critical spin on new media and activism
 
Author: <span>J H</span>

#IWD2018 (2/5): Online movements need to innovate to avoid disappearing

The #metoo movement got rolling when Hollywood actress @Alyssa_Milano requested women to publicly join the movement on 15 October 2017. It quickly spread to Sweden, and has managed to maintain both support and exposure over several months. Many didn’t think it would keep momentum for that long. In order to …

Realizing ICT4D requires structural awareness

The attraction of the “Africa market”, albeit a simplification of both the proportions and boundaries between the 50 plus countries on the continent, remains of large interest to multinational enterprises within the ICT field and beyond. Most of these still have their origins in the global north. The alluring positive …

Welcome to volte-face!

Welcome to volte-face! This our first post on volte-face will a bit out of the ordinary. Instead of digging deep into a specific online movement or networked conflict I will be pinning down a few key points we hope to integrate in our work with the blog. The below and …