You may apply for this position until 13 October11:59PM / before 14 October 2024 Dutch local time (CET)
The Centre for Media and Journalism Studies (CMJS) is looking for a PhD student in “Investigative journalism and interpretive “deep” reporting” within the HAICu research project. The HAICu project is a large-scale Dutch research project by universities and cultural-heritage institutions into new forms of Artificial Intelligence-based access to multimodal Cultural-Heritage data, both contemporary and historical. Within HAICu, AI researchers, Digital Humanities researchers and a wide range of public and private partners will co-develop scientific solutions to unlock the true societal potential of the current heterogeneous digital heritage collections. It will provide easier, richer and more reliable data access to citizens, journalists, civic organisations, and various other stakeholders.

When: 11 October 2024 | Utrecht University
Guest speakers: Dr Çiğdem Bozdağ (RUG) and Dr Bregt Lameris (OU)
Join us as we kick off the new academic year with an engaging roundtable discussion on Inclusivity in Media Research. This event will bring together experts to explore the challenges and opportunities in promoting inclusivity within the media research landscape. Through open dialogue, participants will have the chance to exchange ideas, share insights, and collaborate on fostering a more inclusive research environment.

2 October 2024 | University of Amsterdam
We welcome you to a special master class dedicated to exploring research into nuanced creator content and its connected communities. Tom Divon and Dr. Carolina Are will be unpacking the contested digital lives of their ongoing study participants – Palestinian, Jewish, and sex-positive content creators on digital platforms. In this master class, Tom and Carolina aim to uncover the opportunities and challenges these communities face on digital media as researchers deeply embedded within the landscapes and scenarios these participants inhabit. The masterclass will highlight how participants are able to connect under the watchful governance of Instagram and TikTok, which provide them with novel bonding opportunities and workstreams after having faced offline discrimination due to their work, background or style of expression while also rendering their earnings and activism remarkably precarious for the nuances of that same content they produce.

25 October 2024 | Radboud University Nijmegen
During the symposium “From Hinterland to Europapa: Identity and Placemaking in Dutch Popular Music Culture,” we will explore the intricate interplay between music, identity, and place in the Netherlands. This symposium will delve into various facets of how popular music shapes and reflects cultural identities, emphasizing the contrasts and connections between rural and urban contexts.