2nd Digital Cultures Workshop: Social Media Publics? #digcult09
4-5 June, 2008
University of Salford, U.K.
- Organizers
Ben Light and Marie Griffiths, University of Salford
Sian Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University
Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University
- Keynote Speakers
Mobile Technology at Work: Stories of Interaction Asymmetry
Carsten Sørensen, Information Systems and
Innovation Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics
Prostitution, Prosecution and Positioning: The Curious Case of Craigslist
Theresa Senft - School of Social Sciences, Media
and Cultural Studies, University of East London
- About the Workshop
It is clear that the boundaries between the
?public? and the ?private? are becoming
increasingly blurred within and amongst sites of
home and work. Indeed, in the wake of reality
television shows, national identity card
schemes, increased social media usage and the
like, publicity appears to be the order of the
day. In this workshop we discuss the issues
raised for those living in environments where
there is seemingly little room for privacy
(privacy, of course, not necessarily always
being a good thing). As was the case last year,
we intend for the workshop to be
multi-disciplinary in nature, broad in the
approaches participants take and issues they
cover. If your work is about any aspect of
digital culture, this is the workshop for you!
The following are thus only indicative of
potential topics that could be raised:
How do people domesticate social media in their
attempts to maintain a balance in publicity and
privacy? Do they? Why do they, or don?t they?
What matters are raised by increased access to
data about individuals and organizations?
What does the blurring of boundaries between
public and private mean for our knowledge and
experiences of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and disability?
How are ICT mediated spaces created and
maintained at home, work and those spaces in
between? For example, how are ?geek gamers?
finding spaces to play now the only console in
the house can be in the living room?
How are ICT policies shaping public and private
spaces throughout societies around the world?
What privacy issues are presented by media convergence?
What role are mobile and ubiquitous computing
technologies playing in public and private spaces?
How is the increased commodification of social media affecting our privacy?
Following from the first workshop we continue to
see this workshop having three purposes. First,
we seek to give voice and structure to existing
new media, ICT and technology related research
which may not readily sit within conventionally
accepted areas. Second, we wish to draw in
research on new forms of digital technology,
ICT, computing, organizing and social
interactions. Third, we want to continue
discussions regarding potential futures for ICT
related research which combine research as
related to the evolving forms and functions of
work organizations and the changing boundaries
and relations between these organizations and their social milieus.
We hope to have a special issue of a journal
associated with the workshop as was the case
last year (a special issue of the Journal of
Information, Communication, Ethics and Society
was published early in 2009 ? Vol 7, Issue 1).
Workshop Arrangements
Workshop places are limited and would be
grateful if people would register for the
workshop by 22 May if possible. If you wish to
register after that date, please could you
contact Nathalie Audren-Howarth at:
(n.audren /at/ salford.ac.uk)
<mailto:(n.audren /at/ salford.ac.uk)> in order that we
can make sure we have space for you.
The fee for presentation/attendance at the
workshop is £75 GBP. This will cover
refreshments and meals throughout the workshop
and a workshop dinner to be held on the evening of the 4th of June.
There is no fee for PhD students, however they
still need to register for the workshop. PhD
student registration includes refreshments
during the workshop but excludes attendance at
the workshop dinner (This is subject to a 25 GBP
fee, payable upon registration). If you are a
PhD student who wishes to register without
attending the workshop dinner, please email
Nathalie Audren-Howarth. Free PhD student places are limited.
To see the programme and register ? please go to
<http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk>http://www.iris.salford.ac.uk
Ben Light
Professor of Digital Media
Director IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre
Acting Associate Head of School - Research
School of Media, Music and Performance
The University of Salford
Adelphi House
Salford
M3 6EN
www.smmp.salford.ac.uk
www.benlight.org
www.isos.salford.ac.uk
