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JOB OPPORTUNITIES at the UK data protection authority
by Sophia Ignatidou 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

More new roles going at the Information Commissioner’s Office on technology policy and data protection. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/jobs/vacancies/ Please share widely or apply, Happy to answer any questions, Kind regards Sophia -- Sophia Ignatidou ----------------------- /Group Manager for Technology Policy at the ICO /Academy Fellow (2018-2019) at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London

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recruiting doctoral students
by Rosanna Guadagno 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Hi friends and colleagues! I’m getting settled into my new position at the University of Oulu and am hiring! Seeking 1 - 2 PhD students interested in using Persuasive Information Systems design to combat misinformation on social media. I’m looking for students with a psychology/social science background and/or an Information Systems background at the master’s level (preferred). These positions come with Finnish residency (and it’s awesome here!!). Interested applicants can contact me via this email address or at Rosanna.Guadagno(a)oulu.fi Please spread the word!! Cheers, Rosanna --- Rosanna E. Guadagno, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Persuasive Information Systems University of Oulu Google Scholar Profile <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-_0SgvoAAAAJ&hl=en> cell/text: +358-41-492-6976 Twitter: @Rosannaeg <https://twitter.com/RosannaEG> Lab: OSIL <https://osilab.eu> Specialty Chief Editor in Media Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology <https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/media-psychology> Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology <https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/personality-and-so…>

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Job Posting: Pace University Communication & Media Studies
by Marcella Szablewicz 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Dear All: The Department of Communication and Media Studies at Pace University in NYC is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Please see the job listing, and links to ad on the Pace website and The Chronicle of Higher Education, below. If you have any questions about the position please feel free to contact me. Best, Marcella The Department of Communication and Media Studies of Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University in New York City invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin in August 2023. The successful candidate should be a media studies generalist who can teach and design undergraduate courses that emphasize experiential and applied learning in one or more of the following areas: digital storytelling, multimedia journalism, news writing and reporting, podcasting, and/or strategic communication. The successful applicant will be expected to teach introductory and content creation courses and encouraged to develop upper-level courses in her/his/their area of specialization as well as to support the department in other areas of teaching as needed. Position Qualifications Preference will be given to those with a PhD in Media or Communication Studies. ABDs who will have degrees in hand by August 2023 and recent PhDs are encouraged to apply. Candidates for tenure-track positions must have a defined research agenda and demonstrate the potential to maintain an active scholarly program. All candidates should provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching philosophy, list of references, one to two writing samples, and up to three sample syllabi. Applicants should also provide a statement explaining how they would contribute to the development of an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning community at Pace through their teaching, research, and/or service. Here is direct application site: https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23392 And here is the job posting on the Chronicle: https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37308907/communication-and-media-studies-ft-… -- Marcella Szablewicz Associate Professor Department of Communication and Media Studies Pace University 41 Park Row Room 505 New York, NY 10038 (o) 212-346-1632 (c) 917-474-3856

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Queering Digital Culture symposium - 28 October
by Feldman, Zeena 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Dear friends and colleagues, Please join us on Friday, 28 October for the Queering Digital Cultures symposium. The event will run from 12:00-16:30 at King’s College London, with a wine reception to follow. If you’re not able to make it to London, please join us online. Attendance in both forms is free. Register is essential https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queering-digital-cultures-tickets-424052361027 About this event The internet is increasingly regarded by users, regulators and NGOs as a public utility. The UN has gone so far as to call internet access a universal right<https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/11/07/the-internet-as-a-human-…>. But the internet is simultaneously seen as a technological infrastructure linked to – and leveraged for – capital production and accumulation. The Queering Digital Cultures symposium aims to explore what this tension between universal access and platform capitalism means for the sex and gender-based assumptions and exclusions generated by today’s internet. We will focus on how homophobia, sexism and transphobia are reproduced in contemporary digital culture and unpack how this intersects with existing inequalities and ‘digital divides’ around race, class and (dis)ability. We train our analytical lens on the ways that mainstream data production, consumption and circulation practices impact sex and gender minorities. We also consider how queer users, activists and tech workers challenge the inequalities and exclusions (re)produced in today’s internet. Working to understand these issues is crucial for the future of internet studies. Across its thirty-year history, the discipline has critiqued the ways in which digital technologies impact the social register of everyday life. Yet this intellectual project has failed to substantively consider the experiences of sex and gender minorities, and the resulting intersectional exclusions generated by and in today’s internet. Queering Digital Cultures brings together esteemed scholars who have made important contributions to addressing these blindspots. Wine reception to follow the event. Speakers: Kath Albury<https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/our-research/access-our-research/find…> (Swinburne University of Technology) Kevin Guyan<https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/kevinguyan> (University of Glasgow) Chloé Locatelli<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/chloe-locatelli> (King’s College London) Shaka McGlotten<https://www.purchase.edu/live/profiles/460-shaka-mcglotten> (Purchase College-SUNY) Alexander Monea<https://english.gmu.edu/people/amonea> (George Mason University) Gaspard Pelurson<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/gaspard-pelurson> (King’s College London) Organisers: Zeena Feldman<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-zeena-feldman> and Jamie Hakim<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/jamie-hakim>, King's College London This event will be held in a hybrid format. For those able to travel to London, you can join us in person. For others, you can choose to attend remotely via Teams. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queering-digital-cultures-tickets-42405236102.

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WEBCAST SEP 21: Using Community Networks to Bridge the Access Gap in Francophone Africa / Utilisation des réseaux communautaires pour combler le déficit d’accès en Afrique francophone
by Joly MacFie 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

(Just started - for French captions go to facebook) (Cela a commencé - pour les sous-titres français voir sur facebook) [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15779>On *Wednesday September 21 2022* at *12:00-13.30 UTC* the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* and the *Association for Progressive Communications <https://apc.org/>* host ‘*Using Community Networks to Bridge the Access Gap in Francophone Africa <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/202…>*‘. This is the fifth session of the *2021/2022 Summit on Community Networks in Africa <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/>*. The deployment of community networks is scarce in the francophone part of Africa despite the lack of accessibility.This session will look at how the use of community networks could contribute in reducing the gaps. *SPEAKERS* *Chako Armant*, Head of Project, La Difference (PamojaNET Community Network) *Jean Louis Fendji*, Senior Lecturer, University of Ngaoundere and Research Director, AfroLeadership *Keita Aboubacar Sitan Sidiki*, Founding Member and Treasurer, Internet Society Guinea Chapter *Patrick Byamungu*, Co-founder and Director, La Différence *Tidjani Mahamat Adoum*, President, Internet Society Chad Chapter *MODERATOR* *Jean-Baptiste Millogo*, Internet Technology and Development Expert, Africa, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/CNAfrica-5 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/CNAfrica-5>* Le *mercredi 21 septembre 2022* à *12h00-13h30 UTC*, l’*Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/>* et l’*Association for Progressive Communications <https://www.apc.org/fr>* organisent « *Utilisation des réseaux communautaires pour combler le déficit d’accès en Afrique francophone <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/summit-community-networks-africa/…>* ». Il s’agit de la cinquième session du *Sommet 2021/2022 sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique <https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/events/summit-community-networks-africa/>*. Le déploiement de réseaux communautaires est rare dans la partie francophone de l’Afrique malgré le manque d’accessibilité. Cette session examinera comment l’utilisation des réseaux communautaires pourrait contribuer à réduire les inégalités. Nous explorerons les questions suivantes et plus encore: *INTERVENANTS* *Chako Armant*, Chef de projet, La Différence (Réseau communautaire PamojaNET) *Jean Louis Fendji*, Chargé de cours, l’Université de Ngaoundéré et Directeur de recherche, AfroLeadership *Keita Aboubacar Sitan Sidiki*, Membre fondateur et Trésorier, Internet Society Chapitre Guinéen *Patrick Byamungu*, Fondateur et Directeur, La Différence *Tidjani Mahamat Adoum*, Président, Internet Society Chapitre Tchad *MODÉRATEUR* *Jean-Baptiste Millogo*, expert en technologie et développement Internet, Afrique, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/CNAfrica-5 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/CNAfrica-5>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3Ls8DQ8 <https://bit.ly/3Ls8DQ8> *(EN/FR) (EN Captions) *TWITTER #CommunityNetworks #africa @internetsociety @ISOC_Community #switchiton #GrowInternet #francophone* *.* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive> (*EN only) <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc>*https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc>* (Captions) <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/>*https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/ <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/>* (Captions) <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/>*https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/>* (Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/CNAfrica-5 <https://archive.org/details/CNAfrica-5>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New book: Digital Humanism: A Philosophy for 21st Century Digital Society (Christian Fuchs)
by Christian Fuchs 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Fuchs, Christian. 2022. Digital Humanism. A Philosophy for 21st Century Digital Society. SocietyNow Series. Bingley: Emerald. More information and sample reading: https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/digital-humanism/ Our contemporary global digital society is not always a good place to live. Authoritarianism, hatred, false news, post-truth culture, the COVID-19 anti-vaccination movement, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and political polarisation are organised via the Internet. The public sphere is highly polarised. Today, many humans tend to think of other humans mainly in terms of friends and enemies. Robots and Artificial Intelligence-based automation have created new challenges for the world of work. Decades of neoliberalism have increased inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the vulnerability of humanity to viruses and health crises. Humanity and society are in a major crisis and digitalisation mediates this crisis. /Digital Humanism/ explores how Humanism can help us to critically understand how digital technologies shape society and humanity, providing an introduction to Humanism in the digital age. Fuchs introduces the approach of Digital Humanism and outlines foundations of a Radical Digital Humanism, analysing what decolonisation of academia and the study of the digital, media and communication means; what the roles are of robots, automation, and Artificial Intelligence in digital capitalism, and how the communication of death and dying has been mediated by digital technologies, capitalist necropower, and digital capitalism. In order to save humanity and society, we need Radical Digital Humanism now. “Digital Humanism is the book we have been waiting for. … Digital Humanism refuses to transform humans into machines and to think of machines as humans. This is why this book is such an important and timely intervention" Eva Illouz, Director of Studies at EHESS, Paris/ //Table of Contents /Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. What is Humanism? Chapter 3. What is Digital Humanism? Chapter 4. Decolonising Academia: A Radical Humanist Perspective Chapter 5. Robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Capitalism Chapter 6. Policy Discourses on Robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the EU, the USA, and China Chapter 7. Necropower, Death, and Digital Communication in Covid-19 Capitalism Chapter 8. Conclusion

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New book: Media and Psychoanalysis – A Critical Introduction
by Jacob Johanssen 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

Media and Psychoanalysis – A Critical Introduction (Karnac Books, London 2022) Jacob Johanssen and Steffen Krüger Our lives are saturated by media that we use in conscious as well as unconscious ways. Spanning a wide range of examples, from film and TV to social media, from gaming to robots, this critical introduction guides readers through the growing field of psychoanalytic media studies in a clear and accessible manner. It is an indispensable read for anyone who wants to understand the complex relationship between humans and technology today. Jacob Johanssen and Steffen Krüger show how media function beyond the rational. What does it mean to speak of narcissism in relation to social media? How have the internet and online platforms shaped work? How do apps like Tinder and online pornography shape our experience of love and sexuality? What are the potentials and pitfalls in our relationships with AI and robots? These questions, and many others, are discussed and answered in this book. Aimed at students, academics and clinicians, this book introduces readers to key media and the ways they have been approached psychoanalytically, and presents major concepts and debates led by scholars since the 1970s. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Reality and fantasy from film to TV 2. Social media and psychosocial relations 3. Work, neoliberalism and the perverse pact 4. Digital politics and the other 5. Virtual sexuality: from the pre-oedipal to the post-oedipal 6. Videogames, AI and the vicissitudes of symbiosis Conclusion Glossary More information: https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/media-and-psychoanalysis/96564/ Join us on 13 October for a book launch event in central London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-media-and-psychoanalysis-by-jaco…

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Fully funded PhD position (4-years) in the project No Man's Land: Young women's mental health and social media, Uppsala University Sweden
by Lina Eklund 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

The position is placed at the unit for Human-Computer Interaction at the Department of Informatics and Media, Faulty of Social Sciences, in the project "No Man's Land: Young Women's Mental Health" at the Department of Women's and Children's Health at the Faculty of Medicine, and WOMHER: Uppsala University Center for Women's Mental Health: https://uu. see/research/womher<https://uu.%20see/research/womher>. WOMHER is an interdisciplinary research center that promotes women's mental health, and the project "No Man's Land" focuses on understanding the significance of young women's mental ill-health as well as on explanatory factors and mechanisms behind this. The project also studies the consequences of mental illness, where the aim is to contribute with both preventive and mitigating measures. The project forms an interdisciplinary base for research on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and other societal impact and is expected to become a resource for future generations of researchers. The doctoral candidate will study the potential relationships between mental (ill)health and digital media use among young women. The project will collaborate with the Swedish Media Council (https://www.statensmedierad.se) The doctoral student will have access to their quantitative data on these issues, which will be supplemented with more in-depth qualitative approaches. In order to be admitted to graduate level education in human-computer interaction, the applicant must have completed a degree at advanced level, completed course requirements of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits at advanced level, or acquired equivalent knowledge in other ways in Sweden or abroad. A suitable background is a master's degree in human-computer interaction or in another relevant social science discipline. We are looking for a candidate with a strong interest in young women's mental health and with an interest in interdisciplinary research. Great emphasis will be placed on the candidate's personal suitability. Desirable qualities include proven collaborative skills, initiative, independence, a reflective and analytical approach. Very good communication skills, incl. the ability to express oneself in English in both speech and writing is necessary. To apply and read more see: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=542902 Best, Lina Lina Eklund, PhD Associate professor in HCI Section leader HCI Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University Box 513, 751 20 Uppsala, SWEDEN N?r du har kontakt med oss p? Uppsala universitet med e-post s? inneb?r det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. F?r att l?sa mer om hur vi g?r det kan du l?sa h?r: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy

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38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022): Call for Participation
by Announce Announcements 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

*** Call for Participation *** 38th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2022) 3–7 October, 2022, 4* Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/ The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present, discuss, and debate the most recent ideas, innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges facing software maintenance and evolution. Join us on October 5 through 7 in Limassol, Cyprus for a program containing over 100 presentations - including three exciting keynotes: • Roberto Di Cosmo Software Heritage: a revolutionary infrastructure for Open Science and Open Source • Paige Rodeghero '“Hello, World!” Teaching, Onboarding and Supporting Novices & Newcomers • Mark Harman Challenges in testing and evolving large systems In addition to the Research Track, the program includes tool demos, the ROSE festival, industry presentations, PhD posters, Journal First presentations, registered reports, and NIER presentations. This year, we have also placed a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. For details, including how to get there, visit the conference web site. Organisation General Chairs • Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland, USA Local Organising Chair and Industry Liaison • Georgia M. Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus New Ideas and Emerging Results Track Chairs • Eleni Constantinou, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands • Christian Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Tool Demonstrations Chairs • Sherlock Licorish, University of Otago, New Zealand • Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium Industry Track Chairs • Andrea Capiluppi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Shi Han, Microsoft Research Beijing, China Journal First Track Chairs • Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece • Amjed Tahir, Massey University, New Zealand Doctoral Symposium • Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand • Mark Hills, East Carolina University, USA Joint Artifact Evaluation Track and ROSE Festival Chairs • Maria Papoutsoglou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Christoph Treude, University of Melbourne, Australia Most Influential Paper Awards Chairs • Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy • Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Diversity and Inclusion • Hadil Abukwaik, ABB Corporate Research, Germany • Sonia Haiduc, Florida State University, USA Registered Reports • Maria Teresa Baldassarre, University of Bari, Italy • Mike Papadakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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WEBCAST SEP 19: A11yVR – Accessibility in a Virtual World Before Oculus – Alice Krueger + Ann Ludwig
by Joly MacFie 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

Just kicking off [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/15739>On *Monday September 19 2022* at *19:30 EDT / 23:30 UTC / 08:30 JST* (Sep 20) the *Accessibility VR Meetup <https://www.meetup.com/A11yVR/>* hosts '*Accessibility in a Virtual World Before Oculus <https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/287745069/>*'. Accessible virtual worlds existed before VR immersive headsets, and VR headsets aren’t for everyone, other rich environments with a lower level of technology and welcoming communities are necessary to be fully inclusive. The *Virtual Ability <https://virtualability.org/>* community in *Second Life <https://secondlife.com/>* has facilitated the entry into virtual worlds of people with a wide range of accessibility needs since 2007. *Alice Krueger* and *Ann Ludwig* will explain the accessibility options of the new Resident Orientation Course and Sojourner Auditorium on Second Life’s Virtual Ability island, and the platform tools and design principles that lead to an accessible virtual environment. The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the *Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG <https://a11ysig.org/>* (A11ySIG). *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr27 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr27> *(open captions) *PARTICIPATE VIA YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Dk4AEe7ojP4 <https://youtu.be/Dk4AEe7ojP4> *(open captions) *REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr>* *TWITTER: @a11yvr <http://bit.ly/A11yVR> Alice Krueger @VirtualAbility #a11y #AR #XR #VR @IAAPOrg @MozillaHubs #captioned* *SIMULCASTS* (open captions) *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/punkcast/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/punkcast/>* *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr27 <https://archive.org/details/a11yvr27>* Permalink https://isoc.live/15739/ <https://isoc.live/15739/%E2%80%8B> - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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