Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 14:00-15:30<\/strong><\/span> Nancy Baym will present her latest work in a talk on<\/p>\n The <\/em> There will be time for discussion after the presentation for discussion. Participation is open and please share this invitation with students and colleagues.<\/p>\n BIO<\/strong> She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994, writing the first Ph.D. dissertation on online community (later published as Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom and Online Community; Sage, 2000). She was a co-founder and is Past-President of the Association of Internet Researchers and serves on the editorial boards of several new media and Communication journals. Before coming to Microsoft, she was a Professor of Communication Studies. She is a Research Associate in Comparative Media Studies\/Writing at MIT.<\/p>\n More about Nancy Baym\u2019s research and publications here: http:\/\/nancybaym.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Forskningsnetv\u00e6rket DECIDIS pr\u00e6senterer resultaterne af den \u00e5rlige survey af danskernes brug af digitale og sociale medier til blandt andet politiske deltagelse. Resultaterne udfordrer den udbredte forestilling om de sociale medier som “ekko-kamre”, hvor borgere blot bekr\u00e6ftes i deres holdninger af ligesindede. Surveyen giver samtidig anledning til at diskutere forholdet mellem de nye digitale akt\u00f8rer som Facebook og Google.<\/p>\n Opl\u00e6g af:<\/p>\n Luca Rossi<\/strong>: DECIDIS survey 2017, insight into Danish information practices<\/em><\/p>\n Aske Kammer<\/strong>: De nye digitale akt\u00f8rer – infrastruktur eller redakt\u00f8rer?<\/em><\/p>\n Christian Loiborg<\/strong>: Massemedier og netv\u00e6rksmedier – praktikerens perspektiv<\/em><\/p>\n Ordstyrer: Gitte Stald, lektor, ITU<\/p>\n Der bliver rig lejlighed til sp\u00f8rgsm\u00e5l og diskussion mellem og efter opl\u00e6ggene.<\/p>\n Alle er velkomne \u2013 del gerne. <\/strong><\/p>\n L\u00e6s mere om DECIDIS her: https:\/\/blogit.itu.dk\/decidis\/<\/a><\/p>\n Luca Rossi<\/em><\/strong> is Associate Professor at ITU. He researches in the field of computational methods for the social sciences, social media analysis and social network analysis. He is part of the ITU team for the EU H2020 project VIRT-EU Values and ethics in Innovation for Responsible Technology in Europe. He authored more than 40 publications in the area of social media studies, social networks and political engagement.<\/p>\n Aske Kammer<\/em><\/strong> is Assistant Professor, PhD. His research concerns the questions of what happens to the \u201cold\u201d institutions and structures of society in a digital environment with new media technologies. His analytical focus is on media policy, economy, and management, on social media, and on how news organizations adapt to the digital age.<\/p>\n Christian Loiborg<\/em><\/strong> er chef for sociale medier i Danmarks Radio. Han er uddannet journalist og har tidligere arbejdet i blandt andet Jysk Fynske Medier.<\/p>\n What is the future of democracy in times of ongoing digitization? How can we be informed in the digital age? What does digital democracy mean in practice? Is it safe to vote online?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Come and join the discussion on \u201cDigital citizenship and the future of democracy<\/a>\u201c, Sept. 7th, kl. 10.00 \u2013 12.00 at the IT University Copenhagen. As a participant you\u2019ll be introduced to the latest theories in the field and afterwards you will practically explore them through case studies and workshops. Finally, we\u2019ll discuss with all participants social implications of on-going processes of digitization and how we can actively shape the future of democracy.<\/p>\n About Techfestival. Copenhagen:<\/strong><\/p>\n Starting a new conversation on the values and principles that guide technology<\/strong><\/p>\n Introducing the first people and topics that shape the agenda of Techfestival 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n A few months ago we set out to describe and share a progressive, human-centered perspective on technology. To find the others \u2014 to give birth to a new narrative, one beyond Silicon Valley\u2019s insatiable addiction to innovation and growth. It is about time to remind ourselves of the noble idea of progress, to reflect, to critically reassess what we want technology to do, and what we want to do with technology. To sum it up, let\u2019s move things in a direction that works for all of us. Already, hundreds of co-creators joined forces to bring life to the inaugural Techfestival, September 5\u201310. Today, we\u2019re sharing with you what they have in stock for you; and there\u2019s much more to come. You can click your way through the entire program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n 15 May 2017 \/\/ 13:00-14:00 \/\/ ITU \u2013 Auditorium 3 \/\/<\/strong> Facebook event I anledning af Forskningens D\u00f8gn (25. april 2017) inviterer IT-Universitetet til debat om teknologiens rolle i kampen mod falske nyheder (kl. 17).<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2019Fake news\u2019 er tidens store diskussionsemne. Debatten fokuserer ofte p\u00e5, hvad medier, journalister og medieforbrugere kan g\u00f8re for at d\u00e6mme op for spredningen af falske nyheder. Men m\u00e5ske skal l\u00f8sningen p\u00e5 problemet faktisk findes i teknologiens verden, hvor fremskridt inden for blandt andet kunstig intelligens kan give nye muligheder for at faktatjekke nyhedshistorierne.<\/p>\n Tirsdag den 25. april inviterer IT-Universitetet i anledningen af Forskningens D\u00f8gn til opl\u00e6g og debat med fokus p\u00e5, hvordan teknologien kan hj\u00e6lpe os i kampen mod de falske nyheder.<\/p>\n Arrangementet er gratis, men kr\u00e6ver forh\u00e5ndstilmelding<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hvordan opleves forventninger til konstant digital tilstedev\u00e6relse, n\u00e5r det man mest har brug for er fred og ro? Hvordan navigerer man i konstante informationsbombardementer fra sociale medier, n\u00e5r man har sv\u00e6rt ved at filtrere indtryk? Og hvordan kan man h\u00e5ndtere disse udfordringer uden at blevet ekskluderet fra digitaliserede f\u00e6llesskaber?<\/p>\n Torsdag d. 6. april inviterer IT-Universitetet til konference om digital social inklusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n Konferencen s\u00e6tter fokus p\u00e5 de vilk\u00e5r digitalisering opstiller for borgere med s\u00e6rlige udfordringer, og hvordan dette p\u00e5virker oplevelsen af inklusion.<\/p>\n Baggrunden for konferencen er en pilotunders\u00f8gelse udarbejdet af forskere p\u00e5 ITU i samarbejde med Gladfonden og med st\u00f8tte fra Trygfonden. P\u00e5 konferencen pr\u00e6senteres b\u00e5de empirisk og konceptuelt arbejde og l\u00e6gges op til en samtale om, hvordan vi videre kan arbejde med social inklusion i en digitaliseret verden. Resultaterne udkommer ogs\u00e5 i en rapport, der vil v\u00e6re digitalt tilg\u00e6ngelig op til konferencen og i print p\u00e5 dagen.<\/p>\n Opl\u00e6g ved: Praktisk info: <\/p>\n Hvad?<\/strong> Seminar for akademikere og praktikere med udgangspunkt i spritnye data om de sociale mediers rolle under valget 2015 Kom med til et seminar om sociale mediers rolle i valget 2015, n\u00e5r forskningsinitiativet DECIDIS p\u00e5 ITU pr\u00e6senterer nye fund baseret p\u00e5 deres studier f\u00f8r, under og efter folketingsvalget i 2015. I forbindelse med valget udf\u00f8rte ITUs forskere bl.a. interviews med alle partiernes social media managers, samt indsamlede store m\u00e6ngder af data fra de sociale medier Facebook, Twitter og Instagram. Arrangementet vil v\u00e6re \u00e5bent for alle og deltagelsen er gratis, men tilmelding er p\u00e5kr\u00e6vet af pladshensyn. M\u00e5lgruppen for dette arrangement er alle med interesse i medier og politisk kommunikation, b\u00e5de folk med praktisk erfaring og forskere og studerende.<\/p>\n P\u00e5 seminaret vil forskerne pr\u00e6sentere og diskutere, hvordan partier og politikere i Danmark i \u00f8jeblikket anvender og forst\u00e5r sociale medier og deres rolle i den overordnede kampagnestrategi. Vi vil freml\u00e6gge generelle tendenser p\u00e5 tv\u00e6rs af partier, og diskutere de forskellige opfattelser og tilgange til platformene med udgangspunkt i vores analyser. Form\u00e5let med dagen er bl.a. at bygge bro mellem forskning og praksis. Vi afslutter derfor med en debat om b\u00e5de udfordringer og muligheder ved brugen af sociale medier, b\u00e5de for politikere og partier og for det demokratiske samfund bredt set.<\/p>\n P\u00e5 dagen vil tre forskere fra DECIDIS pr\u00e6sentere deres analyser baseret p\u00e5 interviews samt indsamling af data fra de tre sociale medieplatforme: Facebook, Twitter og Instagram. I sidste del af seminaret vil der v\u00e6re en diskussion med panelet inklusivt mulighed for sp\u00f8rgsm\u00e5l fra publikum. Diskussionen ledes af ordstyrerne Benjamin Rud Elberth og Astrid Haug, der blandt andet er kendt fra TV2 NEWS programmet Digital Dagsorden.<\/p>\n Efter arrangementet vil der v\u00e6re forfriskninger i atrium med mulighed for networking. PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Poell<\/a>, University of Amsterdam Friday, 13 May 2016 These public lectures bring together scholars who apply a critical perspective to social media, which has become integral to contemporary activism and civic agency. Far from being neutral platforms on which people can freely and openly interact in Everybody is welcome, no registration needed!<\/p>\n Detailed information in the PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 9th Next Wednesday DECIDIS researchers Gitte Stald and Luca Rossi will present first findings of the annual DECIDIS survey researching the Danish social media sphere. The representative survey provides insight into Danish media habits and preferences. The goal of the study is to contribute towards the on-going discussion how social media influences democractic practices. Contact: lucr@itu.dk<\/a><\/p>\n Everybody is welcome, no registration needed!<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th January, Social Media have played a central role in recent elections all over the world. This is not a new trend, social media have been used When working with large social media datasets, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches that draw especially on visual representations of ‘big data’ have become an indispensable part of the scholarly research and publication process. This data analytics and visualization workshop will focus on a number of emerging standard tools and methods for large-scale data analytics, using Twitter data to illustrate these approaches. The workshop will introduce you to the open-source platform TCAT as a capable and reliable tool for data gathering from the Twitter API, and to the high-end data analytics software Tableau as a powerful means of processing and visualizing large datasets.<\/p>\n Monday 25th January Presenter: Please note: 5 October, 2015, 10.00-12.00,<\/p>\n Room 2A54 at the IT University of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n Speakers: Leonard Mechiari<\/strong>, developer of Riot Simulator<\/a>; Susanna Tosca<\/strong>, IT University of Copenhagen, and Ayoe Quist Henkel<\/strong>, Aarhus University.<\/p>\n The three speakers will present two cases of computer games that are highly controversial due to their politics. Critical questions are raised when ethics, critical game design, provocation, civic unrest, riots, public outrage and the history of slavery meet visuals, aesthetics, rhetoric, design, storytelling and code.<\/p>\n Slave Tetris?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There has recently been a lot of public outrage about a Danish produced game, Playing History 2- Slave Trade (Serious Games), which included a mini-game in which the player (recommended for ages 8-14) had to stack slaves formed as Tetris pieces into a ship. The game mechanics was intended to provoke disgust so as to create social conscience. But can children decode procedural rhetoric in the right way? What are the ethic dilemmas related to children\u2019s consumption of fiction and games? We will introduce this case, including material from the game producers and open the floor for a discussion of ethics and kids digital media consumption.<\/p>\n Susanna Tosca<\/strong> is an associate professor in the Culture and Communication research group at the IT University of Copenhagen. Ayoe Quist Henkel<\/strong> is a PhD fellow at the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University.<\/p>\n Riot Simulator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n RIOT is a riot simulator based on real events that have been influencing the western civilization in the past few years. It includes 4 main campaigns set in: Italy (NoTAV movement), Greece (Battle of Keratea), Spain (Indignados movement), and Egypt (Tahrir Revolution). More information about the riot simulator: http:\/\/riotsimulator.org\/<\/a>, Official trailer on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jWYCXneCn8<\/a>.<\/p>\n Leonard Mechiari<\/strong>, previously an Editor\/Cinematographer at Valve, and developer of the Riot Simulator about himself: \u201cI’m developing an RTS-like videogame based on social conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n Join us for a day\u2019s inspiring presentations and debates about the multiple ways in which digital technologies challenge and provide opportunities for society, citizens and democracy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Step <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gitte Stald, IT University of Copenhagen: <\/p>\n Plus research presentations<\/strong> from a number of DECIDIS participants.<\/p>\n Participation is free but registration is necessary. Send e-mail with name and affiliation to: decidisadmin@itu.dk<\/a><\/p>\n Find more information about the program and practical information PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM DECIDIS 190615<\/a><\/p>\n Jakob Linaa Jensen visits DECIDIS: <\/strong><\/p>\n The event takes place MAY 28 from 13-15 in room 2A08<\/strong><\/p>\n All are welcome but please send an email to decidisadmin@itu.dk<\/a><\/p>\n About the presentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n The potentials for involvement, enlightenment and horisontal dialogue have increased. Further, Facebook has turned into a \u201done stop public\u201d mixing mundane updates with serious political debates. But, Facebook is a filtered public, where news are sorted based on the likes and shares of acquaintances. Such filters reduce complexities but also add to the risk of the creation of segregated public spheres for the \u201dlike-minded\u201d, with limited political and societal impact.<\/p>\n Based on examples from the Arab spring, European election campaigns and Danish political Facebook groups, I demonstrate that although citizens might feel emotionally involved and politically empowered by discussing politics via social network sites, the wider political consequences are limited. The debates only to a limited extent affect overall political decision-making and the mobilization is often short-lived. Social media seem best suited for mobilization around single issues or facilitation of online protests rather than creating lasting involvement and democratic commitment.<\/p>\n About Jakob Linaa Jensen:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jakob Linaa Jensen, Ph.D. is head of research for social media, Danish School of Media and Journalism. Before that, he was an associate professor of media studies at Aarhus University for nine years. His research interests includes social media and political participation, online behavior and identity, news and social media and theoretical aspects of the relationship between individuals and society. He has published four books, two international anthologies and more than 30 peer-reviewed articles on his various research topics.<\/p>\n LAUNCH of DECIDIS (Democracy & Citizenship in Digital Society) on TUESDAY DECEMBER 16<\/strong><\/p>\n These are some examples of the core questions<\/strong> that we study in DECIDIS<\/p>\n DECIDIS is established as a collaboration between a group of researchers at the IT University and other Danish and international researchers. The purpose is to strenghten our knowledge about how digital media shape as well as are shaped by the many new ways in which we as citizens and users interact with each other and the political system. DECIDIS wants to become established as a strong Scandinavian partner for collaboration and as a knowledge hub that through continued expansions and sharing of our knowledge can qualify and strengthen citizen participation in an increasingly digitized society. DECIDIS will as a strategic initiative develop and build on research as well as education and research- and development collaboration. Hence we will work in more areas:<\/p>\n The DECIDIS launch<\/strong> will take place in the DESIGN LAB at the IT University Tuesday December 16, 2014 from 9-11am<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hope for the young and for the future \ud83d\ude42<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIT University, Auditorium 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNew Media, New Work, and the New Call to Intimacy: The Case of Musicians<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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ar<\/em>chi<\/em>tectures and norms of new media push people toward sharing everyday intimacies they might historically have kept to close friends and family. As more people are pushed toward gig work, the original gig workers – musicians – provide an exemplary lens for exploring the implications of this widespread blurring of interpersonal communication into everyday practices of professional viability. This talk draws on her new book “Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection”, plus nearly a decade of work on the tensions that musicians – and many others – must manage as social media platforms become integral to professional life.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nNancy Baym studies how people, audiences and workers such as musicians understand and use communication technologies in their everyday relationships. She is the author of Personal Connections in the Digital Age (Polity Press, 2010\/2014), now in its second edition, Internet Inquiry: Conversations about Methods (co-edited with Annette Markham, Sage 2009), as well as dozens of articles and book chapters.<\/p>\n
\nInformation i det digitale samfund<\/h3>\n
Resultater fra ny DECIDIS survey<\/h4>\n
Fredag d.1.9.2017 kl. 13.00-14.30<\/h5>\n
Lokale 5A14-16, IT Universitetet i K\u00f8benhavn<\/h5>\n
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DECIDIS @ Techfestival. Copenhagen (Sept. 7h, 2017, kl. 10-12, IT University Copenhagen)<\/h3>\n
\nHow is racist propaganda changing with the development of digital media technologies?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe election of Donald Trump as President of the US followed an unprecedented campaign in which savvy white nationalists and members of the \u201calt-right\u201d movement use culture jamming tactics on Facebook and Twitter to inject racist memes like #WhiteGenocide into popular political and cultural discussions. And, @realDonaldTrump retweets them all to his 24 million-plus followers. In response to this increased visibility and amplification of white nationalism in the mainstream of US political culture, white liberals express shock at what they perceive is a new development. While the Women\u2019s March the day after Trump\u2019s inauguration offered some hope for charting a different path, the fact remains that 53% of white women voted for him. In this engaging talk, Jessie Daniels draws on 20 years of research into the ways racism spreads on and offline to demonstrate that white supremacy is a real, and persistent, threat to democratic societies.<\/div>\n
\nDigital media platforms provide powerful new means of communication, also for those promoting racist worlviews. In this talk, Johan Farkas presents the results of his research on disguised racist propaganda in digital media. The presentation focuses on how cloaked Facebook pages as well as readers\u2019 letters disguised as journalism have been tactically mobilised to strengthen and amplify existing racist discourses in Denmark.<\/div>\n
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\nKonference om digital social inklusion<\/h3>\n
\nMorten Hjelholt – Lektor p\u00e5 IT-Universitetet
\nMette Gr\u00f8nb\u00e6k Rasmussen – Videnskabelig assistent p\u00e5 IT-Universitetet
\nAnette Laigaard – Formand for Det Centrale Handicapr\u00e5d
\nMikkel Holmb\u00e4ck – Direkt\u00f8r i Glad Fonden<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDet er gratis at deltage i konferencen og kr\u00e6ver ingen tilmelding.
\nKonferencen finder sted d. 6. april kl. 13-15 i auditorium 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSeminar: Strategisk brug af sociale medier i valgkampen 2015<\/h3>\n
\nHvor?<\/strong> Auditorium 1, IT Universitetet, K\u00f8benhavn
\nHvorn\u00e5r?<\/strong> Den 27. maj, kl. 13.00-16.00
\nHvor meget?<\/strong> Gratis, men tilmelding er n\u00f8dvendig via Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPublic Lectures: Critical perspectives on civic agency and social media<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Julie Uldam<\/a>, Roskilde University<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n13:00-15:00, IT University of Copenhagen
\nRoom: 4A14<\/p>\n
\norder to create civic agency, social media have their own inherent materiality, shaping how we engage, protest, resist, and struggle. This materiality may entail the wires and silicon of technology, the codes and algorithms of digital platforms, and the commerciality of social media. The public lectures seek to address the mediation and mediatization of protest at the intersection of civic agency and algorithmic control to address questions such as: What are the
\nchallenges and potentials of social media for civic agency and activism within a contested space of media corporations and logics? How do commercial social media platforms shape contemporary forms of protest? And what are the implications for grassroots action?<\/p>\n
\nDECIDIS study: Social Media and Political Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n14.00 – 16.00, IT University Copenhagen
\nRoom: AUD4<\/p>\n
\nOpen discussion: Election Campaigning 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nKl. 14.00 \u2013 16.00
\nRoom: AUD 3 \u2013 ITU<\/p>\n![\"Axel](\"https:\/\/blogit.itu.dk\/decidis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/Axel-Bruns.png\")
<\/a>more and more during the last fifteen years. From political blogs of early 2000 to the use of snapchat in 2015, we have seen various platforms and different strategies. What is going to happen next? How have election campaignes evolved and how will they evolve in terms of social media use? These question will be addressed by Axel Bruns<\/a> – Queensland University of Technology, Lisbeth Klastrup<\/a> – IT University of Copenhagen, Luca Rossi<\/a> – IT University of Copenhagen and Sander Schwartz<\/a> – IT University of Copenhagen. Everybody is kindly invited to participate.<\/p>\n
\nOpen workshop: Advanced Twitter Analytics Using TCAT and Tableau<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nKl. 14.00 \u2013 17.00
\nRoom: 3A18 \u2013 ITU<\/p>\n
\nDr. Axel Bruns<\/a>, Professor in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia<\/p>\n
\nThe workshop is open to everybody but email registration is required. Please send an email to lucr@itu.dk<\/a> if you plan to attend the workshop. Participants should bring their own laptops with Tableau installed (http:\/\/get.tableau.com\/<\/a>) – the trial version is enough to participate the workshop.<\/p>\n
\nPlaying Politics \u2013 When computer games meet politics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n SYMPOSIUM: DEMOCRACY & CITIZENSHIP IN DIGITAL SOCIETY<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
JUNE 19, 2015 from 9:00 to 15:30 <\/strong>IT University of Copenhagen, 2A12<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Keynotes<\/span><\/h4>\n
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hen Coleman from Leeds University (UK): Democratic Politics and Citizen Entitlements <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Anders](\"http:\/\/blogit.itu.dk\/decidistest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/05\/Anders-Albrechtslund1-243x300.png\")
<\/a>Anders Albrechtslund from Aarhus University (DK): Tracking Culture: Surveillance in the sphere of intimacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Gitte](\"http:\/\/blogit.itu.dk\/decidistest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2014\/05\/Gitte-Stald1-262x300.jpg\")
What do citizens need in order to make sense of media?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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