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[Laura Niebling]

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Am 02.02.2026 um 18:59 schrieb AoIR Association Coordinator via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> *Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Flashpoint symposium*:
> 
> Imagining and Co-creating Methods for Internet Research
> 
> 11-12 August, Malmö University
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> Malmö, Sweden
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> 
> In collaboration with *Malmö Research Centre for Imagining and Co-Creating
> Futures*, AoIR invites participants to its annual Flashpoint symposium.
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> For those interested in participating in the symposium, the deadline to
> submit an abstract of up to *300 words is March 30, 2026.*
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> 
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> Confirmed keynote plenary speakers are
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>   - prof. Annette Markham, Utrecht University, Netherlands
>   - prof. Susana Tosca, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
>   - prof. Kat Jungnickel, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
>   - prof. Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA, USA
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> 
> 
> As technologies evolve, our relationship to the technological world
> changes, and so should our methods of studying the world around us. The
> methods we use to conduct research matter in understanding what can be
> studied, how the studies reflect the world, and how the groups we are
> studying (with) relate to academia. Internet research faces challenges in
> recruitment, data quality, practicality, and ethics, leading to questions
> about sampling bias, data truthfulness, and other issues that require
> creative solutions. We need to question and challenge many of the dominant
> approaches and find ways to reimagine methods that fit contemporary
> research challenges. Research methods need to evolve with the world,
> respect its diversity and be open to inventive ways to involve research
> participants in knowledge co-creation.
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> 
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> Creative research methods can be methods that draw on creative
> self-expressions of research participants or researchers, including visual,
> text, sound, and materials. They may also involve creative use of
> technologies as part of the research process and outcome – apps, mash-ups,
> data visualisations, APIs, etc. In addition, creative methods can encompass
> transformative approaches, including participatory, speculative, artistic,
> worldbuilding, decolonising, activist and community-based research
> approaches that are designed to reduce the power imbalances and include
> diverse voices in academic research. Mixed and hybrid methods that
> challenge researchers to question the paradigmatic assumptions of their
> work may also be understood as creative research practices.
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> 
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> In the spirit of challenging established academic traditions, the symposium
> invites scholars interested in method-related discussions to join us in
> imagining and co-creating methods for a new era of internet research.
> 
> 
> 
> We invite individual abstracts for papers, performances, spoken word pieces
> or artistic creations that highlight creative research methods or focus on
> the process of creating new methods. Please submit an abstract no longer
> than 300 words, five keywords and a short bio (including contact details)
> by March 25, 2026.
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> 
> 
> The symposium will charge a fee of 500 SEK (~47 EUR/~56 USD/~41 GBP) that
> will cover lunches and coffee, and AoIR will also sponsor dinner for
> symposium participants. If you do not want to share any work but would
> still like to be part of the symposium, you can also sign up as a
> participant after March 15. PhD students and early-career scholars are
> particularly welcome, and AoIR will provide some fee waivers for the
> early-career scholars (available at a later stage when registration opens).
> 
> 
> 
> Submit your contribution to the symposium: Imagining and Co-creating
> Methods for Internet Research AoIR Flashpoint Symposium at Malmö – Fill out
> form <https://forms.office.com/e/yzLEg9T0fb> (
> https://forms.office.com/e/yzLEg9T0fb)
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> 
> 
> *Important dates:*
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> Deadline for abstract submission: March 30, 2026
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> Registration opens March 15, 2026
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> Notification of acceptance: mid-April, 2026
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> Deadline for registrations June 15, 2026
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> Symposium in Malmö 11-12 August, 2026
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> More information about Malmö Research Centre for Imagining and Co-Creating
> Futures:
> https://mau.se/en/research/research-centres/imagining-and-co-creating-futures/
> 
> 
> 
> The Symposium organiser is prof. Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
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> (contact: pille.pruulmann.vengerfeldt at mau.se), The scientific committee
> includes Prof. Andra Siibak and prof. Julia Velkova.
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> 
> ---
> 
> 
> Best,
> Emerson *(she/her)*
> AoIR Communications and Membership Coordinator
> ac at aoir.org
> 
> *Looking for Michelle? *After nine years, Michelle has officially stepped
> down from her position at AOIR. I'm Emerson, and I'll be stepping in to
> continue her work. As I'm sure anyone familiar with Michelle knows, I have
> big shoes to fill, and I appreciate your patience as I get up to speed!
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