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DESCRIPTION:Today's 'alt' or 'far right' is a loose coalition of internet t
 rolls\, white nationalists\, men's rights activists\, game enthusiasts\, a
 nd others have become a subject of intense scrutiny for their shrewd use o
 f digital communications to recruit new participants\, manipulate the news
  narrative\, and nurture a political movement in support of the Trump Pres
 idency and its policies. Some critics compare this movement to one that em
 erged 6 years ago: Anonymous---the hacktivist collective that captured new
 s headlines for its computer hacking sprees\, vigilante justice operations
 \, and support of social movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring. In her
  talk\, Coleman argues that these are two very different movements\, notwi
 thstanding that both emerge from habits of Internet trolling and transgres
 sion. She will compare Anonymous to the Alt Right\, honing in on their ori
 gins\, methods\, tactics\, and modes of recruitment\, highlighting substan
 tial differences and making the broader case for careful historical analys
 is in media studies work on virtual domains. The very classification of su
 ch disparate movements as 'Internet activism' fails to capture the dynamic
 s and importance of online tools for political movements today.\n	\n	Gabriel
 la (Biella) Coleman holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological 
 Literacy at 91ºÚÁÏÍø. Trained as a cultural anthropologist\, she 
 researches\, writes\, and teaches on computer hackers and digital activism
 . Her first book on Free Software\, Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthet
 ics of Hacking has been published with Princeton University Press. Her boo
 k\, 'Hacker\, Hoaxer\, Whistleblower\, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous\,'
  published by Verso\, was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014.\n	\n
 	This event is part of the Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communica
 tions Technologies Speaker and Workshop Series (https://www.feministandacc
 essiblepublishingandtechnology.com). This series was made possible thanks 
 to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada\, the Ins
 titute for Gender\, Sexuality\, and Feminist Studies of 91ºÚÁÏÍø\, MILA\, th
 e Dean of Arts Development Fund of 91ºÚÁÏÍø\, Media @91ºÚÁÏÍø\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø's Depar
 tment of History and Classical Studies\, the William Dawson Fund\, RéQEF\,
  the Moving Image Research Laboratory\, Element AI\, and L'Euguélionne: Mo
 ntreal's Feminist Bookstore.\n	\n	There is no fee required to attend this ev
 ent. Notes on accessibility will be announced closer to the event.\n
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LOCATION:Room W-20\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G5\, 853 rue
  Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Dr. Gabriella Coleman on Alt Right vs. Anonymous: A Critical Compar
 ison
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