From: h.herzogenrath-amel...@leeds.ac.uk We're sure you all agree that the most recent developments in the US have confirmed again the importance of continuing critical scholarly debate on the scope and implications of current surveillance practices.
The Leeds Humanities Research Institute is jointly with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Ethics Applied and the Institute of Communications Studies holding the 2nd Ethics of Surveillance Conference at the University of Leeds on the 24th and 25th of June: Confirmed keynote speakers: Prof. Gary Marx Professor Emeritus of Sociology, M.I.T., United States Prof. Christian Fuchs Professor of Social Media at the University of Westminster's Communication and Media Research Institute and the Centre for Social Media Research Dr. Kirstie Ball Reader in Surveillance and Organisation at the Open University Business School, Milton Keynes Dr. Mark Andrejevic Deputy Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia Prof. Charles Raab Professor of Government at the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science A detailed programme is available at http://bit.ly/12eZLEA The deadline for registration is June the 14th. Registration is available at http://tinyurl.com/surveillanceethics The registration fee for both days is £50.00, for one day £30.00 and includes lunches and refreshments. We anticipate a very lively discussion and hope to welcome as many of you as possible. The conference organizers. --- Heidi Herzogenrath-Amelung, PhD Researcher at the University of Leeds' Institute of Communications Studies Kevin Macnish PhD Researcher and Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds' Centre for Interdisciplinary Applied Ethics Pinelopi Troullinou PhD Researcher at the Open University Business School Conference coordinators Founders of the research group IC ICTs: Research Group on ICTs, Surveillance & Society http://icicts.wordpress.com/
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