CFP: 20th Annual Conference: Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age

CALL FOR PAPERS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 15, 2018

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Society for Phenomenology and Media

20th Annual Conference: Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age

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March 14-16, 2018

University of Akureyri

Akureyri, Iceland

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The overarching theme of the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Phenomenology and Media will be ‘Global Media Literacy in the Digital Age.’ We encourage submissions that speak to this theme in a broad sense, or to other pertinent topics. 

It has been claimed that we stand on the brink of a third digital revolution, which has been labelled as Web 3.0. This new era adds artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to our present, mobile social media (Web 2.0). 

The advent of social media, with global reach, has arguably increased the requirements of media literacy. Controversies such as the ‘fake news´ and Twitter debates around the present U.S. President can be interpreted as revealing insufficient media literacy. How should we read traditional newspaper reports in contrast to presidential tweets? 

As members of the public, we may need work on our media literacy. As media scholars, however, we certainly need to enhance and deepen our understanding of media literacy. This conference aims to explore various dimensions of media literacy in the global and local media landscapes, cultural constraints, educational practices, theoretical distinctions, philosophical dilemmas.

The Society for Phenomenology and Media (SPM) is pleased to receive abstracts (250 words maximum) for consideration of inclusion in its 20th annual international conference. The conference will be hosted by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Akureyri (UNAK), Akureyri, Iceland.

Proposals for 3-person panels are also accepted. These should be organized around specific media — for example, film, the Internet, mobile communication, medieval manuscripts, print media (books, newspapers, and magazines), stage drama, television, visual art, dance. Panel proposals should include three papers, one of them by the panel organizer. Individual abstract submissions are assigned to a panel by the conference host.  

We kindly ask contributors to align their submission with the conference theme, but welcome proposals about all areas covered by the Society.

The Society for Phenomenology and Media encourages interdisciplinary approaches and theoretical diversity. Individual papers and panels need not be limited to phenomenological approaches. Participants have come from a wide range of disciplines: philosophy, media studies, communications, psychology, history, political science, sociology, rhetoric, literary theory, cognitive science, cultural studies, and other fields.

Doctoral students are invited to submit proposals but should note that SPM limits the number of papers from students.

Conference abstracts and panel proposals submitted are peer-reviewed. Papers accepted and presented are published in the SPM annual Conference Proceedings; selected papers are also published in Glimpse, the annual publication of SPM.  

Applications for an SPM annual conference is a two-step process: 

1) Make an application through EASYCHAIR (see below); 

2) When your application is accepted, immediately complete your application by registering on the SPM webpage (http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!conference-registration). You complete your acceptance only when you have paid your conference and membership fees. This is done through PAYPAL.

For consideration, submit abstracts/panel proposals by using the EasyChair system at:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spm2018 

For up-to-date information on the conference and the Society, see the SPM website:

http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!info

If you have questions about the conference hotel and getting to and from Akureyri or Iceland in general, see the SPM website:

http://societyphenmedia.wix.com/socphenmedia#!info

Other questions may be addressed to:

Cristina Bonfiglioli

SPM VP and Acting Secretary

Email: socphenmedia@yahoo.com

CFP: Social Media & Social Order

Social Media & Social Order
International Conference
Oslo, Norway
30 November-2 December 2017

Keynote speakers: Chris Bail (Duke University), Nick Couldry (LSE) and Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam)

This international conference will investigate how social media re-inscribe social order-asserting established ways in which social groups are assigned their proper place in the city or the nation. Social media are frequently imagined as vectors of transformation and disruption, and as a result very little existing research considers the continuities and conservative schemas that are reproduced by these platforms. The conference will make up for this blind spot by placing the symbols, institutions, rituals, socially induced emotions and everyday social interactions mediated and produced by digital media at the center. When, how and why do social media serve to reproduce rather than to challenge the existing order? Under which conditions, and on what levels, can challenges to the social order occur? What difference does it make to regard social media not just as a conduit but also as a site of social order?

The conference will pursue these questions by considering cases and identifying mechanisms through which social media both re-inscribe and challenge social order. These will range across several fields, including urban life, public debate, social movements, community dynamics, and religious or cultural conflict. The conference will also reflect on methodological issues in studying the social media-social order nexus, such as the relationship between computational and qualitative approaches. We will also consider the relative merits of various theoretical perspectives, including mediatisation, actor-network, figurational and practice theories.

The conference will feature reports from Cultural Conflict 2.0, a three-year project on digital media and cultural conflict funded by the Research Council of Norway based at the University of Agder, Norway, and the University of Amsterdam.

Presentations can deal with the following topics under the broader conference theme of Social Media & Social Order (but are not restricted to them):

• Racialized, classed and gendered ordering through social media
• How do social media impinge on local community relations?
• Memes, fake news and the far-right ascendancy
• Building alternate and activist social media to challenge social order
• The puzzle of aesthetic homogeneity and conformity on social media
• How hierarchy is established in digital networks
• Negotiating online and face-to-face encounters
• The relationship between 'legacy' and social media in the structuring of social order
• The logic of mutual affirmation in global/online vs. local/offline interactions

Abstracts are due by 1 August 2017. For further details and instructions for how to submit, please visit the conference website: https://social-media-and-social-order.neocities.org

If you have any questions about this call, don't hesitate to contact the organizers at cc2@uia.no.

CFP: Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop

Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop

Call for Papers, Workshops and Panels
October 5-6, 2017
Howard University
Washington, D.C.

Conference Theme – Social Media: Culture and Identity

The 7th Annual Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop is a two-day intensive conference combining panel discussions, paper presentations and workshops designed to enlighten attendees about new scholarship, professional practices and pedagogical approaches to teaching. Interested individuals can send in papers, workshop ideas and panels proposals that address a myriad of topics surrounding the theme – Social Media: Culture and Identity. This year’s theme focuses on dissecting how social media work to celebrate and heighten cultural differences and practices as well as provide a space for individuals to shape or have their identities shaped by social media usage. The goal is to bring scholars and professionals together to share their perspectives on how social media are utilized by various individuals, groups, cultures or entities to create agency, share voices and impact cultures and identities.

The deadline for submissions of papers, panels and workshops is on June 30, 2017. For more details, visit our official website at www.socialmediatechnologyconference.com. You can also email Dr. Tia C.M. Tyree at ttyree@howard.edu. Connect with us on Twitter and Facebook @smtechconfwork.

Sponsor

The National Communication Association, which advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry. NCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.

CFP: Social Media and Communities

Social Media and Communities -- a "mini-track" at the
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, (HICSS-51)
January 3-6, 2018, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Full paper submission deadline, June 15

We call for papers that address social networks and communities supported and/or complemented by social media for work, learning, socializing, economic and/or political processes, and/or that address theory, design, practices, use or evaluation of such social media use. ‘Communities’ is taken in a broad sense, including communities of practice, epistemic communities, or communities of inquiry, as well as fully virtual communities, and social media use that supports or complements geographically based community. We particularly encourage papers that:

• advance our understanding of social network growth, formation, structure and outcomes through social media;
• explore how socio-technical affordances relate to social media use and outcomes;
• evaluate design of social media technologies and practices for effective community development and maintenance; and
• develop theories, models and principles of social media design, use and outcomes.

We encourage the submission of exploratory and theoretical papers, as well as empirical studies.

HICSS 51 and the "Big Island"

The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, in its 51st year, is one of the longstanding scientific conferences and is highly ranked among information systems conferences. Diverse disciplines unified by a focus on information technologies are woven together in a matrix structure of tracks and themes. By attending HICSS you are not only reaching the audience of your track and mini-track; you also have the opportunity to learn about what is happening in related fields and meet leaders in those fields. Other mini-tracks within the Digital and Social Media track are particularly relevant: see http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/digital-and-social-media/

With five of the world's seven climate zones, and a mixture of Hawaiian and immigrant cultures, the "Big Island" of Hawaii offers diverse outdoor activities, good food, and cultural activities.

Please see http://www.hicss.org/ for conference, venue and submission information. Papers are due June 15, 2017

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Dan Suthers (Primary Contact)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
suthers@hawaii.edu

Karine Nahon
University of Washington and the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya
karineb@uw.edu

The Digital Everyday: Exploration or Alienation?

The Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London is hosting its annual conference on Saturday 6th May. This year's theme is The Digital Everyday: Exploration or Alienation?

This international conference aims at exploring the digital everyday, understood as the transformation of everyday life practices brought about by digital technology. From how we buy, walk around, get a cab, love, break up, go to bed, meet new people and sexual partners to the way we rate services, turn on the fridge, exercise, eat, use social media and apps, Big Data is reshaping some of the most basic activities in our lives. We will also explore a number of overarching dynamics and trends in the digital world that contribute to these transformations, including: processes of digital individualisation and aggregation; the elisions of spatial and temporal barriers; trends towards quantification and datafication; and the dialectic between control and alienation.

We will have keynotes by Judy Wajcman, Susanna Paasonen and Taina Bucher and panels on play, self, labour, love, surveillance and place in the digital world. The draft programme is available at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahri/centres/Digicult/CDC-programme-FINAL.pdf.

The conference fee is £15 (£10 for students) and registration is open at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahri/eventrecords/2016-2017/Digicult/The-Digital-Everyday-Exploration-or-Alienation.aspx

CFP: Social Media and Communities

CFP: Social Media and Communities -- a "mini track" at the
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, (HICSS-51)
January 3-6, 2018, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Full paper submission deadline, June 15

We call for papers that address social networks and communities supported and/or complemented by social media for work, learning, socializing, economic and/or political processes, and/or that address theory, design, practices, use or evaluation of such social media use. ‘Communities’ is taken in a broad sense, including communities of practice, epistemic communities, or communities of inquiry, as well as fully virtual communities, and social media use that supports or complements geographically based community. We particularly encourage papers that:

• advance our understanding of social network growth, formation, structure and outcomes through social media;
• explore how socio-technical affordances relate to social media use and outcomes;
• evaluate design of social media technologies and practices for effective community development and maintenance; and
• develop theories, models and principles of social media design, use and outcomes.

We encourage the submission of exploratory and theoretical papers, as well as empirical studies.

HICSS 51 and the "Big Island"

The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, in its 51st year, is one of the longstanding scientific conferences and is highly ranked among information systems conferences. Diverse disciplines unified by a focus on information technologies are woven together in a matrix structure of tracks and themes. By attending HICSS you are not only reaching the audience of your track and mini-track; you also have the opportunity to learn about what is happening in related fields and meet leaders in those fields. Other mini-tracks within the Digital and Social Media track are particularly relevant: see http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/digital-and-social-media/

With five of the world's seven climate zones, and a mixture of Hawaiian and immigrant cultures, the "Big Island" of Hawaii offers diverse outdoor activities, good food, and cultural activities.

Please see http://www.hicss.org/ for conference, venue and submission information. Papers are due June 15, 2017

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Dan Suthers (Primary Contact)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
suthers@hawaii.edu

Karine Nahon
University of Washington and the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya
karineb@uw.edu

CFP: Journalism and the search for truth in an age of social media

Call for Papers
International symposium
Journalism and the search for truth in an age of social media
Implications of “fake news” and internet trolling for democracy, politics and citizen inclusion
Boston University
April 23-25, 2017
https://demsatbu.wixsite.com/conference

As the journalism profession struggles to respond to social media’s proliferating role, fresh social scientific and philosophical perspectives are required to comprehend news in relationship to the pursuit of truth. Such perspectives will allow insight into the limits and potential of news creation. Moreover, they will yield a firmer grasp of professional journalism’s role as the public consumes and responds to news.

Social media-based production and consumption of news poses not only unprecedented challenges to journalism’s gatekeeper role in society but also to democratic processes themselves. Social media’s effects reverberate around the world, altering events on a global scale. Although there is a constantly changing kaleidoscope of particular manifestations of these challenges, questions of credibility and truthfulness as represented through information outlets have recently gained renewed prominence. 

This was an issue foreseen by James E. Katz’s 1998 article, “Struggle in cyberspace: Fact and friction on the World Wide Web.” Of course in the intervening years, this struggle has broadened well beyond the World Wide Web to encompass an array of rapidly evolving digital outlets and technologies. Indeed, the struggle has become a pivotal dimension concerning how people come to grips with their reality.

Consequently, a sense of crisis has gripped many quarters as the authority of democratic processes and institutions have been questioned. One response has been calls for action that are now reverberating throughout boardrooms, college campuses, and legislatures. In response, steps are already being taken by media giants, but to unknown effect and with virtually no transparency or accountability. Moreover, such steps have been greeted by telling criticism on philosophical, ideological and oligopolistic grounds.

To pursue a clearer understanding of the scope and implications of this dramatic struggle between fact and fiction, which now goes to the heart of the journalistic enterprise, Boston University will hold interconnected sessions April 23-25, 2017.

Research-based perspectives invited, especially from younger scholars. Travel and lodging support available for paper presenters. Send abstracts to lcrocker@bu.edu

MARCH 7, 2017
New Extended Deadline ~
250 WORD ABSTRACTS DUE EMAIL TO LCROCKER@BU.EDU

Social media and the prospects for expanded democratic participation in national policy-setting

Social media and the prospects for expanded democratic participation in national policy-setting.
Public Event April 8th at 4:30pm
Boston University College of Communication
640 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA Room 209

The Division of Emerging Media Studies and the Center for Mobile Communication are co-sponsoring a public event April 8, 2015 at 4:30pm on the potential role, both positive and negative, of social media in setting national goals and policies.

The power of social media appears at times almost limitless. Indeed, when explaining the reasons for ISIL’s surprising success, President Obama included in the list that they had been “savvy in terms of their social media” (CBS 60 Minutes, 9/28/14). While there is no arguing that social media have affected daily life, their impact on the conduct governance, widely considered, seems slight. This is perhaps surprising since social media offers the promise of expanded participation and more inclusive participation opportunities in governance. Yet although social media have demonstrated their critical role in electoral politics and many other domains including disseminating political news and information, they have not yet been effectively deployed in helping set national policy.

Dr. Michael Bruter will be our featured speaker for the event. Dr. Bruter’s talk is entitled “Can social media use backfire? A 6 country experiment on twitter usage in election campaigns.” Dr. Bruter publishes widely in political psychology, elections, and political behavior. His most recent book, The Future of our Democracies examines the motivations of young Europeans to engage in the political process despite their generation’s tendency to political apathy.

After Dr. Bruter’s talk there will be a panel of discussants who will react to the talk and explore topics such as whether social media is fundamentally pro- or anti-democratic. Below is a current list of discussants. Dr. James Katz of the CMCS will moderate.

Deen Freelon is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communications at American University. His research expertise is in political expression through digital media and the use of computation methods to extract, preprocess, and analyze massive amounts of online data.

Anshul Jain is a Ph.D candidate in political science at Boston University. His  dissertation concentrates on the role of digital media in the participation of subgroups of the Indian diaspora in the political life of their home country.

Daniel Kreiss is an Assistant Professor in the School of Media and Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research explores the impact of technological change on the public sphere and political practice.

This event will be a wonderful opportunity to learn and network with leaders in the field of emerging media and policy-setting. Reserve your space at the public event for guaranteed seating here.

Please email Jill Walsh at mobicom@bu.edu with any questions about the event.

CFP: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES

NEW CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS BOOK PROPOSALS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies is a new open access book series edited by Professor Christian Fuchs on behalf of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and published by the University of Westminster Press (UWP). We invite submissions of book proposals that fall into the scope of the series.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday 30 January 2017 23:00 BST

by e-mail to Andrew Lockett (University of Westminster Press Manager), A.Lockett@westminster.ac.uk.

For full details and proposal guidelines see; http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/news

CALL DETAILS

The Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Series is published by the University of Westminster Press (http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk). The first volume in the series - Christian Fuchs: Critical Theory of Communication - has just been published and is available as gratis open access book and as affordable paperback:

http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/detail/1/critical-theory-of-communication/

Example topics that the book series is interested in include: the political economy of digital and social media; digital and informational capitalism; digital labour; ideology critique in the age of social media; new developments of critical theory in the age of digital and social media; critical studies of advertising and consumer culture online; critical social media research methods; critical digital and social media ethics; working class struggles in the age of social media; the relationship of class, gender and race in the context of digital and social media; the critical analysis of the implications of big data, cloud computing, digital positivism, the Internet of things, predictive online analytics, the sharing economy, location- based data and mobile media, etc.; the role of classical critical theories for studying digital and social media; alternative social media and Internet platforms; the public sphere in the age of digital media; the critical study of the Internet economy; critical perspectives on digital democracy; critical case studies of online prosumption; public service digital and social media; commons-based digital and social media; subjectivity, consciousness, affects, worldviews and moral values in the age of digital and social media; digital art and culture in the context of critical theory; environmental and ecological aspects of digital capitalism and digital consumer culture.

CFP: 2017 #SMSociety Theme: Social Media for Social Good or Evil

2017 #SMSociety Theme: Social Media for Social Good or Evil

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Our online behaviour is far from virtual–it extends our offline lives. Much social media research has identified the positive opportunities of using social media; for example, how people use social media to form support groups online, participate in political uprising, raise money for charities, extend teaching and learning outside the classroom, etc. However, mirroring offline experiences, we have also seen social media being used to spread propaganda and misinformation, recruit terrorists, live stream criminal activities, reinforce echo chambers by politicians, and perpetuate hate and oppression (such as racist, sexist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic behaviour). Furthermore, behind the posts are algorithms, power structures, commercial interests and other factors that surreptitiously influence our experiences on social media. So, we ask:

• What does it actually mean to use social media for social good?
• How can social media be further leveraged for social justice? What are the threats to meaningful participation and how can we overcome these threats?
• What do we know about the 4 W’s of who, what, why, where (and how) do people engage in anti-social behaviour online?
• What theoretical and methodological tools can we use to study anti-social behaviour? Can we detect such behaviour automatically?
• What are the ethics of algorithms (inclusion, accessibility, data discrimination, bots)?
• What are the legal, policy, privacy, and ethical implications of using social big data?
• Considering the proliferation of bots online, can we still trust social media data?
• And more broadly, what are the major effects of using social media on political, economic, individual, and social aspects of our society?

The 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) invites scholarly and original submissions that relate to the broad theme of Social Media & Society. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work which crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media research, especially those that explore some of the questions and issues raised above. 

IMPORTANT DATES

Workshops/ Technical Tutorials – Due December 5, 2016

Full and Work -in-progress (WIP) Papers – Due January 16, 2017

Posters – Due March 6, 2017

Conference – July 28-30, 2017

Please visit the Submission Page (http://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/) for a full description of the submission types and deadlines for Workshops/Technical Tutorials, Panels, Full Papers, Work-in-Progress Papers, and Posters.)

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES:

Full and WIP (short) papers presented at the Conference will be published in the conference proceedings by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS)  and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. All conference presenters will also be invited to submit their extended conference paper to a special issue of the journal Social Media + Society  (http://sms.sagepub.com/) published by SAGE. 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 8th year, the 2017 conference will be held in Toronto, Canada on July 28-30.

From its inception, the Conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Our invited industry and academic keynotes have highlighted the shifting questions and concerns for the social media research community. From introducing media multiplexity and networked individualism with Caroline Haythornthwaite and Barry Wellman in 2010 and 2011, to measuring influence with Gilad Lotan and Sharad Goel in 2012 and 2013, to defining social media research as a field with Keith Hampton in 2014, to identifying our commitments as social media researchers in policy making with Bill Dutton in 2015, to exploring the future of social media technologies with John Weigelt in 2015, to highlighting the challenges of social media data mining in the context of big data with Susan Halford and Helen Kennedy in 2016.

Organized by the Social Media Lab (http://socialmedialab.ca/) at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. The conference’s intensive three-day program features workshops, full papers, work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication, Computer Science, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, etc. 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: 

• Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair
• Jenna Jacobson, University of Toronto, Canada – Conference Chair
• Philip Mai, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair
• Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University, USA – Poster Chair
• Bernie Hogan, Oxford Internet Institute – WIP Chair
• Jeff Hemsley, Syracuse University, USA – WIP Chair
• ADVISORY BOARD:
• William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA
• Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
• Barry Wellman, INSNA Founder, The Netlab Network

TOPICS OF INTEREST:

• Social Media Impact on Society
• Political Mobilization & Engagement
• Extremism & Terrorism
• Politics of Hate and Oppression
• The Sharing/Attention Economy
• Social Media & Health
• Virality & Memes

Social Media & Social Justice

• Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.)
• Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.)
• Social Media & Public Administration
• Social Media & the News

Online/Offline Communities

• Trust & Credibility in Social Media
• Online Community Detection
• Influential User Detection
• Identity

Social Media & Small Data

• Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media
• Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media
• Sampling Issues
• Value of Small Data

Social Media & Big Data

• Visualization of Social Media Data
• Social Media Data Mining
• Scalability Issues & Social Media Data
• Social Media Analytics
• Ethics of Big Data/Algorithms

Theories & Methods

• Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches
• Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis
• Social Network Analysis
• Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media

Social Media & Mobile

• App-ification of Society
• Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World
• Apps for the Social Good
• Networking Apps 

CFP: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction Special Issue: Following User Pathways

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction Special Issue: Following User Pathways
http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/hihc-cfb-8.2016

Call for Papers
Social media and the resulting tidal wave of available data have changed how researchers analyze communities at scale. However, the full potential for science has not yet been achieved, despite the popularity of social media analysis in the past decade. To date, few researchers invest in cross-platform analyses due to various reasons, e.g. variations in curating data, disparate methods and tools, complexity of cross-platform and mixed method analysis, methodological conflicts arising from mixed method studies, etc.
"Following user pathways: Using cross platform and mixed methods analysis in social media studies" brings together a community of researchers and professionals to address methodological, analytical, conceptual, and technological challenges and opportunities of mapping user across platforms with mixed method analysis in social media ecosystems.

See the full call and scope at: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/hihc-cfb-8.2016?

Important Dates
Abstract Submissions (optional): 19 December 2016
Submission of papers: 1 February 2017
Notification of review results: 28 April 2017
Submission of revised papers: 15 July 2017
Notification of final review results: 15 August 2017
Expected Publication: Q1 2018

CFP: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age

Call for Chapters: Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age

For more Information: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2447

Editors

Renira Rampazzo Gambarato (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia) 

Geane Alzamora (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Publisher

IGI Global

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: December 30, 2016

Full Chapters Due: April 30, 2017

Since the advent of digitization, the conceptual confusion surrounding the semantic galaxy that comprises the media and journalism universes has increased. Multimedia, cross-media, intermedia, and transmedia storytelling are some of the terms aggregated in the media convergence process involving news in liquid, fluid, participatory environments (Bauman, 2000). Transmedia storytelling is one of the newest terms. It was coined by Henry Jenkins (2003) in the fictional realm and refers to the expansion of content across multiple media platforms, encouraging audience engagement in the story. Ever since, transmedia storytelling has been the focus of diverse studies, including its application to journalism (Alzamora &Tárcia, 2012; Canavilhas, 2014; Dominguez, 2012; Gambarato & Tárcia, 2016; Moloney, 2011; Renó, 2014). In the journalism realm, audience can add information to the news content, edit it, and/or share it in online social networks, in addition to eventually collaborating directly in the coverage. Although various media are present in journalism and journalists employ multiple practices to cover multifaceted media events, not every news production is necessarily transmediatic; thus far, the majority of the content spread across different media platforms is simply repurposed. We consider that transmedia journalism, as well as other applications of transmedia storytelling in fictional and nonfictional realms, is characterized by the involvement of (a) multiple media platforms, (b) content expansion, and (c) audience engagement (Gambarato &Tárcia, 2016). Transmedia journalism can take advantage of different media platforms such as television, radio, print media, and, above all, the Internet and mobile media to tell deeper stories. Content expansion, as opposed to the repetition of the same message across multiple platforms, is the essence of transmedia storytelling and, therefore, should be the focal point of transmedia journalism as well. 

The book "Exploring Transmedia Journalism in the Digital Age" moves far beyond studies on multimedia journalism to explore how to tell pervasive news stories across multiple platforms and formats, using current digital technologies, expanding the content and engaging audiences. The publication will conceptualize transmedia journalism, delving into theoretical and critical approaches to this updated subject. Moreover, the book will present analytical views on transmedia journalism case studies and the applications and implications of technological advancements in the journalism realm. 

Recommended Topics

We are seeking chapters for this edited book that address (but are not limited to) the following topics: 

• Theoretical and Critical Approaches to Transmedia Journalism 
• Transmedia Journalism Analysis of Case Studies 
• Transmedia Journalism & Virtual Reality 
• Transmedia Journalism & Social Media Networks (Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) 
• Transmedia Journalism & Newsgames 
• Transmedia Journalism & Data, Robots, Algorithms 

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 30, 2016, a chapter proposal of 500 to 1,000 words, a list of 10 references and short biography. Authors will be notified by January 31, 2017 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 30, 2014. Propose a chapter here: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2447 

Important Dates

December 30, 2016: Proposal Submission Deadline 

January 31, 2017: Notification of Acceptance 

April 30, 2017: Full Chapter Submission 

June 30, 2017: Review Results Returned 

August 15, 2017: Final Acceptance Notification 

August 30, 2017: Final Chapter Submission

Inquires can be forward to Renira Rampazzo Gambarato, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow (rgambarato@hse.ru).

CFP:International Journal of Digital Television

International Journal of Digital Television

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175

Edited by Petros Iosifidis, Issue 8.3

The Public Sphere and the Social Media (Autumn 2017)

Guest edited by Duygu Karatas (University of Westminster) and Mark Wheeler (London Metropolitan University)

Deadline for Proposals:  15 December 2016  

Notification of Accepted Proposals: 1 February 2017
Deadline for Full Papers: 15 May 2017

Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks have the ability to empower people to affect a potentially true form of popular sovereignty. This special edition will focus on the broad area of virtual democratic behaviour with reference to the social media acting as a public sphere to facilitate new forms of political participation, electoral practices and social movements. Therefore, it will critically interrogate the contemporary relevance of social networks as a set of economic, cultural and political enterprises. It is the aim of this edition to consider whether the social media can construct a public sphere(s) in which a variety of political and socio-cultural demands can be met. This edition follows on from a day-long conference in June 2016 entitled ‘Social media, politics and democracy ‘ (http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2016/june/social-media,-politics-and-democracy) which was organized to launch Petros Iosifidis and Mark Wheeler’s recent book 'Public spheres and mediated social networks in the western context and beyond' (Palgrave, 2016).

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: 

• Democratic/post-democratic behaviour and the social media
• The Public Sphere and on-line activism
• Social movements and social networks
• Digital diplomacy, soft power and international relations
• Traditional political activity and social media campaigns
• The policy context for on-line outreach
• The regulatory framework at the national and supranational level for information technologies
• The political economy of the communications revolution
• The globalization of information and knowledge
• The Global South and the social media

  

The International Journal of Digital Television explores the transition to digital TV and the social and cultural questions surrounding the future of television beyond switchover. It brings together and shares the work of academics, policymakers and practitioners. Content ranges from critical work on technological, industry and regulatory convergence to wider socio-cultural and political questions including audience behaviour, plurality of channels and programming choice, and television and new media’s influence.

Please send an abstract of up to 300 words by 15 December 2016 to:

Mark Wheeler:  m.wheeler@londonmet.ac.uk and

Duygu Karatas: D.Karatas@westminster.ac.uk

Invited authors will be notified by 1 February 2017 and full articles of 5,000-7,000 words will be due on 15 May 2017. All submissions will be subjected to double-blind peer review. Following refereeing, final versions of articles will be due on 30 June 2017.

More information about the Journal and Notes for Contributors: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=175

CFP: Studies In New Media

Call For Book Proposals -- Studies In New Media

Series Editor: John Allen Hendricks, Ph.D.
Series Editor Email: jhendricks@sfasu.edu
Publisher: Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield

Deadline: Rolling Deadline

ABOUT THE SERIES:

This series aims to advance the theoretical and practical understanding of the emergence, adoption, and influence of new technologies. It provides a venue to explore how New Media technologies and Social Networking Sites (SNS) are changing the media landscape in the twenty-first century. Single authored, Multi-authored, and Edited book proposals will be considered.

Books included in this series focus on topics such as:

• Online Gaming
• New Media and research methodologies
• Media technologies
• Theory development
• Video games
• Mobile content
• Policy development
• Media usage and psychology
• Political usage
• Social media technologies

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS/QUERIES:

Scholars interested in having a proposal considered should contact the series editor:
John Allen Hendricks, PhD
Chair and Professor
Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Mass Communication
(936) 468-4001

CFP: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society

2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety)

WHEN: July 28-30, 2017

WHERE: Toronto, Canada (Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University)

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

Dec 5, 2016: Workshops, Tutorials, & Panels

Jan 16, 2017: Full & WIP Papers   

Mar 6, 2017: Poster Abstracts

Conference website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.org 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2017 #SMSociety Theme: Social Media for Social Good or Evil

• Our online behaviour is far from virtual--it extends our offline lives. Much social media research has identified the positive opportunities of using social media; for example, how people use social media to form support groups online, participate in political uprising, raise money for charities, extend teaching and learning outside the classroom, etc. However, mirroring offline experiences, we have also seen social media being used to spread propaganda and misinformation, recruit terrorists, live stream criminal activities, reinforce echo chambers by politicians, and perpetuate hate and oppression (such as racist, sexist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic behaviour). Furthermore, behind the posts are algorithms, power structures, commercial interests and other factors that surreptitiously influence our experiences on social media. So, we ask:
• What does it actually mean to use social media for social good?
• How can social media be further leveraged for social justice? What are the threats to meaningful participation and how can we overcome these threats?
• What do we know about the 4 W’s of who, what, why, where (and how) do people engage in anti-social behaviour online?
• What theoretical and methodological tools can we use to study anti-social behaviour? Can we detect such behaviour automatically?
• What are the ethics of algorithms (inclusion, accessibility, data discrimination, bots)?
• What are the legal, policy, privacy, and ethical implications of using social big data?
• Considering the proliferation of bots online, can we still trust social media data?
• And more broadly, what are the major effects of using social media on political, economic, individual, and social aspects of our society?

The 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) invites scholarly and original submissions that relate to the broad theme of Social Media & Society. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work which crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media research, especially those that explore some of the questions and issues raised above.  

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 8th year, the 2017 conference will be held in Toronto, Canada at Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University on July 28-30.

From its inception, the Conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Our invited industry and academic keynotes have highlighted the shifting questions and concerns for the social media research community. From introducing media multiplexity and networked individualism with Caroline Haythornthwaite and Barry Wellman in 2010 and 2011, to measuring influence with Gilad Lotan and Sharad Goel in 2012 and 2013, to defining social media research as a field with Keith Hampton in 2014, to identifying our commitments as social media researchers in policy making with Bill Dutton in 2015, to exploring the future of social media technologies with John Weigelt in 2015, to highlighting the challenges of social media data mining in the context of big data with Susan Halford and Helen Kennedy in 2016.

Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. The conference’s intensive three-day program features workshops, full papers, work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication, Computer Science, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, etc.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

See online at https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES:

Full and WIP (short) papers presented at the Conference will be published in the conference proceedings by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS)  and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. All conference presenters will be invited to submit their work as a full paper to the special issue of the Social Media + Society journal (published by SAGE).

TOPICS OF INTEREST:

Social Media Impact on Society

• Political Mobilization & Engagement 
• Extremism & Terrorism
• Politics of Hate and Oppression
• The Sharing/Attention Economy
• Social Media & Health
• Virality & Memes
• Social Media & Social Justice
• Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.) 
• Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.) 
• Social Media & Public Administration 
• Social Media & the News

Online/Offline Communities

• Trust & Credibility in Social Media 
• Online Community Detection 
• Influential User Detection 
• Identity

Social Media & Small Data

• Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media 
• Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media 
• Sampling Issues 
• Value of Small Data 

Social Media & Big Data

• Visualization of Social Media Data 
• Social Media Data Mining 
• Scalability Issues & Social Media Data 
• Social Media Analytics 
• Ethics of Big Data/Algorithms

Theories & Methods

• Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches 
• Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis 
• Social Network Analysis 
• Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media 

Social Media & Mobile

• App-ification of Society 
• Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World 
• Apps for the Social Good 
• Networking Apps

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: 

Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair

Jenna Jacobson, University of Toronto, Canada – Conference Chair

Philip Mai, Ryerson University, Canada – Conference Chair

K. Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University, USA – Poster Chair

ADVISORY BOARD:

William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA

Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Barry Wellman, INSNA Founder, The Netlab Network