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Emerging Areas for Data Research in Augmented and Virtual Reality
by Elizabeth Rodwell 04 May '22

04 May '22

Dear AoIR Colleagues, The University of Houston Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Institute is hosting a webinar about Emerging Areas for Data Research in Augmented and Virtual Reality. Dr. Tony Liao, associate professor in the Information and Logistics Technology department at the University of Houston will be giving the online seminar. It is scheduled for May 5, 2022, from 11:00am-12:00pm CST. Registration is free here at this link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worlds-created-by-and-covered-in-data-tickets-… <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worlds-created-by-and-covered-in-data-tickets-…> About the Event While the development of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies were originally computer science topics, in the past decade their public availability and adoption is beginning to raise issues that intersect with data science, human computer interaction, psychology, media studies, artificial intelligence, communication and data ethics. Mark Zuckerberg recently demonstrated a tool called ‘Builder Bot,’ where a whole VR environment could be generated using AI through simple voice commands. This talk will cover some recent academic and commercial work being done in the AR/VR domain, and identify places where those questions will touch on several interrelated computing and data fields. Through these examples, the talk will highlight important research and data questions that still need to be answered and hopefully open up areas for collaboration. About the Speaker Tony Liao (Ph.D., Cornell University) is an Associate Professor in the University of Houston Department of Information Logistics and Technology and the Founding Director of the CougAR lab, which explores how augmented and virtual reality technologies could affect society now and in the future. His research has been published in academic outlets such as Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, Information, Communication, & Society, Social Media & Society, Science, Technology, & Human Values, Mobile Media & Communication, Information and Organization, Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Communication Studies, the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (SIGCHI), Ethics and Information Technology, Journal of Communication Pedagogy, and First Monday. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Cornell’s Institute for the Social Sciences, and the Taft Foundation at the University of Cincinnati. -- Elizabeth Rodwell, Ph.D. Director, UH User Experience Lab : https://uh.edu/tech/ux-lab/ <https://uh.edu/tech/ux-lab/> Assistant Professor Department of Information & Logistics Technology Comparative Cultural Studies Affiliate 13850 University Blvd. Ste 307 • Sugar Land, TX 77479-4295 • 713-743-3046 Ph: 71 ============================== University of Houston A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university ==============================

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Quantitative Research Assistant Position - Student & Campus Protest Events Project
by Alex Hanna 04 May '22

04 May '22

External link <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JF1Wwp50uvjN3XCvZ8g6gRjjLGAQf5vv0OVS5Bp…> Project Description This research study examines patterns in campus protest movements as well as university responses to protest and protest policing in the United States and Canada from 2012 to 2018. The analytic focus is on student anti-racism movements. The project’s research objectives are to: (1) explain the factors that facilitated student mobilization, particularly on anti-racism and labor issues, and its diffusion across campuses and countries; (2) learn the factors determining university administrations’ and police departments’ responses; and (3) understand the relationship between competing claims from protesters and administrators. We are creating the Student & Campus Protest Events Dataset, an innovative dataset based on student and campus protests reported in student newspapers. Approximately 25% of the protest events in the dataset also include data on university leaders’ reactions to protest and/or protest policing activities. Theoretically, the project brings together the sociological study of social movements, organizations, policing, and political culture by using techniques of machine learning and sociological coding as well as quantitative, interpretive, and relational analysis. The analyses will demonstrate the back-and-forth interactive dynamics -- in which activists organize, protest spreads (or not), and targeted leaders respond (or not) -- that are fundamental to social movement mobilization. The end goals are to explain the key ways that movements try to generate social change and the way that institutions attempt to manage protest. We also expect to develop partnerships with student social movement networks and to translate the findings so they are useful to student activists. Job Description You will work on merging the event dataset with institutional data, other protest event data (e.g. BLM), Twitter data, and other local data from cities and campuses (e.g., census, voting data). You also will check data quality and perform quantitative data analysis. This position is for one year and 20 hours a week. It also has the potential for co-authorship with the PIs. Requirements - Quantitative research experience, including basic knowledge of multivariate statistics - Experience with packages for data collection, data manipulation, and data cleaning, namely R and/or Python - Interest in social movements, political sociology, race, organizations, and/or policing - Bachelor’s Degree in quantitative social science, such as political science, sociology, psychology, economics, or a related field Preferred qualifications - Knowledge of time-series and spatial data, including but not limited to survival analysis, diffusion modeling, and spatial analysis - Experience with geospatial methods (e.g. translation from named locations to geospatial coordinates) - Master’s, PhD, or current graduate student in quantitative social science, such as political science, sociology, psychology, economics, or a related field Application instructions Please send a CV, a cover letter, and the names and email addresses of two references to Alex Hanna (alex.hanna(a)gmail.com) and Ellen Berrey ( ellen.berrey(a)utoronto.ca) Individuals from underrepresented racial and gender groups are encouraged to apply. Applications are due May 19, 2022. -- Alex Hanna, PhD alex-hanna.com Director of Research, DAIR Institute <https://www.dair-institute.org/> Co-Chair, Sociologists for Trans Justice (s4tj.com) Book some time with me: https://calendly.com/dr-alex-hanna

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Impact assessment Fundamental Rights and Algorithms
by Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko) 04 May '22

04 May '22

Dear colleagues, last year, a team at Utrecht Data School together with Janneke Gerards (professor for fundamental rights at Utrecht University) developed an impact assessment for algorithms and human rights. We finally managed to translate it into English: Fundamental Rights and Algorithmic Impact Assessment (FRAIA). It is accessible through the link below. https://www.government.nl/documents/reports/2021/07/31/impact-assessment-fu… Last month, the Dutch parliament motioned to make it mandatory for all public management organizations in NL. While it is designed for the purpose of carrying out impact assessments, we at UDS plan to use it also for research purposes, as in investigating algorithmic systems, their use context etc. (very much like the way, we use our Data Ethics Decision Aid<https://dataschool.nl/en/deda/>). If anyone is planning to work in a similar way with FRAIA, please get in touch with us. Best wishes, mirko Mirko Tobias Schäfer | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science Lead at Utrecht Data School | Department of Information & Computing Sciences | Utrecht University | ICS | Princetonplein 5 | 3584 CC Utrecht | T: +31-644620751 | m.t.schaefer(a)uu.nl<mailto:m.t.schaefer@uu.nl> | @mirkoschaefer<https://twitter.com/mirkoschaefer> <https://www.government.nl/documents/reports/2021/07/31/impact-assessment-fu…>

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WEBCAST: Charting the Future of Big Tech Accountability
by Joly MacFie 04 May '22

04 May '22

This is just getting going. A New America webcast. [image: YouTube] <https://youtu.be/NS1NdzJZ2Lc>On* Wednesday May 4 2022* at *10:30 EDT* (14:30 UTC) *Ranking Digital Rights <https://rankingdigitalrights.org/>* presents '*Charting the Future of Big Tech Accountability' <https://events.newamerica.org/chartingthefutureofbigtech>*. Following the launch of the *2022 Big Tech Scorecard <https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2022/>* on April 27, a panel of experts and advocates will join Ranking Digital Rights to chart our movement’s next steps. Together we will take stock of the legislative and regulatory state of play, explore the limits of companies’ “Trust and Safety” programs, and consider new approaches to advocacy. *SPEAKERS* *Jessica Dheere*, Director, Ranking Digital Rights *Sarah Couturier-Tanoh*, Corporate Engagement & Advocacy Manager, SHARE *Jesse Lehrich*, Co-Founder, Accountable Tech *Chris Lewis*, President & CEO, Public Knowledge *Katarzyna Szymielewicz*, President, Panoptykon Foundation *Sophie Zhang*, Facebook whistleblower *MODERATOR* *Nathalie Maréchal*, Policy Director, Ranking Digital Rights *LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/NS1NdzJZ2Lc <https://youtu.be/NS1NdzJZ2Lc>* *PARTICIPATE https://events.newamerica.org/chartingthefutureofbigtech <https://events.newamerica.org/chartingthefutureofbigtech>* *TWITTER #rankingdigitalrights @rankingrights @jessdheere @share_ca @JesseLehrich @ChrisJ_Lewis @szymielewicz @szhang_ds @MarechalPhD 3netfreedom* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Applications: IASGAR PhD-Summer-Day "Video gaming in socio-cultural settings", 8. July 2022
by Lisa Kienzl 04 May '22

04 May '22

Dear colleagues, Below you find the Call for Applications for the *The IASGAR PhD-Summer-Day 2022*. The PhD-Summer day titled *“Video gaming in socio-cultural settings” *will be held at the University of Bremen on *July 8th 2022**. *Deadline for applications:**May 30^th 2022. Please find further information below or on: https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/iasgar/ Kind regards, Lisa Kienzl ============================================= *“Video gaming in socio-cultural settings” The IASGAR PhD-Summer-Day 2022* *July 8th 2022 * *University of Bremen, Germany* ============================================= Video gaming can be seen as a cultural practice that shapes and frames the processes and discourse of cultural and political communication as well as the society in which that communication takes place. The research field of culture and video gaming has been growing steadily over the past years. In an effort to bring together people working in the field and providing a space for exchange, the International Academy for the Study of Gaming and Religion (IASGAR) is now hosting its first PhD-Summer-Day. This will give PhD students and other early stage researchers the opportunity to discuss their work and receive feedback from renowned international scholars from the field. Research addressing media-centered approaches, the perspectives of games developers, and publishers as well as the recipients’ point of view are welcome. The IASGAR-Summer-Day 2022 will give doctoral students and master students an opportunity to receive feedback from international senior scholars in a collegial atmosphere. The IASGAR PhD-Summer-Day offers a chance to engage in a critical exchange about practical methods and theoretical approaches for the scientific handling of religion, culture and video gaming. The conference will take place in hybrid form, i.e. the experts will be on site, but the doctoral students can also join digitally – in the event of travel difficulties. Confirmed experts: Gregory Grieve (Religious Studies, Greensboro, USA) Christopher Helland (Sociology, Social Anthropology, Halifax, Canada) John Borchert (Religious Studies, Greensboro, USA) Xenia Zeiler (South Asian Studies, Helsinki, Finland) Lisa Kienzl (Religious Studies, Bremen, Germany) Kathrin Trattner (Religious Studies, Bremen, Germany) Kerstin Radde-Antweiler (Religious Studies, Bremen, Germany) The participants will present their projects and receive feedback from one of the experts. In addition, each participant will also review one project presented by their peers to learn how to critically discuss research in a constructive way. ============================================= *Application* ============================================= Are you a postgraduate student on the Master or PhD level and interested in the study of religion, culture and video gaming? Join us! We welcome applications addressing work in progress from early career researchers that are interested in methodological as well as theoretical questions in this field. This includes but is not limited to: Gender and gaming cultures Ethical questions and video games/gaming Race and video games/gaming History and video games/gaming The role and function religion in video games/gaming ============================================= Deadline for Applications: May 30th 2022 Send a short CV and a letter of motivation to iasgar[at]uni-bremen.de including your area of study and your interest in religion/culture and video gaming research. Participants will be selected on the basis of their motivation letter. The selected participants will be asked to submit a long description of their project (around 2000 words), which will be presented and discussed at the IASGAR-PhD-Summer-Day. The invited scholars and selected peers will comment and give feedback on the participants’ projects. No attendance fee (boarding and lodging must be organized individually; usually, doctoral students receive a travel grant from their department or doctoral study program) Limited number of participants: 15 Letter of acceptance by May 31st 2022 ============================================= *Timeline* 30/05 Deadline for applications 31/05 Decision of abstract acceptance 07/06 Registration for the pre-conference 16/06 Deadline for full papers 08/07 IASGAR PhD-Summer-Day 2022 Further information on https://blogs.uni-bremen.de/iasgar/. For questions please consult: iasgar(a)uni-bremen.de. -- Dr. Dr. Lisa Kienzl (sie/ihr | she/her) Literaturen und Medien der Religion | Institut für Religionswissenschaft und Religionspädagogik http://www.religion.uni-bremen.de Lab "Media and Religion" | ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki/labs/media-and-religion Managing editor gamevironments https://www.gamevironments.uni-bremen.de/ Universität Bremen Sportturm (SpT) Postfach 330 440 28359 Bremen T. +49 (0)421 218 67912

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Call for papers (conference): On the Margins: Hypertext, Electronic Literature, Digital Humanities, 15-16 December 2022
by Naomi Wells 04 May '22

04 May '22

On the Margins: Hypertext, Electronic Literature, Digital Humanities Senate House, University of London London, UK, December 15-16, 2022 https://easychair.org/cfp/Margins22 Since its early days as a series of experimental approaches, the Hypertext paradigm has proven itself vital in dealing with what Ted Nelson called “deep structural changes in the arrangements of ideas and phenomena.” Whether we conceive of Hypertext as non-sequential writing that branches and allows choices to the reader, or as a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be represented on paper, thinking in Hypertext has become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. In our research lives, Hypertext technologies and methodologies are similarly amongst the most prominent and visible outcomes of the “digital age.” Mature products of its investigation by research communities can be found in the work of Electronic Literature scholars and practitioners, Hypertext and Hypermedia specialists, and researchers in the Digital Humanities. However, owing perhaps to their disparate angles of investigation and the sheer scope of activity, these research communities remain fragmented and somehow “on the margins” of wider Humanities and Computer Science scholarship. We invite members of the Hypertext, Electronic Literature and Digital Humanities communities, including PhD and Early Career Researchers, to come together 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. We are planning to hold the conference in person, but can make arrangements to show pre-recorded presentations if you are unable to attend. Call for contributions * Potential topics include but are not limited to: * Studying digital reading experience * Describing “book history” for digital formats * Redefinitions of authorship and collaboration * New literary forms enabled by electronic literature * Multilingual and translingual digital texts and practices * Transmediality * Born-digital archives, genres and emerging formats * Digital scholarly editions * Approaches to digital inclusion * Pedagogy and hypertext applications * Social media * Experimental or early research Submission formats The conference will include three tracks: * Full papers (15-20 minutes) * Posters and Lightning talks (5-10 minutes; PGR and ECR contributions particularly welcome) * Tutorials for tools and demos * For full papers, we invite extended abstracts of 2,000-4,000 (4-8 pages in the ACM CHI Extended Abstract format), plus references. * For posters and lightning talks, we invite extended abstracts of 300-1,000 words (2-4 pages in the ACM CHI Extended Abstract format), plus references. * Accepted abstracts will be published in a peer-reviewed, Open Access volume in the Conference Proceedings of ACM series. * See this page for submission templates<https://chi2022.acm.org/for-authors/presenting/papers/chi-publication-forma…>; both Word and LaTeX formats available. The choice of the extended abstract format bridges practices between the Humanities and Hypertext communities, promoting the inclusion of scholars at different career stages and leaving a lasting legacy for the conference that can continue to benefit the research community. Please note that not all elements of the template will be relevant to all submissions. For tutorials, proposals should provide the following information: * title and brief description of the content or topic and its relevance to the conference theme (not more than 1000 words); * full contact information for all tutorial instructors, including a one-paragraph statement summarising their research interests and areas of expertise; * description of target audience and expected number of participants (based, if possible, on past experience); * any special requirements for technical support * a brief outline showing that the core content can be covered in approximately 2 hours, plus breaks Important dates * CfP opens 6 April 2022 * Paper, poster and workshop submission by 4 July 2022 * Acceptance by 5 September 2022 Confirmed Keynote speakers * Gustavo Gomez-Mejia (University of Tours) * James O’Sullivan (University College Cork) Conference programme committee * Alessio Antonini (Open University) * Francesca Benatti (Open University) * Sam Brooker (Richmond) * Christopher Ohge (School of Advanced Study, University of London) * Naomi Wells (School of Advanced Study, University of London) * Jane Winters (School of Advanced Study, University of London)

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Deadline Reminder: Symposium "Similarity, Selection and Influence: A cross-disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks"
by Esteve Del Valle, M. 04 May '22

04 May '22

Dear all, This is to remind you that the deadline for the symposium "Similarity, Selection and Influence: A cross-disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks" is May 15. You can find the information about the symposium and the submission procedure below. ###################################### *Call for papers* Similarity, Selection and Influence <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/symposium/> A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/symposium/> * 7 and 8 July, 2022 | Online/hybrid (Groningen, the Netherlands)* *Submissions due: May 15, 2022 | Notification due: May 31, 2022* *ABOUT* We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the symposium “Similarity, Selection and Influence: A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks”. The two-day symposium will feature workshops, live panels, paper presentations and networking events. We invite papers by* PhD students* and *early career researchers* (within 5 years post PhD conferral) with an interest in network science. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative original submissions that expand our understanding of homophily in social networks across many fields, including (but not limited to): Communication, Media Studies, History, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Journalism and Artificial Intelligence. *Keynote speakers*: dr. Bernie Hogan (University of Oxford) & dr. Miranda Lubbers (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). *Workshops: *Network visualisation by dr. Gert Stulp (University of Groningen) & Qualitative Structural Analysis, by dr. Andreas Herz (Deutsches Jugendinstitut). *TOPICS OF INTEREST* We invite papers dealing with network homophily in topics including, but not limited to, the following: ● Communication (including social media) ● Political polarisation ● Migration and transnationalism ● Climate change and the environment ● History & Culture (including networks in literature and arts) ● Organisation and business ● Network methods (e.g., neural networks, agent-based modelling, qualitative network analysis) *SUBMISSION DETAILS* Abstracts of max. 2500 *characters *(± 500 words) can be submitted through the abstract submission form <https://forms.gle/RaBMusZuSRuBUTvXA>. If you would like to attend without submitting an abstract, please subscribe using the <https://forms.gle/TCVZgDC9rP9gqbd57>attendance form <https://forms.gle/TCVZgDC9rP9gqbd57>. *PUBLICATIONS* A selection of the best submissions will receive an invitation to submit their work to an interdisciplinary journal on social networks (TBA). *ORGANISING COMMITTEE* ● Marc Esteve Del Valle, PhD (University of Groningen, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies) ● Silvia Donker, MA (University of Groningen, History of Philosophy and Science) ● Sean White, PhD (University College Groningen, Business & Entrepreneurship) ● Franco Ruzzenenti, PhD (University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering) ● Susan Aasman, PhD (University of Groningen, Director Centre for Digital Humanities) The symposium is organised by The Patio <http://www.thepatio.network/>, an Interdisciplinary Research Group on Social Networks, and the Centre for Digital Humanities <https://www.rug.nl/research/research-let/expertisecentra/centre-for-digital…>, both located at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands). We encourage participation from researchers of all disciplines and especially from traditionally underrepresented groups in Academia. The symposium will be held in a hybrid form due to possible COVID-19 restrictions. Online as well as in-person attendance is possible. For more information and updates, visit www.thepatio.network. Questions? thepationetwork(a)gmail.com -- thepatio.network -- Dr. Marc Esteve Del Valle, Assistant Professor, Center for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) Associate Editor, *Political Research Exchange* (PRX) Webpage: marcestevedelvalle.com | ThePatio.network <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/> Social Media: Twitter <https://twitter.com/netmev?lang=en>| ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc_Esteve_Del_Valle>| Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BtRD8IkAAAAJ&hl=en> *N.B. I am on parental leave on Wednesdays. * <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Popular Culture Studies Journal: Call for reviews
by Christopher John Olson 03 May '22

03 May '22

The Popular Culture Studies Journal is currently soliciting reviews for our upcoming October 2022 issue. We are seeking authors to review works on any aspect of American or international popular culture. Specifically, we are interested in reviews of recent (i.e. published within the last two years) scholarly monographs or anthologies and general interest books examining all areas of popular culture from a variety of perspectives. We will also consider older seminal pieces that deserve a second look. For a list of books to review, please visit Booklist for Reviews<https://mpcaaca.org/the-popular-culture-studies-journal/for-submitting-revi…>. In addition, we are seeking reviews of films, videos, websites, games, theater, or any other popular works that have been published, released, performed, or posted in the last two years. Once again, we will also consider older seminal works that deserve a second look. We only ask that reviews of popular media texts discuss how such works might be used in pedagogical or scholarly situations. If you wish to review a popular media text, you must submit a brief rationale for the relevance of the review. A short paragraph outlining why you think the text is worthy of review in the journal will suffice. Reviews should adhere to the ethos of the Popular Culture Studies Journal and be largely positive with any criticism of the work being constructive in nature. For more information about this journal, please visit the Popular Culture Studies Journal<https://mpcaaca.org/the-popular-culture-studies-journal/> website. Written reviews should be roughly 800-1000 words in length and should be typed, double-spaced with 12-point Times New Roman font. Research and documentation must adhere to The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and The MLA Style Manual, 8th edition, which requires a Works Cited list with parenthetical author/page references in the text. Punctuation, capitalization, hyphenation, and other matters of style must also follow The MLA Handbook and The MLA Style Manual. If you are interested in submitting any alternative form of review, please contact the reviews editor directly with your proposed format. Guidelines will be determined depending on the proposed format. Reviews and review requests should be sent electronically to Christopher J. Olson at olson429(a)uwm.edu<mailto:olson429@uwm.edu> with PCSJ Review and the author’s last name in the subject line. Reviews should include both the review and the reviewer’s complete contact information (name, university affiliation, address, and email). Reviews should be sent as Microsoft Word attachments in .doc or .docx format unless an alternative format has been approved by the editor. To be considered for the October issue, reviews must be submitted by August 31st. If you are interested in reviewing for the Popular Culture Studies Journal or if you are an author or publisher with a work you would like to have reviewed, then please contact the reviews editor at the following address or email: Christopher J. Olson, Reviews Editor Email: olson429(a)uwm.edu <mailto:olson429@uwm.edu> Christopher John Olson PhD candidate: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Office: Curtin 388 Email: olson429(a)uwm.edu Reviews Editor, The Popular Culture Studies Journal<http://mpcaaca.org/the-popular-culture-studies-journal/> Author/Co-Author/Co-Editor Normalizing Mental Illness and Neurodiversity in Entertainment Media<https://www.routledge.com/Normalizing-Mental-Illness-and-Neurodiversity-in-…> (Routledge, 2021) The Greatest Cult Television Shows of All Time<https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538122556/The-Greatest-Cult-Television-Shows-of…> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) Convergent Wrestling<https://www.routledge.com/Convergent-Wrestling-Participatory-Culture-Transm…> (Routledge, 2019) 100 Greatest Cult Films<https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442208223/100-Greatest-Cult-Films> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between<https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498539579/Heroes-Heroines-and-Everything-in-Bet…> (Lexington, 2017) Possessed Women, Haunted States<https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498519083/Possessed-Women-Haunted-States-Cultur…> (Lexington, 2016) Making Sense of Cinema <https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/making-sense-of-cinema-9781501320217/> (Bloomsbury, 2016)

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SIM Card Belongings workshop on 19th May at KCL
by Feldman, Zeena 03 May '22

03 May '22

Dear friends and colleagues, On the 19th of May, artist Liz Hingley<https://www.lizhingley.com/> and I are running a workshop at King’s College London called SIM Card Belongings. The event will be an intimate and interactive session that explores the relationship between smartphones, belonging and visual culture. You can read all about the workshop (and register) at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sim-card-belongings-workshop-tickets-328181929…. This workshop is supported by the Centre for Digital Culture and King’s Culture, and comes out of my and Liz's ongoing collaboration The SIM Project: Illuminating Networked Belonging. The project combines traditional and arts-based research with community co-design and fine arts practice. We’d love to tell you all about it on the 19th. Best wishes, Zeena Dr Zeena Feldman (she/her) Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture King’s College London Department of Digital Humanities The Strand, Chesham Building, 0.03 London WC2R 2LS zeena.feldman(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:zeena.feldman@kcl.ac.uk> https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-zeena-feldman Recent publications: Feldman, Z. (2021) ‘Me Apps: Mental Health and the Smartphone’ in S. Guidi, B. Ajana, J. Braga (eds.) The Quantification of Bodies in Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, pp. 151-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781800718838. Feldman, Z. (2021) ‘On Quitting Social Media: Agency is a Red Herring’ in A. Chia, A. Jorge and T. Karppi (eds.) Reckoning with Social Media: Disconnection in the Age of Techlash. Lanham, MA and London: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 103-123. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538147405/Reckoning-with-Social-Media. Feldman, Z. (2021) ‘Good food’ in an Instagram age: Rethinking hierarchies of culture, criticism and taste. European Journal of Cultural Studies 24(6). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13675494211055733. Feldman, Z. and Goodman, M.K. (2021) Digital Food Culture, Power and Everyday Life. European Journal of Cultural Studies 24(6). https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494211055501. The Quitting Social Media project: https://quittingsocialmedia.wordpress.com 🏳️‍🌈 Queer@King’s

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Tomorrow: Selfie Democracy Book Event @ Centre for Data, Culture, and Society
by Kate Miltner 03 May '22

03 May '22

Hi all, The Digital Social Science Cluster at the Centre for Data, Culture, and Society at the University of Edinburgh is hosting an online event tomorow with Elizabeth Losh, author of the forthcoming book Selfie Democracy. Kate ________________________________ Elizabeth Losh - Selfie Democracy: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and the New Digital Politics Wed, 4 May 2022, 16:00 – 17:30 BST Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfie-democracy-barack-obama-donald-trump-a… Based on interviews with White House insiders, archival research, and a trove of digital data, this presentation provides a preview of the author’s forthcoming book about digital literacy in the White House. It reveals important insights about the smartphone practices of the most significant actors in recent American politics—Barack Obama and Donald Trump as presidents and Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden as presidential candidates—and how their approaches to domestic governance and crisis management related to their everyday technological choices as users of computational media. Such powerful political leaders often reinforce certain cultural assumptions about the power of the smartphone that perpetuate myths about connection, transparency, participation, and access. These myths are further amplified in rhetoric borrowed from Silicon Valley about how these technologies supposedly strengthen social bonds, enable exploration, encourage engagement, and overcome barriers. Obama might have been the anti-Trump and Trump the anti-Obama, but they both used mobile computing in ways that redefined the office of president. This talk exposes the unintended consequences of wireless technologies on political leadership and shows how seemingly benign mobile devices that hold out the promise of direct democracy can ultimately undermine representative forms of government, as the January 6th, 2021 storming of the US Capital by a selfie-taking mob livestreaming the insurrection demonstrates.

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