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Two Post-doctoral Fellowships in Digital Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Yang, Guobin 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Dear colleagues, We’ve just posted the following call for applications for two “Post-doctoral Fellowships in Digital Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic” https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/call-applications-post-doctoral-… Please feel free to share with your colleagues and students. Thank you! Guobin Yang --- Guobin Yang Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication & Sociology Annenberg School for Communication & Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences Director, Center on Digital Culture and Society<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/research-centers/center-digital-culture-…> University of Pennsylvania

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Advice requested (software)
by Monica Marra 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Dear all in the list, I am interested in a software that makes qualitative analyses easier to manage. My needs are: - not too expensive; - *easy to use*; - runs on Windows; - import/export functionalities; - possibility to make graphs. I’ve read about Nvivo but would like to know if also different softwares are advisable, especially if they have a good value for money. Any suggestion from users is welcome; you can contact me in private if preferred. Thank you for your attention, Monica -- Monica Marra INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio v. Gobetti 93/3 I-40129 Bologna, Italy uff. 3W1 Scopus author ID: 7102382905 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Monica_Marra

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Julia Ticona's author interview for Left to Our Own Devices
by Ilana Gershon 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Dear Colleagues, I get very few chances to release an author interview when the book is published. Today on the blog, I feature Julia Ticona on her newly released book, Left to Our Own Devices: Coping with Insecure Work in a Digital Age. https://campanthropology.org Best, Ilana Press blurb: Over the past three decades, digital technologies like smartphones and laptops have transformed the way we work in the US. At the same time, workers at both ends of the income ladder have experienced rising levels of job insecurity and anxiety about their economic futures. In *Left to Our Own Devices*, Julia Ticona explores the ways that workers use their digital technologies to navigate insecure and flexible labor markets. Through 100 interviews with high and low-wage precarious workers across the US, she explores the surprisingly similar "digital hustles" they use to find work and maintain a sense of dignity and identity. Ticona then reveals how the digital hustle ultimately reproduces inequalities between workers at either end of polarized labor markets. A moving and accessible look at the intimate consequences of contemporary capitalism, *Left to Our Own Devices* will be of interest to sociologists, communication and media studies scholars, as well as a general audience of readers interested in digital technologies, inequality, and the future of work in the US.

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12 Streams 2021 #11 – Aaron Swartz – How We Stopped SOPA – Freedom to Connect, Washington DC, May 21 2012
by Joly MacFie 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Probably the most watched video ever by ISOC LIVE, 9 years ago an edited version played at Aaron Swartz's memorial, held at the Cooper Union, NYC on January 19 2013, On August 2 2013 Aaron Swartz was inducted posthumously <https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/aaron-swartz> into the Internet Hall of Fame. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Tuesday January 18 2022, at 6:15pm EST (23:15 UTC) in the 11th installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ annual highlights, on the 10th anniversary of the SOPA/PIPA Internet blackout, we feature a keynote by the late " [image: livestream] <http://https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2021-11>Today,* Tuesday January 18 2022*, at *6:15pm EST* (23:15 UTC) in the 11th installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘*12 Days of Streams <https://isoc.live/?s=%2312streams>*‘ annual highlights, on the 10th anniversary of the *SOPA/PIPA Internet blackout <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA>*, we feature a keynote by the late *Aaron Swartz <https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/aaron-swartz>*, '*How We Stopped SOPA*' from *Freedom to Connect <http://freedom-to-connect.net/2012/videos.html>*, Washington DC, May 21 2012. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: * *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2021-11* <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2021-11> (Open captions) *TWITTER #12Streams <http://bit.ly/2t12HX2J> #SOPAPlus10 <https://bit.ly/3rsTe8O> @aaronsw #f2c #netfreedom* *SIMULCASTS* (Open captions) *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/12streams2021-11 <https://archive.org/details/12streams2021-11>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/15075/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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ICA Preconference on Comparative Approaches to Privacy and Literacy
by Quinn, Kelly Ann 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Apologies for cross-posting. I am sharing a CFP for an ICA preconference jointly organized by CPRN (Comparative Privacy Research Network, https://comparativeprivacy.org/) and CEJEM (Research Network on Youth and Media). Title: Comparative Privacy and the Literacies of a Networked Age: A Critical Approach Location: OFF-SITE | Université de Haute-Alsace, UHA’s Campus Fonderie – FSESJ (Faculté des Sciences Economiques Sociales et Juridiques), 16, rue de la Fonderie in Mulhouse, France Date: 25 May 25 2022 – 9:30 – 17:00 Detailed information on the pre-conference is available at: https://comparativeprivacy.org/2022-ica-preconference/ This pre-conference aims to attend to privacy literacy’s critical comparative nature by bringing together scholars that examine the cultural, political, and otherwise contextualized aspects of privacy literacy. The ultimate goal is to enhance conversation in communication studies about the ways in which systematic comparative cross-cultural analyses of privacy literacy may be conceptualized, theorized, and operationalized in novel ways. This pre-conference will be organized in two parts: First, keynotes will provide inputs on the central issues and concepts involved, such as privacy, comparative research, and media literacy. Secondly, interactive sessions will focus on three main aspects of comparative privacy literacy research, namely: conceptualization, operationalization, and collaboration. These sessions will bring together competitively selected presentations followed by a discussion on the challenges of conceptualizing and operationalizing critical privacy literacy from a cross-cultural perspective. The presentation sessions will be followed by group activities where participants will discuss solutions to particular challenges. This final session will take the form of a guided discussion in the larger group that will build on the diversity of the group in order to consider new, future-oriented research questions and forge future collaborations. Submission: This pre-conference invites unpublished, innovative papers focusing on, but not limited to: - research on media/digital literacy and mediated communication, where knowledge or skills regarding privacy plays a role; - empirical studies focusing on privacy literacy in a comparative fashion; - current and new topics for literacies, including the digital ecology, sobriety, algorithmic and privacy literacies, as well as persistent areas of inequalities ; - challenges and opportunities represented by comparative approaches to studying privacy from a literacy perspective; - qualitative and/or quantitative methodological approaches to studying privacy and relevant literacies comparatively; - challenges and opportunities represented by comparative approaches to studying privacy and related literacies; discussions of pertinent dimensions of comparative privacy research; - explorations of potential antecedents, mediators, and outcomes of privacy-related perceptions, decision-making, and behavior; conceptualizations and interpretations of privacy and privacy outcomes in non-WEIRD (Western Educated Industrialized Rich Democratic) contexts. Both early-career and senior scholars are welcome. SUBMISSION AND SELECTION PROCESS Authors should submit an extended abstract of 800 words (not including references, figures, and tables) by 31 January 2022 to: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=cprn2022ica# The extended abstracts should include the main idea/argument, research questions, a short literature review and/or theoretical perspectives, information on methodology and empirical findings (if applicable). We welcome different approaches, including discussions of literature, concepts and theories, historical perspectives, and empirical analyses. All submitted abstracts must include name, affiliation and contact details. Decisions on acceptance of the extended abstracts will be made by February 28, 2022. We anticipate (for now) that authors of accepted abstracts will attend the pre-conference and present in person. Kind regards, Kelly ------ Kelly Quinn, PhD Clinical Associate Professor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago Treasurer, Association of Internet Researchers

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WEBCAST TODAY: How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet
by Joly MacFie 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

The SOPA / PIPA protest was a communal effort, and Public Knowledge played a leading role. Today on the 10th anniversary of the blackout, they assemble some experts to reflect on how such activity might improve today's Internet. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3tABmLJ ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday 18 January 2022 at 2pm-3pm EST (19:00-20:00 UTC) Public Knowledge hosts a discussion 'How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet'. This month marks the anniversary of a series of coordinated protests that led to the withdrawal of two pr" [image: livestream] <http://http://livestream.com/internetsociety/SOPAPlus10>On *Tuesday 18 January 2022* at *2pm-3pm EST* (19:00-20:00 UTC) *Public Knowledge <https://publicknowledge.org/>* hosts a discussion '*How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet <https://publicknowledge.org/BetterInternet>*'. This month marks the anniversary of a series of coordinated protests that led to the withdrawal of two proposed laws in the United States Congress: the *Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)* and the *PROTECT IP Act (PIPA)*. The panel will consider how public interest values have shaped the internet so far, how the internet has changed since the 2012 blackouts, and how the public interest community must ensure they continue *building a better internet <https://publicknowledge.org/public-interest-values-must-be-the-foundation-o…>* for everyone. *PANEL* *Catherine Stihler*, CEO of Creative Commons *Spencer Overton*, President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies *April Glaser*, Fellow of the Technology & Social Change Project *Akriti Gaur*, Resident Fellow, Yale Information Society Project *HOST / MODERATOR* *Chris Lewis*, President and CEO, Public Knowledge This event will be simulcast via a partnership with the *Internet Society Washington DC Chapter <https://isoc-dc.org>* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/SOPAPlus10 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/SOPAPlus10>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://publicknowledge.org/BetterInternet <https://publicknowledge.org/BetterInternet>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3tABmLJ <https://bit.ly/3tABmLJ>* *TWITTER #BetterInternet #SOPAPlus10 <https://bit.ly/3rsTe8O> @publicknowledge @C_Stihler @SpencerOverton @aprilaser @akritigaur @ChrisJ_Lewis @isocdc* *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/SOPAPlus10 <https://archive.org/details/SOPAPlus10>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/15070/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Public Interest Technology Chat (PITCh) Series at NYU (next event 01/26)
by David Morar 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Good afternoon, *Apologies for cross-posting* The Digital Interests Lab <http://digitalinterests.org/> and Ai Now <https://ainowinstitute.org/> series of conversations surrounding Public Interest Technology (The PITCh <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/the-pitch/>) has another event next week on January 26th (and a special edition on May 11th!) The PITCh is a monthly series of remote conversations between established and early career scholars to support the work of practitioners and academics interested in public interest technology (PIT), with discussions on substantive issues and professional development topics. The PITCh, hosted by Digital Interests Lab Director Prof. Anne L. Washington, <https://annewashington.com/> PhD, features analysis and approaches by established scholars, and extensive opportunities for dialogue and reflections with two guests per session. Each session also has a limited number of early career individuals as a “live” audience, who will have the opportunity to ask questions and respond to the main conversation. The events are broadcast live in a Zoom Webinar format, and will also have a brief general public Q&A towards the end. Next week is the last of our regular programming. Join us on 01/26 at 9am EST as *Prof. Washington* chats with *Prof. Arvind Narayanan*, and *Prof. Frank Pasquale* about Ai Snake Oil. Register here <https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PrZ7HlyzR8iqNU3CHRAQ6Q> Then in May, we are featuring a special edition of The PITCh. On 05/11 at 3pm EST, *Prof. Washington* is joined by *Prof. Safiya Noble* and *Prof. Latanya Sweeney*. Register here. <https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qgb7Ysh-SPC9EEQSs-wmIQ> The PITCh is partially funded by the National Science Foundation and the New America Public Interest Technology University Network. David Morar, PhD Postdoctoral Data Policy Fellow NYU Steinhardt ~ Fellow, Digital Interests Lab <https://www.digitalinterests.org/> ~ @morar <https://twitter.com/morar> davidmorar.com

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New Book: Reckoning with Social Media
by Tero Karppi 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the publication of *Reckoning with Social Media**. *More information below. Tero -- Tero Karppi, PhD Associate Professor, University of Toronto --Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (UTM) --Faculty of Information (St. George) Books: -- Disconnect <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/disconnect> -- Undoing Networks <https://meson.press/books/undoing-networks/> *Reckoning with Social Media* EDITED BY ALEENA CHIA; ANA JORGE AND TERO KARPPI Once celebrated for connecting people and circulating ideas, social media are facing mounting criticisms about their anticompetitive reach, addictive design, and toxicity to democracy. Known cumulatively as the “techlash,” journalists, users, and politicians are asking social media platforms to account for being too big, too engaging, and too unruly. In the age of the techlash, strategies to regulate how platforms operate technically, economically, and legally, are often stacked against individual tactics to manage the effects of social media by disconnecting from them. These disconnection practices—from restricting screen time and detoxing from device use to deleting apps and accounts—often reinforce rather than confront the ways social media organize attention, everyday life, and society. Reckoning with Social Media challenges the prevailing critique of social media that pits small gestures against big changes, that either celebrates personal transformation or champions structural reformation. This edited volume reframes evaluative claims about disconnection practices as either restorative or reformative of current social media systems by beginning where other studies conclude: the ambivalence, commodification, and complicity of separating from social media. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538147405/Reckoning-with-Social-Media ToC Introduction: Reckoning with Social Media in the Pandemic Denouement Aleena Chia, Ana Jorge, and Tero Karppi OA PDF: https://rowman.com/webdocs/reckoningwithsocialmediaintroduction.pdf Why Disconnecting Matters? Towards a Critical Research Agenda on Online Disconnection Magdalena Kania-Lundholm The Ontological Insecurity of Disconnecting: A Theory of Echolocation and the Self Annette N. Markham ‘Hey! I’m back after a 24h #DigitalDetox!’: Influencers posing disconnection Ana Jorge and Marco Pedroni Privacy, energy, time and moments stolen: Social media experiences pushing towards disconnection Trine Syvertsen and Brita Ytre-Arne Quitting Digital Culture: Rethinking Agency in a Beyond-Choice Ontology Zeena Feldman Ethics and Experimentation in The Light Phone and Google Digital Wellbeing Aleena Chia and Alex Beattie OA PDF: https://rowman.com/webdocs/reckoningwithsocialmediachapter6.pdf >From digital detox to 24/365 disconnection: between dependency tactics and resistance strategies in Brazil Marianna Ferreira Jorge and Julia Salgado Overcoming Forced Disconnection: Disentangling the Professional and the Personal in Pandemic Times Christoffer Bagger and Stine Lomborg Disconnecting on Two Wheels: Bike touring, leisure and reimagining networks Pedro Ferreira and Airi Lampinen Analogue Nostalgia: Examining Critiques of Social Media Clara Wieghorst

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Hiring data scientist, part time, temporary
by Melissa Villa Nicholas 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Greetings, *Hiring a Data Scientist for a part-time, temporary position* Dr. LaTesha Velez and Dr. Melissa Villa Nicholas are seeking to hire a temporary, part-time data scientist researcher as an independent consultant to identify and run text mining and visualization for a research project. This position would run for 4-5 months beginning in February or March 2022 and pays competitively. We are looking for an individual who can complete the following tasks: · Identify or create a tool that creates a corpus of articles that match certain criteria we will provide you · Identify or create a tool that does content analysis of that corpus · Run data analysis · Create visualizations based on the data Please email a CV or resume, or questions and comments of interest to Dr. Velez at lmvelez(a)uncg.edu and Dr. Villa Nicholas at mvnicholas(a)uri.edu Thank you, Mel Dr. Melissa Villa Nicholas Graduate School of Library and Information Studies University of Rhode Island Pronouns: She/Hers *Check out my new book Latinas on the Line (Rutgers Press) <https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/latinas-on-the-line/9781978813717> * melissavillanicholas.net

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Call for BOOK PROPOSALS—STUDIES IN NEW MEDIA--Rowman & Littlefield
by Ilana Gershon 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

*CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS—STUDIES IN NEW MEDIA* *Series Editor:*John Allen Hendricks, Ph.D. *Series Editor Email:*jhendricks@sfasu.edu <mailto:jhendricks@sfasu.edu> *Series website: https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/SNM/Studies-in-New-Media <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rowman.com_Action_SERI…>* ** *ABOUT THE SERIES:* This series aims to advance the theoretical and practical understanding of the emergence, adoption, and influence of new technologies. It provides a venue to explore how New Media technologies and Social Networking Sites (SNS) are changing the media landscape in the twenty-first century. Single authored, Multi-authored, and Edited book proposals will be considered. Books included in this series focus on topics such as: - New Media and research methodologies - Media technologies - Theory development - Video games - Mobile content - Policy development - Media usage and psychology - Political usage - Social media technologies *PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:* If you have a book idea that you wish to author or edit, this is your opportunity. Scholars interested in having a proposal considered should contact the series editor. ===== General list info and FAQ: http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html

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