Qin Weng, Jie Ren, and I are hosting the mini-track of "The bright and dark side of social media in marginalized contexts" at HICSS-59 in January 2026 in Maui, HI. We would like to invite you to submit relevant research to our mini-track.
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-59/information-technology-social-justice-and-marginalized-contexts/#bright-and-dark-side-of-social-media-in-the-marginalized-contexts-minitrack
Mini-Track Summary:
Spending time on social media is potentially a double-edged sword. Positively, social media connects individuals worldwide to facilitate learning, the spread of creative ideas, inclusivity, access to resources and communication with other individuals and/or technical systems (technical agents). Negatively, however, social media marginalizes individuals and groups through manipulation, exclusion, and exploitation across all groups and demographics. Marginalized contexts refer to any situation or context where certain individuals or groups are treated differently based on (among many others) their genders, political ideologies, belief systems, religion, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. It is any situation with an unequal power dynamic among members of different groups. We invite papers on all types of social media, investigating their positive and negative aspects in marginalized contexts. We welcome empirical, theoretical, or position papers.
Submission Details:
Papers must not exceed 10 pages (including references). All submissions must conform to the HICSS-59 submission template and will be peer-reviewed using a double-blind system. More details may be found at: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/
Important Dates for Paper Submissions
• April 15, 2025: Manuscript submissions begin
• June 15, 2025: Submissions are due at 11:59 pm HST
Please contact me (tmattson@richmond.edu) if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Tom Mattson
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Thomas Mattson
University of Richmond
Richmond VA
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