my piece, 'BeReal Now: Digital temporal authenticity on BeReal', explores the framing of the now and the ritualised through BeReal, and how this relates to other platformed temporalities. It also features a series of increasingly-meta screenshots: flowjournal.org/2023/02/bereal…

Want to find our more about our research funding opportunities? Sign up for our events 👇 Tues 7 March at 13:00, ask our panel of experts, ‘What is the digital good?’ with Prof Helen Kennedy, @[email protected], Prof Gina Neff and ros williams - chaired by Reema Patel Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-good…

We're delighted to be supporting Algorithms For Her?, happening today and tomorrow in Sheffield and online -- check out the programme and livestream details here: algorithmsforher.wordpress.com #algorithmsforher

Education@Sheffield are recruiting for a Research Associate (Parental Leave cover) to work with me and our team for 4 months on an exciting research project on children's digital play. I'd be delighted to chat with anyone considering applying, please DM! bit.ly/digitalplayjob

The DSN's Data, Algorithms, and AI in Society hub is organising a workshop on 'AI for society: the implications of ChatGPT' on 26 June 2023; the CFP closes on 30 April, full information available here: sheffield.ac.uk/social-science…

AI for Society workshop. Join us! Free to attend, register via this link (eventbrite.com/e/ai-for-socie…) for in-person and this link (eventbrite.com/e/ai-for-socie…) for online attendance Digital Society Network (University of Sheffield)

We're delighted to be hosting this event on the implications of ChatGPT, organised by Jingrong Tong for our Data, Algorithms, and AI in Society hub -- it's happening on 26 June in Sheffield and online, with very limited in-person tickets available at the links below!

Exciting new postdoc position researching role of social media in modelling climate change *beyond science* iHuman SocStudiesShef cultural climate models 🤓STS/digital media ⏲️20 months 0.8FTE 💷£37,099 pro rata 📆closing date 21.8.23 📧DM/email to discuss jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynp…

New paper alert: Tim Highfield and I discuss #hashflags (recently rebranded as #hashmojis) as an example of "platformed solidarity": when a platform--often performatively--changes its affordances in support of a social justice-related cause. doi.org/10.1177/135485…

📢Happy to see our paper "Let us teach our children: online racism and everyday far-right ideologies on TikTok" published in Visual Studies, looking at ordinary far-right agents of radicalisation in the UK to study "ephemeral" drivers of radicalisation + tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The The British Academy Have launched a call for (paid) discussion papers on the topic of the good digital society. Find details here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/dig… Digital Society Network (University of Sheffield) ESRC Digital Good Network PSA Technology, Internet, and Policy (TIP)

Calling #Sheffield folk with an interest in all things #digital! Get free tickets for our event on 18 Jan - US author, academic & Founder of Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies is our keynote speaker. buff.ly/47PvX4F Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies Charlton McIlwain Digital Society Network (University of Sheffield)

Interesting event with Susan Oman at The University of Sheffield on 28 February (4-6pm) about her new book, 'Understanding well-being data'. Digital Society Network (University of Sheffield) Prof Helen Kennedy, @[email protected] SocStudiesShef Tim Highfield Sheffield Uni News and Views Palgrave Macmillan

hello everyone! A quick reminder that the call for papers for #AoIR2024 is open now and will close on 1 March 2024 -- our conference theme for AoIR in Sheffield is 'Industry', full details here: aoir.org/aoir2024/aoir2…

Jennifer Rowsell and I have something very exciting to share with you all tomorrow...🤫 Here's a few hints for you in the meantime! Centre for Young Lives Anne Longfield N8 Research Partnership Child of the North Education@Sheffield Digital Society Network (University of Sheffield) ESRC Digital Good Network Dylan Yamada-Rice The University of Sheffield

Excited to be included in the 13 discussion papers that the The British Academy published today on the possibilities of a "good" digital society. My and Tim Highfield's piece focuses on "good" uses of generative AI in the cultural & creative industries: bit.ly/3XiPF4U