Civic/Fall09Debrief
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December 3, 2009
Contents |
On the horizon
Goals:
- Working def of civic engagement
- Modeling, trajectory of groups
- Flow, reverse flow
- Ethical considerations
East coast case studies:
- HP Alliance Brown Coats
- Racefail-based fandom discussion
- Publishing authors of color in sf/fantasy
Comprehensive reading list
- Theoretical foundation
- Complement to case studies
Spring
- Anticipating conference
- Independent studies
What does participatory culture mean?
- Competing definitions
Thinking through fan activism
- Skeptics see it as "with training wheels", or play-acting
- Participants see it ias "real" activism
- Where is the distinction?
- In goals?
- Outcomes?
- Aesthetics? Pop culture?
Revisiting the anti-war movement from a culture perspective
- How do historical accounts obscure the role of culture (pop) in this activity?
Bounding, understanding the community and different conceptions of engagement
- Charity
- Volunteering
- Activism
Invisible children
- Closer to save the children style fundraising
- More "honest" approach to charity
- Spectacle
Engagement, activism
- Social change?
- Social support?
- Systems, networks?
Hunt for community
Diverse means, feelings
- Brand community
- Local geographic community
Self-interest
- Developing a valuable network
Distance
- Activism re: other people
- Darfur, Rwanda
- Activism re: oneself
- Draft, gay marriage, fandom
Using internet tech to bridge distance in various ways
- BBS, skype
Between, within, and among groups
- Group identity
- Crit mass, food not bombs, reclaim the streets
