[ecrea] DIY Citizenship - A Symposium: Critical Making, Activism & Design

Reminder - DIY Citizenship - Critical Making, Activism & Design

A one-day symposium and book launch examining do-it-yourself citizenship 
in making, activism and design.

Wednesday 28th May, 10am - 6pm
Hosted by UWE Bristol's Digital Cultures Research Centre at the 
Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed, Bristol

To mark the UK launch of DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social 
Media (MIT Press), a day of dialogue about DIY citizenship in making, 
activism and design. This one-day symposium welcomes DIY Citizenship 
co-editor Megan Boler (University of Toronto) for a keynote address and 
discussion with Professor Ian Hargreaves (Cardiff University), PI on the 
UK Creative Citizens research project.

Boler and Hargreaves will be joined by contributors to the DIY 
Citizenship collection, researchers and active participants in DIY 
culture in the UK to critically examine forms of DIY citizenship that 
have emerged in recent years.

Sessions will look at:

    * DIY Making - Shawn Sobers and Mandy Rose (UWE Bristol)
    * DIY Design - Joel McKim (Birkbeck), Professor Ann Light 
(Northumbria University) and Katerina Alexiou (Open University)
    * DIY Activism - Red Chidgey (King’s College London), Hannah 
Nicklin (UWE Bristol) and Amy Spencer, author of DIY: the rise of lo-fi 
culture

The day concludes with a plenary session chaired by Professor Jon Dovey, 
Director, REACT

A full programme and further information are now available at: 
diycitz.dcrc.org.uk

Advance registration is essential as spaces are limited. Reserve your 
spot via Eventbrite

Fee: £15 - includes lunch and all-day refreshments

The DIY Citizenship Symposium is convened by Mandy Rose and Amy Spencer 
for the DCRC
http://www.dcrc.org.uk/

Questions? Please contact us at (diycitizens /at/ gmail.com)
Tickets: 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diy-citizenship-symposium-tickets-11461494639 

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