Hi Folks, With the usual apologies for cross posting. Come join us for a symposium and PhD Masterclass at QUT. #digcult14 Making Digital Cultures of Gender and Sexuality with Social Media Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane – Australia. Organisers: Ben Light, Jean Burgess, Elija Cassidy and Stefanie Duguay 28/29 October, we will be hosting a symposium dedicated to questions of gender, sexuality and social media followed by a PhD masterclass for students interested in sociocultural qualitative approaches to digital media research. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars in the study of the digital, gender and sexuality, the symposium seeks to further interrogate questions of the contemporary making of digital cultures of gender and sexuality. Whilst difference-based approaches to understanding the gendered make up of social media users and audiences have been considered, this symposium focuses more upon the ways in which gender and sexuality are constructed and circulated with and by this media. Additionally, it will seek to explore how sociotechnical elements of social media are being transferred to other digital cultures of gender and sexuality. Speakers include: Kath Albury (University of New South Wales), Jenine Beekhuyzen (Griffith University), Jean Burgess (QUT), Paul Byron (University of New South Wales), Elija Cassidy (QUT) Stefanie Duguay (QUT), Clif Evers (University of Nottingham Ningbo), Ben Light (QUT), Sharif Mowlabocus (University of Sussex), Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku), Kane Race (The University of Sydney) and Emily Van Der Nagel (Swinburne University). The PhD masterclass on the 29 October will be to enable a small group of 15-20 PhD students to engage with a group of internationally recognized researchers, and with each other, to discuss their work and their plans for its development. Both events are free to attend, but places are limited so early registration is advised. More details can be found at: http://www.digcult.org NB: applications for the PhD masterclass need to be submitted as per the instructions on the symposium website by close of play in your respective time zone, by 19 September 2014. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application no later than the 25 September 2014. Best wishes, Ben. Ben Light PhD MSc BA(Hons) Professor of Digital Media Studies Creative Industries Faculty School of Media, Entertainment and Creative Arts Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct Z1-515 Musk Avenue Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Australia Phone: +61 7 3138 8280 Twitter: @doggyb QUT: http://www.staff.qut.edu.au/staff/lightb Open Access Publications: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Light,_Ben.html Personal Site: http://www.benlight.org<http://www.benlight.org/>