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AoIR2022 Conference Programme is Live!
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

The AoIR2022 Conference Programme is now live!! Browse Conference Agenda here: https://www.conftool.org/aoir2022/index.php?page=browseSessions Please explore the programme for information about the papers as well as the social events taking place during the conference. Except for the keynote and the conference dinner, all events will take place at the Grangegorman campus of TU Dublin. A handy map for all events is available here: https://t.co/TNziZmkrv2 . I hope you are as excited about this conference programme as everyone at AoIR2022 HQ! Dr. Kylie Jarrett AoIR2022 Programme Chair Dept of Media Studies Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland

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WEBCAST OCT 25-27 – Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022
by Joly MacFie 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

Although this is in fact a two week event, including training, as noted below, ** Only the sessions from Tuesday Oct 25 – Thurs Oct 27 will be livestreamed. ** - So we are halfway though the first day. Already we had Panels on Digital Equity, Big Networks, and presentations on North Manitoba and Hawai'i networks. Plenty to go. Visit ISOC.LIVE for the real time text links. Slides will be upped to the archive end of day. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/15885>On *24 to 28 October 2022* the *Indigenous Connectivity Institute <https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-initiative/>* will host the *Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022 <https://connecthumanity.fund/indigenous-connectivity-summit-2022/>* (ICS 2022). The Indigenous Connectivity Summit brings together Indigenous community members, leaders, network operators, researchers and policymakers with a common goal: to connect Indigenous communities to fast, affordable and sustainable internet. The 2022 ICS is led by the newly-formed *Indigenous Connectivity Institute <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/08/indigenous-connectivity-summit…>*, an initiative incubated by *Connect Humanity <https://connecthumanity.fund/>*, and co-organized in partnership with the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2022/>* . ** Only the sessions from Tuesday Oct 25 – Thurs Oct 27 will be livestreamed. ** *AGENDA https://connecthumanity.fund/ics-2022-agenda/ <https://connecthumanity.fund/ics-2022-agenda/>* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ics2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ics2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3TA1IY3 <https://bit.ly/3TA1IY3>* *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/15885>)* *TWITTER #ICS2022 <https://bit.ly/3EWaYl7> @Connect_Fund @internetsociety #indigenous #GrowInternet * *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/ISOCNewMexico <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ics2022 <https://archive.org/details/ics2022>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022): Final Call for Late Breaking Results
by Announce Announcements 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

*** Final Call for Late Breaking Results *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Virtual Event https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022 (Proceedings to be published by Springer in CCIS; Journal Special Issues with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier); Best Paper Award sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF) *** Deadline: November 1st, AoE (firm!) *** IHAW 2022 accepts now submissions for late breaking results. The instructions to authors remain the same, as for the regular submissions. Accepted papers will be published in the same proceedings volume with the regular submissions and will be eligible both for the Best Paper Award and to be selected for the special journal issues that will be prepared after the conference. ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) is the second of the series of International Conferences on "ICT for Societal Challenges". It is a showcase for high quality oral and poster presentations and demonstrations sessions. This conference aims to be a platform for multi and interdisciplinary research at the interplay between Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedical, Neuro-cognitive, and Experimental research. This research includes the design, experimental evaluation and standardization of new ICT scalable systems and in-silico systems for new and future inclusive and sustainable technologies that benefit all: healthy people, people with disabilities or other impairments, people having chronic diseases, etc. User-centered design and innovation, new intuitive ways of human -computer interaction, and user acceptance are the topics of particular interest. Conference Topics Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Artificial Intelligence, Computation and Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence methods for medical device testing. • Algorithms, methods and services for condition-specific intervention (e.g., diabetes, obesity, dementia, post cancer treatment, allergies, mental health). • Algorithms, methods and services for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Crowd-sourcing and social media analysis for predicting and monitoring infectious disease. • Medical Data and/or Medical Image Analysis. • Electronic Medical Records Analysis. • Computational methods for medical devices. Human Computer Interaction and Cognition • Human-Machine Interaction for healthcare and well-being. • Cognitive Mechatronics for healthcare and well-being. • Models for human-device interaction for medicine. • Cobotics for healthcare and well-being. • Model-based design and configuration tools for healthcare and well-being. Assistive Devices • Precision medicine. • ICT for in-silicon trials. • Implantable medical devices. • Multimodal assistive ICT devices to empower people with sensory, cognitive, motor, balance and spatial impairments. ICT & Wellbeing • Age-friendly systems for active and healthy ageing (telepresence, robotics solutions, innovative solutions for independent living, innovative elderly care, integrated care, age-related risks prevention/detection). • ICT systems to improve the quality of life and for daily life activities assistance (education, recreation, and nutrition). • Smart living homes and wearables (Intelligent and personalized digital solutions for sustaining and extending healthy and independent living; personalized early risk detection and intervention). • Smart Systems and services promoting access to the socio-economical and cultural environment. • IoT and smart real-time surveillance systems for monitoring, auditing and control to prevent the spread of the pandemic. • eHealth smart solutions in the fight against a COVID-19 like pandemic. • IoT and Smart Healthcare systems with an environmentally friendly and sustainable footprint. Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Operation Services • Distributed and connected digital healthcare services. • IoT services for real-time monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • Wearable devices and IoT systems for remote monitoring of health data and status of patients and/or older adults. • mHealth services and applications using mobile and wearable devices to collect community and clinical health data, and deliver healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients. • Sustainable city environments for emergency health management. • 5G and beyond for healthcare in sustainable smart cities. • Wireless Sensor Networks for advanced smart healthcare in sustainable cities. Quality in Healthcare Systems • New experimental validation methods with end-users. • Systems and services for ensuring patient’s commitment to the medication schedule. • Digital health systems and tools for health care professional training and workforce development. • Communication systems and services improving the quality of patient and healthcare provider contact before, during and after admission. • Methods and Technology for Improving the quality of services-oriented care delivery systems. • Methods, Digital Tools and/or Services for inclusive-for-all healthcare systems. • Co-Creation of healthcare systems for social well being of people with special needs, older adults and/or deprivileged or disadvantaged people. • Systems for management of health and care (mental health, pain, neurological disorders, sight, hearing, balance, space awareness; sensory based physiological and psychological non-invasive measurements, preventive healthcare, m-healthcare, e-healthcare, integrated care, serious games, electronic health record, self- management, patient-centered systems for survivorship, palliation and/or end-of-life care). Privacy, Security & Standardization • Standardization, certification, labelling, and communication issues (related to ageing well, to sensory impairment). • Privacy and Security/Regulation compliant services in health care systems (e.g., HIPAA). • Security and privacy of digital health systems and service. • Socio-economic issues of smart healthcare in sustainable societies. • Privacy, security and ethics in eHealth smart solutions and surveillance at scale in the fight against a COVID-19 pandemic. High-quality original submissions that address such future issues, show the design and evaluation in (near-) real scenarios, explain how to benchmark systems, and outline the education and training procedures for acquiring new perceptual skills while using such systems are welcome. Research and technical papers are expected to present significant and original contributions validated with the targeted end-users. Submissions should clearly state the progress beyond the existing state-of- the-art and the expected societal benefits of the developed technology. When possible, validate scenarios with the target user groups and well-identified technology readiness levels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level) should be at least outlined. Submissions We invite Research and Technical papers, up to 15 pages, describing original unpublished research, making a substantial contribution to the research field. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. As was the case for IHAW 2021, the proceedings of IHAW 2022 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (https://www.springer.com/series/7899) and will be presented in the technical sessions of the conference. The Best Paper Award is sponsored by MDPI "Sensors" with 300 CHF. The authors of the best papers accepted and presented at IHAW2022 will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for further review and possible inclusion in either of two Journal Special Issues that will be organised with SN Computer Science (Springer) and Smart Health (Elsevier). Submissions of all types should be carefully formatted according to the Springer format for conference proceedings: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . The submission process will be handled through Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icihaw2022 . Important Dates • Submission Deadline: November 1, 2022 (AoE, firm!) • Notification: November 15, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: November 24, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: November 24, 2022 Organizers Honorary General Chair • Edwige Pissaloux, University of Rouen Normandy, France General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Scientific Chair • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus Scientific Vice-Chair • Ramiro Velazquez, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico Publicity Chair • Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University, Canada Finance Chair • Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD, Cyprus Steering and Program Committee • https://cyprusconferences.org/ihaw2022/committees/

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PhD Position in Digital Sociology
by Simon Lindgren 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

PHD POSITION IN DIGITAL SOCIOLOGY DIGSUM's Digital Sociology group is looking for a new PhD candidate. The position is fully funded and salaried for four years. The work is to be carried out with us at Umeå University, Sweden. This PhD position is part of the larger research project Programmable Politics, which is about how the social transformation towards increased automation, through datafication and algorithms, affects how civil society works and acts. The research to be carried out by the PhD shall be about how civil society actors (e.g., social movements, NGOs, trade unions, activists) relate to automation in relation to their political objectives. The broader project, as a whole, uses different types of data and methods, but the work of the PhD candidate will particularly, even if not exclusively, include interview- and document analysis relating to the strategies and actions of civil society agents both online and offline. Read more about the position here: <https://www.digsum.org/phd-digital-politics>

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Research Fellow - Equitable Digital Societies
by Jat Singh 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

We've an open position for a (5yr+) research fellowship on the topic of Equitable Digital Societies. The role involves working on issues of digital inequality as part of the broader INCLUDE+ (Inclusive Digital Economy Network+) research network, led by the University of Leeds (where this post is based) in collaboration with Unis Exeter, Cambridge, Sheffield and Swansea. More details: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AHCMC1088 -------------------------------------- Jat Singh Compliant & Accountable Systems Group Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge [ www.jatsingh.com / www.compacctsys.net ]

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Algorithms For Her Travel Scholarships
by Sophie H Bishop 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

Hello there - you may have seen that we are running Algorithms For Her? 2 at the University of Sheffield on the 23 and 24 March 2023. 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. Please see our full call for papers here <https://algorithmsforher.wordpress.com/algorithms-for-her-2-call-for-papers/> . *This is a hybrid conference, BUT we will also have some travel scholarships available for conference presenters. Please add in a short justification for the need of scholarship, and your estimated travel costs with your application.* Best wishes, Sophie & 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…>

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Reminder: Webinar and Workshop Series
by Robert Topinka (Staff) 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

‘Post-Pandemic’ Politics and Reactionary Digital Cultures Webinar and Workshop Series Full schedule: https://reactionarypandemicpolitics.wordpress.com/ Report available now: 'Post-pandemic' reactionary digital culture: how covid scepticism fuels extremism online<https://reactionarypandemicpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/post-pandem…> Webinar 27 October 2022 13:30 - 15:30, UTC +1 Online via Teams Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33590 This webinar launches a new Birkbeck Centre for Media and Democracy report that charts the overlaps between covid-19 scepticism, vaccine hesitancy and reactionary politics online. Although many far-right extremists have aligned themselves against the public health response to covid-19, the report documents a more ideologically ambiguous and even incoherent form of reactionary politics taking shape around covid scepticism. This reactionary scepticism is advanced by the extreme right, but it is also proving attractive to people dislocated and disconnected by more than two years of life in a pandemic. Covid scepticism is dominated by ‘misinformation,’ but groups organised around rejecting mainstream consensus wear the ‘misinformation’ label as a badge of honour. The report and the webinar investigate the emotional attractions of reactionary politics, calling for an anti-racist and anti-misogynist politics that begins at the community level. With talks from: Rosie Carter, Director of Policy and Engagement at HOPE not hate Liam Shrivastava, Communications Officer at the Institute for Race Relations Dr. Annie Kelly, a journalist and researcher focusing on antifeminism, the far right and conspiracy theories online. Dr. Robert Topinka, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, author of the new report on post-pandemic politics and reactionary digital cultures The webinar will also launch a series of workshops for third-sector workers, local government workers, academics and activists working on public health, mental health, youth work and anti-racism. The first workshop will be Friday, 11 November from 10:30 – 14:00 at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided for all attendees, and travel funding is available. You can register here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33611. Webinar Speaker Biographies Rosie Carter is director of policy and engagement at HOPE not hate, the UK’s leading anti-fascist organisation. She conducts research on migration, community relations, public attitudes, identity and political polarisation. She is a Churchill fellow where her research focused on migrant inclusion in post-industrial areas and holds an MSc in Migration Studies from Oxford University. Liam Shrivastava is communications officer at the Institute of Race Relations. Prior to joining the IRR, he worked for Red Pepper magazine and with the Media Reform Coalition. He holds an MA in Political Communications from Goldsmiths College, where his dissertation focused on the BBC and immigration. He has a particular interest in representations of race and racism in the media and the political space. His work at the IRR involves researching ‘culture war’ phenomena, ‘New Right’ networks and political rhetoric. Dr. Annie Kelly is a journalist and researcher focusing on antifeminism, the far right and conspiracy theories online. She received her PhD on digital antifeminism from the University of East Anglia in 2020. She works now as a postdoctoral research associate on the AHRC-funded “Everything Is Connected: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of the Internet” project at King’s College London and the University of Manchester and as the UK correspondent for the podcast QAnon Anonymous. Her writing has appeared in Soundings journal, The Sociological Review and The New York Times. Dr. Robert Topinka is Senior Lecturer in media and cultural studies at Birkbeck. He was Co-Investigator on the AHRC funded project ‘Political Ideology, Rhetoric and Aesthetics in the 21st Century: The Case of the “Alt-Right,”’ and writes widely about race, politics and digital media.  Workshop Series Hosted by the Centre for Media and Democracy at Birkbeck, University of London, this workshop series aims to facilitate collaboration across charities, local governments, academics and activists to respond to the challenges digital and social media pose to public life and public health. In response to the recent rise of far-right extremism and reactionary scepticism around the Covid pandemic, there has been a focus on debunking ‘disinformation’ and on regulating the major platforms. These are important goals, but they are not solutions that offer immediate help to local communities. Starting from the premise that digital media are fully integrated into our daily lives, this workshop series brings together groups and organisations working on public health, mental health, youth work and anti-racism to develop informed, collaborative and practical strategies to respond to digital harms. The focus will be on combining expertise and on putting academic research and academic funding opportunities to work for organisations. Following from a launch event, the workshops will focus on three distinct but cross-cutting themes. Attendees are encouraged to attend all three workshops, but it is also possible to sign up for one or two workshops. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Travel reimbursement is available for all attendees (Zones 1-6). Additional travel reimbursement available upon request. Workshop 1: Digital Media and Digital Data Friday, 11 November, 10:30 – 14:00, MAL G14, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33611 Although digital media are fully embedded in our daily lives and routines, they are still highly personal. Everyone has their own personal ‘feed’ on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and so on. How do we develop strategies for understanding how digital media are shaping the work charities and activists do and the lives of the communities they serve? Opening Speaker Chris Ashworth, Head of Social Impact at Nominet Workshop 2: Local Communities and Social Media Thursday, 12 January 2023, 10:30 – 14:00, Birkbeck, University of London campus Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33670 There is no distinction between ‘offline’ and ‘online.’ We don’t go ‘on’ digital media platforms, they are highly integrated with our daily lives and routines. This means that when we think about combating digital harms, we need to begin by thinking holistically about the communities we serve. If we begin from the understanding that digital media is deeply integrated in the daily lives of the communities we serve, how does that shape or change the work we do? Opening Speakers Dr. Rohit Dasgupta, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Industries at the University of Glasgow and Councillor for Canning Town South Cllr Mumtaz Khan, Councillor for Green Street West Workshop 3: Digital Culture, Politics and Communication Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:30 – 14:00, Birkbeck, University of London campus Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33671 The sheer volume of communication is unprecedented, and it only continues to grow. This can make efforts to combat digital harms feel like a drop in a bucket, and a bucket owned and controlled by massively powerful tech corporations. Instead of thinking about digital communication as something ‘outside’ of our work, how can we communicate better on and about digital media with the communities we serve? ____________ Robert Topinka Senior Lecturer in Transnational Media & Cultural Studies Department of Film, Media & Cultural Studies Birkbeck, University of London Recently published: "The Politics of Anti-Discourse: Copypasta, the Alt-Right, and the Rhetoric of Form"<https://muse.jhu.edu/article/852390> in Theory & Event New book: Racing the Street: Race, Rhetoric, and Technology in Metropolitan London, 1840-1900<https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520343610/racing-the-street>

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Registration open for 'On the Margins: Hypertext, Electronic Media, Digital Humanities' conference, 15-16 December 2022
by Naomi Wells 23 Oct '22

23 Oct '22

**with apologies for cross-posting** We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for On the Margins: Hypertext, Electronic Media, Digital Humanities<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sas.a…> (15-16 December 2022). The conference brings together members of the Hypertext, Electronic Literature and Digital Humanities communities, including PhD and Early Career Researchers, for a two-day conference reflecting on how Hypertext has shaped our research and creative practices, to build research opportunities between sympathetic communities, and to envision how to push the boundaries of Hypertext beyond its current incarnations. We want to inaugurate a space that will promote debate and connections, building new understanding at the crossroads between disciplines. Register here: https://www.sas.ac.uk/margins22<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sas.a…> The conference will feature two keynote addresses from Gustavo Gomez-Mejia<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sas.a…> (University of Tours) and James O’Sullivan<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sas.a…> (University College Cork). These will be free, open to the public, and available online. We are planning to hold the conference in person at Senate House in London, but will make the sessions and keynote addresses available to view online. A draft programme<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.goo…> is available. The fee for attending the conference in-person will be £25. Students can attend at a discounted rate of £15. For those unable to attend in person, online-only tickets are available at a discounted rate of £15. If you have any questions, please email digitalhumanities(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:digitalhumanities@sas.ac.uk> Dr Naomi Wells Lecturer in Italian and Spanish with Digital Humanities/Co-Director of the Doctoral Centre Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies<https://ilcs.sas.ac.uk/>/Digital Humanities Research Hub<https://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities> School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU | UK Email: naomi.wells(a)sas.ac.uk<mailto:naomi.wells@sas.ac.uk> Research profile: https://research.sas.ac.uk/search/staff/1164/dr-naomi-wells/

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Job Announcement: Program Manager, Research and Engagement
by Angela Okune 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Hi all! Code for Science and Society <https://www.codeforsociety.org/> is looking to hire a research and engagement program manager who will be working closely with me and my colleague Rayya El Zein <https://www.codeforsociety.org/about/people/858>. The role will involve engaged research, community building and mobilization, as well as content creation and storytelling in the field of open public technology. We are looking to deepen our capacity to develop new programming and support existing projects and grantees on questions related to community engagement, co-design, and stewardship of communities of practice. We will be accepting applications for this position *through November 6, 2022 *with a desired start date of January 3, 2023. Learn more and apply here <https://www.codeforsociety.org/jobs/program-manager-research-engagement-cod…> . Thank you in advance for helping me to circulate this opportunity widely! *Angela Okune, Ph.D. (she/her)* Senior Program Manager, Code for Science & Society <https://codeforscience.org/> Associate Editor, *Engaging Science, Technology, and Society <https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests>* angelaokune.me/ +1 (808) 358.8563 | @honoluluskye

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PhD admissions in Critical Information Studies at Yale American Studies
by Posada, Julian 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Dear colleagues, The American Studies program at Yale University recruits its next cohort of PhD students. Adding to our strengths in history, politics, and questions of race and gender in American Studies with a transnational lens, we can now supervise in areas related to critical information studies. New areas of supervision include platforms studies, digital labor, critical data studies, artificial intelligence and society, digital warfare, and migration and technology. Some points about the PhD program: * The program is fully funded for all students for six years. Our yearly stipend was US$38,300 (~US$3,200 per month) in 2022-23. * International candidates are considered equal to local candidates for admission. We don't have quotas or fewer funding opportunities for them. * No GRE is required. * The US$105 application fee can be waived for candidates documenting financial hardship, including international applicants. * The application deadline for American Studies is December 15, 2022. For more information about the program visit: https://americanstudies.yale.edu/graduate-program For information about admissions: https://gsas.yale.edu/admissions/degree-program-application-process

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