jess rauchberg

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communication abd thinking/writing about crip data cultures, platform governance, and algorithms. defending spring 23. cooler offline.
websitewww.jessrauchberg.com
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Hello Mastodon! I know it's been a minute, but my new essay on academic labor, diversity, and tenure-track academic jobs is out now in the Journal of Applied Communication Research. Please read and share!

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00909882.2023.2173532?src=

#Commodon #CommunicationStudies #MediaStudies #AcademicLabor #Diversity

The labor of diversity in the 2020–2021 U.S. communication job market

Following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, academia pursued a policy of diversity, noticeable in the job advertisements for the following academic year. This article analyzes 77 tenure-track position...

Taylor & Francis

CFP: I'm guest editing a special issue of Flow Journal on BeReal, platform authenticities, and the future of social platforms!

We anticipate this will be one of the *first* scholarly forums on BeReal! Manuscripts are due 1/13/23. CFP below!

#Commodon #MediaStudies #BeReal

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uBSpwjpfCpIMUlx62GXB0m9FZ1Qyvtb-/edit?fbclid=IwAR26I2y091iIvyk-PnB2o7E2jixl5q1Dj6huZjSHXBBU1RhIexEwA-nGliY

Flow_BeReal_CFP.docx

Call for Papers: Flow Volume 29 Special Issue 4: The Struggle Is (for) Real: Cultivating Authenticity in the “BeReal” age The viral popularity of BeReal prophesizes the next generation of social media and social sharing platforms. The image-centric sharing platform, launched in 2020 by Alexis ...

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CFP: I'm guest editing a special issue of Flow Journal on BeReal, platform authenticities, and the future of social platforms!

We anticipate this will be one of the *first* scholarly forums on BeReal! Manuscripts are due 1/13/23. CFP below!

#Commodon #MediaStudies #BeReal

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uBSpwjpfCpIMUlx62GXB0m9FZ1Qyvtb-/edit?fbclid=IwAR26I2y091iIvyk-PnB2o7E2jixl5q1Dj6huZjSHXBBU1RhIexEwA-nGliY

Flow_BeReal_CFP.docx

Call for Papers: Flow Volume 29 Special Issue 4: The Struggle Is (for) Real: Cultivating Authenticity in the “BeReal” age The viral popularity of BeReal prophesizes the next generation of social media and social sharing platforms. The image-centric sharing platform, launched in 2020 by Alexis ...

Google Docs

reviewing conference papers and I'm just overwhelmed by the lack of ethics and care in discussing citational practices, data collection, and criteria around data curation practices.

even if Internet artifacts are "public."

especially if Internet artifacts are "public."

#Commodon #MediaStudies

A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO FINDING ALGORITHMIC BIAS

Collection of resources to understand and identify #AI bias

https://www.criticalracedigitalstudies.com/peoplesguide

A People's Guide to Finding Algorithmic Bias — Center for Critical Race + Digital Studies

Center for Critical Race + Digital Studies
NCA desperately needs more digital studies people. It's lonely out here...

My latest for the Conversation Canada: thoughts on shitposters, chaotic platform governance, and the future of promotional media on the Bird App.

https://theconversation.com/impersonation-and-parody-shitposters-satirically-mock-elon-musks-chaotic-twitter-takeover-194503?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Impersonation and parody: Shitposters satirically mock Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover

Elon Musk’s new paid verification program resulted in the widespread use of parody accounts by shitposters on the social media platform.

The Conversation
@jonathansterne I'm working on a collaborative paper about disability and AI. It might work here? https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.08287.pdf

I'm currently on the job market, looking for tenure-track academic positions and highly mission-relevant positions outside of academia. My latest papers are a good sample of the kind of work I do:

Transfeminine TikTok Creators, Folk Theorization, and the Algorithmic Trap of Visibility: https://wp.me/p2O4Fr-fJ

Folk Theorization as Algorithmic Literacy: https://wp.me/p2O4Fr-au

Trans Experiences in Online ED Spaces: https://wp.me/p2O4Fr-g1

LGBTQ+ Platform Design Values: https://wp.me/p2O4Fr-9T

About Me

Dr. Michael Ann DeVito, Ph.D.

Hi! Please visit my updated website: PDFs for several publications (no paywall!), diss abstract, teaching, & research info.

Mostly updated since I’m *on the job market* for opportunities in U.S. and Canada beginning in Fall ‘23.

#Commodon #AcademicMastodon #MediaStudies #CommunicationStudies #STS