ETHOS Lab

Motivational Writing for Good Times
2021-05-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-26 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-09 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-23 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) and 1 more date

Automated Transcription as an Analytical Practice?
2021-05-11 12:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris)
On the 11th of May ETHOS Lab will finally be able to invite ITU students for a physical workshop.
This time, we will dig deep into the consequences and possibilities of Automated Transcription Software (ATS). The process of transcribing your materiel can be tedious and daunting, so no wonder researchers around the world are thinking about ways to make this process more smoothly and less time consuming.
However, what are the implications when we upload our files to a software?
What does this automatization mean for our relationship to the empirical material?
How may this affect the analytical outcome?
In this workshop, we take transcription seriously as an analytical practice, often forgotten and dreaded, however, greatly important for the research.
Post.doc. Stina Hasse Jørgensen and ETHOS Lab Manager Merethe Riggelsen Gjørding will facilitate, and together we will critically assess the current available ATS and collectively discuss possible ways of using the software in a reflective manner.
The workshop will consist of a mix of group-based work, collective discussions, short presentations, and small talk over vegan break-snacks. You will only need yourself and your laptop.
Hope to see both new and familiar faces!
Tuesday 11.05.21: 12.00-14.30
Auditorium 0, IT University of Copenhagen
For more information and sign up, write to merg@itu.dk

🦶-notes:
There are limited seats, and only for ITU students (not staff) due to the Corona-restrictions.
In order for us to be physically together, we need a negative coronatest maximum 72h prior.

ETHOS is hosting a Master Thesis workshop
2021-06-16 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris)
On June 16th, ETHOS Lab is hosting a Thesis Fest where you along with other MSc students have the possibility to reflect on previous master theses as well as workshop a section of your own thesis draft.
Postdoc. Michael Hockenhull, ETHOS Lab Manager Merethe R. Gjørding, and Lab TA Casper Frohn will facilitate and provide perspectives on how to structure your work and argumentation.
If you have prolonged your master thesis, this event is for you!
Prior to the event, you will receive a master thesis to glance through beforehand, which will serve as a point of departure in group discussions.
For the event, you should bring a section (max 4 pages) from your own thesis that you would like to workshop. It might be a section that is giving you some trouble, and there are no requirements on how far you are with this section.
If the weather is good, we’ll be outside by the canal next to ITU. If not, we’ll gather indoors at ITU (room tba). Snacks are of course provided!
Program for the event:

14-14.10 Intro
14.10-14.50 Group reflections on the previous thesis (a worksheet will be provided
Break
16.00-15.30 Workshop your own section
15.30-16.00 Collective discussion on how to structure thesis writing
It is possible to hang out afterwards and stay with the reflections together

Sign up by writing to Lab TA Casper Frohn on cbfr@itu.dk by Friday June 12th at 12.00. If you miss the deadline, write an email anyway and then we’ll see.
We hope to see you there and look forward to be in conversation with you!

How to Apply for an Industrial PhD
2021-08-24 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | 2F13
Are you thinking about if an industrial PhD could be something for you?
On the 24th of August 14.00-16.00, ETHOS Lab is hosting an event on the journey of an industrial PhD, were we will give space for experiences and tips on how to apply and work with a project partner. We will have three guests speakers presenting bringing in their different experiences and knowledge and there will be time for questions.
If you are considering applying for an Industrial PhD, this event is for you!
Program:

14.00-14.45: Research Consultant at ITU, Lisbeth Breinholt, will talk about the formal aspects regarding applying for an Industrial PhD.
14.45-15.00: We will have a short break.
15.00-15.30: PhD and Lead Anthropologist, Mette Marie Vad Karsten, will present her experiences with working with The Danish Institute of Fire and Security Control.
15.30-16.00: Post.Doc at ITU, Sunniva Sandbukt, will present her experiences with finding a project partner and carrying out an Industrial PhD.

We will be at ITU in room 2F13
Sign up by sending an email to cbfr@itu.dk.
We hope to see you there!

Opening hours
2021-09-02 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | ETHOS Lab, 3A30

Opening hours
2021-09-07 10:00 - 14:00, 2021-09-09 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris)

ALD - Breaking Code Poetry Event
2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | ETHOS Lab, 3A30
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day celebrating Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, and all achievements of women and non-binaries in STEM.
This is a workshop of relating to code as a poetic languages and joining both machine & human readable codes together with feminist quotes, and creative reflections. Possibly glitter!
Neither booking nor experience is required. We will soon discover that we all can relate to code language, however in different ways.
There will be cake and celebratory vibes, and also an opportunity to get your poem in a booklet!
You can access the workbook here.

Digital Selfcare
2021-10-29 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, Copenhagen, København, 1150
Join an hour of
cleaning your data tracks,
installing alternative apps,
securing your data,
and care for your digital self!

ETHOS Lab is inviting for a collective digital self-care, where we are checking in with our digital self and compulsive behaviours as well as setting time aside to simply get things done!
Workbook available here.
Bring your friends and devices and come by our workshop for a deep cleanse!
We will host this event twice during Autumn.
Sept. 23, 17.00-18.00
Studenterhuset
Oct. 29, 16.00-17.00
ITU, Café Analog

Digital Self-Care
2021-10-29 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | IT University, Rued Langgaardsvej 7, Kbh S, 2300, Denmark
Join an hour of
cleaning your data tracks,
installing alternative apps,
securing your data,
and care for your digital self!

ETHOS Lab is inviting for a collective digital self-care, where we are checking in with our digital self and compulsive behaviours as well as setting time aside to simply get things done!
We will utilise the generous and expansive Data Detox Kit giftet by the Berlin-based organisation, Tactical Tech, to go through our data tracks, password protections, and alternative privacy-informed browsers, mail accounts etc .
Bring your friends and devises and come by our workshop for a deep cleanse!
We will host this event twice during Autumn.
Sept. 23, 17.00-18.00
Studenterhuset
Oct. 29, 16.00-17.00
ITU, room TBA

**Postponed ** Automated Transcription as an Analytical Practice?
2021-11-05 12:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris) | ETHOS Lab, 3A30
Due to low sign-up, we will postpone the workshop.
We have experienced an interest from colleagues internal and beyond ITU, and will reinvite both students and staff in Spring 22 for a workshop of critically assessing automated transcription software.
Stay tuned!
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In this workshop, we will dig deep into the consequences and possibilities of Automated Transcription Software (ATS). The process of transcribing your materiel can be tedious and daunting, so no wonder researchers around the world are thinking about ways to make this process more smoothly and less time consuming.
However, what are the implications when we upload our files to a software?
What does this automatization mean for our relationship to the empirical material?
How may this affect the analytical outcome?
In this workshop, we take transcription seriously as an analytical practice, often forgotten and dreaded, however, greatly important for the research.
Post.doc. Stina Hasse Jørgensen and ETHOS Lab Manager Merethe Riggelsen Gjørding will facilitate, and together we will critically assess the current available ATS and collectively discuss possible ways of using the software in a reflective manner.
The workshop will consist of a mix of group-based work, collective discussions, short presentations, and small talk over vegan break-snacks. You will only need yourself and your laptop.
Hope to see both new and familiar faces!

Argh, where’s my data?! Seminar on missing data
2021-11-22 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Room 4A58, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2300, Denmark
It seems that data are everywhere – except the times when they aren’t there! Data can sometimes be absent, invisible, gone, not found, missing or simply dead. In a research process these absences and invisibilities can cause disillusionment, confusion, frustration, anxiety, relief, a laugh, and a whole lot of work.

Welcome to an afternoon about data which aren’t where they are expected to be. The workshop starts with a short presentations and panel of two fresh research papers about absent (Kjær, Ojala, and Henriksen forthcoming) and invisible data (Neumayer, Rossi, and Struthers 2021), followed by discussion with the participants. Bring your own stories about missing data.

Time and place
Monday the 22nd of November, 2021 from 12:00 to 14:00.
Room 4A58 at IT University of Copenhagen.
Facilitators: Katrine Meldgaard Kjær, Mace Ojala, and Line Henriksen

Register by sending an email to ethos@itu.dk by November 15th

Programme

Welcome, introduction and sandwich lunch.

Short papers presentations.

Panel discussion.

Workshop with your own absent and invisible data.

Workshop discussion.

Paper abstracts
Neumayer, C., Rossi, L., & Struthers, D. M. (2021). Invisible Data: A Framework for Understanding Visibility Processes in Social Media Data. Social Media + Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120984472
Social media data are increasingly used to study a variety of social phenomena. This development is based on the assumption that digital traces left on social media can provide insights into the nature of human interaction. In this research, we turn our attention to what remains invisible in research based on social media data. Using Andrea Brighenti’s work on “social visibility” as a point of departure, we unpack data invisibilities, as they are created within four dimensions: people and intentionality, technologies and tools, accessibility and form, and meaning and imaginaries. We introduce the notion of quasi-visible data as an intermediary between visible and invisible data highlighting the processual character of data invisibilities. With this conceptual framework, we contribute to developing a more reflective and ethical field of research into the study of social phenomena based on social media data. We conclude by arguing that distancing ourselves from the assumption that all social media data are visible and focusing on the invisible will enhance our understanding of digital data.

Kjær, K. M., Ojala, M., & Henriksen, L. (forthcoming). Absent Data: Engagements with Absence in a Twitter Collection Process. Catalyst.

This paper considers the ways in which silences and absences are a central part of research that relies on automated data collection from social media or the internet. In recent years, automated data collection driven or supported research methods have gained popularity within the social sciences and humanities. With this increase in popularity, it becomes ever more pertinent to consider how to engage with digital data, and how both engagement and data are situated, messy, and contingent. Based on experiences with “missing” data, this paper mobilizes the framework of hauntology to make sense of what relationships may be built with missing data and how silences haunt research practices. Ultimately, we argue that it is possible to reimagine absent data not as a limitation but as an invitation to reflect on and establish new methods for working with automated data collections.

Workshop: Critical Technological Pedagogies as Future Making
2021-12-10 09:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | ScrollBar, Rued Langgaardsvej 7, Kbh S, 2300, Denmark
ETHOS Lab will host a workshop to explore how the approaches we take in pedagogical design also tell us about the kind of digital future we want. The many decisions that go into building a learning environment for critical reflection on digital technologies include developing syllabi and learning exercises, creating spaces for formal and informal education, making choices of coding languages in coding clubs, etc. In these decisions technology education, we also imagine the digitalized societies of the future and the types of digitally savvy or computationally literate people we want youth to become.
The workshop will explore how the critical technological pedagogies we design take up youth as a site for imagining Denmark’s digital future. We will do this through a combination of storytelling and prototyping around “figures” that draw together ideals and values for the future. Participants will be invited to bring reflections on their teaching or education research experience.

Panelists

Samantha Breslin, Anthropology, Copenhagen University
Peter Danholt, Culture and Communication, Aarhus University
Josef Nguyen, Critical Media Studies, University of Texas Dallas

Practical details

Friday 10 December 2021, 9:00-14:00 (lunch included)
ScrollBar, IT University of Copenhagen
Seats limited and RSVP required to sgah@itu.dk

Workshop: Open PhD Calls
2022-01-20 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | ETHOS Lab, 3A30
Ever wondered how to read a PhD call for the important information? Wanted to apply but weren’t sure how to formulate a PhD proposal?

In ETHOS we are running a workshop tailored to the IT University of Copenhagen’s Open Call, where we will walk through the elements of a call for a PhD. The session takes place on January 20th, 11.00-12.00, and involves hands on work with open PhD calls, and a chance to work on your own ideas.
The workshop is facilitated by Rachel Douglas-Jones and Casper Blum Frohn, and they will provide you with workshop materials that help generate a feasible research proposal for a PhD project.
The workshop will take place in this online meeting space.

Register by sending a mail to ethos@itu.dk by January 17th.
