The World Social Forum is coming to North America (for the first time) in August 2016 (Montreal) - what might be the AOIR's community's interests in convening there?
To pick up on Elodie¹s question, 'we need to add an international view on how the Internet is defined and used¹, an opportunity is forthcoming to get at least one of some of those views at the forthcoming World Social Forum in August 2016 in Montreal. Might the global aoir community consider proposing a convergence of interested aoir scholars and friends for the next Forum as part of the process of reimagining internet studies given all the changes that have taken place of late and that will clearly continue to evolve re the nature of what we understand to be ¹the internet¹? Some on this list may know about the recent Internet Social Forum conversation convened at the 2015 Forum in Tunis, which is another link that might be cultivated/pursued. Best, Becky ---------------------- Becky Lentz, PhD Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Department of Art History/Communication Studies McGill University 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Arts Building, W-265 (West Wing) Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0G5 For deliveries, use Arts Building, 265 (East Wing) Phone 514.398.4995 Fax 514.398.8557 Email: becky.lentz@mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs
Becky this would be interesting to explore - what (and how) are you suggesting? Radhika Gajjala Professor School of Media and Communication and American Culture Studies Program Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio http://www.radhikagajjala.org <http://www.cyberdiva.org> Co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender and New Media http://adanewmedia.org On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Becky Lentz <roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca> wrote:
To pick up on Elodie¹s question, 'we need to add an international view on how the Internet is defined and used¹, an opportunity is forthcoming to get at least one of some of those views at the forthcoming World Social Forum in August 2016 in Montreal. Might the global aoir community consider proposing a convergence of interested aoir scholars and friends for the next Forum as part of the process of reimagining internet studies given all the changes that have taken place of late and that will clearly continue to evolve re the nature of what we understand to be ¹the internet¹? Some on this list may know about the recent Internet Social Forum conversation convened at the 2015 Forum in Tunis, which is another link that might be cultivated/pursued.
Best, Becky ----------------------
Becky Lentz, PhD Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Department of Art History/Communication Studies McGill University 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Arts Building, W-265 (West Wing) Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0G5 For deliveries, use Arts Building, 265 (East Wing) Phone 514.398.4995 Fax 514.398.8557 Email: becky.lentz@mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs
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Becky In the course of the ongoing elections for the AOIR executive, these kinds of initiatives where AIR organizes an event on such occasions has been discussed positively. What do you have in mind. Something informal like a "birds of a feather" gathering or something more official. Andrew Herman ________________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Radhika G <gradhika2012@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: Becky Lentz Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] The World Social Forum is coming to North America (for the first time) in August 2016 (Montreal) - what might be the AOIR's community's interests in convening there? Becky this would be interesting to explore - what (and how) are you suggesting? Radhika Gajjala Professor School of Media and Communication and American Culture Studies Program Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio http://www.radhikagajjala.org <http://www.cyberdiva.org> Co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender and New Media http://adanewmedia.org On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Becky Lentz <roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca> wrote:
To pick up on Elodie¹s question, 'we need to add an international view on how the Internet is defined and used¹, an opportunity is forthcoming to get at least one of some of those views at the forthcoming World Social Forum in August 2016 in Montreal. Might the global aoir community consider proposing a convergence of interested aoir scholars and friends for the next Forum as part of the process of reimagining internet studies given all the changes that have taken place of late and that will clearly continue to evolve re the nature of what we understand to be ¹the internet¹? Some on this list may know about the recent Internet Social Forum conversation convened at the 2015 Forum in Tunis, which is another link that might be cultivated/pursued.
Best, Becky ----------------------
Becky Lentz, PhD Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Department of Art History/Communication Studies McGill University 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Arts Building, W-265 (West Wing) Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0G5 For deliveries, use Arts Building, 265 (East Wing) Phone 514.398.4995 Fax 514.398.8557 Email: becky.lentz@mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs
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Radhika G