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Job: PhD assistant in French and (social) media, Ghent University (Belgium)
by cbouko 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

*ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY* Employing more than 8,000 people, Ghent University is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, and technical and social services on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With each of its 11 faculties and more than 100 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes that are grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, *YOUR TASKS* - You will spend at least 50% of your assignment on scientific research as part of the preparation of a doctoral thesis on the French language and (social) media, as a member of the MULTIPLES research group. The doctoral thesis may be about one of the two following themes: 1. A topic of your choice about the French language and (social) media 2. When online video journalism replaces tv news among the younger generations: a multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA). Study cases: digital-only media with an active presence on social media (e.g. Brut). Examples of research questions: - - How factual vs. emotional news coverages are constructed in these videos based on interviews of experts or laymen, in a post-truth era in which the word of experts is more and more questioned by citizens? - How this new online and visual approach to journalism influence the use of the French language and journalistic codes (e.g. short videos of interviews, all content subtitled, focus on the experts’ or laymen’s word, absence of voice over)? - How the journalistic and linguistic codes in use are targeted to a younger audience? How are the news framed for the younger generations? - You will provide teaching assistance at the department, specifically in the French Language Practice courses of the Bachelor programme. - You will supervise BA dissertations. - You will contribute to internal and external services provided by the department. *WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR* - You hold a degree of Master in Translation, Interpreting or Multilingual communication, in French Languages and Cultures or an equivalent Master. For diplomas awarded outside the European Union, a certificate of equivalence (NARIC) must be submitted. The degree requirements need to be fulfilled at the start of your appointment. - You have preferably written an MA thesis on a French subject. - You have a keen interest in academic and/or project-based research and services. - You are highly proficient in speaking and writing French. - Proficiency in Dutch is recommended but not compulsory. - Any teaching experience or participation in extra training sessions, conferences, etc. is considered an asset. - You have excellent teaching and communication skills, you are flexible and a team player. *WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU* - We offer you a two-year appointment, which may be renewed twice for two years, on condition that the previous term was positively evaluated. *Attention*: If you were previously appointed as a junior assistant or doctoral fellow at a university within the Flemish Community, this appointment will be deducted from the maximum term of appointment, which is six years at the most according to the Codex of Higher Education. - Your appointment will start on 1 October 2021 at the earliest. - Your remuneration will be determined according to salary scale AAP3. More information about our salary scales <https://www.ugent.be/en/work/career/financial/salarisschalen/aapvwpeas3.htm> . - All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 35 days of paid leave, bicycle commuting reimbursement, ecocheques, etc. A complete overview of all our fringe benefits <http://www.ugent.be/nl/vacatures/personeelsvoordelen.htm> (in Dutch). *INTERESTED?* Apply *online through the e-recruitment system* *before the application deadline* (see link below). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not sent through the online system. Your application must include the following documents: - In the field *‘Cv’*: your cv and an overview of your study results, including a short summary of your BA and MA theses (and the grades you received), as well as a digital copy of your MA thesis (all merged into one pdf file) - In the field *‘R**esearch proposal’*: A first description of the research on French and (social) media that the applicant will carry out, containing the following elements: background; objectives/questions; method; feasibility. - In the field *‘Cover letter’*: your application letter in pdf format - In the field *‘Diploma’*: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign degree in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages. - In the field *‘Certificate of equivalence’*: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union a certificate of equivalence (NARIC) must be submitted. (This can be requested via www.naricvlaanderen.be/en) Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB. As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position. You can apply in French or in English. *MORE INFORMATION* For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Catherine Bouko (Catherine.bouko(a)ugent.be) LINK TO APPLY https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan… -- Catherine Bouko Ghent University Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Groot-Brittanniëlaan 45 9000 Gent Belgium Bureau: B2.06 http://research.flw.ugent.be/en/catherine.bouko

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Webinar: COVID Vaccination Misinformation - 24 Feb
by Matthew Moore 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

More info & RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Information-Innovation-UTS/events/276123820/ As a result of a massive medical effort, we now have multiple vaccines for COVID-19. However developing vaccines is not sufficient to solve this planetary challenge, people have to take them. Vaccination is a communications and information challenge as well as a biomedical one. In the session, we will discuss: - Why people are hesitant to take vaccines - The role that different actors (e.g. governments, tech companies, the general public) play in vaccine information provision - What this means for the effective roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in Australia Adam Dunn is Head of Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health at the University of Sydney. His research programs are focused applied machine learning in clinical epidemiology and public health. The multidisciplinary teams he leads have examined the epidemiology of health misinformation for more than 5 years. Their work includes the first analyses to examine associations between estimates of information exposure and vaccination coverage, and now looks at when and how to address health misinformation safely and effectively in online communities. Alex McIntosh is strategy lead at Reset Australia, a research and advocacy organisation focused on preventing digital harms to democracy, with a current focus on the rising wave of medical and COVID-19 misinformation and the threat it poses to our vaccine rollout. Over the past year she launched Misinformation Medic - a campaign raising public awareness of social media platforms roles in amplifying harmful content during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also led the development of Reset Australia’s Live List policy - a proposal which would mandate transparency from the social media platforms to equip health experts with the data they need to tackle COVID-19 misinformation. More speakers to come. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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WEBCAST TODAY ‘Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf’ w/ Ken Loparo
by Joly MacFie 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

All these online events mean that Vint can't tell his favorite opening joke - "Can you hear me at the back, No, we aren't built that way", but " Power corrupts, and PowerPoint corrupts absolutely", if unspoken, is well in effect. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday 2 February 2021 at 5:30pm-7pm EST (22:30-00:00 UTC) the IoT Collaborative (IOTC), the Cleveland State University T.E.C.H Hub and the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS) at Case Western Reserve University will host a 'Fire" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cwru-vint>On *Tuesday 2 February 2021* at *5:30pm-7pm* *EST* (22:30-00:00 UTC) the *IoT Collaborative <https://iotcollaborative.org/>* (IOTC), the *Cleveland State University T.E.C.H Hub <https://www.csuohio.edu/techhub/techhub>* and the *Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems <https://case.edu/issacs/> *(ISSACS) at Case Western Reserve University will host a '*Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf <https://community.case.edu/VealeInstitute/rsvp_boot?id=929383>*'. Vint Cerf, the co-designer of TCP/IP protocols and the fundamental architecture of the Internet. He will reflect on his career in technology, share lessons learned, and discuss the challenges and opportunities he sees for technology, from the Internet of Things to the Interplanetary Internet. *SPEAKER* *Vint Cerf*, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google *MODERATOR* *Dr. Ken Loparo*, Co-Academic Director of the IoT Collaborative / Faculty Director for ISSAC, CWRU *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cwru-vint <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cwru-vint>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://community.case.edu/VealeInstitute/rsvp_boot?id=929383 <https://community.case.edu/VealeInstitute/rsvp_boot?id=929383>* *TWITTER #vintcerf @vcerf #IoTCollaborative <https://bit.ly/3czsgX7> @cwru @CLE_State @cwru_issacs* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.facebook.com/IOTCollaborative/ <https://www.facebook.com/IOTCollaborative/>* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/cwru-vint <https://archive.org/details/cwru-vint>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13702/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CFP: New Issue of Journal Interações
by Inês Amaral 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

*Call for Papers – New Issue of Journal Interações* Submissions for the new issue of the Interações Journal published by Instituto Superior Miguel is now open. Submissions for the new issue of the Interações Journal published by Instituto Superior Miguel is now open. The journal welcomes original articles that present research results and/or theoretical reflection in the different fields of Social and Human Sciences. >From an interdisciplinary editorial perspective, Interações' primary objective is to foster the reflection and diffusion of knowledge in the areas of Social and Human Sciences. The journal accepts articles of scientific investigation, reviews and critical essays, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Interações is ruled by the double-blind review standard, ensuring the anonymity of reviewers and authors throughout the review process. Deadline for submission of articles: *April 5* Notification of acceptance: *May 31* Publication: *June 30* Any questions should be addressed through the email: interacoes(a)ismt.pt The articles must be submitted through the website: https://interacoes-ismt.com Guidelines and other instructions for authors can be found on the journal's website: https://interacoes-ismt.com -- Inês Amaral Professora Associada | Associate Professor Diretora do 1.º Ciclo de Estudos em Jornalismo e Comunicação | Director of the Undergraduate Program Studies in Journalism and Communication Universidade de Coimbra • Faculdade de Letras | University of Coimbra • Faculty of Arts and Humanities Largo da Porta Férrea | 3004-530 • Coimbra • Portugal Tel. | Phone: +351 239 410 090 E-mail: ines.amaral(a)uc.pt www.uc.pt | www.uc.pt/fluc

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CfP: COVID vs. Digital Libraries
by Mihály Héder 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

Dear All, please consider CALL FOR PAPERS for our Special Issue on *Impact of COVID-19 in Digital Libraries and E-books* The journal *InfTars* (In Hungarian: Információs Társadalom, meaning “Information Society”), ISSN: 1587-8694, established in 2001, aims to provide a venue for research and discussion of the theories and applications of Information Society Studies. Among others, *Web of Science Social Sciences Citation Index* (*SSCI*) and *Scopus* indexes the journal. The journal is fully Open Access, the authors retain the copyright under Creative Commons 4.0 BY-NC-SA. There are no fees of any kind for authors. Article Submission Due *25th March, 2021 * Author Notification *30th April, 2021 * Revised Article Due *30th May, 2021 * Final Notification *27th June, 2021 * Publication *InfTars 2021/4 * *Submission info*: https://inftars.infonia.hu/submit.php The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) is not only an overwhelming challenge to global health workers, but it harms individuals of humankind. As the world responds to this global pandemic with numerous preventive measures, most of the governments around the globe have temporarily closed schools and colleges for the welfare of the nation. These circumstances encourage the transition from traditional learning methodologies to distance learning paradigms. In response to the transition measures, students and teachers across the world have started focusing on E-books and e-learning standards. As a result, all around the globe, virtual libraries find themselves in the lead role of making this transition happen, with an unprecedented need for digital resources and knowledge sharing facilities. Perhaps the crisis of COVID-19 provides the critical mass to digital libraries, creating the potential for tremendous advantages. One of those is that digital libraries may be transformed from a merely technically enhanced source of knowledge to a more distinct public good. In more precise terms, for the time being, it has become the only source of knowledge to promote human development. Looking forward, it is undoubtful that the growth of the digital library will be of exponential rate in the coming years. Also, it is predicted that this growth will be further facilitated by the increased explosion of global trends such as smartphone penetration, personal computers, and several other information and communication technology-related reading devices. Additionally, it offers an effective learning environment worldwide and forms an active part of sustainable development in education and technology. Despite the advantages, there is a possibility that the digital library platforms are subject to various security and privacy threats with an increasing number of digital users. Also, this rapid proliferation of E-learning methodologies will loom large over every aspect of technology and innovation at digital libraries. With an intent to explore the implications of COVID-19 (both pros & cons) over digital libraries & E-books and to find required solutions and advancements, we call for this special issue. We welcome researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to bring novel and innovative solutions to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 over digital libraries and E-books. List of topics for the special issue include but not limited to the following: - The impact of COVID-19 over information management in digital libraries - The impact of COVID-19 over digital library from a technological perspective - The impact of COVID-19 over the digital libraries in terms of security and privacy concerns - The impact of COVID-19 over the digital library in terms of legal and regulatory policies - The innovations in information management to tackle the effects of COVID-19 - The impact of COVID-19 over social interactions and community development in digital libraries - Emerging agenda for digital library & E-books in terms of information management - Advances in information and communication technology to tackle the effects of COVID-19 over the digital library - Advances in knowledge management for digital library - Advances in information design and delivery services to meet the increasing demands of digital library - Effective ways to collect, store, and disseminate information across digital libraries to meet the needs of growing users *Guest Editors* *Dr. Seifedine Kadry* Associate Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science *Beirut Arab University - Beirut Campus* Tarik El Jadida, Beirut, Lebanon *s.kadry(a)bau.edu.lb <s.kadry(a)bau.edu.lb> * http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EAVEmg0AAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Seifedine_Kadry/ *Dr. Yu-Dong Zhang (Eugene) * Professor, Department of Informatics, *University of Leicester*, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK *yz461(a)le.ac.uk <yz461(a)le.ac.uk> * https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A5lgIN8AAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yu_Dong_Zhang/ *Dr. Shuai Li * Assistant Professor – Research, Department of Computing, *The Hong Kong Polytechnic University*, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. *shuaili(a)polyu.edu.hk <shuaili(a)polyu.edu.hk> * https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shuai_Li118 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085493933 *Dr. Laszlo Z. Karvalics * Associate Professor *University of Szeged * Faculty of Arts Department of Cultural Heritage and Human Information Science. Senior Researcher, *Institute of Advanced Studies, Kőszeg*. https://en.everybodywiki.com/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Z._Karvalics https://iask.hu/en/people/karvalics-z-laszlo/ Cheers Mihály Héder

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WEBCAST TODAY – AFRICA PEERING#7: Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs | PEERING – AFRIQUE #7: Franchise vs IXP locaux
by Joly MacFie 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

This is underway. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday February 2 2020, at 13:00-14.30 UTC, the African IXP Association, in partnership with the Internet Society, presents the seventh webinar in the Virtual Peering Series – Africa, with the theme 'Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs'. There are many appro" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7>On *Tuesday February 2 2020*, at *13:00-14.30 UTC*, the *African IXP Association <https://www.af-ix.net/>*, in partnership with the *Internet Society <https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>*, presents the seventh webinar in the *Virtual Peering Series – Africa <https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/>*, with the theme '*Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs <https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/franchise-vs-homegrown-…>* '. There are many approaches to establishing and running an Internet Exchange Point today including Home-grown initiatives, Franchise deployments, “Powered by” solutions, Government mandated projects as well as Turnkey IXPs. This session aims to provide a balanced discussion on the possible benefits and the drawbacks of the different approaches to the establishment and management of IXPs, allowing the audience to draw their own conclusions on what best fits their local peering environment. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7>Le *mardi 2 février 2021*, de *13h00 à 14h30 UTC*, l'*Association africaine des IXP <https://www.af-ix.net/>*, en partenariat avec l'*Internet Society <https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>*, présente le cinquième webinaire de la *série Virtual Peering - Afrique <https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/>*, sur le thème « *Franchise vs IXP locaux <https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-hom…>* ». Il existe aujourd’hui de nombreuses approches pour établir et gérer un point d’échange Internet, y compris des initiatives locales, des déploiements de franchise, des solutions «Powered by», des projets mandatés par le gouvernement ainsi que des IXP clé en main. Cette session vise à fournir une discussion équilibrée sur les avantages possibles et les inconvénients des différentes approches de l’établissement et de la gestion des IXP, permettant au public de tirer ses propres conclusions sur ce qui convient le mieux à son environnement local de peering. *SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS* *Luc Missidimbazi*, Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Congo Republic *Marco Brandstätter*, Regional Director Middle East & South Asia, DE-CIX *Michele McCann*, Head of Interconnection and Peering, Teraco Data Environments *Muhammed Rudman*, CEO, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) *Remco van Mook*, CEO, Asteroid *Nishal Goburdhan*, Internet Infrastructure Analyst, Packet Clearing House (PCH) *MODERATORS / MODÉRATEURS* *Hisham Ibrahim*, Community Engagement and Development Manager, RIPE NCC *LIVESTREAMS* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7>* (English) (open captions) *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7>* (Francais) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3oxUy6V <https://bit.ly/3oxUy6V>* (EN/FR Interpretation, English closed captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* *https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC>* (English) *TWITTER #IPeerinAfrica <https://bit.ly/IPeerInAfrica> @internetsociety @AfIX * *@lucMissidimbazi #DRC Marco Brandstaetter @DECIX Michele McCann @NAPAfrica_IX Muhammed Rudman @IXPN @rvmNL @AsteroidHQ @ngoburdhan @PCHglobal Hisham Ibrahim @RIPE_NCC* *SIMULCASTS_* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* (English only) *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/afpeering7 <https://archive.org/details/afpeering7>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13685/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Six faculty positions at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen
by Christina Neumayer 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

Six faculty positions at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen: Two positions in Media Studies - Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153378 Two positions in Rhetoric - Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153380 Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Communication and IT https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153394 Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Film Studies https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=153395 The deadline for applications is March 14, 2021. More information about the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen at https://comm.ku.dk

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OUT NOW: book "COVID-19 from the Margins" (free download)
by Stefania Milan 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

Dear AoiR colleagues apologies for cross-posting but we can't wait to share the news! We are delighted to announce the publication of the edited volume "COVID-19 from the Margins: Pandemic Invisibilities, Policies and Resistance in the Datafied Society”! This book is a labor of love, featuring 75 authors writing in 5 languages (besides English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Italian), in 282 pages that amplify the silenced voices of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is published in the Theory on Demand series of the Amsterdam-based Institute of Network Cultures headed by Geert Lovink. We are particularly proud because the book is open access. The author list includes several AoiR members, and our President Lynn Schofield Clark wrote a passionate endorsement <3 The .pdf and .epub versions can be downloaded from https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/covid-19-from-the-margins-pand…. You can use the same link to order a printed copy for free (while supplies last, after which the book will be print-on-demand). The book is a multilingual conversation that celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity but also de-centers dominant ways of being and knowing while contributing a decolonial approach to the narration of the COVID-19 crisis. Moreover, it brings researchers, activists, practitioners, and communities on the ground into dialogue to offer timely, critical reflections in near-real time and in an accessible language. The result is a heterogeneous, polycentric and pluriversal narration, which invites the reader to enact and experience the “Big data from the South(s)” approach as an interpretive lens to read the pandemic. Authors include: Claudio Agosti, Thomas Aureliani, Anat Ben-David, Anna Berti Suman, Luiza Bialasiewicz, Nic Bidwell, Tiziano Bonini, Jelke Bosma, Olga Bronnikova, Diego Cerna Aragón, Herkulaas MVE Combrink, Donna Cormack, Arianna Cortesi, Angela Daly, Soumyo Das, Françoise Daucé, Philip Di Salvo, Alexandra Elliott, Ksenia Ermoshina, Marta Espuny Contreras, Maria Faust, Nicolas Foster, Peter Füssy, Larissa Galdino de Magalhães Santos, Alex Gekker, Ana Maria R. Gomes, Simone Gomes, Ana Guerra, Arne Hintz, Hossein Kermani, Shyam Krishna, Tahu Kukutai, Justin Lau, Yoren Lausberg, Joan López, Sol Luca de Tena, Claudia Magnani, Vukosi Marivate, José Otávio A. L. Martins, Silvia Masiero, Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Kinoko Merini, Stefania Milan, Eva Mos, Oarabile Mudongo, Francesca Musiani, Elaine Nsoesie, Adriaan Odendaal, Irene Ortiz, Bella Ostromooukhova, Erinne Paisley, Annalisa Pelizza, Marie-Cathering Petersmann, Julián Cordoba Pivotto, Irene Poetranto, Preeti Raghunath, Massimo Ragnedda, Ricardo H. D. Rohm, Roberto Romero, Maria Laura Ruiu, Javier Sánchez Monedero, Maria Soledad Segura, Paula C.P. Silva, Raquel Tarullo, Niels ten Oever, Emiliano Treré, Niels van Doorn, Teresa Villaseñor, Silvio Waisbord, Anna Zaytseva, Karla Zavala Barreda, Iran Zhao, Nicolo Zingales ENJOY! the editorial team Stefania Milan Associate Professor of New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam | https://stefaniamilan.net Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Principal Investigator, DATACTIVE (ERC Starting Grant 639379) | https://data-activism.net Project Leader, Citizenship and standard-setting in digital networks (HIDDEN) (NWO Responsible Innovation Grant MVI.19.032) Co-Principal Investigator, e-LADDA (MSCA 857897) | https://e-ladda.eu @annliffey | @data_ctive +31627875425 | +31(0)205252416 Fingerprint:5A7B  6330  5684  FC39  3DC0 67D7  08B3  50AE  6AF5  1B63

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IEEE CyberScience 2021 | Call for Papers Extended
by HANAN HINDY 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

*** Apologies for cross postings *** In support of authors working during the COVID-19 lockdown or those whose research has been affected by the global pandemic, we have extended the CFP to Friday March 5, 2021. Key Dates: * All Submissions March 5, 2021 * Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection March 26, 2021 * Camera Ready Paper Due April 14, 2021 * Participant Registration March 26 - May 31, 2021 * Conference Date June 14 - 16, 2021 For more details: https://www.c-mric.com/conferences/ Submission instructions: https://c-mric.org/submission-instructions/ We look forward to welcoming you to Cyber Science 2021! Kind regards, Hanan ---------------------------------- Hanan Yousry Hindy CyberScience Co-Chair School of Design and Informatics Abertay University Dundee, Scotland hananhindy.com<http://hananhindy.com/>

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TUESDAY: Smash the Mainframe: The Collision Between Civil Rights and Computing (7pm ET on YouTube)
by Christian Sandvig 02 Feb '21

02 Feb '21

I thought this might be of interest to people on this list! Christian ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christian Sandvig <csandvig(a)umich.edu> Date: Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:09 PM Subject: TUESDAY: Smash the Mainframe: The Collision Between Civil Rights and Computing (7pm) To: ESC Center <esc-center(a)umich.edu> Dear ESC colleagues and friends, I'm so excited to speak with Charlton McIlwain tomorrow. We will use an informal discussion format to talk about his recent book "Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice From AfroNet to Black Lives Matter" (Oxford UP). Recently hailed as "thought provoking" (NPR) and "utterly compelling" (New Scientist), the book led PC Magazine to write the headline: "Tech History Is More Than Just 'White, Male Wizards.'" Among other important questions, McIlwain asks, "Will technological tools ever enable us to outrun white supremacy?" This event is open to the public, so please feel free to forward this note if you know of anyone else who would be interested. I hope you will join me there! Christian --- HOW TO PARTICIPATE Watch on YouTube live during the event at: http://umsi.info/charlton TITLE Smash the Mainframe: The Collision Between Civil Rights and Computing SPEAKERS A conversation with Charlton McIlwain, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU and Christian Sandvig, Director of ESC, University of Michigan DATE / TIME / LOCATION Online via YouTube February 2, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Times are shown in Eastern Time SPEAKER BIOS Charlton McIlwain is Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development and Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU. His recent work focuses on the intersections of race, digital media, and racial justice activism. His latest book, Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, >From the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter, reveals the hidden figures -- from the 1960s to the present -- who fought the power and sparked a revolution in computing technology. Charlton will explore how “smashing the mainframe” became the way to articulate and demonstrate the clash between civil rights and computing in the 1960s. Moreover, his talk will address what that moment in history can teach us about how to fight back against today’s technological threats to racial justice. Christian Sandvig is Director of the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing (ESC) and H. Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor of Information, Communication & Media. NOTES This event is sponsored by the School of Information with support from the William Warner Bishop Lectureship Fund and the Martha Boaz Lectureship Fund. Link to this event on the Web: https://esc.umich.edu/event/charlton-mcilwain-smash-the-mainframe/ More information about ESC: The Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing: http://esc.umich.edu/ -------- LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR NEXT ESC EVENTS: ESC ROUTES: Covid, Tech, & China (Workshop) February 6, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am This event requires advance registration. Working knowledge of Chinese is recommended. See: https://esc.umich.edu/event/esc-routes-covid-tech-china/ Ben Green: Using Algorithms in Government February 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm https://esc.umich.edu/event/ben-green-using-algorithms-in-government/ -------- ESC is generously supported by the School of Information; the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research; and the Department of Communication & Media in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.

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