FMKJ and the HCCI Graduate School at University of Aalborg jointly offer this PhD course to be held the 24th to 26th of June 2009 with the participation of Nancy Baym, Associate Professor, University of Kansas; Marika Løders, PhD from University of Oslo, now researcher at SINTEF IKT; Jonas Larsen, Associate professor, Roskilde University; Malin Svenningsson Elm, Lecturer, Karlstad University; and Anne Scott Sørensen, Associate Professor at University of Southern Denmark.

Course venue: Kalundborg Vandrerhjem, Denmark

The general aim of the course is to address new social media as means of self-creation, peer-to-peer production and social networking. The more particular aims are 1) to discuss conceptual and theoretical tools to analyse the intersections of identity formation, community building and content creation in online networked environments 2) to strengthen the participants analytical skills when dealing with complex and multimodal empirical data 3) to enhance analytical reflexivity when studying the everyday uses of social media.

The course will mix keynote speaks by the invited scholars with PhD presentations and individual feedback consultations with an invited faculty member. We urge doctoral students investigating the uses of social media in everyday life to participate and present their research at the course.

We expect the presenting doctoral students to write a paper (10 pages) in which they very briefly discuss conceptual and/or analytical matters before unfolding an analysis of how social media are being used in everyday settings, focusing on an aspect of their own data. Data could include quantitative and qualitative data on the uses of new media such as social network sites, blogs, online games, content-sharing sites, mobile phones etc.

ECTS
3 ECTS (Participation with paper), 2 ECTS (Participant without paper)

Course enrollment and application deadline
The course application, including a 1-page project outline, should be sent by email no later than April 1st 2009 to the HCCI Graduate School secretary: hannepc@hum.aau.dk

Papers must be submitted to the HCCI secretary no later than April 30th.

Registration form available at http://www.fmkj.dk/eng/skemaer/

Costs and practical matters
The Danish Research School FMKJ covers all participation expenses (travel, meals, accommodation) for doctoral students who are enrolled members of FMKJ. The HCCI Graduate School covers all participation expenses (travel, meals, accommodation) for doctoral students who are enrolled members.

Doctoral students from other national or international institutions are encouraged to participate. They will have to pay their own travel cost and a fee amounting DKK. 2.375,00 to cover accommodation and meals at Kalundborg Vandrerhjem. The course itself is offered free of charge.

The specific details concerning course programme and keynotes will be announced on the FMKJ and HCCI websites in the beginning of 2009.

Course convenors:
Associate Professor Anne Scott Sørensen, University of Southern Denmark
PhD Fellow Malene Charlotte Larsen, University of Aalborg
PhD Fellow Stine Lomborg, University of Aarhus
For questions concerning the academic content of the course, please contact Malene Charlotte Larsen (malenel@hum.aau.dk) or Stine Lomborg (imvsl@hum.au.dk).