net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Miriam Rasch, March 13, 2018
We are pleased to announce the publication of On Editorialization: Structuring Space and Authority in the Digital Age by Marcello Vitali-Rosati. The 26th edition in the Theory on Demand series can be freely downloaded as pdf or epub here. In On Editorialization: Structuring Space and Authority in the Digital Age Marcello Vitali-Rosati examines how authority [...]
By Miriam Rasch, March 1, 2018
Editors: Prof. Amir Hetsroni, College of Social Sciences and Humanities – Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey and Meriç Tuncez, Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities – Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey An interdisciplinary book, Internet-Infused Romantic Interactions and Dating Practices, to be published by the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, aims to analyze intricacies of internet-infused [...]
By Leonieke van Dipten, February 22, 2018
In times of fake news and post-truth politics, the internet acts as catalyst, multiplying the impact of falsities and further blurring the boundary between fact and fiction. In this longform Davide Banis asked himself how to make sense of the relationship between any representational media and reality. And…what is ‘fictiocracy’? We proudly present our latest [...]
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 [...]
By Miriam Rasch, November 21, 2017
The discussion on digital detox has been going on for some time now, also in the Netherlands, and is doesn’t look like it’s going away soon. After talking about the shortcomings in the detox-discourse, Geert asked me to write down my thoughts on the issue. Below is the result. The phenomenon of digital detox is [...]
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 [...]
By Geert Lovink, November 10, 2017
Nadine Roestenburg, Van meme tot mainstream: internetkunst, esthetiek en offline luxe in een postdigitale wereld, Mu Eindhoven, 2017, 19,95 euro, te bestellen via de MU website: http://www.mu.nl/nl/shop/van-meme-tot-mainstream. De titel van het boek verwijst naar een van de meest karakteristieke eigenschappen van onze tijd: de kracht van het internet die ervoor zorgt dat iets in een [...]
By Inte Gloerich, October 31, 2017
For the further development of its hybrid publication strategy – combining digital and print books and other media – the Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an Intern with a strong interest in (digital) publishing 3-6 months, 4 days a week, starting February 2018 You will work on international publications in the field of [...]
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 [...]
By Miriam Rasch, October 10, 2017
We get into an Uber car, and the driver passes by the Kremlin walls, guided by GPS. At the end of the ride, the bill turns out to be three times as expensive than usual. What is the matter? We check the route, and the screen shows that we travelled to an airport outside of [...]
