[ecrea] Digging the Data (17/4 USYD): How to Research and the Implications of New Media Data

*Digging the Data - *first ANZCA preconference seminar event, co-hosted
by the University of Sydney’s Department of Media and Communication
(MECO) Media@Sydney seminar series.

The seminar will explore the emerging field of digital research methods
with prestigious speakers including Jonathon Hutchinson, Axel Bruns,
Peta Mitchell, Rowan Wilken, Tarrin Wills, Cate Dowd, Jeremy Hammond,
Ravi Glasser-Vora and Tim Highfield.

The proliferation of data generated by new media devices has exploded
within the last few years, leading to the development of new and
exciting possibilities of connected, linked and deep data. The market
place has seen new and emerging start-ups that operate in and around new
media data, policy makers are unsure of how to govern and regulate this
emerging area of activity, and finally, researchers and academics are
especially interested in this field as it presents new ways of
understanding the world around us. By being able to ask new questions of
once exhausted research sites and to make sense of research data in new
and exploratory ways, both opportunities and challenges manifest for
those working and researching in this field.

Digging the Data explores the state of the field for digital research
methods within the media and communication discipline. With a backdrop
of the digital humanities, this preconference will explore the tensions
between humanities scholars and computer scientists collaboratively
working on digital media projects. Both research specialists have
different expertise, vastly different scholarly trajectories and often
speak different languages. However, when working collaboratively, the
disciplines can develop novel research questions, unique research
methodologies, focus on areas previously inaccessible and explore
previously exhausted research environments.

Registrations are now open for the full day digital research methods
seminar hosted at The University of Sydney’s Department of Media and
Communication/. /

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/digging-the-data-how-to-research-and-the-implications-of-new-media-data-tickets-16367881775

This ANZCA preconference has four agenda items:

 1. To examine the state of the field of digital methods;
 2. To explore how digital methods intersect with the digital humanities
    and media and communications;
 3. To showcase USyd’s current work and digital research tools;
 4. To provide the foundations for a ‘Digital Methods’ working group at
    ANZCA, 2015.

The outcome of this one-day preconference provides a unique point of
departure to generate interest in both an ANZCA digital methods seminar
and working group.

**

We anticipate strong interest for this event and places are limited. We
are also showcasing a new research tool we have developed in
collaboration with Intersect, that is now available to all Australian
scholars.

Please register asap for this exciting new ANZCA and University of
Sydney event!


Enquiries to Dr Jonathon Hutchinson: (jonathon.hutchinson /at/ sydney.edu.au)

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