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4th ICTs and Society-Conference 2012 or “marx is back”
Last week I attended an excellent conference in Uppsala/ Sweden organized by Christian Fuchs and colleagues. The conference was concerned with “Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society” (all conference abstracts could be found online) or “Marx is … continue reading
Posted in conference, sweden
Tagged conference, critical theory, market capitalism, Marx, net politics
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goodtosee #12: geek girl meetup Umeå
Before leaving Umeå on Friday (!) I’ll turn into a geek girl tomorrow afternoon! According to the HUMlab blog (and Emma Ewadotter, who is in the Geek Girl Umeå steering committee) Geek girl “started out in Stockholm in 2008 as … continue reading
Posted in goodtosee, lecture, sweden
Tagged geek girl, Google, grassroots initiatives, privacy, umeå
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swedish wood
Going into the wood shows that academics are not the only ones working hard. It also impressively demonstrates that life is truly gorgeous outside the office. And yes, the title is a reference to the beautiful Beatles song Norwegian Wood. … continue reading
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finally: the most spectacular note from the north
Right next to the University, and it was not even that cold. Jenna and I were highly impressed!!! ..and still are
jokkmokk revisited
Last week-end a couple of HUMlab postdocs went to Jokkmokk to visit the Sami winter market. Besides huge piles of snow we saw a reindeer race, had reindeer food in multiple forms (including reindeer pizza), were amazed by extravagant fur … continue reading
surströmming or “the stinky fish movie”
According to Wikipedia Surströmming, “known colloquially as Scandinavian rotten fish, is a northern Swedish dish consisting of fermented Baltic herring. Surströmming is sold in cans, which often bulge during shipping and storage, due to the continued fermentation. When opened, the … continue reading
