Topic
Digital Natives
154 items.
27 Dec 2013
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Information Design - Visualizing Action (TTC)This is the second part of the Making Change analysis on information activism. It explores the role of the presentation and design of information to translate information into action.
26 Dec 2013
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Information Activism - Tactics for Empowerment (TTC)This is the first of a two-part analysis of information activism for the Making Change project. This post looks at the benefits and limitations of increasing access to information to enable citizenship and political participation.
22 Dec 2013
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Digital NativeThe end of the year is supposed to be a happy, feel-good space for families, friends, societies and communities to come together and count our blessings. It is the time to look at things that have gone by and look forward to what the New …
30 Nov 2013
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Public Art, Technology and Citizenship - Blank Noise ProjectJasmeen Patheja speaks about the active citizen in the digital age, its challenges in the public and private spheres and interdisciplinary methods to overcome them.
30 Nov 2013
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Methods for Social ChangeOn this brief introduction, I outline the main targets of my research project for CIS and the HIVOS Knowledge Program. As a response to the thought piece ‘Whose Change is it Anyway’ I will explore civic engagement among middle class youth …
20 Nov 2013
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Digitally Enhanced Civil ResistanceThis reflection looks at how civil disobedience unfolds in network societies. It explores the origins of nonviolence, describes digital and non-digital tactics of non-violent protest and participation and finally comments on the …
27 Sep 2013
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Bangalore + Sustainability SummitThe power of technology to create youth engagement and positive social change were discussed at the Bangalore + Sustainability Summit on September 21, 2013 at the Centre for Internet and Society(CIS) , Bangalore. The event, in conjunction …
20 Sep 2013
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Revealing Protesters on the Fringe: Crucifixion Protest in ParaguayAn analysis of the crucifix protest in Paraguay in the light of Nishant Shah’s piece: Whose Change is it Anyway? The blog post looks at the physical and symbolic spaces in which narratives of change were conceived and the extent to which …
18 Jun 2013
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Whose Change is it Anyway?This thought piece is an attempt to reflect critically on existing practices of “making change” and its implications for the future of citizen action in information and network societies. It observes that change is constantly and explicitly …
16 Jun 2013
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The Stranger with CandyBeware of online threats, as the distinction between friends and foes is false on the internet.
30 May 2013
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Whose Change is it Anyway?The first product from the Whose Change is it Anyway? Hague workshop with Hivos in February is out. The video captures the process of knowledge generation there.
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.
28 Feb 2013
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Video Vortex # 9 Re:assemblies of VideoNishant Shah is a speaker at this event organized by the Institute of Network Cultures, Post Media Lab, Moving Image Lab, Leuphana, et.al. The event is being held at Luneberg from February 28, 2013 to March 2, 2013.
26 Feb 2013
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D:coding Digital Natives - Seminar with Nishant ShahNishant Shah gave a talk on D:coding Digital Natives at Samhällsvetarhuset on February 26, 2013, from 1.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. The event was organized by HUMlab.
10 Dec 2012
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What does it mean to be a digital native?The war between natives and immigrants is ending. The natives have won.
8 Dec 2012
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Not Just Fancy TelevisionNishant Shah reviews Ben Hammersley's book "64 Things You Need to Know for Then: How to Face the Digital Future Without Fear ", published by Hodder & Stoughton
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, …
29 Oct 2012
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The Rules of EngagementWhy the have-nots of the digital world can sometimes be mistaken as trolls. I am not sure if you have noticed, but lately, the people populating our social networks have started to be more diverse than before.
28 Sep 2012
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Habits of Living Thinkathon — Day 2 Live Blog: Radhika Gajjala Lectures on e-PhilanthropyThe Habits of Living Thinkathon (Thinking Marathon) is being hosted by the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India, from September 26 to 29, 2012. The event brings together a range of multi-disciplinary scholars and …
17 Sep 2012
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One. Zero.The digital world is the world of twos. All our complex interactions, emotional negotiations, business transactions, social communication and political subscriptions online can be reduced to a string of 1s and 0s, as machines create the …
24 Jul 2012
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Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New LiteraciesNishant Shah was invited to do a book review of a new anthology 'Deconstructing Digital Natives', edited by Michael Thomas. The review was published in Routledge's Journal of Children and Media on July 18, 2012.
19 Jul 2012
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Citizen Activism the Past DecadeCall for Contributions to the ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’ newsletter, ‘Citizen Activism the Past Decade’. Deadline: August 15, 2012.
11 Jul 2012
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Revisiting Techno-euphoriaIn my last post, I talked about techno-euphoria as a condition that seems to mark much of our discourse around digital technologies and the promise of the future. The euphoria, as I had suggested, manifests itself either as a utopian view …
11 Jul 2012
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Across BordersA friend and I were at a cafe in Bangalore the other day, when an acquaintance walked in. After the initial niceties, and invitation to join us for coffee, the new person looked at us and asked a question that sounded so archaic and so …
10 Jul 2012
News
10th International ISTR ConferenceThe 10th international ISTR conference was organised by ISTR at Universita Degli Studi Di Siena in Italy from July 10 to 13, 2012. Nishant Shah gave a lecture on Beyond Normative Citizenships: Exploring the ‘New’ in Digital Activism.
20 Jun 2012
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The Bots That Got Some Votes HomeNilofar Ansher gives us some startling updates on the "Digital Natives Video Contest" voting results declared in May 2012, in this blog post.
11 Jun 2012
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Hyper-connected, Hyper-lonely?The Digital Natives newsletter, part of the 'Digital Natives with a Cause?' project, invites contributions to its April-May 2012 double issue.
28 May 2012
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Digitally AnalogueWhy there is nothing strictly analogue anymore, examines Nishant Shah in this column that he wrote for the Indian Express.
24 May 2012
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We Are All CyborgsThe cyborg reminds us that who we are as human beings is very closely linked with the technologies we use.