Dear colleagues ((apologies for cross-posting)) if you plan to attend IAMCR 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia, please consider participating to an exciting pre-conference on July 15: "Big Data from the South: From media to mediations, from datafication to data activism". We want to rethink 'big data' and related scholarship from an 'epistemology(ies) of the South' perspective. Reserve your ticket online: http://bit.ly/2tkMJ8l It is free of change but seating is limited! The event is organized by Emiliano Trerè (Scuola Normale Superiore), Stefania Milan and Guillen Torres (University of Amsterdam). It is sponsored by the DATACTIVE project (data-activism.net)/the European Research Council, Foundación Karisma (https://karisma.org.co/) and the Law School of the Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia). The line up is impressive: check the preliminary program here: http://bit.ly/2tkMJ8l. Read the event description: http://cartagena2017.iamcr.org/big-data/ We look forward to see you in Cartagena! Best, Stefania, Emiliano and Guillen ---------------------- Stefania Milan, PhD University of Amsterdam || mediastudies.nl || Principal Investigator, DATACTIVE || data-activism.net Councilor, Generic Names Supporting Organization, ICANN mobile: [31] 62 7875 425 (NL) || [1] 647 - 973 - 6533 (CA) || [+39] 333 - 2309945 (I) stefaniamilan.net || @annliffey fingerprint: 7606 4526 3D24 20B2 C850 EA42 A497 CB70 04B5 A3B