This Wednesday, I’ll be on a panel at UC Berkeley sponsored by American Cultures and facilitated by Victoria Robinson. As the theme is narrative and social justice, I’ll be talking about everything from social media memes to documentary storytelling. Details from American Cultures: Wednesday, November 14th, 4-6pm, 231 Wheeler Hall Speakers: Regina Mason, Office of the […]
Justice Stories, Resistance Stories and Just Good Stories: Narrative and Storytelling as Critical Pedagogy
By schradie on November 11, 2012 in Academia, Blogging, Digital Divide, Documentary Filmmaking, Sociology
Do independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era?
From the IMC at the WTO to the PPL at the DNC Pundits claim that the Internet has changed everything about this election – from Big Bird/Binder/Bayonet memes to Big Brother Data on your voting habits. But what about how independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era? One of the […]
Digital Society in Context – A New Media Research Workshop
Rather than whine any more about the dearth of social scientists at UC Berkeley who study digital society, I decided to start a speaker series through the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) to bring them here. In the process, though, of reaching out to promote the talks, I was reminded of the strength of […]
The IRB at the DNC: Interviewing is (usually) no laughing matter
By schradie on September 12, 2012 in Academic Publishing, Blogging, Occupy, Social Movements, Sociology
A friend of mine had flown in for just 24 hours of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), so I was showing him the highlights: no, not the Convention floor nor even the Huffington Post spa (yes, you heard that right). Instead, we were wandering around the other media circus – mega TV screens near the […]
