[Air-L] Announcing the *Critical Commons Research Network*

[Abigail De Kosnik]

Thanks for sharing!! I filled out the google form and sent an email to the
stated google groups address, but got an error message when I clicked to
"Join this group": "Content unavailable." Just fyi.

On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM Shani Evenstein Sigalov via Air-L <
air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> Wonderful news and lovely initiative, Zach.
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Shani.
>
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM Zach McDowell via Air-L <
> air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello AoIR,
> >
> > It is my pleasure to announce a new project, the *Critical Commons
> Research
> > Network* (CCRN). This project is funded by a Wikimedia Foundation
> Research
> > grant to help us gather researchers who examine the digital commons and
> its
> > connections from infrastructural, political-economic, policy, and other
> > critical approaches.
> >
> > This network aims to examine the role, importance, and impact of
> different
> > aspects and areas of the digital commons and to foster relationships and
> > mentorships for researchers in this area. I know many of y'all on this
> list
> > align with this type of research, and it is our hope that this can help
> > connect us together in ways that can elevate each other's work.
> >
> > We are establishing an annotated digital library, a mentorship program,
> > collaborative online (and offline) spaces, symposia and workshops, and
> > an upcoming
> > CFP for an edited collection
> > <
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GBVDWi5EI35cn-S0z9UStxjGwf_davgyek8VHoF8ZdI/edit?tab=t.0
> > >
> > (click
> > for sneak preview, to be announced officially soon). We are establishing
> > some scholarships for graduate students who work in the area as well.
> >
> > You can find out more and join the network at
> > https://criticalcommonsresearch.net/
> >
> > *If you are at AoIR this week, find me at one of the "Birds of a Feather"
> > meetups:*
> > Friday, 17 October, afternoon break, 15:30 - 16:00
> > Saturday, 18 October, lunch, 12:30 - 13:30
> >
> > live long and prosper,
> >
> > Zach
> >
> > --------------------
> > Zachary J. McDowell, PhD
> > Associate Professor, Department of Communication
> > University of Illinois Chicago
> > www.zachmcdowell.com
> > Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality - Read online or on Kindle
> for
> > free
> > <
> >
> https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003094081/wikipedia-representation-reality-zachary-mcdowell-matthew-vetter
> > >
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