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Researchers at Work
Interdisciplinary research on the internet and digital media. 556 items.
28 Apr 2016
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Call for Proposal: Big Data for Development – Initial Field StudiesThe Centre for Internet and Society, as part of a project with the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield, is inviting calls from researchers to undertake a brief initial study of a specific instance of use of big data for …
25 Apr 2016
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Buying into the Aakash Dream - A Tablet’s Tale of Mass EducationThe low-cost Aakash tablet and its previous iterations in India have gone through several phases of technological changes and ideological experiments. Did the government prioritise familiarity and literacy about personal technological …
17 Mar 2016
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Studying Digital Creative Industries in India: Initial QuestionsThis brief overview of the discourse around creative industries is an attempt to explore some ways of identifying what could be digital creative industries in India, and the questions they raise and problematize for us in terms of cultural …
26 Feb 2016
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16)The first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16) will be organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, on February 26-28, 2016. The focus of the Conference is on the experiences, adventures, and methods of 'studying internet …
14 Feb 2016
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The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Excerpt)In a recently published paper, Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the disadvantaged in independent India. Here is an edited excerpt from the paper that …
9 Feb 2016
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RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Speculative Fiction and Freedom' - VideoAnil Menon spoke on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the second event of the RAW Lectures series in Bangalore on January 13, 2016. Here is the video recording of the talk and the discussion that …
3 Feb 2016
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The Zen of Pad.ma: 10 Lessons Learned from Running Open Access Online Video Archives in India and beyondSebastian Lütgert and Jan Gerber, the co-initiators of, and the artists/programmers behind the pad.ma (Public Access Digital Media Archive) project will deliver a lecture at CIS on Wednesday, February 03, 6 pm, on their experiences of …
22 Jan 2016
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A.I. Hype Cycles and Artistic SubversionsGene Kogan will give a talk on "A.I. hype cycles and artistic subversions" on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Centre for Internet and Society office, 6 pm - 8 pm.
14 Jan 2016
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16) - Selected SessionsWe are proud to announce that the first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16), organised around the theme of 'studying internet in India,' will be held on February 26-28, 2016, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi. We are …
13 Jan 2016
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RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom'Anil Menon will give a talk on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the Centre for Internet and Society's office in Bangalore on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 6 pm. Please join us for tea and coffee …
12 Jan 2016
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Digital Futures of Indian Languages - Notes from the ConsultationA consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' was held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It was led by …
14 Dec 2015
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Living in the Archival MomentAn extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' …
13 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #PoliticsOnSocialMediaThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Dr. Rinku Lamba and Dr. Rajarshi Dasgupta, with Dr. Mohinder Singh, Professor Valerian Rodrigues and Professor Shefali Jha as co-members.
12 Dec 2015
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Consultation on 'Digital Futures of Indian Languages'A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' will be held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It is …
11 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #KnowledgeCommunity (Computing, Community and Knowledge Production: Problems and Prospects)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Ravikant.
7 Dec 2015
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The Infrastructure Turn in the HumanitiesAn extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' …
7 Dec 2015
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Reading from a Distance – Data as TextAn extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' …
4 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #WikiShadows (Techno-Political Contours of Knowledge Production on Wikipedia)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Tanveer Hasan and Rahmanuddin Shaik.
3 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #SmartThings (Conceptualizing Internet/Digital Technologies in the Age of "Smartness")This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Ravi Shukla and Bharath Palavalli.
3 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #MinimalComputingThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Padmini Ray Murray and Sebastian Lütgert.
2 Dec 2015
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FOV Podcast - Data, People, and Smart CitiesFor the second part of the Smart City podcast series, Sruthi Krishnan and Harsha K from Fields of View spoke with Sumandro Chattapadhyay on data, people, and smart cities. Here is the podcast. We are grateful to Fields of View for producing …
1 Dec 2015
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RAW Lectures #01: Nishant Shah on 'Stories and Histories of Internet in India' - VideoDr. Nishant Shah spoke on the 'Stories and Histories of Internet in India' at the first event of the RAW Lectures series in Bangalore on March 6, 2015. Here is the video recording of the talk and the discussion that followed.
1 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #LiterarySpaces (Online Literary Spaces in India)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by P.P. Sneha and Arup Chatterjee.
1 Dec 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #DisruptiveTransport (Aggregators, Ownership, Tracking, Space, Internet Models)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Srinivas Kodali and William F. Stafford Jr.
28 Nov 2015
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Silicon Plateau Vol-1This book marks the beginning of an interdisciplinary artistic project, Silicon Plateau, the scope of which is to observe how the arts, technology and society intersect in the city of Bangalore. Silicon Plateau is a collaboration between …
27 Nov 2015
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Launch of Silicon Plateau Vol-1Please join us on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 6.30 pm for the book launch of Silicon Plateau Vol-1.
24 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #DigitalLiteraciesAtTheMarginsThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Aakash Solanki, Sandeep Mertia, and Rashmi M.
24 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #DigitalDesiresThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Silpa Mukherjee, Ankita Deb, and Rahul Kumar.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #WebOfGenealogiesThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Ishita Tiwary, Sandeep Mertia, and Siddharth Narrain.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #UnconfiedArchivesUnboundHistoriesThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Kausik Bandopadhyay and Sugata Nandi.