Robert W. Gehl<p>I just got done being part of a panel about federated social media with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aoir.social/@couldrynick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>couldrynick</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aoir.social/@eilah_tan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eilah_tan</span></a></span>. We talked about 'big tech,' the fediverse, and a bit about Bluesky. There were really great questions!</p><p>The talk (which was hosted by LSE) was recorded, but in the meantime, my slides are here:</p><p><a href="https://robertwgehl.org/presentations/LSE_RWG_presentation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertwgehl.org/presentations/</span><span class="invisible">LSE_RWG_presentation.html</span></a></p><p>and the text of my presentation is here:</p><p><a href="https://robertwgehl.org/presentations/LSE_RWG_presentationText.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertwgehl.org/presentations/</span><span class="invisible">LSE_RWG_presentationText.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aoir.social/tags/academicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicChatter</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/alternativeSocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternativeSocialMedia</span></a></p>
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Something's quite clear from the conversation at the #AlternativeSocialMedia workshop at #AoIR2023: this is a very complex field. We agree our work needs to aid many alternative social media communities, but what that looks like is complicated.
A small update to the world of the #FOSSAcademic: I'm publicly posting a bibliography of sources about #AlternativeSocialMedia --
https://fossacademic.tech/2023/09/08/ASMupdateBib.html
I'll clean it up and add to it over the next few weeks, especially as I head into #AOIR2023 and the ASM Preconference Jessa Lingel, @ashwinnag and I are hosting.
If you're a Zotero user and want to contribute, the group library is:
https://www.zotero.org/groups/542752/social_media_alternatives_project_bibliography
FOSS AcademicASM update, Bibliography EditionThis is a minor update, but I hope it’s useful to anyone interested in doing alternative social media research. I’ve long hosted a Zotero group, the Social Media Alternatives Project, which has a library. As much as I love Zotero, though, I’ve not had much luck with groups for fostering public discussion. Their libraries are a bit too tucked away. Since many people are requesting resources about ASM, and that Zotero library may not be the easiest thing to find, I’m going to regularly port that library to a Bibliography page on this blog. I’ve got to do some cleaning up, but there’s some good stuff in there. As Steve Brule might say: check it out!
On #FOSSAcademic: an #AlternativeSocialMedia update about content moderation and @Are0h's Fediverse Safety Enhancement Project:
https://fossacademic.tech/2023/08/12/ASMupdateFSEP.html
Plus, a quick note to say the #AoIR2023 preconference focusing on alternative social media is a GO!
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FOSS AcademicASM update, August 12 2023It’s been a while, thanks to drama with rent and apartments (welcome to Toronto, Robert), but I’m back with another Alternative Social Media update!
I'm now seeking grad students and post-docs:
https://fossacademic.tech/2023/07/02/GradStudentsPostDocs.html
I'm interested in working with folks who want to study #AlternativeSocialMedia, including the #fediverse, from a critical perspective.
York U (in Canada) has some generous funding now, thanks to a major grant the university received (I'm affiliated with the grant).
Please do reach out if you have questions! Boosts appreciated.
FOSS AcademicSeeking Grad Students and PostdocsThis is just a short note to announce that, thanks to some generous funding at York University, I am recruiting graduate students (MA and PhD) as well as post-docs. I’d like to work with folks on alternative social media, in particular. Methodologically, I tend to use qualitative approaches, such as digital ethnography, software studies, and grounded theory/situational analysis. I am a critical scholar, as well, so I prefer working with people who are actively examining power relations in technical systems. Grad students, York has two programs I’m affiliated with: Science and Technology Studies and Communication and Culture, a communication and media studies focused program. My understanding is that STS in particular is eager for students, so if you have any background in STS, I would recommend that route. Either way, please do contact me via email (I have a protonmail account, robertwgehl) or find me on the fediverse. Post-docs, York U has received a very generous grant called Connected Minds which includes many funding opportunities. Contact me if you have some interest there. Here’s a PDF of my CV if you want to get a sense of my work.