[Air-L] Politicians and social media in the global south - Michigan event

[Joyojeet Pal]

 Folks,

Here is a free event on politicians and their presence on social media in
Global South settings.

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*Politicians and Social Media in the Global South*

Saturday, April 14th, 2018
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
North Quad, Space 2435
(RSVP here <http://bit.ly/PolSM>; there is no fee)

Please join the U-M School of Information for a one-day seminar to examine
contemporary scholarship on politicians and social media in the Global
South.

The event will feature a keynote talk by Prof. Merlyna Lim from Carleton
University, and a series of talks by scholars researching politicians in
various regions including Latin America the Middle East, Sub-Saharan
Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, as well as, speakers/practitioners
who have worked on political campaigns or large social media organizations
on which such campaigns are played out.

Talk sessions and panels include:

*Session 1: Politicians Performing Online*, featuring research from Kenya,
Nigeria, and India

*Session 2: Stakeholders and Agenda Setting*, featuring research from
Brazil, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, and Bangladesh

*Panel: The Mechanics of Social Media Outreach*, featuring a mix of
academics and practitioners talking about approaches to social media
outreach and research in various parts of the world

For a full list of talks, please refer to the *event program
<https://michiganictd.org/2018/03/30/workshop-politicians-and-social-media-in-the-global-south/>.*


*This event is sponsored by: *
The University of Michigan International Institute Enterprise Fund
<https://www.ii.umich.edu/>
The University of Michigan School of Information <https://www.si.umich.edu/>

The University of Michigan Department of Communication Studies
<https://lsa.umich.edu/comm>
The University of Michigan Center for South Asian Studies
<https://www.ii.umich.edu/csas/>
The University of Michigan African Studies Center
<https://www.ii.umich.edu/asc>
The University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African
Studies <https://www.ii.umich.edu/cmenas/>