Besides URLs and short text snippets, which contain news events, opinions and references to others, Twitter is full of visual content. Twitter-users in Mali decorate their profiles with photos, videos, infographics, documents, and memes to communicate their perspectives on pressing issues. A key aspect of the visual imagery is its…
read morePour le français voir ci-dessous Since the outbreak of the Malian crisis in 2012 up to the present day, digital media have played a major role in the distribution of information. Journalists and bloggers convey various genres of information through communicative and community platforms. Social networks are proving to be…
read moreThe proliferation of “Fake news” is hogging the limelight in Mali. Worse still, the tension between Mali and its neighbors continue to rise after the military-led government welcomed the Russian mercenaries widely known as the Wagner Group. Due to the complexity and multifacetedness of the conflict and prevailing disagreements, it…
read morePour le français voir ci-dessous Mirjam de Bruijn recently traveled to Mali, where she will join Modibo Cisse in leading a data-gathering workshop, which seeks to map developments associated with the advent of digital media across Mali. The workshop seeks to investigate what role digital networks play in Malian society.…
read moreIn line with the interests of our project, Mirjam de Bruijn participated in a panel with a presentation titled “Discursive Warfare in Social Media: On-Line spaces of Belonging and of Distrust”, as part of the online workshop “Trust and Violence in Times of Conflict: Africa and Beyond", which was organized…
read moreMirjam de Bruijn, Kristin Skare Orgeret and Bruce Mutsvairo recently reflected on the current situation in Mali in Dutch media outlets Algemeen Dagblad, The Guardian. They discussed the instability in the Sahel, the growing tensions between France and Mali and the presence of Russian mercenaries Wagner. While ECOWAS sanctioned Mali…
read moreProject leader Kristin Skare Orgeret recently facilitated two talks at the annual literary festival in Norway on the 10th and 12th of February. In the first talk, she held a discussion with former Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality, Abid Raja about his autobiographic tale of detachment from an oppressive…
read moreResearch Fellow Johannes Langguth participated in a debate during the annual manifestation, known as “la Nuit des idées”, at the Institut francais de Paris on January 27th. This year the debate was on artificial intelligence and fake news. Together with scholars, visual artists, and professionals in the field, he discussed…
read moreOur team would like to draw your attention to a call for papers for the panel “Trust and Violence in Times Political Transformation” organized by Rossye Alvarez and Melina Kalfelis at the EASA conference “Transformation, Hope, and the Commons on the 26-29 July 2022 in Belfast. Interested? Sign up and…
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