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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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CHI 2023 Call for Panels
by Oliver Haimson 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Hello! We are soliciting Panels for the CHI 2023 (https://chi2023.acm.org/) conference, which will take place in April 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Please check out the Panels CFP here: https://chi2023.acm.org/for-authors/panels/ You still have time to submit your best and exciting panel ideas before the December 15, 2022 deadline! Panels are held in their own 75-minute session at the conference. For CHI 2023, panels can be either hybrid (held in-person with ability for panelists and attendees to participate virtually) or fully virtual. A key feature of Panels is the importance of the issue in our community. The following list is a few examples that we have considered may be exciting for CHI 2023, but look forward to receiving proposals based on your ideas, too. - Lessons Learned from Covid-19’s Impact on HCI Research, Practice, and Community - Race, Gender, Class, Disability, Culture, and Intersectionality in HCI - Participatory Design and Community-Based Participatory Research Methods - Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Extended Reality Futures - Researcher Positionality in HCI Research and CHI Papers - Ethical and Value-Based approaches to HCI Research and Design - HCI and AI: Connections, Challenges, and Next Steps - Building Solidarity among Academic and Tech Workers - Global Challenges and North – South Collaborations - Work Life Balance for HCI Researchers Please reach out to us at panels(a)chi2023.acm.org if you have any questions. - Panels co-chairs Oliver Haimson and Shaimaa Lazem -- Oliver Haimson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Michigan | School of Information oliverhaimson.com

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Book on Digital Ethics (Christian Fuchs)
by Christian Fuchs 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Christian Fuchs. 2023/. //Digital Ethics. Media, Communication and Society Volume Five//. /New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781032246161. More infos and sample chapter: https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/digital-ethics/ This fifth volume in Christian Fuchs’s /Media, Communication and Society/ series presents an approach to critical digital ethics. It develops foundations and applications of digital ethics based on critical theory. It applies a critical approach to ethics within the realm of digital technology. Based on the notions of alienation, communication (in)justice, media (in)justice, and digital (in)justice, it analyses ethics in the context of digital labour and the surveillance-industrial complex; social media research ethics; privacy on Facebook; participation, co-operation, and sustainability in the information society; the digital commons; the digital public sphere; and digital democracy. The book consists of three parts. Part I presents some of the philosophical foundations of critical, humanist digital ethics. Part II applies these foundations to concrete digital ethics case studies. Part III presents broad conclusions about how to advance the digital commons, the digital public sphere, and digital democracy, which is the ultimate goal of critical digital ethics. *Table of Contents** * I. Foundations 1. What is Digital Ethics? 2. Foundations of Communication/Media/Digital (In)Justice 3. The Ethics of the Digital Commons II. Applications 4. Information Ethics in the Age of Digital Labour and the Surveillance-Industrial Complex 5. “Dear Mr. Neo-Nazi, can you please give me your informed consent so that I can quote your fascist tweet?“: Questions of Social Media Research Ethics in Online Ideology Critique 6. Towards an Alternative Concept of Privacy 7. The Ethics and Political Economy of Privacy on Facebook 8. Information Technology and Sustainability in the Information Society 9. Theoretical Foundations of Defining the Participatory, Co-operative, Sustainable Information Society (PCSIS) III. Conclusion 10. The Digital Commons and the Digital Public Sphere: How to Advance Digital Democracy Today Forthoming: /Media, Communication and Society/ Vol. 6: Digital Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere Available: /Media, Communication and Society/ Vol. 4: Digital Fascism /Media, Communication and Society/ Vol. 3: Digital Capitalism/ Media, Communication and Society/ Vol. 2: Foundations of Critical Theory/ Media, Communication and Society/ Vol. 1: Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory

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Job Posting-Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Information Science (Data Science), University of South Carolina iSchool
by Ehsan Mohammadi 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Hi AoIR Members, The iSchool <https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/i…> at the University of South Carolina <https://sc.edu/> is hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Information Science (Data Science). Successful candidates will be expected to expand on one or more of the following areas: · Applied Data and Text Mining · Applied AI and Machine Learning (ML) · Critical Data Studies · User Experience, Information Architecture · Web and Mobile Application Development · Social Network Analysis · Cybersecurity For more information about the job description and to apply for this position, please see this link https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/130904. Best wishes, Ehsan Assistant Professor College of Information and Communications University of South Carolina Director of Hi Da <https://sites.google.com/view/hidalab/home> Lab Webpage: https://bit.ly/3bKLhTT <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501d2dca-31327df5-4544555345…> G.S: https://tinyurl.com/s63gls8 <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501d2dca-31327df5-4544555345…>

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Applications open for new film and media studies PhD program at UC Irvine
by Alexander Rudenshiold 20 Oct '22

20 Oct '22

Hello AoIR Listserv-ers! I’m excited to share the news that my department has launched new PhD program in Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine! Reflecting the strengths of our award-winning faculty, the program is designed to give students broad training in film, television, video games, and digital media while centering questions of power, culture, and history. All students are admitted directly to the Ph.D. program, whether they are applying with a BA, MA, or MFA. In addition, all students are funded. You can learn more about our program and our faculty here: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/filmandmediastudies/phd <https://www.humanities.uci.edu/filmandmediastudies/phd> I encourage you to advise your mentees to apply to our program. Best, Alexander >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alexander Rudenshiold <https://twitter.com/rudenshiold> Visual Studies Ph.D. student @ UC – Irvine Media Studies M.A. @ University of Virginia rudenshiold.com <https://rudenshiold.com/> // Infant Island <https://infantisland.bandcamp.com/> // Mattachine <https://mattachine.bandcamp.com/>

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