In follow-up to the “Event Summary: “Hacktivists, Cyberwarriors and International Relations” post, we thought we would share the audio for this event. In this recording you will find Stefania Milan’s talk along with the Q&A session with her and Gabriella Coleman that followed. Special thanks to Yelena Gyulkhandanyan for sharing it with us. You can download the fileContinue reading “Audio for “Hacktivists, Cyberwarriors and International Relations” Conference”
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SMRT Boler Team Attends HarassMap Talk
Recently two members of the SMRT boler team attended a talk hosted at Munk School of Global Affairs titled “Harassmap: Social Mapping Sexual Harassment and Violence in Egypt.” The presenter, Rebecca T. Chiao, is Co-Founder and Director of HarassMap. Combining community activism with mobile and internet technology, Harassmap is a volunteer initiative that strives toContinue reading “SMRT Boler Team Attends HarassMap Talk”
Dr. Chris Hables Gray visits our team, CBC’s Spark
Recently, our team had the privilege of meting with activist and author Dr. Chris Hables Gray a visiting scholar at OISE. Dr. Gray is a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and at California State University at Monterey Bay. He is also onminds the leading minds on cyborg culture, and author ofContinue reading “Dr. Chris Hables Gray visits our team, CBC’s Spark”
forthcoming/upcoming talks and papers
Forthcoming publications: 3rd printing, Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times, ed. Megan Boler, MIT Press, 2013. Matt Ratto and Megan Boler, DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media, MIT Press, 2014. Ian Reilly and Megan Boler, “The Rally to Restore Sanity, Pre-politicization, and the Future of Politics” Communication, Culture and Critique (forthcoming 2013) Megan Boler,Continue reading “forthcoming/upcoming talks and papers”
Event Summary: “Hacktivists, Cyberwarriors and International Relations”
In recent weeks, the International Relations Society hosted a conference on Hacktivism at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Given the event’s focus on social action via the Internet, a few members from the Boler Research Team attended. Here is a quick summary of some of the highlights. How secure are weContinue reading “Event Summary: “Hacktivists, Cyberwarriors and International Relations””
“To See or Not to See: Cyborgs, Veillance, and Materiality”
We hope to reschedule this Cyborg panel (cancelled by snowstorm). Meanwhile, please check out interview with Dr Chris Hables Gr”ay, “MyCyborg MySelf CBC Spark Feb 15 [@16:00] http://t.co/5oSy8uQ8 (OISE/UT visiting scholar February 2013) This is a quick note with information on an upcoming panel event organized by Dr. Boler which will take place at the OISE/UT this Friday FebruraryContinue reading ““To See or Not to See: Cyborgs, Veillance, and Materiality””
Back in Action! — Research Team Update
Hello world! As January draws to a close, it’s a good time to take stock of what’s going on with the Boler Research Team. We have nearly finished our interviews with west coast women activists on their uses of digital and social media (amongst many other things — the interviews are each 1-2.5 hours!). WeContinue reading “Back in Action! — Research Team Update”
Dr. Boler on the Idle No More movement
With the recent rise of the Idle No More movement here in Canada and in some parts of the United States, Dr. Boler has been invited to offer her perspective as a social media and social movement scholar in the press. Here are some links to her recent media appearances: “Social Media helps drive IdleContinue reading “Dr. Boler on the Idle No More movement”
Fighting Austerity: From Walmart to Bill 115
Hello all and a Happy New Year from the Boler Research Team! It’s Averie here with a recap from an interesting presentation I attended this evening on behalf of our group. You may recall a while back when we looked into the efforts of a group called OUR Walmart and the strikes by Walmart workersContinue reading “Fighting Austerity: From Walmart to Bill 115”
Research Update: Interviewing Occupy Women, December 2012
Our research team is traveling the West Coast of the U.S., interviewing many amazing horizontal participant-leader women of occupy! Beginning December 12, PI Megan Boler landed in Los Angeles and has since met and interviewed six inspiring and diverse women in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, and soon more in OaklandContinue reading “Research Update: Interviewing Occupy Women, December 2012”