University of Sheffield, 10 October https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/events/culturedatavis As data become more and more abundant, the main way that most people get access to them is through their visualisation. To date, much […]
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The Creative Citizen Unbound: How Social Media and DIY Culture Contribute to Democracy, Communities and the Creative Economy. Ian Hargreaves and John Hartley (eds). Policy Press. 2016. Review by Paz Concha @pazc […]
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By David Batty Wednesday 20 July 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/20/ganzeers-graphic-novel-future-dystopia-recent-history-egypt-the-solar-girl It is 949 years since a global flood of biblical proportions. The world is reliant upon a vast grid of solar panels […]
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Fan fiction as world-building: transformative reception in crossover writing Natalia Samutina Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Volume 30, Issue 4, 2016 DOI:10.1080/10304312.2016.1141863 [Click here to access full article […]
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PhD Studentship Data Politics and Grassroots Participation (Amsterdam) The DATACTIVE (data-activism.net) project at the University of Amsterdam is looking for a PhD student to join the team and contribute to […]
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Pentagon preparing for mass civil breakdown Social science is being militarised to develop ‘operational tools’ to target peaceful activists and protest movements Nafeez Ahmed | The Guardian | Thursday 12 June 2014 […]
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Islam Chipsy and the Battle for Egypt’s Musical Identity Niveen Ghoneim | CairoScene.com | 15 January 2016 Ahead of his gig at Cairo Jazz Club on the 16th of January, […]
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Super-private social network launched to take on Facebook with support of Anonymous Site hopes to take on Facebook by making its algorithms more open, as well as making it impossible […]
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Let’s Translate the US Election 2016! New Kickstarter campaign led by Meedan aims to boost underrepresented voices in the US elections by translating social media from Spanish, Arabic and other languages. Click […]
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