The Working Group on Social Media Data in Research Practice, an initiative of NFDI4Culture in collaboration with BERD@NFDI, KonsortSWD and Text+ within the framework of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), has been hosting the lecture and discussion series “Social Media Data in Research Practice: Show & Tell” since early 2022.
This ongoing series, held in 90-minute Zoom sessions, explores tools and methodologies in the field of social media research and highlights best practices from selected projects. In addition to pragmatic solutions and technical capabilities (such as APIs, repositories, metadata standards, and interoperability), the series also addresses the ethical and legal challenges associated with the sustainable, secure, and critical use of these data (e.g., personal and copyright law, code and data literacy, and the FAIR & CARE principles). A central aim is to foster discussion around interdisciplinary research approaches and teaching methods that challenge conventional frameworks and disciplinary toolkits.
In 2025, the series will specifically focus on the use of social media data in research on right-wing extremism and democracy.
The third event in the 2025 series will take place on June 20th at 2:00 PM (CEST) and will feature contributions from Prof. Dr. Julia Bee (Bochum), Dr. Elena Pilipets (Siegen) und Stephen Albrecht.
Alongside these project presentations, the event will center around seven overarching questions regarding the use of social media data and an open discussion with the research community.
Registration: Please register for the event here.
Upcoming dates in the “Social Media Data: Show & Tell” series:
- June 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Coordination:
- Vincent Fröhlich (vincent.froehlich@staff.uni-marburg.de)
- Philippe Genêt (P.Genet@dnb.de)
If you are interested in joining the Social Media Data working group within the NFDI, feel free to subscribe to our mailing list.
Further information about the program, series, and collaborating partners can be found here.