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Surveillance in the Global South Research Network calls for
abstracts for its first collaborative Researchers’ Workshop in
September 2021. The network aims to expand the scope of surveillance
studies to include non-Western discourses and practices and hopes to
be a place for exchange, collaboration, and activism against the
undemocratic use of surveillance technologies.
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<p>We are aware that both ‘surveillance studies’ and the
‘global South’ are pretty broad categories. However, the
workshop’s primary goal is to provide a
discussion-oriented supportive environment to explore
under-represented or neglected research areas, examine new
research approaches and methodologies, and contribute to
research/activist collaborations. </p>
<p>The workshop will be held in September 2021 (hosted and
funded by Münster University) and consists of six
90-minute sessions organised around the topics mentioned
in the below table. Each session is led by <a
href="https://surveillance-global-south.net/session-leaders-2021/"
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moz-do-not-send="true">a more experienced researcher </a>and
has only three presenters (individuals or groups). The
focus is on the discussions after the presentations, where
the small group has enough time to engage meaningfully in
providing others with feedback, comments, and ideas. There
will be a final session with all participants, where we
collectively discuss future plans and research directions.</p>
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<td>Session Leader</td>
<td>Affiliation</td>
<td>Topic</td>
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<td>Azadeh Akbari</td>
<td>Academic Staff (Post-Doc), Political Geography
Working Group, University of Münster </td>
<td>Platform Surveillance</td>
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<td>Chenai Chair</td>
<td>Special Advisor for Africa Innovation at Mozilla</td>
<td>Surveillance and gender</td>
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<td>Shyam Krishna </td>
<td>PhD Candidate, Digital Organisation and Society
Research Centre, Royal Holloway University of
London</td>
<td>Workplace datafication and surveillance</td>
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<td>Midori Ogasawara</td>
<td>Assistant Professor, Department of
SociologyUniversity of Victoria</td>
<td>Surveillance & COVID-19</td>
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<td>Ozgun Topak</td>
<td>Assistant Professor, Department of Social
Science, York University</td>
<td>Surveillance and democracy</td>
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<td>Keren Weitzberg</td>
<td>Lecturer, History Department, University College
London (UCL) and independent consultant</td>
<td>Surveillance and humanitarian aid</td>
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<p>Participants should send an abstract (300-400 words) to <a
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href="mailto:contact@surveillance-global-south.net"
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by 27.06.2021. Please specify in which session you would
like to present. Since the sessions are small and
discussion-oriented, we would find a date and time in
September 2021 that fits the attendees’ schedules the
best.</p>
<p>All participants are invited to write about their
research, methodology, or collaborative experience in the
network’s blog. We hope that the workshop paves the way
for collaborative research and academic exchange and look
forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Azadeh <span style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background:
transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;"
data-preserver-spaces="true">on behalf of the
Surveillance in the Global South Research Network</span></p>
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Azadeh Akbari, PhD. (she|her)
Academic Staff (Post-Doc)
University of Münster, Political Geography Working Group
Heisenbergstr. 2, 48149 Münster
Tel: +49 (0)251-83 33 696
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:a.akbari@uni-muenster.de" moz-do-not-send="true">a.akbari@uni-muenster.de</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geographie/mitarbeiter/akbari.shtml" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.uni-muenster.de/Geographie/mitarbeiter/akbari.shtml</a>
Latest Publication: "Authoritarian Surveillance: A Corona Test". Surveillance & Society, 2021. doi: 10.24908/ss.v19i1.14545.
Join us at Surveillance in the Global South Network @SurveilSouth!</pre>
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