net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, September 3, 2015
As the European Union and national governments are seemingly unable to adequately and humanely respond to the influx of refugees, a growing number of grassroots civilian and artistic initiatives is emerging. Here is a helpful map of refugee solidarity locations, please feel free to update the map if you know of an initiative that is [...]
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, July 15, 2015
Sociologist-cum-playwright Joep van Helden wrote three poetic facebook testimonials for the Facebook Liberation Army, in Dutch. Facebook testimonial #1 ik ben Wieland Boomakker ik heb blond haar ben vierentwintig jaar doe aan lacrosse heb mijn vader verloren op mijn zestiende een tragisch ongeval ben vrijgezel heb voor leraar Frans gestudeerd hou van een croissant te [...]
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, July 14, 2015
Ideas odyssey is one of the many harrowing stories of refugees arriving in Europe. Amsterdam-based journalist Sam Nemeth (himself the son of a Hungarian refugee) befriended Ideas while on holiday on the Greek island Lesbos and stayed in touch via Whatsapp while Ideas made his way across Europe. By tracking his journey and sharing it [...]
By Miriam Rasch, July 10, 2015
Two new editions in our Theory on Demand-series are available now! Theory on Demand #15 was published a couple of weeks ago on the eve of the Facebook Farewell Party: Ippolita’s In the Facebook Aquarium. Theory on Demand #16 is our very first publication about a subject that affects the lives of millions around the [...]
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, July 2, 2015
Following the Facebook Farewell Party on Tuesday 23 June we said goodbye to our beloved Institute of Network Cultures facebook account. Here we present the 10 reasons why, followed by some useful tips that will help you let go of yours. 10 reasons to leave Facebook Facebook manipulates the relationships you have with your [...]
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, June 30, 2015
The MoneyLab reader is now available for download in ePUB format. MoneyLab is part of a global movement that demands the democratization of the design of our financial futures. Audacity is essential in times of crisis. And so we must engage constructively with hackers, entrepreneurs, and other creators who take up the call for economic [...]
By Miriam Rasch, June 16, 2015
In preparation for the new longform series the INC started a research into the genres of longform or longread. Miriam presented the project during a lunch meeting for co-workers in the research center of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. You can find the slides and notes on the website of the PublishingLab and below. [...]
By Geert Lovink, June 1, 2015
A couple of months ago, Seiya Kitazawa, a 15 years old net-activist, aka “Noel” worked hard at AfreecaTV (one of the relatively free chat-streaming sites). He had a unique style of independent live transmission with his white half mask and carrying his laptop just like a “cigarette girl” in the old American movie theater and [...]
By Miriam Rasch, May 27, 2015
The INC is very proud to present a new series in our line of publications: INC Longforms, which will showcase English and Dutch longreads by up-and-coming authors. Visit, bookmark and share networkcultures.org/longform! The first essay, about artists working with geo-applications, written by Dutch art and media critic Nadine Roestenburg, is now online. The second essay [...]
By Vera van de Nieuwenhof, May 20, 2015
The Institute of Network Cultures is hiring interns with writing, research and production skills. For the description of the Digital Publishing internship, see here. For the production of events and overall project management support of the MoneyLab project INC is looking for an INTERN with PRODUCTION & WRITING skills from 24 August until 18 December [...]
