Dear colleague I am so sorry. Can you try again? Here is the link: https://www.essachess.com/index.php/jcs/announcement/view/38 Also, you'll find the CFP below. Best regards, ----- Call for Papers for volume 16, n° 1(33)/ 2024: Digital Methods and Fields: Feminist Perspectives The digital, at once instrument, method, field and object of research (Bourdeloie, 2013) renews the methods and methodologies of the social sciences (Millette et al., 2020). When combined with a feminist perspective, it also has the potential to undermine the gender "system", starting from the idea that science and the techniques that underpin it are not “pure”. The calculations involved are not neutral, and the massive amounts of data collected are no guarantee of objectivity (Venturini et al., 2014). The methodologies used have "political consequences" (Proulx, 2020). A "political and epistemic gaze" (Ibid.) on methods and methodologies sheds light on the conditions of data production, collection and analysis, in other words, on the "impure" and situated nature of knowledge (Harding, 1991). Interrogating methods and methodologies from a feminist position therefore means paying particular attention to the biases that preside over the production and interpretation of data, and turning these biases into heuristic and epistemic resources with a view to producing more "objective" research (Ibid.). Digital technology, no longer as a method or tool but this time considered as an environment, blurs the boundaries of gender. Computer sciences, and today artificial intelligence, denounced as the "new engineering of power" (Crawford, 2021), are imbued with gender biases infused into the social body. From design to use, gender norms circulate in productions, traces, discourses and practices. The aim is to examine the new challenges posed by statistics and massive data to gender and the observation of this social relationship. Challenges are indeed posed in terms of method, as digital technology opens up new possibilities. Following on from work on feminist epistemology (Haraway, 2007; Harding, 1991), the aim of this call for proposals is to ask whether feminist research1 can enrich digital methods (Hesse-Biber, 2012), promote more inclusive approaches, escape the gender biases to which conventional methodologies expose themselves, escape the binarity of technical and investigative devices, make the identification of these biases a source of reflexivity, and make visible the words of gender and sexual minorities in data processing. Finally, from a critical perspective, we will also ask whether, in response to the concentration brought about by the Internet giants, other alternative forms of organization are possible (Dulong de Rosnay and Musiani, 2020). Proposed themes Theme 1. Mixed, interdisciplinary methods and "online/offline" articulation This topic focuses on work that articulates several methods, disciplines and levels of analysis, within the framework of a feminist perspective applied to the digital. Firstly, we wish to discuss the relevance of using mixed methods, which articulate elements borrowed from quantitative and qualitative approaches. We look forward to receiving proposals presenting methodological considerations or fieldwork that transcend the traditional divide between the qualitative and the quantitative. Epistemological approaches aimed at defining the boundaries, contributions and limits of mixed methods in feminist digital studies are also welcome. As an example, we can cite the use of network analysis to obtain a targeted corpus which size is no longer an obstacle to qualitative study, used by Julien Mésangeau and Céline Morin in their analysis of the social activity of the manosphere on YouTube (Mésangeau and Morin, 2021). Virginie Julliard's study of the structuring of the anti-gender mobilization on Twitter, coupled with the study of the circulation of images and a semiotic approach, is another example of a possible combination (Julliard, 2022). The inter- and multidisciplinarity of the methods used can also be problematized. Gender studies, like digital media analysis, take place in a context of strong interdisciplinarity within the social sciences. This area will welcome proposals that address research carried out in inter- or multidisciplinary contexts, as well as reflections on how disciplinary divisions impact our understanding of the phenomena under study. Confrontation and discussion of models may also aim at identifying blind spots. In his computer science thesis, Nick Doty (2020) uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines ethnographic work with the use of statistical and computer science methods, to address the question of gender inequalities (among others) in participation in the development of Internet standards affecting privacy. Lastly, proposals may address the articulation between digital and "offline" methods for apprehending online phenomena2. The intention here is to highlight work that uses face-to-face social science survey methods (such as in-depth interviews, in situobservation, user observation research, focus groups, etc.) alongside digital fieldwork. In this way, we hope to go beyond the common-sense opposition between digital practices and "real life", while reflecting on how the online phenomena observed make sense within the framework of a wider social reality. For example, one possible investigative approach to identifying the relevant online spaces to study in order to understand the uses of a community consists in starting from the practices described by interviewees in different circles of sociability on the field (interrelational network, associations, etc.). This was the choice made by Lucie Delias and Mélanie Lallet in their study of online information practices around transidentity (Lallet and Delias, 2018; Delias and Lallet, 2019). In her thesis on the conditions of production and circulation of "online/offline" discourses produced by the #NousToutes movement, which fights against sexist and sexual violences, Irène Despontin Lefèvre (2022) also articulates online observation of the digital platforms used by the collective with an ethnographic approach combining on site observations and interviews. Regardless of the chosen angle, the authors are particularly encouraged to implement a reflexive approach, questioning the interest of the articulations proposed as well as the modes of data collection and analysis developed to correspond to their research objectives. Theme 2. What contribution does feminist epistemology make to digital methods? The humanities and social sciences have debated feminism as an epistemology, methodology or method. Debates have focused on how feminism might challenge traditional methodologies, and on the possible specificity of feminist methods of inquiry (Harding, 1987). While Sandra Harding acknowledged that there were no "distinctively feminist" methods, she did concede that feminist research gathered its material under specific conditions. As Isabelle Clair (2016) writes of the relationship to the field, the "nature of the interactions that develop in the course of an investigation, as well as the investigator's transformation of the lives of others on the field(...) pose numerous problems that singularly intersect with the promotion of a feminist science" (Clair, 2016, p. 70). This characteristic feminist outlook has led several authors to consider that, by focusing on the political, feminist research enriches classical methodological approaches and their methods (Hesse-Biber, 2012; DeVault and Gross, 2012; Reinharz and Kulick, 2007; Bobo, 1989; hooks, 1992), just as it promotes more inclusive approaches (Hesse-Biber and Piatelli, 2012, p. 145; Chandrashekar, 2020). Digital technology, as an instrument, method, field and research object (Bourdeloie, 2013), has renewed social science methods and methodologies (Millette et al., 2020). Inspired by standpoint theory, academic research has explored whether it can be mobilized, on a methodological level, for research on social media (Luka and Millette, 2018); and to what extent it is possible to adopt an ethic of care. For instance, the work of Jaércio Da Silva (2020) studies the deployment of intersectional and related social movements on the web (such as Afrofeminism). The aim of this focus area is to emphasize the specificities in terms of approach, methodology and method posed by feminist, intersectional and gender studies. More than a category, an observable or a tool of subjectivity, could gender not also constitute an approach, method or methodology for observing multiple genders and sexualities? To what extent do shifts in observed gender boundaries modify methods and ways of conducting research, and vice versa? To what extent does feminist research mobilize specific methods for observing mechanisms of social differentiation, categorization and hierarchization? And above all, to what extent can the digital constitute a method for deploying a feminist ethic? Theme 3. What challenges do big data pose for gender? Digital technology and the new dynamics of production, collection and analysis of so-called big data pose new challenges to gender (Luka and Millette, 2018). Gender becomes problematic when it is used as a measurement tool and confused with the notion of sex (Cervulle and Quemener, 2014). If, for a long time, quantitative sociology was only able to rely on the official recording of the individual's "sex" (de Singly, 2012) and limit itself to collecting and analyzing gendered data, more and more surveys are deploying new devices to meet challenges more in line with complex, individual realities. However, from a methodological point of view, is it possible, in statistical terms, to observe this social relationship, to design new indicators and new descriptions? The aim of this section is to examine how - and to what extent - massive, qualitative and quantitative data can be used to investigate gender-related issues. How can we build quality data and tools that are gender-sensitive and escape the binary model? How can we think about group logics and particularities? To go beyond the question of representativeness and tackle issues of inclusiveness in data and models, particularly statistical models, we need to devise an appropriate data policy and rework notions of transparency, representation, accessibility and ethics. How can we meet this challenge? While data availability and accessibility are increasing, it is also important to promote the use of existing data to deepen and diversify analyses of gender issues. These efforts need to be supported by initiatives to promote and raise awareness of gender data among research staff, public officials and the general public, so as to improve understanding and use of such data. Finally, are there any attempts to renew methods of data collection and analysis linked to the research questions investigated by gender studies, in order to better grasp the interweaving of social relations? This is, for example, what was proposed by the approach of the "Violences et rapports de genre" (Virage) survey conducted in France by the Institut national des études démographiques (Ined, 2017; Brown et al., 2021), which "instituted the foundations of a methodology that avoids using the legal gender categories in the questions put to interviewees". NOTES 1 ↑ On the "online"/"offline" articulation, see also Hoang, Mahéo, Mellot, Pasquer-Jeanne and Theviot, 2021. 2 ↑ See Gloria González Fuster (LSTS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), "Vers une théorie féministe du droit à la protection des données à caractère personnel?" (20.10.21), journées du Centre Internet et Société. References Bourdeloie, H. (2021). « Genre·s et numérique », Publictionnaire. 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Méthodes de recherche en contexte numérique, une orientation qualitative, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal. Proulx, S. (2020). « Une nécessaire politique des méthodes pour la transition numérique », in Millette, M., Millerand, F., Myles, D. & Latzko-Toth, G. (dir.). Méthodes de recherche en contexte numérique, une orientation qualitative, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 291-302. Singly (de), F. (2012). Le questionnaire. L'enquête et ses méthodes (3e édition), Armand Colin. Uzun Weidner, N. (2020). “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Gender Bias”, in Ross, K. et al. (ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication, J. Wiley & Sons. Venturini, T., Cardon, D. & Cointet, J.-P. (2014). « Méthodes digitales. Approches quali/quanti des données numériques : Présentation du numéro spécial », Réseaux, 6 (188), 9-21. Important Deadlines November 10, 2023: submission of the proposal in the form of an extended abstract of maximum 2 pages. The proposal must include a list of recent references and 5 keywords November 30, 2023: acceptance of the proposal February 15, 2024: full paper submission March 30, 2024: reviewer’s comments to be communicated to authors April 30, 2024: submission of paper with final revisions (after revisions) July 2024: journal publication Full papers should be between 6,000-8,000 words in length. Papers may be submitted in English or French. The abstracts should be in English or French as well (150-200 words) followed by 5 keywords. Please provide the full names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of all authors, indicating the contact author. Papers, and any queries, should be sent to: essachess@gmail.com <> Authors of the accepted papers will be notified by e-mail. **** Hélène Bourdeloie Centre Internet et Société (CIS) CNRS, délégation Université Sorbonne Paris Nord / Paris Nord Sorbonne University LabSIC & chercheuse associée au CARISM (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
Le 23 oct. 2023 à 17:59, F vandenboom <f.vandenboom@hotmail.com> a écrit :
Dear Helene, the call on the website seems to be cat off on the sides. Perhaps its thr mobile version ?
I would like to submit an abstract
Kind regards
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Full papers should be between 6,000-8,000 words in length. Papers may be submitted in English or French. The abstracts should be in English or French as well (150-200 words) followed by 5 keywords.
Please provide the full names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of all authors, indicating the contact author.
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Chères et chers collègues,
Nous avons le plaisir de diffuser cet appel à articles <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essac... <https://www.essachess.com/index.php/jcs/announcement/view/38>> (en anglais et en français) pour un dossier sur "Le numérique comme méthodes et terrains. Perspectives féministes » dans la revue Essachess <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essac... <https://www.essachess.com/index.php/jcs/index>>. La revue publie dans les deux langues.
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Les articles complets doivent compter entre 6 000 et 8 000 mots. Les articles peuvent être soumis en anglais ou en français. Les résumés doivent être en anglais et en français (150-200 mots) suivis de 5 mots clés.
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Au plaisir de vous lire,
Audrey, Hélène et Mélanie
**** Hélène Bourdeloie Centre Internet et Société (CIS) CNRS, délégation Université Sorbonne Paris Nord / Paris Nord Sorbonne University LabSIC & chercheuse associée au CARISM (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
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