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Univ. Amsterdam - Media Studies jobs
by Richard Rogers 18 Feb '22

18 Feb '22

Hello all, The Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam will be hiring 4 assistant professors this Spring. 3 of the 4 job adverts have just been published on the UvA web: Assistant professor of Contested Archives, Media and Memory Assistant Professor in Gender Health and Cross-Media Assistant Professor Digital and Visual Media Analysis with a Focus on Climate Change Assistant Professor in Data Science and Ethics will be published shortly. The Philosophy Department will be hiring an assistant professor who will also teach in the Media Studies Programmes Assistant Professor in Aesthetics with focus on Critical Race/Decolonial Theory and Film Job advert URL: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/search/?locale=en_GB Best regards, Richard Rogers Prof. Richard Rogers Media Studies University of Amsterdam digitalmethods.net r.a.rogers(a)uva.nl

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French preferred term for MOOC
by Peter Timusk 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

What is the preferred French ( Quebec) term for Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)? Thanks for any help. Peter T. government statistician and research coordinator I don't speak for my employer or associations I am a member of or volunteer for unless otherwise noted.

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Reminder - upcoming deadine for Future of Work JCMC Special Issue!
by Nancy Baym 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Hello everyone, Reminder that we are seeking short abstracts by March 1 for a special issue on Tech and the Future of Work. Full papers would be due mid-September. Please consider submitting your own work and passing this on to others. We'd like to present a wide range of topics, geographies, and approaches, so please pass along. Many thanks, Nancy Special Issue Call for Papers Technology and the Future of Work Submission Deadline: March 1, 2022 Submission Site for abstracts<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle…> Guest Editors: Nancy Baym, Microsoft Research Ifeoma Ajunwa, University of North Carolina Nicole Ellison, University of Michigan Overview The Covid-19 pandemic radically altered the landscape of how and where work is done. People are working from home, from remote locations, and mixing time in and out of centralized workplaces more than ever before. Front line and other workers whose fields demand their corporeal presence are under new pressures, some of which implicate the tools of their trades. Work processes, organizational forms, and standards for what constitutes "good" work are evolving rapidly, as are threats to autonomy and privacy. The technologies at the center of these changes make work across time and space possible, while shaping the individual, relational, organizational, and societal outcomes of new work in ways both anticipated and unforeseen. In some cases, changes in co-location and communication patterns amplify existing trends, as with moves towards the gig economy, "just in time" products and services, and increasing social inequities. In others, entirely new practices have been introduced and refined, spurring new visions of work futures, as seen in creator culture, e-sports, and drop-shipping. In between, social fabrics are being rewoven as individuals and communities alike try to determine what kinds of work can be done successfully online and which require co-presence, and how they might change their practices accordingly. This special issue will focus specifically on the role of technology-mediated communication in shaping the future of work, seeking to illuminate these work shifts and their consequences. We seek submissions that are rooted in empirical insights and center the role of communication technologies; we are particularly interested in papers that think big and speak to how different populations are differentially impacted by and responding to these shifts, including those outside North American and European contexts. Possible topics include but are not limited to: * The role of Artificial Intelligence in new work arrangements and interactions * Virtual workspaces, online collaborative environments, and other forms of computer-supported cooperative work * New forms of human-machine interactions, such as customer service and health chatbots * Technologies of hiring, retaining, evaluating, and firing * Relational and informal dimensions of work relationships * Worker well-being and organizational thriving * Surveillance and privacy * Measurement, data, analytics, and autonomy * Blurring of domestic and work spheres * New forms of organizations and collaborative networks * Reshaping of collaboration participants and practices The special issue will be published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) starting in summer, 2023. JCMC is a fully open-access scholarly journal which publishes social science research on communicating using computer-based media technologies; see the recent Editor's Note<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icahd…> and About The Journal<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.…> for more insight into the journal's mission and scope. JCMC is broadly interdisciplinary, publishing work by scholars in communication, business, education, political science, sociology, psychology, media studies, information science, and other disciplines. Submission Guidelines Those interested in submitting to this special issue should submit abstracts via this form <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle…> by March 1, 2022. The abstract should be no more than 500 words, not including references. Abstracts should identify the work's primary theoretical approach, research questions or hypotheses, method(s) of data collection and analysis, and preliminary or anticipated findings. Invitations to submit full papers for full peer review will be extended by March 30, 2022 for September 15, 2022 submission of papers. JCMC uses a continuous publication model, so papers will be published online as soon as they are ready, with the final publication date for the special issue anticipated to be summer, 2023. Final papers should not exceed 10,000 words. For questions, please email: futureofworkjcmc(a)umich.edu<mailto:futureofworkjcmc@umich.edu>

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Fwd: Research Funding and Fellowship Open Tech Fund
by Niels ten Oever 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Hi all, Corinne Cath asked me to share this with Giganet and other relevant communities, I hope this might be useful for you. Best, Niels -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Research Funding and Fellowship Open Tech Fund Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:47:58 +0100 From: Corinne Cath <corinne(a)opentech.fund> To: mail(a)nielstenoever.net <mail(a)nielstenoever.net> Dear GiGanet Community, I trust this email finds you well. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you in my capacity as a PhD researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute. This January, I started as Vice President of Research for the Open Technology Fund (OTF) <http://www.opentech.fund/>, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to advancing internet freedom in repressive environments. I would like to flag our information control fellowship as well as other funding opportunities for (applied) research on Internet freedom and networked technologies below. Your Vice-Chair, Dr. Niels ten Oever, has been kind enough to help me share OTF's call as I am not yet on the Giganet list with my new email address. I would greatly appreciate it if you would be able to share this call for fellows and proposals with your colleagues, students and other networks. Likewise, if you see any opportunities to host a fellow or apply for (applied research) funding I am happy to discuss further. Kind regards, -- Dr. Corinne Cath Vice President of Research Open Technology Fund | w: opentech.fund | t: @OpenTechFund Signal: +1 202 209 6820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Call for Fellows Open Tech Fund* The Open Technology Fund’s (OTF) <http://www.opentech.fund/>Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) is open for applications for its ninth fellowship cohort, with a final deadline of March 13, 2022. The application and additional information can be foundhere <https://www.opentech.fund/funds/icfp/>. About the Program The ICFP fellowship program supports individuals conducting research to examine restrictions on the free flow of information by repressive governments. In particular, ICFP fellows track Internet interference practices and investigate emerging means of overcoming censorship in repressive environments - the countries, regions, or areas worldwide where Internet freedom is threatened or under attack. Efforts that focus on investigating the security and privacy of tools used in these contexts are also supported. The ICFP program offers flexibility for candidates with fellowships available for three, six, nine, or twelve months in duration. This allows for the support of a wider range of proposed efforts, from those that are relatively short-term to projects that are larger in scope. The fellowship offers a monthly stipend of $5,000 along with stipends for travel and equipment. Independent Study with Organizational Support All ICFP fellows are based with a host organization, which can be academic departments, for the duration of their fellowship term. Host organizations should demonstrate the ability to assist the applicant in carrying out the proposed scope of work. Applicants can propose any host organization on their application as long as sufficient justification for the selection is provided. For example, if you’re proposing to work on a project studying how misinformation spreads online, then your proposed host organization should be equipped to provide expert guidance on this topic. OTF welcomes host organizations from non-academic organizations as well as those that are based outside of the United States. Or vice versa, if you are affiliated with a research organization and want to host an ICFP fellow at your organization, please email icfphost(a)opentech.fund for more information. Supported Topical Areas of Study Past fellows have explored a range of topics and technological focuses, including country and region-specific information controls studies; the development of research-focused software tools used to investigate Internet censorship as well as those that can circumvent online censorship; studies around targeted digital attacks aimed at at-risk users; and research into security vulnerabilities in technologies used by at-risk communities. To get a better sense of the types of efforts supported through the ICFP program, you can read about the current (eighth) cohort of fellowshere <https://www.opentech.fund/news/announcing-otfs-newest-8th-class-of-informat…>, and past classes here (roundsone <https://www.opentech.fund/news/information-controls-fellowship-first-round-…>,two <https://www.opentech.fund/news/icfp-second-round-wrap-up-results-and-outcom…>,three <https://www.opentech.fund/news/icfp-third-round-wrap-up-results-and-outcome…>,four <https://www.opentech.fund/news/fourth-cohort-information-controls-fellows-r…>,five <https://www.opentech.fund/news/2018-ICFP-wrap-up/>,six <https://www.opentech.fund/news/announcing-otfs-newest-class-of-information-…>, andseven <https://www.opentech.fund/news/announcing-otfs-latest-class-of-information-…>). Questions? If you have any questions, please post them inthis public spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RNxswHBoOxWEqq4Yo_ozaqOUziN3BI4pr8L…>and they will be answered in a prompt fashion. If your question is not appropriate for a public forum, please email icfp(a)opentech.fund. If the fellowship is not a good fit for you but you do work on Internet Freedom, please check out the additional avenues for funding that OTF offers through our other funds, including the Internet Freedom Fund (IFF). <https://www.opentech.fund/funds/internet-freedom-fund/> -- Dr. Corinne Cath Vice President of Research Open Technology Fund | w: opentech.fund | t: @OpenTechFund Signal: +1 202 209 6820

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CfA: Blackboxed Futures: Multiple Temporalities of Algorithmic Technologies – Deadline Extended
by Dmitry Muravyov 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

***apologies for cross-posting*** Dear all, The deadline for the online symposium *Blackboxed Futures: Multiple Temporalities of Algorithmic Technologies *has been extended until 25 February. We are inviting you to submit your abstracts on algorithms, temporalities, and futures. See the CfP below. *Call for Papers: Blackboxed Futures: Multiple Temporalities of Algorithmic Technologies (Online Symposium, March 19)* Algorithmic technologies are nowadays proliferating in various sectors of the economy and, more generally, in society. Yet, while their widespread development already occupies several areas of contemporary life, their material configuration often remains opaque and difficult to comprehend, especially when it comes to how algorithms shape the futures of people and societies at large. Often, algorithms and AI technologies are conceived by their users and creators as “magic” that is beyond comprehension — an understanding that has a range of political and cultural implications for society (Campolo & Crawford, 2020) and has been consequently recognized in the theorizations of economy and politics (Pignarre and Stengers, 2012). Questions of vital scholarly and political importance emerge – what future(s) do algorithmic technologies offer for society, who is included in them and left out, how they can be scrutinized and resisted? Do we witness a “temporal stasis in an age of automated media” (Andrejevic, Dencik & Trere, 2020) or a “speculative time-complex” (Avanessian & Malik, 2016)? In this symposium, we invite scholars from critical media, cultural, science and technology studies, as well as adjacent fields, to further reflect upon the imagined futures of algorithmic technologies and multiple temporalities enrolled in their continuous enactment. We suggest focusing on algorithmic temporalities by thinking of them both in terms of related discursive practices and issues of algorithmic design. Addressing both theoretical and empirical matters of algorithmic temporalities, this symposium aims to shed light on how our thinking about time vis-a-vis algorithmic technologies spreads — or meets resistance — in different social and political contexts. The symposium will take place online on *March 19*. We invite papers that reflect (but are by no means limited) upon the following themes: – discussions of multiple temporalities related to algorithmic technologies and the governance regimes of which they are a part of – grassroots and top-down imaginaries of futures as they pertain to the (mis)use of algorithms – historical accounts exploring interconnections between time and algorithmic technologies – political-economic accounts of temporal regimes associated with algorithmic technologies – decolonial computation and decolonization of algorithms – creative and speculative approaches seeking to address the issues of algorithmic futures Please, send your abstracts (250-500 words) and a short bio to the following email: blackboxedfutures(a)gmail.com no later than February 25. The results of the selection process will be published on March 1. Postgraduate Symposium, Critical Media Studies, HSE, Moscow Dmitry Muravyov, Artyom Kolganov, Aleksey Pereyaslov, Elizaveta Panina, Yujie Chi http://blackboxedfutures.odie.us

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Fwd: CFP: Drones in Society: New Visual Aesthetics conference
by Elisa Serafinelli 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

*CALL FOR PAPERS: Drones in Society: New Visual Aesthetics* 8th and 9th September 2022, Halifax Hall, Sheffield, UK Drones are an increasingly important social phenomenon. Their use has the potential to change the way people see the world in the same way other technologies have, like smartphones and the internet. Generating questions that go beyond safety and security issues, their widespread use opens new debates on the relationship between media and mobility (Hildebrand, 2021), material practice (Howley, 2017), and vertical power (Kaplan, 2018). Drones are the latest technological advancement to have a significant impact in the world we live in, offering opportunities for new forms of visual communication, culture and practices. We invite the submission of proposals for an interdisciplinary conference on these topics, ‘Drones in Society: New Visual Aesthetics’, which will be held on 8th and 9th September at Halifax Hall in Sheffield, UK. This 2-day conference will be hosted by the Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield. *The deadline for submission is 9th of April 2022.* The conference is concerned with the role of drones in society and the way in which they are contributing to new visual aesthetics. The conference invites interdisciplinary research, reflection and critique on topics including (but not limited to) the following: - *People’s perspectives on drones (and their data): *surveillance, ethics and privacy issues in domestic and commercial uses. - *New visual perspectives*: the creation of new visual content (drone art and amateur uses). - *Drone regulations: *potential gaps in regulating domestic and commercial drones, future perspectives. - *Current uses and future applications: *the implementation of drones in society. - *Drones and vertical power*: the uses of drones in war zones, activism and humanitarian activities. Proposed formats: - Individually submitted papers (organised into panels by the DiS committee) - Panels (3-4 individual papers) - Roundtable discussions (led by one of the presenters) - Visual posters Abstracts between 300-500 words in Word format must be submitted to e.serafinelli(a)sheffield.ac.uk by 9th of April 2022. You will be notified of the decision by 14th of May 2022. Conference proceedings and selected papers will be published in a section of the forthcoming book *Vision and Verticality *(Palgrave), edited by Gary Bratchford and Dennis Zuev. Confirmed keynote speaker: Julia M. Hildebrand, Assistant Professor of Communication at Eckerd College Conference attendees will also have the opportunity to visit a drone visuals exhibition held on the evening of *8th September* and participate in a workshop with two drone artists on *9th September*. Conference organised by Elisa Serafinelli and Lauren Alex O’Hagan, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield For more information, contact e.serafinelli(a)sheffield.ac.uk or visit https://visualsociety.net/current-research/ > project conference References Hildebrand J. (2021): *Aerial Play: Drone Medium, Mobility, Communication, and Culture.* Singapore: Palgrave Mcmillan Howley K. (2017): *Drones: Media Discourse and the Public Imagination.* New York: Peter Lang. Kaplan C. (2018): *Aerial Aftermaths: Wartime from Above.* Durham: Duke University Press. Best, *Dr Elisa Serafinelli **New website! **https://visualsociety.net/* <https://visualsociety.net/> *Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Digital Society Network* Sociological Studies University of Sheffield Western Rd Sheffield S10 2TU Tel: 0114 222 6470 (external), 26470 (internal) Room: Elmfield, 110 Serafinelli E. (2020): Networked Remembrance in the Time of *Insta-Memories,* *Social Media + Society, *1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120940799 <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#m_4651099762748645576_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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New Feature Announcement - Upload Twitter in JSON Format
by Stuart Shulman 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

This is a rather big deal explained in 37 seconds: https://youtu.be/sgJOgk4JP9A I would very much appreciate it if you would share this with academic researchers you know are working on Twitter data but struggling with the JSON format or spreadsheet conversions. DiscoverText is 100% free for academics and the training is free as well. The tools and methods outlined in the video were reviewed and sanctioned by Twitter prior to launch. Thanks, ~Stu

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New SI: Datafication and Cultural Heritage: Critical Perspectives on Exhibition and Collection Practices
by Karin Hansson 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Dear all, I’m happy to share our new special issue Datafication and Cultural Heritage: Critical Perspectives on Exhibition and Collection Practices. https://infoculturejournal.org/abstracts/57.1 This issue brings together scholars from different disciplines to provide critically and empirically grounded perspectives with cases from the US, Sweden, Israel, and China. Best regards, Karin Hansson KARIN HANSSON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Media Technology Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies +46 708 737813 karin.hansson(a)sh.se<mailto:karin.hansson@sh.se> https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/contact/researchers/karin-ha… SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY | STOCKHOLM Alfred Nobels Allé 7, Flemingsberg SE- 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden sh.se<http://sh.se> Sending an e-mail to Södertörn University will result in Södertörn University processing your personal data. More information about how Södertörn University processes personal data is available here<https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/meet-sodertorn-university/st…>. E-mail correspondence with Södertörn University may be classified as official and public documents.

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translation services
by Lauri Goldkind 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

> > Greetings AoIR List, > If this posts 2x my apologies! Original question below: > > Is there a resource/provider using AI augmented translation strategies? > > I am working with an NGO partner interested in translating a set of > documents into multiple languages. > > They are reluctant to use a fully automated tool like Google Translate but > don't have a budget for fully human translation. > > Any resources/suggestions would be appreciated. > > Kind regards, > Lauri > _________________________________________ > Lauri Goldkind, PhD ~Editor in Chief, Journal of Technology in Human > Services <https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wths20/current> > Data Justice Collective <https://www.datajusticecollective.org> > Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham > Listen to my podcast interview with tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar > <https://pca.st/episode/1f2b9fb8-f846-402b-8b84-540af1df5612> > http://www.laurigoldkind.net/ > > *"The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist." > - Marshall McLuhan* > > *Illegitimi non carborundum* >

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AoIR panel - internet history
by Nicholas John 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Hello! I’m wondering if some internet history folks would be interested in getting a panel together with me for AoIR? I’ve got a historical thing to present and I’m keen to have it on a panel with similar historically oriented stuff. Cheers, Nik Nicholas John Associate Professor Vice President, Association of Internet Researchers Department of Communication and Journalism The Hebrew University of Jerusalem T +972 54 7906073 @nicholasajohn <http://www.twitter.com/nicholasajohn> nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il

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