Review of Ana Peraica’s ‘Culture of the Selfie’ in Postdigital Science and Education

By Miriam Rasch, October 11, 2018

‘Ana Peraica’s Culture of the Selfie: Self-Representation in Contemporary Visual Culture is an outstanding source for art researchers and students, photographers, humanists, and media theorists. It contributes to diverse fields including but far from limited to cultural studies and psychology. It reaches beyond a chronological overview of analyzed phenomena and analyses the contemporary condition through [...]

#QUTGOODDATA – a workshop update

By Miriam Rasch, December 11, 2017

A contribution by Dr Kayleigh Hodgkinson-Murphy and Dr Angela Daly. The QUT Pathways to Ethical Data project combines the interdisciplinary expertise of Dr Angela Daly, Dr Kate Devitt and Dr Monique Mann, assisted by Dr Kayleigh Hodgkinson-Murphy, to investigate and promote ethical data practices & initiatives, towards a fair and just digital economy. The team [...]

Good Data: Call for Proposals for Theory on Demand edited book

By Miriam Rasch, November 13, 2017

Good Data: Call for Proposals for an INC Theory on Demand edited book Editors: Angela Daly (Queensland University of Technology), Kate Devitt (Queensland University of Technology) & Monique Mann (Queensland University of Technology). In recent years, there has been an exponential increase in the collection, aggregation and automated analysis of information by government and private [...]

Verschenen: 40, Een fictief smartphone-essay over vriendschap

By Miriam Rasch, October 12, 2017

In samenwerking met De Internet Gids – online pendant van Nederlands oudste literaire tijdschrift – is het experimentele e-boekje 40 verschenen. Een fictief essay, speciaal geschreven om gelezen te worden op de smartphone. Het is de derde editie in de reeks DIG Cahiers, die bestaat uit nieuwe, literaire publicaties van Nederlandse bodem. Ieder werk is [...]

A reflection on Evgeny Morozov’s thesis: the ‘smart city’ as the transition point for the private city

By grainne, April 3, 2017

Is our contemporary reality one of the free global citizen or the ‘smart’ engineered cyborg? Evgeny Morozov on the revolution of our hassle-free lifestyle. Do you remember that Google search for a hummus bar five months ago? Or the Facebook credentials you exchanged in return for city WiFi last week? Or those photos of last [...]

The Zombie of the author–In Memoriam Remko Scha (September 15, 1945 – November 9, 2015)

By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, November 20, 2015

By Eric Kluitenberg Yesterday afternoon a large group of family, friends, colleagues and co-travellers in free spirit said goodbye to Remko Scha, distinguished professor in computer linguistics, machine artist, composer and co-founder of the Institute of Artificial Art Amsterdam (IAAA). A dreary day at the ‘Nieuwe Ooster’ cemetery befitting for this sad occasion. It was [...]

Out now: Network Notebook 10 – The Internet Revolution by Richard Barbrook

By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, October 19, 2015

We’re happy to announce the publication of the 10th Network Notebook: The Internet Revolution by Richard Barbrook. It is available online through Issuu, but you can also order your hardcopy here. About this publication: Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron’s The Californian Ideology, originally published in 1995 by Mute magazine and the nettime mailinglist, is the [...]

Mister Motley’s review of The Volkskrant Building: Manufacturing Difference in Amsterdam’s Creative City

By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, October 18, 2015

A review (in Dutch) of INC publication The Volkskrant Building: Manufacturing Difference in Amsterdam’s Creative City by Bart Stuart and Klaar van der Lippe of Mister Motley There are still some hardcopy issues available, you can order them or download the digital version here

Between Control and Emancipation Edited by Lina Dencik, lecturer in...

Critical Perspectives on Social Media and Protest

By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, October 8, 2015

Between Control and Emancipation Edited by Lina Dencik, lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University in the UK, and Oliver Leistert, postdoctoral researcher at the DFG Research Training Group “Automatisms” at University Paderborn, Germany. Geert Lovink has contributed a chapter in collaboration with Ned Rossiter: Network Cultures and the [...]

The Facebook Liberation Army at Discovery Festival: live deleting of facebook accounts

By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, September 28, 2015

On Friday 25 September the Facebook Liberation Army made fresh calls to arms at the Discovery Festival in the science centre Nemo, Amsterdam. Armed with pamphlets, zines and instructions on how to leave Facebook the resistance came disguised as Mark Zuckerberg. Many new rebels were enlisted in the Facebook Liberation Army and alternatives to social [...]

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