The Etiology and Ecology of Post-Soviet Communication

[a_timberlake at BERKELEY.EDU]

CONFERENCE: The Etiology and Ecology of Post-Soviet Communication

Friday, 07 May 2010–Sunday, 09 May 2010
1501 International Affairs Building



This three-day international conference addresses the development and
current state of the internet in the Post-Soviet Space. It is part of the
Harriman Core Project 2009-2010: New Modes of Communication in the
Post-Soviet World.

New Modes of Communication in the Post-Soviet World project centers on
electronic modes of communication, above all, the internet in all its
genres, with secondary attention to traditional media. The time frame is
the last two decades. In broadest terms the project is open to the
discussion of modes of communication throughout the geographical area
defined by the Soviet Union, from Eastern Europe to the Caucasus and
Central Asia; in practice the project focuses on contemporary Russia. The
internet and related developments of technology present various
interesting, sometimes paradoxical, questions for analysis, including the
nature of blog networks and networks of special interests; censorship,
official and group generated; the use of the internet for the promotion of
cultural and political agendas; the role of women; the internet as a force
of political activism; the register and form of language used. In
addressing these and related questions, the project is particularly
interested in examining and developing effective methodologies for
studying the internet in general.

Conference Program:
http://nmc.wikischolars.columbia.edu/file/view/Conference+Program.pdf


This event is free and open to the public. No Tickets, no reservations
required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

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