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[CfA EASST/4S Prague] Other Indigenous “Knowledge Engineering” Systems: Designing and operating knowledge technologies at scale in emerging worlds
by Yoehan Oh 28 Feb '20

28 Feb '20

Dear list members, Apologies for cross-posting. Please take into consideration submitting your abstract to the open panel session at the EASST/4S conference in Prague, August 2020, "Other Indigenous “Knowledge Engineering” Systems: Designing and operating knowledge technologies at scale in emerging worlds." The upcoming EASST/4S conference 2020, the joint conference of the annual European Science and Technology Studies (STS) conference and the worldwide major annual STS conference, will be held in Prague, August 18-21, 2020 (official website: https://www.easst4s2020prague.org/) If you have any question, feel free to contact me (ohy(a)rpi.edu) If you might, hopefully, find this interesting to others in your networks, please share it with them. Key dates and the CfA are as the following: KEY DATES 29 February 2020: Deadline for abstract submission: 15 April 2020: Notification of acceptance of all abstracts TITLE *Other Indigenous “Knowledge Engineering” Systems: Designing and operating knowledge technologies at scale in emerging worlds *(*Open panel 131*) ABSTRACT Some scholars in digital humanities and critical internet and digital technologies studies have asked for bringing critical concerns about race, gender, postcoloniality, and other inequal power structures to their field (Nakamura 2013; Noble et al. 2016; McPherson 2013; Posner 2016; Risam 2018; Benjamin 2019). One way to address those concerns is illuminating technically-inventive subjectivities, by appreciating and thus empowering them through conceptualizations they deserve. STSers have conceptualized them and their artifacts as “Black vernacular technological creativity,” “techno-vernacular creativity,” (Fouché 2006; Gaskins 2019), “innovation from below” (Williams 2018), “ethnocomputing,” (Petrillo 1994; Tedre et-al. 2006; Eglash 1999), “postcolonial computing,” (Irani et-al. 2010; cf. Burrell 2012), and “black software” (McIlwain 2019); historians of computing have studied information architectures, hardware, and software in the Middle East, Latin America, East Asia, Midwestern U.S., and (post-)communist contexts (Bowker 1994; Medina 2011; Tinn 2018; Rankin 2018; Švelch 2018; Biagioli et-al. 2019). To further these conceptualizations, this panel will focus on less resourceful worlds’ captures of knowledge technologies, predominated by a few resourceful countries’ R&D communities like U.S., Canada, some Western Europe countries, China, and Japan: Knowledge discovery by data, Data engineering, Semantic technologies, and Search engines, etc (Collins 1987; Forsythe 1993). Questions to be addressed are: How indigenous, aboriginal, vernacular, decolonial, de-ColdWar, or less capitalistically/settler-colonially exploitative the knowledge engineering practices at scales by technical actors in the underrecognized/emerging worlds can be? Which speculative, experimental, or empirical cases can we dig into as the Indigenous “Knowledge engineering” Systems (Watson-Verran et al. 1995; Brereton et-al. 2015; Chamunorwa et-al. 2018)? KEYWORDS: knowledge engineering, knowledge technologies, technological agency, indigenous knowledge systems, emerging worlds THREE CATEGOREIS: Big Data; Information, Computing and Media Technology; Postcolonial/Decolonial STS CONVENORS: Yoehan Oh, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Wish you a happy new year. Best, Yoehan REFERENCES * Acker, Amelia, and Joan Donovan. 2019. "Data craft: a theory/methods package for critical internet studies." *Information, Communication & Society *22(11): 1590-1609. * Aouragh, Miriyam, and Paula Chakravartty. 2016. 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A. 2018. *Eradicating Blindness: Global Health Innovation from South Asia. *Palgrave Macmillan. -- Yoehan Oh Ph.D. Student Department of Science and Technology Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 USA e-mail: ohy(a)rpi.edu ; yoehan.oh(a)gmail.com phone: (518) 368-1257 pronoun: he/him

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at QUT: 3 positions available
by Jean Burgess 28 Feb '20

28 Feb '20

Dear AoIR colleagues I am delighted to announce that DMRC has three openings for postdocs, open to recently completed PhD graduates (≤3 years post-PhD), with applications closing on 26 March. We are looking to fill these positions and have the successful candidates start with us as soon as possible – so please pass on directly to suitable candidates, and feel free to contact me or the below-mentioned Program Leaders if you have any questions about the jobs or your suitability/eligibility for them. Best wishes Jean The QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) conducts world-leading research for a creative, inclusive and fair digital media environment. The DMRC is one of QUT’s nine flagship University Research Centres, and one of the top Australian centres for media and communication research, areas in which QUT has achieved the highest possible rankings in the national research quality assessment exercise ERA. Within QUT, it is based in the Creative Industries Faculty and is closely linked with the Law Faculty. The DMRC is currently recruiting for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to pursue independent and collaborative research within or across three of the DMRC’s research programs: * Transforming Media Industries (led by Professor Amanda Lotz) * Digital Publics (led by Professor Axel Bruns) * Digital Inclusion & Participation (led by Associate Professor Michael Dezuanni) The fellowships are three year, fixed-term appointments at Level B (equivalent to Assistant Professor in salary and seniority). For more details, selection criteria, and how to apply, see: https://bit.ly/2I13fnm For more information about the DMRC, see: http://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc For direct enquires about these positions, contact the Centre Director, Professor Jean Burgess je.burgess(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:je.burgess@qut.edu.au> Applications close: 26 March 2020 Professor Jean Burgess Staff Profile: http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/burgesje Ph: +617 3138 8253 | Email: je.burgess(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:je.burgess@qut.edu.au> | Twitter: @jeanburgess<http://twitter.com/jeanburgess> Google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=dfpq_bkAAAAJ&hl=en Centre Director | QUT Digital Media Research Centre Queensland University of Technology | CRICOS No. 00213J Z1-515 | Musk Ave | Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Website: http://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc | Twitter: @qutdmrc<http://twitter.com/qutdmrc> | Centre email: dmrc(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:dmrc@qut.edu.au> The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara, as the First Nations owners of the lands where QUT now stands. We pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching, research and learning. QUT acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people play within the QUT community.

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Dictionaries for firm-generated text (Form 10-K, etc.)?
by Astvansh, Vivek 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Dear Internet Researchers: Are you aware of any dictionary that is exclusively meant for firm-generated text, such as Loughran and MacDonald's financial dictionaries that work on Form 10-K, etc. (https://sraf.nd.edu/textual-analysis/resources/)? If yes, please respond. Thank you! Vivek Astvansh Assistant Professor of Marketing, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University http://kelleyschool.iu.edu/astvansh | +1 (812) 855-8953

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CfP: Datafication and cultural heritage. ECSCW 2020, June 14, Siegen, Germany.
by Karin Hansson 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Call for proposals Datafication and cultural heritage - provocations, threats, and design opportunities A workshop at ECSCW 2020, June 14, in Siegen, Germany. Increasing digitization and the emergence of new data sharing practices are likely to change how our understanding of history is negotiated. Archiving practices are not only fundamental for our understanding of the past but vital in navigating the present. We have to pay particular attention to the consequences of the interfaces that curate history, especially in relation to big data. Crowdsourcing, social media, linked open data, and other participatory and open science practices challenge the archiving practices in cultural heritage institutions, but they also open up new opportunities and practices when it comes to understanding and defining our shared culture. In this workshop we will bring together researchers who have studied these issues or are working to develop critical perspectives on archiving practices. Deadline for submissions is April 3, 2020. The maximum length of a position paper is 2,000 words. The papers should follow the CSCW formatting guidelines<https://www.springer.com/journal/10606/submission-guidelines>. Submissions and inquiries shall be sent to the following email address: khansson(a)dsv.su.se<mailto:khansson@dsv.su.se> For more information about the workshop and suggested topics visit the web page: https://dataficationandculturalheritage.blogs.dsv.su.se

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Literature and Social Media: 1st Edition (Paperback) - Routledge
by Bronwen Thomas 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

with usual apologies, this new publication may be of interest to list members. My participation in AoiR Berlin helped me a lot in its preparation, best Bronwen https://www.routledge.com/Literature-and-Social-Media-1st-Edition/Thomas/p/… Literature and Social Media 1st Edition Description From Instapoetry to BookTube, contemporary literary cultures and practices are increasingly intertwined with social media. In this lively and wide-ranging study, Bronwen Thomas explores how social media provides new ways of connecting with and rediscovering established literary works and authors while also facilitating the emergence of unique and distinctive forms of creative expression. The book takes a 360˚ approach to the subject, combining analysis of current forms and practices with an examination of how social media fosters ongoing collaborative discourse amongst both informal and formal literary networks, and demonstrating how the participatory practices of social media have the potential to radically transform how literature is produced, shared and circulated. The first study of its kind to focus specifically on social media, Literature and Social Media provides a timely and engaging account of the state of the art, while interrogating the rhetoric that so often accompanies discussion of the ‘new’ in this context. Bronwen Thomas Professor of English and New Media Head of the Narrative, Culture and Community Research Centre https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/narrative-culture… PI Reading on Screen http://readingonscreen.co.uk ________________________________ BU is a Disability Confident Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU AccessAble webpages. This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.

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Registration for AoIR2020
by Sarah Merry 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Hello, Can anyone tell me when registration will open for the conference? I have some prize money to spend on a conference but it has to be paid out by June... Thanks! Sarah Kate Merry

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Call for Paper: 2nd Workshop on Computational Impact Detection from Text Data@LREC
by Rezapour, Shadi 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Call for Paper: 2nd Workshop on Computational Impact Detection from Text Data@LREC Extended Deadline: Friday March 6th, 11:59pm AoE The 2nd Workshop on Computational Impact Detection from Text Data<http://jdiesnerlab.ischool.illinois.edu/calls/cfp_cidtd2020.html> will be held in conjunction with the 12th Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC 2020)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lrec-2Dconf.org_&d=…> on May 16, 2020, in Marseille, France. This workshop will address research questions of growing relevance and attention in linguistics, computational social science, and public policy, among other areas. For more information, please visit: http://jdiesnerlab.ischool.illinois.edu/calls/cfp_cidtd2020.html We invite new works (long and short papers) on methods of Impact Research, including, but not limited to: * Automatic detection of linguistic patterns indicating impact * Analyzing and extracting impact terminology * Knowledge bases * Semantic corpus-analysis related to impact assessment * Impact Resources, e.g., for training and evaluation * Development and building special purpose text corpora * Classification schemes for impact types If you have any questions, please contact Andreas Witt (witt(a)ids-mannheim.de<mailto:witt@ids-mannheim.de>), Jana Diesner (jdiesner(a)illinois.edu<mailto:jdiesner@illinois.edu>), or Shadi Rezapour (rezapou2(a)illinois.edu<mailto:rezapou2@illinois.edu>). Kind Regards Program Organizers Andreas, Jana and Shadi Rezvaneh (Shadi) Rezapour Research Assistant, PhD student University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Industrial action and AoIR 2020 submissions
by Kylie Jarrett 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Hello all, To support the ongoing industrial actions by academics in the UK and parts of Europe, the AoIR committee will consider extensions on the March 1 submission deadline for conference proposals. Requests for extensions will only be considered if they include a specified date for submission and if this request is emailed in advance of the deadline to AoIRConfChair [at] aoir [dot] org. Each extension request will be assessed on its merits. Thanks and solidarity with you all. Dr. Kylie Jarrett Head of Department/Associate Professor Department of Media Studies Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare Ireland Author: Feminism, Labour, and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife Co-author: NSFW: Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media Google and the Culture of Search

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Applications open for the Global Media Policy Summer Institute in Oxford
by Eleanor Marchant 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Applications are currently open for the annual global media policy summer institute that we run here in Oxford every year. We focus on new media and technology and have participants from all around the world from academia, law, journalism, tech, and human rights. Get in touch with any questions! Details below: OXFORD MEDIA POLICY SUMMER INSTITUTE August 3-14, 2020 Deadline for Applications: April 20, 2020 Early Decision Deadline: March 20, 2020 Apply here for the 2020 Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute<https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/oxford-media-policy-summer-institute/apply/> For more than twenty years the Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute has brought together top early career scholars, research students, media lawyers and regulators, human rights activists, and policymakers from around the world to discuss the effects of technology, media and policy from a global and multidisciplinary perspective. Participants have the opportunity to take part in an intensive two-week programme in Oxford that blends expert instruction with participatory activity, group work and discussion. JOIN AN ENGAGED AND VIBRANT ALUMNI COMMUNITY With around 30 participants from more than 20 countries, the Media Policy Institute offers participants unrivalled exposure to global media and technology challenges. The Institute’s alumni are an exceptional and vibrant group who stay engaged well past the end of the two weeks. Many go on to become leaders at top government agencies, non-profits, corporations and universities around the world. THEMES The Internet and other new technologies are rapidly and irreversibly changing global media environments presenting enormous challenges for building policies that both understand the scope of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, biometrics and social media, and can adequately protect the rights of people using them. Topics to be explored during the institute include online censorship, social media content regulation, net neutrality, the spread of disinformation online, and the relationship between technology and democratic participation, amongst others. Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of how these issues influence, and are influenced by, laws and regulations governing the media and communications technologies in diverse contexts and jurisdictions. HOW TO APPLY The Institute is co-organized by the University of Oxford’s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Johannesburg’s School of Communication. APPLY FOR THE 2020 OXFORD MEDIA POLICY SUMMER INSTITUTE https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/oxford-media-policy-summer-institute/apply/ ELEANOR R MARCHANT PHD ConflictNET<https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and-subject-groups/politics-and-practice-…> Postdoctoral Fellow Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford Tw: @ermarchant<https://twitter.com/ermarchant> | www.eleanormarchant.me<http://www.eleanormarchant.me>

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Upcoming LIVESTREAM Seminar: The craigslist ethic: A web 1.0 vision of online democracy
by Eleanor Marchant 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Hi Everyone, I'm so excited to announce that on Monday March 9, Jessa Lingel, Assistant Prof from the Annenberg School at UPenn will be joining us, at the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, at Oxford University for a livestream discussion of her new book, "An Internet for the People: The Politics and Promise of Craigslist". The seminar will start at 2pm GMT / 9am EST and you can join in to watch the video and participate in the discussion by following this link: https://zoom.us/j/660143969 More details about the talk and our new seminar series below: The craigslist ethic: A web 1.0 vision of online democracy A growing number of tech insiders are raising doubts about the long term consequences of the mainstream internet, in terms of individual mental health as well as national democracy. The need for a more ethical internet has led some to embrace sci fi imaginings and others to reject digital media altogether. This talk considers the vision of a single platform as instructive for thinking about the future of the web: craigslist. Over its 22 year history, craigslist has grown into a multi-faceted website for local exchanges, which can include buying, selling, hiring, apartment seeking, dating or simply ranting about the neighborhood. At once outdated and highly relevant, easy to use and easy to overlook, craigslist has mostly stayed the same while the web around it has changed, becoming less open and more profit driven. The design decisions and user policies governing craigslist give shape to particular a form of politics, and examining these rules and norms reveals what we stand to lose if the web continues to become less open, more homogenous and geared towards sleek professionalism over messy serendipity. PCMLP Global Seminar Series We recently started the Global Seminar Series with the express intention of breaking out of the traditional mold of in person seminars that are often rich in information but inaccessible to those outside of Oxford. By hosting the seminars live online we can bring fantastic speakers from around the world, and make their talks available to anyone with an internet connection regardless of location. We actively encourage virtual participation in all of our seminars and discussions. To join the seminar live, follow this link: https://zoom.us/j/660143969 ELEANOR R MARCHANT PHD ConflictNET<https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-and-subject-groups/politics-and-practice-…> Postdoctoral Fellow Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford Tw: @ermarchant<https://twitter.com/ermarchant> | www.eleanormarchant.me<http://www.eleanormarchant.me>

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