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

[Abigail De Kosnik]

adding me manually would be perfect thank you!!

On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM Zach McDowell <zmcdowell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh no! I’ll look into this! Thank you for letting me know. I can add you
> manually to the group later!
>
> ———
> Composed on a phone, so, brevity.
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM Abigail De Kosnik <
> abigail.dekosnik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
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>>> >
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>>> > >
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