Hi Udhay (and everyone), I think Cory was way too generous (so thank you if you are reading this), although I did enjoy this interview more than most, perhaps because he raised questions about the nature of digital activism that really interest me (and get my goat as they are often so misportrayed). Finally someone by the name of "lobster" left what is nothing short of a hilarious comment. Really made my day:
"As for Ms. Coleman, I appreciate the work she's doing but I would not want to be locked in a room with her. She has gazed deeply into the abyss. Who knows what horrors have taken root in her mind, and lie sleeping, waiting to unleash unfathomable nightmares for the lulz?" I don't think I have met too many silk listers in person and I am not sure if that description will make people to meet me or run... Biella ps-- hacker anthropologist is quite a title to hold :-) On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > One silklister, writing about another. > > I'm posting this a) posting this in the hope of getting Biella to come > out of lurkspace; and b) just for the coolness inherent in the phrase > 'hacker anthropologist'. :) > > Udhay > > http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/13/interview-with-hacke.html > > Interview with hacker anthropologist Biella Coleman > > Cory Doctorow at 4:46 AM Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 > > In this week's show, Thomas Gideon's Command Line podcast interviews NYU > professor Gabriella Coleman, an anthropologist who studies hackers, > trolls, 4chan and other online phenomena. I met Biella when she was > doing fieldwork for her PhD by hanging around EFF and the hackers in its > orbit, and I've met very few social scientists with a better > understanding of how online dynamics work. > > The feature this week is an interview I conducted with Gabriella > Coleman. I was introduced to her work through her writings at The > Atlantic. She mentions Malcom Gladwell's criticism of online activism > and Indy Media. The main reason I invited her on was her critique of > Bruce Sterling's The Blast Shack. We delve a bit further into the > question of WikiLeaks lasting impacts. I mention a couple of times Clay > Shirky's long haul view. Gabriella recommends Adrian Johns' book on > piracy (which I ordered with a gift card I received recently, can't wait > to read it). She also mentions a revisit of the topic of WikiLeaks at > The Economist. You can also find Gabriella on Twitter where she is quite > active and sharing some great links related to topics we discuss in this > interview and of course her broader work. > > TCLP 2011-01-12 Interview: Gabriella Coleman > > MP3 Link > > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > >
