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வித்தியாசம் Viththiyaasam
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CIC 2012: We Do it for the Lulz: Graffiti as a Metaphor for Digital Defacement
December 3, 2012
I presented on a panel on street art, hacktivism, and subversive inspiration at the Critical Information Conference 2012, held at…
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
July 9, 2012
I offer this disclaimer: I acknowledge that I have a reputation for being a bit of a purist, and mildly…
“What you think of pain is a shadow. Pain has a face. Allow me to show it to you.”
June 17, 2012
In my life as it was prior to my diagnosis, in the course of my usual exploration of the Internet,…
C&W 2012: Reading 4chan as Cybertext
May 19, 2012
I had such a good time at Computers & Writing last year, I presented again this year! Current ambition: to…
PCA 2012: For the lulz?: Bigotry in moral panic discourse on 4chan’s Random – /b/
April 11, 2012
Access copy of the talk below. For the lulz?: Bigotry in moral panic discourse on 4chan’s Random - /b/ Vyshali…
Tricksters, 50 Days of Lulz, Effecting Change
July 30, 2011
On June 26th, LulzSec faded back into the woodwork, ending their hacktivity with "50 days of lulz," in which they…
Digital Dead Drops: Public P2P File-Sharing
July 29, 2011
Public, offline, anonymous file-sharing, now available in crevices near you: Berlin-based media artist Aram Bartholl started the Dead Drops project…
LulzSec, Anonymous, and AntiSec: Thoughts on Lulz and Ethical Hacking
June 23, 2011
By now I think most people are familiar with LulzSec, Anonymous, and other anonymous hacking groups, as they are receiving…
Gay Porn, Literacy Skills, and Julian Assange: the Affinity Spaces of Rule 34 on /y/
June 15, 2011
Maybe once upon a time in my life, Rule 34 on Julian Assange, or any other real, living person, would…
NNIV: Photography and Spectacle in Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict
May 5, 2011
I co-authored and co-presented on war photography and the spectacle of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict with my human rights lawyer…
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