6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Over the past ten years the public spheres have been dramatically expanded by participatory Web-based technologies. As part of its series on The Public Domain, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School presents a panel discussion to investigate the democratizing potential of the Internet. Speakers will examine the political participation of citizens who contribute news reports to weblogs and wikis, knowledge repositories such as the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia or the open source software archive Freshmeat, Web-based platforms for artistic expression, and mobile wireless devices that allow for political participation such as the organization of protests. Moderated by the artist Trebor Scholz, panelists include Dana Boyd, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley and graduate fellow, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California; and Ethan Zuckerman, research fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.

Location:

The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.

Admission:
$8

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