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DIY Citizenship - Critical Making, Activism & Design A one-day symposium and book launch examining do-it-yourself citizenship in making, activism and design. Wednesday 28th May, 10am - 6pm Hosted by UWE Bristol's Digital Cultures Research Centre at the Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX To mark the UK launch of DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media (MIT Press), a day of dialogue about DIY citizenship in making, activism and design. This one-day symposium welcomes DIY Citizenship co-editor Megan Boler (University of Toronto) for a keynote address and discussion with Professor Ian Hargreaves (Cardiff University), PI on the UK Creative Citizens research project. Boler and Hargreaves will be joined by contributors to the DIY Citizenship collection, researchers and active participants in DIY culture in the UK to critically examine forms of DIY citizenship that have emerged in recent years. Sessions will look at: DIY Making - Shawn Sobers and Mandy Rose from UWE Bristol DIY Design - Joel McKim from Birkbeck, Ann Light from Northumbria University and Katerina Alexiou from the Open University DIY Activism - Red Chidgey from King’s College London and Amy Spencer, author of DIY: the rise of lo-fi culture The day concludes with a plenary session chaired by Professor Jon Dovey, Director,REACT A full programme and further information will be available shortly at: diycitz.dcrc.org.uk Advance registration is essential as spaces are limited. Reserve your spot via Eventbrite: http://tinyurl.com/pv4jz8p Fee: £15 - includes lunch and all-day refreshments The DIY Citizenship Symposium is convened by Mandy Rose and Amy Spencer for the DCRC - http://www.dcrc.org.uk/ Questions? Please contact us at [log in to unmask] Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diy-citizenship-symposium-tickets-11461494639 -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------