The Power of Activist Videos

The Power of Activist Videos

Veranstalter
Jens Eder (Film University Babelsberg), Britta Hartmann (University of Bonn), Julian Radlmaier (Freie Universität Berlin) and Chris Tedjasukmana (Freie Universität Berlin and University of Art and Design Linz)
Veranstaltungsort
ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Christinenstraße 18-19, Haus 8, 10119 Berlin
Ort
Berlin
Land
Deutschland
Vom - Bis
12.05.2017 - 13.05.2017
Von
Julian Radlmaier

Web videos play a crucial role in the political protests that mobilize today‘s civil society. Spread and shared across social media, they draw attention to a variety of issues, serve as evidence and, ultimately, as a call to action.

In the attempt to win viewers’ hearts and minds, various new lm forms and practices are emerging in the networked spaces of the Web 2.0. These new types of videos actively engage their audience by inviting participation, and thus contribute to the formation of counterpublics and social movements.

However, the power of web videos remains a contentious issue, as it is often associated with problems such as misuse, deception, ‚clicktivism‘ or surveillance. The conference will bring together international researchers and activists to discuss the political aesthetics, strategies, and impact of these new lm forms – in short, the power of contemporary activist videos.

Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation (Research project "Video Activism 2.0 Between Social Media and Social Movements“).

Programm

FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10.00-11.00
Jens Eder (Film University Babelsberg) / Britta Hartmann (University of Bonn) / Chris Tedjasukmana (Freie Universität Berlin and University of Art and Design Linz): „Exploring the Field of Web Video Activism – Some Questions“

VIDEO PRACTICES AND ACTS OF DISOBEDIENCE
11.30-12.15
Robin Celikates (University of Amsterdam): „Video Disobedience: From Resistance to Resignation?“
12.15-13.00
Tina Askanius (University of Lund): „Activist Video as T̶e̶x̶t̶,̶ ̶T̶e̶s̶t̶i̶m̶o̶n̶y̶,̶ ̶T̶e̶c̶h̶n̶o̶l̶o̶g̶y̶, Practices"

CURRENT VIDEO ACTIVISM IN TURKEY AND SYRIA
14.45-15.30
Şirin Erensoy (Kültür University, Istanbul): „The Evolution of Video Activism in Turkey“
15.30-16.15
Nather Henafe Alali (Journalist and activist, Frankfurt and Deir ez-Zor, Syria): „Video Activism and Syrian Publics in Exile“

VIDEO FORMS AND RHETORICS
16.45-17.30
Concha Mateos (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid): „Video Activism: Discourse Types and Narrative Heroines and Heroes“
17.30-18.15
Kathrin Fahlenbrach (University of Hamburg): „Embodied Rhetorics. Audiovisual Evidence and Metaphors in Videoactivism“

BUILDING IMPACT
19.00-20.00
Kate Nash (University of Leeds) : „Professional Activism? Exploring the Impact of Impact“
& John Corner (University of Leeds): „Activism, Media Forms and Political Spaces: Some Comments of Response“

SATURDAY, 13 MAY 2017

10.00-11.00
VIDEOS IN CLOSE-UP

CREDIBILITY IN CRISIS
11.30-12.15
Sascha Simons (Leuphana University, Lüneburg): „A Witness for the Witness. On the Unreliability of Audiovisual Testimonies“
12.15-13.00
Gabi Sobliye / Leil-Zahra Mortada (Tactical Technology Collective, Berlin): „Video Ethics and the Manufacturing of Truth“

14.30-16.00
OPEN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
STORY WARS AND VIDEO TACTICS – ACTIVIST PERSPECTIVES
with Maike Gosch (story4good, Berlin), Nanna Heidenreich (ifs international film school, Cologne), Margarita Tsomou (Missy Magazine, Berlin), Malte Voß (video activist and author, Berlin), Thorsten Winsel (video activist, Berlin)

Kontakt

Julian Radlmaier

FU Berlin, Institut für Theaterwissenschaft, Grunewaldstr. 35, 12165 Berlin

conference2017@videoactivism.net

https://www.ici-berlin.org/events/the-power-of-activist-video/