[ecrea] Ethnicities, Counterpublics, Appropriation and Social Media

*Registration* for our one-day symposium on *Ethnicities, 
Counterpublics, Appropriation and Social Media,* on June 8th 2017 at 
Keele University, CLOSES on *29th May.*

The symposium aims to explore the dynamics of activism online 
particularly focussing on the hate speech and counter-narratives that 
circulate following terrorist attacks.

*Attendance is free but spaces are limited *so please register using the 
link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnicities-counter-publics-appropriation-and-social-media-tickets-34232193412 
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnicities-counter-publics-appropriation-and-social-media-tickets-34232193412>

The *programme* is as follows:

*9.00 am: Welcome coffee*

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*9.30 am: Opening remarks*

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*9.45 am: Speakers: Ed de Quincey, Eva Giraud and Elizabeth Poole, Keele 
University: *'Who speaks for Muslims? Political frictions and the 
politics of appropriation in social media'

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*10.30 am: short break*

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*10.45 am: Panel 1 – Examining Populist and Nationalist discourse on 
social media*

·Gerwin van Schie, Utrecht University and Iris Muis, Utrecht University, 
“Liberation Begins with Stating the Facts” Rationalization of 
Discrimination through Data in Populist Rhetoric on Twitter ‘

·Nicolás López Coombs, University of Antwerp and Gerwin van Schie, 
Utrecht Data School ‘Between Epistemic Empowerment and Epistemic 
Violence: Ethno-racial Categorization in Dutch Governmental Open Data’

·Munira Cheema, University of Sussex ‘Revisiting patriotism: The rise of 
liberal Pakistan on social media’

*12.15 pm: Lunch (provided)*

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*1.15 - 2.15  Speaker: Pollyanna Ruiz, University of Sussex,'*Protest, 
power and social media; The dynamics of masking in offline and online 
public spaces'.

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*2:15 -3.45 pm: Panel 2 – Self-representation and counter-discourse online*

·Kaarina Nikunen, University of Tampere, ‘Migrant Tales: counter-voices 
in digital landscape’

·Ally McCrow-Young, University of Copenhagen, ‘Protesting terror: 
Counter-narratives of the ISIS conflict’

.     Beth Johnson, University of Leeds, ‘#MoreInCommon: Empathy, 
Emotion and Intervention'

*3.45 - 4pm short break*

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*4-5pm Speaker 2: Dima Saber, Birmingham City University, *'Winning the 
fake news battle amidst chaos: How Arab activists are taking back the 
narratives of their wars and revolutions'

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*5-5.15 pm: Concluding remarks*

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More information is available @ 
https://www.keele.ac.uk//counterpublics2017/ 
<https://www.keele.ac.uk//counterpublics2017/>


Please e-mail any further questions to (counterpublics2017 /at/ keele.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(counterpublics2017 /at/ keele.ac.uk)>



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