Jan 172012
 

The Marxism and New Media Conference organized by graduate students in Duke's Program in Literature is here! The conference will take place this Thursday, January 19, through Saturday, January 21. A wide variety of events will take place over the three very full days of the conference, including the U.S.

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Jan 172012
 

The Marxism and New Media Conference organized by graduate students in Duke's Program in Literature is here! The conference will take place this Thursday, January 19, through Saturday, January 21. A wide variety of events will take place over the three very full days of the conference, including the U.S.

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Dec 192011
 

There'll be much more information on this in the new year, but for now here's the preliminary schedule for the Marxism and New Media conference happening at Duke on January 19-21 (sponsored by, among others, HASTAC). If you're interested in attending, please register and join the mailing list; no registration fee will be charged.

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Aug 312011
 
Transmedia applications, virtual worlds, & digital storytelling in the service of the greater good!

GreaterThanGames aims to build a game platform that brings together virtual and real world components, is adaptable over a range of networked and programmable devices including desktop computers as well as iPhones, iPads, etc., and develops rich narrative content that emerges interactively with player collaborations and choices. The goal is to use the combined allure of game play, virtual architecture and design, and digital storytelling to intervene constructively in real world problems.

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 Posted by on August 31, 2011
Aug 242011
 
This is a group dedicated to discussing and studying how new media can be used to strengthen social justice movements.

Over the past decade, the growth of new media has been recognized and embraced by many social movements such as the labor movement and the international movement for human rights.  From the growth of alternative social networking sites like "UnionBook" to the explosion in indy-media formats, digital technology has become part of the movement organizer's essential tools.  As non-profit and activist groups are reaching larger sections of the population through the development of websites, internet r

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