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Subject: [cybersociology] CFP: New Research for New Media - Innovative
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Call for papers and participation
NEW RESEARCH FOR NEW MEDIA: INNOVATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Second edition - September 30th to October 2nd 2004
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)
Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2004
Participant application deadline: June 15, 2004
Info and application form:
http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/main.htm
Organizers:
Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota
Communication Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili
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Dear colleagues,
We invite you to submit papers on research methodology and new media to
this
Symposium, a workshop-approach multidiscilpinar meeting. Appologies for
cross-posting. Please, forward to colleagues who might be interested!
Best regards,
Nora Paul & David Domingo
Co-organizers
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DETAILED INFO
New media offer both new research techniques and new communication
arenas to be
studied. This Symposium will bring together researchers who a) use new
media
technologies to further their existing research methodologies or b) use
innovative research methodologies (or rethink traditional methods) to
further
their research into any aspect of new media. Perspectives from around
the world
and from several disciplines will meet in a dialog with the goal of
sharing
experiences.
The Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota and
the
Communication Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili have joined
efforts
to offer researchers an engaging environment in which to reflect on the
craft of
new media research. Invited chair persons will summarize the state of
the art
and selected papers will be presented describing the methodological
procedures
of actual research projects. Symposium participants will serve as
discussants,
elevating the examination of these techniques and their implications for
research.
After a successful and exciting first edition at the University of
Minnesota,
USA, the Symposium moves to Europe with the aim of broadening the
research
traditions sharing experiences. The goal is to provide an examination of
current
practices and an opportunity for reflection on future directions new
media
research methods might take. Panel participants will be selected based
on
current research they have conducted. Symposium participants will be
selected
through application to the event. We will look for a mix of highly
credentialed
as well as promising new voices in the area of new media research to
participate
in the workshop.
The dynamics of the Symposium will avoid the traditional paper
presentations
format. Papers will be distributed to all the participants prior to the
conference so everyone will be familiar with the research methods that
will be
discussed. Sessions will be organized in discussion groups, coordinated
by a
chair person invited by the organizers. Participants will work in small
groups
to discuss the implications of the research methods presented in terms
of
ethics, logistics, impact on results, and other open questions about
application
of this type of research. The reports from the small group discussions
will be
an important part of the symposium's outcomes. Participants are expected
to join
all the discussion sessions in order to enrich the debate with his/her
own
methodological and disciplinary perspective.
PANELS
*Ethnographic research: Using ethnographic and new research techniques
for the
study of new media organizations and populations. While ethnographic
research
means the investigator goes into the field, instead of bringing the
field to the
investigator, what are the techniques that have been used to identify
and study
organizations and populations? Use of chat rooms or instant messaging,
ways of
contacting individuals in populations, technological monitoring
techniques for
observation of work processes, etc.
*Content and Discourse Analysis: Examination of new media messages,
communication, web content, etc. Papers could cover different programs
or
technological aids used in conducting content and discourse analyses as
well as
the challenges of capturing the "moving target" of online content and
communication.
*Research Ethics and Issues: New or unusual ethical issues raised in
conducting
new media research, methods for dealing with human subject concerns,
confidentiality and privacy issues, sampling and verifying issues.
*Historical Research: Research focused on examination of the evolution
of new
media. Techniques used to find and analyze earlier forms, methods for
anticipating and capturing current media for future examination and
comparison.
Issues of access to archives of materials.
*Quantitative Research: Development of lab experimentation into new
media
effects, surveying techniques, and other methods for gathering and
analyzing
quantitively the impact of new media.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The call for papers for the Symposium is open to any researcher
interested in
writing a paper on the research method/s used for an actual research
project on
new media he/she is conducting or has conducted. These papers will focus
on the
methodology used rather than the outcome of the research. The papers
will
discuss in depth the methodology, how they came to decide to use that
method,
challenges faced in the application of the method, and questions they
have about
effective use of the method. Papers should be 5 to 7 pages long.
20 lines abstracts along with a brief research interests profile should
be sent
before April 15, 2004 through this webform:
http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/application.htm
Notification of acceptance is due by May 1st. Full papers, 5 to 7 pages
long,
will be delivered before June 15th 2004, once they have been accepted.
Approaches from any discipline are welcomed, and diversity will be a
criteria in
the selection. Communication, socio-technical, psychological, cultural,
linguistic, anthropological, sociological and gender studies are
examples of
possible areas of new media research suitable to be selected.
Each of the panels will have a chair person who will select the most
insightful
papers and will write up a summary of the research status, concerns and
challenges of that methodological area. Papers will not be strictly
presented at
the sessions, which will be focused on discussion.
Papers submitted but not assigned to a panel will be able to be
presented in a
poster session if the paper's writer chooses.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Participation is open to any researcher interested in being part of the
discussion, submission of a paper is not necessary. In the interest of
creating
a dynamic discussion atmosphere, the total number of participants will
be
limited to 50. Participation applications can be sent before June 15th
2004
through this webform:
http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch_2004/application.htm
The work language of the Symposium will be English.
REGISTRATION FEE
100 euros, includes coffee breaks, lunches and official dinner. People
whose
papers are selected for the panels will have registration fee waived.
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