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The fourth preconference on digital disconnection takes place at ECREA in Ljubljana. The pre-conference explores the dynamics of digital disconnection, its potential as a form of disruption and the normative constraints that shape its boundaries.
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This seminar will introduce the forthcoming collection The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection followed by a conversation about the digital backlash in the Nordic countries.
In this seminar, Lise-Marie Nassen and Mariek Vanden Abeele will explore theories, perspectives, and definitions in disconnection research.
In this seminar, Maja Klausen and Sne Scott Hansen will explore issues related to the (dis)connecting body.
In this seminar, Sara Van Bruyssel and Zeena Feldman explore commodified disconnection practices and explore issues related to privileges and social inequalities.
In this seminar, Sara Katie Day Good and Mehri Agai present studies on technological resistance in schools and youth disconnection.
In this seminar, we discuss AI, sustainability and the environment - and how it connects with disconnection studies
In this seminar, we discuss research on how journalists and book publishers handle connection and disconnection.
Disconnection studies has emerged as an umbrella term for investigating why and how citizens take breaks from digital communication. The preconference explores four critical themes in this emerging area: Authenticity, wellness, datafication and power.
At this seminar, Professor Brita Ytre-Arne will talk about her forthcoming book, Media Use in Digital Everyday Life.
Digital disengagement and resignation in times of media overload
This seminar deals with urgent questions pertaining to media overload, resistance and inequality in times when big tech companies exercise increasing influence on everyday life. Focusing on citizenship, labour and organizational contexts where digital engagement is compulsory, the presenters offer critical insights on who has the possibility and power to “opt out” of digitality.
Responsibility and regulation: Political paradoxes
This seminar is an opportunity to discuss political aspects of digital disconnection. Empirical research will be presented on attempts to regulate and politicise disconnection, wellbeing and the attention economy, and the political implications of disconnection discourse.
Cross-disciplinary, cross-media and cross-national perspectives.
ECREA Pre-conference, online, September 6, 2021.
Digital disconnection is a relatively new topic, but the number of studies is growing. This pre-conference sets out to assess and advance the field. Presenters are selected and a detailed programme will appear soon. The conference will run on CEST time (Brussels time, same as ECRA).