Given that the information society and the study of information face a world of crisis today and are at a crossroads, also the future of the Internet and social media are in question. The 5th ICTs and Society Conference therefore wants to focus on the questions: What are the main challenges that the Internet and social media are facing in capitalism today? What potentials for an alternative, commonist Internet are there? What are existing hindrances for such an Internet? What is the relationship of power structures, protest movements, societal developments, struggles, radical reforms, etc. to the Internet? How can critical political economy and critical theory best study the Internet and social media today?
5th ICTs and Society Conference 2015: The Internet and Social Media at a Crossroads: Capitalism or Commonism? Perspectives for Critical Political Economy and Critical Theory.
christian fuchs, November 21st 2014
Tags: capitalism, commonism, conference 2014, critical political economy, critical theory, crossroads, ICTs and society, Internet, Karl Marx, social mediaPosted in Uncategorized
Capitalist and Commonist Social Media
Capitalist and Commonist Social Media
What’s wrong with capitalism and capitalist social media such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, etc. ? How would a commonist social media world look like?
With contributions and images by Carolina Cambre, Mario Haim, Teresa Alves, Han-Teng Liao, Matheus Lock, Tsai Hui-Ju, Jim Fearnley, Patricia “Jav” Zavala GutiĂ©rrez, Shudipta Sharma, Marcin Koziej, Simon Schöpf, and Jonas Jørgensen
christian fuchs, September 28th 2014
Tags: capital, capitalism, capitalist social media, common, commonism, commonist social media, commonsPosted in Uncategorized