilia??o institucional de cada autor/a. *Os resumos devem ser enviados ao correio eletr?nico ulepiccchile2023(a)ufrontera.cl <ulepiccchile2023(a)ufrontera.cl> at? 30 de mar?o de 2023* *Mais informa??es neste link <https://ciclos.udp.cl/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Convocatoria-XIII-Cong…> (em Espanhol)* ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 16:14:36 +0000 From: Sophie H Bishop <s.h.bishop(a)sheffield.ac.uk> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Registration for Algorithms for Her? Conference in Sheffield UK Message-ID: <CAC=Krsu6qnbJz9tJxaBhvqCBUbMeZ3kYY=uuhsSej+f5o6ysSA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi everyone I hope you are doing well! We still have a few spaces to register *in person *for *Algorithms for Her? 2 *- a hybrid conference taking place at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield on the 23rd and 24th of March 2022. Our Keynotes are Tiara Roxanne <https://www.tiararoxanne.com/about.html> and Professor Ros Gill <https://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/ros-gill>- and we have a wide range of absolutely amazing presentations from many different disciplines and geographies. *Algorithms for her?* is a conference prioritising the study of intersectional forms of injustice that algorithms (and the systems in which they are embedded) often propagate and sustain. Given the significance of such processes in our daily lives, and how they disproportionately affect those marginalised across intersections of gender, sexuality, class and race, this event will create a dedicated space for the discussion of algorithmic oppression and inequality. We are lucky to have received support from the BRISTT cluster at the University of Sheffield, The University of Sheffield Digital Society Network and a Meta Seed Grant. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/algorithms-for-her-2-tickets-533785224977 Password: AFH2 Please sign up to be sent the link for the livestreamed programme here: https://algorithmsforher.wordpress.com/livestreaming/ We hope to see you there! Best wishes Sophie Bishop on behalf of the Algorithms For Her? Organising Committee -- Dr Sophie Bishop (she/her) Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries [image: SUMS logo for staff emails] Sheffield University Management School Conduit Road Sheffield S10 1FL [image: Triple Crown accreditation] Our Triple Crown accreditation places us within the global elite of business schools. It is an endorsement of the quality of our teaching, research, and links with industry. World top-100 university <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/rankings> | Top northern university for graduate prospects <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/sheffield-top-north-employable-graduate…> | Top five in the UK for student experience <https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/student-experience-survey…> ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:19:46 -0500 From: Scott DeJong <scottbdejong(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Panel: Are Games Disinformation Tools? Message-ID: <CAD_mmaSv5pMwKvLFmggZaX2gsCvxqtR9CCOWR8wvAi-kx4uC7A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Everyone! Sorry for crossposting. I wanted to draw your attention towards the inaugural panel of the disinformation and games research group. Happening *Friday March 17 from 12-1pm EST*. Focused on the overlap of disinformation and games, this panel discusses the state of research in the field, areas in need of attention, and how to not only study but make an impact in this key area. The panel also signifies the launch of the Games and Disinformation Research Project at Concordia University and the establishment of a global network of scholars pursuing work in this area. Featuring some incredible scholars such as: *Dr. Lindsay Grace, Dr. Mia Consalvo, Dr. Rachel Kowert, Dr. Adrienne Massanari, *and *?tienne Quintal* You can learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/panel-are-games-disinformation-tools-tickets-57… Thanks and any questions let me know, Scott DeJong -- *Scott DeJong* Concordia Public Scholar <https://www.concordia.ca/sgs/public-scholars/profiles/scott-dejong.html> / Communications PhD Candidate <https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/profiles/artsci/coms/phd/scott-d…> Twitter <https://stratagem.blog/> / LinkedIn <https://stratagem.blog/> / Personal Website <https://stratagem.blog/> Lizards and Lies Boardgame <https://www.lizardsandlies.ca/> ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 17:40:15 +0000 From: Teresa Sofia Castro <teresa.sofia.castro(a)gmail.com> To: Scott DeJong <scottbdejong(a)gmail.com> Cc: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Panel: Are Games Disinformation Tools? Message-ID: <CAK_DBSwwmeR_NTFgbP62hJ-kKiNeSLuonW9PWCzQV=eGhggJag(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Scott, Is the event online too? Thank you Best regards/ Com os melhores cumprimentos, [image: Universidade Lus?fona] <https://www.ulusofona.pt//?utm_source=assinatura-email&utm_medium=email&utm…> [image: F] <https://www.facebook.com/ulporto> [image: TW] <https://twitter.com/ulusofonaporto> [image: IN] <https://www.linkedin.com/school/universidade-lusofona-do-porto/?originalSub…> [image: INS] <https://www.instagram.com/ulporto/> *Teresa Sofia Castro* Assistant researcher ? Integrated Researcher CICANT Ci?ncia Vitae <https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/9411-0714-B60E> | ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Teresa_Castro2> teresa.sofia.castro(a)ulusofona.pt ------------------------------ *Centro Universit?rio do Porto * Rua Augusto Rosa, n?24 4000-098 Porto - Portugal www.ulusofona.pt<http://www.ulusofona.pt> <http://www.ulusofona.pt> *Co-Pi: *Jovens, Not?cias e Cidadania Digital/Youth, News and Digital Citizenship - YouNDigital <https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/research/projects/national-funding/409-youndigi…> (PTDC/COM-OUT/0243/2021) Plataforma para fam?lias e profissionais CriA.On <https://criaon.fcsh.unl.pt/> *Recent publications:* Castro, Teresa Sofia (2022). Overcoming pandemic social distancing challenges in research in Portugal and England <https://www.routledge.com/Children-and-Media-Research-and-Practice-during-t…>. In V. Katz & B. J. Bone (Eds.), Children and Media Research and Practice during the Crises of 2020 (1st ed.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Brites, M. J., & *Castro, T. S*. (2022). Digital Rights, Institutionalised Youths, and Contexts of Inequalities, Media & Communication, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v10i4.5663 Brites, M. J., &* Castro, T. S*. (2022). Digital rights in digital exclusion settings: the experiences of institutionalised youth in Portuguese detention centres. Journal of Children and Media, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2145324 Scott DeJong via Air-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> escreveu no dia quinta, 9/03/2023 ?(s) 17:34: > Hi Everyone! > > Sorry for crossposting. > > I wanted to draw your attention towards the inaugural panel of the > disinformation and games research group. Happening *Friday March 17 from > 12-1pm EST*. Focused on the overlap of disinformation and games, this panel > discusses the state of research in the field, areas in need of attention, > and how to not only study but make an impact in this key area. The panel > also signifies the launch of the Games and Disinformation Research Project > at Concordia University and the establishment of a global network of > scholars pursuing work in this area. > > Featuring some incredible scholars such as: *Dr. Lindsay Grace, Dr. Mia > Consalvo, Dr. Rachel Kowert, Dr. Adrienne Massanari, *and *?tienne Quintal* > > You can learn more and register here: > > https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/panel-are-games-disinformation-tools-tickets-57… > > Thanks and any questions let me know, > Scott DeJong > > > -- > *Scott DeJong* > Concordia Public Scholar > <https://www.concordia.ca/sgs/public-scholars/profiles/scott-dejong.html> > / Communications > PhD Candidate > < > https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/profiles/artsci/coms/phd/scott-d… > > > Twitter <https://stratagem.blog/> / LinkedIn <https://stratagem.blog/> > / Personal > Website <https://stratagem.blog/> > Lizards and Lies Boardgame <https://www.lizardsandlies.ca/> > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ ------------------------------ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 224, Issue 10 **************************************

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Invitation (CfP) to HICSS-57 minitrack: Biometrics in Product and Service Design
by Piotr Siuda 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce the Minitrack on "Biometrics in Product and Service Design", which is part of the "Decision Analytics and Service Science" track at the HICSS-57 conference. This minitrack aims to present and discuss the latest research related to biometric and behavioral data analytics in product and service design. Over the last five years, there has been a rapid development in analytical methods and data gathering strategies, promising significant advances in the field. We welcome research using various measurement methods, including classical biometric data and behavioral data. The minitrack is open to academic and applied/business analytics, focusing on the methodology of data gathering and integration. We also focus on analytical approaches leading to the improvement of products, services, and processes, and the conceptualization of research questions, which are usually innovative and exploratory. A list of topics for the minitrack includes mobile applications design, digital games, digital service design, enterprise software design, advertising and content marketing reception, user interface design, and more. To submit your paper for the minitrack, please visit the main conference page and follow the author instructions available at: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ <https://mailing.lbm.uw.edu.pl/link/bcd600bc-98cc-4b83-8f00-0ee5b9979e75/b58…>. The minitrack page is here: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/decision-analytics-and-service-science/?… The submission deadline is June 15, 2023, and notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent out by August 17, 2023. The deadline for submission of the final manuscript for publication is September 22, 2023, and the deadline for at least one author to register for HICSS-57 is October 1, 2023. We have an excellent team of minitrack co-chairs, including Tomasz Gackowski from the University of Warsaw, Karolina Brylska from the University of Warsaw, Caja Thimm from the University of Bonn, and Piotr Siuda from Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. We look forward to receiving your submissions and meeting you at HICSS-57. Best regards, Minitrack chairs -- *Piotr Siuda* (PhD, Professor of Media Studies) piotrsiuda.com Institute of Social Communication and Media Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland *Recent papers:* *--** Darknet imaginaries in Internet memes: the discursive malleability of the cultural status of digital technologies*, *Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication*, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac023 -- *Toward Successful Esports Team: How Does National Diversity Affect Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Video Games*. *Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences*. *-- **Microtransaction politics in FIFA Ultimate Team: game fans, Twitch streamers, and Electronic Art*, in*: **EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game, Bloomsbury Academic Press*. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ea-sports-fifa-9781501375347

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CfP HICSS Minitrack on "Cybercrime"
by Piotr Siuda 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Dear Colleagues We invite you to submit your work to the Cybercrime minitrack (second edition) at the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024 (https://hicss.hawaii.edu) planned for January 2024. The detail are given below, and you can also find the CfP under this link: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/internet-and-the-digital-economy/?fbclid… -- Research of the Internet as a site for communication and networking has focused mostly on legal practices. Recent years have nevertheless seen a significant increase in cybercrime, including illegal commerce being conducted on various platforms. In the public eye, much of it is associated with the non-indexed Dark Web, but research tells us that it is likewise present on many clear web sites and being conducted via numerous social media and instant messaging services. Rarely a day goes by without cybercrime being reported in the media. Examples include online trading in narcotics and other illicit goods and services, the hijacking of individual accounts and organizational systems, extortion, exit scams, fake investments in cryptocurrencies and even blatant information manipulation for financial gain. This minitrack aim is to give insights and develop a theoretical and practical understanding of issues related to cybercrime without excluding any methodological approaches. We welcome conceptual, theoretical, empirical and methodological papers that enrich our understanding of illegal online practices. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Cybertrespass (e.g., unauthorized system access) Cyberdeception and cybertheft (e.g., online fraud, identity theft) Exploitation imagery (e.g., child sexual exploitation materials) Cyberviolence (e.g., cyberstalking, cyberbullying) Cyberterrorism (e.g., different intrusions, building extremist networks) Trading in illicit goods and services online The use of the Dark Web as a marketplace or information sharing environment Using social media and instant messaging services for illicit trading Ransomware Phishing and scamming Cryptomarkets and cryptocurrencies Information manipulation for commercial gain Dark Web deception, risk, security, and privacy Differences between legal and illegal online trading Regional differences in cybercrime Investigative techniques and methods for cybercrimes SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Author Instructions: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ Cybercrime minitrack website: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-55/internet-and-the-digital-economy/#cyberc… IMPORTANT DATES: April 15, 2023: Paper submission begins (through HICSS systems: https://hicss-submissions.org/) June 15, 2023: Paper submission deadline (11:59 pm HST) August 17,2023: Notification of acceptance/rejection September 22, 2023: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication October 1, 2023: Deadline for at least one author for each paper to register for the conference MINITRACK CO-CHAIRS: Piotr Siuda (Primary Contact) Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland piotr.siuda(a)ukw.edu.pl Tuomas Harviainen Tampere University tuomas.harviainen(a)tuni.fi Robert W. Gehl York University rwg(a)yorku.ca Juho Hamari Tampere University juho.hamari(a)tuni.fi -- *Piotr Siuda* (PhD, Professor of Media Studies) piotrsiuda.com Institute of Social Communication and Media Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland *Recent papers:* *--** Darknet imaginaries in Internet memes: the discursive malleability of the cultural status of digital technologies*, *Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication*, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac023 -- *Toward Successful Esports Team: How Does National Diversity Affect Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Video Games*. *Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences*. *-- **Microtransaction politics in FIFA Ultimate Team: game fans, Twitch streamers, and Electronic Art*, in*: **EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game, Bloomsbury Academic Press*. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ea-sports-fifa-9781501375347

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CfP HICSS Minitrack on "Esports"
by Piotr Siuda 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Dear Colleagues We invite you to submit your work to the Esports minitrack (second edition) at the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024 ( https://hicss.hawaii.edu) planned for January 2024. The detail are given below, and you can also find the CfP under this link: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/internet-and-the-digital-economy/?fbclid… Esports research is a field with conflicting definitions and multiple perspectives. Despite the differences between approaches to esports, all emphasize its technological specificity and competitiveness. In the last decade, esports has ceased to be seen solely as entertainment for the youth and have become the fastest-growing area in sports and a stand-alone discipline in its own right. This view is supported by the increase in the number of events organized, their popularity among millions of viewers, and the growing number and professionalization of gamers. Traditional sports are still bigger than the biggest esports, often generating more revenue. However, esports is quickly catching up, given the growing number of broadcasted games, tournament prize pools, and increasing advertising potential of esports games. Despite the increasing popularity of esports, the research is still in its nascency. After an initial descriptive stage of research on esports, the focus is now shifting from explaining what esports is to a more nuanced understanding of many different aspects of the phenomenon. This minitrack aims to provide insight into esports’ theoretical development and practical understanding without excluding any methodological approach or scientific disciplines. Conceptual, theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions that enrich our understanding of esports are welcome. Given the diverse goals of this minitrack, possible topics include, but are not limited to: Business, e.g., discovering esports consumers’ motivations; designing effective marketing tools; understanding players’/esports’ networks and organizations; gamers/fans as consumers. Cognitive Science/Psychology, e.g., studying factors influencing athletes’ performance; their abilities and skills; cognitive and behavioral differences between athletes. IT and Computer Science, e.g., using game telemetry, biometrics, user-generated data, or text mining to study esports, e.g., team dynamics, interactions of players; in-game performance. Law, e.g., copyright issues, gambling. Sociology and Cultural Studies, e.g., gamers’ and athletes’ interactions and identities; live events and streaming dynamics; gender issues (gender gap). Media Studies, e.g., relations between esports, traditional sports, and the media; offline spaces versus live-streaming, understanding esports in terms of virtual versus real; how technology mediates gaming, and how esports’ communities fit here. Sports Science, e.g., comparing esports and ‘traditional’ sports; esports as ‘real’, ‘genuine’ sports or new quality; athletes’ careers. -- Authors of accepted papers have the option to fast-track extended versions of their papers to: Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports Rejected manuscripts will be recommended to be submitted to JEGE for further review. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Author Instructions: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ Esports minitrack website: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-55/internet-and-the-digital-economy/#esport… IMPORTANT DATES: April 15, 2023: Paper submission begins (through HICSS systems: https://hicss-submissions.org/) June 15, 2023: Paper submission deadline (11:59 pm HST) August 17,2023: Notification of acceptance/rejection September 22, 2023: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication October 1, 2023: Deadline for at least one author for each paper to register for the conference MINITRACK CO-CHAIRS: Piotr Siuda (Primary Contact) Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland piotr.siuda(a)ukw.edu.pl Maciej Behnke Adam Mickiewicz University macbeh(a)amu.edu.pl David P. Hedlund St. John’s University hedlundd(a)stjohns.edu There are several mini-tracks related to gaming. They include Gamification (in Decision Analytics and Service Science), Streaming Media in Entertainment (in Digital and Social Media), Games & Gaming (in Digital and Social Media), Digitalization of Work (in Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems), Game-based Learning (in Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems), and the Metaverse (in Organizational Systems and Technology). -- *Piotr Siuda* (PhD, Professor of Media Studies) piotrsiuda.com Institute of Social Communication and Media Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland *Recent papers:* *--** Darknet imaginaries in Internet memes: the discursive malleability of the cultural status of digital technologies*, *Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication*, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac023 -- *Toward Successful Esports Team: How Does National Diversity Affect Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Video Games*. *Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences*. *-- **Microtransaction politics in FIFA Ultimate Team: game fans, Twitch streamers, and Electronic Art*, in*: **EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game, Bloomsbury Academic Press*. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ea-sports-fifa-9781501375347

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WEBCAST MAR 16 – Libraries in Response – Broadband from Space: In To Africa
by Joly MacFie 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Starlink recently announced it is connecting libraries in Nigeria <https://punchng.com/five-nigerian-libraries-gain-free-access-to-starlink/>, and schools in Rwanda <https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/elon-musks-starlink-brin…>. Today's commentators include ISOC's own Verengai Mabika REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3JovUC8 [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16431>On *Thursday March 16 2023* at *08:00 PDT* (16:00 UTC) *Gigabit Libraries Network <https://gigabitlibrariesnetwork.wildapricot.org/>* presents Session 71 in its *Libraries in Response <https://gigabitlibrariesnetwork.wildapricot.org/page-1712339>* series, with the theme '*Broadband from Space: In To Africa <https://bit.ly/3JKQrCo>*' Join to hear about the first community anchor institutions in Africa to initiate connectivity via low earth orbit sat systems. Can LEO's allow the least connected continent to reach into every community? *SPEAKERS* *Dr. Nkem E. Osuigwe*, Development & Training Director, African Library and Information Associations & Institutions(AfLIA) *Verengai Mabika*, Senior Policy Advisor, Africa, Internet Society · *Dr. Larry Press*, Professor of Information Systems, California State University *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/leo-africa <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/leo-africa>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3JKQrCo <https://bit.ly/3JKQrCo>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3JovUC8 <https://bit.ly/3JovUC8>* *TWITTER @GigLibraries <https://bit.ly/3mVyjwD> @librarian_nkem @AfLIACon @VerengaiMabika @InternetSociety @larrypress @DominguezHills #leo #Starlink #libraries #africa #InternetForEveryone* *MASTODON #Starlink <https://mastodon.social/tags/Starlink>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica>/* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/leo-africa <https://archive.org/details/leo-africa>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16431 <https://isoc.live/16431>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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"Understanding the Quality of Civic Debate and Coherence on Social Media Hashtag Networks: Twitter and Weibo." Talk on 21 March, 3 pm CET
by Esther Laufer 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

Dear all, You are warmly invited to attend the hybrid talk by our guest speaker Professor Gwen Bouvier on Understanding the Quality of Civic Debate and Coherence on Social Media Hashtag Networks: Twitter and Weibo The presentation will be conducted on 21 March, 3 pm CET, as a hybrid event at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum, Germany, and on Webex. To join us on site or on Webex please register at kolleg(a)cais-research.de. Abstract In media and communications studies, one perspective on social media networks is how they have great potential to bring people together, to create communities across networks of hashtags, forums and platform. Groups of people formerly isolated, fragmented or voiceless, now have spaces to share ideas, come together and be heard. Optimistic interpretations of this process see the potential for vastly increased civic participation, raising the democratic process. Some studies, looking closer at some of the viral feeds where this occurs, suggest that beneath the surface there can much less coherence. Feeds based on hashtags can carry a range of views and interests, often linked by some kind of ‘affective’ moral binding, and where there is very little actual interaction and responsiveness to others. And such networks can be dominated and colonized by different levels of influencers. In this presentation, I look at examples of such hashtag feeds, first on Twitter, and then on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. At a more superficial glance, these feeds seem to be highly coherent and integrated. Particularly in the corpus collected on Weibo, where mothers seek out and share information and guidance on parenting with some popular posts having millions of views, no instances of insulting, argument or even greater disagreement are found. This could, perhaps, be one such example of how social media provides a site for support and coming together. Yet a closer look reveals that the sense of community here may be slightly different than it appears at the surface. The hashtags are dominated by influencers, and none of them seem to have any formal training or expertise in parenting. In this presentation, I look at what it is that is driving these hashtags. What we see is that such feeds may be better thought of in terms of how they colonize and shape our understandings of civic issues. About Gwen Bouvier (PhD, University of Wales) is a Distinguished Professor at Shanghai International Studies University. Her main areas of research interest are social media, civic discourse, and news representation. Professor Bouvier's publications have focused on multimodal and critical discourse analysis, social media, fashion as discourse and the visual representation of crises in news. She is the Associate Editor for Social Semiotics Journal and Review Editor for Discourse & Society. Her latest publications include Bouvier, G. and Rasmussen, J. (2022) Qualitative Research Using Social Media. London: Routledge; Zhao, W. and Bouvier, G. (2022) ‘Where Neoliberalism shapes Confucian notions of child rearing: influencers, experts and discourses of intensive parenting on Chinese Weibo.’ Discourse, Context and Media. 45; Bouvier, G. and Machin, D. (2021) ‘What gets lost in Twitter ‘cancel culture’ hashtags? Calling out racists reveals some limitations of social justice campaigns.’ Discourse & Society, 32(3): 307-327. Chiluwa, I. and Bouvier, G. (2019) Activism, Campaigning and Political Discourse on Twitter. New York, NY: Nova Science. Best wishes, Esther

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