BellingenNSWOct 6, 2024
"The blogosphere
could be a modern realisation of Jürgen Habermas’s idea of “the public sphere” because it was open to all, everything was discussable and social rank didn’t determine who was allowed to speak. But..the speed and comprehensiveness that tech corporations such as Google and Facebook would enclose that public sphere with their own walled gardens in which “free speech” could be algorithmically curated while the speakers were intensively surveilled and their data mined for advertising purposes."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/05/the-blogosphere-is-in-full-bloom-the-rest-of-the-internet-has-wilted-dave-winer
#blogosphere #SocialMedia #WalledGarden #fiefdom #PublicSphere #Agora #writing #CounterPublics #SocietalDebates #Commons #OpenSource
The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted

As blogging pioneer Dave Winer’s site turns 30, it’s a reminder that good writing and thinking has flourished beyond the reach of social media

The Guardian
Tyler CohenAug 30, 2023

Wearing my “Not Approved By The Comics Code” tshirt for today’s class discussion of Wimmen’s Comix, featuring the work of Trina Robbins & Roberta Gregory, and Mary Wings’ Come Out Comix. Discussing #counterpublics & the creation, release, & content of the first outspoken & personal lesbian/queer-penned comics #UndergroundComix #comics #ComicsHistory #QueerHistory

Shirt by Diego Gomez https://instagram.com/designnurd?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Niloufar SalehiFeb 2, 2023
What happens when online #counterpublics try to engage externally - meaning try to convince other publics that their ideas are valid? Our research found that they face severe harassment extended over time and space that weaponizes affordances, gender, and identity. New #CSCW2023 paper with @RoyaPak Nazita Lajevardi and Mariam Asad. https://niloufar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OurMuslimVoicesCSCW2023.pdf
Show threadSarah J. JacksonDec 16, 2022
So if you ever want to chat with me about public sphere theory, #counterpublics, #race and media, #media #activism, #feminist media, #Black #media, and how the ways we use #technology and #media shape #politics and #culture, and always have, I'm your girl. I'll also talk to you about #grief, #dogs, and #hippie things. For now, I'm watching and grieving the once potential of #Twitter even as folks keeps finding space to make #jokes, #critiques, and #change there.
Sarah J. JacksonNov 21, 2022
Me newbie intro: I'm Sarah (she/her). In short I think about/research #race, #gender, #democracy, and #activism through their relations to #media and #tech. I wrote a book about Black #celebrity & the press, then about #HashtagActivism & #counterpublics on that other site, & am now writing a cultural & political history of Black mediamaking in the U.S. I'm a #Sagittarius and I love #dogs, #peloton, #yoga, #protest, and the #outdoors. Based on land stewarded by the Lenape.
carwynNov 21, 2022

Fun with slides. This week we're discussing #geeks and subcultural scenes in #China by using texts from https://chaoyang.substack.com/ to explore different #publics, #counterpublics, #cultures, #subcultures, and #affectivepublics. I appreciate when books have malleable and distinctive covers to play with -journal articles need better art (see again, Chaoyang Trap).

#AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon #Lecturing #ChinaStudies

Chaoyang Trap

A regular exploration of contemporary China, one important niche at a time. Click to read Chaoyang Trap, a Substack publication with thousands of readers.

Show threadAindri 🎨Nov 13, 2019

"While cautioning against a normative theory of how safe spaces should be cultivated, the Roestone Collective highlights certain “paradoxes” that emerge from the relational work required to cultivate a safe space in any context, although the specifics of these processes vary according to how notions of “safety” & “danger” are constructed in different settings."

Safe spaces are dynamic #Counterpublics that existed for a while and are not mere EcHo ChAmBeRs!!

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