The Digitally Mediated Freedom of Assembly (2023)
We must reimagine the digitally mediated freedom of assembly, a misunderstood and misattended manifestation of this human right.
We must reimagine the digitally mediated freedom of assembly, a misunderstood and misattended manifestation of this human right.
In this chapter, Sharath theorises the central role of assembly in politics beyond the right.
Thomas explores how the right of peaceful assembly impinges on how assemblies are policed.
Discursively repositioning assembly online as the digitally mediated freedom of assembly extends the protection of this right to more people and more practices.
Breaking from big tech, and by working with technology, we are envisioning data, platforms and intelligent systems aligned with pluralism and solidarity.
Thinking of digital witnessing as iteration, or collaborative communication for change, allows us to see how power inflects who and what are— and are not— witnessed.
The right of assembly in online spaces raises questions about the nature of presence and participation and faces challenges due to the commercial logics of online spaces.
Co-Director of CGHR
Dr Ella McPherson is Associate Professor of the Sociology of New Media and Digital Technology as well as the Anthony L. Lyster Fellow in Sociology at Queens’ College.…
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