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101 Ways of Starting an ISP:* No. 53 - Conversation, Content and Weird Fiction
This essay by Surfatial is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. It argues that the internet has created a space for philosophical questioning among ... by Surfatial last modified Aug 03, 2016 12:47 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Do I Want to Say Happy B’day?
When it comes to greeting friends on their birthdays, social media prompts are a great reminder. So why does an online message leave us cold? by Nishant Shah last modified Aug 22, 2016 09:53 AM — Filed under: , , ,
The Curious Incidents on Matrimonial Websites in India
This essay by Abhimanyu Roy is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author explores how the curious interplays between the arranged marriage ... by Abhimanyu Roy last modified Aug 30, 2016 10:52 AM — Filed under: , ,
Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and ... by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
IIRC: Reflections on IRC16
The first edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) series was held on February 26-28, 2016. It was hosted by the Centre for Political Studies at ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Sep 06, 2016 09:28 AM — Filed under: , ,
Institute for Internet & Society 2014, Pune
Last month, activists, journalists, researchers, and members of civil society came together at the 2014 Institute for Internet & Society in Pune, which was ... by Samantha Cassar last modified Apr 07, 2014 11:31 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
Multimedia Storytellers: Panel Discussion
This post brings three storytellers together to find points of intersection between their methods. The format will be that of a panel discussion and it ... by Denisse Albornoz last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:26 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
‘Doing’ Digital Humanities: Reflections on a project on Online Feminism in India
A core concern of Digital Humanities research has been that of method. The existing discourse around the field of DH assumes a move away from traditional ... by Sneha PP last modified Mar 30, 2015 12:48 PM — Filed under: , ,
Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India
by Ankan Barman last modified Jun 03, 2021 12:32 PM — Filed under: , ,
September 2013 Bulletin
Our newsletter for the month of September 2013 can be accessed below. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 24, 2013 06:48 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Digitally Enhanced Civil Resistance
This reflection looks at how civil disobedience unfolds in network societies. It explores the origins of nonviolence, describes digital and non-digital tactics ... by Denisse Albornoz last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:46 AM — Filed under: , ,
Internet Researchers' Conference 2018 (IRC18): Offline - Call for Sessions
Does being offline necessarily mean being disconnected? Beyond anxieties such as FOMO, being offline is also seen as disengagement from a certain milieu of the ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Nov 29, 2017 12:30 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Technology, Social Justice and Higher Education
Since the last two years, we at the Centre for Internet and Society, have been working with the Higher Education Innovation and Research Applications at the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 30, 2015 02:54 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Reading from a Distance — Data as Text
The advent of new digital technologies and the internet has redefined practices of reading and writing, and the notion of textuality which is a fundamental ... by Sneha PP last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:29 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Asia in the Edges: A Narrative Account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore
The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School is a Biennial event that invites Masters and PhD students from around Asia to participate in conversations around ... by Nishant Shah last modified Apr 14, 2015 12:47 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities
The monograph on Internet, Society and Space in Indian Cities, by Pratyush Shankar, is an entry into debates around making of IT Cities and public planning ... by Pratyush Shankar last modified Jun 29, 2016 09:41 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Digital Native: Do not go Gently into the Good Night
If there’s a lesson to be learned from the resistance to the Trump administration, it is this — patriotism is not a feeling, it is an action. by Nishant Shah last modified Mar 03, 2017 04:07 PM — Filed under: ,
Digital native: Who will watch the watchman?
The state mining its citizens as data and suspending rights to privacy under the rhetoric of national security is alarming. by Nishant Shah last modified Mar 03, 2017 04:18 PM — Filed under: ,
Figures of Learning: The Conditional Artist
As part of its Making Methods for Digital Humanities project, CIS-RAW organized two consultations on new figures of learning in the digital context. For a ... by Tara Kelton last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:42 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Studying Internet in India: Selected Abstracts
We received thirty five engaging abstracts in response to the call for essays on 'Studying Internet in India.' Here are the ten selected abstracts. The final ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Aug 28, 2015 06:53 AM — Filed under: , , ,
April 2015 Bulletin
Newsletter for the month of April below. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 31, 2015 04:29 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Digital native: You are not alone
Away from the guidance of adults, the internet can be a lonely place for youngsters, pushing them towards self-harm. by Nishant Shah last modified Sep 12, 2017 01:22 PM — Filed under: ,
Bridging the Information Divide - Political Quotient
On this post, we will unpack 'information poverty'- a problem lying at the very foundation of the crises that inspired this project and a barrier impacting ... by Denisse Albornoz last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:28 PM — Filed under: , , ,
From Taboo to Beautiful - Menstrupedia
On this post, we take a look at 'menstrual activism' -a movement that despite its trajectory in feminism, remains unnoticed in most accounts of traditional and ... by Denisse Albornoz last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:25 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
April 2014 Bulletin
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
October 2012 Bulletin
Welcome to the newsletter of October 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis by Ujwala Uppaluri of the Delhi ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2012 11:42 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Digital Native: Hashtag Along With Me
A hashtag that evolved with a movement. by Nishant Shah last modified Aug 01, 2018 12:25 AM — Filed under: , ,
Call for Essays: Offline
Who is offline, and is it a choice? The global project of bringing people online has spurred several commendable initiatives in expanding access to digital ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Aug 20, 2018 06:58 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Digital Native: Playing God
Google’s home assistant can make you feel deceptively God-like as it listens to every command of yours. It is a device that never sleeps, and always listens, ... by Nishant Shah last modified Sep 04, 2018 04:43 PM — Filed under: ,
Essays on 'Offline' - Selected Abstracts
In response to a recent call for essays that explore various dimensions of offline lives, we received 22 abstracts. Out of these, we have selected 10 pieces to ... by Puthiya Purayil Sneha last modified Sep 06, 2018 02:14 PM — Filed under: , , ,