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Job Posting: Phd in Platform Governance
by Christian Katzenbach 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hi everyone, I have an open PhD Cand. position in my „Platform Governance, Media and Technology“ Lab at the University of Bremen. I’d love to hire someone from the AoIR-community, so please check and potentially forward to your students and colleagues. I am seeking someone to collaborate with my postdocs and me to better understand - how platforms govern communication on their sites (think: content moderation, but also beyond) - how the discourse on platforms is changing (Everyone: take more responsibility; Musk: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) - how regulation is seeking measures to translate responsibility into accountability - how platform employ automates means to address content moderation on scale („AI will fix it!“) It’s a 3Y position, in a team 10-15 postdocs, Phd cand, and MA student assistants working with me: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki/labs/platform-governance-media-and-techn… ⚠️ Please note: The deadline is already next week, NOV 18! If you are interested, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at katzenbach(a)uni-bremen.de. Send your full application including: (1) a cover letter outlining the motivation, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a brief outline of a possible doctoral topic, as well as (4) final transcripts and (5) the final thesis or other publications, if applicable, ideally as one single pdf-file – to janina.fadil-kersteinvw.uni-bremen.de. You find the full official job here and below: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/university/the-university-as-an-employer/job-v… — Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach Professor of Media and Communication Head of Lab „Platform Governance Media, and Technology“ Director of MA program „Digital Media and Society" Centre for Media, Communication & Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen www.uni-bremen.de/zemki Associated Researcher Alexander von Humboldt Institut for Internet and Society (HIIG) www.hiig.de ############# Research Associate (Doctoral Candidate) (f/m/d) in the topic area "Platform Governance" Faculty 9 Cultural Studies Classifications E 13 - part-time 50% Reference number: A305/22 Closing date: 11/18/2022 Public vacancy At the University of Bremen, the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research/ Department 9 - Cultural Studies - in the ZeMKI Lab "Platform Governance, Media, and Technology" of Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach has a vacancy for the position of a Research Associate (Doctoral Candidate) (f/m/d) pay group 13 TV-L- 50% in the topic area "Platform Governance for a period of 3 years. The fixed-term contract is for scientific qualification according to § 2 para. 1 WissZeitVG (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). Accordingly, only applicants who still have qualification periods to the corresponding extent according to § 2 para. 1 WissZeitVG can be considered. Job description We are looking for a person with an interest in (and ideally initial experience in) research on platforms, their role in social and media change, and their governance. In an international team of postdocs and PhD students, we research at the lab the interplay between regulation, discourses and the development of technologies - currently with a focus on platforms and "artificial intelligence". To this end, we use innovative combinations of qualitative and digital methods. With the Platform Governance Archive (http://platformgovernancearchive.org) we also provide research data as resources for the research community. Tasks: • Independent researchin the form of a PhD to the extent of one third of working hours. The scientific research work in the above-mentioned field is to be deepened in a dissertation. • Scientific research activities to the extent of one third of the working time: • Collaboration in ongoing research projects of the ZeMKI Lab "Platform Governance, Media, and Technology", especially in the area of platform governance. • Collaboration in the operation and further development of the Platform Governance Archive • Collaboration in the acquisition of third-party funding • Preparation and implementation of scientific conferences • Support in academic self-administration • Academic services in teaching to the extent of 2 SWS or one third of the working time: • Conducting tutorials or seminars in BA and MA study programs • Preparation of teaching materials • Supervision of seminar papers, term papers, presentations and Bachelor's and Master's theses. Requirements • Above-average academic degree (master's/diploma) in communication and media studies or another discipline relevant to the topic area • Sound methodological training (especially with regard to qualitative methods and digital methods) • Previous knowledge of or high interest in the above-mentioned main research areas • Willingness to pursue further academic qualification (doctorate) in the above-mentioned field • Very good knowledge of written and spoken English, knowledge of German would be an advantage • High level of commitment and initiative, ability to work in a team, careful and reliable working methods • Willingness to participate in academic self-administration • Willingness to teach in accordance with the LVNV (Lehrverpflichtungs- und Lehrnachweisordnung). General hints The university is family-friendly, diverse and sees itself as an international university. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. The University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of women in academia and therefore expressly invites women to apply. Disabled applicants will be given priority if they have essentially the same professional and personal qualifications. Questions should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach (katzenbachuni-bremen.de). Applications are requested by November 18th, 2022, quoting the reference number A305/22, to University of Bremen Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) Ms Janina Fadil-Kerstein Linzer Str. 4 28359 Bremen or by e-mail to: janina.fadil-kersteinvw.uni-bremen.de

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CfP: Big Data & Society Special Issue on Digital Resignation and Privacy Cynicism
by Nora Draper 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear Colleagues, We invite abstract submissions for a special issue of Big Data & Society on Digital Resignation and Privacy Cynicism. This special theme will act as a forum for cutting edge research that both explores, extends, and challenges our understanding of privacy cynicism, digital resignation, and related concepts. We invite abstracts for papers that engage theoretical and practical questions regarding the conceptualization, measurement, and response to the pervasive and seemingly unavoidable use of personal information in the digital era. Special Theme Editors (alphabetical order): Nora A. Draper, Christian Pieter Hoffmann, Christoph Lutz, Giulia Ranzini, and Joseph Turow Scope: In recent privacy research, a new perspective is emerging that centers on user agency—or the lack thereof—as a critical but under-examined aspect of privacy attitudes and behaviors. Independently and across contexts, scholars have noted the manifestation of resigned attitudes towards (online) privacy, variably termed privacy apathy (Hargittai & Marwick, 2016), privacy cynicism (Hoffmann et al., 2016; Lutz et al., 2020), surveillance realism (Dencik & Cable, 2017), privacy fatigue (Choi et al., 2018), digital resignation (Turow et al., 2015; Draper & Turow, 2019), and privacy helplessness (Cho, 2021). Despite differences in terminology and empirical approaches, these works share the conclusion that a sizable share of users feel overwhelmed and disempowered when it comes to protecting their privacy from the threats posed by the digital infrastructures they rely on for social and economic inclusion. Initial efforts to identify, conceptualize, and investigate attitudes of resignation have raised questions about the contours of these frustrations as well as their predictors. We invite papers on, but not limited to, the following topics: * Conceptual/theoretical differentiation and clarification: What are commonalities and differences between privacy apathy, privacy cynicism, surveillance realism, privacy fatigue, digital resignation, and privacy helplessness? How do they relate to adjacent concepts such as privacy concerns and privacy turbulence? How can established privacy theories such as privacy as contextual integrity, communication privacy management, and the privacy calculus accommodate privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation? Can broader sociological, psychological, and communication theories be meaningfully aligned with privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation? * Antecedents: How are privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation structured along social lines? Are they most pronounced among marginalized groups or among privileged groups - and why? What is the role of digital skills and privacy literacy in mitigation? How do psychological and personality-related predictors affect privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation? How do previous experiences matter? * Contextual differentiation: Is privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation more prevalent for certain types or dimensions of privacy compared to others (e.g., institutional vs. social; informational vs. physical vs. psychological)? What is the role of specific technologies, services, and stakeholders? How does privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation vary by the complexity and invasiveness of certain technologies and services or is it a more generic and diffuse attitude? * Outcomes: What is the link between privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, digital resignation on the one hand and privacy protection behavior on the other? Are there certain types of privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation that have some activating power, rather than leading to passivity? How does privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, digital resignation result in heightened vulnerability and susceptibility to manipulation? * The role of organizations and institutions: How do digital corporations benefit from and potentially foster privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, digital resignation through their communication and design practices? What is the role of institutions such as schools, the media sector, universities, public services, and law enforcement in the creation or mitigation of privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, digital resignation? * Comparative insights: How does privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation differ between geographic areas? Specifically, does privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation occur equally in the Global South and Global North? Do political systems and regimes matter? * Remedies and policies: How can regulation empower citizens to be less apathetic, cynical, fatigued, helpless, and resigned when it comes to online privacy? What are meaningful ways in which legal, technological, and social interventions can be combined to address privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation? Do literacy initiatives need to take into consideration the role of privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness, surveillance realism, and digital resignation? * Resistance and repair: How can individuals and collectives meaningfully resist data/surveillance capitalism and overcome surveillance realism, digital resignation, and privacy apathy/cynicism/fatigue/helplessness? What promising initiatives and practices exist? What is the role of repair practices (Velkova & Kaun, 2021)? We welcome theoretical/conceptual and empirical submissions across academic disciplines. Interdisciplinary collaborations and contributions from non-WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) countries are particularly encouraged. Empirical submissions can draw on quantitative research, qualitative research, digital methods, and other methodological paradigms, with mixed-methods work particularly welcome. Format: This special issue will include full length original research papers and shorter commentary articles. Interested authors will submit abstracts (500-word max) and short author biographies for review by the special issue editors. Authors should specify in their abstract whether they intend to submit an original research paper (up to 10,000 words) or a commentary (up to 3,000 words) for the full paper deadline for accepted abstracts. NOTE: Selected papers will undergo full peer review with Big Data & Society; therefore, selected papers are not guaranteed publication in the journal’s special issue. Timeline: * Open Call Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 December 2022 * Notifications of acceptance of the proposals: 31 January 2023. * Deadline for full papers: 31 March 2023 * Peer review process: April 2023 - November 2023 * Publication of the special theme: Early 2024 Interested authors should submit abstracts (500-word max) and short biographies to Professor Christian Pieter Hoffmann (christian.hoffmann(a)uni-leipzig.de<mailto:christian.hoffmann@uni-leipzig.de>) by 19 December 2022. Questions can also be sent to Professor Hoffmann. About Big Data & Society: Big Data & Society (BD&S) is an open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes interdisciplinary work principally in the social sciences, humanities and computing and their intersections with the arts and natural sciences about the implications of Big Data for societies. The Journal's key purpose is to provide a space for connecting debates about the emerging field of Big Data practices and how they are reconfiguring academic, social, industry, business and government relations, expertise, methods, concepts and knowledge. BD&S moves beyond usual notions of Big Data and treats it as an emerging field of practices that is not defined by but generative of (sometimes) novel data qualities such as high volume and granularity and complex analytics such as data linking and mining. It thus attends to digital content generated through online and offline practices in social, commercial, scientific, and government domains. This includes, for instance, content generated on the Internet through social media and search engines but also that which is generated in closed networks (commercial or government transactions) and open networks such as digital archives, open government and crowdsourced data. Critically, rather than settling on a definition the Journal makes this an object of interdisciplinary inquiries and debates explored through studies of a variety of topics and themes. Homepage: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/BDS

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Upcoming events: Limits and Challenges of Decolonial Turn in Internet Research
by Rafael Grohmann 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Hello AoIR! We would like to invite you all to two upcoming events, this week and the next focused on the question: What are the limits and challenges of the decolonial turn in internet research? The first will be an in-person roundtable at the AoIR this week. With Nick Couldry, Paola Ricaurte, Syed Mustafa Ali, Cheryll Soriano, and Ana Suzina. It'll be an open and constructive debate, and we invite everyone to join us! Thursday, Nov 3: 11AM, Room EQ-112. Full details on: [1]https://w ww.conftool.org/aoir2022/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_session=264 &presentations=show < span style="font:inherit">The second will be a fully remote and bilingual (English and Portuguese, with translation) roundtable with Abeba Birhane, Tarcizio Silva, Anita Gurumurthy, Syed Mustafa Ali, Cheryll Soriano, Rigoberto Lara Guzmán and Walter Lippold. Next week: November 10, 8AM ET. Sign up on: [2]https://digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWduKs8ZQTCKqe Ucm6aHkw Both events are co-chaired/moderated by Gabriel Pereira and I. The online event is hosted by DigiLabour and Critical Digital Methods Institute/ University of Toronto. Our hope is to offer a useful space for building conversations across different scholars, productively considering the advances, challenges, and limits of the decolonial framework in internet studies. best, Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor, Media Studies/ Critical Platform and Data Studies, University of Toronto Leader of DigiLabour Initiative References 1. https://www.conftool.org/aoir2022/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_sessio… 2. https://digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWduKs8ZQTCKqeUcm6aHkw

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Will Academic Twitter Exist Under Elon Musk?
by Shulman, Stu 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Will academic Twitter exist under Elon Musk? Will there be more or less data? More or less urgent issues to study? Will the "Fail Whale" show up again after 75% of the staff is gone? Who will do content moderation? Is this a FastTrack to the next violent uprising in the US? I am curious what people on this particular list think is about to happen. After 12 years featuring the formal study of Twitter data I am completely burned out. Not on the challenges, nor the art and science of the tasks. I still love talking to students and faculty who have chosen Twitter as the object of their research. The data has never been more widely available and the positive uses of it can be inspiring. It's the voluminous amounts of hate I see in my own research. Also the systemic weaponization of Twitter against democratic systems of government globally. As an original Board Member and the Treasurer of a 501 (c)(6) called "The Big Boulder Initiative" I was working as a liaison to academia with a group of industry people on the "long term preservation of the social data industry." The industry survived, but the ideals aspired to have not. We offered this 2-minute Lawrence Lessig-inspired vision of the challenges about 7 years ago: "Why Texifter Joined the Big Boulder Initiative" https://vimeo.com/129423037 Lessig was right. On the Internet, architecture is the most powerful regulator. The architecture of Twitter, with corporate ads featured on insurrectionist and other problematic timelines, is now a persistent threat to democratic systems of government without a single day of Musk governance. The insurrection January 6, 2021 was planned in the open on Twitter. There were advertisements from familiar brands in every seditious timeline. Evolving tactics using Twitter trains (tagging 30 like-minded users), notification-rich replies, the ReTweet functionality, gamification, domestic and foreign meme warfare, the idolatry of influence via misinformation, bots and trolls, as well as paid amplifiers of all manner and variety. The "digital soldiers" we found in the Canadian election of 2019 (fake Americans who hated Trudeau but liked RT, Russia Today and Southfront) were openly planning a QAnon-inspired "storm" which ultimately was the first coup attempt in two centuries of American democracy. I briefed the US/UK Intelligence Community (staff from the Joint Chiefs, JSOC, etc.) February 12, 2020 via the Strategic Multilayer Assessment using open source information from Twitter. Things have since gotten much worse, not better, since that briefing. These were the slides in early February 2020: https://tinyurl.com/huntingbotsandtrolls Looking at the current threat-relevant data, I have a sick-to-my-stomach feeling about the next 60 days in U.S. history. We may be late to notice the end of small "d" democracy is imminent or inevitable because of the Internet effects we cannot fully see, capture, measure, or control. -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Founder and CEO, Texifter Editor Emeritus, *Journal of Information Technology & Politics*

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Job Posting: Director and Professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
by Greg Wise 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Hi folks, Some on the list might be interested in this position at ASU, or if you know someone who might be please pass it on. Apologies for cross-posting. Best, Greg Position Title: Director and Professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Location: ASU’s West Campus Position Type: Tenured, Full Professor Open Date: 11/4/2022 Position Description: The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for School Director. We are seeking exceptional senior candidates for appointment at the rank of Full Professor. This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in a rapidly growing, socially embedded, innovative School in an R1 research institution. SBS transcends disciplinary boundaries and fosters cutting-edge work that engages with the community and the world. Like the rest of ASU, SBS seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of our state, to maintain excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. We seek a leader who has an open, dynamic, and transformative leadership style, practices transparency and collaboration, and has a proven track record of institutional advocacy. The candidate must be able to advance ASU’s charter and its commitment to diversity and inclusion [https://www.asu.edu/about/charter-mission] Skills in team-building to support initiatives and the ability to envision and pursue new opportunities are essential. The successful applicant will be expected to provide administrative vision, leadership, and management for the School; to contribute to and foster the School’s interdisciplinary teaching and research missions; to engage in research and teaching that complement and strengthen current offerings and emphases in SBS; to engage undergraduate and graduate students both in teaching and research; and, to coordinate efforts to build on our successful record of acquiring research funding that draws upon the diverse expertise and methodologies of SBS faculty and strengthens existing and developing initiatives. Some recent examples that particularly reflect our commitment to social justice, inclusion, and innovation include the Global Human Rights Hub, Resilience in Social Environments (RISE), and Biological and Behavioral, Computational and Critical (B2C2) Data, and more. About the School: The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences serves approximately 5,000 undergraduate majors (4,000 online and 1,000 in person) and 1,800 Masters students (1,700 online and 100 in person). Students in SSBS are 53% Pell-eligible, 64% first generation, and 43% racial and ethnic minority. The School has over 80 full time faculty, 15 undergraduate degrees, 8 Master’s level programs, and a PhD program. We are a research-oriented School, and our priority is the discovery of new knowledge in all of our degree areas, including: Communication, Conflict Resolution, Political Science, Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Sociology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Social Data Science, and Social Justice and Human Rights. We offer minors and certificates in such areas as Public Relations and Strategic Communication, Sociocultural Anthropology, and Diversity and Equity Studies. Students are encouraged to participate in faculty-student collaborative research projects, to explore cross-cultural and global perspectives, to employ advanced technology, and to apply what they have learned in community-based internships. A founding premise of the school is that the study of human behavior, social institutions, and culture can be best understood through interdisciplinary perspectives that integrate diverse intellectual and methodological systems of inquiry. Through challenging coursework, the students and faculty of SBS seek to understand how the human mind works, how we communicate with one another, how and why we organize into social and political groups as it relates to vital causes and issues, and ultimately how we make sense of our world and the many places we occupy within it. Members of our School are committed to excellence in teaching and research, and SBS is proud of the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and graduates. The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is one of the schools within ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. More information about the School can be found at https://newcollege.asu.edu/ssbs and more information about the New College can be found at https://newcollege.asu.edu. ASU is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. New College strives to uphold values of cultural and intellectual diversity and to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment where all can thrive, share ideas, and pursue their goals. Essential Functions of the Position: * Provide administrative vision, leadership, and management for the School * Foster interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research and teaching * Foster inclusion, at the student, and faculty, and staff level and across all aspects of the school's operations * Contribute to the School’s interdisciplinary teaching and research missions * Engage in research and teaching that complement and strengthen current offerings and emphases in SSBS Qualifications Required Qualifications: * The person appointed must have a PhD in a social or behavioral science or related interdisciplinary field, which may include but is not limited to Anthropology, Communication, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology * A research record of excellence warranting appointment as a Full Professor with Tenure at ASU * Evidence of leadership in an academic context Desired Qualifications: * Evidence of ability to promote interdisciplinary collaborations in research and teaching within a large unit and across different schools and colleges * Engages critical paradigms, new perspectives, or innovative approaches * Evidence of commitment to diversity and inclusion in leadership, scholarship and professional service * Demonstrated experience promoting funded research * An ongoing program of research, publication, and grant-seeking * A record of successful teaching and mentorship * Experience with teaching and/or managing online education * Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including first generation college students Application Instructions Application Deadline: The initial application deadline is December 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. A background check and official transcripts are required prior to employment. For assistance with your application, or for position-related questions, contact lavonne.morris(a)asu.edu<mailto:lavonne.morris@asu.edu> Application Procedure: Only electronic submissions via Interfolio will be reviewed. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit all application materials to apply.interfolio.com/116798<http://apply.interfolio.com/116798> Applications must contain: * Cover letter that addresses the required and desired qualifications * Curriculum vitae with contact information, including telephone number and e-mail address * Information for three professional references (their position, title, e-mail, phone number) * A statement with specific examples and indication of impact that describes how your institutional and/or community leadership, service, teaching, and research interests and experience have intersected with and/or will contribute to matters of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and would advance the ASU Charter ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.) In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456. COVID-19 Vaccination - Arizona State University is a federal contractor and subject to federal regulations which may require you to produce a record of a COVID-19 vaccination. For questions about medical or religious accommodations, please visit the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s webpage<https://cfo.asu.edu/workplace-accommodations>. Dr. J. Macgregor Wise (he/him/his) Professor of Communication Studies and Social Technology Global Futures Scholar, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory Associate Editor, Surveillance & Society School of Social and Behavioral Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University 4701 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306-4908 (602) 543 6646; (602) 543 6004 (fax)

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Social Media + Society Special Issue on Comparative Approaches to Studying Privacy
by Christoph Lutz 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to submit to a special issue at Social Media + Society ([1]https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sms) on Comparative Approaches To Studying Privacy: Opening Up New Perspectives. The call for papers with more information is available here: [2]https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/SMS/CFP%20Special% 20Issue-1663758895.pdf For this special issue, we understand ‘comparative’ broadly, including but not limited to geographical/cultural comparison (e.g., between different countries or cities), technological (e.g., between technologies of different levels of machine intelligence), social (e.g., between different socio-economic groups), legal (e.g., between different jurisdictions), economic (e.g., between different business models), and political comparison (e.g., between different political systems). Interdisciplinary submissions and contributions from non-Western contexts are particularly encouraged. The deadline for submitting abstracts is on 15 November 2022. Please submit your abstract (max 800 words) here: [3]http://tiny.cc/CASP2024 Social Media + Society (published by SAGE) is a gold open access journal. For all accepted papers to this special issue, the article processing charge (APC) is waived, so no publication costs will accrue for the authors. Please forward the call to any potentially interested authors and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Kind regards, Special Issue Editors (Kelly Quinn, Philipp Masur, Dmitry Epstein, Carsten Wilhelm, Lemi Baruh, Christoph Lutz) Dr. Christoph Lutz Associate Professor [4]Nordic Centre for Internet & Society [5]Department of Communication and Culture [6]BI Norwegian Business School - [7]facebook.com/BIBusinessSchooI Office address: Nydalsveien 37, 0484 Oslo Mobile: +47 46410206 Twitter: [8]@lutzid; Social Media: [9]ResearchGate – [10]Google Scholar – [11]Academia.edu References 1. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sms 2. https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/SMS/CFP Special Issue-1663758895.pdf 3. http://tiny.cc/CASP2024 4. http://www.bi.edu/ncis 5. https://www.bi.edu/research/find-departments-and-research-centres/departmen… 6. http://www.bi.edu/ 7. https://www.facebook.com/BIBusinessSchool?_rdr 8. https://twitter.com/lutzid 9. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christoph_Lutz 10. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KI9IybAAAAAJ&hl=en 11. https://bi.academia.edu/ChristophLutz

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Special issue CfP Methods in Visual Politics & Protest
by Suay Melisa Oezkula 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share our Call for Papers for a Special Issue on "Methodological Developments in Visual Politics & Protest", to be published in the Journal of Digital Social Research (https://www.jdsr.io/) Abstracts of 400-500 words are due 15th December 2022. Full details can be found below and on the dedicated call website: https://www.jdsr.io/call-for-papers *BACKGROUND TO THIS SPECIAL ISSUE* War streaming on Instagram, propaganda in press photography, refugee activism on TikTok - recent European crises have shown images and videos as essential tools of communication in politics and protest, a trend mirrored in the increasing use of visual data in research methodologies. Visual data may capture practices of visual, performative, or non-verbal communication, text-image relationships, the development of visual formats, notions of aesthetics, as well as underlying meanings of symbols and codes. Extant research has since captured different elements of visual politics and protest, including social history (e.g. protest photography), political commentary or affiliation (e.g. through memes or profile picture overlays), social cues in political communication (e.g. in the form of GIFs, filters, or emoji), visual activism practices (e.g. culture-jamming, sousveillance video coverage, graphic flesh-witnessing, or video activism), and visual forms of information documentation and distribution (e.g. infographics). Even so, new creative practices have at times challenged research practices, for example with regards to image authenticity and appropriation in mis- and disinformation campaigns (e.g. deepfakes), the role of platform affordances in new visual formats and spaces (e.g. short videos on TikTok), (mis)interpretation and differing levels of visual literacy in communications, trust in image data as factual evidence, and opaqueness in the production of visual materials. These critical debates have been particularly contentious in the arena of politics and protest, where visuals have been seen to shape political opinion and discourse, electoral campaigns, war coverage, and Covid-19 data visualisations. In response to these trends, we are looking for methodologically oriented papers on visual politics and/or protest. This may include methodological discussions, new methods or approaches, worked examples or case studies, research on emerging visual digital phenomena, or submissions linking theory to methodology surrounding digital culture, data, or methods. Foci may be based around methods of data collection, analysis, visualisation, theorisation, or other methodological areas. On a broad level this may include (but is not limited to): ➢ New methodological approaches in visual or multimodal data collection or analysis ➢ Platform- or format-specific mitigations in conducting visual research on politics and protest ➢ New methodological approaches (including software tools if applicable) for capturing visuality or visual cultures in politics and protest ➢ Discussions of the relevance of technological formats, tools, and infrastructures in visual research ➢ Innovations in embedding visuals or visuality with textual, audio, or sensory materials ➢ Advancements in analysing specific political visual digital practices and/or phenomena ➢ Methodological strategies for interpreting and/or quantifying visual data ➢ Emerging approaches to visualising image or video data ➢ Suggestions or developments in the ethical treatment of visuality in politics, protest, or activism ➢ Epistemological discussions of the role of the visual in politics, protest, or social movements ➢ Advances in collecting, interpreting, and conceptualising social media data ➢ Linking theory to methodology in visual research We are open to different article structures. However, articles should have clear contributions in the arena of methodological research by outlining or describing new methodological approaches, innovations, strategies, or frameworks. As such, they should draw on methodological scholarship in the wider field. *SUBMISSION & KEY DATES* Extended abstracts of 400-500 words excluding reference list (references are optional) are due 15th December 2022 and should be sent directly to the special issue editors - see email info below. Final articles should be submitted directly via the journal website of the Journal of Digital Social Research (https://www.jdsr.io/) and have a word count of up to 8500 words inclusive of everything (abstracts, reference list, notes). 15th December 2022: special issue abstract submissions 15th February 2023: End of abstract selection & communication of results 15th April 2023: Full papers due 15th July 2023: End of first review round 15th October 2023: End of second review round December 2023: Publication of special issue *FURTHER DETAILS* This special issue call follows on from the pre-conference workshop “Visual Politics & Protest - Methodological Challenges” organised by the ECREA Visual Cultures section (see https://visualculturesecrea.wordpress.com/) Submissions to the special issue call are, however, open to everyone. For added context, the programme can still be viewed on the pre-conference website: https://cutt.ly/visual-politics-ecrea, along with a list of references discussed during the conference. In the case of both questions or submissions, please email us directly on the below indicated email addresses. *SPECIAL ISSUE TEAM * Suay Melisa Özkula, University of Trento, suaymelisa.ozkula(a)unitn.it Hadas Schlussel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, hadas.schlussel(a)mail.huji.ac.il Danka Ninković Slavnić, University of Belgrade, dninkovic(a)yahoo.com Doron Altaratz, The Hadassah Academic College, doronal(a)edu.hac.ac.il Tom Divon, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, zem1987(a)gmail.com -- [I support fair work & do not expect colleagues to read or respond to emails after-hours, during weekends, outside of their part-time allocation, or during strike periods] *Suay Melisa **Ö**zkula/**Oezkula* Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow "DIGI-EMP" <https://www.sis.unitn.it/2753/international-experiences-of-digital-empowerm…> - University of Trento Visiting Research Fellow - International Telecommunications Union www.itu.int ECREA pre-conference Visual Politics & Protest <https://visualculturesecrea.wordpress.com/ecrea-preconference-2022/> Recent work: *Özkula, S. M., Lompe, M., Vespa, M., Sørensen, E., & Zhao, T. (2022). When URLs on social networks become invisible: Bias and social media logics in a cross-platform hyperlink study. First Monday, 27(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i6.12568 <https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v27i6.12568>* *Özkula, S. M., Reilly, P. J., & Hayes, J. (2022). Easy data, same old platforms? A systematic review of digital activism methodologies. Information, Communication & Society. **https://doi.org/* *10.1080/1369118X.2021.2013918* <https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2013918> *Özkula**, S. M. (2021). What is digital activism anyway? Social constructions of the “digital” in contemporary activism. Journal of Digital Social Research, 3(3), 60-84. https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v3i3.44 <https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v3i3.44> * *Özkula, S. M. (2021). The problem of history in digital activism: Ideological narratives in digital activism literature. First Monday, 26(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v26i8.10597 <https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v26i8.10597>* Office: Room 318 SIS - School of International Studies via Tommaso Gar, 14 I-38122 Trento University of Trento, Italy

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29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

*** First Call for Papers *** 29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023) August 28 - September 1, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus http://2023.euro-par.org SCOPE Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects. The main audience of Euro-Par are researchers in academic institutions, government laboratories and industrial organisations. Euro-Par aims to be the primary choice of such professionals for the presentation of new results in their specific areas. Euro-Par provides an excellent forum for focused technical discussion, as well as interaction with a large, broad and diverse audience. In addition, Euro-Par conferences provide a platform for a number of accompanying, technical workshops for smaller and emerging communities. VENUE AND ORGANIZATION Euro-Par 2023 will be held as a primarily in-person event (although remote presentation and participation will be supported, if needed). The venue place is the 5* St. Raphael Resort, in Limassol, Cyprus. Euro-Par 2023 is organised by the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus. The General Chair is George A. Papadopoulos and the Program Chairs are Marios D. Dikaiakos and Rizos Sakellariou. The Organizing Committee is listed on the web site: https://2023.euro-par.org/conference/committees/ . SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Euro-Par 2023 proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series. • Papers must be in PDF format and should not exceed 14 pages (including references) • Papers must be formatted in the Springer LNCS style: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… • Papers that don’t meet these requirements might be rejected without a review • Contributions submitted elsewhere or currently under review will not be considered • All submitted papers will be checked for originality by Springer iThenticate; papers which show an insufficient originality might be rejected without a review • Paper submissions are made through EasyChair using the link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=europar2023 IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract Submission: February 17, 2023 • Paper Submission: February 24, 2023 • Author Notification: April 30, 2023 • Camera-Ready Papers: June 2, 2023 • Author Registration: June 2, 2023 ARTEFACTS Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit an artefact that will be evaluated separately. TOPICS We invite submissions of high-quality, novel and original research results in areas of parallel and distributed computing covered by the following list of tracks. More information on the tracks can be found on the conference web page: https://2023.euro-par.org/submission-of-papers/call-for-papers/ Track 1. Programming, Compilers and Performance Chairs: • Biagio Cosenza, University of Salerno, Italy • Thomas Fahringer, University of Innsbruck, Austria Track 2. Scheduling, Resource Management, Cloud, Edge Computing, and Workflows Chairs: • Marco Aldinucci, University of Torino, Italy • Ivona Brandic, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Track 3. Architectures and Accelerators Chairs: • Jesus Carretero, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain • Leonel Sousa, University of Lisbon, Portugal Track 4. Data Analytics, AI, and Computational Science Chairs: • Maciej Malawski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland • Radu Prodan, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Track 5. Theory and Algorithms Chairs: • Chryssis Georgiou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christos Kaklamanis, University of Patras, Greece Track 6. Multidisciplinary, Domain-specific and Applied Parallel and Distributed Computing Chairs: • Francisco F. Rivera, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain • Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy

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CFP: AI and the Transformation of Home-Based Work
by Luke Munn 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Kia ora koutou / greetings to the AoIR community, I'm putting together a Special Section for IJoC and am looking for contributions. The section aims to explore the intersection of remote/home-based work and new data-driven technologies, including aspects like subjectivity, history, labor conditions, and inequality, so am keen to draw on different disciplines and interests. I've attached the CFP here, but feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Deadline for abstracts is Nov 23. Ngā mihi / best, Luke Munn Digital Cultures & Societies, University of Queensland

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Job: Assistant Professor of Journalism (reporting/writing across digital platforms), University of Oregon
by Seth Lewis 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Please share the following with any who may be interested... Position: Tenure-track assistant professor of journalism (reporting and writing across digital platforms) Unit: School of Journalism and Communication University: University of Oregon Link to apply: https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529447/assistant-professor-of-journal…<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/529447?lApplicationSubSourceID=> Deadline: November 28, 2022 The University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) is seeking an assistant professor of journalism with an emphasis on reporting and writing—one who knows how to tell stories with impact across digital platforms and who can help us shape the next chapter of journalism education. The ideal candidate could be a journalist with a master’s degree and a record of high-profile, award-winning work, or it could be one who holds a Ph.D. and has significant professional experience in journalism. In either case, the individual hired will help us shape the future of the reporting-and-writing core of our undergraduate major, teaching undergraduate courses focused on reporting and writing but with an emphasis on reaching audiences across a variety of digital platforms and innovative media possibilities. This individual also will contribute to teaching in our professional master’s programs in Eugene and Portland—and, as appropriate, in other areas of our undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. programs. For complete details, see https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529447/assistant-professor-of-journal…<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/529447?lApplicationSubSourceID=> Best, Seth -- Seth C. Lewis, Ph.D. Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media Director of Journalism School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon Book: News After Trump<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/news-after-trump-9780197550359?lang…> (Oxford U Press, 2021) Sign up for RQ1<https://rq1.substack.com>, a newsletter about news research

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