[Reader-list] CIS Lecture Series | Kiran Sahi - The Internet and Illusions of Space and Liberty

[Pranesh Prakash]

Dear All,
The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a talk by Kiran Sahi on
'The Internet and Illusions of Space and Liberty'. Kiran will use this talk
as an opportunity to look at the parallels that can be drawn between the
spatial elements of the mind, corporal physical space, and the virtual
domains of the Internet. Reflecting on the roles of these parallel domains,
we can discuss how dissident elements within society, traditionally found in
geographical wildernesses, have found new opportunities for freedom in the
realms of the Internet. The talk will also explore the idea of the Internet
as a heterotopia, a safe space for displaced realities, and the pressures
which make it adopt a panoptic structure.

Speaker
Kiran Sahi is is a designer and educator working from his home in a village
north of Bangalore. His work involves presenting and interpreting the
changing socio-political geography of his locality for teachers and students
visiting from international academic institutions and education authorities.
He also advises on local education development projects. Kiran works as a
consultant design faculty, teaching materials and sculptural design, and
runs a ceramic studio that produces large scale ceramic murals for public
spaces. His previous work has involved exploring cultural narratives and
their visual representations. He has been interested in exploring the
possibilities of a collaborative community based business involving
professional designers and local craftsmen.

Time and Date
Saturday, 7 March, 2009
17:00-18:00 hrs.

Venue:
Centre for Internet and Society,
D2, 3rd Floor,
Shariff Chambers,
14 Cunningham Road,
Bangalore - 560052

(It's in the same building as Wockhardt hospital)

Map
For a map, please see: http://bit.ly/cis-map

You may RSVP at <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50739589653>

Regards,
Pranesh

-- 
Pranesh Prakash
Programme Manager
Centre for Internet and Society
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