The new episode of In Media Res season 2 is out now!
In the second episode of season 2 of In Media Res, Zheyu Shang (UL) interviews blogger Hermen Visser about academic blogging.
Impakt TV with José van Dijck 24 November 2022
24 November 2022 | 20:00 — 21:00 | ONLINE: PLANET IMPAKT
Professor José van Dijck from Utrecht University will be our guest at IMPAKT TV. Van Dijck is Professor of Media and Digital Society and is a top player in the international field of media studies. In her research, Van Dijck demonstrates the need to critically examine the influence of digital platforms, data and algorithms on our democracy.
Workshop Working with Twitter Data through Twi-XL
21 November 2022 | Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum
Are you a MA student, PhD student or researcher who is interested in working with Dutch Twitter data? Upcoming Monday November 21th, 2022 we will organize our second Twi-XL user community event. During this event, we will introduce you to one of the key datasets in the Twi-XL collection: The Dutch TwiNL database, which contains about 50% of all Dutch-language tweets from 2011 up to now. We will elaborate ways of using the Twi-XL API entry point environment and present a use case of the data.
The new episode of In Media Res season 2 is out now!
In the first episode of season 2 of In Media Res, Bartosz Zerebecki (EUR) interviews Liesbeth Volbeda and Anita Wagner at the University of Groningen about career choices for early career researchers. Listen to the podcast here!
RMeS Workshop: Digital Detox, The Politics of Disconnecting
Monday 28 November | Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
The workshop takes place in the context of the Digital Society Conference with the theme “Safety & Resilience”. Syvertsen will deliver one of the keynotes on “Resilience and resistance: Disconnecting from the digital attention economy”. Workshop attendants are invited to attend the full conference which showcases research and offers a great opportunity to connect with societal stakeholders. There is no conference fee.
RMeS reading group: current research in Media Studies
The RMeS reading group is an initiative of the PhD council to facilitate moments to read, present, and discuss amongst peers your research as an RMa or PhD student in the field Media Studies. Every two months, the reading group will come together to read the submitted work of members of the reading group. During a 2-hour session, the work will be presented and discussed, which does not only provide feedback for the ones who submit, but also an opportunity for discussants to stay up to date with current research in the broad field of Media Studies.
RMeS Winter School & Graduate Symposium 2022-23
26 & 27 January 2023 | Tilburg University
This Winter School will feature different types of sessions: 1) parallel sessions for presenting your work to peers 2) lectures by RMeS staff members and 3) a workshop on Research Valorisation and Fundraising Schemes.
RMeS Winter School | RMa Day
27 January 2023 | Tilburg University
This year we will organise a special RMa Day during our RMeS Winter School & Graduate Symposium.
The sessions during the RMA Day of the RMeS Winter School will be primarily intended for 2nd-year RMA students, so that they can present their thesis proposals and receive constructive feedback from peers. It’s also possible to present another research topic you’re currently working on.
RMeS RMa Course: Trending Topics – Engaging Objects
February – March 2023 | Utrecht University
The course invites RMA students to participate in an international, cutting edge research environment, while earning credits towards their degree. It presents a unique opportunity to get to know other students and leading academics from all over The Netherlands, in an open setting of engaging and ambitious exchange that would prove particularly fruitful for students who are aspiring to pursue a future career in academic research or teaching.
RMeS RMa Course | Disinformation and Media: Cultures, Infrastructures, and Regulation
April – May 2023 | University of Amsterdam
In the past few years, disinformation has become firmly established as a fundamental concern for digital media studies research. In the process a wide range of perspectives and theories have emerged, including the return to prominence of the ‘media effects’ tradition. This course will situate these developments in the field of ‘disinformation studies’, which includes such concepts as fake news, conspiracy theory and deplatforming.
RMeS Winter School & Graduate Symposium 2022-23
/in RMeS News /by Chantal26 & 27 January 2023 | Tilburg University
This Winter School will feature different types of sessions: 1) parallel sessions for presenting your work to peers 2) lectures by RMeS staff members and 3) a workshop on Research Valorisation and Fundraising Schemes.