[Commlist] CFP: Beyond Likes and Shares

We are inviting submissions to our open panel *163.* * Beyond Likes and 
Shares: Unpacking the Impact of Social Media on Underprivileged Areas 
*to be submitted to the 4S Conference (Society for Social Studies of 
Science (4S), which will take place in Honolulu, Hawai’ion November 8 - 
11, 2023.

*Deadline for submission is *May 26, 2023.

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*Panel Description:*

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, connecting 
people from different parts of the world, and facilitating the exchange 
of information and ideas. However, the impact of social media on 
underprivileged areas remains a topic of concern. While social media can 
provide a platform for marginalized communities to voice their opinions 
and engage with others, it can also reinforce existing power structures 
and perpetuate inequalities, oppression, and discrimination. As such, 
there is a need to critically examine the role that social media play in 
these areas, positively and negatively and specifically, how social 
media are being used as a research field. This open panel wants to bring 
together researchers to share their insights and findings on the impact 
of social media in underprivileged communities and discuss the ethical 
considerations associated with conducting studies on social media in 
these contexts.

We welcome conceptual and empirical contributions that address the 
implications of social media usage in underprivileged or disadvantaged 
areas and communities and specifically, the implications of social media 
environments as 'the research field'.

Overall, this open panel seeks to provide a platform for researchers to 
share their findings and insights about the impact of social media on 
underprivileged areas and being used within oppressed communities. We 
hope to contribute to a better understanding of the role that social 
media play in reinforcing or challenging existing power structures in 
these communities and highlight the ethical considerations that 
researchers should consider when conducting studies on social media.

*Session Chairs: *Konstantin Aal ((konstantin.aal /at/ uni-siegen.de) 
<mailto:(konstantin.aal /at/ uni-siegen.de)>) and Sarah Rüller 
((sarah.rueller /at/ uni-siegen.de) <mailto:(sarah.rueller /at/ uni-siegen.de)>)


*Keywords: *University-Society Relations, Method and Practice, 
Decolonial and Postcolonial STS, Ethnography; Messiness; Authority

*Submissions:*If you would like to participate in this session, please 
submit your individual abstract of approx. 250 words and follow the 
instructions described here: 
https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php 
<https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php>

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The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) is an international, 
nonprofit association founded in 1975 that fosters interdisciplinary and 
engaged scholarship in social studies of science, technology, and 
medicine (a field often referred to as STS).

This year, 4S will be holding its annual meeting at the Honolulu 
Convention Center in Hawai’i, November 8-11, 2023. This year’s theme is 
“Sea, Sky, and Land: Engaging in Solidarity in Endangered Ecologies.”

More information can be found here: https://www.4sonline.org/meeting.php 
<https://www.4sonline.org/meeting.php>

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