Topic
Internet Studies
60 items.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - Proposed Session - #EnlistingPrivacyDetails of a session proposed by Pawan Singh and Pranjal Jain for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - Proposed Session - #DigitalPlatformAttributesDetails of a session proposed by Nandakishore K N and Dr. V. Sridhar for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - Proposed Session - #CallingOutAndInDetails of a session proposed by Usha Raman, Radhika Gajjala, Riddhima Sharma, Tarishi Varma, Pallavi Guha, Sai Amulya Komarraju, and Sugandha Sehgal for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - Proposed Session - #ButItIsNotFunnyDetails of a session proposed by Madhavi Shivaprasad and Sonali Sahoo for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - Proposed Session - #AyushmanBhavahDetails of a session proposed by Arya Lakshmi and Adrij Chakraborty for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
26 Nov 2018
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IRC19 - List of Proposed SessionsHere is the list of sessions proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
1 Oct 2018
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 (IRC19): List - Call for SessionsWho makes lists? How are lists made? Who can be on a list, and who is missing? What new subjectivities - indicative of different asymmetries of power/knowledge - do list-making, and being listed, engender? What makes lists legitimate …
6 Sep 2018
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Essays on 'Offline' - Selected AbstractsIn response to a recent call for essays that explore various dimensions of offline lives, we received 22 abstracts. Out of these, we have selected 10 pieces to be published as part of a series titled 'Offline' on the upcoming r@w blog. …
9 Aug 2018
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Call for Essays: OfflineWho is offline, and is it a choice? The global project of bringing people online has spurred several commendable initiatives in expanding access to digital devices, networks, and content, and often contentious ones such as Free Basics / …
7 Feb 2018
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2018 (IRC18): Offline, February 22-24, Sambhaavnaa InstituteWe are proud to announce that the third edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference series will be held at the Sambhaavnaa Institute, Kandbari (Himachal Pradesh) during February 22-24, 2018. This annual conference series was initiated …
16 May 2017
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Tech Anthropology Today: Collaborate, Rather than Fetishize from Afar"That is why the 'offline' if you will is so critical to understanding the 'online'—because they do not exist in isolation and what we have constructed is an illusory binary between the two." In this interview, Geert Lovink discusses with …
20 Jan 2017
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) - Selected SessionsWith great pleasure we announce the eleven sessions selected for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) to be held at the IIIT Bangalore campus during March 03-05. The Conference is being organised by the Centre for Information …
16 Nov 2016
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) - Selection of SessionsWe have a wonderful range of session proposals for the second Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC17) to take place in Bengaluru on March 03-05, 2017. From the 23 submitted session proposals, we will now select 10 to be part of the final …
27 Sep 2016
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Mobilizing Online Consensus: Net Neutrality and the India SubredditThis essay by Sujeet George is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author offers a preliminary gesture towards understanding reddit’s usage and breadth in the Indian context. Through an analysis of the “India” subreddit and …
30 Aug 2016
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The Curious Incidents on Matrimonial Websites in IndiaThis essay by Abhimanyu Roy is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author explores how the curious interplays between the arranged marriage market in India the rise of matrimonial sites such as Jeevansathi.com and …
3 Aug 2016
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101 Ways of Starting an ISP:* No. 53 - Conversation, Content and Weird FictionThis essay by Surfatial is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. It argues that the internet has created a space for philosophical questioning among contemporary Indian participants which can develop further, despite common …
5 Jul 2016
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Studying Internet in India (2016): Selected AbstractsWe received some great submissions and decided to select twelve abstracts, and not only ten as we planned earlier. Here are the abstracts.
20 May 2016
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Call for Essays: Studying Internet in IndiaAs Internet makes itself comfortable amidst everyday lives in India, it becomes everywhere and everyware, it comes in 40 MBPS Unlimited and in chhota recharges – though no longer in zero flavour – the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at …
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 …
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 …
10 Jul 2015
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Users and the InternetThis post by Purbasha Auddy is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Purbasha is a SYLFF PhD fellow at the School of Cultural Texts and Records (SCTR), Jadavpur University, with more than eight years of work experience in …
10 May 2015
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Studying Internet in India: Selected AbstractsWe received thirty five engaging abstracts in response to the call for essays on 'Studying Internet in India.' Here are the ten selected abstracts. The final essays will be published from June onwards.
6 Apr 2015
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Call for Essays: Studying Internet in IndiaAs Internet makes itself comfortable amidst everyday lives in India, it becomes everywhere and everyware, it comes in 40 MBPS Unlimited and in chhota recharges – and even in zero flavour – the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the …
27 Mar 2015
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia and India – Section OutlinesThe Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to contribute two sections to the Asia Internet History - Third Decade (2001-2010) book edited by Dr. Kilnam Chon. The sections will discuss the activities and experiences of civil …
20 Jun 2014
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye ReportThe WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development …
15 Jun 2014
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Not a Goodbye; More a ‘Come Again’: Thoughts on being Research Director at a moment of transitionAs I slowly make the news of my transition from being the Research Director at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, to taking up a professorship at the Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany, there is a question that I am often …
31 Jan 2014
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10 Ways to Say Nothing NewThe rise of the listicle, a safe, non-thinking information piece that tells us what we already know.
30 Jul 2013
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Institute on Internet & Society: Event ReportThe Institute on Internet and Society organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with grant supported by the Ford Foundation took place from June 8 to 14, 2013 at the Golden Palms Resort in Bangalore.
14 Dec 2010
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The Leap of Rhodes or, How India Dealt with the Last Mile Problem - An Inquiry into Technology and Governance: Call for ReviewRe-thinking the Last Mile Problem research project by Ashish Rajadhyaksha is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The ‘last mile’ is a communications term which has a specific Indian …