Dear all, On September 15, we are organizing a one-day event on the Politics of Big Data for Activism. Please spread the word and feel warmly welcome to meet us in Amsterdam!
++++ Save the date! *Contentious Data: A one-day event on the Politics of Big Data for Activism* *University Theatre, University of Amsterdam, September 15, 2016* How do people resist corporate privacy intrusion and government surveillance by means of technical fixes? How does civil society take advantage of the possibilities for civic engagement, advocacy, and campaigning provided by the availability of the so-called 'big data’? *Contentious Data* is the kick-off event of the DATACTIVE project ( https://data-activism.net/), an interdisciplinary research project hosted at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. DATACTIVE investigates citizens’ engagement with massive data collection. With the diffusion of big data, citizens become increasingly aware of the critical role of information in modern societies, and this awareness nurtures new social practices rooted on data and technology, which we term ‘data activism’. By increasingly involving lay users, data activism is a signal of a change in perspective and attitude towards massive data collection emerging within the civil society realm. *Contentious Data* will bring together scholars and practitioners to explore the politics of big data from the perspective of activism and civil society. This event is sponsored by the European Research Council, the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (ASCA), the Amsterdam Centre for Globalisation Studies (ACGS), and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR). Speakers include Sandra Braman (Texas A&M University), Alison Powell (London School of Economics), Hisham al-Miraat (Digital Rights Morocco), Linnet Taylor (Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society), Dorien Zandbergen (University of Amsterdam), Jaromil (dyne.org), Geert Lovink (Institute for Network Cultures), and Stefania Milan (Principle Investigator DATACTIVE, University of Amsterdam). The workshop is public and free of charge, but please register in advance on this page: https://data-activism.net/events/datactive-events/ -- Kersti Ruth Wissenbach International Consultant strategy & policy advice | implementation | research Transparency & Accountability | Civic Tech | ICT4D kerstiwissenbach.com Academic Researcher data-activism.net +31 (0)634193966 S kersti.wissenbach @kerstiru
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