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The Latest Paper.
by Gerard Cheshire 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

To: Association of Internet Researchers. With usual apologies for any accidental cross-posting. Dear Listers, Paper No. 7, in the Plant Series, for Manuscript MS408 is now available to freely download: https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/005069 The plant species is Campanula rapunculus, and the paper reveals the Medieval etymologies for the terms 'rampion' and 'rapunzel', which are two of its vernacular European names. Kindest regards, Dr. Gerard Cheshire. Research Associate. University of Bristol. https://bristol.academia.edu/GerardCheshire

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CfP - ECSCW 2020 Workshop - Messiness in ethnographic Fieldwork
by Rueller, Sarah 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

<Apologies for cross-posting> (Coping with) Messiness in Ethnography – Methods, Ethics and Participation in ethnographic Field Work in the non-Western World Workshop at ECSCW 2020, June 14h, 2020, Siegen, Germany http://messy-ethnography.org/ https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2020/ ------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------------------------- · Submission deadline: April 10th, 2020 · Notification of acceptance: April 24th, 2020 · Camera Ready Papers Deadline: May 22nd, 2020 · Workshop day: June 14th, 2020 ------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------------------------- This one-day workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers as well as practitioners and activists to discuss challenges in conducting ethnographic fieldwork by the book(s) and to start working on guidelines that are more practical and viable to adapt in non-Western contexts. The topics include but are not limited to research and design ethics and genuine participation of ‘users’ as partners in conducting research, designing and implementing interventions (be it social, cultural or technical). This will be used to inform new guidelines and approaches to ethnographic fieldwork that could prove more beneficial in politically charged, infrastructural challenged and underfunded regions. We invite anyone interested in participating to submit a two to four-page position paper. Papers should critically reflect upon the authors’ experiences from the field or research area related to challenges they face when conducting ethnographic field work. Authors’ prior experience does not have to be specifically concerned with these challenges, but the position papers will be expected to demonstrate how their experience is relevant to the workshop’s topic and can be applied within the workshops’ context. Submissions should be sent to sarah.rueller(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:sarah.rueller@uni-siegen.de> in .pdf format. Position papers will be reviewed based on relevance and potential for contribution to the workshop. Details regarding presentations of work will be provided with acceptance notifications. At least one co-author of each accepted paper must register to the ECSCW 2020 conference to attend the workshop. ------------------------------------------------- PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION ------------------------------------------------- · Position paper are up to 4 pages in length using the ECSCW Exploratory paper format · Position papes should be submitted in PDF format (non-anonymized) to sarah.rueller(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:sarah.rueller@uni-siegen.de> · Submission deadline: April 10th, 2020 · Papers will be selected on the basis of their quality, compliance with the workshop themes, and the extent (and diversity) of their backgrounds · The workshop is planned as a full day event into group work sessions · Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop. · See the main conference site for more information on registration etc. ------------------------------------------------- WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS ------------------------------------------------- Sarah Rüller, University of Siegen Konstantin Aal, University of Siegen Marios Mouratidis, University of Siegen Nina Boulus-Rødje, Roskilde University Dave Randall, University of Siegen Bryan Semaan, Syracuse University Volker Wulf, University of Siegen ------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ------------------------------------------------- Web: http://messy-ethnography.org/ E-Mail: sarah.rueller(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:sarah.rueller@uni-siegen.de> Sarah Rüller M.Sc. Research Associate and PhD student YALLAH! Project Coordination // www.yallah.exchange<http://www.yallah.exchange> CRC 1187 - Media of Cooperation Digital Publics and Social Transformation in the Maghreb University of Siegen // Information Systems and New Media Kohlbettstraße 15 // 57072 Siegen // Room: US-E 103 Phone: +49 271 740 3474 Mobile: +49 162 354 2046

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AI Ethics newsletter by Montreal AI Ethics Institute
by Abhishek Gupta 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

Hi, I wanted to share this newsletter on AI ethics which is possibly relevant to a lot of folks on this mailing list. Please feel free to share with others in your network. https://aiethics.substack.com Thanks! Abhishek -- *Abhishek Gupta* *Founder, Montreal AI Ethics Institute* *AI Ethics Researcher, McGill University* *Software Engineer II, Machine Learning, Microsoft* *Website:* https://atg-abhishek.github.io *Email: *abhishek(a)montrealethics.ai *Twitter:* https://twitter.com/atg_abhishek - Read my paper with the United Nations on "The Evolution of Fraud: Ethical Implications in the Age of Large-Scale Data Breaches and Widespread Artificial Intelligence Solutions Deployment <https://www.itu.int/en/journal/001/Pages/12.aspx>" - Watch my interview with BorealisAI on challenges <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Tme0WU5D8> with automation and bias in machine learning - Read my vision on "How Canada can become a global leader in ethical AI <https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/heres-how-canada-can-be-a-global-lea…> " *This email is confidential and privileged.* *If you have received it in error, please delete it. Si vous recevez le présent courriel par erreur, veuillez l’effacer.*

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Call for Papers: CySoc Workshop on Cyber Social Threats @ICWSM 2020
by Ugur Kursuncu 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

Call for Papers: CySoc 2020 - International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats @ICWSM 2020 Deadline: April 8, 2020 Website: CySoc.aiisc.ai The International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats, CySoc 2020, will be held in conjunction with the 14th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2020) on June 8, 2020, in Atlanta, USA. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners in computer and social sciences from both academia and industry to exchange ideas on understanding the multi-faceted social, psychological, cultural, emotional, communicative, and linguistic aspects of harmful content while leading the discussion on building novel computational methods to reliably detect, derive meaning, interpret, understand and counter them. We welcome papers for consideration, employing quantitative and/or qualitative, analytical, theoretical approaches examining a diverse range of issues related to online harmful communications. Papers on resources/data and tools will also be welcome either for demos or for short/regular talks. The authors of the best paper will be invited for the Special Issue on Cyber-Social Health: Promoting Good and Countering Harm on Social Media <https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/ic/call-for-papers-speci…> . Topics for research and discussions include (but not limited to): - Online extremism - Harassment and cyberbullying - Hate speech - Gender-based violence, - Human trafficking, - Illicit drug trafficking, - Mental health implications of social media, - Ethical considerations on privacy-preserving social media analytics, - Emotional and psychological support, - Trust relationship and community dynamics, - Relationship of the social web and mainstream news media, - Cultural implications of social web usage, - Influencer identification and community detection for movements - Misinformation and disinformation (e.g., epidemics of fake news, images and videos, during a disaster, health issues and elections). For any questions, please contact kursuncu(a)mailbox.sc.edu. Co-organizers: Ugur Kursuncu, AI Institute, University of South Carolina, SC, USA. Yelena Mejova, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy. Jeremy Blackburn, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY, USA Amit Sheth, AI Institute, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.

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Cyber security & risky behavior paper openly available until 23 April at Computers in Human Behavior
by Andrew Gillam 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

Greetings, air-l members. A latent thanks to those who contributed responses to my survey last year ((Jan-Feb of 2019); the related work explored tech threat avoidance factors as predictors of risky cyber security behavior for workers in the U.S., and comprised my dissertation research. One of the resultant pubs is now openly available until 23 April at the Elsevier journal Computers in Human Behavior: https://lnkd.in/epdABnS Gillam, A.R., Foster, W.T. (in press). Factors affecting risky cybersecurity behaviors by U.S. workers: An exploratory study. Computers in Human Behavior. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106319 Repeated thanks to those of you who so graciously contributed your time and energy last year. I’ve followed your fine examples since, and will continue to do so for others transiting the same phase of their respective journeys. Best regards, Andy Gillam

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CFA: Postdoc digital governance / government at the Hertie School Centre for Digital Governance in Berlin, Germany
by Maïté Kersaint 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER DIGITAL GOVERNANCE / GOVERNMENT<https://hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs/242/postdoctoral-researc…> AT THE HERTIE SCHOOL CENTRE FOR DIGITAL GOVERNANCE<https://www.hertie-school.org/centre-for-digital-governance/> IN BERLIN, GERMANY The Hertie School´s recently founded Centre for Digital Governance<https://www.hertie-school.org/en/centre-for-digital-governance/> is looking for a postdoctoral researcher (f/m/div) on a full-time (40 hours/week) basis. The contract gives an independent candidate initially three years of postdoctoral funding in any area that complements the research of the Centre staff<https://www.hertie-school.org/en/digital-governance/people/>. It shall commence as of September 1, 2020 (or later in the year). Tasks: § Your main tasks at the Hertie School will be to further develop your own independent research programme with relevance for the Centre. This includes a clear research focus on digital transformation and topics such as the intersection of policy, information technology, government, and the public; governance/regulation of digital technologies and their providers; information and data control; ethical issues of digital technologies; government transformation (policy making and service delivery) via digital technology. § This should be an opportunity for establishing a prominent individual research career, whilst at the same time facilitating the establishment and visibility of this new Centre. § You will also have an opportunity to contribute towards core activities of the Centre for Digital Governance, such as supporting grant-writing activities or helping with the organisation of the Centre´s research colloquium and smaller workshops or events. Teaching and other career development activities are also available. Successful grant applications could lead to a lengthier tenure with the Centre. Profile: § You will have a strong record of academic research with good ideas for taking your research forward or extending it into the area of digital transformation and digital governance. § You will have or be very close to having a PhD (or equivalent) in the social sciences or in a related field with a record of publications or other academic contributions. § You will be self-motivated, yet keen and willing to collaborate with colleagues in the centre, whether in academic discussion or full scale research. § Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Proficiency in German is useful but not obligatory. We offer: A stimulating international and diverse environment in multiple areas of social science, high-quality teaching and public policy. The Hertie School is a vibrant academic community that emphasizes excellence in research and teaching as well as an interdisciplinary perspective. Our school has been certified as a family friendly work environment in higher education and an equal opportunity employer (www.hertie-school.org for further information). Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Please find further information on how to apply here: https://hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs/242/postdoctoral-researc… Dr. Maïté Kersaint Manager ∙ Centre for Digital Governance Hertie School The University of Governance in Berlin Friedrichstraße 194 10117 Berlin ∙ Germany Phone +49 (0)30 / 259 219 170 kersaint(a)hertie-school.org<mailto:kersaint@hertie-school.org> ∙ www.hertie-school.org/centre-for-digital-governance/<http://www.hertie-school.org/centre-for-digital-governance/> Hertie School gemeinnützige GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Bernd Knobloch Vorsitzender des Kuratoriums: Frank Mattern Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein, Dr. Axel Baisch Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 97018 B Hertie School – gegründet und gefördert von der Gemeinnützigen Hertie-Stiftung

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New edited book: Disability, Media, and Representations: Other Bodies
by Jacob Johanssen 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

We are pleased to announce the publication of the edited book: *Disability, Media, and Representations: Other Bodies* Edited by Jacob Johanssen (St. Mary's University) and Diana Garrisi (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) Routledge Research in Disability and Media Studies (Series Editor: Professor Katie Ellis) https://www.routledge.com/Disability-Media-and-Representations-Other-Bodies… Bringing together scholars from around the world to research the intersection between media and disability, this edited collection aims to offer an interdisciplinary exploration and critique of print, broadcast and online representations of physical and mental impairments. Drawing on a wide range of case studies addressing how people can be ‘othered’ in contemporary media, the chapters focus on analyses of hateful discourses about disability on Reddit, news coverage of disability and education, media access of individuals with disabilities, the logic of memes and brain tumour on Twitter, celebrity and Down Syndrome on Instagram, disability in TV drama, the metaphor of disability for the nation; as well as an autoethnography of treatment of breast cancer. Providing a much-needed global perspective, Disability, Media, and Representations examines the relationship between self-representation and representations in either reinforcing or debunking myths around disability, and ways in which academic discourse can be differently articulated to study the relationship between media and disability. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of disability studies and media studies as well as activists and readers engaged in debates on diversity, inclusivity and the media. *Table of Contents:* 1. Introduction - Diana Garrisi and Jacob Johanssen 2. ‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Representations of Disability on the Online Bulletin Board Reddit - Leah Burch 3.Madeline Stuart as Disability Advocate and Brand: Exploring the Affective Economies of Social Media - Maria Bee Christensen-Strynø and Camilla Bruun Eriksen 4. Losing Someone Like Us: Memetic Logics and Coping with Brain Tumours on Social Media - Samira Rajabi 5. Inscribing Comedy in the Breast Cancer Narrative. Disease, Autoethnography and Black Humour - Rachel Velody 6. Knowing North Korea through Photographs of Abled/Disabled Bodies in Western News - Micky Lee 7. Disabled Heroines: Representations of Female Disability in Japanese Television Dramas - Anne-Lise Mithout 8. The Education of Children with Disabilities in South African Online News Reports - Elizabeth Walton and Judith McKenzie 9. Mass Media Use by Individuals with Disabilities in Germany Compared to the United Kingdom - Ingo Bosse and Annegret Haage

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WEBCAST 3/24: SHLB Webinar - ANCHORING STATE BROADBAND EFFORTS
by Joly MacFie 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Save the date! Read the report <https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2020/02/how-stat…>! Note that we only get a one month window to show these webinars up before they disappear behind the SHLB paywall ($250). While this is USA-oriented, there should be good content for anyone dealing with state-sponsored connectivity. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday March 24 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a SHLB Coalition webinar 'Anchoring State Broadband Efforts'. A new report from the Broadband Research Initiative at Pew Charitable Trusts explores nine s" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/statebroadband>On *Tuesday March 24 2020* at *1pm EDT* (17:00 UTC) the* Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://isoc.live>* will webcast a* SHLB Coalition <https://shlb.org/>* webinar '*Anchoring State Broadband Efforts*'. A new *report* <https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2020/02/how-stat…> from the *Broadband Research Initiative at Pew Charitable Trust*s <https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/broadband-research-initiative> explores nine states exemplifying “promising practices” in their broadband programs. Community anchor institutions (CAIs) are essential partners in closing the digital divide, on both a state and local level. 'Anchoring State Broadband Efforts' will zero in on three case studies highlighted in Pew’s report that demonstrate the various roles CAIs play in shaping and executing state broadband initiatives. Speakers include: *Crystal Ivey*, Broadband Director, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; and *Anthony Neal-Graves*, Executive Director, Colorado Broadband Office, and Chief Operations Officer, Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology. Moderator: *Anna Read*, Officer, Broadband Research Initiative, Pew Charitable Trusts. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/statebroadband <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/statebroadband>* *PARTICIPATE: http://bit.ly/2TCCo7R <http://bit.ly/2TCCo7R>* *TWITTER: #broadband + @SHLBCoalition <https://bit.ly/2F9kzpj> | #PewBroadband <https://bit.ly/pewbb>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11904/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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LIVE STREAMS this week: Diakopoulos on Algorithms and the News // Costanza-Chock on Design Justice
by Christian Sandvig 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Dear AIR Colleagues, ESC has two very AIR-relevant live streams this week. In a little less than two hours we'll live stream a talk from Prof. Nick Diakopoulos at Northwestern. Nick is well known for his work on algorithm auditing and the use of computers in the news. He also might reference his recently-published book, "Automating The News" (Harvard University Press, 2019). Then this Wednesday at 12pm Eastern Time we will stream Prof. Sasha Constanza-Chock (MIT) talking about their new book "Design Justice: Community-led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need." Since these are live streams and hopefully recordings later, please feel free to circulate this email if you know of an appropriate audience for these two talks! I've concatenated the two relevant emails below so the formatting is a little messy. Just keep scrolling! Alternately, here are two links: Algorithms and the News: http://esc.umich.edu/event/nicholas-diakopoulos-algorithms-and-the-news/ Design Justice: http://esc.umich.edu/event/sasha-costanza-chock-design-justice-community-le… Both of them might also be on this mailing list. Not sure. If so: Hello! Christian ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christian Sandvig <csandvig(a)umich.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 10:32 AM Subject: TODAY: Nicholas Diakopoulos: Algorithms and the News (3:30pm, 340 West Hall) To: ESC Center <esc-center(a)umich.edu> --- DAY/TIME March 9, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Times are shown in Eastern Time LOCATION 340 West Hall 1085 S University Ave Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States FOR REMOTE PARTICIPANTS Video from this talk will be streamed LIVE. To access the live stream, click: https://midas.umich.edu/seminar-stream/ during the event time. TITLE The Role of Algorithmic Intermediaries in Shaping Attention to News ABSTRACT As people seek news information online, platforms like Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and other news aggregators mediate and influence a huge portion of human attention, acting as algorithmic gatekeepers and curators. But as private platforms, there are few public details about how the algorithms of these information intermediaries serve to drive public exposure and salience of news information. What types and sources of news are made available and prioritized, what’s the quality of that information, and are there diverse perspectives represented in the algorithmic curation of major platforms? This talk will address these questions by presenting the results of several audit studies of algorithmic news intermediaries. These studies begin to shed light on the role such intermediaries play in impacting human attention towards the news. Implications for platform power, governance, and the economic health and competitiveness in the larger news ecosystem will be discussed. SPEAKER BIO Nicholas Diakopoulos (http://www.nickdiakopoulos.com/) is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Northwestern University where he directs the Computational Journalism Lab. He is also a Tow Fellow at Columbia University School of Journalism as well as Associate Professor II at the University of Bergen Department of Information Science and Media Studies. His research focuses on computational journalism, including aspects of automation and algorithms in news production, algorithmic accountability and transparency, and social media in news contexts. He is the author of Automating the News: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Media, published by Harvard University Press in 2019. Recently he was a resident researcher in the Computational Political Journalism Lab at the Washington Post. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his Sc.B. degree in Computer Engineering from Brown University. This event is organized by the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) and co-sponsored by ESC. --- See this event listing on the Web: http://esc.umich.edu/event/nicholas-diakopoulos-algorithms-and-the-news/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christian Sandvig <csandvig(a)umich.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 1:32 PM Subject: Wednesday, noon: "Design Justice" with Sasha Constanza-Chock (+ live stream, book signing) To: ESC Center <esc-center(a)umich.edu> --- Design Justice DATE/TIME/LOCATION *March 11, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST* Koessler Room, Michigan League 911 North University Ave Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States A light lunch will be provided. For Remote Participants Video from this talk *will be streamed LIVE. *Please find the link to the youtube video stream *here. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_-NznZ5c24&feature=youtu.be>* Abstract In this talk, Dr. Costanza-Chock presents an overview of their new book, Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, published by the MIT Press in 2020. The book is an exploration of how we might re-imagine design to be led by marginalized communities as a tool to help dismantle structural inequality, advance collective liberation, and support ecological survival. More information about the book can be found at https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-justice. Speaker Bio Sasha Costanza-Chock (pronouns: they/them or she/her) is a researcher, designer, educator, and media-maker whose work focuses on networked social movements, transformative media organizing, and design justice. They are currently Associate Professor of Civic Media at MIT and Faculty Associate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Their new book, Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-justice>, was published by the MIT Press in 2020. Sasha is a board member of Allied Media Projects ( alliedmedia.org) and a Steering Committee member of the Design Justice Network (designjustice.org) The talk will be followed by a *Book Signing* with Dr. Sasha Constanza-Chock: 1:30 - 2:15pm Conference Room C Michigan League Books have been pre-ordered for purchase with UM Union Barnes & Noble. Books can be purchased in store before the event and at the event. Please note that book purchases at the event can only be made via cash or check. --- See this event listing on the Web: http://esc.umich.edu/event/sasha-costanza-chock-design-justice-community-le… More information about ESC: The Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing: http://esc.umich.edu/ <http://esc.umich.edu/> Please note our other exciting events remaining this term: Mar 9: Nicholas Diakopoulos: Algorithms and the News (*) Mar 11: Sasha Costanza-Chock: Design Justice (*) Mar 13: ESC POD: Graduate Student Mixer Mar 31: Shoshana Zuboff: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Apr 3: ESC POD: Faculty Mixer Apr 9-10: Science, Technology, and the Carceral State Apr 17: How to Do Feminist Robotics (*) (*) - We will live stream and record whenever possible. An asterisk means we plan to live stream. -------- 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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by oliviahe24 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

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