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Blog Entry We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
by kaeru — published Aug 02, 2011 — last modified Apr 06, 2015 03:48 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Cyborg - a cybernetique organism which is a combination of the biological and the technological – has been at the centre of discourse around digital technologies. Especially with wearable computing and ubiquitous access to the digital world, there has been an increased concern that very ways in which we understand questions of life, human body and the presence and role of technologies in our worlds, are changing. In just the last few years, we have seen extraordinary measures – the successful production of synthetic bacteria, artificial intelligence that can be programmed to simulate human conditions like empathy and temperament, and massive mobilisation of people around the world, to fight against the injustices and inequities of their immediate environments.
Located in RAW / Histories of the Internet
#MappingDigitalLabour - Panel discussion on platform-work in Mumbai and New Delhi
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jul 11, 2019 — last modified Jul 20, 2019 11:58 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
With the rise and popularity of app-based platforms such as Ola, Uber, Swiggy Zomato, and others, there are growing public conversation about regulation of such 'gig-work' platforms and the work conditions of people who work for them. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a panel discussion on Friday, July 19 in our Bangalore office, where the researchers associated with the project will present preliminary findings, and ethical and methodological challenges of studying app-based platform-work in India. Panelists Anushree Gupta, Rajendra Jadhav, Sarah Zia and Simiran Lalvani, who have conducted field studies of ride-hailing and food-delivery work in Mumbai and New Delhi, will share their preliminary field insights along with reflections on what it meant to do such studies, how they went about studying gig-work, and challenges that arose in their work. The discussion will be moderated by Noopur Raval who co-led the project. We invite scholars, journalists, and all interested members of the public to join us for the event. Tea and snacks will be served at 5 pm.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry Launch of Public Juris (An Online Archive of Legal Resources)
by Aparna Balachandran — published Nov 10, 2008 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 12:07 PM — filed under: , ,
Aparna Balachandran, Rochelle Pinto, and Abhijit Bhattacharya announce the launch of Public Juris, an online archive of legal resources.
Located in RAW / … / Blogs / We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
Blog Entry Archives and Access: Introduction
by Aparna Balachandran — published Dec 11, 2008 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 12:05 PM — filed under: , ,
The members of this research project team are Aparna Balachandran and Rochelle Pinto from the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore and Abhijit Bhattacharya from the Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta. This intial post tries to outline the concerns underlining this project which will attempt to critically examine archiving practices and policies in India in order to conceptualize ideas about ownership and use towards the goal of the greatest public good; reflect on issues of digitization and access; and facilitate public conversations and the articulation of a collective voice by historians and other users on possible interventions in these institutions.
Located in RAW / … / Blogs / We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
Blog Entry Information Structures for Citizen Participation - Janaagraha
by Denisse Albornoz — published Mar 12, 2014 — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:28 PM — filed under: , , ,
In our efforts to understand how change is conceptualized in the digital era, we find a growing emphasis on the role of effective information structures to empower the citizen and the government. We interview Joylita Saldanha from Janaagraha to answer questions around information, participation and e-governance.
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
Blog Entry Digital Humanities and the Problem of Definition
by Sneha PP — published Apr 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 30, 2015 12:47 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Digital Humanities as a field that still eludes definition has been the subject of much discourse and writing. This blog post looks at this issue as one of trying to approach the field from a disciplinary lens, and the challenges that this may pose to the attempts at a definition.
Located in RAW / Digital Humanities
Blog Entry Digital Native: Double Speak
by Nishant Shah — published Sep 04, 2018 — filed under: ,
Aadhaar’s danger has always been that it opens up individuals to high levels of vulnerability without providing safeguards.
Located in RAW
Plenary Talk at Jyothi Nivas College Research Symposium
by Sneha PP — published Oct 02, 2018 — last modified Oct 03, 2018 04:46 PM — filed under:
I gave a plenary presentation on new reading and writing practices in the digital context, and emerging questions for digital humanities and literary studies at a research symposium organised by Jyothi Nivas College, Post Graduate Centre, on September 28, 2018.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry Digital Native: #MemeToo
by Nishant Shah — published Sep 09, 2018 — last modified Oct 02, 2018 06:20 AM — filed under: ,
An old meme shows the need for emotional literacy in our digitally saturated age. Memes, like regrettable exes, have the habit of resurfacing at regular periods.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry The Right Words for Love
by Nishant Shah — published Sep 23, 2018 — last modified Oct 02, 2018 06:23 AM — filed under: ,
Queer love is legal. Which means that all of us are finally free to find a language that can match our desires.
Located in RAW
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