net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Tommaso Campagna, April 20, 2023
We publish here the press release of today's protest at the University of Amsterdam from the collective Casual UvA (Nederlandse versie hieronder). We Are Not Disposable: ‘Wegwerpdocenten’ at the University of Amsterdam organizing a demonstration On April 20, at 17:00, Casual UvA, a collective of university employees – the majority on temporary contracts and a [...]
By admin, April 11, 2023
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By Morgane Billuart, April 11, 2023
GIFTED A documentary about Clarisse Catlynn By Morgane Billuart “Seeking to see beyond the limits of sight forces the gazer into realms of spirituality, areas where sociology fears to tread” Visual Spirituality, Kirean Flanagn — THE VOID | A Video in an Envelope #1 Video in an Envelope is a series of zines by THE [...]
By Tommaso Campagna, April 5, 2023
Theory on Demand #47 Failurists – When Things Go Awry Edited by Sybille Lammes, Kat Jungnickel, Larissa Hjorth & Jen Rae Failure is a popular topic of research. It has long been a source of study in fields such as sociology and anthropology, science and technology studies, privacy and surveillance, cultural, feminist and media studies, [...]
By Sepp Eckenhaussen, March 22, 2023
This summer Hackers & Designers are going to inhabit a remote location in the south of the Netherlands and are looking for 20-30 co-inhabitants for our temporary H&D village! Together we will embark on the adventure of learning, making and living together. With this format we aim for a holistic and intersectional way of thinking [...]
By Andrew Lowenthal, March 19, 2023
A strange shift has overcome NGOs, academia and philanthropy working in the digital politics and culture spheres – a long held commitment to freedom of expression has been overtaken by a new consensus that accepts actively shaping and removing ‘unacceptable’ ideas and information. What is unacceptable or untrue tends to change weekly, if not more [...]
By Franco "Bifo" Berardi, March 19, 2023
By Franco Berardi Who wrote this text? Me or Franco Berardi? Peter Gabriel says the question is irrelevant. One year ago the visionary musician Peter Gabriel released a book titled Reverberation, a sort of technophile introduction to the science behind deep listening. “Reverberation is the impact a sound makes after the sound has stopped,” explains [...]
By Geert Lovink, March 2, 2023
On Wednesday 8 March 2023, Amsterdam Alternative is organising a discussion on collective digital property. This AA Talk is organised in the context of the web documentary AA is making about collective ownership. During this evening, we will discuss what digital collective ownership is or can be. We will discuss ideas that deal with ownership, [...]
By Morgane Billuart, February 27, 2023
In 2020, in the midst of the online expansion of the Black Lives Matter movement, a multitude of channels and media started to relay information about ways to donate or help their community. As a result, millions of individuals started to relay posts and facts about the murder, and more globally about the lack of attention [...]
By Geert Lovink, February 13, 2023
A thousand texts and no end in sight: kompreno offers quality journalism without borders Endless diversity, every day: kompreno — the European initiative for high-quality journalism without language barriers — has now translated and republished over 1,000 articles. Its founder, Jochen Adler, wrote INC today: “My project, kompreno, is bringing together quality journalism from a [...]
