[Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28

Fri Nov 30 17:25:03 PST 2012

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Today's Topics:

   1. DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation (Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech))
   2. PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy
      (Deen Freelon)
   3. 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging
      conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013 (Unger, Johann)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:32:15 -0500
From: "Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech)" <celia.pearce at lmc.gatech.edu>
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Subject: [Air-L] DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation
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PLEASE CIRCULATE

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) announces the Call for Participation for DiGRA 2013, to be hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta Georgia August 26-29 2013. DiGRA 2013 will bring together a diverse international community of interdisciplinary researchers engaged in cutting edge research in the field of game studies.

For more information, visit: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu/digra2013/ or email digra2013 at digra.org

Please note change of school name and email address: celia.pearce at lmc.gatech.edu

In ev'ry job that must be done
There is an element of fun
You find the fun, and snap!
The job's a game!
            -Mary Poppins
......................................................
Celia Pearce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Digital Media
Director, Experimental Game Lab 
School of Literature, Media and Communication
Georgia Institute of Technology
Digital Media/TSRB 316B
85 Fifth Street NW
Atlanta , Georgia 30308-1030
mobile & text: +1 310 866-8014
e-mail: celia.pearce at lmc.gatech.edu
skype: gamegrrrl
Web sites:
 ?  Digital Media Program: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu
  ? EGL: http://egl.lmc.gatech.edu
  ? Emergent Game Group: http://egg.lmc.gatech.edu
  ? IndieCade: www.IndieCade.com
  ? Celia Pearce & Friends (Design & Consulting): www.cpandfriends.com

Avatars:
  ? There: Artemesia
  ? Second Life: Artemesia Sandgrain

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:12:31 -0500
From: Deen Freelon <dfreelon at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Air-L] PhD student positions in Media, Technology, &
	Democracy
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Hi all,

Our program is seeking PhD students! We are a good fit for anyone 
interested in studying the Internet as it pertains to politics, policy, 
and/or civic engagement. Our location in Washington, DC doesn't hurt for 
studying those topics either. Best, ~DEEN

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Seeking Applications for Doctoral Student Fellows, School of 
Communication at American University, Washington, DC

American University invites applications for doctoral student fellows 
for the PhD Program in Communication.  The program is dedicated to 
educating the next generation of communication scholars and expert 
professionals. All students will receive full tuition remission as well 
as a generous living stipend.

The PhD program in Communication fosters scholarship that builds new 
theory and knowledge, and enhances the ability of institutions, social 
groups, and professionals to apply that knowledge to undertake salient 
political and social challenges.  Courses cover a wide spectrum of 
issues addressing the cultural, technological, economic, and policy 
forces shaping the media system, and emphasizing the role of new media 
in civil society and democracy, a theme consistent with the core public 
service mission of American university.   Students work closely with a 
faculty advisor to create an individualized program of electives. This 
interdisciplinary degree includes communication classes, as well as 
courses from other units on campus, organized around the student's 
choice of a thematic concentrations. The innovative design of this 
accelerated program enables students who enter with a research-focused 
masters degree to complete the PhD in three years.

The priority application deadline is December 15, 2012. Applications 
will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. 
Learn more at http://www.american.edu/soc/phd

-- 
Deen Freelon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
American University School of Communication
Office: Asbury 228A
dfreelon at gmail.com
http://dfreelon.org

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:23:17 +0000
From: "Unger, Johann" <j.unger at lancaster.ac.uk>
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Subject: [Air-L] 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and
	Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013
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Call for papers:
Twitter and Microblogging: Political, Professional and Personal Practices<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/twitter_and_microblogging/>
Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 10 - 12 April 2013
Submission deadline: 10th December 2012!!

Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms, with their short messages, in some cases circulated to millions of followers, were at first viewed with condescension and amusement: famously David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, opined, "Too many tweets make a twat." Other media initially treated Twitter as offering platforms for celebrities, pools of banality, streams of dumbed-down opinions. But people using Twitter quickly found an enormous range of diverse uses, revelling in opportunities for creativity that microblogging and associated applications offered. People involved Twitter in organising revolutions, disseminating scientific findings, promoting brands, communicating with friends and crafting new forms of artistic endeavours and communications. Where Twitter is not allowed, as in China, other microblogging platforms have taken on similar functions.

This conference brings together a range of researchers doing detailed analyses of the discourse, practices, and social interactions of microblogging communities.

Plenary speakers include:
Janet Jones, University of the West of England
Nathan Jurgenson, University of Maryland
Greg Myers, Lancaster University
Ruth Page, University of Leicester
Lee Salter, University of the West of England

Contributions are sought in a variety of formats.  See http://bit.ly/LUtwit

Tweet about #LUTwit: http://bit.ly/T82ViM

Any queries email lutwit13 at lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:lutwit13 at lancaster.ac.uk>

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