Topic
Cybercultures
52 items.
31 Dec 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 13) - Pranesh PrakashCIS interviews Pranesh Prakash, lawyer and policy director with Centre for Internet and Society, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
18 Nov 2013
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First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary filmCIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India
15 Nov 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita MalhotraCIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
15 Oct 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 11) - Anja KovacsCIS interviews Anja Kovacs, researcher and activist, and director of the Internet Democracy, Project as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
10 Sep 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 10) - Lawrence LiangCIS interviews Lawrence Liang, researcher and lawyer, and co-founder of Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
5 Aug 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 9) - Saikat DattaCIS interviews Saikat Datta, Resident Editor of DNA, Delhi, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
23 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 8) - Jeff MossCIS interviews Jeff Moss, Chief Security Officer for ICANN, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
18 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 7) - Jochem de GrootCIS interviews Jochem de Groot, former policy advisor to the Netherlands government, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
15 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 6) - Lhadon TethongCIS interviews Lhadon Tethong, Tibetan human rights activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
11 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 5) - Amelia AndersdotterCIS interviews Amelia Andersdotter, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
11 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 4) - Marietje SchaakeCIS interviews Marietje Schaake, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
10 Jul 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 3) - Eva GalperinCIS interviews Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
30 Jun 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 2) - Ram MohanCIS interviews Ram Mohan, a pioneer in the field of Internet security and internationalization, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
19 Jun 2013
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My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of HyderabadOn March 8, 2013, a day-long Telugu Wikipedia training workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team at the Golden Threshold, Nampally, Hyderabad in collaboration with Theatre Outreach …
28 May 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 1) - Christopher SoghoianCIS interviews Christopher Soghoian, cybersecurity researcher and activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
22 May 2013
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It’s Common PracticeTechnologies are no longer abstract. They're habits. What constitutes a habit? The gestures that you make as you read this, the way your eyes flick when you encounter somebody you like, the way you stroke your chin in a moment of …
8 Nov 2012
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Whose Change Is It Anyway? | DML2013As a preparation for the DML conference, Nishant Shah had an interview with Howard Rheingold, a cyberculture pioneer, social media innovator, and author of "Smart Mobs. Nishant Shah is chair of 'Whose Change Is It Anyway? Futures, Youth, …
15 Sep 2011
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Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society have consolidated their three year knowledge inquiry into the field of youth, technology and change in a four book collective “Digital AlterNatives with a cause?”. This collaboratively produced …
11 Jun 2011
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Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India — Research Training and Curriculum Workshop: Call for ParticipationDeadline for submission: 26th July 2011-06-08; When: 19th - 22nd August, 2011; Where: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad; Organised by: Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and CEPT …
3 Apr 2011
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One for the avatarWith increasing instances of online avatars being victimised, users who are part of these identities need to be protected against vicious attacks. A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday …
23 Mar 2011
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Reflecting from the BeyondAfter going ‘beyond the digital’ with Blank Noise through the last nine posts, the final post in the series reflects on the understanding gained so far about youth digital activism and questions one needs to carry in moving forward on …
11 Mar 2011
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Watson knows the QuestionNow that an algorithm has given humans a run for their money on a quiz show, it’s time to rethink the idea of a machine. A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition …
11 Feb 2011
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Diving Into the DigitalPrevious posts in the ‘Beyond the Digital’ series have discussed the non-virtual aspects and presence of Blank Noise. However, to understand the activism of digital natives also require a look into their online presence and activities. This …
24 Oct 2010
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Change has come to all of usThe general focus on a digital generational divide makes us believe that generations are separated by the digital axis, and that the gap is widening. There is a growing anxiety voiced by an older generation that the digital natives they …
19 Oct 2010
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City in the Internet 1: Geography Imagined (Part 1)“The estuaries that flirt with the land mass before they finally perish in the vast deep blue ocean beyond were perfect in their shape and grace. And you know what; from top it appears like a surreal landscape that is so restive and …
20 Sep 2010
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The Binary: City and NatureA continuation of the last post wherein I am looking at various other representation of the city in both classical and popular medium, today I am writing my views on the analysis of certain Miniature paintings.
13 Sep 2010
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Sexuality, Queerness and Internet technologies in Indian contextThis blog post lays out the discursive construction of sexuality and queerness as intelligible domains in the Indian context while engaging with ideas of visibility, representation, exclusion, publicness, criminality, difference, tradition, …
20 Aug 2010
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Political is as Political doesThe Talking Back workshop has been an extraordinary experience for me. The questions that I posed for others attending the workshop have hounded me as they went through the course of discussion, analysis and dissection. Strange nuances have …
21 Jul 2010
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The Making of an Asian CityNishant Shah attended the conference on 'Pluralism in Asia: Asserting Transnational Identities, Politics, and Perspectives' organised by the Asia Scholarship Foundation, in Bangkok, where he presented the final paper based on his work in …
21 Jul 2010
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Internet, Society and Space in Indian City: First ReportThis is the first report on the progress of the research on Internet, Society and Space in Indian City. The post is a collection of some of the initial focus of these studies. I have started simultaneously exploring and testing various …