The Theory and Politics of Subsumption Workshop
The Theory and Politics of Subsumption
Workshop I
Birkbeck University, London
25 May 2013, 12 – 6 pm
Presentations:
Workshop I
Birkbeck University, London
25 May 2013, 12 – 6 pm
Presentations:
- supported by the Post-Media Lab
:: 20. Juni 2013 20. & 21. Juni 2013, Centre for Digital Cultures, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg [ more ] about Workshop: „Logistics of Soft Control: SAP, Labour, Organization“
DISK/ CTM manages a five year EU project and within this project we have each year a Call for Submissions, this year the main partners for this call are the following Festivals/ Organisations FutureEverything (Manchester), TodaysArt Festival (Den Haag) and Insomnia Festival (Tromsø). The theme this year is: Theme: Ubiquitous Art and Sound – art and the everyday The submitted works need to relate to the theme Ubiquitous Art and Sound. This theme explores the ever-growing omnipresence of technology in everyday life through new approaches in creating art and sound for the public domain. Digital formats are everywhere. A consequence of the ever-spreading reach of media and the rise of new technologies. [ more ] about Call "Ubiquitous Art and Sound"
Unlike Us is a loose network of artists, designers, scholars, activists and programmers who work on ‘alternatives in social media’. The goal of Unlike Us, which has been initiated by the Institute for Network Cultures (INC) is the promotion of alternative and decentralized social media software as well as the analysis of the cultural, political and economic structures that go along with the major social media platforms. [ more ] about Unlike Us #3
from: e-flux #42
< This essay is an edited selection from Rasmus Fleischer’s book “Det postdigitala manifestet,” published in Swedish in 2009. This is its first English translation, thanks to Mikael Kopimi Altemark.
by Nishant Shah
We are all struck with a sense of loss, grief and shock since we heard of the death of Aaron Swartz, by suicide. People who have been his friends have written heart-felt obituaries, saluting his dreams and visions and unwavering commitment to a larger social good. [ more ] about The Violence of Knowledge Cartels
We are launching our External Program this autumn not simply as another player in the landscape of online education, but as a quasi-institution devoted to the study of its own conditions, and to ‘externalization’ in all its forms: the remote student body; passwords and profiles; contingent faculty; outsourced assessment systems; the move toward cloud computing; militarization of campuses; student loan debt; stress, depression and anxiety. [ more ] about For an External Program
Me and my Shadow
The use of the Internet, mobile phones and other digital devices has become integral to our everyday life. Many can't imagine life without a digital presence. This website is created by the Tactical Technology Collective (and is in stable-Beta mode) to help you see which digital shadows you cast and how to make them smaller. Learn how you, your friends and family stay safe and sound in the digital world.