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Videos: by Ben Bas — last modified May 10, 2012 12:18 PM
Archive and Access: by Ben Bas — last modified Mar 22, 2012 12:50 PM
The monograph by Aparna Balachandran and Rochelle Pinto, is a material history of the Internet archives. It examines the role of the archivist and the changing relationship between the state and private archives for looking at the politics of subversion, preservation and value of archiving. By examining the Tamil Nadu and Goa state archives, along with the larger public and state archives in the country, the monograph looks at the materiality of archiving, the ambitions and aspirations of an archive, and why it is necessary to preserve archives, not as historical artefacts but as living interactive spaces of memory and remembrance. The findings have direct implications on various government and market impulses to digitise archives and show a clear link between opening up archives and other knowledge sources for breathing life into local and alternative histories.
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Making Change: by Ben Bas — published Nov 11, 2013 — last modified Nov 12, 2013 03:50 AM
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Making Change: by Ben Bas — published Dec 03, 2013 — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:59 AM
Making Change is a research project ran by CIS and HIVOS Knowledge Programme exploring new ways of defining, locating, and understanding change in network societies. Having the thought piece 'Whose Change is it Anyway' as an entry point for discussion and reflection, this section will feature profiles, interviews and responses of change-makers to questions around current mechanisms and practices of change in South Asia and South East Asia. This compilation of oral stories, at the intersections of digital technologies and political activism, will uncover the less visible narratives of change and unpack the discourse around social change in the digital era.
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: by Ben Bas — last modified Dec 15, 2013 01:55 PM
Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Improved Access: by Ben Bas — last modified Aug 26, 2011 05:35 AM
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Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Improved Access--pdf: by Ben Bas — last modified Aug 26, 2011 05:37 AM
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Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Improved Access--odt: by Ben Bas — last modified Aug 26, 2011 05:40 AM
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About Us: by Ben Bas — published Dec 12, 2011 — last modified Aug 14, 2013 09:16 AM
Porn: Law, Video & Technology: by Ben Bas — published Apr 16, 2013
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