New Research Article: Anti-Olympic Protest and the British Library
Back in October I was asked by Gill Ridgley from the British Library to contribute a short article relating to social media and the Olympic Games for their special-issue website for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The article “Occupying the Olympic Games: Resisting 2012” has now been published on (a newly prepared) section on anti-olympic protests on the British Library site. It’s good to see that these issues are now being included in the debate, especially in terms of ‘academic/research’ legacy from London 2012 – making a distinction between protest and resistance and the terrorist attack rhetoric. There is a list …
How to use social media as a London 2012 gamesmaker (remixed) #media2012 #occupy2012
Over the past couple of days, the London Organising Commitee of the Olympic Game’s (LOCOG) official guidelines for social media policy has emerged publicly. There have been some reports relating to the Olympic Gamesmakers, the voluntary labour force who are essential to the smooth running of the event this summer, and their use of social media. That being, not to use it. Especially if they are going to document their personal stories as gamesmakers in a journalistic way. Although the document is apparently shared on a volunteer-only training site, so difficult to access, the BBC, the official media broadcaster for …
Occupying the Olympics: What can be done? (From @tentcityuni) #occupy2012
It was timely to hold a session at the Tent City University within the Occupy London camp on the notion of occupying the Olympics a day prior to the Independent reporting that the government are looking to ban demonstrations during the games next year. It emphasised completely what is going to happen, and what will happen, as the government cannot afford to allow for the games to fail (both financially, politically and internationally) – they will move the (*cringe for sports-related metaphor*) goalposts, whatever they are currently, to ensure that when the eye of the (carefully briefed and paying-customers) world’s media is upon …
Occupying the Olympics: The Future of Education and #OccupyLSX
#occupylsx (photo credit: @andymiah) Reposted from the Creative Futures Research Centre blog: On Saturday 19th November, cf. Associate Jennifer Jones will give a talk at Tent City University, a space within the #OccupyLSX where people can “learn, share knowledge and develop skills through a wide series of workshops, lectures, debates, films, games, praxis and action.” The Occupy movement has captured the attention of the world’s media in the last few months, drawing attention to the need for governments to reconsider how they organize the global economy. cf. Director Professor Andy Miah said: “At the cf. we are committed to thinking of more …