[Air-L] 'Tweeting Trump': the alt-right & mainstreaming of white nationalism - Prof. Jessie Daniels in Australia

Liz Crocker lcrocker at bu.edu
Sat Nov 26 07:37:28 PST 2016


FYI I think this is the correct link:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tweeting-trump-the-alt-right-mainstreaming-of-white-nationalism-tickets-29291775489?aff=es2

On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 6:44 PM, human computer Interaction <
human.factor.one at gmail.com> wrote:

> 'Alt-right' otherwise known as neo-Nazis?  ;)
>
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Justine Humphry <
> justine.humphry at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > 'Tweeting Trump': the alt-right & mainstreaming of white nationalism
> >
> >
> > Seminar by Professor Jessie Daniels, Hunter College, New York City
> visiting
> > Australia for the Building Digital Antiracism Capacity collaboration at
> > Western Sydney University by Associate Professor Alana Lentin and Dr
> > Justine Humphry
> >
> >
> > **** Also broadcast live on #Periscope go to @MediaAtSydney ****
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Friday, 9 December 2016
> >
> > Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
> >
> > Venue: MECO Seminar Room S226, John Woolley Building (A20)
> >
> > Register Free Event - online via Eventbrite
> >
> > https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tweeting-trump-the-alt-right
> > -mainstreaming-of-white-nationalism-tickets-29291775489?aff=ehomecard
> >
> >
> >
> > About the seminar
> >
> > In this engaging talk, Jessie Daniels draws on 20 years of research to
> > demonstrate that white supremacy is neither new nor an aberration, but
> > rather a consistent feature of the US political landscape. Savvy white
> > nationalists and members of the “altright” movement use culture jamming
> > tactics on Facebook and Twitter to inject racist memes like
> #WhiteGenocide
> > into popular political and cultural discussions. And,
> > @realDonaldTrump retweets them all to his 5 million-plus followers. In
> > response to this increased visibility and amplification of white
> supremacy
> > in the mainstream of US political culture, white liberals express shock
> > at what they perceive is a new development. It is not.
> >
> >
> >
> > About the speaker
> >
> > Jessie Daniels is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, New York
> City,
> > and an internationally recognized expert in Internet manifestations of
> > racism. Her visit to Australia is being supported by Western Sydney
> > University’s Building Digital Antiracism Capacity collaboration. Jessie
> is
> > the author of White Lies (Routledge, 1997) and Cyber Racism (Rowman &
> > Littlefield, 2009), along with dozens of scholarly articles. Since 2007,
> > Daniels has published Racism Review, a credible and reliable resource for
> > anyone seeking evidence-based research on race, racism, ethnicity and
> > immigration. Forbes named her “one of 20 inspiring women to follow on
> > Twitter.” She tweets as @JessieNYC.
> >
> > For more information or queries, contact chris.chesher at sydney.edu.au
> > or *justine.humphry at sydney.edu.au
> > <justine.humphry at sydney.edu.au>*
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