Annual Workshop of Dept of New Media “New Media and the (Im

Annual Workshop of Dept of New Media
“New Media and the (Im)possibilities of Control”
May 9-10 2014, BAU Galata, Faculty of Communication
Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul
PROGRAMME
Friday 9th May 10.00 – 19.30
10.00 – 10.15
10.15 – 10.30
Welcome
Opening Speech
Keynote Session 10.30 – 12.00 (8th Floor)
New Media and New Politics (will be held in English. Simultaneous translation will be provided)
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Jostein Gripsrud, University of Bergen, Norway
Freedom of Expression and the Public Sphere
Marwan Kraidy, Annenberg School for Communication, UPenn, USA
Contention, Creativity and Control: Revisiting “Media” Activism in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings
Lunch Break 12.30 – 13.30
Workshop Session I 14.00 – 15.30 (GLT804)
New Media and State Control, Regulations (will be held in English)
Chair: Orhan Tekelioğlu, Bahçeşehir University
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Ali Rıza Keleş, Alternative Information Technologies Association
State Approach: Regulating or Controlling
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Vildan İyigüngör, Marmara University, İstanbul
State Control and New Media
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Çağatay Topal, METU, Ankara
Surveillance to capture and/or to miss Reality?
Coffee Break 15.30 – 16.00
Workshop Session II 16.00 – 17.30 (GLT804)
New Media and Social Resistances (will be held in English)
Chair: Burçe Çelik, Bahçeşehir University
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Altuğ Akın, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir
Resisting in/around the Internet in Turkey: Forms and Tactics
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İrem İnceoğlu, Kadir Has University, İstanbul
Discourses of New Media and the (New) Repertoire of Action
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Burçe Çelik, Bahçeşehir University
Streets and Social Media: How do They complement each other?
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Gülüm Şener, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep
Alternative Media Practices in Gezi Movement
Opening Reception & Buffet 18.00 – 19.30 (9th Floor)
Boat Tour on Bosporus 20.00 – 22.00
Saturday, 10th May 11.00 – 17.00
Workshop Session III 11.00 – 12.30 (GLT701)
New Media and Activist Movements (Moderated discussion in Turkish. Simultaneous translation will be
provided)
Moderator: Fırat Erdoğmuş, Bahçeşehir University
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Sedat Doğan, Antikapitalist Müslümanlar (Anti-Capitalist Muslims)
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Ümit Çakır, Sayfalar Ortak Platformu (Joint Platform for Citizen Journalists)
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Ezgi Yener and Barış Eceçelik, Greenpeace Turkey
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Evrim Kepenek and Mustafa Cevdet Aslan – Karadeniz İsyandadır Platformu (Black Sea Protesters)
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Yağmur Unutur, LGBTT İstanbul
Lunch Break 12.30 – 13.30
Workshop Session IV 14.00 – 16.00 (GLT701)
Journalism Practices and New Media (Moderated discussion in Turkish. Simultaneous translation will be
provided)
Moderator: Hakkı Öcal, Bahçeşehir University
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Andrew Finkel, Correspondent living in İstanbul
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İsmail Saymaz, Journalist, Radikal Daily
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Oğuz Güven, Editorial Director, Cumhuriyet Daily
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Ekrem Dumanlı, Editor-in-Chief, Zaman Daily
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Fikret İlkiz, Internet Laws and Regulations’ Lawyer
Coffee Break 16.00 – 16.30
Concluding Remarks 16.30 – 17.00

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