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SUMMARY:SSRC Workshop - Keynote Event
DESCRIPTION:Disinformation\, Authenticity\, and Democratic Participation\n\n\n\n\nOVERVIEW \n\n\nThe viral spread of false\, misleading\, and inaccurate information on topics from Covid-19 to racial justice threaten our social fabric and democracy worldwide. \nWith November’s elections looming\, and as fraught questions about “truth\,” “fact\,” and “accuracy” are debated\, BHS and the Social Science Research Council turn to the role authenticity plays as it relates to trust in politicians and institutions. Does an aura of authenticity enable misinformation? Are lies more palatable when generated by an ‘authentic’ source? Join three experts as they dig into identity\, belonging\, political participation and more: Sarah Banet-Weiser\, London School of Economics professor and author of Authentic: The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture; sociologist Francesca Tripodi of the University of North Carolina\, whose expert testimony before the Senate Judiciary last year focused on censorship\, technology and public discourse; and Andre Brock\, associate professor of media studies at Georgia Tech and author of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures. The program is moderated by Heidi Tworek\, Associate Professor of International History and Public Policy at the University of British Columbia\, author of the book News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications\, 1900-1945\, and advisor to governments around the world on how to address hate speech and disinformation. \nRegister here.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/ssrc-workshop-keynote-event/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:SSRC Workshop - Beyond Disinformation: Authenticity and Trust in the Online World
DESCRIPTION:Invite only. \nThe viral spread of false\, misleading\, and inaccurate information threatens democracy globally. Originally lauded as inherently democratic\, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are now condemned as negligent outlets answerable for “post-truth” politics. An often unspoken assumption is that providing correct information will solve broader problems. Tellingly\, however\, the 2016 US presidential election was described both as “the authenticity election” and as normalizing “fake news”: the more certain politicians lie\, the more authentic they appear. Central to the study of mis- and disinformation are thus questions of how and under what circumstances—social\, cultural\, historical\, and technical—information is deemed “truthful\,” “factual\,” or “authentic\,” when the concepts are related but not interchangeable. What is the role of authenticity in understanding why mis- and disinformation become accepted or meaningful for people? How does authenticity relate to other key concepts\, such as truth\, fact\, and accuracy? What other key words or concepts are necessary\, and yet perhaps undertheorized\, in the study of information disorder and democracy? \nThis workshop invites responses that interrogate the centrality of authenticity to the viral spread of mis- and disinformation\, as well as the relationship of authenticity to other key concepts such as “truth\,” “fact\,” “trust\,” and/or “veracity.” We encourage responses that take on one or more of these key words or phrases (or others) and investigate their role in propagating or countering mis- and disinformation. \nThis research development workshop is convened by the Social Science Research Council’s Media & Democracy program and the Digital Democracies Group (DDG) at Simon Fraser University\, established through Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun’s Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media. The goal of the workshop is to catalyze and develop rigorous research and public-facing scholarship. The workshop will provide participants an opportunity to give and receive in-depth feedback from their peers on in-progress research projects and to connect with others who work on similar topics. \nWe particularly encourage applications from emerging and underrepresented scholars; early-career scholars are encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from all relevant social science and humanities fields\, including political science\, history\, anthropology\, sociology\, STS and media studies\, communication\, and journalism\, as well as computer science\, data science\, informatics\, and related fields. Applications with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work—that seek to answer questions that can’t be solved from the perspective of one discipline alone—are especially welcome. \nApplications are due on September 9\, 2020. \nParticipants will be expected to participate in a two-day virtual workshop (for approximately four hours or less each day) tentatively scheduled for October 22–23\, 2020. Each participant will prepare an essay of approximately 1000 words related to the workshop themes\, which will be circulated to peers in advance of the meeting. During the meeting\, participants will offer substantive feedback to their peers with the goal of developing a longer essay or project for public circulation. \nWorkshop Themes\nWe welcome proposals for research that will foster interdisciplinary dialogue on the role of authenticity\, trust\, and authentication in the spread and control of false information online. Research proposals should consider: \n\nHow you might define authenticity\nHow you propose to study authenticity\nWhy and how authenticity matters to understanding mis- and disinformation\nThe relationship of authenticity to other key concepts such as “truth\,” “fact\,” “trust\,” and/or “veracity” (or others you might suggest)\n\nThis research workshop is intended to generate a robust discussion among participants\, foster possible collaborative research projects\, and inform scholarly discussions about authenticity\, trust\, and verification as possible counters to mis- and disinformation. With an intentionally cross-disciplinary approach\, we imagine that a data scientist and cultural theorist might debate the meaning of “authentication” from technical and social perspectives. A historian might examine shifting definitions of truthful political rhetoric over time in conversation with journalists and political scientists. A psychologist and an anthropologist might compare and contrast their disciplines’ understandings of trust. \nWhat questions about authenticity might your study not address? What are the limitations of your approach? Applicants are encouraged to discuss the limits of their disciplinary approach in understanding authenticity—what questions of authenticity can your discipline not answer alone? How might quantitative and qualitative methods be jointly deployed to enhance our understanding of who the concept of authenticity is used in support of and who it is weaponized against? How is it deployed to counter misinformation? How does authenticity work in tandem with or counter to trust\, fact\, authority\, and authorship?
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/ssrc-workshop-beyond-disinformation-authenticity-and-trust-in-the-online-world/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:UAAC / AAUC: Book Launch & Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:UAAC / AAUC: Book Launch & Roundtable\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 16 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (PDT) | Zoom | FREE (link sent with registration)\nPlease check back HERE for the Zoom link \nThe Universities Art Association of Canada and the SFU School for the Contemporary Arts invite you to attend a virtual book launch and roundtable for two new publications\, The Bomb in the Wilderness by John O’Brian (UBC Press\, 2020) and Through Post-Atomic Eyes\, edited by Claudette Lauzon and John O’Brian (MQUP\, 2020). \nPhotography and contemporary art contribute significantly to shaping public perceptions of nuclear events\, and offer a provocative lens through which to comprehend the by-products of the atomic age. \nJoin us for a roundtable conversation on a wide-ranging set of topics\, from Canada’s nuclear footprint to weapons proliferation and climate change. \nSpeakers: John O’Brian\, Claudette Lauzon\, Lindsey A. Freeman\, and Erin Siddall. \nThe event will include a live Q+A moderated by Svitlana Matviyenko.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/uaac-aauc-book-launch-roundtable/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Humanities @ Google
DESCRIPTION:Wendy is invited to this closed conference \nThis series of round table discussions builds on Google’s history of engagement with academia\, a history that started with the company’s founders. We sense a critical moment for modern democracy and for the humanist values at the core of our business. Although Google is a technology company\, many of the biggest challenges we face are non-technical\, motivating this outreach to learn from and collaborate with academic leaders in the Humanities.\n \nThe goal of these working sessions is to bring academics into conversation with researchers and practitioners at Google to better understand the increasingly complex landscape at the intersection of ethics\, privacy\, identity\, and technology. By building a venue for conversation across institutional boundaries\, we hope to find points of connection that will enable us to make change together. 
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/the-future-of-the-humanities-google/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:DDI Presentation - DW Kamish
DESCRIPTION:DW will be presenting on his work to the team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://sfu.zoom.us/j/94666559773?pwd=YjRXeGN0eHVjZWd1bkJyblY5MlExUT09\n\nMeeting ID: 946 6655 9773\nPassword: 595221
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/ddi-presentation-dw-kamish/
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SUMMARY:Digital Citizen Initiative (DCI) at the Department of Canadian Heritage Conference
DESCRIPTION:Wendy is a panellist for the Digital Citizen Initiative (DCI) at the Department of Canadian Heritage Conference discussion. \nThis two-hour expert panel will be moderated by Doctor Colette Brin\, and will feature doctors Elizabeth Dubois\, Julia Zarb\, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun\, and Gordon Pennycook\, as well as Marie-Pier Gingras\, who is pursuing her doctorate in psychology at l’Université du Québec à Montréal. The conversation will be focused around key successful knowledge mobilization initiatives supported by the DCI\, as well as on research projects of three of the recipients of the Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research between the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. \nThis will be a moderated conversation\, but all attendees will be welcomed to submit questions via the chat box during the presentation\, as there will be a Q&A session with participants. \nYou will find attached biographies\, as well as other complementary information. We also invite you to look at the Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge website and report\, which can be found here.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/digital-citizen-initiative-dci-at-the-department-of-canadian-heritage-conference/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:Democracy XChange
DESCRIPTION:Open Democracy Project is a co-founder of DemocracyXChange – Canada’s annual democracy summit. Join us as we seize the opportunity to strengthen democracy in the recovery from COVID-19. This year our program will convene in two parts: \n\nOur virtual Summit (October 13-15) will raise critical questions about systemic inequality\, the relevance of our public institutions and how we can respond to this global moment with imagination.\n\n\nOur Festival (October 16-22) enables participants to deepen their engagement with program material by attending online workshops\, training sessions and events organized by non-profits\, associations and community groups.\n\nWendy is a panellist for the Democracy XChange Day 2 Panel: Making Technology Work for All People. \nMore info found here
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/democracy-xchange/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:Reading Group - Black and Indigenous Bodies
DESCRIPTION:Black and Indigenous Bodies: Resistance and Surveillance\nIf you are interested in joining the reading group\, contact Dr. Karrmen Crey at kcrey@sfu.ca with a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation of why you would like to join the group by Friday\, September 25th. Participants must be able to attend all meetings. You will receive an email to confirm your spot in the group.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/reading-group-black-and-indigenous-bodies/
LOCATION:By zoom
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