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MOBILE NETWORKED CREATIVITY-- We seek your contributions!
by Adriana de Souza e Silva 16 Apr '22

16 Apr '22

***Apologies for cross-postings!*** Dear all, We are creating a crowdsourced repository of examples of Mobile Networked Creativity <https://mobilenetworkedcreativity.pubpub.org/?fbclid=IwAR2ULD3YJ_5rhknlhVYh…> projects, and we need your contributions! Mobile Networked Creativity are creative ways people and communities who live in situations of hardship appropriate mobile technologies to improve their lives and their environments. More than appropriation of technology, MNC is a creative process that relies on networked resources and mobility within an environment that connects people and technologies. In this process, people and technologies co-construct themselves. We started this project with a paper (MediArXiv Preprints | Mobile Networked Creativity <https://mediarxiv.org/4fkev/>) and a presentation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzzl9hd_OM>, but since MNC is a collaborative process, we want now to hear from you! So, please help us spread the word and feel free to contribute your ideas to our form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH06RJ-Vwt5rONs-ji8RSboccEvSSYFyX…>. If you have any questions, please get in touch! _________________________________ Adriana de Souza e Silva, Ph.D. University Faculty Scholar | Professor Department of Communication | North Carolina State University www.souzaesilva.com <http://www.souzaesilva.com/> The Mobile Gaming Research Lab | https://mglab.chass.ncsu.edu <https://mglab.chass.ncsu.edu/>

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Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022): Third Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 16 Apr '22

16 Apr '22

*** Third Call for Papers *** Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (IHAW 2022) December 5-7, 2022, Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus 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) 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: July 18, 2022 (AoE) • Notification: September 26, 2022 • Camera-Ready Submission Deadline: October 10, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: October 10, 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

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private sector access to public sector data in Scotland - evidence and CfP
by Angela Daly 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Hi everyone, I am the chair of a new independent expert group advising the Scottish Government on whether and how the private sector can access public sector (personal) datasets in Scotland. We are particularly interested in whether and how this can be done in ways which lead to genuine public benefit and engender public trust. Personally I'm also interested in public participatory approaches to this issue. The first meeting of the group was at the end of March and there will be material online soon about the group's make-up and what we discussed in the first meeting. For now, here's an official tweet: https://twitter.com/scotgoveconomy/status/1509217303887503360 Anyway, I wanted to let you all know about this and that I am open to hearing any views, and in particular, receiving any evidence e.g. based on your research on this topic, at any point over the IEG's lifetime. I hope this can help you to produce 'impact' from your work and actually influence what is happening here in Scotland. If you want to talk more, please email me! There are a few academics involved and some ex/part time academics within the Scottish Government - to that end we have a special track as part of Data for Policy 2022 (hybrid conference) on the IEG's theme - I would invite any of you researching on this topic to submit something and circulate to your networks: https://dataforpolicy.org/special-track-3-how-public-is-the-personal-for-sc… Thanks, Angela (Professor of Law and Technology, University of Dundee - adaly001(a)dundee.ac.uk)

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TRANSMISIÓN POR WEB ABR 20 – Seminario Actualidad y futuro de los Fondos de Servicio Universal en América Latina y el Caribe
by Joly MacFie 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Pon esto en tu calendario para el próximo miércoles. A4AI e Internet Society emitieron un informe sobre Universal Service Funds <https://a4ai.org/in-conversation-with-nathalia-foditsch-on-universal-servic…> en enero. Esto será solo en español. ISOC Live posted: "El miércoles. 20 de abril 2022 a 11:00-13:00 CLT (15:00-17:00 UTC) la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL), Internet Society (ISOC) y la Alianza para un Internet Asequible (A4AI) present 'Seminario Actualidad y futuro de los Fondos de Servicio U" <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/alc-fsu>El* miércoles. 20 de abril 2022* a *11:00-13:00 CLT* (15:00-17:00 UTC) la *Comisión Económica para América Latina <https://www.cepal.org/es>* (CEPAL), *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/es/regions/america-latina-y-el-caribe/>* (ISOC) y la *Alianza para un Internet Asequible <https://a4ai.org/>* (A4AI) present '*Seminario Actualidad y futuro de los Fondos de Servicio Universal en América Latina y el Caribe <https://www.cepal.org/es/eventos/seminario-actualidad-futuro-fondos-servici…>*'. Este evento forma parte de las actividades organizadas en el marco de la *Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe <https://www.cepal.org/es/proyectos/agenda-digital-america-latina-caribe-ela…>* (eLAC2022). Los Fondos de Servicio Universal (FSU) han sido utilizado por los gobiernos de los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) desde la década de los años 80 con el objetivo de canalizar recursos para superar las brechas de acceso a los servicios de telecomunicaciones. No obstante, tanto en su institucionalidad, montos desembolsados y eficacia varían considerablemente entre los países de la región. El objetivo de este evento es revisar la actualidad de los FSU y dialogar sobre sus desafíos. *PROGRAMA* *11:00* Saludo inicial *11:15* Presentación sobre el estado de los fondos de servicio universal en América Latina y el Caribe: recaudación, desembolsos, usos y más *11:30* Debate sobre los fondos de servicio universal en América Latina y el Caribe *12:30* Intercambio con los participantes *12:45* Consideraciones finales *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/alc-fsu <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/alc-fsu>* *PARTICIPA VÍA ZOOM https://bit.ly/USAFLAC <https://bit.ly/USAFLAC>* *TWITTER #ServicioUniversal <https://bit.ly/3OgSmOY> #eLAC2022 @eLAC_CEPAL @A4A_Internet @ISOC_LAC @foditsch* *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/>* (subtítulos de IA) *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe* <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSocietyAmericaLatinayCaribe> (subtítulos de IA) *ARCHIVO* *https://archive.org/details/alc-fsu <https://archive.org/details/alc-fsu>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/15354/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST APR 14 – LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute Section 230 Infographic Release
by Joly MacFie 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

Don't say gay? No way! There is supposedly an ISOC speaker on this, but who? We will see. [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/lgbt230>On *Thursday April 14 2022* at *11am EDT* (15:00 UTC) the* LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute <http://www.lgbttech.org/>* will *release a Section 230 infographic <https://www.facebook.com/LGBTTech/posts/4923467827776062>* via Facebook Live. This resource on how *Section 230 <http://www.lgbttech.org/%20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230>* benefits LGBTQ+ individuals and communities was created in partnership with the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>.* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/lgbt230 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/lgbt230>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3uGF1I8 <https://bit.ly/3uGF1I8>* *TWITTER #Section230 #LGBTQ <https://bit.ly/3xs3SkE>+ @LGBTTech @internetsociety* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.facebook.com/LGBTTech/posts/492346782777606*2 <https://www.facebook.com/LGBTTech/posts/4923467827776062> (primary) *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) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/lgbt230 <https://archive.org/details/lgbt230>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/15348/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences
by fran hodgkins 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Dear AOIRists, I wanted to bring your attention to this new report from the IAP. It is about predatory and questionable journals and conferences. This report was also presented last week by the Royal Swedish Academy of the Sciences. Please take a moment to read and share with colleagues and students. Here is a link out to the report: Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences (interacademies.org) <https://www.interacademies.org/project/predatorypublishing> Here is the link to the YouTube Lecture from IAP. https://youtu.be/G88WvDjv7n4 Be careful out there. Dr. Frances Hodgkins, University of Texas Medical Branch. Galveston, Texas.

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[Jobs] Three new roles at the Ada Lovelace Institute
by Andrew Strait 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Hi everyone, The Ada Lovelace Institute has just launched two visiting researcher roles that may be of interest to mid-career researchers looking to work in the UK. One of these roles will be to lead a body of work around the climate impacts of AI and data-driven technologies, and the other will be to lead a project evaluating the impacts of AI systems on gender representation, categorisation and discrimination in the UK public sector. Additionally, Ada has opened a Senior Researcher role for Public Sector Uses of AI and Data. This role will lead a programme of work looking at how public sector institutions in the UK and abroad use data-driven technologies to deliver public services. For more information, please visit our job page https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/jobs/ . We have also organised a webinar event on Friday April 22nd at 12pm BST to share more details about these roles and what working at Ada is like. Attendees can sign up for this event here <https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/event/working-at-ada/>. Many thanks, and wishing you all the best, -- Andrew Strait

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JOB: Manager, Global Events, Internet Society
by Joly MacFie 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

[This involves working closely with me, amongst others ;)] https://internetsociety.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=174 The Global Events Manager is responsible for the entire lifecycle of Internet Society’s marquee events, from strategic concept to execution and event closeout. The Global Events Manager is expected to facilitate fresh ideas and concepts for our marquee events, including developing executable plans, coordinating all logistics to bring the event to life, managing project timelines, directing vendors, and collaborating with internal and external teams to ensure best-in-class event production. After the event has wrapped up, the Global Events Manager closes out the event, reporting on metrics set against strategic event KPIs. Seasoned and tenacious, the Global Event Manager is a blend of creative, operational, and analytical thinker, capable of handling the vast range of event duties. With admirable ability to juggle a variety of tasks with an eye for detail the Global Event Manager is a natural collaborator to seamlessly execute engaging events with precision. Location Remote. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Working with Internet Society marquee event owners, the Global Event Manager will help determine event KPIs and target metrics to achieve results. Collaborating with the Creative Director, IT, and the Content and Marketing Communications teams to design the event experience to meet goals, and develop the promotional plan to reach the intended audience. - Create comprehensive event project plans including event overview and scope, budget, run-of-show, contracts, task lists, technical requirements, registration, staffing requirements, permits, policies and procedures. - Vet, secure, and direct consultants and vendors to support event execution. - Conduct regular checkpoints with event owners, consultants, and vendors. Flag potential risks and develop alternative plans to address. Orchestrate and direct event support staff, consultants, and vendors during execution. - Develop risk plans and event briefing books, host event briefing meeting in days leading up to the event. Manage event close out including consultant and vendor deliverables, reconcile budget, host post-event retrospective meetings, post event recordings, and event reporting. - As the resident expert in event management, the Global Event Manager is the go-to-expert to consult staff on events and logistics. Regularly update event documentation for staff, provide training and innovation, and oversee Internet Society master event list. Annually audit Internet Society’s marquee events. - Other duties as assigned Desired Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in communications related field is preferred - 8+ years of proven event planning, management, and execution experience in all types of events including in-person, online, and hybrid in a global environment is desired - Minimum 2 years experience using online event platforms including Zoom - Documented strong project management skills - Exceptional organization skills, motivated self-starter, resourceful, and effective multitasker - Ability to stay composed under pressure and efficiently solve challenges - Driven by accountability for results, resilient, and resourceful - Understanding of policies, codes, and permitting - Commitment to Internet Society’s mission and values - Experience working with a globally distributed workforce - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability interact positively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment - Ability to travel as needed (when permitted) Compensation and benefit package for this position will be competitively commensurate with the successful applicant’s qualifications. Applications will be evaluated until the position has been filled. The list of applicants will not be posted publicly and will be reviewed in confidence by members of the evaluation committee. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFP Reminder || Global Media and China_Special Issue: Feminist Media Production and Beyond
by Xiao Han 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Global Media and China CFP Special Issue: Feminist Media Production and Beyond Guest Editors: Dr. Tracy Ying Zhang (Communication and Media Studies, York University); Dr. Alison Harvey (Communications, Glendon College, York University) Time Schedule: —1 May 2022: abstract proposals (title, 500 words outlining argument, theoretical framework, and methods with short bibliography) Submit to Dr Tracy Ying Zhang (tracyyzh(a)yorku.ca <mailto:tracyyzh@yorku.ca>) and Dr Alison Harvey (alison.harvey(a)glendon.yorku.ca <mailto:alison.harvey@glendon.yorku.ca>) —June 2022: notification of acceptance of accepted abstracts —30 November 2022: full paper submission —December 2022 - March 2023: double-blind peer review —April - June 2023: revision —July - August 2023: second round of double-blind peer review —August 2023: revision —September - December 2023: editorial final review Overview: The underrepresentation of women in media-making, as well as their marginalization and discriminatory practices faced within the working environment have been well-documented across history in traditionally-studied industries ranging from broadcast television (Meehan, 2002, Ball & Bell, 2013) to film (Banks, 2009, Hill, 2016, Reynolds, 1998) to video game development (Consalvo, 2008, Prescott & Bogg, 2011). The obfuscation of women’s participation in cultural, creative, and technical fields, including in assembly and other forms of work typically overlooked in the literature (Nakamura 2011, 2014, Mayer, 2011) cannot be disentangled from the historical association of femininity with consumption and the private, domestic sphere (Kearney, 1998), and the devaluation of women’s production activities (White, 2015). Feminist scholarship of media production activities, both within professional industrial contexts and in spaces beyond this such as new digital economies (Duffy, 2015), have highlighted the role of women in media work as well as the social, technical, economic, and political structures that contribute to the ongoing devaluation of women’s work. This special issue seeks to extend this conversation and open up new horizons for research on feminist media production. At a time where the few high profile women in media making are held up as examples of change when the #MeToo movement and its ripple effects have highlighted ongoing pervasive issues, the moment is ripe for critical, intersectional, and transnational discussions of feminism and media-making. This is all the more pressing given the global fight against workplace-based sexism has waned in light of the exigencies of the Covid-19 pandemic. Paradoxically, within this context and an ever-expanding digital cultural economy, gendered inequality and employment precarity have become even more acute. At a virtual conference hosted by Women in Television and Film Canada in 2021, speakers noted the disproportionate impact of crises like COVID-19 on women and people of color in the media. Evidence shows that women are struggling with not only a shortage of employment opportunities but also challenges related to care responsibilities, mental health, and/or domestic violence (Boserup, McKenney, & Elkbuli, 2020, Bradbury-Jones & Isham, 2020, Power, 2020, Seedat & Rondon, 2021). In tandem with this, scholars have noted how the proliferation of digital platforms offer content creators, including women, new avenues and tools to disseminate their works and connect with new audiences (Lauzen, 2021). This special issue seeks to explore women’s production cultures and practices, the subject-positions they entail, and the labour relations and policies they are entangled with. We seek submissions from scholars in diverse fields to advance interdisciplinary dialogues on feminist media production. We are interested in empirical, theoretical, and historical contributions that address long-standing and emerging questions regarding the relationship between media production, gender, race, labor, embodiment, nationalism, surveillance capitalism, platform politics, neoliberalism, and reactionary politics. Submissions that deploy intersectional feminist, decolonial, and anti-colonial approaches are especially welcome. We are also very interested in papers that explore approaches and methods for examining feminist media production in emerging and digital media. We encourage those considering submission to take a broad view of media production and a local perspective on these practices, as we are interested in case studies from different parts of the world. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: ● Feminized and feminist media production activities ● Aspirational, affective and immaterial labor and precarity in media production ● Care, intimacy, and social reproduction in the context of media-making ● Racialization of women’s cultural work ● Inclusions and exclusions in media production training ● Internships, mentorship, and professionalization activities in media production ● Global mobility, migration, and women’s media production ● Craft, handmade, amateurism, and vernacular practices of media production ● Independent production, do-what-you-love, and passion discourse ● Female entrepreneurialism and the hustle in media-making ● Algorithmic shaping and data feminism approaches References Ball, Vicky & Bell, Melanie (2013.) “Working Women: Women’s Work: Production, History, Gender.” The Journal of British Cinema and Television, 10(3), pp. 547-562. Banks, Miranda J. (2009.) “Gender Below-the-Line: Defining Feminist Production Studies.” In Production Studies: Cultural Studies of Media, edited by Vicki Mayer, Miranda J. Banks & John Thornton Caldwell. Routledge, pp. 87-98. Boserup, Brad., McKenney, Mark, & Elkbuli, Adel. (2020). “Alarming Trends in US Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 38(12), pp. 2753-2755. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.077>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.077 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.077> Bradbury-Jones, Caroline., & Isham, Louise. (2020). “The Pandemic Paradox: The Consequences of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence.” Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(13-14), pp. 2047–2049. <https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15296>https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15296 <https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15296> Consalvo, Mia. (2008). “Crunched by Passion: Women Game Developers and Workplace Challenges.” In Beyond Barbie & Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming. Edited by Yasmin B. Kafai, Carrie Heeter, Jill Denner and Jennifer Y. Sun. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, pp 177-191. Duffy, Brooke Erin. (2015). “The romance of work: Gender and aspirational labour in the digital culture industries.” International Journal of Cultural Studies, pp. 1-17. Hill, Erin. (2016.) Never Done: A History of Women's Work in Media Production. Rutgers University Press. Kearney, Mary Celeste. (1998). “Producing Girls: Rethinking the Study of Female Youth Culture.” In Delinquents and Debutants: Twentieth Century American Girls’ Culture, ed. Sherrie Inniss, New York: New York University Press, pp. 285-310. Lauzen, Martha M. (2021). “Indie Women in a Pandemic Year: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women in U.S. Independent Film, 2020-21.” A report published by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, San Diego State University. https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/indie-women-in-a-pandemic-year-behind-the-sc… <https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/indie-women-in-a-pandemic-year-behind-the-sc…> Mayer, Vicky. (2011). Below the Line: Producers and Production Studies in the New Television Economy. Duke University Press. Nakamura, Lisa. (2011). “Economies of Digital Production in East Asia: iPhone Girls and the Transnational Circuits of Cool.” Media Fields Journal, 2. Nakamura, Lisa. (2014). “Indigenous Circuits: Navajo Women and the Racialization of Early Electronic Manufacture.” American Quarterly, 66(4), pp. 919-941. Power, Kate. (2020). “The COVID-19 Pandemic has Increased the Care Burden of Women and Families.” Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 16(1), pp. 67-73. <https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1776561>https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1776561 <https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1776561> Prescott, Julie & Bogg, Jan. (2011). “Segregation in a Male-Dominated Industry: Women Working in the Computer Games Industry.” International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 3, pp. 206-227. Reynolds, Siân. (1998). “The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor: Women Editors in the French Cinema of the 1930s.” Labour History Review, 63(1), pp. 66–82. Riordan, Ellen. (2002). “Intersections and New Directions: On Feminism and Political Economy.” In Sex & Money: Feminism and Political Economy in the Media, edited by Eileen R. Meehan & Ellen Riordan. University of Minnesota Press, pp. 3-15. Seedat, Soraya & Rondon, Marta. (2021). “Women’s Wellbeing and the Burden of Unpaid Work.” BMJ, 374:n1972. <https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1972>https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1972 <https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1972> White, Michele. (2015). Producing Women: The Internet, Traditional Femininity, Queerness, and Creativity. New York and London: Routledge. Dr HAN Xiao Research Associate, State Key Lab of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China (CUC) Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch <http://gch.sagepub.com/>

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CfP Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: From Neoliberal Ideology to Data Colonialism - Special Issue
by Rafael Grohmann 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

CALL FOR PAPERS - COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: FROM NEOLIBERAL IDEOLOGY TO DATA COLONIALISM - SPECIAL ISSUE Fronteiras Journal - a Brazilian open journal. We accept proposals in English, Portuguese or Spanish - [1]http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/fronteiras/announcement/view /55 Guest editors: Claudia Nociolini Rebechi (Federal University of Technology – Parana - UTFPR) Nick Couldry (London School of Economics and Political Science) Roseli Fígaro (University of Sao Paulo - USP) Syed Mustafa Ali (The Open University) Call for Papers There is no doubt that communication has become a fundamental aspect of productive forces in the current context of digital technologies. Communication is a time-space relationship that can be and has been mediated by language. Time-space has always been a matter of contestation in the logic of the organization of life in human societies. Overcoming distances and controlling time are at the heart of our concerns. The concept of development is linked to the human capacity for agility in the production, circulation and distribution of goods and knowledge, and depends on the control of time-space. With this in mind, time-space is a socio-historical notion that is at the heart of human culture. The wheel, the navigation, the press, the steam engine, the train, the plane, the telegraph, the cinema, and the internet have at their core the same principle: to approach, communicate, exchange, circulate, produce and deliver. The codes of digital technologies are based on time-space compression. Language as an objective aspect of the human capacity to symbolize, represent, plan, and create has a robust base in the digital age, dependent on ores, optical fiber, cables, plastic, glass, water etc. At the same time, the mathematical phrases and instructions - including those instructions tied up with what is referred to as "artificial intelligence" (AI) - are the symbolic elements that have become tools for organizing, managing, and controlling time-space and everything that is or can become digitalised. In this second decade of the 21st century, we are faced with mounting challenges. The capacity of infrastructure favors the creation of large companies that offer us the dimension of instantaneity, connectivity, transparency and sharing. In return, these companies extract our data. The logics of financial capital and platform companies have in the data flows equivalents of gold, silver, and oil mines - that is, an inexhaustible supply of wealth as long as there is life. Controlling this wealth in the context of a new geopolitics challenges national states. Plurilateral global governance bodies are also challenged. Unemployment grows and the gap between rich and poor has never been greater. Science creates and capital appropriates: from the right to vaccines to internet access, inequality advances. The responsibility for solving these problems has been foisted on the individual who must be an entrepreneur, overcome difficulties, be resilient, and exercise individual freedom to choose the right, the best, and compete to occupy the podium of the successful. What communication is this? What is this development? What science is this? What barbarism is this? What to expect from the future? Future is another dimension of time to be controlled, another portal to be supplanted by technoscience. The future that promises long life, perhaps eternal youth, space travel, other worlds. Science fiction or the future of science? There are so many possible questions. Oppression, exploitation and expropriation are constitutive elements of contemporary capitalism intensely integrated into the development of systems called "artificial intelligence". Human life, in this context, is considered a valuable source of data extracted, controlled and manipulated by powerful corporations for the purpose of serving their own economic and political interests. The practices of transforming human experiences into data are advancing rapidly, promoting evident asymmetries of capital. Forms of resistance to this phenomenon, however, are possible and can offer alternatives that promote the common good, citizenship and democracy. This special issues aims to bring together research and studies focused on the interrelationship of communication, technology and society and that contribute to this debate. We indicate some topics for the development of articles: · Communication in the age of artificial intelligence; · Algorithms, information control and public communication; · Artificial intelligence, control and privacy; · Materiality of work and artificial intelligence; · Artificial Intelligence, techno-science and neoliberalism; · Algorithmic oppression and digital labor; · Decolonial perspectives on platform studies; · Artificial intelligence in the workplace; · Algorithmic bias and structural racism; · Feminist perspectives in the context of artificial intelligence; · Artificial intelligence and gender equality; · Artificial intelligence governance, ethics and policies. TIMELINE April 15 - Closing date for submission of 500-word abstract - revistafronteiras(a)gmail.com May 15 - Invitations to submit full-length papers August 31 - Deadline for submitting full-length papers (5,000-8,000 words) December 2022 - Publication of special issue If you have any questions, please send to revistafronteiras(a)gmail.com Rafael Grohmann Editor-in-chief - Fronteiras Journal References 1. http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/fronteiras/announcement/view/55

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