[ecrea] Reimagining Digital Humanitarianism // Goldsmiths, University of London // 16 February

*Reimagining Digital Humanitarianism*
A one-day symposium on the role of digital communication technologies 
and data for humanitarian practice
Goldsmiths, University of London
Professor Stuart Hall Building
LG01
February 16th 2018

Digital communication technologies and data are claimed to have 
catalyzed a new era of humanitarianism ‘in a networked age’ (UNOCHA, 
2012). Yet, systematic evidence about the consequences of digital 
technologies for humanitarian practice remains scarce. The aim of the 
conference is to advance the critical inquiry about humanitarian 
practice and digital developments. The conference brings together 
practitioners from the humanitarian field and researchers in the fields 
of Anthropology, Computing, Design, Media and Communications, Sociology 
and Visual Studies in order to develop a multidisciplinary dialogue.
The symposium includes screenings of documentaries by Goldsmiths staff 
on the conference theme as well as a parallel exhibition of 
installations and interactive platforms in the Atrium of the Professor 
Stuart Hall Building (PSH). All screenings take place in LG01. A list of 
films and installations can be found in the final section of the 
programme (a separate leaflet will be available on the day).

*The event is **free, but registration is required*: 
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A one-day symposium on the role of digital communication technologies 
and data for humanitarian practice Digital communication technologies 
and data are claimed to have catalyzed a new era of humanitarianism ‘in 
a networked age’ (UNOCHA, 2012). Yet, systematic evidence about the 
consequences of digital technologies for humanitarian practice remains 
scarce. The aim of the symposium is to advance the critical inquiry 
about humanitarian practice and digital developments. This one-day event 
brings together practitioners from the humanitarian field and 
researchers in the fields of Anthropology, Computing, Design, Media and 
Communications, Sociology and Visual Studies in order to develop a 
multisectoral and multidisciplinary dialogue. The symposium includes 
screenings of documentaries by Goldsmiths staff on the conference theme 
as well as a parallel exhibition of installations and interactive 
platforms in the Atrium of the Professor Stuart Hall Building (PSH). The 
event is sponsored by the Digital Worldmaking a



*Final programme*
10:15 – 11:00 Registration
*11:00****Welcome and introduction to the event *

*11:15 – 12:45 Humanitarian Data*
Larissa Fast, Overseas Development Institute
/A growing gap? The Collection and Use of Data by those Working on and 
in Conflict/
Tom Walker, The Engine Room
/Biometrics in the humanitarian system: current usage and implications/
Dan McQuillan, Goldsmiths University of London
/Algorithmic Humanitarianism /
Funda Ustek-Spilda and Stephan Scheel, Goldsmiths University of London
/On the Politics of Expertise and Ignorance in the Field of Migration 
Management/
*12:45 – 13:45 *Lunch break
Parallel screenings in LG01; 12:45 /Across Oceans/; 13:15 /Liquid 
Traces: The Left to Die Boat/
*13:45 – 15:15 Digital innovation for voice and visibility: 
democratising humanitarianism?*

Amy Rhoades, IOM
/Beyond Data: Giving communities a voice through visual storytelling/
//
Anahi Ayala Iacucci, Internews
/Rumours’ Tracking via social media: the transferability of trust/
//
Nathan Su, Forensic Architecture
/Surface Measures: Reconstructing Rescue in the Mediterranean Sea/
Sue Clayton, Goldsmiths, University of London
/Human Rights Film: Witnessing and Challenging the Law/
*15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break*
15:15 Parallel screening in LG01 /Liquid Traces: The Left to Die Boat /
*15:45 – 17:00 Reimagining Digital Humanitariansm*?
Roundtable discussion with:
Christina Bennett, Overseas Development Institute
Alexandra Buccianti, BBC Media Action
Tin Geber, Independent Consultant
Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths, University of London
Mirca Madianou, Goldsmiths, University of London
Mike Walton, UNHCR
*17:15 Screening of Sue Clayton’s film**: Calais Children; A Case to 
Answer** (PSH LG01)*


*Screenings and Installations (full programme available on the day)*
CALAIS CHILDREN: A CASE TO ANSWER (FILM)
Sue Clayton (Media and Communications, Goldsmiths), 62 min, 2017, English
Screening 17:15 on PSH LG01
ACROSS OCEANS (FILM)
Gabriel Dattatrayan, (Anthropology, Goldsmiths) 13 Minutes, 2017, English
Screening 12:45 in PSH LG01
LIQUID TRACES: THE LEFT-TO-DIE BOAT CASE (FILM)
Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani (Forensic Architecture / Goldsmiths), 
17 min, 2014, English
Screening 13:15 and 15:15 in LG01
MERO JIVAN MERO ROJAI (MY LIFE MY CHOICE) (INTERCTIVE PLATFORM)
Tassia Kobylinska (Media and Communications, Goldsmiths), 20 min 
equivalent, 2017, Nepali
In PSH Atrium
DESIGN UNLIKELY FUTURES (INSTALLATIONS)
Jimmy Loizeau and Liam Healy (Design, Goldsmiths)
In PSH Atrium


Conference organization: Mirca Madianou ((m.madianou /at/ gold.ac.uk))
Conference administration: Amanda Hope Macari ((amaca014 /at/ gold.ac.uk))

https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=11362

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