Petition with over 1,600 signatures urges Ohio State to increase funding for public safety initiatives

A petition asking Ohio State to prioritize public safety has garnered 1,600 signatures as of Thursday. Social media users within the “Buckeyes for a Safe Ohio State” Facebook page, which shares safety and security concerns in the University Area, published a petition Jan. 13 urging the Ohio State Board of Trustees to increase funding for […]

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#MobileCameras, #Migration and #KnowledgeProduction: New issue of the #MECAM paper series by Angela Jouini out now, published by #MECAM & edited by #GIGA #MiddleEast expert Thomas Richter.
➡️ Available in English, French and Arabic: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/contributions/hand-camera-phone-mobile-cameras-migration-knowledge-production-hands
Hand / Camera / Phone: Mobile Cameras, Migration, and Knowledge Production in Our Hands

Mobile phones have a close relation to the hand itself, when they are used as handheld cameras, or in the way a touchscreen is operated. When mobile phone cameras are used in documentary filmmaking to tell a migrant’s story on their own terms, they offer a “hands-on” approach to digital knowledge production that incorporates not only the reality of its production but also the potential for a change of perspective.