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Open Position: Professor Computational Communication Science Trier University
by Nuernbergk, Christian, Univ.-Prof. Dr. 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

*Apologies for cross-posting* Dear all, Our faculty at Trier University is inviting applications for a position as Professor for Media Studies and Communication Science (f/m/d) with a focus on Computational Communication Science. This is a tenured appointment. “Applicants are expected to have expertise in the modelling and analysis of big data, and automated content analysis in particular (e.g. topic modelling, text mining, visual data mining, natural language processing, computer vision) and/or simulation studies. Expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research in media and communication science, and their combination with respective research methods is expected.” [...] The faculty expects the ability to conduct classes in both German and English. Please find below the link to the full description of the position (English // German). https://www.uni-trier.de/fileadmin/organisation/ABT3/Stellen_Professoren/P1… https://www.uni-trier.de/fileadmin/organisation/ABT3/Stellen_Professoren/P1… ! The deadline for submission is 23.09.2021 ! With its 13,000 students, Trier University embraces contrast: young, yet true to tradition; internationally oriented and regionally rooted; on the geographic edge of Germany, but in the heart of Europe. The university’s award-winning green campus comes with gorgeous views onto the city and its surrounding nature. As a member of the University of the Greater Region Trier University provides students and staff the opportunity to study and do research in Metz, Nancy, Luxemburg, Liège, Kaiserslautern and Saarbrucken at the same time. Please consider applying or share with your colleagues. All the best, Christian -- Prof. Dr. Christian Nuernbergk Professor für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft mit Schwerpunkt Öffentliche Medienkommunikation Fachbereich II, Medienwissenschaft Tel. +49 651 201-4022 Fax +49 651 201-4021 E-Mail nuernbergk(a)uni-trier.de Web http://medien.uni-trier.de Sprechzeiten: Termine und Anmeldung via Stud.IP Besucheradresse: Raum A333, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier Universität Trier | Universitätsring 15 | 54296 Trier | Germany www.uni-trier.de

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TikTok and Social Movements Virtual Event 20 September
by Jin Lee 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, The TikTok Cultures Research Network is pleased to announce its fourth virtual event TikTok and Social Movements < https://tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-and-social-movements/> on 20 September organized by founding members Dr Jin Lee, Associate Professor Crystal Abidin, and Dr Bondy Valdovinos Kaye. The half-day event will take place via Zoom on 20 September at 1200-1700 (GMT+8). The event will showcase emergent research on the potentials, promises, pitfalls, and parameters of various movements on TikTok. The event will feature a keynote delivered by Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández (Queensland University of Technology) <https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/matamoros-fernandez-bio.…> and four sessions by 16 panelists from Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa, and North America. We invite students and researchers in academia, professionals from media industries and social media industries, and members of the general public to attend this event. This event is free but registration is required. Please register here < https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UH05DYx8S7WDGRuxn0s8xw>. Please find a programme for the event here < https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/tiktok-and-social-moveme… >. Recordings of the whole event will be made available on tiktokcultures.com following the event. Click to download the event poster in color < https://tiktokcultures.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/poster.jpg>. This event was brought to you by TikTok <https://tiktokcultures.com/> Cultures Research Network <https://tiktokcultures.com/> and supported by Faculty of Humanities (Curtin University), <https://humanities.curtin.edu.au/> Centre for Culture and Technology (Curtin University) <https://ccat.curtin.edu.au/> -- Jin Lee, PhD Research Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University

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Research Fellow in Data and Evaluation
by Amy Mowle 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear Colleagues, We're currently looking for a Research Fellow in Data and Evaluation to join the Pathways in Place team at Victoria University, Melbourne. This is a unique opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team with leaders in the fields of public health, policy and community-based research. The 'Pathways in Place' initiative is not business as usual research. We are applying a range of theories and mixed methods to grapple with the complexity of community life and improve outcomes for young people. This work is both challenging and rewarding. To read more about the position, head over to Seek - https://www.seek.com.au/job/53891869 All the best, Amy Mowle Research Officer/PhD Candidate

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
by Seungahn Nah 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

*RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON * *ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATION * *Publisher: Edward Elgar* Artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered growing scholarly attention in the communication field and beyond as AI becomes omnipresent in everyday lives from search engine through voice recognition technology to mobile news apps. Although research on the intersection between AI and communication is plethora, this emerging field remains unexplored in terms of conceptual, theoretical, methodological approaches as well as ethical, legal, practical, and policy issues. This research handbook epitomizes a rich body of studies concerning “communicating of, by, and with AI” from interdisciplinary perspectives and international scopes. Specifically, the research handbook deals with a wide range of the following topics and issues but are not limited to: - Meta-analysis or systematic review of studies regarding the intersection between AI and communication -Conceptual and theoretical essays concerning the interrelationship between AI and communication -Methodological approaches to analyzing artificial intelligence and communication -News media coverage of artificial intelligence (single, multiple, and cross-country comparison) -Online discourse concerning artificial intelligence across the digital communication platforms -Public opinion, attitude, perception, and behavior -Public adoption and use -Public trust and credibility -Public knowledge and literacy -Public discussion and news use -Diffusion of AI -AI-Mediated Communication -Human-AI Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction -Human-Virtual and Augmented Reality -AI in Education *-*Ethical (e.g., algorithmic bias), legal (e.g., privacy), and policy issues -Practical Issues (e.g., AI design) Before submitting a manuscript, potential contributors should send the editor a title, 150 words abstract, 6 key words, and 80 words author bio with a short CV or Google scholar profile. -Abstract submission due by October 31, 2021 -Decision for full manuscripts due by November 31, 2021 -Final submission (APA 7th edition) with 6,500 words in WORD due by June 31, 2022 -Final manuscripts due by November 31, 2022 -Anticipated publication 2023 Editor: Seungahn Nah (University of Oregon), snah(a)uoregon.edu ********************************************* *SEUNGAHN NAH, Ph.D.* Professor School of Journalism & Communication University of Oregon journalism.uoregon.edu snah(a)uoregon.edu || 541-346-2101 (office) ********************************************* <seungahn.nah(a)uky.edu>

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New Discussion Group for Media/Communication Scholars at Liberal Arts College
by Park, David 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, We are writing to announce a new discussion group centered on media and communication faculty at small liberal arts colleges. The forum, run on the open source software Mattermost (an alternative to Slack) is free and open to anyone interested, including graduate students interested in liberal arts colleges. The discussion forum is an offshoot of MCFLAC (Media, Communication, and Film Studies Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges; https://mcflac.com<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcflac.co…>), which has hosted an annual symposium since its founding in 2016. The idea of the online forum is to exchange ideas (about course readings or department-review best practices, for example) that could be useful to the community. Signing up is free and easy: https://chat.mcflac.com<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchat.mcfl…> We hope you'll join the Mattermost group and help shape how it evolves. Please do send us an email (mcflac(a)mcflac.com<mailto:mcflac@mcflac.com>) if you have any questions. MCFLAC Steering Committee: Martin Lang, Gustavus Adolphus College Lisa Lynch, Drew University Nicole Maurantonio, University of Richmond Dave Park, Lake Forest College Jefferson Pooley, Muhlenberg College Leah Shafer, Hobart and William Smith Colleges John Sullivan, Muhlenberg College

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Call for EJHC Special Issue - Online Health Communities in the Vortex of Healthcare Controversies
by Sara Atanasova 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC) invites submissions to a *Special Issue on “Online Health Communities in the Vortex of Healthcare Controversies: Theoretical Frameworks and Empirical Studies”* (Guest Editors: Gregor Petrič & Sara Atanasova, University of Ljubljana). Online health communities (OHCs) are dynamic and insightful places where a variety of communicative processes can be detected; these processes are linked to tensions between different levels of accessibility, different forms of interaction, various streams of knowledge, tensions between low and high e-health literacy, conflicts between expert and patient expertise, positive and negative aspects of patient empowerment, and the like. This special issue aims to address the tensions, opportunities, and perils of OHCs that have important effects on individuals such as patients, caregivers, and health professionals as well as on patient-health professional interaction, the healthcare system and its services. This special issue is open but not limited to studies that intersect or interconnect with the following topics: 1. Communicative dynamics in OHCs and their controversial outcomes 2. Quality, validity, credibility of health-related information in OHCs 3. Causes and consequences of (dis)trust and (mis)information in OHCs 4. Patient empowerment and disempowerment and their effects on the self-management of health issues, decision making processes, and trust in health experts 5. Empowerment of health-professionals participating in OHCs 6. Impact of patient-health professional interaction in OHCs on offline patient-health professional relationships 7. The potential of OHCs for co-creation processes in the context of healthcare policies and businesses 8. OHCs’ role in informing policy, regulators, and health decision makers 9. Other topics related to OHCs This special issue welcomes innovative studies and invites both theoretical and empirical papers with qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method approaches, so long as they address at least one of the above topics. *Submission Format* We welcome submissions that fit any of the EJHC formats: original research papers, theoretical papers, methodological papers, review articles, brief research reports. For further information on the article types, please see www.ejhc.org/about/submissions <http://www.ejhc.org/about/submissions#articletypes>. *More information about the call: https://ejhc.org/calls/SI-OnlineHealthCommunities <https://ejhc.org/calls/SI-OnlineHealthCommunities>.* Deadline for submission is *28 February 2022*.

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NEW BOOK: tumblr by Katrin Tiidenberg, Natalie Ann Hendry & CrystalAbidin
by Katrin Tiidenberg 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, Natalie Ann Hendry, Crystal Abidin and I are happy to share our labor of love / fruit of a decade of research - a new book on Tumblr (and more broadly digital cultures and social media). Polity has very kindly offered us a 20% discount (promo code below) to share with the community. I’ve also uploaded an extended table of contents here <https://www.dropbox.com/s/praws58qnpaplbu/tumblr%20toc.pdf?dl=0>, if you’re curious on what we talk about. We’re happy to do talks. If you read the book / teach with it (there’s also an email address for free exam copies below), do please let us know, feedback is love :). best, Katrin Tiidenberg tumblr by Katrin Tiidenberg, Natalie Ann Hendry & Crystal Abidin Katrin Tiidenberg, Natalie Ann Hendry, and Crystal Abidin offer the first systematic guide to tumblr and its crucial role in shaping internet culture. Drawing on a decade of qualitative data, they trace the prominent social media practices of creativity, curation, and community-making, and reveal tumblr’s cultlike appeal and position in the social media ecosystem. "Sharp, perceptive, and empirically solid, this book is nothing short of a scholarly eulogy to the platform and community that tumblr used to be." Jenny Sundén, Karlstad University "So much more than just an overview of tumblr, this book is a generous examination of an all too rare form of online sociality – and a platform designed to help it thrive. It is also a sharp reminder that, though platforms can protect their communities, they can just as easily cut them off at the knees."Tarleton Gillespie, Microsoft Research UK: September 2021 / US: November 2021 | Paperback 978-1-5095-4109-6 | £15.99 / €19.90 / $22.95 20% discount*: go to politybooks.com <http://politybooks.com/> and use code POL21 (*promo code is valid until 31/12/2021) Free exam copies are available to full time professors teaching classes of over 12 students for whom this book may be appropriate as a core text. For more information, get in touch with us at ukmarketing(a)politybooks.com <mailto:ukmarketing@politybooks.com> John Wiley & Sons Limited is a private limited company registered in England with registered number 641132. Registered office address: The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom. PO19 8SQ. Katrin Tiidenberg Osaluskultuuri professor / Professor of Participatory Culture BFM, Tallinn University <https://www.tlu.ee/en/bfm> Recently published: Davidjants, J., & Tiidenberg, K. (2021). Activist memory narration on social media: Armenian genocide on Instagram. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821989634 <https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821989634> Books: Eesti digikultuuri manifest (2021) <https://www.tlu.ee/pood/home/328-eesti-digikultuuri-manifest.html> Kuidas mõista andmestunud maailma?Metodoloogiline teejuht (2021) <https://www.tlu.ee/pood/home/325-kuidas-moista-andmestunud-maailma-metodolo…> Metaphors of the Internet <https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/72208> (2020) Sex and Social Media <https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Sex-and-Social-Media/?k=978183…> (2020) Selfies, why we love (and hate) them <https://www.amazon.com/Selfies-Love-Hate-Them-SocietyNow/dp/1787437175> (2018) Ihu ja hingega internetis <https://www.tlu.ee/pood/home/242-ihu-ja-hingega-internetis-kuidas-moista-so…> (2017) Executive Boards: Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) <https://aoir.org/>, Secretary Estonian Young Academy of Sciences / Eesti Noorte Teaduste Akadeemia <https://www.akadeemia.ee/enta/>, Communication Manager More info: personal website <https://kkatot.tumblr.com/> Estonian Research Information system profile <https://www.etis.ee/CV/Katrin_Tiidenberg/est?lang=ENG>

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WEBCAST TODAY: Inaugural Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture w/ Vint Cerf
by Joly MacFie 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

This lecture celebrates late DPA founder Lord Renwick, a visionary who changed the way people thought about tech. (see CW Obit <https://bit.ly/3BU6hUq> ) Who better than Vint to speak in that tradition? [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/Renwick2021>On *Thursday September 9 2021* at *14:00 BST* (13:00 UTC) the *Digital Policy Alliance <https://www.dpalliance.org.uk/>* will host the inaugural *Lord Renwick Memorial Lecture <https://www.dpalliance.org.uk/events/lord-renwick-memorial-lecture-2021/>*. Guest Speaker *Vint Cerf* will address the topic "*Wrestling with Alligators: Delivering on the Digital Promise*". The session will be simulcast via *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>*. *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/Renwick2021 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/Renwick2021>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3tsifld <https://bit.ly/3tsifld>* *REAL TIME TEXT **https://bit.ly/3DZhkxi <https://bit.ly/3DZhkxi>* *TWITTER #renwick2021 <http://bit.ly/Renwick2021> @DPAlliance @VGCerf* *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/>* *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/Renwick2021 <https://archive.org/details/Renwick2021>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14512/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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recommending "The Chair" on Netflix
by Paul Levinson 12 Sep '21

12 Sep '21

Hi everyone -- In case you haven't seen it, I highly recommend *The Chair* on Netflix. Here's my review <https://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-chair-hilarious-sage-and-clos…>, and I talk more about the mini-series at about 12mins 28 secs into this interview <https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kzXlmCJu6WWxK9rOIymQk?si=0C0wHCWgSOerZSJa…> I did on Bob Mann's Hot Media podcast on Thursday. -PL

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AoIR Translations Project Survey
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 11 Sep '21

11 Sep '21

Dear AoIR Listserv Members, We hope you have been keeping as safe and well as possible during this time! I am A/Prof Crystal Abidin, writing on behalf of the AoIR Exec to invite everyone to participate in our newly-launched AoIR Translations Project initiative. Over the past years, I have had personal conversations with several members about the accessibility and sharing of academic knowledge and resources between languages, and how AoIR can be better positioned to facilitate this. After a year of consulting various groups and working with our dedicated team of subcommittee members, I am pleased to launch our inaugural AoIR Translations survey, helpfully researched and put together by our Subcomm RA and incoming AoIR Exec Member Ozlem Demirkol Tonnesen. We designed this survey to identify the demand for making Internet Research in different languages more accessible to everyone, and to start a conversation on the potential ways we can achieve this goal under the helm of the incoming Exec. While we are keen to hear especially from members who have knowledge of and work in languages other than English, we also welcome responses from English-speaking only members to identify potential professional development avenues in the future. Everyone on this Listserv and scholars worldwide who work in the field of Internet Research are welcome to take part in the survey, so please feel free to share the link far and wide. The survey will take approximately 7–10 minutes to complete via this link <https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6416211/2021-Translation-Survey> ( https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6416211/2021-Translation-Survey) For a better viewing experience we recommend using a desktop. Thank you. Crystal, Oz, The AoIR Translations Subcomm, and the 2019–2021 Exec

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