ECIS Workshop: Surveillance in the Digital Society
Surveillance in the Digital Society Hi All Can I please share with you our workshop details: Workshop announcement: See for details ‘Surveillance in the Digital Society <http://ecis2019.eu/programme/workshops-and-tutorials/surveillance-in-the-digital-society-1.421392>’ Surveillance is not a new phenomenon, digitalization has however enabled surveillance of a magnitude we have not seen before. On social media people share the intimacies of their lives, leading to a huge repository of information. Additionally the volume of digital surveillance devices, such as stationary surveillance systems (CCTV), mobile devices such as smartphones, body-worn cameras, cameras in cars, drones and a variety of sensors. The development in algorithms and artificial intelligence, advances also the analytical step in surveillance, for example by face and motion recognition. The workshop invites short papers that reflect upon surveillance in the digital society by looking at how these practices are constructed, organised, experienced and regulated. A non-exhaustive list of different angles may include (but are not limited to): Self-surveillance - The attention one pays to one’s behaviour whilst, actuality or virtuality, being observed. Organizational surveillance - Digitized work-places enabling the monitoring of employees, partners, and customers posing ethical dilemmas Societal surveillance - The disproportionate, unlimited citizen online monitoring, enabled by new anti-terrorism laws, criticized for turning citizens into suspects. Sousveillance - The act of surveilling others as they surveil you Resistance towards surveillance - The use of strategies to avoid or disrupt the surveillance mechanisms The purpose with the workshop A half-day workshop that will consist of a keynote speaker Professor Ben Light and presentation of accepted papers in a round table fashion. The workshop should be seen as a springboard for ideas and early-stage manuscripts. The format is meant to encourage reflective discussions between researchers interested in surveillance in the digital society. The workshop will target junior and established academics that are attending ECIS, and we particularly encourage early career and PhD students to submit. Submissions will be screened but not reviewed, and we will apply a generous policy in this “first round” and accept all papers that fall within the above stated theme/scope of the workshop. Relevant Dates Workshop will be held on June 11 at Kista Campus, Stockholm University Submissions due by April 1 Replies by April 15 Submission Guidelines All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference except for the ECIS 2019 main conference. It is okay to submit a short version of a paper that has been submitted to ECIS, regardless of whether it has been accepted or rejected. All papers should be in PDF format and may not exceed 4 pages (references are excluded from this page count). The format is meant to encourage reflective discussions between researchers interested in surveillance in the digital society. Submissions will be screened but not reviewed, and we will apply a generous policy in this “first round” and accept all papers that fall within the theme/scope of the workshop. Submit your papers here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecis2019 <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Decis2019&data=02%7C01%7Cm.griffiths%40salford.ac.uk%7Cfbe5eeeacc5f4cc54c6908d6a6316531%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C636879128414562389&sdata=cNiuSVivsjpagHfHfA0fsYJXphL0U%2Fqxgx15kNo3plQ%3D&reserved=0> Questions could be sent to: marie.eneman@gu.se <mailto:marie.eneman@gu.se> Keynote speaker We are delighted to announce that Professor Ben Light will be keynote speaker at our workshop. Ben Light, Professor of Digital Society, University of Salford, Manchester, UK.
The Department of Sociological Studies wishes to recruit three Lecturers in Digital Media and Society (permanent/open-ended), starting on 1 July 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. Successful candidates will have an interest in how the digital relates to core social issues, for example identity, inequality, everyday life, work, the life course. APhD in relevant discipline, expertise in Digital Media and Society and experience of teaching in the subject area, ideally at undergraduate and postgraduate level, are essential. You will have a growing record of quality research publications and will develop your research profile in line with the Departmental Research Strategy, through personal research, applying for research funding, and supervising research students. Successful candidates will play a key role in contributing to the Department’s portfolio, maintaining its high standards of teaching through delivering modules in Digital Media and Society on BA and MA programmes in this area. You will teach or run modules in some (but not all) of the following areas at BA or MA level: - Researching Digital Society - Sociology of the Media - Digital Methods - Visual Methods - Digital Identities - Social Media and Society - Digital Media and Society Work Placement You will make a contribution to undergraduate and MA dissertation supervision. *Job Reference Number:* UOS021874 *Contract Type:* Open-ended *Salary:* Grade 8: £40,792 to £48,677 per annum, with potential to progress to £54,765 through sustained exceptional contribution (open ended position) *Closing Date:* 15th April 2019 *Details:* *https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs>* > current vacancies > search ‘digital’ (please don’t email asking for a specific URL, it doesn’t work to copy and paste this). -- Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society University of Sheffield T: 0114 2226488 E: h.kennedy@sheffield.ac.uk OUT NOW: (with others) 'Data Visualisations: Newsroom Trends and Everyday Engagements' in J. Gray & L. Bounegru (eds) *The Data Journalism Handbook 2: towards a critical data practice*, available in online beta at: https://datajournalismhandbook.org/handbook/two/experiencing-data/data-visua... OUT SOON: *Data Visualization in Society* (ed with Martin Engebretesen, Amsterdam University Press
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Helen Kennedy -
Marie Griffiths