Dear everyone As part of our postgraduate summer school on Digital Politics, Digital Histories and Digital Futures, we are hosting a series of public events that are open to all. The events are co-organised by the Digital Politics research group at Manchester Metropolitan University, together with the Collegium of Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki. - Two public talks on digital politics (A Brief History of everything Digital Politics by Athina Karatzogianni; Digital Geography of Fear by Minna Ruckenstein, 6 July 10am-12noonhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-politics-digital-histories-digital-fu... - The role of Information Technologies in the Future of Civil Society: Book launch and roundtable, 8 July 11am-12noonhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/information-technologies-and-the-future-of-ci... All events will take place on-line; details on Eventbrite. For any questions, please contacta.kuntsman@mmu.ac.uk Adi Dr Adi Kuntsman, Reader in Digital Politics Programme Leader, MA in International Relations and Global Communications Coordinator, PhD pathway in Digital Politics Department of Politics | Manchester Metropolitan University Geoffrey Manton Building| Manchester | M15 6LL| Web | Online office hours (term time only): Thursday 1-2pm and Friday 4-5pm on Teams (chat or call). Selected publications --Environmental media amidst the COVID-19 pandemic --Time, militarisation and the information bomb: a tribute to Paul Virilio --Opting out of Digital Health --The paradox and continuum of digital disengagement --Digital Militarism "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its websitehttp://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer " -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid “engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list.” For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------