PhoMemes 2023: PhoMemes 2023 ICWSM 2023 Limassol, Cyprus, May 5, 2023 |
Conference website | https://phomemes.github.io/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=phomemes2023 |
Submission deadline | March 27, 2023 |
More information on PhoMemes 2023 can be found at the workshop website: https://phomemes.github.io/
Submission Guidelines
We invite researchers and practitioners to submit short papers describing an analysis of images in online social media spaces and political discourse, broadly defined. Submissions are expected to be 4 to 8 pages in length, plus unlimited pages of references. These papers will be archived in ICWSM’s workshop proceedings unless authors request otherwise.
Topics include:
- Analysis of image types (photos, memes, cartoons, etc.),
- Impacts of images on political mobilization,
- Use of screenshots to circumvent platform moderation,
- Identifying symbols of hate in online discourse,
- Identifying hate symbols embedded in images,
- Image appropriation for anti-social messaging,
- Understanding meanings of visual memes,
- Integrating message context with visual media,
- Tracking spread of images across platforms,
- The categories of images used in misinformation,
- Tracking conflicts with visual media,
- Measuring multi-modal user behavior, and
- Documenting antisocial gestures in presidential debates.
Papers should be submitted through EasyChair and use the AAAI author kit.
The workshop invites authors to submit three types of papers:
- Research Papers (8+ pages)
- Work-in-Progress Papers or Research Proposals (2-4 pages)
- Provocations or Critical Approaches (1-2 pages)
Awards for Best Papers and Best Papers
At the workshop, we will share awards for the best paper and best data challenge poster! We look forward to seeing your submissions and recognizing as many as we can.
Committees
Organizing committee
- Erik Bucy
- Cody Buntain
- Keng-Chi Chang
- Jungseock Joo
- Navin Kumar
- Dhavan Shah
Venue
The conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus, colocated with ICWSM 2023.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Cody Buntain <cbuntain@umd.edu>