[acc-cca-l] CFP 'Beyond Disinformation: Authenticity and Trust in the Online World'

[Amy Harris]

[△EXTERNAL]



Dear Sir/Madam


We would be grateful if you could circulate and publish the below CFP which should be of interest to your members:



CFP 'Beyond Disinformation: Authenticity and Trust in the Online World' Workshop 22-23 October

The viral spread of false, misleading, and inaccurate information threatens democracy globally. Originally lauded as inherently democratic, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are now condemned as negligent outlets answerable for "post-truth" politics. An often unspoken assumption is that providing correct information will solve broader problems. Tellingly, however, the 2016 US presidential election was described both as "the authenticity election" and as normalizing “fake news”: the more certain politicians lie, the more authentic they appear. Central to the study of mis- and disinformation are thus questions of how and under what circumstances—social, cultural, historical, and technical—information is deemed “truthful,” “factual,” or “authentic,” when the concepts are related but not interchangeable. What is the role of authenticity in understanding why mis- and disinformation become accepted or meaningful for people? How does authenticity relate to other key concepts, such as truth, fact, and accuracy? What other key words or concepts are necessary, and yet perhaps undertheorized, in the study of information disorder and democracy?

This workshop invites responses that interrogate the centrality of authenticity to the viral spread of mis- and disinformation, as well as the relationship of authenticity to other key concepts such as “truth,” “fact,” “trust,” and/or “veracity.” We encourage responses that take on one or more of these key words or phrases (or others) and investigate their role in propagating or countering mis- and disinformation.

The full call for papers can be found here<https://www.ssrc.org/programs/component/media-democracy/beyond-disinformation-authenticity-and-trust-in-the-online-world/> and we are seeking brief proposals on the following considerations:

  *   How you might define authenticity
  *   How you propose to study authenticity
  *   Why and how authenticity matters to understanding mis- and disinformation
  *   The relationship of authenticity to other key concepts such as “truth,” “fact,” “trust,” and/or “veracity” (or others you might suggest)

Please submit your proposals by September 9 and include the following information to mdapplications at ssrc.org, with “Application for Authenticity Workshop” in the subject line:

  *   Current C.V. of the author who will participate in the workshop (maximum two pages).
  *   An abstract of up to 250 words. The abstract should clearly outline the main theoretical and/or empirical contribution of the proposed essay, project, or approach.
  *   A short statement (up to 250 words) detailing your interest in the workshop and how it will advance your research agenda, including your interest in interdisciplinary work. If you have publications or projects that are related to the research detailed in your abstract, please feel free to list up to three citations in this document.

Please contact us here if you have any questions.

Sincerely,


Amy Harris
Communications Coordinator | Digital Democracies Group | School of Communication
Simon Fraser University | TASC 2 Room 7807
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