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it’s been a busy month around the globe…here are, first, the professional updates from Toronto and NYC on dr. boler’s recent  live TV news appearances  (from NASDAQ hdqtrs in Times Square and the ABC studios in NYC, where I was for MobilityShifts conference)–fortunately enough, the conference corresponded with a lively week in October in LibertyContinue reading “change in the global october air!”

Upcoming Talks: “Children, youth and media”. Panel Discussion with Bronwen Low, Krys Verrall, and Sara Grimes, and Megan Boler, Center for Media and Culture in Education, OISE/UT.   Friday September 30, 4 to 6 pm Mobility Shifts Conference, New School University, New York, October 15, 2011 Boler in the Media: Megan Boler Media displays social mediaContinue reading “What’s New and Upcoming!”

Tuesday, May 17, as follow up to lectures by Andy Bichlbaum from The Yes Men for York U. Summer Institute on Digital Activism, I am presenting a public lecture tomorrow: The Summer Institute in Film: Megan Boler – Networking Dissent May 17, 2011, 2pm-4pm Megan Boler presents a talk on  “Networking Dissent: Digital Publics TakingContinue reading ““Networking Dissent: Digital Publics Taking the Streets” Public Lecture York U. May 17”

My 2011 six-month research leave thus far most rewarding! In January spent time at UC Santa Barbara working with colleague Chela Sandoval on a book project, Legacies of History of Consciousness (HOC). Gave a talk at UCSB on “Truth Effects and Digital Dissent” at Ctr for Information and Technology (CITS) [watch here] Then to LA,Continue reading “On the Research Road again!”

Sessions and Plenaries from the DIY Citizenship Conference: Critical Making and Social Media, Nov 11-14 are now available online: Nov 11 Opening Event: Henry Jenkins and Corynne McSherry, “Supporting the DIY Citizen” http://epresence.kmdi.utoronto.ca/1/watch/859.aspx DIY Citizenship Conference: Sessions held in CCF (all plenaries, and one panel during each concurrent session) Nov 12: http://hosting.epresence.tv/MUNK/1/watch/198.aspx Nov 13: http://hosting.epresence.tv/MUNK/1/watch/200.aspxContinue reading “DIY Citizenship Conference Web Archives!”

..all our hard work coming to TO to roost! People coming from around the globe for “DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media,” University of Toronto November 11-14! http://www.diycitizenship.com organized by Matt Ratto and Megan Boler Invited Plenary Speakers #DIY10 http://www.utoronto.ca/csus/Conferences.html

On October 30 Dr. Ian Reilly (Guelph University) and I will be on the ground in Washington D.C. interviewing Daily Show and Colbert fans. A watershed moment! Political satire catalyzes fans to mobilize in the nation’s Capitol and demand Sanity in Politics. Through our interviews we hope to document counter-evidence to those who claim watchingContinue reading “Heading to Restore Sanity Rally, D.C.”

New and ongoing research: Women Make Vlogs Upcoming international conference!  DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media, University of Toronto, November 11-14, 2010 (Megan Boler and Matt Ratto, conference organizers) Recent Reviews of Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times (MIT Press, 2008) “Digital Media and Democracy is an essential resource for scholars andContinue reading

had a great time in, yes, Milwaukee!  a bunch of critical theorists even went dancing at a club saturday nite :)….many papers and sessions on the topic of online activism.  good research on twitter and G20 protests, feminist australian blogs, the uses and demographics of twitter. i presented new material on ‘truthiness, dissent, and  anContinue reading “association of internet research”

Mr. Morozov, Mr. Rasiej, and Ms. Leona Hobbs from Social Media Group. Ms. Hobbs will be in studio with you tonight. I’m having your book title added to your bio. Thanks for the heads up. The program tonight will commence with a 15-minute 1×1 interview with Lawrence Lessig. He’ll be talking about his essay “AgainstContinue reading “on TVO 8pm: Lessig, Boler et al on Digital Activism”