[ecrea] Politics of Big Data conference - King's College London - MAY 8TH 2015

I am pleased to announce the "Politics of Big Data" Conference on May 
8th 2015 at King's College London.


The conference aims at advancing the scholarly and public debate about 
current data-driven power dynamics and possible democratic alternatives.


You can book your (free) ticket via Eventbrite 
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-of-big-data-tickets-15741681794


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POLITICS OF BIG DATA CONFERENCE - King's College London - MAY 8TH 2015


"Big Data” is a contested term describing the increasing pervasiveness 
of data generation, gathering and mining in our society. The 
unprecedented market success Facebook, Google, and related digital, 
media, and marketing corporations is predicated on Big Data. 
Furthermore, as demonstrated by the Snowden revelations on the NSA and 
GCHQ, Big Data also provides new means for mass surveillance. Yet, this 
is not the whole story. Data is a site of political struggle. Beyond its 
value to state and capital, Big Data affords myriad opportunities for 
new forms of creative and political engagement. Open data initiatives, 
information leaks, and data-driven cultural projects are but early steps 
toward more democratic uses of the data we generate in our everyday 
lives. This conference will explore the contested and multifaceted 
nature of the politics of Big Data, covering both critiques of existing 
data-driven power dynamics as well as possible alternatives.


Organisers: Mark Coté and Paolo Gerbaudo


CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE


Bernhard Rieder, Jennifer Gibson, Phoebe Moore, Jennifer Pybus, Stefania 
Milan, Btihaj Ajana, Dan Mercea, Nate Tcakz, Michael Dieter, Mercedes 
Bunz, Mark Coté and Paolo Gerbaudo


PANELS

- Big Data and Digital Politics

- Big Data, the State and Surveillance

- The Politics of the Quantified Self

- Critical Engagements with Big Data


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