Anthropologist & filmmaker, working on biometrics, facial recognition, bordercontrol, and as of latest, robotic surgery and human-machine sensory interfaces.
The Hungarian govt. obliges women to listen to the "foetal heartbeat" before allowing abortion - but the “sound” is artificial, generated from the image of a few moving heart cells! The heart can't be heard before 16 weeks. Emotional blackmail! #AbortionRights#heartbeat
Here's a truly breathtaking vision for future conferences, in anthropology and beyond. Critical, activist, and decolonial, with voices and visions from dozens of places on every continent. Streaming next week, register now for just $10! #Distribute2020
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This is a great initiative for more inclusive international conferencing in anthropology. Check out this rich and inspiring program of #distribute2020 on May 7 to 9!
We need to seriously rethink the academic conference: too costly in money and carbon. At @culanth we held our spring anthro biennial #displace18 as a virtual, distributed event with a $10 registration fee. Here are some lessons and ideas.
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Thanks to everyone who came out tonight and everyone who helped make #displace18 happen. @culanth and @SocietyVisAnth are talking about another virtual/distributed conference experiment in 2020. Help us figure out what academic meetings could look like in troubled times.
Welcome to DISPLACEMENTS! Our experiment in virtual conferencing begins today! Check out this welcome video and get a sense of the conference philosophy, some of it's interactive features & a preview of the presentations. #displace18 https://t.co/nwDk6mOlxJ
Be sure to tune in on Thursday, 8:00pm UTC (4:00pm EDT) for the #displace18 plenary session w/ Jason De Leon, Lisa Stevenson, Eduardo Kohn & Stephanie Spray. Moderated by Anand Pandian https://t.co/LnFbaFc58m
Taking the 2018 biennial meeting of the Society for Cultural Anthropology online means expanding participation and reducing our carbon footprint, but it also means using digital tools to craft presentations. Read our PARTICIPANT TOOLKIT! #displace18 https://t.co/kNdO8RnBYv