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

[Justine Humphry]

Hi Liz,

Thanks for highlighting the correct link for the seminar by Prof. Jessie
Daniels on Friday 9 December at the University of Sydney:* 'Tweeting
Trump': the alt-right & mainstreaming of white nationalism*.

Just in case anyone missed it, here it is again:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tweeting-trump-the-
alt-right-mainstreaming-of-white-nationalism-tickets-29291775489?aff=es2

Thank you,
Justine Humphry


On 27 November 2016 at 02:37, Liz Crocker <lcrocker at bu.edu> wrote:

> 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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