Content tagged "civics"
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre and Elizabeth Borneman
Podcast: Anushka Shah, “How Entertainment Can Help Fix the System”
Anushka Shah asks, our trust in politics and public institutions is falling globally — can entertainment and pop culture be a way out?
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Posted by Rachel Thompson S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2019
Podcast: Roderick Hart, “The Language of Civic Life: Past to Present”
The University of Texas’ Roderick Hart argues that disagreements – endless, raucous disagreements – draw citizens in, or at least enough of them to sustain civic hope.
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Event: Thursday, November 29, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
The Language of Civic Life: Past to Present
The University of Texas’ Roderick Hart argues that disagreements – endless, raucous disagreements – draw citizens in, or at least enough of them to sustain civic hope.
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Posted by Sara Rafsky S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2018
Topics: civics, democracy, journalism, Kentucky, local journalism, media, news, VirginiaThe Print that Binds: Local Journalism, Civic Life and the Public Sphere
Local journalism is critical as a tool for informing citizens so they can be civically engaged and hold the powerful accountable, as well as keeping communities together.
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Posted by Ricarose Roque, Sayamindu Dasgupta and Sasha Costanza-Chock
Children’s Civic Engagement in the Scratch Online Community
“By supporting channels for dutiful citizenship by way of policy, design decisions, or changing governance models, designers can create channels that foster dutiful citizenship while connecting with youth interests.”
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Posted by Suruchi Dumpawar S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2015
Topics: big data, civics, design, government, open data, open governmentOpen Government Data Intermediaries: Mediating Data to Drive Changes in the Built Environment
Less attention has been focused on a configuration of actors that facilitate the use of data by aggregating open government data and enhancing it.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: Doris Sommer, “Welcome Back, to the Humanities as Civic Engagement”
Doris Sommer’s new book, The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities, revives the collaboration between aesthetic philosophy and democratic development.
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Event: Thursday, October 16, 2014 @ 5:00 pm
Doris Sommer, “Welcome Back, to the Humanities as Civic Engagement”
Doris Sommer’s new book “The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities” revives the collaboration between aesthetic philosophy and democratic development.
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Posted by Erica Deahl S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2014
Topics: city digits, civics, data, data collection, data literacy, education, ethics, festival of code, open data, young rewired state, youthBetter the Data You Know: Developing Youth Data Literacy in Schools and Informal Learning Environments
We need to support the public — especially youth — in developing data literacy, so that they are equipped to think critically and ethically about data.
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Posted by Denise Cheng and Rogelio Lopez S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2014
Podcast and Liveblog: Zeynep Tufekci, “The Boom-Bust Cycle of Social Media-Fueled Protests”
Zeynep Tufekci discusses features of boom and bust protest movements, drawing upon Gezi, the Arab Spring, and the Occupy and M15 movements.
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Event: Thursday, October 10, 2013 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Civic Media Lunch: “The Promise of Civic Renewal” with Peter Levine
Tufts University’s Peter Levine will offer strategies for reversing the decline of engagement and argue civic renewal will address our most serious national problems.
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Event: Friday, May 3, 2013 - Sunday, May 5, 2013
Media in Transition 8: Public Media, Private Media
Submissions accepted on a rolling basis until Friday, March 1, 2013.
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Event: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mapping Media Ecosystems
How do we understand, map, visualize, and ultimately shape the flow of texts across an increasingly diverse and complex media ecosystem?
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: Nitin Sawhney, “Media and Resilience: Creative DIY Cultures and Civic Agency among Marginalized Youth”
Nitin Sawhney on youth digital storytelling in the West Bank and Gaza and participatory media for resilience and civic agency among youth in conflict.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: Eric Gordon, “How Neighborhoods Can Use Local Engagement Games to Build Community and Plan for the Future”
Whether it’s a game built around a town hall meeting or a government planning process, LEGs scaffold local processes to foster community and commitment to civic life.