Gikii London 2019 Call for Papers

Call for Papers: Gikii XIV- The Purry Road September 9-10, 2019, QMUL, London, UK From mega-corporations that react to self-inflicted scandals by changing their policies to then not comply with them, to venerable institutions that exemplify why ancient cultures venerated cats and not institutions, through the possibility of a fully filtered Internet, this is a… Read More »

GikII Sessions at TILTing 2019 announced

GikII Sessions at TILTing 2019! TILT is happy to announce that TILTing 2019 will yet again embrace its nerdy soul, by including a ‘GikII’ style session the day before the conference, on the 14th of May 2019! GikII combines law, technology and popular culture. In the first ever GikII workshop held in Edinburgh (2006) the topics… Read More »

Vienna registration and hotel information

Registration The registration for Gikii is now open, register quickly as spaces are limited. Registration page here. Venue Media Governance & Industries Research Lab at the University of Vienna Währinger Str. 29, 1090 Wien Hotels Prices may change: Campus Hostel https://mynext.at/de/campus-hostel/ 46 € Hotel Baron https://private-hotels.at/hotel-baron/ 56 € Hotel Atlanta http://www.hotelatlanta.at/ 64 € Pension Ani-Falstaff… Read More »

Gikii Vienna 2018: Programme

Gikii 2018 Media Governance & Industries Research Lab at the University of Vienna Währinger Str. 29, 1090 Wien September 13-14 Abstracts (Dropbox folder) Wednesday 12th 8.30 pm. Informal social gathering at Das1090. THURS 13th DAY 1, start lunchtime 1pm 1-2pm Fake news (chair Katherine Sarikakis) What Dracula Can Teach Us About Fake News – Paul… Read More »

Call for Papers: Gikii Vienna 2018 – The Gikii Files

Call for Papers: Gikii Vienna 2018 – The Gikii Files September 13-14, Vienna, Austria The events of this year are culminating in intensity and volume in a remarkable pace. Social, political and cultural shifts seem to be taking centre stage in world politics at a time where the personal not only is firmly political, but… Read More »

Gikii 2017 travel and accommodation

Workshop venue The Wykeham Suite, Mercure Winchester Wessex Hotel Paternoster Row, Winchester SO23 9LQ Tel:                  +44 (0)1962 312800 Website:           http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-6619-mercure-winchester-wessex-hotel/index.shtml   This hotel is in the city centre, as indicated in the map below: Transport   Winchester, and the workshop venue, are accessible by train and car.  Information about flights is also provided below. Travel… Read More »

Gikii 2017 Programme

GikII, Winchester Friday September 15, 2017   Venue: The Wykeham Suite, Mercure Winchester Wessex Hotel Paternoster Row, Winchester SO23 9LQ   9-9.30am                                Registration  9.45am                                    Welcome and Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________ 10am-11.15am                        Session 1: Haven’t we been here before (and why is no one listening)? Chair:                                      Paul Jennings Damian Clifford and Jef Ausloos, “Technobabble… Read More »