Programme
Researchers at Work
Interdisciplinary research on the internet and digital media. 556 items.
4 Jul 2023
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Women in Gig WorkAayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
4 Jul 2023
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Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a costChiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
4 Jul 2023
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Procurement Through Digital Platforms: Women's Worker CollectivesCIS experimented with the informal nature of Twitter Spaces to host a dissemination event (in Hindi) along with SEWA. The event moderated by Chiara Furtado was held on the Twitter platform on September 13, 2022.
4 Jul 2023
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PDC 2022Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the Participatory Design Conference.
4 Jul 2023
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Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare nowMany drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to survive in the once-lucrative profession.
4 Jul 2023
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India’s gig economy drivers face bust in the country’s digital boomWorkers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions
4 Jul 2023
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Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour PlatformsAmbika Tandon was a panellist at the launch event for the Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms organized by Digital Future Society on July 13, 2022 on online platform.
4 Jul 2023
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Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in IndiaAn Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
4 Jul 2023
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As Equals: Frequently Asked QuestionsChiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
22 Aug 2019
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Workshop on Archival Standards and Digitisation WorkflowP.P. Sneha attended a workshop on Archival Standards and Digitization Workflow organised by the British Library at NCBS, Bangalore, on August 19 - 20, 2019.
22 Mar 2019
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Presentation at Global Digital Humanities SymposiumP.P. Sneha gave a virtual presentation of her work on digital cultural archives at the Global Digital Humanities Symposium organised by Michigan State University on March 21-22, 2019.
2 Oct 2018
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Plenary Talk at Jyothi Nivas College Research SymposiumI gave a plenary presentation on new reading and writing practices in the digital context, and emerging questions for digital humanities and literary studies at a research symposium organised by Jyothi Nivas College, Post Graduate Centre, …
20 May 2017
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Consultative Meeting for a Digital Archive LabA meeting for a digital archive lab was held at the Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University in New Delhi on May 20, 2017. P.P. Sneha participated in the meeting.
16 Oct 2016
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Learning through Archives: A Colloquium on Digital ScholarshipFLAME University had invited Centre for Internet & Society to join a colloquium to delve into the opportunities and challenges of digital studies in India, with particular emphasis on pedagogy and the archive.
20 May 2013
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A lifetime of five years on the internetCentre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
6 May 2013
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CIS anniversaryThe Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments.
21 Mar 2013
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Korean Trans Cine-Media in Global Contexts: Asia and the WorldThis conference to be held from March 27 to 29, 2013 is being organized by Trans - Asia Screen Culture Institute, Cinema Studies, Korean National university of Arts, Korean Film Archive and Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda …
21 Sep 2011
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Digital (Alter)Natives with a Cause? — Book Review by Maarten van den Berg‘Digital (Alter)Natives with a cause?’ is a collection of four books with essays published by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India, and the Dutch NGO Hivos. The books come in a beautifully designed cassette and are …
4 Jun 2010
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An Artist's Hunt for Lost StepwellsAs part of the Maps for Making Change project, Kakoli Sen has brought to light some facts which she stumbled upon while mapping the stepwells in Vadodara. She mapped these and also discovered 14 such architectural heritage structures. The …
3 May 2010
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Mapping the Things that Affect Us'Map for making change' is a project using geographical mapping techniques to support struggles for social justice in India
29 Apr 2010
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Their India has No BordersBangalore felt far for them, they would mark it outside the country. India, for migrant labourers, is different from the India we know