Dana Diminescu - Diasporas on the Internet: The E-Diaspora Atlas
19oct12:00 pm1:30 pmDana Diminescu - Diasporas on the Internet: The E-Diaspora Atlas
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The e-Diasporas Atlas is a unique experiment in research on diasporas as well as in publishing, a first in the production of scientific findings
Event Details
The e-Diasporas Atlas is a unique experiment in research on diasporas as well as in publishing, a first in the production of scientific findings and their presentation. Over the past twenty years, the use of both Webs 1.0 and 2.0 in migrant communities as well as the use of social-networking platforms have produced a vast, moving e-corpus, whose exploration, analysis and archiving have never before been attempted. The outcome of the efforts of more than 80 researchers worldwide, the e-Diasporas Atlas is the first of its kind, with some 8,000 migrant websites archived and observed in their interactions. Aimed at mapping and analysing the use of the Web by diasporas and serving as both a source of analysis and a resource for accessing this unique data base, the e-Diasporas Atlas is a hybrid product combining many formats: (1) A paper version composed of three composite maps, which introduce the reader to graphic representations of some thirty e-diasporas; (2) a free, downloadable app enabling readers equipped with an iPhone to access articles and videos (3) a companion website — http://www.e-diasporas.fr/
Brought to you by The International Institute and the UCLA Program on International Migration an co-sponsored by the Center for European and Eurasian Studies
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Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location
10383 Bunche Hall