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CfP Critical Perspectives on Digital Capitalism: Theories and Praxis

2023-03-10T11:34:54+01:00

CfP Critical Perspectives on Digital Capitalism: Theories and Praxis

Special Issue of the journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism &
Critique (http://www.triple-c.at)
Edited by Thomas Allmer, Sevda Can Arslan, and Christian Fuchs
(Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group, Paderborn University)
https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/announcement/view/40

Submission deadline: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Please submit abstracts of 250-600 words by e-mailing the completed
submission form
http://triple-c.at/f/FirstName_FamilyName_tripleC_DigitalCapitalism.docx
to thomas.allmer@triple-c.at [...]

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Book Series (UWP, ed. Christian Fuchs): New Call for Open Access Book Submissions

2023-01-30T15:58:04+01:00

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Book Series (UWP, ed.
Christian Fuchs): New Call for Open Access Book Submissions
https://uwestminsterpress.blog/2023/01/30/call-for-book-proposals-for-the-critical-digital-and-social-media-studies-series-now-open/

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies is an established open access
book series edited by Professor Christian Fuchs (Paderborn University)
and published by the University of Westminster Press (UWP):
https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/series/critical-digital-and-social-media-studies/

The Critical Digital and Social Media Studies series publishes books
that critically study the role of the internet, digital and social media
in society and make critical interventions. Books in the series analyse
how power structures, digital capitalism, ideology, domination and
social struggles shape and are shaped by digital and [...]

Digital Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere

2022-11-30T14:01:10+01:00

Christian Fuchs. 2023. Digital Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere.
Media, Communication and Society Volume Six. London: Routledge. 320 pages.
Sample chapters and more information:
https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/digital-democracy-and-the-digital-public-sphere/

Based on the approach of the Critique of the Political Economy and
dialectical philosophy, this sixth volume in Christian Fuchs’ Media,
Communication and Society series critically address questions around the
digital public sphere and the challenges and opportunities for digital
democracy today.
The book discusses topics such as Karl Marx, journalism and democracy;
digital democracy, the digital public sphere, digital alienation,
sustainability in digital democracy, journalism and democracy, public
service media, the public service Internet, and [...]

Digital Capitalism

2021-11-30T12:18:09+01:00

Christian Fuchs. 2022. Digital Capitalism: Media, Communication and
Society Volume Three. London: Routledge.
Christian Fuchs. 2022. Foundations of Critical Theory. Media,
Communication and Society Volume Two. London: Routledge.

More information and sample chapters:
https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/digital-capitalism-media-communication-and-society-volume-three/
https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/foundations-of-critical-theory/

“Digital Capitalism” illuminates what it means to live in an age of
digital capitalism. Subjects covered include: digital positivism;
administrative big data analytics; the role and relations of patriarchy,
slavery, and racism in the context of digital labour; digital
alienation; the role of social media in the capitalist crisis; the
relationship between imperialism and digital labour; alternatives such
as trade unions and class struggles in the [...]

Open access book: The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto

2021-09-08T11:00:59+02:00

Christian Fuchs and Klaus Unterberger, eds. 2021. The Public Service
Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto. London: University of
Westminster Press. 135 pages
Open access book: http://doi.org/10.16997/book60

This open access book presents the collectively authored Public Service
Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto and accompanying materials.

The Manifesto has been signed by around 1,000 endorsers, including
Jürgen Habermas, Noam Chomsky, International Federation of Journalists,
European Federation of Journalists, International Association for Media
and Communication Research, European Communication Research and
Education Association. It can be signed at http://bit.ly/signPSManifesto [...]

New book: Communicating COVID-19. Everyday Life, Digital Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times

2021-09-06T09:03:33+02:00

Released today:
Christian Fuchs. 2021. Communicating COVID-19. Everyday Life, Digital
Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times. SocietyNow
Series. Bingley: Emerald. 336 pages.

Sample chapter, 30% discount, order of review copies, book video, and
further infos:
https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/communicating-covid-19-everyday-life-digital-capitalism-and-conspiracy-theories-in-pandemic-times/

This book is a contribution to the analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic on
society. It takes a sociological and communication studies approach for
analysing the following question: How have society and the ways we
communicate changed in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis? [...]

The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto

2021-06-18T09:47:43+02:00

The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto

The Internet and the media landscape are broken. The dominant commercial
Internet platforms endanger democracy. Despite all the great
opportunities the Internet has offered to society and individuals, the
digital giants have acquired unparalleled economic, political and
cultural power. As currently organised, the Internet separates and
divides instead of creating common spaces for negotiating difference and
disagreement. Democracy requires Public Service Media and a Public
Service Internet. [...]

Why do we need a public service Internet and revitalised public service media today?...

2021-06-14T10:21:25+02:00

... some answers to this question are provided by "The Public Service
Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto" that will be
launched in an
Online event, Thursday 17 June 2021, 16:00 UK time, 17:00 Central
European Time

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-the-public-service-media-and-public-service-internet-manifesto-tickets-157227017241

Registration is possible and open for another 24 hours ...

The Internet and the media landscape are broken. The dominant commercial
Internet platforms endanger democracy. The Manifesto stresses the
importance of public service media and the creation of a public service
Internet for the future of society and safeguarding democracy. [...]

Launch of the Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto: June 17, online event

2021-06-08T13:06:01+02:00

Launch of The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto.
Online event, Thursday 17 June 2021, 16:00 UK time, 17:00 Central
European Time

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-the-public-service-media-and-public-service-internet-manifesto-tickets-157227017241

This event launches “The Public Service Media and Public Service
Internet Manifesto”.

The Internet and the media landscape are broken. The dominant commercial
Internet platforms endanger democracy. The Manifesto stresses the
importance of public service media and the creation of a public service
Internet for the future of society and safeguarding democracy. [...]

Re: Fight Censorship by USF Management - fund drive

2021-04-12T14:34:13-07:00

Full message available at: Re: Fight Censorship by USF Management - fund drive

Fight Censorship by USF Management | Support the USF Adjunct Legal Fund

2021-04-07T17:29:30-07:00

Full message available at: Fight Censorship by USF Management | Support the USF Adjunct Legal Fund

Social Media: A Critical Introduction - third edition

2021-03-30T15:35:09+02:00

New, third edition: Christian Fuchs. 2021. Social Media: A Critical
Introduction. London: Sage. Third edition. 448 pages.
Preface, introduction, sample chapter, and more infos here:
https://fuchsc.uti.at/social-media-a-critical-introduction-third-edition/
Social media are an integral part of contemporary society. From news and
politics to language and everyday life, they have changed the way we
communicate, use information and understand the world.
So we have to ask critical questions about social media. We have to dig
deeper into issues of ownership, power, class and (in)justice.
This book equips you with a critical understanding of the complexities
and contradictions at the heart of social media’s relationship [...]

Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory (book)

2021-03-18T18:46:32+01:00

Fuchs, Christian. 2021./Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory.
Media, Communication and Society Volume One/. New York: Routledge. ISBN
9780367697129 (paperback). ISBN 9780367697136 (hardback). ISBN
9781003142959 (ebook). 310 pages.

20% discount & sample chapter"Jean-Paul Sartre as Social Theorist of
Communication. An Engagement with Critique of Dialectical Reason”
available at:
https://fuchsc.uti.at/books/marxist-humanism-and-communication-theory/

This book outlines and contributes to the foundations of
Marxist-humanist communication theory. It analyses the role of
communication in capitalist society. [...]

Graham Murdock: Public Service Media in Challenging Times: Connectivity, Climate and Corona. Online-talk, Feb 15

2021-01-25T13:09:12+01:00

Public Service Media in Challenging Times: Connectivity, Climate and
Corona. A talk by Graham Murdock

hosted and organised by InnoPSM: AHRC Research Network on Innovation in
Public Service Media Policies (https://innopsm.net/) and its event- and
work-stream on Envisioning Public Service Media Utopias

Date: Monday, 15 February 2021
Time: 16:00-18:00 (British Time)
Where? Zoom (you will receive a Zoom link plus access data at latest one
day before the event per e-mail) [...]

Fwd: NEW BOOK: "News Values from an Audience Perspective"

2021-01-08T13:09:38+00:00

Dear All,
The following book may be of interest to some on this list.
(Yes, I've got a chapter in it.)
Best wishes,
Tony.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jelle Mast <jelle.mast@vub.be>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 at 12:54
Subject: NEW BOOK: "News Values from an Audience Perspective"
To: <MECCSA@jiscmail.ac.uk>

Dear colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce the publication of a new edited collection
on news values, entitled "News Values from an Audience Perspective"
(Palgrave Macmillan). More details below. Apologies for cross-posting. [...]

Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism

2020-11-27T16:23:39+01:00

Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism, edited by
Christian Fuchs, special issue of tripleC: Communication, Capitalism &
Critique

https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/issue/view/43

The journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique’s special
issue “Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism”
was published on the occasion of Engels’s 200th anniversary. It consists
of eleven articles that outline the relevance of Engels’s works and
thought for the critical analysis of digital capitalism and show the
relevance of Engels in the 21st century. [...]

Call: “Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism” tripleC special issue edited by Christian Fuchs

2020-07-13T09:36:33+02:00

Call for Abstracts/Papers:
tripleC special issue:
“Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism”
Edited by Christian Fuchs
Deadline for abstract submission: August 7, 2020
https://triple-c.at/public/site/images/Engels%40200_CfP.pdf
https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/announcement/view/38

November 28, 2020, marks the 200th birthday of Friedrich Engels. The
journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critque
(http://www.triple-c.at) celebrates Engels’ birthday with a special
issue, in which critical theorists reflect on the relevance of Engels’
works for the analysis of digital and communicative capitalism. [...]

AMARC Asia-Pacific Newsletter, June 2020

2020-06-02T17:59:04+05:45

Dear friends and colleagues,

Please find attached the June 2020 issue of the AMARC Asia-Pacific
newsletter. I hope you will find it interesting.

With best regards, Suman

Video and book launch: Communication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory, by Christian Fuchs

2020-05-21T10:45:17+02:00

Christian Fuchs. 2020. Communication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory.
London: University of Westminster Press. 406 pages.
https://doi.org/10.16997/book45
Available as paperback and as gratis open access e-book

Book launch talk "Capitalism & Communication: Critical Theory in the Age
of the Internet & Digital Capitalism":
https://youtu.be/liiEEumaLfs

Going beyond Jürgen Habermas’ theory of communicative action, Christian
Fuchs outlines foundation of a critical, dialectical, humanist approach
to theorising communication in society and in capitalism. [...]

What's the Point of News?

2020-04-28T14:49:06+01:00

Dear Colleagues,
Anyone with an interest in alternative media might find the following new
book of interest:
*What's the Point of News? A study in ethical journalism*
https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030399467

There is a brief introductory video here:
https://twitter.com/sheffjournalism/status/1255120591423787008

Further details are below for those who require them.

All the best,

Tony Harcup.

*Reviews:*

“Tony Harcup’s re-imagining of news and re-thinking of news values is bold
and innovative yet simultaneously based on empirical research on
innovations that actual journalists have undertaken. His solution,
therefore, is both practical and ethical, showing a pathway to a journalism
that really does serve the public interest. His [...]

Everyday Life and Everyday Communication in Coronavirus Capitalism

2020-04-01T12:39:51+02:00

Christian Fuchs: Everyday Life and Everyday Communication in
Coronavirus Capitalism. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique 18
(1): 375-399

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v18i1.1167
German version:
https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v18i1.1168

In 2020, the coronavirus crisis ruptured societies and their everyday
life around the globe. This article is a contribution to critically
theorising the changes societies have undergone in the light of the
coronavirus crisis. It asks: How have everyday life and everyday
communication changed in the coronavirus crisis? How does capitalism
shape everyday life and everyday communication during this crisis? [...]

LAST CHANCE! CALL FOR PAPERS, ICA Post-conference -- Community and Activist Media: Resistance and Resurgence

2020-01-20T01:47:51+00:00

Dear OURMedia colleagues -- I trust you've received this CFP for our Post-conference to the 2020 ICA already, and through other lists. If not, our deadline for Abstracts is TODAY (Australian time) -- we'll be happy to receive your submission over the next day or two. This Post-conference is affiliated with the Activism, Communication and Social Justice Interest Group of the ICA; and the Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division of ICA. This event is also co-badged as an OURMedia network event as we'll be running some community radio visits for half a day on the day before the Post-Conference. [...]

Call: Conference "Mediating, Constructing and Dismantling Race(ism)"

2019-12-17T13:19:53+01:00

Call: Mediating, Constructing and Dismantling Race(ism)
International Conference Organised by: Communication and Media Research
Institute & The Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of
Westminster, UK

Date: 17 April 2020
Venue: The Boardroom 309 Regent Campus, University of Westminster,
London, W1B 2HW

https://camri.ac.uk/blog/2019/12/10/cfp-mediating-constructing-dismantling-raceism/

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Ghassan Hage, University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Dibyesh Anand, University of Westminster, UK
Lucia Kula, Black Student Support Coordinator, SOAS
Akram Salhab, organiser at Migrants Organise
Chardine Taylor-Stone, Cultural Producer and Writer [...]

Call for Book Proposals: Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Series, edited by Christian Fuchs

2019-12-11T11:52:18+00:00

Call for Book Proposals: Critical Digital and Social Media Studies,
University of Westminster Press Book Series
Edited By Christian Fuchs

Details and submission:
https://uwestminsterpress.blog/2019/12/11/900/
Submission deadline: Monday 20 January 2020 23:59 BST

My book series is looking to publish a number of new titles. The books
are published as affordable paperbacks and in digital versions open
access. Publishing is free of charge to authors. The digital versions
are free of charge to readers. [...]

USF Management Bans OURMedia12 Participation by President of Adjunct Faculty Union

2019-11-26T18:27:57-08:00

Full message available at: USF Management Bans OURMedia12 Participation by President of Adjunct Faculty Union

Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism

2019-10-28T11:21:46+00:00

Fuchs, Christian. 2019. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism.
London: Pluto Press.

Introduction:
http://fuchs.uti.at/books/rereading-marx-in-the-age-of-digital-capitalism/
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32YXLWXaHMY&feature=youtu.be

"Fuchs rereads Marx in the present, in that tangle of explosive
contradictions, indicating with clarity and force the necessary path of
theoretical militancy today"
– Antonio Negri, author of “Political Descartes: Reason, Ideology and
the Bourgeois Project”

“Christian Fuchs is the world’s foremost Marxist analyst of contemporary
capitalist media"
- Jodi Dean, author of “The Communist Horizon” [...]

Christian Fuchs - new book: Nationalism on the Internet: Critical Theory and Ideology in the Age of Social Media and Fake News

2019-10-21T11:25:14+01:00

Christian Fuchs. 2020. Nationalism on the Internet: Critical Theory and
Ideology in the Age of Social Media and Fake News. New York: Routledge.

http://fuchs.uti.at/books/nationalism-on-the-internet/
(including reading sample/introduction)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25je5XtUcQ

In this timely book, critical theorist Christian Fuchs asks: What is
nationalism and what is the role of social media in the communication of
nationalist ideology?

Advancing an applied Marxist theory of nationalism, Fuchs explores
nationalist discourse in the world of contemporary digital capitalism
that is shaped by social media, big data, fake news, targeted
advertising, bots, algorithmic politics, and a high-speed online
attention economy. [...]

Call for Applications: Coconet II Digital Rights Camp, October 20-26, the Philippines

2019-07-22T16:41:59+07:00

Hi all,

EngageMedia <https://engagemedia.org>, the Southeast Asian Press
Alliance <https://seapa.org>, and the Association for Progressive
Communications <https://apc.org> are pleased to announce Coconet II, a
digital rights camp.

Coconet is a platform for digital rights movement-building in Southeast
Asia - https://coconet.social/

cc2 banner

From October 20-26, 2019, 100-120 activists, film-makers, researchers,
journalists, human rights advocates, and technologists from across Asia
will gather in the Philippines to break down silos, catalyse regional
networking and collaboration, develop skills, deepen relationships,
spark campaigns, and bring new actors into the digital rights field. [...]

USF Media Studies: Full Time Faculty Should Reinstate Participation Rights of Part Time Faculty

2019-07-02T11:18:06-05:00

Dear OurMedia/NuestrosMedios Colleagues,

As a long time member of OurMedia/NuestrosMedios* with over 3 decades in community/grassroots communication and media, current president of the University of San Francisco Part Time Faculty Association (PTFA, American Federation of Teachers Local 6590), and an adjunct professor in the USF Department of Media Studies, I'm asking for your help in addressing a particular inequity in the Media Studies department. It's one all too familiar to "contingent" faculty at academic institutions.
The department chair introduced a measure and full time faculty voted to remove the right of part time faculty to attend all department meetings in [...]

Launching the Video for Change Impact Toolkit

2019-06-26T20:24:58+07:00

Greetings all,

EngageMedia recently (re)launched the Video for Change Impact Toolkit
<https://toolkit.video4change.org> - a contribution to the impact field
that focuses on short-form, low-budget, participatory, and co-creative
approaches to social issue documentary.

I thought it might of interest to scholars and practitioners on this list.

The Toolkit is co-produced by the Video4Change Network
<https://video4change.org>, a consortium of organisations from Malaysia,
Kenya, Mexico, the US, UK, India and beyond that support human rights,
social justice, and environmental film-makers. [...]

Call: Digital/Communicative Socialism, edited by Christian Fuchs, Special Issue of the Journal Communication, Capitalism & Critique

2019-06-26T13:59:01+01:00

tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique is a Marxist journal of
media and communication studies. Its special issue
“Digital/Communicative Socialism” asks: What is digital/communicative
socialism? The special issue will publish peer-reviewed contributions
that explore perspectives on digital/communicative socialism in respect
to theory, dialectics, history, internationalism, praxis, and class
struggles.

Details:
https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/announcement/view/35

Abstracts can be submitted per e-mail to christian.fuchs@triple-c.at,
using the form published at
https://triple-c.at/files/journals/1/CfP_Form_Socialism.docx [...]

call for contributions: video vortex 12, malta, conference & exhibition: september 2019

2019-02-27T18:42:12+01:00

Call for Lectures/Theory Presentations
VideoVortex XII, Malta
Conference: September 27-28, 2019
Please submit to: submissions@vv12.org

Deadline for lectures/theory contributions: March 15, 2019.

Please also look at our website where you can read the general call:
http://vv12.org

VideoVortex, an artistic network concerned with the aesthetics and
politics of online video, will gather again in Malta for a two-day
conference in late September 2019. In this call we are in particularly
focussed on bringing new research, theory and critiques of online video
– in addition to questions around its integration with social media – to
Malta. If you are a graduate student [...]

Global Investigative Journalism Conference: Call for Research Papers/Abstracts

2019-02-14T13:18:50+01:00

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference, scheduled for this
September 26-29 in Hamburg, Germany, will again feature an academic
research track. Journalism professors and researchers worldwide are invited
to submit research paper abstracts highlighting trends, challenges,
teaching methodologies, new developments and best practices in
investigative and data journalism.

The conference will be co-hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism
Network (GIJN), Netzwerk Recherche (NR) and the Interlink Academy for
International Dialog and Journalism. [...]

Head of Westminster School of Media and Communication

2019-02-09T15:04:52+00:00

In 1975 the first British undergraduate degree in Media Studies was
created at the University of Westminster. Studies in Media and
Communication at the University has a long and notable history and
tradition. The post of Head of School, Westminster School of Media and
Communication, is one of four new Head positions in the College of
Design, Creative and Digital Industries, and is focused on high-level
management of all aspects of learning and teaching in media and
communication studies. [...]

New open access book: Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Capitalism, Labour and Politics in the Age of Big Data

2019-01-31T07:16:15+00:00

New open access book: David Chandler and Christian Fuchs, eds. 2019.
Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on
Capitalism, Labour and Politics in the Age of Big Data. London:
University of Westminster Press. ISBN 978-1-912656-20-2.

https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/10.16997/book29/

This volume explores activism, research and critique in the age of big
data capitalism.

Published by University of Westminster Press. Available as affordable
paperback and free open access book. [...]

University of San Francisco Dissertation Diversity Fellowship 2019-2020

2018-12-07T10:52:55-08:00

University of San Francisco

Dissertation Fellowship: Gerardo Marín Diversity Fellowship 2019-2020

*Job Summary*

The University of San Francisco invites applications for the Gerardo Marín
Diversity Dissertation Fellowship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The
Gerardo Marín Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the presence of
currently underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.
professoriate by supporting advanced doctoral candidates in completion of
their dissertation, or advanced candidates in a MFA, MArch, MLArch, MUD,
and MCP or similar program in completion of their master’s project or
creative work. [...]

Call: Critical Digital and Social Media Research Conference

2018-11-30T00:21:54+00:00

Critical Digital and Social Media Research Conference
March 6-8, 2019
Umeå University

Organised by DIGSUM (Centre for Digital Social Research) at Umeå
University and the CAMRI (Communication and Media Research Institute),
University of Westminster

https://www.umu.se/en/events/critical-digital--social-media-research_7318389/

Keynote speakers: Mark Andrejevic, Christian Fuchs, Kylie Jarrett, Simon
Lindgren, Evgeny Morozov, Tiziana Terranova

This combined symposium and PhD workshop aims at showing that critical
theories, critical methodologies and critical practices are cornerstones
of digital and social media research and how they act as tools for
questioning big data fetishism and the dominance of overly data-driven
analytics. [...]

British Academy Global Professorship at CAMRI

2018-11-09T11:44:51+00:00

https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/british-academy-global-professorships-now-open-for-outstanding-international-researchers

The Communication and Media Resarch Institute (CAMRI,
http://www.camri.ac.uk) and the University of Westminster are keen to
consider eligible applications from outstanding international
researchers not currently working in the United Kingdom, to bring their
research experience to the UK and to advance our research goals through
a Professorship with the University.

The University of Westminster has a proud tradition of global
collaboration. We are ranked in the top 30 in the world for
‘International Outlook’ (Times Higher Education Young University
Ranking, 2017 and 2018), and are committed to engaging with world-class,
internationally recognised scholars. [...]

Análisis sobre la aplicación Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual en Uruguay

2018-11-01T14:34:27-03:00

La Coalición por una Comunicación Democrática de Uruguay, ASOPROD (Asociación de Productores Audiovisuales) y la Fundación Friedrich Ebert (FESUR) presentaron ayer el libro "Ley de Medios a medias", donde una decena de activistas y expertxs analizan lo que se aplicó (y no se aplicó) de la Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual en sus primeros 4 años de vigencia. [...]

Invitación a participar en campaña de solidaridad con los hermanos del pueblo Kankuamo

2018-11-01T11:00:52-05:00

Hola, buenos días, estoy enviándoles la invitación para participar en esta colecta para solidarnos con la reconstrucción de la Kankurua de los hermanos Kankuamos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Saludos y un abrazo,

Hello, good morning, I am sending you the invitation to participate in this collection to support the reconstruction of the Kankurua of the Kankuamos brothers of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. [...]

Democratic functioning of society under threat in South Asia

2018-08-07T20:58:41+05:45

Democratic functioning of society under threat in South Asia

*August 7, 2018, Kathmandu. *AMARC Asia-Pacific notes that the political
situation in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh has deteriorated considerably
in the recent past. The role of the media including lack of coverage is
crucial to this threat to democratic functioning of society.

In Pakistan, notable activists like Salman Haider, Ahmed Raza Naseer and
Samar Abbas have been disappeared for voicing inconvenient truths. More
recently, in Bangladesh, Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib were killed
by a speeding bus leading to widespread protests by students across the
country. Disturbingly the government [...]

AMARC Asia-Pacific Conf

2018-06-25T11:55:48-05:00

*Hello Suman and AMARC Community Radio Friends!**
**
**Austin Airwaves might possibly be able to attend the**
**Jakarta AMARC conference in November.**
**Plz keep us informed!**
**Merci!**
**jim ellinger**
**Austin Airwaves*

> June 24, 2018, Kathmandu.
>
>
> The Regional Board of World Association of Community Radio
> Broadcasters, AMARC Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that the 4^th
> AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference cum Assembly will be held in
> Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 16-19 November 2018. The Community Radio
> Network of Indonesia, (Jaringan Radio Komunitas Indonesia, JRKI) and
> Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, UAJY will co-organize the Conference.
[...]

Announcement: 4th AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference and Assembly

2018-06-24T11:04:56+05:45

June 24, 2018, Kathmandu.

The Regional Board of World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters,
AMARC Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that the 4th AMARC Asia-Pacific
Regional Conference cum Assembly will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from
16-19 November 2018. The Community Radio Network of Indonesia, (Jaringan
Radio Komunitas Indonesia, JRKI) and Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, UAJY
will co-organize the Conference. [...]

Marx@200: tripleC special issue on Marx's bicentenary - Marx @ 200: Debating Capitalism & Perspectives for the Future of Radical Theory

2018-05-04T14:57:44+01:00

Fuchs, Christian and Lara Monticelli, eds. 2018. Marx @ 200: Debating
Capitalism & Perspectives for the Future of Radical Theory. tripleC:
Communication, Capitalism & Critique 16 (2): 406-741.

https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/issue/view/38
https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v16i2.1040

May 5 is Marx's bicentenary. The journal tripleC celebrates this event
with a special issue comprised of 30 articles on 350 pages that show the
urgent need for Marxian critique today. [...]

Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Future of Communication Studies

2018-04-19T08:55:05+02:00

Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Future of Communication
Studies (Special issue). Journal of Communication 68 (2): 219-451.
Edited by Jack Qiu and Christian Fuchs

https://academic.oup.com/joc/issue/68/2

Journal of Communication (JoC) published its special issue “Ferment in
the Field” in 1983 (vol. 33, no. 3). Thirty-five years later there still
is a great interest in discussing the origins, current state, and
prospects of our field. This special issue titled "Ferments in the
Field: The Past, Present and Future of Communication Studies" presents
20 articles, plus an introductory essay/reflection (by Fuchs/Qiu), with
the intention to assess the field and provoke [...]

Globalization and Development Communication Masters Program

2018-04-16T12:40:57-04:00

OURMedia friends:

We are seeking students for our Globalization and Development Communication (GDC) Master’s program ere at Temple University in Philadelphia. The GDC program is very unique, not only because of its emphasis on social change and social justice, but also because of the quality of its students and faculty. Please send us your best students! Here’s some more information about the GDC program: [...]

Assistant Professor, Term Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco

2018-03-07T13:25:11-08:00

*Assistant Professor, Term *
*Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco*

Job Summary: The Department of Media Studies at the University of San
Francisco invites applications for a full-time term Assistant Professor
position to begin fall semester 2018. This position seeks candidates from
the field of journalism. This is a one-year term position with an option to
renew. [...]

La regulación privada de contenidos: OBSERVACOM

2018-02-22T16:41:24-03:00

Estimad@s:
Adjuntamos el aporte que OBSERVACOM envío al Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho a la libertad de expresión y opinión, David Kaye, con motivo de la consulta regional sobre regulación privada de contenidos en Internet.
Esperamos que “The risks of the increasing intervention of big intermediaries in Internet content” sea de su interés. Al momento sólo está disponible la versión en inglés. [...]

Free ebook: Nationalism 2.0

2018-02-22T12:12:07+00:00

Free ebook: Christian Fuchs: Nationalism 2.0:
The Making of Brexit on Social Media
https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786802996/nationalism-2-0/

"Nationalism 2.0" reveals how the political fetishism of nationalist
ideologies has displaced attention from the roles of capitalism and
class as factors causing social problems today.

This is a free ebook companion to "Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian
Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter" -
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745337968/digital-demagogue/ [...]

Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter

2018-02-13T12:43:13+00:00

Book Launch: “Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of
Trump and Twitter” by Christian Fuchs
Thursday 1 March 2018
19:00 – 21:00
117 Boardroom
309 Regent Street
University of Westminster
London W1B 2HW

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-demagogue-authoritarian-capitalism-in-the-age-of-trump-and-twitter-tickets-41214808602?aff=erelexpmlt

WIAS, CAMRI and Pluto Press are pleased to invite you to the book launch
of “Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and
Twitter” by Christian Fuchs. [...]

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies - Call for Book Proposals, deadline approaching

2018-02-02T12:19:09+00:00

REMINDER - 2018 CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL
AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES

Submission Deadline: Monday 12 February 2017 23:00 BST by e-mail to
Andrew Lockett (University of Westminster Press Manager) at
A.Lockett@westminster.ac.uk
For fullest series details and proposal guidelines see
https://uwestminsterpress.blog

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies is an established book series
edited by 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. [...]

March 1: Launch of the book "Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter"

2018-01-17T12:17:53+00:00

Book Launch:
Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and
Twitter, by Christian Fuchs
Thursday, March 1, 2018, 19:00
University of Westminster
309 Regent Street
London W1B 2HW
117 Boardroom
Organised by Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies, Communication
and Media Research Institute and Pluto Press

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-demagogue-authoritarian-capitalism-in-the-age-of-trump-and-twitter-tickets-41214808602

Christian Fuchs will be giving an introductory talk to “Digital
Demagogue”, a timely and topical study of the expressions of ideology,
nationalism and authoritarianism in the age of big data, social media
and Donald Trump. [...]

2018 CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES

2018-01-08T17:11:48+00:00

**NEW 2018 CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND
SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES**

Critical Digital and Social Media Studies is an established 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. [...]

OTT regulation - La regulación de los servicios OTT

2017-10-02T11:35:26-03:00

Hola !
Envío un documento de posición sobre la regulación de servicios OTT que elaboramos en OBSERVACOM como aporte al debate internacional sobre el tema.
Recoge nuestra perspectiva sobre las claves de una regulación democrática de los servicios de internet (“over-the-top”) para garantizar una Internet libre y abierta, y el pleno ejercicio de los derechos digitales y la libertad de expresión.
Adjuntamos la versión en español y la versión en inglés.
Cualquier comentario es bienvenido.
Saludos ! [...]

What Internet do we want? Please participate in the netCommons survey

2017-09-13T16:39:08+01:00

netCommons is an interdisciplinary Horizon2020 EU project studying the
social, legal and technological reality and future of the Internet -
https://netcommons.eu/

The University of Westminster’s project team conducts a survey among
experienced Internet users that asks:
What Internet do we want? What are the Internet’s main problems? How can
alternatives look like?

https://d52netcommons.limequery.com/357528?lang=en

We appreciate if you could take approx. 20 minutes to participate in the
survey, which helps us to better understand the Internet’s problems and
possible solutions. [...]

AMARC Asia-Pacific Newsletter, August 2017

2017-08-02T17:34:45+05:45

With apologies for cross posting:

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am very happy to share with you the latest copy of the AMARC AP
newsletter. I hope you will like it. Please do forward to your colleagues
and relevant networks.

Thanking you and with best regards, Suman

Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Activism, Research & Critique in the Age of Big Data Capitalism - Conference programme published

2017-04-28T18:29:38+01:00

Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on
Activism, Research & Critique in the Age of Big Data Capitalism
The 6th ICTs and Society Conference
May 20-21
University of Westminster, London
Hosted by the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies

Speakers:
Toni Negri, Jodi Dean, David Chandler, Christian Fuchs, Paolo Gerbaudo,
Orit Halpern, Kylie Jarrett, Jack Linchuan Qiu, Antoinette Rouvroy,
Etienne Turpin [...]

Call for Research Papers/Abstracts -- 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference

2017-04-03T15:09:11+02:00

The 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held this
November 16-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa, will again feature an
academic research track, highlighting trends, challenges, teaching
methodologies, and best practices in investigative journalism. Here is the
call for papers that is going out to journalism professors worldwide:

Requesting letters of support for CEU

2017-03-30T19:02:23+02:00

Dear OURMedia,

I am writing to follow up on my email from yesterday.

As you might be aware, the Hungarian government's efforts to shut down
Central European University, my home university, of which I am so proud.

CEU is reaching out to friends and colleagues around the world for support
to face down this threat. [...]

Central European University under attack by Hungarian government- faces closure

2017-03-29T15:16:29+02:00

Dear OURMEDIA Friends,

The Hungarian Parliament has proposed legislation that would make it
impossible for CEU- my university, my employer, my home- to exist. This is
targeted and discriminatory legislation to shut down a fully accredited and
significant university in a European Union member state.
CEU has made it clear they will do everything in their power to fight
this. I am very proud of the strong stand they are taking, speaking out
eloquently and unwaveringly in the face of this aggressive direct attack to
silence any form of dissent or critical thinking in Prime Minister Viktor
Orban's self-proclaimed "illiberal [...]

Submissão de artigos para a Revista Mídia e Cotidiano - Vol. 11 - nº1: Comunicação Comunitária e Direitos Humanos

2017-03-16T16:58:06-03:00

Prezados, bom dia,
Informamos que o prazo para submissão de artigos para a primeira edição de 2017 da Revista Mídia e Cotidiano, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Mídia e Cotidiano da Universidade Federal Fluminense, foi adiado para o dia 10 de abril. A revista recebe trabalhos inseridos nos temas de suas seções temáticas e também em fluxo contínuo. As normas para submissão de trabalhos encontram-se no site da revista, no link:
http://www.ppgmidiaecotidiano.uff.br/ojs/index.php/Midecot/about/submissions#authorGuidelines <http://www.ppgmidiaecotidiano.uff.br/ojs/index.php/Midecot/about/submissions#authorGuidelines>
Segue abaixo a chamada completa para a primeira edição de 2017.
Cordialmente,
Emmanoel Ferreira
Andrea Medrado
Editores da Revista Mídia e Cotidiano [...]

2nd edition: Social Media: A Critical Introduction

2017-03-10T11:19:59+00:00

Fuchs, Christian. 2017. Social Media: A Critical Introduction. London:
Sage. 2nd edition.

More info, classroom materials and the sample chapter "What are Social
Media and Big Data?" can be found at:
http://fuchs.uti.at/books/2nd-edition-social-media-a-critical-introduction/

With social media changing how we use and understand everything from
communication and the news to transport, more than ever it is essential
to ask the right kinds of questions about the business and politics of
social media. This book equips students with the critical thinking they
need to understand the complexities and contradictions and make informed
judgements. [...]

Fwd: DIFUSION Dossier congresos ULEPICC y PANAM

2017-03-07T15:24:27-03:00

Olá,
Segue para difusão o dossiê Políticas de Comunicación e Integración Económica Intercontinental, que se realizará entre 12 e 14 de julho deste ano na CIESPAL, com o X Congreso Internacional de la Unión Latina de Economía Política de la Información, la Comunicación y la Cultura - ULEPICC y VIII Encuentro Panamericano-PANAM de Ciencias de la Comunicación. [...]

The Unreality of Reality TV: From "After Dark" towards Twitter, Big Data, and "Big Brother"

2017-02-08T09:14:54+00:00

The Unreality of Reality TV: From "After Dark" towards Twitter, Big
Data, and "Big Brother"
Organised by the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and Open Media
Fri, March 3, 17:00
309 Regent Street
Boardroom (RS117)
W1B 2HW London

Registration:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.co.uk_e_unreality-2Dof-2Dreality-2Dtv-2Dfrom-2Dafter-2Ddark-2Dtowards-2Dtwitter-2Dbig-2Ddata-2Dand-2Dbig-2Dbrother-2Dtickets-2D29380168876&d=DwIFaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=j1f1Mmv73QZJM12aUbgljV5GqvGnsXUOBKfP_tASFMo&m=RmU1O6lHYV-KS4erlepsNqY6dQ3o6loVTrSh5PyZ9AA&s=5bs1sZsa40tQ2PJXY1SqJincy50wN-znwoieVEAPJ5U&e=

High-velocity media, superficial news and sound bite-driven debates are
increasingly shaping our public discourse. The Brexit referendum and the
2016 U.S. election are cases in point. In the age of social media and
digital television, what potentials and limits are there for
strengthening constructive public debate? What are the roots of the
present crisis and what can be done to [...]

Jan 25: Building Community with the Help of Information and Commmunications Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges (netCommons/WIAS event)

2017-01-18T09:55:34+00:00

BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH THE HELP OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Wed, 25/1/2017 6pm
University of Westminster, 309 Regent St, London W1B 2HW
Fyvie Hall

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-community-with-the-help-of-information-and-communications-tickets-30489441741

Accessing the Internet day in, day out is part of everyday life. But we
take for granted that the way we access the Internet is via a service
provider, usually among the largest for-profit corporations in the
world. We rarely think about whether there are alternative forms of
Internet infrastructure that do not operate access as profitable
business. This event explores community networks as alternative forms of
Internet access and [...]

CHAMADA DE E-BOOK A SER LANÇADO NO CONGRESSO DA IAMCR 2017

2017-01-03T16:56:32-02:00

CHAMADA DE E-BOOK A SER LANÇADO NO CONGRESSO DA IAMCR 2017

Caro(a)s pesquisadore(a)s
Está aberta a Chamada de Textos para o e-book “Novos Conceitos e Territórios na América Latina” a ser lançado no Congresso da IAMCR, em Cartagena, de 16 a 20 de julho de 2017.
O objetivo da publicação, apoiada pela Associação Latino-Americana de Investigadores da Comunicação (ALAIC) e pela Ulepicc-Brasil, Capítulo Brasil da União Latina da Economia Política da Informação, da Comunicação e da Cultura, é incentivar tanto um questionamento sobre políticas da Comunicação quanto um debate sobre agendas culturais e artísticas para o futuro da América Latina.
[...]

ESA 2017 conference "(Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities": Abstract submission now open

2017-01-03T15:54:29+01:00

Abstract submission now open

"(Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities"
13th European Sociological Conference
European Sociological Assocation
Athens, Greece, 29 August to 1 September 2017
http://www.europeansociology.org./conferences/13th-conference-2017/
Abstract submission via
https://www.conftool.pro/esa2017/
Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2017

Invited speakers include David Harvey, Yanis Varoufakis, Donatella
della Porta, Eva Illouz, Hartmut Rosa, Silvia Federici, Ruth Wodak,
Gerard Delanty, Margaret Abraham, Maria Kousis, Markus Schulz,
Michel Wieviorka, and others. [...]

MA and PhD scholarships at Cardiff University

2016-12-22T09:44:31+00:00

Scholarships are available for the 2017/18 academic year at Cardiff
University, including the Master's Excellence Scholarships
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding-and-fees/masters-excellence-scholarships, deadline 15 March 2017), a range of other MA level scholarships (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/international/funding-and-fees/international-scholarships/postgraduate-taught-scholarships), and a PhD research grant (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding-and-fees/view/esrc-wales-dtp-phd-in-journalism-and-democracy, deadline 1 February
2017).

MA courses at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and
Cultural Studies include the MA in Digital Media and Society
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/digital-media-and-society-ma), the MA in Journalism, Media and Communications (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/journalism,-media-and-communications-ma), and a range of other MA programmes
(https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/courses/postgraduate-taught). [...]

(deadline extended / date butoir reportée) CFP / APPEL - The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence / Le futur de la radiodiffusion des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis : Conversation & Convergence

2016-12-20T12:54:02-05:00

( version française ci-dessous )

Greetings,

I'm writing to you on behalf of the planning committee of The Future of
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting conference. This activity will
take place in regions across Canada from February to May 2017, culminating
in a national three-day conference in Ottawa in June 2017.

Please note the CFP deadline has been extended (see below) and a
registration form for this event is now available online. For details
visit: www.IndigenousRadio.ca <http://www.indigenousradio.ca/> [...]

Call for Papers - ECPR General Conference Oslo (6-9 Sept. 2017) "Political Sciences and the Big Data Challenge From Big Data in Politics to the Politics of Big Data"

2016-12-20T17:20:23+01:00

*** Apologies for cross-posting.. and Merry Christmas!!***

In occasion of the next ECPR General Conference (Oslo 6-9 September 2017)
we invite papers for any of the panels in the section "Political Sciences
and the Big Data Challenge From Big Data in Politics to the Politics of Big
Data".
More detailed info on panels and the overall section can be found below. [...]

CFP: Updated (December 2016) Popular Communication - Human Rights Memory, Extended Deadline (January 25, 2017)

2016-12-09T09:01:00-08:00

Call for Papers: Updated (December 2016) Extended Deadline (January 25,
2017)
Special Issue on Human Rights Memory
Guest Edited by Susana Kaiser, University of San Francisco,
kaisers@usfca.edu

*Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture*

The aftermath of dictatorships, genocide, wars, massacres,
forced migrations, environmental destruction, as well as the legacy of
discrimination based on class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual
orientation are problems of pressing concern to scholars working in
critical traditions. The duty to remember human rights abuses and the need
to re-focus on memory at the service of justice occupy central stage of
this special issue. [...]

Rv: Call for papers IAMCR CCAM section , Cartagena 2017, Convocatoria de resúmenes sección CCAM

2016-12-06T20:02:32+00:00

Dear colleagues and friends from OURMEDIA/NUESTROSMEDIOS (Español más abajo)
We are happy to share with you the call for papers for the Community Communication and Alternative Media section for the 2017 IAMCR Conference in Cartagena, Colombia.
We are hoping to have a productive meeting with debates and discussions in our field that are engaging and though provoking.
In the attached PDF document you will find the call for papers and the important dates, you can also access the call for papers at the following link: IAMCR 2017 - Community Communication and Alternative Media - CfP - IAMCR [...]

New Call for Open Access Book Proposals: Critical Digital and Social Media Studies

2016-12-05T19:23:14+00:00

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. [...]

Article in The Conversation - Nick Couldry and Clemencia Rodríguez

2016-11-28T20:58:50-05:00

English: Dear OURMedia:

Nick Couldry and I just published an article in The Conversation. Please distribute widely:

https://theconversation.com/why-the-media-is-a-key-dimension-of-global-inequality-69084

Nick and I are lead authors of the Media and Communication chapter of the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), an international initiative that has brought together approximately 250 scholars to examine the main issues in contemporary society in an attempt to formulate a diagnosis and clear a path toward more just communities (https://www.ipsp.org/). Chapter 13 on Media and Communication, written by a team of 14 international communication/media scholars and researchers, is a comprehensive diagnosis of media infrastructures vis a vis social [...]

Re: Position announcement: 3 Lectureships at Cardiff University

2016-11-28T18:58:49+00:00

Dear colleagues

the closing date for applications has been extended – it’s now 3
January, 2017 – for the three new Lectureships in the School of
Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with established expertise
in media, communication or cultural studies, with the following areas
being of particular interest for purposes of these three posts: [...]

New open access book: C. Fuchs - Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings of Lukács, Adorno, Marcuse, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the Internet.

2016-11-25T17:36:47+00:00

Fuchs, Christian. 2016. Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings
of Lukács, Adorno, Marcuse, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the
Internet. London: University of Westminster Press. ISBN
978-1-911534-04-4. Critical Digital and Social Media Studies Book
Series, Volume 1.

More information:
http://fuchs.uti.at/books/critical-theory-of-communication/
http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/detail/1/critical-theory-of-communication/

Watch the introductory talk from the book launch
https://vimeo.com/187128375

This book contributes to the foundations of a critical theory of
communication as shaped by the forces of digital capitalism. Christian
Fuchs explores how the thought of some of the Frankfurt School’s key
thinkers can be deployed for critically understanding media in the age
of the Internet. Five [...]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS / APPEL À COMMUNICATION - The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence / Le futur de la radiodiffusion des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis : Conversation & Convergence

2016-11-23T17:10:47-05:00

( version française ci-dessous )

Greetings,

I'm writing to you on behalf of the planning committee of the *The Future
of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting* conference. This activity
will take place in regions across Canada from February to May 2017,
culminating in a national three-day conference in Ottawa in June 2017.

This is an invitation to participate in these great events that will bring
together the Indigenous broadcasting sector and stakeholders in preparation
for the upcoming CRTC policy review of the *Native Broadcasting Policy*. [...]

CfP - Commons Journal - Evaluation and Monitorization of Communication for Development and Social Change

2016-11-22T11:43:15+01:00

Dear OurMedia friends and colleagues,

estimados amigo.a.s y colegas de OurMedia,

please find below a call for paper in ENglish and Spanish for the next
issue of the Commons Journal

un llamado en ingles y castellano para contribuciones a la proxima edicion
de la revista Commons :

*Commons* *Journal*

Special Issue:

EvalComDev

(Evaluation and Monitorization of Communication for Development and Social
Change) [...]

Position announcement: 3 Lectureships at Cardiff University

2016-11-18T09:47:51+00:00

Hi Ourmedia,

there are 3 openings at Cardiff University, UK, for full-time
permanent positions. Areas of particular interest include Community
Media and Global Media. See below...

If you're interested, take a look at the School's research areas
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/research)
and research groups
(http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/research/centres-and-groups), and the undergraduate (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/courses/undergraduate) and postgraduate (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/courses/postgraduate-taught)
courses.

Best,
Arne

Three new Lectureships in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural
Studies at Cardiff University [...]

OBSERVACOM october 2016 - Broadcasting policies in Latin America - Social movements and media policies

2016-10-14T11:48:09-03:00

Ver Online

NEWSLETTER: October, 2016

How social movements have changed media policies in Latin America
By: Silvio Waisbord y María Soledad Segura
Español
Innovations in communication policies raise new questions for understanding media governance in the region. How do CSOs participate in policy-making process?

Read More

From one uncertainty to another: The Law of Adjustment for Broadcasters in Bolivia
By: Erick Torrico Villanueva
Español
The passage of the Law of Adjustment for Broadcasters ensured the renewal of broadcasting operating licenses, but not the redistribution of frequencies under the General Law of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Communication. [...]

Position Announcement: Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Franciso

2016-10-05T12:55:05-07:00

*Digital and Networked Cultures and Emergent Media*
*Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track *
*Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco *

*Job Summary: *The Department of Media Studies at the University of San
Francisco invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant
Professor position to begin Fall 2017. We are seeking a scholar who
specializes in Digital and Networked Cultures and Emergent Media. The
successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to situating questions
surrounding emergent technologies and digital cultures within their
historical, theoretical, and critical contexts, considering the
consequences of these technologies and intersections between cultural
identities, political economy and social/political formations. Possible
[...]

Call: 2017 Westminster Institute for Advances Studies-International Research Fellowships in Critical Digital & Social Media Studies

2016-09-28T17:46:15+01:00

Call: 2017 Westminster Institute for Advances Studies-International
Research Fellowships in Critical Digital & Social Media Studies

https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/2016/call-for-applications-wias-international-research-fellowships-in-critical-digital-and-social-media-studies-2017

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AUN132/westminster-institute-for-advanced-studies-international-research-fellowships-in-critical-digital-and-social-media-studies-2017-call-for-applications/

The Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS)
www.westminster.ac.uk/wias is an academic space for independent critical
thinking beyond borders. It is located at the University of Westminster
in the heart of London. Prof Christian Fuchs is its Director. The WIAS’
research focus is critical digital and social media studies. [...]

Fwd: CfP I Congreso Internacional EvalComDev (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz (ESP), Mayo 2017)

2016-09-24T07:17:14-03:00

Olá,
Repasso informação que pode ser de interesse aos colegas.
Abraços,
Adilson

> Início da mensagem encaminhada:
>
> De: Victor Manuel Mari Saez <victor.mari@uca.es>
> Assunto: CfP I Congreso Internacional EvalComDev (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz (ESP), Mayo 2017)
> Data: 24 de setembro de 2016 06:51:33 BRT
> Para: Victor_Manuel_Mari_Saez <victor.mari@uca.es>
>
>
> Estimado/a colega,
>
> Te mando información sobre el CfP que hemos lanzado para el I Congreso Internacional EvalComDev (Evaluación de la Comunicación para el Desarrollo y el Cambio Social) que organizaremos el próximo mes de mayo de 2017 en la Universidad de Cádiz [...]

OBSERVACOM - Media regulation and convergence in Latin America

2016-09-23T10:26:10-03:00

NEWSLETTER: Año 2 - #18. NOVIEMBRE, 2015
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NEWSLETTER: September 2016

Digital Audiovisual Media: Video on Demand, some necessary regulations
By: Rosana dos Santos Alcântara
Español
VoD represents a challenge to nations’ regulatory capacity. How can one identify the main purpose of each service? How to share the economic performance of a service that is extraterritorial by nature? [...]

Symposium "Media and Media Assistance in Fragile Contexts", 3-4 November 2016

2016-09-22T19:18:01+02:00

The Forum Media and Development (FoME) cordially invites you to this
year’s symposium
"Observer, Agitator, Target Media and Media Assistance in Fragile
Contexts"
3 - 4 November 2016, Berlin (Germany)

Registration will be open until 30 September.

The conference will investigate the relationship between media and
conflict development in the context of violence and fragile statehood.
One aim is to evaluate existing concepts and to develop new approaches
for media assistance in crisis-riven and unstable countries. Another aim
is to foster exchange between academic research and practices of media
assistance in these countries. Experts from around the globe will gather
[...]

Facts and Lies about Africa: A Matter of Life and Death

2016-09-17T10:56:10+01:00

Facts and Lies about Africa: A Matter of Life and Death
Wed, Oct 19, 18:00-20:00
309 Regent St, Boardroom (First Floor)
W1B 2HW London
Organised by Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS), Africa
Check, Africa Media Centre, Communication and Media Research Institute

Information:
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/events/facts-and-lies-about-africa-a-matter-of-life-and-death

Event registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/facts-and-lies-about-africa-a-matter-of-life-and-death-tickets-27605997281

All across the length and breadth of Africa, from South Africa to
Senegal, people make decisions, big and small, every day. To do this,
they have to rely on the best information that is publicly available.
But often the information about Africa in the mainstream media, public
discussions and social media is partial, [...]

Oct 12: Launch of Christian Fuchs' OA book "Critical Theory of Communication" and the University of Westminster Press

2016-09-16T12:55:50+01:00

Launch of the book "Critical Theory of Communication: New Readings of
Lukács, Adorno, Honneth and Habermas in the Age of the Internet" and
University of Westminster Press
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
18:30-20:30 (followed by reception)
Fyvie Hall
309 Regent St
W1B 2HW London

Further information:
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/events/book-launch-critical-theory-of-communication

Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-critical-theory-of-communication-tickets-27680660601

Update about availability of paperback/gratis ebook/gratis pdf:
www.westminster.ac.uk/newsletter

University of Westminster Press (UWP) and Westminster Institute for
Advanced Studies are pleased to mark the first publication of UWP,
Critical Theory of Communication, by Christian Fuchs. It is the first
book in an new open access book series entitled Critical Digital and
Social [...]

[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #32 - 6 de septiembre de 2016

2016-09-06T15:06:33+00:00

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Special Issue Call: Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication Studies (Journal of Communication)

2016-08-25T12:08:50+01:00

Special Issue of the Journal of Communication:
Ferments in the Field: The Past, Present and Futures of Communication
Studies
Editors: Christian Fuchs & Jack Qiu
Call for submission of extended abstracts

http://fuchs.uti.at/1699/

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1460-2466/homepage/call_for_papers__ferments_in_the_field.htm

In 1983, Journal of Communication (JoC) published the special issue
“Ferment in the Field” (Volume 33, Issue 3, co-edited by George Gerbner
and Marsha Siefert). The issue focused on “questions about the role of
communications scholars and researchers, and of the discipline as a
whole, in society” (Gerbner & Siefert, 1983, p. 4). The 35 contributions
reflected “on the state of communications research today; the
relationship of [...]

[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #30 - 23 de agosto de 2016

2016-08-23T17:23:35+00:00

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[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #28 - 9 de agosto de 2016

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Popular Communication: Special Issue on Human Rights Memory, Call for Papers

2016-08-04T18:36:45-07:00

Please forward! thanks, susana kaiser

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Human Rights Memory

Guest edited by Susana Kaiser, University of San Francisco,
kaisers@usfca.edu

*Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture*

What is to be remembered, and what forgotten? Who takes
ownership of memories or presents credentials to speak authoritatively
about the past—e.g. the direct victims of human rights abuses, or society
at large? We can link the emergence, growth, and proliferation of memory
studies to post-violent environments and processes by which communities
must come to terms with human rights violations and traumatic events. The
aftermath of dictatorships, [...]

[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #27 - 26 de julio de 2016

2016-07-26T15:18:05+00:00

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[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #26 - 19 de julio de 2016

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PROGRAM - World Forum of Free Media this August in Montreal

2016-07-13T20:30:17-04:00

*Du 7 au 14 août 2016*

*Université McGill à Montréal*

*Programmation préliminaire -- Version du 12 juillet 2016 : *

*http://www.fmml.net/spip.php?article171
<http://www.fmml.net/spip.php?article171>*

*Consultez notre site web au début du mois d'août pour la programmation
finale*

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*From August 7th to 14th 2016*

*McGill University in Montreal*

*Preliminary program -- July 12, 2016 Version:*

*http://www.fmml.net/spip.php?article171
<http://www.fmml.net/spip.php?article171>*

*Check our website at the beginning of August for the final program* [...]

"Mobilizing in the media" - Call for paper - Thematic Section n°49 - Congress of the French Association of Political Science (Montpellier, France, 11/7/2017).

2016-07-13T11:06:06+02:00

Dear colleagues,

In the framework of the next congress of the French Association of
Political Science (July 2017, Montpellier, France), we organize a thematic
section dedicated to the following topic : *« Mobilizing in the Media »
(ST49, Tuesday the 11th of July in the morning)*.

You will find below and as attachement a call for papers. The propositions
should not have more than *750 words and be sent before the 15th of october
2016* to : benjamin.ferron@u-pec.fr and erica.guevara@univ-paris8.fr
<erica.guevara@uni-paris8.fr> [...]

[Novedades-cpr] Boletín #25 - 12 de julio de 2016

2016-07-12T15:29:13+00:00

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