Paolo Gerbaudo Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society, King's College London paolo.gerbaudo@kcl.ac.uk<mailto:paolo.gerbaudo@kcl.ac.uk> Room 217a Norfolk Building Strand +44 020 7848 1576 Dear List members, Please find below the programme of the Digital Activism #Now conference on April 4th 2014 at King's College London. The conference will host key-notes by Gabriella Coleman and Guobin Yang and panel discussions on hacking, social networking, digital propaganda and secrecy/transparency. We hope to see many of you on April 4th 2014 at King's! Best Regards, Paolo Gerbaudo ------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Activism #Now: Information Politics, Digital Culture and Global Protest Movements CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Date: April 4th 2014 Location: King’s College London, Strand Campus, King’s Building Nearest Tube: Temple Website: http://www.digitalactivismnow.org<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/> Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE – 9:00-9:45 – River Room OPENING PLENARY The Historicity of Digital Activism – 9:45-11:15 – Safra Lecture Theatre - Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania) - Respondent: Timothy Hildebrandt (LSE) BREAKOUT SESSIONS I – 11:30-13:00 Panel 1 – Hacking and Hacktivism – Room K1.28 Chair: Tim Jordan (King’s College London) - Fidele Vlavo (King’s) - Mustafa al-Bassam (King’s, former Lulzsec) - Sebastian Kubitscho (Bremen University) - Sam Carlisle (Sukey) Panel 2 – Digital Propaganda – River Room Chair: Joss Hands (Anglia Ruskin) - Kirsten Forkert (University of Birmingham) - Eugenia Siapera (Dublin City University) - Lee Salter (Sussex University) LUNCH – 13:00 – 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS II – 14:30 – 16:00 Panel 3: Social Networks and Digital Organising – Room K1.28 Chair: Miriyam Arouagh (Westminster) - Paolo Gerbaudo (King’s College London) - Stephen Reid (UK Uncut co-founder) - Marta (Catorce Collective, Spain) Panel 4: Digital Transparency and Secrecy – River Room Chair: Clare Birchall (King’s) - David Berry (Sussex University) - Smari McCarthy (ThoughtWorks) - Zach Blas (Duke University, and Eyebeam) CLOSING PLENARY Weapons of the Geeks – 16:30 – 18:00 – Safra Lecture Theatre - Gabriella Coleman (McGill University) - Respondent: Tim Jordan (King’s) ------------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://www.digitalactivismnow.org<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/> Twitter: @KingsDCS #DigitalActivismNow #DANow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalCultureKings Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237