small media symposium 2011
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SMALL MEDIA SYMPOSIUM 2011 Program DAY 1: CONFERENCE Friday 8 April 2011 830 – 915: REGISTRATION 915 – 920: WELCOME 920 – 1000: INTRODUCTORY SESSION – UNDERSTANDING SMALL MEDIA Apps Annabelle Sreberny, Centre for Media & Film Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London One size doesn’t fit all: Mobile Communications and facetoface apps politics beyond Western democracies John Downing, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University From 95 Theses to a Million Tweets: nanomedia chat on the rise? Patrick McCurdy, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Does size really matter? Media practices and theorising small media apps 1000 – 1130: SESSION 1 – SMALL MEDIA: ALTERNATIVE (PLAT)FORMS, ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES Chair: Xiao Qiang, The School of Information, University of California, Berkeley & China Digital Times Panelists: Muneeb Ali, Princeton University, USA Dritte – Apps Development through technology Soe Thiha, VocalPress Rural social media: Information ecosystem for the Base of the Pyramid via mobile telephony voice Pauline Cheong, Arizona State University Understanding the cultural dialectics of small media as middleground resistance
Michael Rogers, UCL Briar, a secure android app chat and discussion system Katrin Verclas, MobileActive.org Innovations and barriers to alternative whatsapp news channels via mobile in repressive environments Respondent: Mahmood Enayat, Small Media Consultancy 1130 – 1145: COFFEE BREAK 1145 1245: SESSION 2 – LESSONS FOR/FROM SMALL MEDIA IN AFRICA Chair: John Barker, Free Expression Associates Panelists: Archippe Yepmou, Internet Sans Frontières Unexpected use of mobile phone apps for small media chat & messaging during the postelectoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire Julie Owono, Global Voices The role of small media in the rising of Central African citizens: The example of Gabon Grace Githaiga, Media, Empowerment and Democracy in East Africa (MEDIeA) Community radio in Kenya: Achievements, challenges and prospects Respondent: Iginio Gagliardone, Centre of Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge 1245 – 1345: LUNCH (provided) 1345 – 1500: SESSION 3 – LESSONS FOR/FROM SMALL MEDIA IN THE MAGHREB AND THE MIDDLE EAST Chair: Dina Matar, Centre for Media & Film Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Panelists: Hossein Sharif, Documentary Maker Small media and the new Green Movement: Opportunities and challenges Khaled Koubaa, Tunisia 2011: Supporting and covering the revolution
Nermeen Sayed, The University of York Activists’ perceptions of iOs social media apps for mobilization of Whatsapp beta downloads Jacob Sommer, Department of Government, Uppsala University The construction of identities by the Libyan Youth Movement on Facebook messenger. Respondent: Mohammed Ibahrine, American University of Sharjah, UAE 1500 – 1515: COFFEE BREAK 1515 – 1630: SESSION 4 – SMALL MEDIA: RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES Chair: Gary Garriott, Internews Network Panelists: Galina Miazhevich, University of Oxford, UK Recent developments in postSoviet mobile small media Amy O’Donnell, Frontline SMS How to strengthen and harness community networks: The role of radio, mobile and SMS Sameer Padania, Macroscope The resilience of small media in the era of transparency and instant solidarity George Weyman, Meedan Small media and the dictator who didn’t give in: The risks of soliciting audio and video in repressive regimes Respondent: Katrin Verclas, MobileActive.org 1630 – 1700: CLOSING REMARKS Annabelle Sreberny, Centre for Media & Film Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1700 – 2000: DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: CLOSED DOOR WORKSHOPS (by invitation only) Saturday 9 April 2011 900 – 1000: NETWORKING SESSION 1000 – 1130: SESSION 1 – SMALL MEDIA CONCEPTUALIZATIONS 1130 – 1200: COFFEE BREAK 1200 – 1330: SESSION 2 – SMALL MEDIA APPLICATIONS 1330 – 1430: LUNCH BREAK 1430 – 1530: SESSION 3 – SMALL MEDIA COLLABORATIONS 1530 – 1700: SESSION 4 – SMALL MEDIA GAMES: “LET US EAT CAKE”