[Commlist] *Digital Ethnography and Participatory Methods One-day Symposium

*/Digital Ethnography and Participatory Methods One-day Symposium/*
*/Utrecht University/*
*/October 26 (Deadline for expression of interest: September 30)/ *
*Keynote: **Prof. Annette Markham*
We invite you to participate in a day of exchange and reflection about 
the ways digital ethnography can be used in research that is oriented 
towards public engagement and societal impact.

In this one-day symposium, we aim to bring together academic researchers 
from across universities and disciplines who have experience and/or 
affinity with ethnographic research methods for 
researching digital technologies and their societal influences. The goal 
is to spark conversation and brainstorm solutions to some of the 
challenges we face when pursuing participatory research, public 
engagement, and societally relevant and collaborative scholarly inquiry 
in an increasingly digitally oriented world.

*What are the practical obstacles, ethical challenges, and conceptual 
tensions we grapple with when seeking to align our research with the 
needs and concerns of societal partners?* How can our work meaningfully 
engage with civil society actors, ranging from NGO practitioners, 
journalists, civil servants, marginalized communities, activists, 
artists, and policymakers? These are some of the questions we will 
workshop together in breakout discussions.

The number of places is limited, so if you are interested in 
participating,<https://forms.gle/KNYKhXSbuXUB8ZFu8>*please fill out this 
online form* 
<https://forms.gle/KNYKhXSbuXUB8ZFu8><https://forms.gle/KNYKhXSbuXUB8ZFu8>*by 
September 30th* <https://forms.gle/KNYKhXSbuXUB8ZFu8>, 2024. The details 
you submit will help inform the content of the program. We welcome 
participation from all levels of academia, including PhD researchers and 
temporary lecturers.

The day will be kicked off by a *Keynote Talk by Prof. Annette Markham*, 
who holds a Chair in Future Data Literacies and Public Engagement at 
Utrecht University’s Media and Culture Studies Department. The breakout 
*workshop sessions* will be followed by a *roundtable 
discussion* involving experts in publicly 
engaged digital ethnographic methods. We will close the day with drinks 
and informal networking.

Date: October 26, 12.00-17.00
Location: Drift 21, Utrecht University (central campus)

This symposium is organized with the support of the Digital Society 
framework of the National Research Agenda and the RMeS Research School 
for Media Studies. If you have questions, please contact the organizing 
team via Donya Alinejad (Media and Culture Studies Department, UU) at 
(d.alinejad /at/ uu.nl) <mailto:(d.alinejad /at/ uu.nl)> or Claudia Minchilli (Center 
for Media and Journalism Studies, RUG) (c.minchilli /at/ rug.nl) 
<mailto:(c.minchilli /at/ rug.nl)>.


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