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Researchers at Work
Interdisciplinary research on the internet and digital media. 556 items.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #STSDebates (Science, Technology, and State Debates)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Jahnavi Phalkey.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #SpottingDataThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Dibyajyoti Ghosh and Purbasha Auddy.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #ManyPublicsOfInternetThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Sailen Routray and Khetrimayum Monish.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #InternetMovementsThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Becca Savory, Sarah McKeever, and Shaunak Sen.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #FutureBazaarsThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Maitrayee Deka, Adam Arvidsson, Rohini Lakshané, and Ravi Sundaram.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #FollowTheMediumThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Zeenab Aneez and Neha Mujumdar.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #ExperienceMapIntentMapThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Anand Jha and Ashima Mittal.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #EducationAndInternet (Culture and Politics of Digital Online Space as Teaching Pedagogy)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Shruti Nagpal and Ravi Chaturvedi.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #DisruptingRhetoricsThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Marialaura Ghidini.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #DigitaIndiaUnpackedThis is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Deniz Duru Aydin and Amrita Sengupta.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #ArchiveAnarchy (Archives, Accessibility, and Social Media)This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Ranjani M Prasad and Farah Yameen.
23 Nov 2015
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IRC16 - Proposed Session - #AFCinema2.0This is a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 by Akriti Rastogi and Ishani Dey.
16 Nov 2015
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CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF)The CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF) has been set up by the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to encourage, host, and provide seed funding for the development of digital …
16 Nov 2015
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A Question of Digital 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' …
12 Nov 2015
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Digital Humanities in India?An 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' …
16 Oct 2015
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CIS Featured in 'Building Expertise to Support Digital Scholarship: A Global Perspective' ReportThis report, authored by Vivian Lewis, Lisa Spiro, Xuemao Wang, and Jon E. Cawthorne, sheds light on the expertise required to support a robust and sustainable digital scholarship (DS) program. It focuses first on defining and describing …
7 Oct 2015
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Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) 2016 - Studying Internet in India: Call for Sessions (Extended to Nov 22)With great excitement, we are announcing the beginning of an annual conference series titled Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC), the first edition of which is to take place in Delhi during February 25-27, 2016 (yet to be confirmed). …
1 Oct 2015
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Where's My Data? Submission for Knight News Challenge 2015We are very excited to be contribute to a join submission with DataMeet and Oorvani for the Knight News Challenge 2015. We are proposing "an application for users to search for locally-relevant data, discuss missing data, demand data, …
21 Sep 2015
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The Many Lives and Sites of Internet in BhubaneswarThis post by Sailen Routray is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Sailen is a researcher, writer, editor and translator who lives and works in Bhubaneswar. In this essay, he takes a preliminary step towards capturing some of …
9 Sep 2015
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The Internet in the Indian Judicial ImaginationThis post by Divij Joshi is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Divij is a final year student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and is a keen observer and researcher on issues of law, policy and …
28 Aug 2015
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Governing Speech on the Internet: From the Free Marketplace Policy to a Controlled 'Public Sphere'This post by Smarika Kumar is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Smarika is a consultant with Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. She is interested in issues concerning law and technology. In this essay, Smarika explores how …
19 Aug 2015
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in India - Open ReviewThis is a book section written for the third volume (2000-2010) of the Asia Internet History series edited by Prof. Kilnam Chon. The pre-publication text of the section is being shared here to invite suggestions for addition and …
19 Aug 2015
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia - Open ReviewThis is a book section written for the third volume (2000-2010) of the Asia Internet History series edited by Prof. Kilnam Chon. The pre-publication text of the section is being shared here to invite suggestions for addition and …
17 Aug 2015
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War Driving in Lhasa VegasThis post by Oxblood Ruffin is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Oxblood Ruffin is a hacktivist and film maker. He joined the CULT OF THE DEAD COW in 1996 as its Foreign Minister. Colonel Ruffin is co-author of the …
8 Aug 2015
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Digital Activism in Asia ReaderThe digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political …
6 Aug 2015
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Mock-Calling – Ironies of Outsourcing and the Aspirations of an IndividualThis post by Sreedeep is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. He is an independent photographer and a Fellow at the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. In this essay, Sreedeep explores …
2 Aug 2015
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Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely …
27 Jul 2015
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'Originality,' 'Authenticity,' and 'Experimentation': Understanding Tagore’s Music on YouTubeThis post by Ipsita Sengupta is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. In this essay, she explores the responses to various renditions of songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore available on YouTube and the questions they raise …
22 Jul 2015
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Studying the Internet Discourse in India through the Prism of Human RightsThis post by Deva Prasad M is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Deva Prasad is Assistant Professor at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. In this essay, he analyses key public discussions around …
16 Jul 2015
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Effective Activism: The Internet, Social Media, and Hierarchical Activism in New DelhiThis post by Sarah McKeever is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Sarah is a PhD candidate at the India Institute, King’s College London, and her work focuses on the impact of social media on contemporary political movements. …