[Air-L] Digital Culture Workshop

[Andrea Forte]

     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 Ben Light at
     b.light at salford.ac.uk

     Best wishes,

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     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 at 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:
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