April 2011
57 posts
Defending and Clarifying the Term Augmented... →
Yesterday, Sang-Hyoun Pahk delivered a critique of the usage of the term augmented reality on this blog. First, thank you, criticism of this term is especially important for me (and…
why i don’t like “augmented reality” →
ok so i have a few complaints about the use of “augmented reality.” the first is primarily semantic. it seems (to me at least) like the term it implies some kind of (pre-digital?)…
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Evacuation Zones for Nuclear Reactors | PSR →
drwh0:
This interactive map from the Physicians for Social Responsibility may give one pause, but it is incredibly useful.
Do you live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor? One third of Americans do. Property contaminated by nuclear materials is not covered by insurance, so if your house is affected, you could be displaced permanently and lose everything. Use the tool below to find out if...
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Is it Bad Manners to be a Cyborg? →
David Carr recently wrote a piece in the New York Times where he states,
Add one more achievement to the digital revolution: It has made it fashionable to be rude.
Has it?
The…
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Storify public beta is NOW OPEN: Everyone can...
We’re thrilled to announce that Storify is now in public beta — meaning anyone can go to and create an account to tell stories with social media. (You can read about it in The New York Times) Stories by Storify users so far have inspired, enlightened and entertained audiences around the world. All of us on the Storify team deeply appreciate our private beta users for their time and...
Towards a Talking Newspaper →
Is the QR code soon to be a thing of the past?
There is also a provision for user-created content, that is likely to create a wild and wooly augmented world and perhaps a new…
SNS and “Lonely Men” →
I came across an interesting piece the other day on SNS and dating. Instead of simply stating the obvious, that casual sex has moved to the digital realm, Charlotte Metcalf raises some interesting…
TtW2011 Race Panel – Recap for Cyborgology →
Presider: Jessie Daniels
The panel I organized for the Theorizing the Web conference was called, “Cyber Racism, Race & Social Media.” A key theme of all the papers in this session was that…
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They risked everything to ride
April 21, 2011
Original Freedom Riders Stop By WGBH
Callie Crossley talks with three of the original Freedom Riders, in advance of Freedom Riders, an American Experience film about a courageous band of civil rights activists who in 1961 challenged segregation in the South. The film premieres May 16 at 9pm on WGBH 2. The Callie Crossley Show airs weekdays at 1pm on 89.7 WGBH.
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Lecture with Sherry Turkle at the Salem Athenaeum-...
Sherry Turkle was recently featured on Being, in a program called “Alive Enough?” Lecture with SHERRY TURKLE at the Salem Athenaeum *** Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:30pmSalem Athenaeum Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem *** Sherry Turkle, Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, will be the Salem Athenæum’s 2011 Adams lecturer on...
Final Thoughts from the Theorizing the Web 2011... →
I want to reflect on Theorizing the Web 2011 by asking for a discussion about what academic conferences should look like. In fact, let’s forget the term “conference” for a moment and ask how…
Cause de Célèbres:: Demi & Ashtons Sex Trafficking... →
“Real Men Don’t Buy Girls” Campaign, Eva Longoria, Ashton, & Demi
In December, I blogged about the cartoon-childhood violence meme that morphed from something else and was being…
Video from George Ritzer’s TtW2011 Plenary Address →
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George Ritzer’s Theorizing the Web 2011 plenary talk is also available. It streams below or can be downloaded here.
TtW2011 EventGraph →
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Last weekends Theorizing the Web 2011 conference (TTW2011) was a great time. I’ve been…
Video from danah boyd’s TtW2011 →
Several video clips were captured of danah’s keynote. They are presented here in chronological order.
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Changing Demographics →
According to a recent New York Times article, white children will soon be in the minority in the United States. In fact, a new report based on Census 2010 data showed that the…
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The Sweet Spot
Discussion not facilitated by me broke out in The Sociology of War and Peace today, in consideration of Alex Morrison’s contribution to Patterns of Conflict, Paths to Peace, (Ch. 3), on conflict resolution in the international arena. It seems that this topic has been waiting to break out all semester. That is the sweet spot. We were taking about the Scylla and Charybdis of national...
the augmented conference →
Bonnie Stewart
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Theorizing the Web 2011 was a wicked conference. It was also a bit of a meta-experience in augmented…
Audio from Saskia Sassen’s TtW2011 Plenary →
Plenary: Saskia Sassen
Audio from Saskia Sassen’s plenary address, entitled “Digital Formations of the Powerful and the Powerless” is now available; it streams below or can…
Art & the Web: A Discussion with Gaia,Yoko K &... →
Theorizing the Web included a pre-conference discussion about art in the digital age. The forum took place at the Irvine contemporary gallery and included Gaia, Yoko K, and Dr. Martin…
TtW2011 Panel Spotlight: Global Politics by... →
Presider: Sarah Wanenchak
The fundamentally political nature of the Internet is currently asserting itself with a directness and an insistence that has rarely been seen before now. But,…
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Video of Talk by Leymah Gbowee, 2011 UMass Lowell...
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Leymah Roberta Gbowee, Peace Activist UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies “Days Without Violence” - Featured Speaker
April 4, 2011
Leymah Roberta Gbowee is an African peace activist who organized a peace movement that helped end the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Gbowee organized the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, bringing together Christian and...
Friday Social Event: Theory Meets Art →
There will be a special event the evening before Theorizing the Web at the important intersection of theory and art. Admission is open to all and is free of charge.
When? This Friday,…
TtW2011 Panel Spotlight: Resistance and... →
Presider: David Strohecker
Bearing in mind the obvious disparities created by the digital divide, how does Web 2.0 offer spaces for resistance for minority populations and…