[ecrea] CfP conference on Data Justice

Call for Papers

*Data Justice*

/An international conference exploring research on, and practices of, 
social justice in an age of datafication./

Date: 21-22 May 2018
Location: Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Host: Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

The collection and processing of massive amounts of data has become an 
increasingly contentious issue. Our financial transactions, 
communications, movements, relationships, all now generate data that are 
used to profile and sort groups and individuals. With the 
platformisation of digital media alongside governmental and corporate 
uses of citizen data, developments in AI, the Internet of Things, smart 
homes and smart cities, the systematic collection and analysis of 
massive data sets across our social life is being normalised and 
entrenched – what has been described as the ‘datafication’ of society.

With the emergence of this data paradigm comes a new set of power 
dynamics requiring investigation and critique. Whilst promises of 
value-neutral information and possibilities for prediction are said to 
advance better responses to a range of social problems, they may also 
have serious implications for social and economic inclusion, autonomy, 
basic freedoms, and established notions of ethics, trust, 
accountability, governance and citizenship.

What are the implications for social justice? How do we understand 
social justice in an age of datafication? In what way do initiatives 
around the globe address questions of data in relation to inequality, 
discrimination, power and control? How do we understand and practice 
‘data justice’? What is the role of policy reform, technological design 
and activism?

This conference will examine the intricate relationship between 
datafication and social justice by highlighting the politics and impacts 
of data-driven processes and exploring different responses. Hosted by 
the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff’s School of Journalism, Media and 
Cultural Studies (JOMEC), it will bring together international scholars, 
practitioners, and activists to engage with data from a social justice 
perspective. Confirmed speakers include:

Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change, India)
Evelyn Ruppert (Goldsmiths, UK)
Rob Kitchin (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Sasha Costanza-Chock (Civic Media at MIT, US)
Seeta Peña Gangadharan (London School of Economics, UK)
Solon Barocas (Cornell University, US and FAT/ML)

The conference will combine academic papers with hands-on workshops 
relating to methods of investigation, policy and design. We welcome 
submissions of abstracts for both types of sessions.

Themes of the conference include (but are not limited to):

  * Data governance
  * Data discrimination
  * Data colonialism
  * Data sovereignty
  * Digital labour
  * Prediction and Preemption
  * Data scores and dashboards
  * Data ethics
  * Data policy and reform
  * Social justice-informed design
  * Uses of data by social justice groups
  * Data activism and advocacy

_Submissions_

Deadline for 250-word abstracts: 27th of November, 2017.
Submit via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dj2018

All submissions must include a title, author name(s), institutional 
affiliation(s) and full contact information (mailing address, email 
address). If you propose a workshop or practical demonstration, please 
provide a clear statement of purpose and a detailed description of 
activities, as well as any infrastructure requirements.

_Information_

Cardiff is a 2-hour train journey West of London and Heathrow airport. 
The closest airports are Cardiff and Bristol.

‘Data Justice’ will take place shortly before the ICA 2018 conference in 
Prague, 24-28 May. Flights to Prague take 2 hours from Heathrow.

Conference fee:
Full fee: £75 (early bird) / £100
Reduced student fee: £50 (early bird) / £75

Conference organizing committee: Lina Dencik, Arne Hintz, Joanna Redden 
(Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University, UK)

For information about the Data Justice Lab, see: 
http://www.datajusticelab.org <http://www.datajusticelab.org/>

Contact for further information <https://datajusticelab.org/contact/>


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