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CFP: Media Law & Policy Scholars Conference
by Jasmine McNealy 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

MLPSC 2022: Call for Abstracts https://mlpsc.org/2021/08/05/mlpsc-2022-call-for-abstracts/ We invite you to submit an abstract for the Media Law & Policy Scholars Conference (MLPSC 2021), which will take place online on January 13 & 14, 2022. MLPSC is not like other big conferences you may normally attend. It is an interdisciplinary, paper workshop. The goal is to provide advice and support for works-in-progress – to deepen their intellectual and theoretical impact. We interpret media law and policy broadly, welcoming scholars from around the world who study free speech, free press, access to information, intellectual property, data privacy, emerging technologies and other related law and policy issues from a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodologies. Our goal is to include scholars and practitioners from law, journalism & communication, philosophy, political science, information systems, sociology, history, business and myriad other disciplines. The MLPSC format pays tribute to the intellectually engaging and rewarding experiences we have had at conferences like We Robot, Privacy Law Scholars Conference and the Law & Society Association. At MLPSC, authors do not present their papers. A discussant introduces and leads discussion on the paper. Everyone responds in a dialogue about the work. We don’t convene panels or have other “talking head” sessions – everyone gets to contribute to a robust and intellectually engaging conversation intended to help authors move their papers forward and to spur research ideas and questions for further study. SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT<https://forms.gle/Cw2zX8P3JY1oU8cA6> Should you wish to have your paper considered for workshopping, please submit an abstract of no more than 1000 words, including a title, by Sept. 3, 2021. In addition please submit a separate cover sheet with your name, title, affiliation and contact information. You should submit your abstract as a Microsoft Word file so that we can ensure blind peer review. We will announce accepted abstracts on September 20, 2021. Email us<mailto:MLSC@jou.ufl.edu> if you encounter any problems. PAPER SUBMISSION Workshop versions of accepted papers will be due Friday, December 10, 2021 @ midnight ET. Because MLPSC is built around workshopping papers, we reserve the right to cancel your workshop if the paper draft is not provided sufficiently in advance for meaningful evaluation by participants. PREPARING FOR MLPSC Conference participants will be expected to register for a nominal fee and to read the papers in advance. Papers will be introduced with only a few brief remarks so as to maximize time for rigorous discussion. Please plan to calendar at least one full day of preparation time in advance of MLPSC. CODE OF CONDUCT To facilitate open and spirited discussion, we have adopted the following Code of Conduct<https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vGOkemjhBUWKgvLmtRuI6C8CJY5CIK8UgedYWc…>. As outlined, photography, recording and use of social media to discuss conference presentations are not permitted. By submitting, you agree to abide by this Code of Conduct.

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Re: [Air-L] Surveillance Studies Network Book Award: Call for Nominations
by Greg Wise 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

Hi folks, This is just a reminder to submit nominations for the Surveillance Studies Network Book Award as the deadline is approaching at the end of the month (the call for nominations is below). Let me know if you have questions. Best, Greg Dr. J. Macgregor Wise (he/him/his) Professor of Communication Studies and Social Technology Associate Editor, Surveillance & Society School of Social and Behavioral Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University 4701 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306-4908 (602) 543 6646; (602) 543 6004 (fax) On 6/4/21, 3:41 PM, "Air-L on behalf of Greg Wise" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Greg.Wise(a)asu.edu> wrote: This call may be of interest to some on this list. Cheers, Greg Call for Nominations: Surveillance Studies Network Book Award: 2021 The Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the annual Surveillance Studies Book Award. The award is given in recognition of an outstanding monograph on surveillance published during the preceding year. We are currently inviting nominations for 2021 (i.e., books with a ‘2020’ copyright date). Single or multi-authored works are eligible, but not edited volumes. The winner will receive an award amount of £100 (to be split among authors if there is more than one), as well as a 1-year membership for the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN), which provides benefits including discounts on all SSN-sponsored conferences and events. The winner/s will be announced in late 2021 and will be honored at the 2022 SSN conference, if possible. Using the subject heading “SSN Book Award 2021,” please email the committee chair, Greg Wise (Gregwise(a)asu.edu) to nominate a book. Please include the title of the book, year of publication, author, publishing house, and a paragraph of no more than 250 words detailing specifics about why this book would be suitable for the award. The deadline for receipt of books from the publisher is August 31st, 2021. A copy of the book must be sent to each member of the prize committee (addresses will be provided). Hard copies are preferred where possible. Please note that books will not be returned. SSN Book Award Committee Members: Mr. Egwuchukwu Ani, Renaissance University, Nigeria Dr. Chiara Fonio, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands Dr. Torin Monahan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr. J. Macgregor Wise, Arizona State University, USA Find out more about the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) and how to become a member here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.surveillance-studies.net/__;!!IKRxdw… _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!MGUqKWGwKidu… Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoi… Join the Association of Internet Researchers: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!MGUqKWG…

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Engaging with Web Archives 4 Digital Humanities (#EWA4DH)
by Michael Kurzmeier 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

Dear Colleagues, We would be most grateful if you would consider sharing the information below, with colleagues and students who may have an interest in attending the forthcoming international EWA conference [ https://ewaconference.com/ewa4dh-programme/] . There is no cost to attend, and everyone is welcome. With Thanks EWA Conference Organisers <<<---------------------------------->>> Engaging with Web Archives 4 Digital Humanities (#EWA4DH) 01 September 2021 https://ewaconference.com/ We are delighted to announce the organization of the EWA 2021 conference as a virtual get-together on 01 September 2021, from 5.00pm-8.30pm (Irish time) / 6.00pm-9.30pm (CEST). The evening will be hosted by Dr Juan-José Boté (University of Barcelona), Sharon Healy (Maynooth University), and Michael Kurzmeier (Maynooth University). The #EWA4DH 2021 Programme includes: * an overview of the collaborative work being carried out by the WARCnet Team, * a mixed representation of research fields using the archived web as a source of research, * a report on RDM practices in web archiving studies, * a Keynote by Dr David Giaretta on the development of the OAIS suite of digital preservation standards by the CCSDS-DAI. REGISTRATION: To Register please see the EWA conference website or use this FORM. [ https://forms.gle/czFSaNSGmwfT6a987] MORE INFO: Email: ewaconference(a)gmail.com Twitter: #EWA4DH Conference @EWAConf Michael Kurzmeier PhD Candidate Digital Humanities, IRC PG Scholar Media Studies / Centre for Digital Humanities Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland W: www.mkrzmr.com<http://www.mkrzmr.com>

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[Notice] Call for Short Paper | India HCI 2021
by Jain, Pranjal 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

Hi, Introducing a new track - Short Paper | Due on 10th September This year, at India HCI 2021, we’re also introducing a new track, ‘Short Paper’, submissions for which are currently open. We’d love to see participation in this track. Just as for full papers, work should be original and unpublished and full anonymization is required through the submission process. Please consult the India HCI ‘21 Author's Guide for information on the ACM Paper Format and conference policies on previous and simultaneous publications. You can learn more about this track from our website - https://indiahci.org/2021/track-short-paper.php --- Other Call for Submissions - Posters and Demos - due 10th August 2021 - Student Research Consortium (SRC) - due 12th August 2021 - Student Design Consortium (SDC) - due 27th August 2021 - Courses and Workshops - due 31st August 2021 Check out other deadlines - https://indiahci.org/2021/index.php --- About India HCI 2021 We will gather, for the twelfth time as India HCI community and the second time in the city of Pune, India, on 18,19,20 of November 2021, to gain deeper insights on design for disruption. This conference brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse areas that include traditional graphical & web user interfaces, tangible & ubiquitous computing, virtual & augmented reality, ICT for development, CSCW, and more. --- Proceedings of India HCI 2020: Read Previous Papers - https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3429290 -- Warm Regards India HCI 2021 Team

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Emerging Platform Societies virtual seminar from 14th-16th September
by Rajorshi Ray 08 Aug '21

08 Aug '21

Dear Internet researchers, Hope you are doing well in these challenging times. The *UNIBO-IIT Kanpur Digital Sociology International Research Group* (https://site.unibo.it/cbdc/en)is pleased to invite you to a virtual seminar on *Emerging Platform Societies* from *September 14th to 16th, 2021*. The seminar focuses on the contemporary socio-economic context, which is highly dynamic and an expression of key digital and physical transformations. Within this panorama, digital platforms play a dominant role, imposing their power on economic and social processes. They also influence personal and institutional communications, regulatory and institutional structures, consumer behavior and, last but not the least, have a strong impact on the payment system and the management of so-called dual-entry markets. The current COVID-19 pandemic has also brought into sharp relief both these rapidly unfolding transformations as well as points of constraints. The seminar includes talks by (*All events will start 11.00 am CET Time**)*: September 14th: Geert Lovink: Platforms, Networks and the Networked Psyche State of the Art of Critical Internet Culture in Covid Times Giovanni Boccia Artieri: Platform democracy: polarization, information Platform democracy: polarization, information disorder and incivility in a connected society September 15th: Anne Kaun: The platformisation of welfare provision: automated decision making and the digital welfare state. Deen Freelon: Hashtag heroes vs. disinfo dystopia: The left, the right, and the truth about social media activism Lev Manovich: TBA September 16th: Michael Ryan: Emerging Platform Societies: The digital divide and pandemic inequalities Piergiorgio Degli Esposti: Platformisation and prosumption, into the hybrid reality Jillet Sarah Sam: Structures that makes work possible in emerging platform societies: Family, Kinship and Region in India The seminar will involve interdisciplinary experts from the academic world in a series of virtual meetings to understand how society, economics, law, politics and technological design shape and interact with the current process. *For further details on schedule and logistics, please refer to the *https://site.unibo.it/cbdc/en/agenda Regards Rajorshi Ray Research Scholar Humanities and Social Sciences Department IIT Kanpur. Attachments area

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Invitation to Submit Abstract for Special Issue: Micropolitics of Online Oppositional Subcultures
by Melody Devries 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

Dear internet researchers, Myself and colleagues Tommaso Venturini, Marc Tuters, Tom Willaert, and Daniel de Zeeuw are putting together a special issue on "Micropolitics of Online Oppositional Subcultures", to be submitted to a highly-ranked journal in the field. Our goal is to bring together qualitative and quantitative papers that develop new or innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the creative, world-building practices of oppositional online communities, including far-right, conspiratorial, or otherwise anti-mainstream movements. If interested, please send me (melody.devries(a)ryerson.ca) an abstract (max 300 words) to be reviewed by our team of editors for consideration within the special issue proposal. We request to receive abstracts by Aug 27. Feel free as well to let me know if you have any questions. Very best, Melody Devries + Tommaso Venturini, Marc Tuters, Tom Willaert, and Daniel de Zeeuw *Melody Devries* | MA, Hons BA *PhD Candidate* | Department of Communication & Culture *New Edited Volume: * https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786614926/Rise-of-the-Far-Right-Technologies-of… *Recipient* | Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarship *Twitter *| @melodev *X [Ryerson] University * (Activists and activist scholars are calling for the immediate change of the University's name, given E. Ryerson's role in developing the Canadian residential school system, a key mechanism of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples. Together we call for meaningful action from the university and reparations from the Canadian government)

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Alternative to Amazon gift card for incentives
by Hara, Noriko 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

Hello all, I am wondering if anyone can recommend any alternatives to Amazon gift cards for providing incentives for study participants. Any suggestions would be appreciated, Noriko ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noriko Hara, Ph.D. | https://norikohara.org<https://norikohara.org/> Professor Department of Information & Library Science Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, & Engineering Indiana University

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Undersea internet cables in the Pacific region
by Amanda H A Watson 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

Hi. New research on undersea internet cables in the Pacific region came out today. The research is presented in two parts, which are available at the following link: http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/ssgm-research-communication/brief-series Part 1 presents a map and other information about existing and planned cables. Part 2 discusses cybersecurity, geopolitics and questions of reliability. Amanda ------------------------------- Amanda H A Watson, PhD Research Fellow 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: +61 2 6125 2677

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CfP: Histories of Digital Journalism 2022
by Tamas Tofalvy 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Dear All, I'm happy to announce the following conference*:* *Histories of Digital Journalism: * *A conference exploring the intersections of history, culture, digital technology and journalism* *24-25 June 2022 (Friday-Saturday)* *Budapest, Hungary * *Keynote Speakers* Mark Deuze (University of Amsterdam) Laura Ahva (Tampere University) *Call for Papers* Although the shared past of digitization and journalism stretches back at least to a half-century, digital journalism history is a field still in formation. Building on the momentum of the recent ‘historical turn’ in digital media and internet studies, the aim of the conference is to bring together an interdisciplinary network of scholars to interrogate digital journalism histories and to start a global critical exchange on various approaches to and aspects of historicising digital journalism. As digital journalism has been re-configured by socio-historical contradictions of communication and complexities of its technological innovations, journalism scholarship should continuously strive for enhancing critical exchange to advance studies that intersect with numerous disciplines, theoretical approaches and methodological traditions. Emphasis of the conference is on the plurality of histories instead of one single digital journalism history, acknowledging diachronic as well as synchronic complexities of social relations, political contingencies, cultural traditions and power configurations between journalism and digitisation. Instead of enforcing one great master narrative, the conference aims to offer a space to embrace the co-existence of parallel, sometimes complementing, often conflicting historical investigations and narratives. By aiming to explore the intersections of history, culture, digital technology and journalism, the conference welcomes papers and panels that are grounded on diachronic or synchronic explorations of digital journalism ‘pasts’, while elaborating the relevance of its historical findings for digital journalism ‘futures’. The conference invites theoretical and methodological reflections on historicising digital journalism as well as original single case studies or comparative inquiries into the phenomena from the decades of the long digital revolution of journalism. The conference welcomes papers that examine the digital journalism histories of the global ‘centers’ and we especially encourage inquiries from the ‘peripheries’ of digital journalism development and scholarship. *Possible topics include, but are not limited to:* - Mythologies of technology: reconsidering ‘dead’ and ‘new’ technologies in journalism - Transforming social control in the digitized newsroom: investigating separation and integration tendencies - Re-configuring the labour process in digital journalism: between standardisation and creativity of digital news production - Digital platforms, tools and practices in journalism: from Teletext, CD-ROMS and Minitel to www, smartphones and social media - Changing skillsets in digital journalism: deskilling, reskilling, upskilling newsworkers - (Dis)continuities of forms and genres in journalism - Labour relations of digital journalism: standardisation, precarisation, entrepreneurialism - Liquefied identities of digital journalism: boundary work between ‘online’ and ‘offline’ journalists, ‘professional’ and ‘citizen’ journalists, journalists and ‘technologists’, ‘journalists’ vs ‘bloggers’ - Re-inventing journalistic profiles: from ‘mouse monkeys’, ‘meta journalists’ to ‘robot journalists’ - Digitized audiences between participation and commodification - Business models of digital journalism: from legacy media ecosystem to platform capitalism - Ethical, legal and regulatory issues of digital journalism: from www to automation - Particular online journalistic genres moving online: digital music, sport, food journalism *Technical details and important dates* Deadline for submitting abstracts and panel proposals is *October 20, 2021 (CET).* Please submit all submissions via <https://forms.gle/NJEdtriuqi4AkFSAA>this online form <https://forms.gle/NJEdtriuqi4AkFSAA>. Panel proposals should consist of 3 or 4 papers, and all the paper abstracts belonging to a proposed panel should be submitted individually through the form. The maximum length for panel and paper abstracts is 400 words. Conference talks will be 15 minutes long followed by 5 minute long discussions. Further information will be found on the constantly updated <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fhodj20…>conference website <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fhodj20…> . *Organizers and contact information* The conference will be held at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), and is jointly organised by the Department of Sociology and Communications, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, BME and the Social Communication Research Centre, University of Ljubljana (UL). Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organizers: Dr. Tamas Tofalvy, Associate Professor (BME) — tofalvy.tamas(a)gtk.bme.hu Dr. Igor Vobič, Associate Professor (UL) — igor.vobic(a)fdv.uni-lj.si -- Tamas Tofalvy, PhD Researcher, consultant | Digital media, journalism, popular music associate prof @ Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Dept. of Sociology and Communications project lead @ Hungarian Online and Digital Media History (MODEM) project M: [0036] 30 488 75 84 Web: tofalvytamas.hu A: H-1111 Budapest, Egry J. u. 1., BME GTK E ép., 713.

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New Special Issue Published: Exchanges Journal (V8.4)
by Johnson, Gareth 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

Dear all, Just to let you know that there has been a new special issue of the Exchanges interdisciplinary journal published (Volume 8 No.4). The focus this is issue is around the Then & Now: Arts at Warwick taught student-led research project and exhibition (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/applyingtostudy/currentstudents/thenandnow/) The URI for the issue is: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v8i4 Issue Abstract This is the nineteenth issue of Exchanges, published in August 2021. This special issue brings a themed assortment of articles, reflections and discussions to our interdisciplinary readership. In this issue the papers were all inspired by or produced as a result of the student-led Then & Now: Arts at Warwick project and exhibition, which was hosted by the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts. Articles in this special issue tackle topics which include: retrospective, analysis and reflections on the project, considerations of student-led research, inclusivity, the university’s societal role, along with arts and cultural management matters. The issue’s editorial also briefly introduces the issue, alongside reminding readers of the various routes through which they can contribute to and engage with the journal. With thanks Gareth --- Dr Gareth (Gaz) J Johnson Managing Editor-in-Chief, Exchanges Journal Room C0.10, Institute of Advanced Study, Zeeman Building, University of Warwick https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/ias/ T: 024 765 7443 (extn 74423) E: gareth.johnson(a)warwick.ac.uk<mailto:gareth.johnson@warwick.ac.uk> B: https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/exchangesias/ Tw:@ExchangesIAS<https://twitter.com/ExchangesIAS> P: https://anchor.fm/exchangesias

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