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Blog Entry Revisiting Techno-euphoria
by Nishant Shah — published Jul 11, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:53 AM — filed under: , ,
In my last post, I talked about techno-euphoria as a condition that seems to mark much of our discourse around digital technologies and the promise of the future. The euphoria, as I had suggested, manifests itself either as a utopian view of how digital technologies are going to change the future that we inhabit, or woes of despair about how the overdetermination of the digital is killing the very fibre of our social fabric.
Located in Digital Natives
Blog Entry Beyond Anonymous: Shit people say on Internet piracy
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 13, 2012 — filed under: ,
This post is a series of provocations around piracy, censorship and the state of Internet in India. Like all good tasting things, these observations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But it is the hope of the author that this serves as a response to otherwise very persistent voices that have been demonizing file-sharing online.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Beyond Sharing: Towards our Digital Futures
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 01, 2012 — last modified Jun 01, 2012 04:39 AM — filed under:
The battle is not about file sharing and a petty film producer wanting to rake in the box office earnings. It is about the law’s incapacity to deal with post-analogue practices and processes.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Openness, Videos, Impressions
by Nishant Shah — published Dec 28, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:23 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
The one day Open Video Summit organised by the Centre for Internet & Society, iCommons, Open Video Alliance, and Magic Lantern, to bring together a range of stakeholders to discuss the possibilities, potentials, mechanics and politics of Open Video. Nishant Shah, who participated in the conversations, was invited to summarise the impressions and ideas that ensued in the day.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry The Violence of Knowledge Cartels
by Nishant Shah — published Jan 18, 2013 — filed under: ,
We are all struck with a sense of loss, grief and shock since we heard of the death of Aaron Swartz, by suicide. People who have been his friends have written heart-felt obituaries, saluting his dreams and visions and unwavering commitment to a larger social good.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Remembering Aaron Swartz, Taking Up the Fight
by Nishant Shah — published Jan 28, 2013 — last modified Jan 28, 2013 04:51 AM — filed under:
I encountered the Aaron Swartz memorial the other day that helps ‘liberate’ a randomly selected article from JSTOR, as an act of civil disobedience, to commemorate both the legacy that Swartz leaves behind, but also the high-profile witch-hunt case which was a crucial factor in him taking his own life.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Big Data, People's Lives, and the Importance of Openness
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 03, 2013 04:23 AM — filed under: ,
Openness has become the buzzword for everything in India right now. From the new kids on the block riding the wave of Digital Humanities investing in infrastructure of open knowledge initiatives to the rhetoric of people-centered open government data projects that are architected to create 'empowered citizens', there is an inherent belief that Opening up things will make everything good.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry How Can We Make Open Education Truly Open?
by Nishant Shah — published Nov 30, 2013 — filed under: , ,
I have spent the last month being unpopular. I have been in conversation with many ‘Open Everything’ activists and practitioners. At each instance, we got stuck because I insisted that we begin by defining what ‘Open’ means in the easy abuse that it is subject to.
Located in Openness / Blog
Interns
by Nishant Shah — published Sep 22, 2008 — last modified Oct 07, 2012 04:00 AM
Located in About Us / People
Blog Entry Digital Native: There is no spoon, There is no privacy
by Nishant Shah — published Oct 09, 2017 — last modified Jan 10, 2018 12:27 AM — filed under:
It should be common knowledge by now, in our lived experiences of big data, that digital privacy is a battle ground.
Located in RAW
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