DATACTIVE lecture series

DATACTIVE presents… ‘Data for the Social Good’ (Amsterdam, 16-17 Nov)

As every aspect of our daily lives becomes susceptible of turning into data being collected, analyzed and repurposed, the question arises what kind of consequences this process will bring for society. The goal of this event is to reflect upon how activism, data, and research may be mobilized for social… Read more

DATACTIVE lecture series: Daniel Trottier

Save the date! On Tuesday 19 September from 3 until 5 pm, room 0.16 (BG1) we will host the first of this year’s DATACTIVE Speakers Series. This time we team up with the rMA and Thomas Poell for a session on digital vigilantism and data activism. We have invited Daniel Trottier (EUR)… Read more

DATACTIVE lecture series: Bernardo Sorj

What? Bernando Sorj on digital activism in South America When? 23 May at 11:00 hours Where?  in Elab, BG1 room 0.16 (Turfdraagsterpad 9) We will discuss the main conclusions of the book “Political Activism in the Era of Internet”, in which we analyse experiences from six South American countries, presenting a broad… Read more

DATACTIVE lecture series: Elizabeth Losh

  We are happy to announce that Elizabeth Losh will present on gender and technology in the discourse surrounding Hillary Clinton’s email scandal as part of DATACTIVE Speaker’s Series and in collaboration with the DMI’s data sprint. Please find the outline and bio below. Date: 8 March, 15.30 – 17.00… Read more

DATACTIVE lecture series: Hossein Derakhshan

 We are pleased to announce that Hossein Derakhshan is going to join us for a guest lecture on March 4. The Web We Have To Save The Web, as envisaged by its inventors, is founded on the idea of Hyperlink. Derived from the notion of hypertext in literary theory, hyperlink… Read more

DATACTIVE lecture series: Dr. Elena Pavan

We were very happy to host Dr. Elena Pavan (University of Trento/Scuola Normale Superiore) for a special lecture on social network analysis in January. The lecture inaugurated the DATACTIVE Methods Workshop, which will run from February to May 2016. Elena gave an introduction to network analysis.Find more about Elena following this link. Below you will… Read more