[AISWorld] HICSS-57 CFP: The Bright and Dark Side of Social Media in the Marginalized Contexts

[Qin Weng]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-57)
January 3-6, 2024, Hawaiian Village, Waikiki, Hawaii, USA
https://hicss.hawaii.edu

MINI-TRACK: The Bright and Dark Side of Social Media in the Marginalized Contexts
in SPECIAL TRACK: Information Technology, Social Justice, and Marginalized Contexts
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/information-technology-social-justice-and-marginalized-contexts/

DESCRIPTION

At its best, social media platforms connect individuals from all over the world to facilitate learning, the spread of creative ideas, inclusivity, and access to resources. At its worst, however, social media platforms marginalize individuals through manipulation, exclusion, and exploitation across all age groups and demographics. Academic social media research in marginalized contexts is becoming increasingly important from both practical and theoretical perspectives. Research concerning both the “bright side” and “dark side” of social media for equity and inclusion is needed to help information systems research be an agent for empowerment and social change. In this space, there are many important, yet unanswered, research questions. This mini-track invites papers on all types of social media platforms investigating the positive and negative aspects of social media in marginalized contexts. Our goal with this mini-track is to facilitate a scholarly discussion of social media use in order to identify innovative approaches to maintain a safe and productive online environment that creates social well-being for the greater good.
We welcome empirical, theoretical, or position papers. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:


  *   Spread of hatred and racism on social media platforms
  *   Biases associated with de-platforming and re-platforming on social media platforms
  *   How social media platforms may be used to promote or stifle sustainable initiatives through (un)civil discourse
  *   Spear phishing attacks and other security threats targeted towards vulnerable groups based on their social media activities
  *   The use of analytics on social media platforms to hinder or facilitate the spread of social movements
  *   Artificial intelligence enabled marketing on social media platforms that might be perceived as discriminatory and inequitable
  *   Social media use that facilitates or inhibits the spread of human trafficking
  *   Cyberbullying and how to defend against it on social media platforms
  *   The spread of gender (in)equity and gender (in)equality on social media platforms
  *   How social media provides emotional support for marginalized groups pursuing STEM careers
  *   How perceived inequities in the judicial systems are communicated and discussed on social media
  *   Ethical, legal issues, and freedom of speech issues on social media platforms
  *   How social media might spread social (in)justice
  *   Impact that social media has on law enforcement or other government agencies, which may be both positive and negative
  *   The role that social media plays in the dissemination of fake news and disinformation campaigns
  *   Crowdfunding for marginalized groups and differential patterns of lending
  *   The role that social media plays in promoting or inhibiting the cancel culture
  *   How social media facilitates or inhibits different types of social movements
  *   The differential role that social media plays in depression, isolationism, and disconnectedness for under-represented groups
  *   The use of social media to reduce poverty for marginalized groups

The above list of suggested topics is not an all-inclusive list. We encourage authors to define marginalized contexts broadly. We welcome all theoretical and methodological approaches.

SUBMISSION

Papers must not exceed 10 pages (including references). All submissions must conform to the HICSS-57 submission template and will be peer-reviewed using a double-blind system. More details can be found at: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/

IMPORTANT DATES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION


  *   April 15, 2023: Manuscript submissions begin
  *   June 15, 2023: Submissions are due at 11:59 pm HST

MINI-TRACK CHAIRS

Tom Mattson (Primary Contact)
University of Richmond
tmattson at richmond.edu<mailto:tmattson at richmond.edu>
Jie Ren
Fordham University
jren11 at fordham.edu<mailto:jren11 at fordham.edu>
Qin Weng
University of Arkansas
qinweng at uark.edu<mailto:qinweng at uark.edu>