net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Geert Lovink, June 1, 2023
(Editor Alex Grech, Malta) Young People and Information Manifesto The State of Play with Online Information – The Issues We Want to Address The manifesto is a primer for much-needed input and discussions among young people, individuals and institutions whom young people perceive as being able to address issues relating to online information – and [...]
By Geert Lovink, May 17, 2023
Authorized transcript of Bruce Sterling’s lecture during the TU Eindhoven conference AI for All, From the Dark Side to the Light, November 25, 2022, at Evoluon, Eindhoven, co-organized by Next Nature. Website of the event: https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/calendar-and-events/25-11-2022-ai-for-all-from-the-dark-side-to-the-light. YouTube link of the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB461avEKnQ&t=3325s — It’s nice to be back in Eindhoven, a literal city of light [...]
By Kate Babin, May 9, 2023
On May 25th at the University of Amsterdam there will be a free event to launch the special issue of The Journal of Media Art Study and Theory, Blurring Digital Media Culture edited by Tony D. Sampson and Jernej Markelj. Date: May 25, 2023 Time: 13:00-18:00 Location: University of Amsterdam BG2, room 0.02, Turfdraagsterpad 15-17, 1012 [...]
By Klara Debeljak, April 23, 2023
Attending conferences such as the 2023 Transmediale A Model A Map A Fiction in Berlin is a type of privilege. In our oversaturated world, it is a privilege to be exposed to people who do the data-sifting for you and collectively fill out and reveal this endless web of connections. By this I mean the [...]
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 INC Team, April 11, 2023
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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 INC Team, 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 [...]
