My year of being the 2008-09 Yahoo! Fellow in International Values, Communications, Technology, and Global Internet at Georgetown University is almost over, and it’s time to give my final talk and submit my final paper.
Georgetown University is hosting an event on April 23, 2009 where I’ll present my research on digital activism in India and China and then moderate a panel consisting of my friends Evgeny Morozov, Ivan Sigal and Trebor Scholz to discuss issues related to international digital activism.
If you are reading my blog, you probably know all three of them, but here are their short bios –
- Evgeny Morozov is a Open Society Fellow and an expert on international digital activism.
- Ivan Sigal is Executive Director of Global Voices.
- Trebor Scholz is professor of media studies at New School University, NY.
In the talk and the panel discussion, we will touch upon case studies of successful digital activism initiatives around the world and outline trends in international digital activism. We will talk about how the nature of digital activism in different countries is shaped by factors like socio-cultural norms, government control and access to technology. We will also discuss the challenges in documenting and making sense of international digital activism initiatives in real time.
Yahoo!’s Deputy General Counsel Michael Samway, the Dean of the School of Foreign Service Robert Gallucci, and the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service program Anthony Arend will also speak at the event.
The event will start at 3:30 pm and will be followed by a reception.
The event is by invitation only, but I can invite a few people, so if you would like to come to the event, send me an email and I’ll have an invite sent to you.
Also see: My recent talks on digital activism at Yahoo! (PPTX/ PDF), the New School University (PPTX/ PDF), and Defense Intelligence Agency (PPTX/ PDF).
