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Afrofuturism Conference 2016: #BLACKISVIRAL

THE NEW SCHOOL

A student-led conference on Afrofuturism as a cultural and aesthetic movement for the radical emancipation of people of color. Join us for a weekend filled with art, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events !

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Learn How You Can Make Your Own TV Show

Various Locations

Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) is a public access television network and media education center offering hyperlocal programming and low-cost media production courses to Manhattan residents…

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How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, not Engaged Argument

Data & Society Research Institute 36 West 20th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Jennifer Pan's research shows that the Chinese regime's strategy is to avoid arguing with skeptics of the party and the government, and to not even discuss controversial issues. She will discuss how these results fit with what is known about the Chinese censorship program, and suggest how they may change our boarder theoretical understanding of "common knowledge" and information control in authoritarian regimes.

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