Wednesday, November 11, 7:30pm
Live-streamed for remote participation at http://livestream.com/notanalternative
Within activist and creative practice there is a range of models for mobilizing the labor and creativity of the crowd (aka "crowdsourcing"). Both practices experiment with a spectrum of autonomy and control within those models. From distributed design to distributed fundraising, MoveOn to Mechanical Turk, a crowdsourcer issues a call and creates structure for participation. What role do individual motivations and collective goals play within these structures? What are the ethical, social and political implications of distributed labor?
Moderated by Mushon Zer-Aviv, panelists include xtine, artist, educator and creator of the Mechanical Olympics; Jeff Crouse, artist, technologist and creator of the Invisible Threads virtual jeans factory; and Beka Economopoulos, online organizer, consultant and curator at The Change You Want To See Gallery.
This event is an installment of the monthly Upgrade NY! series on open source as it relates to activist and creative practice, co-produced by Eyebeam and Not An Alternative. It is presented as a prelude to "The Internet as Playground and Factory", a conference organized by Trebor Scholz to take place at The New School University November 12-14.
Upgrade NY: http://upgradeny.net
Internet as Playground and Factory: http://digitallabor.org
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