[Air-L] Digital Activism #Now - Conference Programme - April 4th 2014 - King's College London

[Gerbaudo, Paolo]

Paolo Gerbaudo
Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society, King's College London
paolo.gerbaudo at kcl.ac.uk<mailto:paolo.gerbaudo at kcl.ac.uk>
Room 217a Norfolk Building Strand
+44 020 7848 1576



Dear List members,

Please find below the programme of the Digital Activism #Now conference on April 4th 2014 at King's College London.

The conference will host key-notes by Gabriella Coleman and Guobin Yang and panel discussions on hacking, social networking, digital propaganda and secrecy/transparency.

We hope to see many of you on April 4th 2014 at King's!

Best Regards,

Paolo Gerbaudo
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Digital Activism #Now: Information Politics, Digital Culture and Global Protest Movements
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME


Date: April 4th 2014
Location: King’s College London, Strand Campus, King’s Building
Nearest Tube: Temple
Website: http://www.digitalactivismnow.org<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/>
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237


REGISTRATION AND COFFEE – 9:00-9:45 – River Room

OPENING PLENARY
The Historicity of Digital Activism – 9:45-11:15 – Safra Lecture Theatre
- Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania)
- Respondent: Timothy Hildebrandt (LSE)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS I – 11:30-13:00

Panel 1 – Hacking and Hacktivism – Room K1.28
Chair: Tim Jordan (King’s College London)
- Fidele Vlavo (King’s)
- Mustafa al-Bassam (King’s, former Lulzsec)
- Sebastian Kubitscho (Bremen University)
- Sam Carlisle (Sukey)

Panel 2 – Digital Propaganda – River Room
Chair: Joss Hands (Anglia Ruskin)
- Kirsten Forkert (University of Birmingham)
- Eugenia Siapera (Dublin City University)
- Lee Salter (Sussex University)

LUNCH – 13:00 – 14:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS II – 14:30 – 16:00


Panel 3: Social Networks and Digital Organising – Room K1.28
Chair: Miriyam Arouagh (Westminster)
- Paolo Gerbaudo (King’s College London)
- Stephen Reid (UK Uncut co-founder)
- Marta (Catorce Collective, Spain)


Panel 4: Digital Transparency and Secrecy – River Room
Chair: Clare Birchall (King’s)
- David Berry (Sussex University)
- Smari McCarthy (ThoughtWorks)
- Zach Blas (Duke University, and Eyebeam)

CLOSING PLENARY
Weapons of the Geeks – 16:30 – 18:00 – Safra Lecture Theatre
- Gabriella Coleman (McGill University)
- Respondent: Tim Jordan (King’s)

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Website: http://www.digitalactivismnow.org<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/>
Twitter: @KingsDCS #DigitalActivismNow #DANow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalCultureKings

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237