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CFP of Possible Interest? On Media and Climate
by Corinna Kirsch 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

Hello All, I'm co-editing an upcoming issue of *Media-N <https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/median/information/authors>*, the peer-reviewed journal of the College Art Association's New Media Caucus, on the topic of digital art, media, and climate. *The deadline for abstracts is July 31. * I've included a list of suggestions for book reviews below the CFP, too. Please share widely. Thanks, Corinna *Media-N: Journal of the New Media Caucus **invites submissions for a special themed issue:* [image: A cartoon dog in a small hat sits calmly in a wooden chair at a dining table while flames and smoke consume the room.] Image: KC Green. Alt text: A cartoon dog in a small hat sits calmly in a wooden chair at a dining table while flames and smoke consume the room. *As the World Burns: On Media and Climate* Guest Editors: Corinna Kirsch, PhD (Pratt Institute) and Rebecca Uliasz (Duke University) *Deadline for abstracts: Monday, July 31, 2023* For this special issue of *Media-N* <https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/median/information/authors>, the editors invite abstracts on topics related to the history, theory, and aesthetics of digital media and climate. We hope to shed light on the long history of digital art and media’s participation in planetary processes connected to climate change, including the challenges posed by new media art’s ongoing culpability and participation in its advancement, and the overarching effects of these actions on social, perceptual, and cognitive registers, both globally and individually. Through this form of eco-criticism, we approach two acute developments faced today, each bearing enormous and unevenly distributed threats to a globalized world: climate change and the proliferation of data-driven technology across nearly every social sphere. We also seek alternatives to climate discourse’s hyper-focus on present-day structures by appealing to deep histories and non-western approaches to the ambiguous interconnection of media and “nature.” In so doing, we see that the relationship between media and climate is not a new situation by any means, nor is it a universal one: the Anthropocene began prior to this century, with geological shifts recorded at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and, even further back, to the European colonization of the Americas. As Andreas Malm has put it, “We can never be in the heat of the moment, only in the heat of this ongoing past.” Questions informing the special issue include: In what ways are new media scholars, activists, and artists engaging with the Earth-altering processes of technology? How have practitioners, scholars, and activists working with digital media illuminated the way agency, subjectivity, and environment is defined and operationalized in diverse geo- and socio-political contexts? What alternatives might be sought through appealing to indigenous and other forms of climate knowledge, cultivated by communities that have long found themselves subjected to colonially-induced climate change? As a method of promoting cross-disciplinary conversation among the new media community, we are seeking project reports, exhibition and event reviews, interviews, and manifestos in addition to formal research papers. Topics of potential interest to the editors include, but are not limited to: - Questions related to weather, climate, and digital infrastructures - Weather and meteorology in media and systems-based practices, e.g., climate control in museums, solar powered art, and media projects with natural radio - Relation between media aesthetics and environmental “injustices,” e.g., eco-fascism and climate-change denialism - Elemental, thermal, atmospheric, infrastructural and other forms of media that aren’t exclusively digital - Non-western and indigenous histories and theories of art, digital media, and the environment - Environmental media and digital or financial capitalism, e.g., blockchain, algorithmic forecasting, and predictive simulations - Climate fiction, futurities, and imaginaries, including multi-species assemblages - Environmental media and digital colonialism and neocolonialism - Labor, subjectivity, and psychic dimensions of environmental media *To submit an abstract for consideration, *please send *200-300 word abstracts* and a condensed (under 5 pg.) *CV* to the following individuals by *Monday, July 31, 2023*: - Guest Editor, Corinna Kirsch: *corinna.kirsch(a)gmail.com <corinna.kirsch(a)gmail.com>* - Guest Editor, Rebecca Uliasz: *rebecca.uliasz(a)gmail.com <rebecca.uliasz(a)gmail.com>* - Interim Executive Editor, Chelsea Thompto: *chelsea.l.thompto(a)gmail.com <chelsea.l.thompto(a)gmail.com> * - Executive Editor, Johanna Gosse: *johannagosse(a)gmail.com <johannagosse(a)gmail.com> * *Final Submission Length Guidelines:* - *Articles: 6,000-8,000 word range* - *Artist's projects: 4,000-6,000 word range* - *Interviews and Reviews: 1,000-3,000 word range* Book reviews of possible interest: - Boaz Levin, et al., Mining Photography: The Ecological Footprint of Image Production <https://i-n-g-a.com/products/mining-photography-the-ecological-footprint-of…> - Stephen J. Pyne, The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next <https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391635/the-pyrocene> - Sabine Himmelsbach, et al., Coding Care Towards a Technology for Nature <https://www.hatjecantz.com/products/64542-coding-care> - Jennifer Gabrys, Citizens of Worlds: Open-Air Toolkits for Environmental Struggle, 2022 <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/citizens-of-worlds> - Max Liboiron and Josh Lepawsky, Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power - Nicole Starosielski, Media Hot and Cold - A “Cloud” round-up? Possible texts include: Yuriko Furuhata, Climatic Media: Transpacific Experiments in Atmospheric Control; Alix Johnson, Where Cloud Is Ground: Placing Data and Making Place in Iceland - A “Plastics” round-up? Possible texts include: Heather Davis, Plastic Matter; Amanda Boetzkes, Plastic Capitalism: Contemporary Art and the Drive to Waste -- *Corinna Kirsch, PhD* | Visiting Assistant Professor *PRATT INSTITUTE* History of Art and Design ckirsch9(a)pratt.edu

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16th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods in New York City
by Renzo Taddei 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

*Apologies for cross-posting. A few seats are still available. Please disseminate this call to potentially interested parties. * *16th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods in New York City* July 24 to August 4, 2023 – 9 AM to 12 PM EDT The Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study (CIFAS) is pleased to announce the 16th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods. The Field School aims to offer training in the foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely with participants to identify the required field methods to address their academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and undergraduate students in social sciences and other fields of study that use qualitative approaches (such as education, communication, cultural studies, health, social work, human ecology, development studies, and consumer behavior, among others), applied social scientists, professionals, and researchers who have an interest in learning more about ethnographic methods and their applications. *Program:* - - Foundations of ethnographic research - Theory and practice: social theories in the field - Ethics - Decolonial approaches - Research design - Data generation techniques - Planning the logistics of field research - Digital ethnography - Ethnography in interface with Social Network Analysis and other trends in the field of the digital humanities - Ethnography in specific fields of activity (applied social sciences, health, social service, environmental studies, public policy design, business, and others) - Principles of organization and indexation of field data - Analyzing field data; qualitative analysis software packages: basic principles The total workload of the course is 30 hours. In this edition of the summer school, the option of earning credits is not available. Classes will meet on the campus of Columbia University. Places are limited. The tuition fee is US$ 1,200. The application should be completed online *here* <http://cifas.us/field-school-registration-form/>. For more information, please see https://cifas.us/field-school/ or email us at fieldschool(a)cifas.us.

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Historians of technology - seeking your thoughts on US AI policy
by Jonathan Coopersmith 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) request for input to develop a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/26/2023-11346/request-for…> offers historians of technology an opportunity to offer historically grounded suggestions for contemporary government policy. With a submission deadline of July 7, we need to move quickly. What follows is an experiment, not a set blueprint. Please freely comment about procedure as well as content. I propose two lines of action: people responding individually and working together to submit responses. My focus is the latter. The request has 29 questions, divided into five areas: Protecting rights, safety, and national security Advancing equity and strengthening civil rights Bolstering democracy and civic participation Promoting economic growth and good jobs Innovating in public services OSTP is limiting a response to ten pages (excluding references), thus encouraging respondents to establish their priorities using their expertise and assessment of the questions’ importance. The questions ask whether the diffusion of AI can help or hurt the United States in those areas both in general and for specific subsectors. Historical experience -- such as the (uneven) diffusion of the Internet, of electrification, of transportation technologies; redlining; and access to financing – can shape our responses. I suggest organizing to - discuss what questions are the highest priorities - form subgroups to focus on those questions - critique and edit suggestions - submit responses by July 7 If you are interested, please respond to this email or contribute to a Google Docs <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P0G-uKP2cG5LpxO9GUixPqVfJY5fyAQBeor7h0o…>. All responses to the OSTP request will be publicly available (which creates an opportunity for more research – see below). We can use Google Docs and zoom to communicate and coordinate. I encourage thinking about publishing your responses in other venues (such as theconversation.com, History News Network) to reach wider audiences. Future research: After July 7, all the submitted responses will be publicly available. That will be an opportunity to analyze the perceptions of the respondents about AI. Thank you for considering this opportunity. The attached file contains this letter and the 29 questions. Stay sane, Jonathan Jonathan Coopersmith Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Professor Emeritus Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4236 979.739.4708 (cell) "Technological obsolescence, <https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/05/technological-obsolescence>" National Academy of Engineering *Perspectives* May 23, 2023 It's taking longer to vote - especially if you are Black or Hispanic <https://theconversation.com/its-taking-more-time-to-cast-a-ballot-in-us-ele…> , theconversation.com Preserving space archives: https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/ *FAXED. The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University Press)

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Fwd: the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities
by Jonathan Coopersmith 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

Might be a funding opportunity here. Stay sane, Jonathan Jonathan Coopersmith Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Professor Emeritus Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4236 979.739.4708 (cell) "Technological obsolescence, <https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/05/technological-obsolescence>" National Academy of Engineering *Perspectives* May 23, 2023 It's taking longer to vote - especially if you are Black or Hispanic <https://theconversation.com/its-taking-more-time-to-cast-a-ballot-in-us-ele…> , theconversation.com Preserving space archives: https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/ *FAXED. 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New Publication: The Early Development of Project Gutenberg, c.1970-2000
by Rowberry, Simon 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Dear SIGCIS, I'm pleased to let you know that my latest book, The Early Development of Project Gutenberg, c.1970-2000, has been published as part of the Cambridge Elements in Publishing and Book Culture series: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/early-development-of-project-gutenb… Cambridge University Press will provide free access to the Element through that link until June 29th. In the book I re-examine the established narrative of Project Gutenberg's development beyond the often-hagiographic focus on Michael Hart's role as the founder, instead focusing on how the Project was a team effort that required legal and technical expertise to grow. While I mainly focus on the history of digital publishing and digitization, I tie this together with research from the history of computing and the emergence of the Internet which should be of interest to SIGCIS members. Best, Simon

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new SIGCIS conference organizing committee members
by Morgan G. Ames 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hi all, I'm excited to share that we have THREE new rockstar members of the SIGCIS conference organizing committee: Katya Babintseva <https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/ekaterina-babintseva.html>, Gili Vidan <https://infosci.cornell.edu/content/vidan>, and Colette Perold <https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/media-studies/colette-perold>. They join Laine Nooney, Stephanie Dick, Xiaochang Li, and me in planning this year's virtual conference <https://meetings.sigcis.org/>. When Laine and Steph step down this fall for a well-earned break from organizing, Katya, Gili, and Colette will join Xiaochang and me in planning SIGCIS 2024 and beyond. These three scholars are longstanding and respected members of the SIGCIS community, and we are excited that they will be joining us to steer this conference in the coming years! Please join me in welcoming them! Warmly, Morgan SIGCIS co-vice-chair of conferences -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Morgan G. Ames <https://morganya.org> (pronounced "MORE-ghen Aims"; she/her) faculty, School of Information <https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/>, UC Berkeley associate director of research, Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society <https://cstms.berkeley.edu> author of *The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child <https://morganya.org/charisma/>* (2019, MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/charisma-machine>) - 2020 Information Science Book of the Year, 2020 Sally Hacker Prize, 2021 Computer History Museum Prize If you need disability accommodations to meet or work with me, please let me know. UC Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun, the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. See https://cejce.berkeley.edu/ohloneland for more.

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FW: NMAAHC, Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology)
by Hintz, Eric 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Hi SIGCIS - Please see the job announcement for a new Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology) at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Position is rated as an IS-12 on the federal pay scale, so starts at $89,834.00 + excellent benefits. For inquires, contact Michelle Wilkinson (WilkinsonM(a)si.edu<mailto:WilkinsonM@si.edu>) or Bill Pretzer (PretzerW(a)si.edu<mailto:PretzerW@si.edu>). Best, Eric Hintz --- OVERVIEW The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). NMAAHC is a national museum for the study and exhibition of African American history and culture. The position is in the Office of Curatorial Affairs. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Museum Curator (Caterpillar Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship) provides expertise and intellectual leadership for the museum's interpretation of African American innovation and entrepreneurship in science and technology. In this position, you will: * Initiate and develop an intellectual framework and plans for collection and programming defining the museum's approach to African American innovation and entrepreneurship in science and technology. * Guided by the framework and plan, develop the museum's collection in scope and scale. * Conduct scholarly research which typically results in publications, digital materials, or exhibitions that make original and trust-worthy contribution to the field. * Participate in conferences, symposia, programs for professional audiences and the public to share research, collections, and projects related to science and technology. * Serve as expert in responses to public inquiries and media requests regarding topics relating to science and technology. More details at the link below...Eric _________________ Eric S. Hintz, PhD (he/him), Historian, Lemelson Center Office +1 202-633-3734 | Mobile +1 610-717-7134 |@EricSHintz Email hintze(a)si.edu<mailto:hintze@si.edu> | americanhistory.si.edu<http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/> | invention.si.edu<http://www.invention.si.edu/> Author, American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/american-independent-inventors-era-corporate…> (MIT Press, 2021) Editor, Black Inventors and Innovators: New Perspectives<https://invention.si.edu/sites/default/files/Lemelson-Center-Black-Inventor…> (2021) Co-editor, Does America Need More Innovators?<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/does-america-need-more-innovators> (MIT Press, 2019) From: Wilkinson, Michelle J. <WilkinsonM(a)si.edu<mailto:WilkinsonM@si.edu>> Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2023 8:18 PM To: Hintz, Eric <HintzE(a)si.edu<mailto:HintzE@si.edu>> Subject: NMAAHC, African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology) Dear Eric, Please see the position announcement and share to your networks.... Museum Curator (Caterpillar Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship) Announcement Number: SITRUST-23-NMAAHC0506 https://www.si.edu/content/ohr/SITrustVacs/SITRUST-23-NMAAHC0506.pdf OPEN DATE: June 1, 2023 CLOSING DATE: June 30, 2023 Thank you, Michelle Michelle Joan Wilkinson, PhD Museum Curator, Architecture and Design National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian Institution wilkinsonm(a)si.edu<mailto:wilkinsonm@si.edu>

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Fwd: The compelling history of the personal computer behind an industry behemoth
by Jonathan Coopersmith 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

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Strange Artificial Intelligence/Microsoft Bing
by herbert.bruderer＠bluewin.ch 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Dear colleagues: AI-powered Microsoft Bing produces a lot of nonsense: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25279.89761 What Does AI-Powered Microsoft Bing Say? | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM All the best, Herbert Bruderer

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History of Computing position at RPI
by Jeffrey Yost 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Dear Colleagues, STS Prof. & Dept. Head Abby Kinchy asked if I would post this on the SIGCIS listserv for her. Her email is above (cc'd) and listed below for questions. Best, Jeff Position announcement: https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493951/lecturer-history-of-computing Job summary: The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS), Department of Science and Technology Studies, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY invites applications for a one year appointment as Lecturer in the History of Computing. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in a related field and have research and teaching interests in science, technology, and society; information technology and society; and history. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses such as IT and Society; History of Technology; and American History. The teaching load is three four-credit courses per semester. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. or foreign degree equivalent in science and technology studies, history, or a related field that prepares them to teach the aforementioned courses. I would be grateful for any assistance you can provide in connecting people with this position. Thank you very much! For questions please contact Prof. & Dept. Head Abby Kinchy at kincha(a)rpi.edu Abby Kinchy, Professor and Department Head Science and Technology Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute *Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D. * Director, Charles Babbage Institute <http://www.cse.umn.edu/cbi>; Research Professor, History Sci/Tech/Med 222 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 55455 *Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press * Co-Editor *PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."* *Blockchain & Society Blog and Site* <https://www.blockchainandsociety.com> (Founder/Leader) *Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture <https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces> *Co-Editor (w/ Amanda Wick) *Committee Member, National Academy of Engineering Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society* *Making IT Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (MIT Press) <https://amzn.to/3gqe4R6>*

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