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Call for Papers – ECPR Joint Sessions 2026 Workshop on Physical & Digital Authoritarianism (Innsbruck, 7–10 April 2026)
by hossein kermani 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to invite paper proposals for my workshop at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026: The Interplay of Physical and Digital Authoritarianism: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges and Approaches University of Innsbruck, Austria | 7–10 April 2026 | Endorsed by the ECPR Research Network on Digital Authoritarianism, the workshop explores how offline (physical) and online (digital) forms of authoritarianism intersect and mutually reinforce each other across regime types. While there is a rich literature on traditional repression and a rapidly growing body of work on digital authoritarianism, we still know relatively little about how these domains are connected in practice and how to study such hybrid campaigns systematically. We welcome theoretical, methodological, and empirical papers that address (among others) the following themes: - Conceptualising the nexus of physical and digital authoritarianism, including links between long-standing offline practices and their digitally mediated adaptations - Methodological challenges of researching repression and control across online/offline spaces (e.g. access, risk, ethics, data limitations) and innovative solutions using digital, traditional, or mixed methods - Empirical studies of hybrid repressive campaigns (e.g. surveillance, censorship, disinformation, intimidation, carceral practices) spanning streets, institutions, and platforms - Cross-platform and cross-country analyses of digital authoritarianism and its entanglement with offline coercion in both authoritarian and democratic settings - The role of platform algorithms, AI, and data infrastructures in shaping authoritarian practices and their connections to physical repression The Joint Sessions format is designed for intensive, small-group discussion: each workshop typically hosts 15–20 papers, giving participants the opportunity to receive detailed feedback and develop collaborative projects over several days. Submission details - Where to submit: via the ECPR website (MyECPR account required) – click on “Propose a Paper” on the workshop page: The Interplay of Physical and Digital Authoritarianism: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges and Approaches - What to submit: paper title, abstract (up to 500 words), and 3–8 keywords - Call for Papers window: 5 November – 10 December 2025 (midnight UK time) We particularly encourage submissions from early-career scholars and those working in or on constrained research environments. Interdisciplinary contributions (political communication, IR, sociology, area studies, media studies, etc.) are very welcome. Please feel free to circulate this call within your departments, institutes, and networks, and to share it with PhD students and early-career colleagues who may be interested. I look forward to receiving your proposals and to an engaging workshop in Innsbruck. With best wishes, Hossein Kermani University of Vienna Chair, ECPR Research Network on Digital Authoritarianism

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a1st BESIDES: Beyond Search Engines-Intelligent Knowledge Discovery From Scholarly Publications Workshop
by Gautam Kishore Shahi 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Dear all, The following new JCDL workshop might be of interest to you: *1st BESIDES: Beyond Search Engines-Intelligent Knowledge Discovery From Scholarly Publications Workshop* The workshop will be conducted in a *virtual* format to ensure maximum participation in online mode. Submission deadline: extended to * November 21*, 2025 *Workshop site* : https://besides-workshop.github.io/ Co-located with JCDL 2025* https://2025.jcdl.org/ <https://lrec-coling-2024.org/> Virtual 15-19 December 2026 *Important Dates* Paper Submission-* November 21, 2025* (AOE) (Extended) Notification – November 28, 2025 (AOE) Camera-ready version – December 05, 2025 (AOE) Workshop Date – December 15 or 19, 2025 (Virtual) Managing and utilizing the rapidly expanding volume of scholarly publications has become increasingly complex, as traditional digital systems often fall short in providing comprehensive insights into scientific texts. Recent advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) enable automated analysis, classification, and summarization of scientific literature, revealing patterns and knowledge that were previously difficult to access. This workshop brings together experts in computational linguistics, machine learning, text mining, information retrieval, digital libraries, and scientometrics to address these challenges and explore innovative solutions. We invite submissions presenting novel approaches, datasets, or tools for knowledge discovery in scholarly publications, as well as studies focusing on reproducibility, research integrity, inclusivity, and the societal impact of scholarly communication. The goal is to foster collaboration and advance methods that enhance the accessibility, understanding, and application of scientific knowledge. We therefore propose BESIDES 2025: Beyond Search Engines – Intelligent Knowledge Discovery from Scholarly Publications, a workshop dedicated to exploring new frontiers in information retrieval and bibliometrics. The workshop is planned to be held on 15-19 December 2025 at JCDL 2025 (Virtual Event). In this workshop, we aim to bring together a multidisciplinary, diverse team of researchers from information retrieval, NLP, and LLM. We welcome research contributions related to the following (but not limited to) topics: - Large Language Models (LLMs) for categorizing scholarly publications - Representation learning and language modeling - Information extraction and NER - Document understanding - Summarization and generation - Use of Knowledge Graph in organizing scholarly database - Question-answering - Discourse modeling/argumentation mining - Network analysis - Bibliometrics, scientometrics, and altmetrics - Reproducibility and research integrity, including new challenges posed by generative AI - Peer review tools, principles, and technology - Metadata and indexing - Inclusion of datasets and computational resources - Research infrastructures and digital libraries - Increasing the representation in scholarly work of disadvantaged populations - LLM-based interfaces to consume/produce scholarly documents - Impact of scholarly communication on popular discourse - Use of scholarly publication in spreading false information *Submissions* - Submission Instructions: https://besides-workshop.github.io/ - Submission Link: https://easychair.org/cfp/besides-workshop-2025 *Workshop organizers* - Gautam Kishore Shahi (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) - Oliver Hummel (Technische Hochschule Mannheim, Germany)

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WEBCAST NOV 12 - The People’s Oversight Hearing
by Joly MacFie 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

<https://isoc.live/19846> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19846>*LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/av6Ks0gZplc> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.io/e/795fa0sy3f3k> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19846>* On *Wednesday November 12, 2025*, *Public Knowledge <https://publicknowledge.org/> *convenes ‘*The People’s Oversight Hearing <https://publicknowledge.org/the-peoples-oversight-hearing/>*‘ in Washington DC. For the first 10 months of this Congress, there have been zero full oversight hearings for the *Federal Trade Commission* – FTC, F*ederal Communications Commission* – FCC, and *Consumer Financial Protection Bureau* – CFPB, making them less accountable and less effective, and leaving consumers, workers, and communities vulnerable. This civil society-hosted hearing will shine light on regulatory failures, and Congress’s abdication of its oversight responsibility. *AGENDA* (EST = UTC-5) *09:00 Opening Remarks* *Chris Lewis* – President and CEO, Public Knowledge *09:15 Federal Communications Commission Hearing* Witnesses *Tom Wheeler* – former FCC Chairman *Gigi Sohn* – Benton Institute / AAPB *Bob Corn-Revere* – FIRE Questioners *Joey Wender* – SHLB *Berin Szóka* – TechFreedom *Matt Wood* – Free Press *Harold Feld* – Public Knowledge *Raza Panjwani* – New America’s Open Technology Institute *Ceilidh Gao* – Communications Workers of America *Lauren Harper* – Free Press Foundation *11:00 Federal Trade Commission Hearing* Witnesses *Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter* – FTC *Bilaal Sayyed* – TechFreedom Questioners *Lisa Hone* *Anna Lenhart* *Eric Null* – Center for Democracy and Technology *John Davisson* – EPIC *Shae Gardner* – LGBT Tech *Frank Torres* – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights *David Brody* *12:30 Lunch* *13:30 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hearing* Witnesses *Erie Meyer* – Institute for Technology Law & Policy *Christine Zinner* – Alliance for Justice *Jennifer Zhang* – Protect Borrowers *Gracie Bouwer* – Fair Share America Questioners *Chi Chi Wu* – NCLC *Erin Witte* – CFA *Bart Naylor* – Public Citizen *15:00 Closing Remarks* *Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon* (D-PA) -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Hiring for two postdocs at Aarhus University (digital methods, monetization governance) (Blake Hallinan)
by Rebecca Scharlach 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Happy to continue promoting my friend’s (bhallinan(a)cc.au.dk <mailto:bhallinan@cc.au.dk>) hiring process by sharing another 🔥 postdoc call (no need to cc me, I’m just the messenger!): Hello Internet Researchers, I am hiring for two postdoctoral research positions at Aarhus University. Here’s the summary of both: Postdoctoral Researcher in Monetisation, Governance, and the Creator Economy (https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/postdoctoral-researcher-in-monetisation…) - 2.5 years, 80% research and 20% teaching/supervision, flexible methods and contextual (e.g., industry sector, geographic) focus. I’m looking for an innovative approach to the governance of monetization, which could include social norms, content moderation, legislation, etc. Deadline for application is 11 December. Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Methods and the Creator Economy (https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/postdoctoral-researcher-in-digital-meth…) - 2.5 years, 100% research, focus on digital methods and at least one of the following industry sectors: gaming content creators, VTubers, and adult content creators. I’m looking for a creative approach to using large platform data sets to study industry dynamics. Deadline for application is 27 November. Please let me know if you have any questions and share with relevant applicants. Best, Blake -- Blake Hallinan (they/them) Assistant Professor of Platform Studies Dept. of Media and Journalism Studies, Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14, 8200 Aarhus N. Building 5335, Room 235 www.blakehallinan.com <http://www.blakehallinan.com/> -- Dr. Rebecca Scharlach (she/her) Postdoctoral Researcher Platform Governance, Media & Technology Lab Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) University of Bremen scharlach(a)uni-bremen.de http://rebeccascharlach.com <http://rebeccascharlach.com/>

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4 Academic Positions Available in NTU Singapore (Deadlines in December 2025)
by Pei-Sze Chow 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Dear all, The following academic positions at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, are currently open for applications. 1. Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Digital Humanities (Information Studies) <https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapo…> 2. *Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Human AI Communication <https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapo…>* 3. Assistant Professor (Tenure Track in Information Science / Knowledge Management <https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Ass…> 4. *Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Media Policy and AI Governance <https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapo…>* 5. *Lecturer in Digital Film / Broadcast <https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapo…>* Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information is highly respected for its strong record of academic research and global experiential learning.

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CFP: "Media Realities" in Jönköping, Sweden
by Erika Polson 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Call for papers: Media Realities International Symposium, Jönköping University Sweden Organisers: Annette Hill (MKV, Jönköping University) and Hario Priambodho (Lund University) Dates: 29-30 April 2026 Media realities face multilevel challenges. Realities play off varieties of representations, technologies and experiences. Media realities are rooted in different professional traditions, e.g. film and television, radio and journalism, gaming, social and synthetic media. There are multiple routes for realities, including archives and records, representations and remixes, virtual and artificial intelligence. These roots and routes for media realities take place in intense, contested settings regarding trust, truth and treatment of the real. In a post referential framework, traditional knowledge systems associated with media and public service institutions face intense scrutiny by audiences and publics, politicians, NGOs and policy and community leaders. For example, engagement with witnesses and accounts of real events, or experts and explanations of scientific knowledge struggle to maintain referential integrity. Is reality played out? This symposium addresses the multiplicities of realities within empirical and theoretical research across media and communications, digital technologies, culture and society. The combination of panels and roundtable discussions foster critical perspectives and methodological reflections on the performative and distortive aspects of media past, present and future. Key questions for this international symposium include 1) what are the various understandings and practices of media realities across industries, technologies, culture and society? 2) How are representations of realities constituted and contested in public, popular and mediated spheres? We invite researchers to explore, analyse and understand the theme of media realities across the following connected areas of enquiry: * Professional practices for media and representations of realities; * Creating realities in film and media, radio and music, virtual realities and AI, gaming and live events, arts and museums; * Deep fakes and manipulation of realities in automated and artificial content: * Media and realities within social movements, mobilisation and activism; * Political realities in news, documentary, information, disinformation and polarization * Popular realities in fiction, drama and entertainment: * Varieties of engagement and experiences of media and realities; * Communication of realities within organisations and media, film and cultural industries; * Realities and mobility, transnational communication and transportation of goods and services, humans and non humans * Global, local, transnational and decolonial media and realities The programme for the symposium across two days includes keynote panels with invited speakers of senior and junior scholars, editors and publishers and open parallel panels. There will be a dedicated website, streaming podcasts of keynote speakers and selected papers from the symposium will be edited in international academic publications, in collaboration with Routledge and Intellect. The senior editors at Routledge and Intellect Press and open access peer reviewed academic journal Media Theory will be present, chairing a workshop on impact, quality research and academic publishing for scientific books and journals. International invited speakers include Julia Brockley (Intellect Press), Simon Dawes (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France), Natalie Foster (Routledge), Annette Hill (Jönköping University, Sweden), Tim Markham (Birkbeck, UK) Hario Priambodho (Lund University, Sweden) and Robert Willim (Lund University, Sweden). Please submit an abstract of 300 words in English by deadline Friday 12 December 2025 to Hario Priambodho (hario.priambodho(a)iko.lu.se<mailto:hario.priambodho@iko.lu.se>). For further information please consult our website https://ju.se/mediarealitiesinternationalsymposium2026<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ju.se/mediarealitiesinternationalsympos…> There is a registration fee of 2800 SEK. The fee covers lunches, beverages and snacks over two days, and an end of symposium meal.

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How Cinema and Media Studies students are improving Wikipedia Panel Nov 12
by Magdalena Olszanowski 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Building Expertise, Sharing Knowledge: How Cinema and Media Studies students are improving Wikipedia Date & Time Nov 12, 2025 01:00 PM EST Description What’s a Wikipedia assignment, and how do faculty incorporate this high-impact project into their Cinema and Media Studies classes? Join us online on November 12 to hear from three professors who have adopted this public-facing coursework into their teaching! Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern Featured Speakers: * Magdalena Olszanowski, Concordia University * Laura Horak, Carleton University * Charisse L’Pree, Syracuse University * Helaine Blumenthal, Wiki Education Session highlights: * Hear faculty reflections on student learning outcomes, best practices, and why they recommend the assignment to others. * Explore how Wikipedia coursework motivates students by empowering them to become knowledge producers, not just consumers. * Learn about nonprofit Wiki Education’s free digital support for your own Wikipedia assignment, including custom course plans, training modules, tools that track student work, subject-specific resources, and staff support. Wiki Education has supported thousands of courses at more than 800 institutions across the U.S. and Canada, empowering over 145,000 students to add more than 100 million words to Wikipedia. Collectively, their work has been viewed billions of times. Join us on November 12 to learn how you and your students can be part of this impact with your own Wikipedia assignment! This program is co-sponsored by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Asian/Pacific American Caucus and the Gender and Feminisms Caucus. <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TgsvxBw2St2T9EEdFOWNdA#/registrati…> Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Building Expertise, Sharing Knowledge: How Cinema and Media Studies students are improving Wikipedia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TgsvxBw2St2T9EEdFOWNdA#/registrati…> us02web.zoom.us<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TgsvxBw2St2T9EEdFOWNdA#/registrati…> [zoom.ico]<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TgsvxBw2St2T9EEdFOWNdA#/registrati…> Magdalena Olszanowski, Ph.D. (she/her/they/them) Part-Time Faculty, Communication Studies, Concordia University Faculty, Cinema & Communication, Dawson College Faculty Advisor, Subtext Journal *Please know that I honour & respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you’re engaging in any of the above, please protect your time and wait to respond until you’re working. Prioritize joy, not email, when and where you can. I acknowledge that Montreal is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.

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Call for Papers: Karl Marx and Max Weber on the Topic of Machines Dominating Labour
by Noel Packard 11 Nov '25

11 Nov '25

Call for Papers: Karl Marx and Max Weber on the Topic of Machines Dominating Labour CAll for PAPERS LINK HERE: https://www.sociologygroup.com/call-for-papers-karl-marx-and-max-weber-on-t… Deadline for abstract submissions 31 December 2025 Online only social science conference *PART OF THE JOINT CONFERENCE 2026 (JC2026) **The 2nd RC20 Regional Conference on Comparative Sociology **The 1st RC56 Regional Conference on Historical Sociology **The 5th RC33 Regional Conference on Social Science Methodology: Asia **📍 Khon Kaen University, Thailand / Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan **🗓 24–28 August 2026 **(Online Conference) *Conference link: https://www.comparative-sociology.online/JC2026.htm More info: An Interview with Organizer Noel Packard RE: Karl Marx and Max Weber on Machines Dominating Labour https://www.sociologygroup.com/an-interview-with-dr-noel-packard-karl-marx-…

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Job: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information Behavior/HCI/UX - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences
by Christopher Lueg 11 Nov '25

11 Nov '25

Hello everybody The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire outstanding faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial iSchool. We invite applications for at least one faculty position in Information Behavior/HCI/UX at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We especially welcome innovative approaches to exploring information needs, behavior, practices, or use; embodied interaction; participatory design, co-design, or human-centered design; engaged scholarship; and/or design and evaluation of user interactions with emerging technologies. Please see below for the official online advertisement: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information Behavior/HCI/UX - School of Information Sciences https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/15534?c=illi… Best, Christopher Lueg Dr. sc.nat. Christopher P. Lueg Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://ischool.illinois.edu/people/christopher-lueg https://www.linkedin.com/in/clueg/ cplueg(a)illinois.edu Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

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Call for Abstracts / Workshop on Digital Authoritarianism in the Global South and East
by Saif Shahin 11 Nov '25

11 Nov '25

Call for Abstracts for a Workshop on Digital Authoritarianism in the Global South and East at the ECPR Joint Sessions University of Innsbruck, Austria 7-10 April 2026 Submission deadline: 3 December 2025 For details and submission, please visit https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/16786 The global decline in political rights and civil liberties has coincided with the expanding reach of the internet. This Workshop examines how emerging digital platforms, practices, and policies help entrench authoritarianism, or exacerbate democratic backsliding, in regions where the majority of humanity resides, including Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America. It maps the transforming terrain of digital authoritarianism, from internet shutdowns and online censorship to surveillance, disinformation, and participatory propaganda. It also elucidates how data justice and civil rights activists are developing strategies to resist such authoritarianism. While research on digital authoritarianism has burgeoned in recent years, the scholarship remains limited to a few nations — typically those already deemed authoritarian. We turn attention to the Global South and East to explore the myriad forms digital authoritarian practices take across societies with varied democratic, totalitarian and hybrid political histories. A Workshop is an effective format to bring scholars interested in diverse contexts to share their work with each other. This will also help generate a more cohesive conceptual understanding of digital authoritarianism and its evolving tools, modalities, and effects. The Workshop will aim to advance knowledge in three key directions. First, while foregrounding the significance of political and historical context, the Workshop will illustrate how comparative and transnational approaches can help us explore the material and normative diffusion of digital authoritarianism. For example, contributions could examine how China’s digital policies serve as a ‘model’ for repressive regimes elsewhere. Second, extant scholarship emphasises internet shutdowns and surveillance as the key instruments of digital authoritarianism. The Workshop will also pay attention to novel modalities such as participatory propaganda and violations of digital rights. Third, moving beyond a narrow focus on states, the Workshop will also consider the role of corporations, tech operators, ordinary users and other actors in reinforcing authoritarianism. It also invites contributions on everyday acts of algorithmic resistance to digital authoritarianism. In line with these objectives, the Workshop calls for papers addressing questions such as: • How do digital technologies, platforms, and infrastructures enable authoritarianism in the Global South and East (GSE)? • How have the modalities of digital authoritarianism—from shutdowns to censorship, propaganda etc— evolved in the GSE? • What are the roles played by diverse actors—including the state, parties, corporations, civil society and citizens—in digital authoritarianism in the GSE? • What factors and conditions can accentuate or ameliorate digital authoritarianism in the GSE? • Who are the targets of digital authoritarianism in the GSE and what is its impact on them? • How does digital authoritarianism diffuse, either materially or normatively, across the GSE—or from the Global North/West to GSE? • How are legal or extra-legal instruments used for/against digital authoritarianism in the GSE? • What are the responses to digital authoritarianism in the GSE and under what conditions are they likely to succeed? • How does digital authoritarianism shape power relations, domestic and international, in the GSE? How to propose your paper for the Workshop Please create an account on the European Consortium for Political Research website, ECPR.eu. Then, visit the Workshop details page ( https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/16786) and choose ‘Propose a Paper.’ The following details are required to complete the submission: • Workshop title (Digital Authoritarianism in the Global South and East); • Paper title (no more than 20 words); • Abstract (no more than 500 words); • 3–8 keywords, selected from a predetermined list, indicating the paper’s subject, theme and scope; • Co-author’s email address as registered in My ECPR (if applicable). Please contact us if you have any questions. Workshop Directors Saif Shahin, Tilburg University, s.s.shahin(a)tilburguniversity.edu Junki Nakahara, University of Amsterdam, j.nakahara(a)uva.nl _____ *Saif Shahin, Ph.D.* Assistant Professor <https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/s-s-shahin> of Digital Culture MA Thesis Coordinator, Dept. of Culture Studies Director, Digital South Research Lab <https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/humanities/digital-south-lab> Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences Tilburg University, Netherlands Associate Editor <https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/witp20/about-this-journal#editorial-bo…> Journal of Information Technology & Politics Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pzy87iEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao> | ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saif-Shahin>

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