Hello everyone. In regard to resources on digital ethnography, it might also be worth taking considering the work undertaken through the Digital Ethnography Research Centre at RMIT University in Melbourne: http://www.digital-ethnography.net/publications/ Regards, Stefan :: Dr Stefan Schutt :: Research Program Leader - Cultural Diversity, Technologies and Creativity :: Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing :: Victoria University :: e: stefan.schutt@vu.edu.au :: ph: 03 9919 1618 :: m: 0410387622 ________________________________________ From: Air-L [air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org [air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org] Sent: Saturday, 26 September 2015 8:00 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Air-L Digest, Vol 134, Issue 26 Send Air-L mailing list submissions to air-l@listserv.aoir.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org You can reach the person managing the list at air-l-owner@listserv.aoir.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Wikipedia Sampling (Cory Salveson) 2. Jobs: 2 TT Assistant Professor: Screen Studies & Multimedia Journalism (Fordham, NY NY) (Alice E. Marwick) 3. senior faculty position at Temple University (Jan Fernback) 4. CFP: Establishing and Evaluating Digital Ethos and Online Credibility, abstracts due Oct 1 (Shawn Apostel) 5. Re: Social history of the internet course - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html - begins tomorrow Sep 19 at 11 am PT (Scott MacLeod) 6. Re: Article/literature on "conceptions of space/place" for teaching (literature summary!!!) (Daniel Kunzelmann) 7. Must reads on "conceptions of power of numbers/big data" (Daniel Kunzelmann) 8. Re: Must reads on "conceptions of power of numbers/big data" (Alex Leavitt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:42:04 -0500 From: Cory Salveson <corysalveson@gmail.com> To: Alex Halavais <alex@halavais.net> Cc: AoIR-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Wikipedia Sampling Message-ID: <CAAsP=vYDQhO_9omGwqFc9ye7sJ3MLO7Q-9uWFEe4tv9pjouxrw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 For what it's worth, the machine learning company Lateral has actually used raw data (available back to 2007 at http://dumps.wikimedia.org/other/pagecounts-raw) to produce just such a data set as I think Alex is describing, i.e., a "most popular content on Wikipedia" corpus. You can read more about their approach in a blog post here: https://blog.lateral.io/2015/06/the-unknown-perils-of-mining-wikipedia ("The Unknown Perils of Mining Wikipedia"). In particular, it seemed to me that some of the technical details of how they worked with page view data and content dumps, plus their consideration of how to handle bot-created content (even the very idea to plan for how to handle it), might be of interest to you. (If I understand correctly, bots are permitted on Wikimedia sites if they are "harmless" and approved, but not all bots are necessarily known, let alone evaluated.) Have you also considered reaching out to the Wikimedia Research team directly? https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Research_and_Data Cheers, Cory Salveson On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Alex Halavais <alex@halavais.net> wrote:

Hi, Josh,

It depends, of course, on what you are sampling *for*. A "constructed week" is generally based on viewing patterns, and so I suppose you could use traffic data to oversample the most popular pages. Or focus on the front page.

The most obvious here is to just randomly sample. In doing so, you will find a very large number of articles--some of them autogenerated/imported--that have never been touched.

If you haven't, you might consider copying this question over here as well:

https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l

In sum, though, any sampling method that draws on edit histories to study edit histories is probably a problem--ends up wagging the dog a bit. I guess you could use this:

https://aws.amazon.com/datasets/wikipedia-page-traffic-statistics/

to sample based on visitors, but that's a dated collection. I'm sure getting the traffic data from somewhere is a possibility, but seems like a lot of work to create a "constructed week."

Best,

Alex

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Joshua Braun <jabraun@journ.umass.edu> wrote:

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Hi All,

Just a brief question for the list: I'm considering doing a study that looks at the edit histories of a sample of Wikipedia articles, and I'm wondering if there are accepted strategies for assembling a "representative" sample of Wikipedia articles akin to the way that, say, television researchers put together a composite week for content analyses.

Obviously any sampling strategy will come with limitations, upsides, and downsides. I'm mostly curious as to whether there are accepted sampling methods that have emerged in the literature dealing with Wikipedia.

Thanks!

All the Best, Josh -- Josh Braun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies Journalism Department University of Massachusetts Amherst

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------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:35:38 -0400 From: "Alice E. Marwick" <amarwick@gmail.com> To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Jobs: 2 TT Assistant Professor: Screen Studies & Multimedia Journalism (Fordham, NY NY) Message-ID: <CANOcqdwzGT6ShYiydC6wvO2AZU8W4sNJ+rYN5qSAZPoH=yJR_w@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 My department at Fordham, Communication and Media Studies, is hiring. Note that we are a great place for junior faculty: we have hired some incredible people over the last few years, we are launching a new MA program next year and a new undergraduate curriculum is in the works. And you'd get to work with me :) I'm not on the hiring committee for either job but would be happy to answer questions about Fordham. Screen Studies & Media Convergence http://cms.blog.fordham.edu/open-position-tenure-track-assistant-professor-i... <http://apply.interfolio.com/31823> The Department of Communication and Media studies at Fordham University, The Jesuit University of New York, invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position in Screen Studies, to start September 1, 2016. The position involves teaching both at Fordham?s Lincoln Center and Rose Hill campuses. The ideal candidate should have a specialization in film and television studies within the context of media convergence and globalization. Applicants whose work focuses on social movements and activist media are particularly welcome. The candidate should have a robust research agenda, evidence of teaching excellence, and the ability to contribute to Fordham?s Jesuit core curriculum. Requirements: - Ph.D. in cinema studies, media studies, or a related area by June 30, 2016. - Ability to teach a wide variety of historical and theoretical courses in film and television studies - A strong publication record, and evidence of excellence in teaching - Commitment to mentoring and advising students Multimedia Journalism http://cms.blog.fordham.edu/open-position-tenure-track-assistant-professor-i... <http://apply.interfolio.com/31824> Fordham University, The Jesuit University of New York, invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position in its Department of Communication and Media Studies, to start September 1, 2016. The position will be based at Fordham?s Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan. Applicants are sought in the area of multimedia journalism with research emphasis on media, race and ethnicity. <http://apply.interfolio.com/31824>The ideal candidate will be a scholar-practitioner, prepared to apply historical and critical insights to the teaching of practical and theoretical multimedia journalism courses. Expertise in media, race and ethnicity, with a potential focus on alternative and advocacy journalism, social justice reporting, and related areas would be particularly welcome, as would research in bilingual media and multimedia scholarship related to the Global South. A robust research agenda, and solid understanding of journalistic standards, practices and ethics is required. Practical experience and ability to serve as an advisor to student media outlets highly desirable. Requirements: - Ph.D. in communication or a related area by June 30, 2016. - Ability to teach a wide variety of practical courses and theoretical/critical courses on the undergraduate and Master?s level in our new Public Media MA - Solid grounding in contemporary journalistic challenges, standards, practices and ethics - Teaching competency in a minimum of one multimedia production area; mobile and data-driven reporting strategies highly desired - A strong publication record, and evidence of excellence in teaching - Commitment to mentoring and advising students - Practical experience preferred - Ability to teach in Fordham?s interdisciplinary Latin American Studies Program a plus -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Director, McGannon Center Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick@fordham.edu http://www.mcgannoncenter.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:37:20 -0400 From: Jan Fernback <fernback@temple.edu> To: air-l <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] senior faculty position at Temple University Message-ID: <CAD-PeRvW4fOOpryUgw88zzEV9O6bNRerS+9e2XRh-4Asq6ddWQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 *Temple University**Senior Rank Faculty Position* *Department of Media Studies and Production* *Description:* The Department of Media Studies and Production at Temple University invites applications for a tenured associate or full professor in *media and social change*, to begin fall of 2016. Research and teaching should focus on public, community-based, independent, and/or activist media. Expertise in media and under-represented populations is desirable. *Qualifications:* Candidates will have a Ph.D. in communication or a related social research discipline. Successful candidates should have a demonstrated record of publishing in leading academic journals as well as evidence of effective teaching commensurate with the level of appointment. In addition to a focus on media and social change, research and teaching interests in other communication areas that complement the department?s interests in digital, political, race/ethnicity, gender, globalization, or urban communication are welcome. *About the Department:* The Department of Media Studies and Production ( http://smc.temple.edu/msp) is one of four departments in the School of Media and Communication (SMC). The department has more than 1,000 undergraduate majors in four tracks: Media Production, Media Business & Entrepreneurship, Media Analysis, and Emergent Media. The MSP Department also offers a minor in Digital Media Technologies. On the graduate level, the department offers an M.A. in in Media Studies and Production, and faculty members contribute to an interdisciplinary M.S. in Globalization and Development Communication and a Ph.D. program in Media and Communication. *About the School:* Temple University?s School of Media and Communication (SMC) is located in Philadelphia, the nation's fourth-largest media market. In addition to Media Studies and Production, departments in the SMC include Journalism, Advertising, and Strategic Communication, along with a shared bachelor?s degree in Communication Studies (http://smc.temple.edu). More than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in the School of Media and Communication, including more than 100 students pursuing graduate degrees. Across its departments, the school has a unified focus on the role of communication in urban life. Temple University has more than 35,000 students in the region and at several international campuses. For more information about Temple University, please visit http://www.temple.edu. Temple University is an equal opportunity, equal access affirmative action employer, committed to achieving a diverse community. *Application Instructions: *To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than December 7, 2015. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and at least one research manuscript. All materials should be submitted via email to the Senior Rank Search Committee at MSPmedia@temple.edu. Questions can be directed to Dr. Tom Jacobson, Chair of Senior Rank Search Committee, at tlj@temple.edu. -- Jan Fernback, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program Dept of Media Studies & Production School of Media & Communication Temple University 2020 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215.204.3041 New book: Teaching Communication and Media Studies <http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415886635/> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:05:17 -0400 From: Shawn Apostel <shawn.apostel@gmail.com> To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] CFP: Establishing and Evaluating Digital Ethos and Online Credibility, abstracts due Oct 1 Message-ID: <CAOeZqnboiZwcnaHsSDTLgYhA-UW0b6OdG1SdYyM_-4Kp_eayEw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 CFP: Establishing and Evaluating Digital Ethos and Online Credibility, abstracts due Oct 1 With the near-ubiquity of smartphones, tablets, and laptops, access to acquiring and publishing online information has never been easier; however, with this advance in information technology comes new challenges for content providers to establish credibility and for students, researchers, and consumers to develop effective ways of evaluating online credibility. This book addresses an international audience by offering approaches to evaluating the credibility of digital sources, including specific advice that can be gleaned from popular websites and techniques useful for a wide variety of digital genres. We propose three sections to this edited book which will cover the following topics: General approaches to evaluating online credibility; Establishing and evaluating credibility with popular websites; Establishing and evaluating credibility in a variety of digital genres. Proposals Submission Deadline (250 word abstract): October 1, 2015 Full Chapters Due: December 15, 2015 Submission Date: May 15, 2016 For more information visit: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1872 -- Shawn Apostel, Ph.D -- Assistant Professor of Communication Instructional Technology Specialist Bellarmine University -- @apostels shawn.apostel@gmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:30:38 -0700 From: Scott MacLeod <helianth@gmail.com> To: "air-l@listserv.aoir.org" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org>, Polina Kolozaridi <poli.kolozaridi@gmail.com>, Joan Okitoi <jokitoi@gmail.com>, Jessika Tremblay <jessika.tremblay@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Social history of the internet course - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html - begins tomorrow Sep 19 at 11 am PT Message-ID: <CAKy-ybUii=qs2aReBUmk3Oo3uXvzLycHu+YKnGo0Aaj0GtuuBw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi AoIR, Polina, Joan, Jessika, Barry and friends, I'm going to postpone teaching this "social history of the internet course" course this autumn due to class size - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html . But it looks like I'll be assisting / co-teaching this other open "Tourism, Art and Modernity" course using these same "classroom" technologies, namely Harvard's virtual island in SL and Google group video Hangouts, here https://www.academia.edu/s/19ac1100ab beginning later this autumn, if anyone is interested (see, too: http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2015/09/crab-tourism-studies-and-virtual.h... ). I'll also be developing the "Information Technology, the Network Society, and the Global University ~ Course & Syllabus" web page in terms of the global university component with time, including adding online "global university" talks and readings and Hangout opportunities. In preparing to donate CC World University and School to CC Wikidata, WUaS is hopefully moving from Wikia to Wikidata e.g. here Internet Studies - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies - soonish. Best, Scott https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Scott MacLeod <helianth@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear AoIR colleagues (and Polina, Joly, Christian, Joan and Jessika and friends),

I'm writing to let you know of the open free online course and syllabus I'm beginning to teach here - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/InfoTechNetworkSocGlobalUniv.html . This course will meet on Saturdays beginning tomorrow thru 12/12 from 11am-1 pm Pacific Time (California time), in the first hour in Google + group video Hangouts from here - https://plus.google.com/+ScottMacLeodWorldUniversity/posts - and in the second hour on Harvard's virtual island in Second Life (both for interactivity and conversation). I've also added other talks in video I've given about this social history of the internet this course and syllabus web page too.

Best, Scott

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Message-ID: <5605A1EC.3060701@yahoo.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Dear all, About half a year ago, I wrote an email to this list asking for some help on specific literature on "space/place" for the purpose of teaching... "...discuss how digitalization/digitization changes todays places/spaces and our conceptions of those (physical, social, political, urban, hybrid, etc.). By "digitalization/digitization" I mean the empirical - material and symbolic - phenomena, not the concept (e.g. locative media-in-use, digital infrastructures, social media, etc.). Using theoretical texts, I want them to acquire knowledge on the key concepts of "space" and/or "place". How can we think space and/or place? And how can we apply such concepts in order to better understand todays digital developments in many spheres of (everday) life?" I finally put together all your suggestions and literature advices. You'll find them here: https://danielderkunzelmann.piratenpad.de/airl-space-place-lit Special thanks to Dawn Gilmore who has done a lot of the copy-and-paste work which I could use to create this list!!! Thanks again for all these contribution :) Daniel P.S.: And sorry that it took me so long, but this has been really busy 6 month... Daniel Kunzelmann, Ph.D.c / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich / Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology twitter @der_kunzelmann blog http://transformations-blog.com/daniel-kunzelmann/ web http://unibas.academia.edu/DanielKunzelmann linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-kunzelmann/7b/426/9a5 ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:18:27 +0200 From: Daniel Kunzelmann <kunzelmann.daniel@yahoo.de> To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Must reads on "conceptions of power of numbers/big data" Message-ID: <5605AC13.7030403@yahoo.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Dear all, Again, eager to start yet another list of literature :) ...the issue at stake this time: ethnographic and/or anthropological work on the power of numbers (with a specific focus on big data)! Anyone wants to share their must-read with me? I'm teaching another undergraduate course this upcoming semester in the field of digital anthropology. The seminars title: "On the power of numbers: How databases and quantification now do (their) work in everyday life (and how they have always done so?). The title is a bit cryptic, but the idea is that I do want to explore today's phenomenon of big data by contrasting it with other forms/ways of quantification(s) (e.g. statistics, etc.) that have already had an influence on our lifes for much longer time than today's databases, social network sites or algorithms. Or to put it differently: to understand big data I want to look on how numbers have been unfolding their power in different times of history. Using theoretical texts, I want my students to acquire knowledge on the key concepts of "big data" "databases", "numbers" and "quantifications". How can we think these phenomena today? How can we relate them to power? How to they rule and govern our lifes, but also how are they challenged and reworked? And, lasts but not least, how can we apply such concepts in order to better understand todays digital developments in many spheres of (everday) life (from health to sharing economy to body conceptions, etc.)? My idea would be to teach two types of concepts: a.) "new" Cultural and Social Anthropological concepts and theories that explicitly talk about and refer to digital phenomena as in "big data", "databases", "algorithms", etc. b.) "classical" ones that do NOT explicitly talk about these issues, but that you would consider highly applicable to understand such phenomena (e.g. work on statistics, quantifications, numbers, etc.). I'd be very happy if you, once again, shared your knowledge and insights with me and my students. You may either do this by answering to this post or directly typing in your suggestions here: https://danielderkunzelmann.piratenpad.de/airl-power-of-numbers-big-data Either way, I will again share the list with the community afterwards :) kind regards, Daniel P.S.: Since this is a reading list for students, It would be awesome if you could maybe also name a chapter or pages if you suggest a classic work (e.g. what of Foucault would you suggest if you think the concept of "governmentality" would help...) Daniel Kunzelmann, Ph.D.c / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich / Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology twitter @der_kunzelmann blog http://transformations-blog.com/daniel-kunzelmann/ web http://unibas.academia.edu/DanielKunzelmann linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-kunzelmann/7b/426/9a5 ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:28:12 -0700 From: Alex Leavitt <alexleavitt@gmail.com> To: Daniel Kunzelmann <kunzelmann.daniel@yahoo.de> Cc: AoIR-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Must reads on "conceptions of power of numbers/big data" Message-ID: <CACBxmg7b4CL0mmKOUus=CFDj75EaVFuQ32KeN6SCFEqqx_m5cw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I cannot recommend highly enough the work of Diana Forsythe; people are now discovering in their own fieldwork what she had already said a decade ago: Forsythe, D. (2002). Studying Those Who Study Us: An Anthropologist in the World of Artificial Intelligence. David Hess, ed. Stanford: Stanford University Press. The other important source would be Lucy Suchman's work: Suchman, L. (1994). Do categories have politics? : the language/action perspective reconsidered. In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 2, 3, p. 177-190. I've also compiled a small collection of resources and people interested in digital ethnography. Literature is available here: https://www.zotero.org/groups/digitalethnography --- Alexander Leavitt PhD Candidate USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism http://alexleavitt.com Twitter: @alexleavitt <http://twitter.com/alexleavitt> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Daniel Kunzelmann < kunzelmann.daniel@yahoo.de> wrote:

Dear all,

Again, eager to start yet another list of literature :)

...the issue at stake this time: ethnographic and/or anthropological work on the power of numbers (with a specific focus on big data)!

Anyone wants to share their must-read with me? I'm teaching another undergraduate course this upcoming semester in the field of digital anthropology. The seminars title: "On the power of numbers: How databases and quantification now do (their) work in everyday life (and how they have always done so?). The title is a bit cryptic, but the idea is that I do want to explore today's phenomenon of big data by contrasting it with other forms/ways of quantification(s) (e.g. statistics, etc.) that have already had an influence on our lifes for much longer time than today's databases, social network sites or algorithms.

Or to put it differently: to understand big data I want to look on how numbers have been unfolding their power in different times of history.

Using theoretical texts, I want my students to acquire knowledge on the key concepts of "big data" "databases", "numbers" and "quantifications". How can we think these phenomena today? How can we relate them to power? How to they rule and govern our lifes, but also how are they challenged and reworked? And, lasts but not least, how can we apply such concepts in order to better understand todays digital developments in many spheres of (everday) life (from health to sharing economy to body conceptions, etc.)?

My idea would be to teach two types of concepts:

a.) "new" Cultural and Social Anthropological concepts and theories that explicitly talk about and refer to digital phenomena as in "big data", "databases", "algorithms", etc.

b.) "classical" ones that do NOT explicitly talk about these issues, but that you would consider highly applicable to understand such phenomena (e.g. work on statistics, quantifications, numbers, etc.).

I'd be very happy if you, once again, shared your knowledge and insights with me and my students. You may either do this by answering to this post or directly typing in your suggestions here:

https://danielderkunzelmann.piratenpad.de/airl-power-of-numbers-big-data

Either way, I will again share the list with the community afterwards :)

kind regards, Daniel

P.S.: Since this is a reading list for students, It would be awesome if you could maybe also name a chapter or pages if you suggest a classic work (e.g. what of Foucault would you suggest if you think the concept of "governmentality" would help...)

Daniel Kunzelmann, Ph.D.c / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich / Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology twitter @der_kunzelmann blog http://transformations-blog.com/daniel-kunzelmann/ web http://unibas.academia.edu/DanielKunzelmann linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-kunzelmann/7b/426/9a5

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