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<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Digging the Data - </b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">first ANZCA preconference seminar event, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">co-hosted
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The seminar will explore the emerging field of digital research methods with prestigious speakers including Jonathon Hutchinson, Axel Bruns, Peta Mitchell, Rowan Wilken, Tarrin Wills, Cate Dowd, Jeremy Hammond,
Ravi Glasser-Vora and Tim Highfield.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The proliferation of data generated by new media devices has exploded within the last few years, leading to the development of new and exciting possibilities of connected, linked and deep data. The market place
has seen new and emerging start-ups that operate in and around new media data, policy makers are unsure of how to govern and regulate this emerging area of activity, and finally, researchers and academics are especially interested in this field as it presents
new ways of understanding the world around us. By being able to ask new questions of once exhausted research sites and to make sense of research data in new and exploratory ways, both opportunities and challenges manifest for those working and researching
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Digging the Data explores the state of the field for digital research methods within the media and communication discipline. With a backdrop of the digital humanities, this preconference will explore the tensions
between humanities scholars and computer scientists collaboratively working on digital media projects. Both research specialists have different expertise, vastly different scholarly trajectories and often speak different languages. However, when working collaboratively,
the disciplines can develop novel research questions, unique research methodologies, focus on areas previously inaccessible and explore previously exhausted research environments.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Registrations are now open for the full day digital research methods seminar hosted at The University of Sydney’s Department of Media and Communication</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">. </i></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">This ANZCA preconference has four agenda items:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">To examine the state of the field of digital methods;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; vertical-align: top;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">To explore how digital methods intersect with the digital humanities and media and communications;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; vertical-align: top;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">To showcase USyd’s current work and digital research tools;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; vertical-align: top;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">To provide the foundations for a ‘Digital Methods’ working group at ANZCA, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">The outcome of this one-day preconference provides a unique point of departure to generate interest in both an ANZCA digital methods seminar and working group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We anticipate strong interest for this event and places are limited. We are also showcasing a new research tool we have developed in collaboration with Intersect, that is now available to all Australian scholars.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please register asap for this exciting new ANZCA and University of Sydney event!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Enquiries to Dr </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jonathon Hutchinson: jonathon.hutchinson@sydney.edu.au</span></p>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Gerard Goggin<br>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Professor of Media and Communications<br>
Department of Media and Communications<br>
University of Sydney <br>
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