[CITASA] Digital Culture 2009
Please see details of forthcoming workshop below:
2nd Digital Cultures Workshop: Social Media Publics
4-5 June, 2009
University of Salford, U.K.
Call for Papers
Organizers
Ben Light and Marie Griffiths, University of Salford.
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University.
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Carsten Sørensen
Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of Management, London
School of Economics
Dr. Theresa Senft
School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, University of East
London
It is clear that the boundaries between the public¹ and the private¹ are
becoming increasingly blurred within and amongst sites of home and work.
Indeed, in the wake of reality television shows, national identity card
schemes, increased social media usage and the like, publicity appears to be
the order of the day. For this workshop we seek papers that discuss the
issues raised for those living in environments where there is seemingly
little room for privacy. As was the case last year, we intend for the
workshop to be multi-disciplinary in nature, broad in the approaches
participants take and issues they cover. If your work is about any aspect of
digital culture, this is the workshop for you! The following are thus only
indicative of potential topics that could be raised:
·How do people domesticate social media in their attempts to maintain a
balance in publicity and privacy? Do they? Why do they, or don¹t they?
·What matters are raised by increased access to data about individuals and
organizations?
·What does the blurring of boundaries between public and private mean for
our knowledge and experiences of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and
disability?
·How are ICT mediated spaces created and maintained at home, work and those
spaces in between? For example, how are geek gamers¹ finding spaces to
play now the only console in the house can be in the living room?
·How are ICT policies shaping public and private spaces throughout societies
around the world?
·What privacy issues are presented by media convergence?
·What role are mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies playing in
public and private spaces?
·How is the increased commodification of social media affecting our privacy?
Following from the first workshop we continue to see this workshop having
three purposes. First, we seek to give voice and structure to existing new
media, ICT and technology related research which may not readily sit within
conventionally accepted areas. Second, we wish to draw in research on new
forms of digital technology, ICT, computing, organizing and social
interactions. Third, we want to continue discussions regarding potential
futures for ICT related research which combine research as related to the
evolving forms and functions of work organizations and the changing
boundaries and relations between these organizations and their social
milieus.
We seek abstracts (of up to 600 words) that focus upon some aspect of
digital culture. We hope to have a special issue of a journal associated
with the workshop as was the case last year (a special issue of the Journal
of Information, Communication, Ethics and Society is to be published early
in 2009). Abstracts should be submitted to Ben Light at:
b.light@salford.ac.uk mailto:b.light@salford.ac.uk
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Date: 28 February 2009
Notification of Acceptance: 31 March 2009
Workshop Dates: 4 and 5 June 2009
Workshop Arrangements
The fee for presentation/attendance at the workshop is £75. This will cover
refreshments and meals throughout the workshop and a workshop dinner to be
held on the evening of the 4th of June.
There is no fee for PhD students, however they still need to register for
the workshop. PhD student registration includes refreshments during the
workshop but excludes attendance at the workshop dinner (This is subject to
a £25 fee, payable upon registration).
From February 2009, you will be able to register for the workshop at:
Further details regarding the location of the workshop will be posted nearer
the time at: http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk
If you experience any difficulties regarding the workshop arrangements,
please do get in touch with Nathalie Audren-Howarth at:
n.audren@salford.ac.uk.
Accommodation
Delegates should arrange their own accommodation with their preferred hotel.
Below are a few hotels in the area.
Best wishes,
Ben.
Ben Light
Professor of Technology and Society
Director: IS, Organisation and Society Research Centre
School of Media, Music and Performance
University of Salford
Adelphi House
SALFORD
M3 6EN
Tel. +44 (0)161 295 5443
www.benlight.org
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk
www.isos.salford.ac.uk
Apologies for cross postings
Just a reminder that the closing date for submission of abstracts for the 2nd Digital Cultures Workshop is the 28 February 2009. Full details are below. Abstracts should be sent directly to me at b.light@salford.ac.uk
Best wishes,
Ben
Professor Ben Light
Director: IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre
Acting Head of School - Research
School of Media, Music and Performance
University of Salfords
Adelphi House
SALFORD
M3 6EN
Tel. +44 (0)161 295 5443
www.benlight.org http://www.benlight.org/
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk http://www.smmp.salford.ac.uk/
www.isos.salford.ac.uk http://www.isos.salford.ac.uk/
2nd Digital Cultures Workshop: Social Media Publics
4-5 June 2009, University of Salford, U.K.
Final Call for Contributions
Organizers
Ben Light and Marie Griffiths, University of Salford
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Carsten Sørensen - Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics
Dr. Theresa Senft - School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, University of East London
It is clear that the boundaries between the 'public' and the 'private' are becoming increasingly blurred within and amongst sites of home and work. Indeed, in the wake of reality television shows, national identity card schemes, increased social media usage and the like, publicity appears to be the order of the day. For this workshop we seek papers that discuss the issues raised for those living in environments where there is seemingly little room for privacy. As was the case last year, we intend for the workshop to be multi-disciplinary in nature, broad in the approaches participants take and issues they cover. If your work is about any aspect of digital culture, this is the workshop for you! The following are thus only indicative of potential topics that could be raised:
- How do people domesticate social media in their attempts to maintain a balance in publicity and privacy? Do they? Why do they, or don't they?
- What matters are raised by increased access to data about individuals and organizations?
- What does the blurring of boundaries between public and private mean for our knowledge and experiences of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and disability?
- How are ICT mediated spaces created and maintained at home, work and those spaces in between? For example, how are 'geek gamers' finding spaces to play now the only console in the house can be in the living room?
- How are ICT policies shaping public and private spaces throughout societies around the world?
- What privacy issues are presented by media convergence?
- What role are mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies playing in public and private spaces?
- How is the increased commodification of social media affecting our privacy?
Following from the first workshop we continue to see this workshop having three purposes. First, we seek to give voice and structure to existing new media, ICT and technology related research which may not readily sit within conventionally accepted areas. Second, we wish to draw in research on new forms of digital technology, ICT, computing, organizing and social interactions. Third, we want to continue discussions regarding potential futures for ICT related research which combine research as related to the evolving forms and functions of work organizations and the changing boundaries and relations between these organizations and their social milieus.
We seek abstracts (of up to 600 words) that focus upon some aspect of digital culture. We hope to have a special issue of a journal associated with the workshop as was the case last year (a special issue of the Journal of Information, Communication, Ethics and Society was published early in 2009 - Vol 7, Issue 1). Abstracts should be submitted to Ben Light at: b.light@salford.ac.uk
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Date: 28 February 2009
Notification of Acceptance: 31 March 2009
Workshop Dates: 4 and 5 June 2009
Workshop Arrangements
The fee for presentation/attendance at the workshop is £75 GBP. This will cover refreshments and meals throughout the workshop and a workshop dinner to be held on the evening of the 4th of June.
There is no fee for PhD students, however they still need to register for the workshop. PhD student registration includes refreshments during the workshop but excludes attendance at the workshop dinner (This is subject to a £25 GBP fee, payable upon registration).
You will be able to register for the workshop at: https://shop.salford.ac.uk https://shop.salford.ac.uk/
Further details regarding the location of the workshop will be posted nearer the time at: http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk/
Apologies for cross postings
2nd Digital Cultures Workshop: Social Media Publics? #digcult09
4-5 June, 2008
University of Salford, U.K.
-
Organizers
Ben Light and Marie Griffiths, University of Salford
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University -
Keynote Speakers
Mobile Technology at Work: Stories of Interaction Asymmetry
Carsten Sørensen, Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of
Management, London School of Economics
Prostitution, Prosecution and Positioning: The Curious Case of Craigslist
Theresa Senft - School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies,
University of East London
- About the Workshop
It is clear that the boundaries between the public¹ and the private¹ are
becoming increasingly blurred within and amongst sites of home and work.
Indeed, in the wake of reality television shows, national identity card
schemes, increased social media usage and the like, publicity appears to be
the order of the day. In this workshop we discuss the issues raised for
those living in environments where there is seemingly little room for
privacy (privacy, of course, not necessarily always being a good thing). As
was the case last year, we intend for the workshop to be multi-disciplinary
in nature, broad in the approaches participants take and issues they cover.
If your work is about any aspect of digital culture, this is the workshop
for you! The following are thus only indicative of potential topics that
could be raised:
How do people domesticate social media in their attempts to maintain a
balance in publicity and privacy? Do they? Why do they, or don¹t they?
What matters are raised by increased access to data about individuals and
organizations?
What does the blurring of boundaries between public and private mean for our
knowledge and experiences of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and
disability?
How are ICT mediated spaces created and maintained at home, work and those
spaces in between? For example, how are geek gamers¹ finding spaces to
play now the only console in the house can be in the living room?
How are ICT policies shaping public and private spaces throughout societies
around the world?
What privacy issues are presented by media convergence?
What role are mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies playing in public
and private spaces?
How is the increased commodification of social media affecting our privacy?
Following from the first workshop we continue to see this workshop having
three purposes. First, we seek to give voice and structure to existing new
media, ICT and technology related research which may not readily sit within
conventionally accepted areas. Second, we wish to draw in research on new
forms of digital technology, ICT, computing, organizing and social
interactions. Third, we want to continue discussions regarding potential
futures for ICT related research which combine research as related to the
evolving forms and functions of work organizations and the changing
boundaries and relations between these organizations and their social
milieus.
We hope to have a special issue of a journal associated with the workshop as
was the case last year (a special issue of the Journal of Information,
Communication, Ethics and Society was published early in 2009 Vol 7, Issue
1).
Workshop Arrangements
Workshop places are limited and would be grateful if people would register
for the workshop by 22 May if possible. If you wish to register after that
date, please could you contact Nathalie Audren-Howarth at:
n.audren@salford.ac.uk mailto:n.audren@salford.ac.uk in order that we can
make sure we have space for you.
The fee for presentation/attendance at the workshop is £75 GBP. This will
cover refreshments and meals throughout the workshop and a workshop dinner
to be held on the evening of the 4th of June.
There is no fee for PhD students, however they still need to register for
the workshop. PhD student registration includes refreshments during the
workshop but excludes attendance at the workshop dinner (This is subject to
a 25 GBP fee, payable upon registration). If you are a PhD student who
wishes to register without attending the workshop dinner, please email
Nathalie Audren-Howarth. Free PhD student places are limited.
To see the programme and register please go to
http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk
Ben Light
Professor of Digital Media
Director IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre
Acting Associate Head of School - Research
School of Media, Music and Performance
The University of Salford
Adelphi House
Salford
M3 6EN
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk
www.benlight.org
www.isos.salford.ac.uk
Of course this is June 2009 two people checked this after me and still we
get a typo ;o) There¹s something about three monkeys in here somewhere!
Ben.
On 7/5/09 15:01, "Ben Light" b.light@salford.ac.uk wrote:
Apologies for cross postings
2nd Digital Cultures Workshop: Social Media Publics? #digcult09
4-5 June, 2008
University of Salford, U.K.
-
Organizers
Ben Light and Marie Griffiths, University of Salford
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University -
Keynote Speakers
Mobile Technology at Work: Stories of Interaction Asymmetry
Carsten Sørensen, Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of
Management, London School of Economics
Prostitution, Prosecution and Positioning: The Curious Case of Craigslist
Theresa Senft - School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies,
University of East London
- About the Workshop
It is clear that the boundaries between the public¹ and the private¹ are
becoming increasingly blurred within and amongst sites of home and work.
Indeed, in the wake of reality television shows, national identity card
schemes, increased social media usage and the like, publicity appears to be
the order of the day. In this workshop we discuss the issues raised for those
living in environments where there is seemingly little room for privacy
(privacy, of course, not necessarily always being a good thing). As was the
case last year, we intend for the workshop to be multi-disciplinary in nature,
broad in the approaches participants take and issues they cover. If your work
is about any aspect of digital culture, this is the workshop for you! The
following are thus only indicative of potential topics that could be raised:
How do people domesticate social media in their attempts to maintain a balance
in publicity and privacy? Do they? Why do they, or don¹t they?
What matters are raised by increased access to data about individuals and
organizations?
What does the blurring of boundaries between public and private mean for our
knowledge and experiences of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and
disability?
How are ICT mediated spaces created and maintained at home, work and those
spaces in between? For example, how are geek gamers¹ finding spaces to play
now the only console in the house can be in the living room?
How are ICT policies shaping public and private spaces throughout societies
around the world?
What privacy issues are presented by media convergence?
What role are mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies playing in public
and private spaces?
How is the increased commodification of social media affecting our privacy?
Following from the first workshop we continue to see this workshop having
three purposes. First, we seek to give voice and structure to existing new
media, ICT and technology related research which may not readily sit within
conventionally accepted areas. Second, we wish to draw in research on new
forms of digital technology, ICT, computing, organizing and social
interactions. Third, we want to continue discussions regarding potential
futures for ICT related research which combine research as related to the
evolving forms and functions of work organizations and the changing boundaries
and relations between these organizations and their social milieus.
We hope to have a special issue of a journal associated with the workshop as
was the case last year (a special issue of the Journal of Information,
Communication, Ethics and Society was published early in 2009 Vol 7, Issue
1).
Workshop Arrangements
Workshop places are limited and would be grateful if people would register for
the workshop by 22 May if possible. If you wish to register after that date,
please could you contact Nathalie Audren-Howarth at: n.audren@salford.ac.uk
mailto:n.audren@salford.ac.uk in order that we can make sure we have space
for you.
The fee for presentation/attendance at the workshop is £75 GBP. This will
cover refreshments and meals throughout the workshop and a workshop dinner to
be held on the evening of the 4th of June.
There is no fee for PhD students, however they still need to register for the
workshop. PhD student registration includes refreshments during the workshop
but excludes attendance at the workshop dinner (This is subject to a 25 GBP
fee, payable upon registration). If you are a PhD student who wishes to
register without attending the workshop dinner, please email Nathalie
Audren-Howarth. Free PhD student places are limited.
To see the programme and register please go to http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk
Ben Light
Professor of Digital Media
Director IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre
Acting Associate Head of School - Research
School of Media, Music and Performance
The University of Salford
Adelphi House
Salford
M3 6EN
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk
www.benlight.org
www.isos.salford.ac.uk
See call for papers below.
Best wishes,
Ben.
Ben Light
Professor of Digital Media
School of Media, Music and Performance
The University of Salford
Adelphi House
Salford
M3 6EN
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk
www.benlight.org
Special Issue of Information Technology & People on ³Digital Culture: New
Forms of Living and Organising²
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University - ssawyer@syr.edu
Ben Light, University of Salford B.Light@salford.ac.uk
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University - S.Lincoln@ljmu.ac.uk
Marie Griffiths, University of Salford - M.Griffiths@salford.ac.uk
Focus:
The focus of this special issue is to showcase work which increases our
knowledge regarding the potential reshaping of the boundaries and structures
of existing social organization, and the altering of the ways in which
people learn to experience life.
We pursue this special issue to provide a forum for scholarship that
explicitly engages the increasingly permeable boundary of work and non-work
spheres of our lives. We know that even as access to digital technologies
continues to vary based on age, gender, nationality, residence, ethnicity,
work, and other key aspects of society, it is clear their presence and uses
are increasingly important features of contemporary life. Where historically
one might argue that digital technologies have had more influence in work
organizations it appears that in we are witnessing a shift in this order of
things. The uptake of digital technology into our domestic lives is,
increasingly, shaping our experiences at work. Moreover, digital
technologies are becoming more pervasive and varied across both work and
non-work aspects of our lives. These digital technologies are merging into
physical infrastructures at home, in transport, at work and school, and
even walking alone¹ while texting. Therefore, beyond the massive levels of
interest in reshaping what it means to be social as manifested in the
number of people using these digital technologies lie questions of their
roles in supporting new forms of organizing and their effects upon our
everyday experiences.
The blurring of boundaries between work and non-work further engenders
discussion on the blurring boundaries between what is the public¹ and what
is private.¹ Indeed, in the wake of reality television shows, national
identity card schemes, increased social media usage and the like, publicity
appears to be the order of the day. What does this mean for those living and
working in environments where there is seemingly little room for privacy
(privacy, of course, not necessarily always being a good thing)?
Contributions:
We welcome the submission of papers of empirical and conceptual nature, from
a variety of research paradigms, that employ diverse methods, and that use a
wide range of forms of evidence. We are particularly interested in those
papers which focus on settings, phenomena and conceptual issues which help
to illuminate the blurring boundaries of work and not-work, and of the
blurring boundaries between public and private spaces/times. Submitted
papers that highlight how digital technologies are moving into work from
non-work settings, and research that illuminates new forms of
digitally-enhanced forms of organizing are welcomed. As a means to help
spur interest and to provide examples, we imagine some possible topics for
papers might be:
Internet (and digitally-) enabled organisational forms
Media, sport and work interactions
Publicity and privacy considerations in a social network saturated world
The social consequences of wireless technology across boundaries
The ethics of digital-technology uses in everyday work/life
Social media uses at, for and about work
New forms of working and new types of digitally-supported work
Social media use and changing family lifestyles/arrangements
Privacy, digital media and health systems
Conflict and compromise in social networks
Physical vs. virtual interaction at Work
The commodification of community
Authors of papers originally presented at either the 2008 and 2009 Digital
Cultures workshops (held at the University of Salford) are encouraged to
participate in this special issue. However, we seek with this special issue
to reach out to other authors who are pursuing research and writing in this
intellectual space.
Instructions for authors:
·Initial manuscripts should be around 7000 words in length, inclusive.
·Submitted manuscripts must include a title page that includes the title of
the paper, full name and complete addresses of all authors that included
affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). Where
appropriate, please nominate an author for correspondence. Acknowledgements
and indications of previous presentation or publication of parts of the
submitted manuscript should be clearly denoted.
·The first page of the manuscript should include the title and a 300-word
abstract that follows the structured abstract format of the journal (please
see authors guidance at
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=it
p
·Manuscripts should contain original material and not be previously
published, or currently submitted for consideration, elsewhere.
·Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal¹s review system where you
should be sure to select special issue from submission-type list (at
www.itandpeople.org http://www.itandpeople.org ).
·While not required, we encourage prospective authors to contact one of the
special issue¹s guest editors with their ideas in draft form for comment.
All submissions will be screened by the special issue editors prior to
review. Those seen as fitting the scope and aim of the special issue will
then be subject to double blind review as is normal for the journal.
Timeline:
Deadline for papers - February 2010
Reviews returned - May 2010
Revised papers submitted - August 2010
Final papers due - October 2010
Special issue published - January 2011