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Feminist Media Studies X European Journal of Cultural Studies Holiday Quiz
by Sophie Helen Bishop 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

Dear all, On behalf of Feminist Media Studies and the European Journal of Cultural Studies, we hereby invite you to celebrate the end of 2020 with (yet another) Zoom event with other scholars: join our Zoom Holidays Quiz! Date and time: 17th December, 7pm – 8.30pm GMT (followed by social hour). Sign up your team (2-6 people) here: https://tinyurl.com/zoomholidaysquiz. If you need a team, don't worry: we will match you with one. We will be sending the Zoom link out prior to the event. Don't forget to send in your best 2020 meme and get 2 extra points automatically. The best memes get 5 extra points! No tech skills required, MS Paint encouraged. Any questions? Email Sophie Bishop (sophie.bishop(a)kcl.ac.uk) or Annelot Prins (prins(a)gsnas.fu-berlin.de) Warmly, Sophie Bishop and Annelot Prins -- Dr Sophie Bishop www.sophiebishop.co.uk | @sophiehbishop

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Call for papers: A.I. – Panic or Panacea
by Johnson, Gareth 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

Dear all, In the most recent issue of the early career research focused journal, Exchanges (V8.1), we put out a new call for papers on the theme of 'A.I. – Panic or Panacea'. Brief details follow, but you can access the full call via the link below. https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/announcement/view/28 --- Call for Papers (themed): A.I. – Panic or Panacea Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal (ISSN 2053-9665) The issue of intelligence lies at the heart of the scholarly lifeworld, although for much of history a topic focussed around a singular, human construct. Today though, algorithms, deep learning and artificial intelligence have emerged into the everyday world. From the seemingly trivial, to battling the pandemic or even fighting our future wars, applications of algorithmic intelligence are increasingly shaping critical decisions and policy helping meet emerging challenges. Should we be celebrating the transition to a more ‘automated’ workplace, freeing humankind from waged-labour exploitative drudgery or does it represent an existential threat to the livelihood of millions? Conversely, many assert artificial intelligence, machine learning and algorithms offer humanity a brave new world of opportunity, advancement and potential achievement. Deployed in the service of humanity algorithmic intelligence could help us better plan for future building and habitation needs, predict cataclysmic acts of nature or even more efficiently discover curative treatments. Thus, the artificially intelligent enabled future may be a far brighter one than some currently anticipate. For the issue of Exchanges due for publication in Autumn 2021, we invite authors to submit original, exciting and insightful manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication consideration inspired by any aspect of this theme. We welcome papers written for a general academic audience exploring or reviewing the science, application and implementation of machine learning, artificial intelligence or algorithms within a broader societal setting. We also welcome submissions from the humanities, arts and social sciences dealing with the ethics, perceptions, interpretations and representations of these issues too. First-time or early career authors may alternatively wish to consider submitting either a critical reflection or conversational (interview) piece inspired or informed by these themes. Such pieces would serve to provide much needed background to the topic for a general academic audience. Critical reflections and conversations only undergo editorial review ahead of publication and hence are e --- 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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Re: [Air-L] alternatives to closed, secret Facebook groups?
by Magdalena Olszanowski 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

The incredible Darius Kazemi runs: https://runyourown.social/ And this network seems exactly what you are looking for: https://joinmastodon.org/ Take care On 2020-11-24, 16:47, "Air-L on behalf of air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: alternatives to closed, secret Facebook groups?

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CORRECTED DATE: University of Illinois at Chicago MA PhD Programs Invite Applicants for Spring and Fall of 2021
by Quinn, Kelly Ann 24 Nov '20

24 Nov '20

Apologies for the additional posting! The following has a corrected deadline of January 15, 2021: University of Illinois at Chicago MA PhD Programs Invite Applicants for Spring and Fall of 2021 The Department of Communication at University of Illinois at Chicago is currently accepting Spring and Fall 2021 applicants for M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The deadline is Jan. 15, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRE requirement will be waived for UIC COMMUNICATION (MA) and (PhD) degree program applicants for Fall 2021 applications. Our Master's Program has two general concentrations: * Media studies covers areas ranging from journalism ethics to electronic media and computer-mediated communication. * Intercultural diversity covers areas such as language and symbolic representation, critical theory, social inequality and racism, and cross-cultural differences Our PhD Program focuses on communication and technology with emphasis on politics, health, interpersonal relations, culture, history, policy, gaming, and mobile media. A signature feature of our Department programs is their flexibility. Students pursue individual aims with advice from an adviser, designing a course of study to reach their own educational goals. Because the Department strongly encourages interdisciplinary work, students may study with scholars in communication and allied disciplines. Interdepartmental concentrations are available in Electronic Security and Privacy <http://securityigert.uic.edu/>, Gender and Women's Studies <https://gws.uic.edu/>, Survey Research Methodology <http://www.srl.uic.edu/gcsrm.htm>, and in Latin American and Latino Studies <https://lals.uic.edu/>. For more information about how to apply please visit: https://comm.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/prospective-students/applic… For questions please contact: Director of Graduate Studies: Elaine Yuan (eyuan(a)uic.edu<mailto:eyuan@uic.edu>) Department Head: Zizi Papacharissi (zizi(a)uic.edu<mailto:zizi@uic.edu>) Program Coordinator: Erica Mann (elmann(a)uic.edu<mailto:elmann@uic.edu>)

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University of Illinois at Chicago MA PhD Programs Invite Applicants for Spring and Fall of 2021
by Quinn, Kelly Ann 24 Nov '20

24 Nov '20

The Department of Communication at University of Illinois at Chicago is currently accepting Spring and Fall 2021 applicants for M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The deadline is Jan. 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRE requirement will be waived for UIC COMMUNICATION (MA) and (PhD) degree program applicants for Fall 2021 applications. Our Master's Program has two general concentrations: * Media studies covers areas ranging from journalism ethics to electronic media and computer-mediated communication. * Intercultural diversity covers areas such as language and symbolic representation, critical theory, social inequality and racism, and cross-cultural differences Our PhD Program focuses on communication and technology with emphasis on politics, health, interpersonal relations, culture, history, policy, gaming, and mobile media. A signature feature of our Department programs is their flexibility. Students pursue individual aims with advice from an adviser, designing a course of study to reach their own educational goals. Because the Department strongly encourages interdisciplinary work, students may study with scholars in communication and allied disciplines. Interdepartmental concentrations are available in Electronic Security and Privacy<http://securityigert.uic.edu/>, Gender and Women's Studies<https://gws.uic.edu/>, Survey Research Methodology<http://www.srl.uic.edu/gcsrm.htm>, and in Latin American and Latino Studies<https://lals.uic.edu/>. For more information about how to apply please visit: https://comm.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/prospective-students/applic… For questions please contact: Director of Graduate Studies: Elaine Yuan (eyuan(a)uic.edu<mailto:eyuan@uic.edu>) Department Head: Zizi Papacharissi (zizi(a)uic.edu<mailto:zizi@uic.edu>) Program Coordinator: Erica Mann (elmann(a)uic.edu<mailto:elmann@uic.edu>)

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CFP: AI Arts and Cultures Salon
by Jonathan Cohn 24 Nov '20

24 Nov '20

CALL FOR PAPERS & CREATIVE WORK University of Alberta AI Arts and Culture Monthly Salon Do you have AI arts and Cultures related research you’d like to workshop? Perhaps a paper you are revising for publication or a research creation project you’d like some notes on? The AI Arts & Cultures Salon at the University of Alberta is an interdisciplinary workshop focused on giving early career scholars a chance to share and present new in-process work! If you have some research you’d like to discuss with some like-minded scholars, we would love to hear from you. We welcome scholars and practitioners from across the arts, humanities & social sciences working on or with AI, Machine Learning, and other related technologies. Format: Throughout 2021, we will be doing monthly online workshops focused on one research and/or artistic project. All papers and/or artistic works will be pre-circulated. During the workshop, you will give a 10-15 minute presentation on your work followed by an extended Q&A. We promise to be frank, honest, constructive, and kind. How to Apply: Please send an extended abstract or full draft or images of the work you would like to present to cohn(a)ualberta.ca <mailto:cohn@ualberta.ca>. Even if we cannot fit you into our schedule, we will send you notes back on your work. Small honoraria will also be provided to support your work and pay for your time. The deadline is rolling and please feel free to send this to anyone you know who might be interested  Jonathan Cohn Director, Digital Humanities Assistant Professor, English and Film Studies University of Alberta ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Treaty 6/Métis Territory Newish Book: The Burden of Choice: Recommendations, Subversion, and Algorithmic Culture <https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-burden-of-choice/9780813597812> (Via Amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Burden-Choice-Recommendations-Subversion-Algorithmic…> or Powell <https://www.powells.com/book/-9780813597812>)

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alternatives to closed, secret Facebook groups?
by Charles M. Ess 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear AoIRists, I hope this finds you well, despite it all. I'm wanting to know if any of you have good experience and can thereby recommend alternatives to a Facebook closed or secret group - i.e., a platform that offers the functionalities of these, but avoids entanglement with FB? Yes, I have some realization that, to put it in Montanan, there ain't nothin' pure, especially in the online world. But there are greater and lesser degrees of entangelement, and these may be relevant to the project I have in mind. Many thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions you can share. best, - charles ess -- Professor Emeritus University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Secretary, IFIP Working Group 9.8, Gender, Diversity, and ICT <http://ifiptc9.org/9-8/> Fellow, Siebold-Collegiums Institute for Advanced Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany 3rd edition of Digital Media Ethics now out: <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509533428>

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Re: [Air-L] Suggestions for research-based blogs?
by Alice Fleerackers 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Hi everyone, First of all, many thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions for research-based blogs! I was overwhelmed with the positive response — and inspired by all the work internet researchers are doing to share their research more broadly. To those of you who requested to see it, the finished blog post is now live <https://www.scholcommlab.ca/2020/11/23/blogging-your-research-tips-for-gett…>. (Please feel free to share and reblog if you like!) It covers some of the key questions about starting a research blog that I get asked at my research blogging workshops, and includes a list of example blogs at the very end. Unfortunately, I only had space to include a few of the many, many suggestions I received—and even fewer focusing on digital research. But I'm encouraging the Radical Access blog <https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/radical-access/blo…> to continue this work with a follow-up post in future profiling some of the other wonderful research blogs I discovered thanks to all of you. I can share that post here if/when it is published. Thanks again for your help — Alice — Alice Fleerackers (she/her) phd student, simon fraser university lab manager, scholcommlab.ca freelance writer, alicefleerackers.com On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 1:34 PM Alice Fleerackers <alice_fleerackers(a)sfu.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm compiling a roundup of (English-language) blogs that feature academic > research, and would like to ensure that the final list is as diverse as > possible — both in terms of the researchers it highlights, as well as their > academic disciplines. > > Does anyone have recommendations to add? I have quite a few science blogs > and humanities blogs so far, mostly based out of the US and Canada. I'd > love to hear suggestions from other disciplines and corners of the world! > > Thanks in advance, > Alice > — > Alice Fleerackers (she/her) > phd student, simon fraser university > lab manager, scholcommlab.ca > freelance writer, alicefleerackers.com > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/

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Re: [Air-L] alternatives to closed, secret Facebook groups?
by Sanjay Sharma (Staff) 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Hello Charles If you're looking for a privacy-centred chat space, then 'element' (aka 'riot') using the matrix protocol is fairly solid. https://riot.im/app/#/welcome Though may not be the most-user friendly. Also, there's the well-established 'discourse' (forum type software) that connects to email well, which can be self-hosted. I wish more of us made a commitment to avoid relying on services provided by Big Tech. Although not easy to do in terms of convenience. best regards Sanjay Dr Sanjay Sharma Reader Department of Social & Political Sciences (MJRD156) College of Business, Arts & Social Sciences Brunel University http://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/sanjay-sharma<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/sss/sociology/staff-profiles/sanjay-sharma> darkmatter Journal<http://www.darkmatter101.org/> editor twitter: @sanjay_digital<https://twitter.com/sanjay_digital> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:59:26 +0100 From: "Charles M. Ess" <charles.ess(a)media.uio.no> To: air-l <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] alternatives to closed, secret Facebook groups? Message-ID: <9f73c9c6-400e-a6a2-9740-eebe505362a1(a)media.uio.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Dear AoIRists, I hope this finds you well, despite it all. I'm wanting to know if any of you have good experience and can thereby recommend alternatives to a Facebook closed or secret group - i.e., a platform that offers the functionalities of these, but avoids entanglement with FB? Yes, I have some realization that, to put it in Montanan, there ain't nothin' pure, especially in the online world. But there are greater and lesser degrees of entangelement, and these may be relevant to the project I have in mind. Many thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions you can share. best, - charles ess -- Professor Emeritus University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Secretary, IFIP Working Group 9.8, Gender, Diversity, and ICT <http://ifiptc9.org/9-8/> Fellow, Siebold-Collegiums Institute for Advanced Studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universit?t W?rzburg, Germany 3rd edition of Digital Media Ethics now out: <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509533428>

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Celebrating #100BrilliantWomen in #AIethics
by Ayushi Tandon 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear AoIRists I wish to share the following event (free for students) which may be of interest for folks concerned about AI ethics. 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ A celebration of the amazing women in the space of AI Ethics and unveiling of the “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™” list for 2021. Schedule: December 3 – 5 from 8a – 3p US Pacific Time More details on the agenda and speakers on the event page at https://100brilliantwomeninaiethics.com/ Students are offered partial registration fees waiver, Please get in touch via email. Thanks and Regards (Stay safe) Ayushi [Women in AI Ethics™Collective & event organizing committee member ] -- PhD Candidate | Information Systems Area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-29 | R-33 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad - 380015 M: 8008900319 | Land phone: (079) 6632 2933

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