[Air-L] Digital Society Conference at Manchester Metropolitan - Dan Green, Sarah Grimes, Ben Light and MORE

[Sophie Helen Bishop]

Dear all,



This is just a short notification to say that there is a *Digital Society @
Manchester Met *event happening on Monday 6th– Friday 10th June. We would
like to encourage you to attend what promises to be a really exciting
series of talks and public engagement activities. Throughout the week,
events will be exploring key issues and debates concerning the impact of
digital technologies on society, politics, methods, games, arts and the
environment. Some key highlights from the programme include:



   - Monday 6th, 10:15am, Dr. Daniel Greene (University of Maryland)
   questions whether technological solutions will ever solve complex social
   issues.
   - Tuesday 7th, 2pm, Dr. Sara Grimes (University of Toronto) examines the
   politics of children’s digital and online play.
   - Wednesday 8th, 10am, Professor Ben Light (Salford University)
   introduces the ‘covid sex lives project’ and innovative ways to research
   digital communities.
   - Thursday 9th, 2pm, Dr. Ben Gwalchmai (SODA) will be taking people into
   Manchester to explore aspects of augmented reality.
   - Friday 10th, 1:30pm, Dr. Benedetta Brevini (University of Sydney)
   critically considers the impact of digital technologies on the planet.



All of the events are FREE and are taking place both in person and online.
Please see the programme website for full details and booking information:
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/research/research-centres/rcass/groups/disc/digital-society-manchester-2022
.



If you have any questions, please contact: Tom Brock (t.brock at mmu.ac.uk)


Best wishes!
Sophie
-- 
Dr Sophie Bishop
www.sophiehelenbishop.com | @sophiehbishop