[ecrea] Digital Activism #Now - Conference Programme

*Digital Activism #Now: Information Politics, Digital Culture and Global 
Protest Movements*
*CONFERENCE PROGRAMME*


/Date: April 4th 2014/
/Location: King's College London, Strand Campus, King's Building/
/Nearest Tube: Temple/
*Website:* http://www.digitalactivismnow.org 
<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/>
*Registration:* 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237

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**REGISTRATION AND COFFEE -- 9:00-9:45 -- River Room*
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**OPENING PLENARY*
*The Historicity of Digital Activism -- 9:45-11:15 -- Safra Lecture Theatre*
- Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania)
- Respondent: Timothy Hildebrandt (LSE)
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**BREAKOUT SESSIONS I -- 11:30-13:00*
*/
/*/*Panel 1 -- Hacking and Hacktivism -- Room K1.28*/
Chair: Tim Jordan (King's College London)
- Fidele Vlavo (King's)
- Mustafa al-Bassam (King's, former Lulzsec)
- Sebastian Kubitscho (Bremen University)
- Sam Carlisle (Sukey)
*/
/*/*Panel 2 -- Digital Propaganda -- River Room*/
Chair: Joss Hands (Anglia Ruskin)
- Kirsten Forkert (University of Birmingham)
- Eugenia Siapera (Dublin City University)
- Lee Salter (Sussex University)
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**LUNCH -- 13:00 -- 14:00*

*BREAKOUT SESSIONS II -- 14:30 -- 16:00*


/*Panel 3: Social Networks and Digital Organising -- *//*Room K1.28*/
Chair: Miriyam Arouagh (Westminster)
- Paolo Gerbaudo (King's College London)
- Stephen Reid (UK Uncut co-founder)
- Marta (Catorce Collective, Spain)


/*Panel 4: Digital Transparency and Secrecy -- *//*River Room*/
Chair: Clare Birchall (King's)
- David Berry (Sussex University)
- Smari McCarthy (ThoughtWorks)
- Zach Blas (Duke University, and Eyebeam)

*CLOSING PLENARY*
*Weapons of the Geeks -- 16:30 -- 18:00 -- Safra Lecture Theatre*
- Gabriella Coleman (McGill University)
- Respondent: Tim Jordan (King's)


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*Website:* http://www.digitalactivismnow.org 
<http://www.digitalactivismnow.org/>
*Twitter:* @KingsDCS #DigitalActivismNow #DANow
*Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/DigitalCultureKings

*Registration: 
*https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-activism-now-tickets-9047139237