Reception

Hosted by: Association for Political and Legal Anthropology

Of interest to: Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges, Students

(3-1380) APLA Reception and Roundtable: Anthropology Confronts the Trolls: Technology, New Media, and Cyber Activism in the Age of Disinformation

Technology and New Media have become central players in the politics of our age, but they have a double edge. In this roundtable discussion, held in downtown San Jose, the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology convenes a panel of anthropologists, media activists, journalists, and technology experts to imagine politically conscious and legally savvy pathways through this new media landscape. The contradictions inherent in the utopian promises of social media require new forms of analysis, and anthropologists are poised to contribute to this emergent conversation.

Organizer(s)

• Erik Harms

  Yale University

Chair(s)

• Erik Harms

  Yale University

Participant(s)

• Louisa Lombard

  Yale University