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The internet outage in Tonga
by Amanda H A Watson 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

With my colleague Dr Gemma Malungahu, I present some analysis of the communication difficulties being experienced by people in Tonga and members of the Tongan diaspora in Australia, New Zealand and beyond, following a massive volcanic eruption near the country's main island. It is available at the following link: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/volcano-cuts-comm… Amanda ------------------------------- Amanda H A Watson, PhD Research Fellow and Delegated Authority, Higher Degree Research Department of Pacific Affairs Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Room E3.28 Baldessin Building The Australian National University ACTON ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA CRICOS Provider: 00120C ABN: 52 234 063 906 Email: amanda.watson(a)anu.edu.au Twitter: @ahawatson Phone (working from home at present): +61 2 6182 7004

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MIS4TEL 2022: Call for Workshop Proposals / 13-15 July 2022 / L'Aquila (Italy)
by MIS4TEL 2022 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

--- Kindly forward it to anyone who might be interested --- --- Apologies for cross-posting --- ====================================================================== Call for Workshop Proposals Following the successful initiative from previous years, the 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL) intends to host a number of workshops on different TEL-related areas also in the next edition of the conference. Therefore, the MIS4TEL 2022 Organizing Committee invites workshop proposals. MIS4TEL 2022 will be held in L'Aquila (Italy) on 13th-15th July, 2022, in parallel with the PAAMS'22 International Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be hybrid, meaning that we will also organize remote participation/presentation for whoever cannot travel to L'Aquila. Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ====================================================================== IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission deadline: 11th February, 2022 - Workshop papers submission deadline: 22nd April, 2022 - Workshop camera-ready papers: 17th June, 2022 Please note that workshop proposals will be evaluated on a continuous basis and acceptance / rejection decisions will be sent to the workshop organizers within one week from submission. Early submissions are highly encouraged, so that workshop organizers have sufficient time to attract papers. ====================================================================== The aim of the workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics in the scope of the conference. Workshop contributions should be full papers (10 pages) or exceptionally short papers (6 pages); papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNNS template. Accepted workshop papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by LNNS series of Springer Verlag (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL 2022 to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings. Please note that workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and advertising the Call for Papers, managing the review process, and collecting the camera-ready papers. A dedicated Easychair installation will be provided by MIS4TEL conference organizers (under a centralized management). For each accepted workshop, one of its organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference. ====================================================================== PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and include the following information: - Workshop title - Workshop organizers' short bio (including prior experience in organizing workshops) and contact information - Workshop description and topics - Relevance of the workshop to the conference - Information about previous editions of the workshop (if applicable) - Program Committee members (tentative) - Estimated number of submitted papers - Draft CFP ** Please submit your workshop proposal by email to info(a)mis4tel-conference.net (Subject: MIS4TEL 2022 Workshop Proposal). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. ** ====================================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS - Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia) - Alessandra Melonio, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) ====================================================================== More information can also be found on the MIS4TEL22 website and social media: Official Website: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/ Submission info: https://www.mis4tel-conference.net/submission Contact us: info(a)mis4tel-conference.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIS4TEL22/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mis4tel22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIS4TEL22 ======================================================================

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Online Study - iScience Team of the University of Konstanz
by Isabel Helm 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Hi everyone! The iScience team of the University of Konstanz is currently conducting an online survey. We would really appreciate if you could spend a few minutes to answer the survey. It only takes about 5-10 minutes. Here is the link to the study: http://wextor.eu:8080/oct20marie/experiment/index.html?so=airl Thank you so much! And have a nice weekend. Isabel Helm

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WEBCAST TODAY: Queens of Code – Stories of NSA’s Computing Women
by Joly MacFie 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

>From Ada Lovelace through GraceHopper, there are many pioneering women coders, many of whom are only now coming to be recognized. Our webcast today hopefully adds to that recognition. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday January 20 2022 at 4pm-5pm EST (21:00-22:00 UTC) the Maryland Women's Heritage Center Queens of Code project will host a virtual session 'Stories of NSA's Computing Women'. Queens of Code is a women's technology history project that collects s" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/queensofcode>On *Thursday January 20 2022* at *4pm-5pm EST* (21:00-22:00 UTC) the *Maryland Women's Heritage Center <https://MDWomensHeritageCenter.org>* Queens of Code project will host a virtual session '*Stories of NSA's Computing Women <https://bit.ly/3r5faXv>*'. *Queens of Code <https://queensofcode.com/>* is a women's technology history project that collects stories, experiences, and insights from women who worked in information technology at National Security Agency in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. *Laura Nelson*, *Kathy Jackson* and *Eileen Buckholtz* will share their experiences of being technology pioneers at NSA as well as advice for students considering a STEM career. This event will be simulcast through a partnership with the *Internet Society Washington DC Chapter <https://isoc-dc.org>.* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/queensofcode <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/queensofcode>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3r5faXv <https://bit.ly/3r5faXv>* (AI Captions) *REAL TIME TEXT (*see*ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/14974>)* *TWITTER #QueensofCode <http://bit.ly/queensofcode> Laura Nelson @cryptmf Kathy Jackson Eileen Buckholtz @MDWomensCtr Laura Nelson @NSAGov #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode #STEM* *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/> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/queensofcode <https://archive.org/details/queensofcode>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14974/ -- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Digital Modern Languages: Tibet, Economic Development and the Affective Politics of Online State Media in the PRC - Séagh Kehoe (University of Westminster), 26 January
by Naomi Wells 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

The Digital Modern Languages seminar series (https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/) will restart in 2022 with our newly expanded convening team that reflects a wider range of expertise in relation to different language, research and teaching contexts. In addition to Naomi Wells (School of Advanced Study) and Paul Spence (King’s College London), the new convenors are Joe Dale (independent languages consultant), Orhan Elmaz (St Andrews), Saskia Huc-Hepher (Westminster) and Xuan Wang (Cardiff). Please find below the details of the first seminar. This is a free online event but advance registration at the following link is essential to be given access to the Zoom link:https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/25682. Tibet, Economic Development and the Affective Politics of Online State Media in the PRC - Séagh Kehoe (University of Westminster) Wednesday 26 January 2022, 4-5pm GMT Abstract: Chinese state media coverage about Tibet has long been dominated by stories about state-led economic growth. In recent years, the focus of these stories has shifted from macro-level descriptions of infrastructure, science and technology, income, and education, to a more granular approach that foregrounds dramatized and emotionalized narratives of individual Tibetans engaging in and reaping the benefits of economic development. Seeking to understand this trend, this paper examines the increasing production and circulation of affect in online state media stories about economic development in Tibet. Through a selection of texts, videos and social media posts, it analyses how and why repeated references to hardship, happiness and gratitude have come to characterize these stories and how they work to valorize Tibetan diligence, self-responsibility, and patriotism, obscure structural inequalities and consolidate Chinese rule over Tibet. In doing so, this paper shows the increasingly sophisticated and creative ways in which the state has harnessed the power of affect and new media to manage public opinion about Tibet in the PRC and reinforce political power. Speaker bio: Dr Séagh Kehoe is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Westminster. Their research interests include Chinese media representations of ethnicity and race, gender and sexuality, nationalism, and military. They have published in China Quarterly, positions, Media, Culture & Society, and Asian Ethnicity, and are co-editor of Cultural China: The Contemporary China Review 2020. You can stay up-to-date on future events in the series via our website (https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/) Twitter account (@digmodlang) and JISC email list (https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DIGITALMODERNLANGUAGES Dr Naomi Wells Lecturer in Italian and Spanish with Digital Humanities/Co-Director of the Doctoral Centre Institute of Modern Languages Research/Digital Humanities Research Hub School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HU | UK Email: naomi.wells(a)sas.ac.uk http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ https://digitalmodernlanguages.wordpress.com/

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Call for nominations - 2022 IJPP Best Book Award - deadline 15 March
by Cristian Vaccari 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

Dear colleagues, I hope this email finds you healthy and safe. I am writing to share the call for nominations for the 2022 IJPP Best Book Award, with nominations due on the 15th of March. The call for nominations is reproduced below and available online at https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/HIJ/2022%20IJPP%20book%20… . The award honors internationally oriented books that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. Books written in English and published within the last ten years will be considered. Monographs as well as edited volumes of exceptional quality and coherence will be considered for the award. The award committee is composed of Sophie Lecheler, Seth Lewis, and myself. I hope you will consider submitting your own work as well as other colleagues' work that you think deserves this recognition. I would also be grateful if you could help spread the word about this award to anyone you think might be interested. *** Call for Nominations *** The International Journal of Press/Politics Best Book Award 2022 *** Deadline: 15 March 2022 Nominations are invited for the annual International Journal of Press/Politics Best Book Award, to be sent to committee members no later than March 15. Rationale The International Journal of Press/Politics Best Book Award honors internationally oriented books that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. It is given annually by the International Journal of Press/Politics and sponsored by Sage Publications. The award committee will judge each nominated book on several criteria, including the extent to which the book goes beyond analyzing a single case country to present a broader and internationally oriented argument, the significance of the problems addressed, the strength of the evidence the book relies on, conceptual innovation, the clarity of writing, and the book’s ability to link journalism studies, political communication research, and other relevant intellectual fields. Eligibility Books written in English and published within the last ten years will be considered. Monographs as well as edited volumes of exceptional quality and coherence will be considered for the award. Books by current members of the award committee are ineligible and committee members will recuse themselves from discussion of books by members of their own department, works published in series that they edit, and similar circumstances. Award committee The award committee consists of Cristian Vaccari (the editor of the International Journal of Press/Politics), Sophie Lecheler (chair of the Political Communication Division of ICA), and Seth Lewis (chair of the Journalism Studies Division of ICA). Nominations Nominations including a rationale of no more than 350 words should be emailed by March 15 to Cristian Vaccari at c.vaccari(a)lboro.ac.uk. Self-nominations are accepted. The nomination must specify why the book should receive the award by outlining the importance of the book to the study of media and politics and by identifying its international contribution and relevance. Please include links to or copies of relevant reviews in scholarly journals. Arrangements should be made with the publishers of nominated books for one hard copy or e-book (i.e., the full book in PDF form) to be sent by March 15 to each of the three committee members at the following addresses: Cristian Vaccari, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Brockington Building U.3.19, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom. Email: c.vaccari(a)lboro.ac.uk. Sophie Lecheler, Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Email: sophie.lecheler(a)univie.ac.at Seth Lewis, School of Journalism and Communication, 1275 University of Oregon, Allen Hall Room 219, Eugene, OR 97403-1275, USA . Email: sclewis(a)uoregon.edu Presentation The award will be presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association and will be announced on the IJPP website. The awarded book will also receive recognition in issue 4/2022 of the journal. Past winners of the award 2021: Allissa V. Richardson, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones, and the New Protest #Journalism (Oxford University Press 2020). 2020: Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer (Editors), Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe (Columbia University Press, 2019). 2019: Maria Repnikova, Media Politics in China: Improvising Power Under Authoritarianism (Cambridge University Press, 2017). 2018: Erik Albæk, Arjen van Dalen, Nael Jebril, and Claes H. de Vreese, Political Journalism in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2014). 2017: Katrin Voltmer, The Media in Transitional Democracies (Polity Press, 2013). 2016: Andrew Chadwick, The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power (Oxford University Press, 1st edition 2013). 2015: Rodney Benson, Shaping Immigration News (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Cristian Vaccari ****************************************************** Professor of Political Communication, Loughborough University <https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/staff/cristian-vaccari/> Director, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture <https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/> Editor-in-Chief, *The International Journal of Press/Politics <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/hijb>* ****************************************************** New book: Outside the Bubble: <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/outside-the-bubble-9780190858483?la…>Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/outside-the-bubble-9780190858483?la…> (with Augusto Valeriani, OUP 2021) New project: Everyday Sharing of Misinformation on Private <https://everyday-mis.info/>Social Media <https://everyday-mis.info/> (with Andrew Chadwick) ****************************************************** Personal website: https://cristianvaccari.com/ Google Scholar profile <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3_TethEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao> Twitter: @prof_vaccari <https://twitter.com/prof_vaccari> Preferred pronouns: he/him/his

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University of Pittsburgh - Computer Science Department seeks Teaching Assistant Professors
by Khattab, Sherif 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

Hi everyone, I hope that you are staying safe and healthy. The Department of Computer Science (https://www.cs.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh is inviting applications for two teaching assistant professor positions. The department is looking for candidates who are eager to use pedagogical approaches and inclusive practices and have experience teaching in any of the following areas: algorithms and theory; computer systems (especially cloud computing, HPC, and mobile computing); data science, probability, and statistics; and software engineering and software quality assurance. Please apply at https://www.sci.pitt.edu/recruiting#appointment-stream and check more open positions at the School of Computing and Information at Pitt: https://www.sci.pitt.edu/recruiting Best regards, Sherif -- Sherif Khattab [A button for name playback in email signature] <https://www.name-coach.com/sherif-khattab> Lecturer, Department of Computer Science School of Computing and Information University of Pittsburgh <http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~skhattab> Office: 6307 Sennott Square Phone: 412-624-8438 http://people.cs.pitt.edu/~skhattab/ Pronouns: he/his/him

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AoIR 2022 Instagram Panel
by Plothe, Theo 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Dear Colleagues, I am organizing a panel on Instagram research for the upcoming AoIR conference, and I am seeking participants for the panel. I last organized an Instagram panel for Brisbane 2019 we had a fantastic group of scholars present their outstanding research on Instagram in a well attended and well received session. I would like to replicate this success with another IG panel for the #AoIR2022. This panel seeks to collect and examine research on Instagram specifically as a site of activity. I am looking for panelists who align closely with the conference theme, Decolonising the Internet, but that is not to say this is the only rubric for inclusion in the panel. If you research Instagram and are interested in joining this panel, please reply off-list with a 250-word abstract of your study by February 20 to my email address at plothet(a)savannahstate.edu<mailto:plothet@savannahstate.edu>. I'll contact you by February 21 in order for us to move forward with selected panelists. Thanks for your attention and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Best, Dr. Plothe -- Theo Plothe, PhD Assistant Professor Journalism and Mass Communication Savannah State University

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Platformisation and small nations: 5-episode interview podcast series
by Minna Aslama 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Hello: This may interest the list members: The conference Media Platformisation and Small Nations (28-29 Oct 2021, University of Helsinki) featured 5 great keynote contributions. We have created a 5-episode interview podcast featuring all our keynote speakers: Steven Livingston (George Washington University, School of Media and Public Affairs) Terry Flew (University of Sydney) Natali Helberger (University of Amsterdam) Marko Milosavljevic (University of Ljubljana) Anja Bechmann (Aarhus University) Please find the podcasts and other materials here: https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/media-platformisation-and-small-nat… -- feel free to use them and share them widely! -- Dr. Minna Aslama Horowitz @aslama https://minnahorowitz.net/

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Research on use of podcasts by NGO/nonprofits
by Steven Clift 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Anyone here actively researching trends with podcasts across the nonprofits, foundations, community organizations? Hosting, listeners, etc. Thanks, Steven Clift

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