Wikipedia Research Initiative
January 9th, 2010Critical Point of View: Wikipedia Research Initiative
Wikipedia has emerged as the de facto global reference of dynamic knowledge. Different stakeholders – Wikipedians, users, academics, researchers, Web 2.0 gurus, publishing houses and governments have entered fierce debates and discussions about what the rise of Wikipedia and Wiki cultures means and how they influence the information societies we live in. The Wikipedia project itself has been at the centre of much controversy, pivoted around questions of accuracy, anonymity, vandalism, expertise and authority.
The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore, India) and the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam, Netherlands) are working together to produce a critical reader on Wikipedia and to build a Wikipedia Knowledge Network. Under the title CPOV (Critical Point of View), we propose two events that bring together different perspectives, approaches, experiences and stories that critically explore different questions and concerns around Wikipedia. The proceedings from these two events will result in a reader that consolidates critical points of view about Wikipedia.
Themes: Wiki Theory, Wikipedia and Critique of Western Knowledge Production, Wiki Art, Designing Debate, Critique of Free and Open, Global Politics of Exclusion, The Place of Resistance, Wikipedia and Education.
Critical Point of View: WikiWars | 12 - 13 January 2010 | Bangalore, India
Location: The Bangalore International Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, 4th Main, Domlur II Stage, Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka.
Speakers: Geert Lovink, Rut Jesus, Anne Goldenberg, Shunling Chen, Stuart Geiger, Beatriz Martins, Dipti Kulkarni, Mark Graham, Phillip Schmidt, Alok Nandi, Dror Kamir, Asha Achuthan, Linda Gross, Heather Ford, Elad Wieder, Nathaniel Tkacz, Sunil Abraham, Usha Raman, Roy Krovel, Ivan Martinez, Nupoor Rawal, Srikiet Tadepalli, Tejaswini Niranjana, Nishant Shah, William Buetler, Eric Ilya Lee, Anas Tawileh, Yi-Ping Tsou, Amie Parry, Johanna Niesyto, Eric Zimmerman, Stian Haklev, Anja Kovacs, Isaac Mao, Scott Kildall, Nathaniel Stern, Rut Jesus, Anne Goldenberg, Shai Herdia.
Registration is now open at: http://www.cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/wikwarsreg
WikiWars is going to be documented on video. Videos will be available on the CPOV weblog by the beginning of February. http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/
More information:
http://www.cis-india.org/events/wikiwars
http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/program/bangalore/time-table/
Critical Point of View Conference | 26 - 27 March 2010 | Amsterdam
Location: Public Library Amsterdam, Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam
Speakers: Ramon Reichert, Jeanette Hofman, Mathieu O’Neil, Joseph Reagle, Charles van den Heuvel, Dan O’Sullivan, Alan Shaprio, Scott Kildall, Patrick Lichty, Richard Rogers, Andrew Famigletti, Teemu Mikkonen, Mayo Fuster, Athina Karatzogianni, and more.
More information and CPOV news: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/