Category Archives: Virality

A&SM#4.5 2020 GOES LIVE ON JULY 16th

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

In preparation for Affect & Social Media#4.5 and The Sensorium Art Show Media Virality and the Lockdown Aesthetic The organisers present a somewhat profound seque between A&SM#4 and A&SM#4.5 Mikey B Georgeson’s Kindness is a Virus A full programme of … Continue reading →

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A Short Video Guide to Social Media Sleepwalkers

Posted on June 15, 2020 by
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A User’s Guide to the Sleepwalker video

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

And a video to go with the new book 🙂. Thanks to Mikey Vessel Georgeson for aesthetic diagrams and images of his Somnambulist performance at the Affect Summer School last summer. A really big thanks to John Leo Dutton who … Continue reading →

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Third call for A&SM#4.5

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

While we wait for Covid-19 to do its dreadful thing Before we can meet safely at the University of East London for A&SM#5 (https://viralcontagion.blog/asm5-summer-2020/) Affect & Social Media#4.5 and Sensorium Art Show present: Media Virality and the Lockdown Aesthetic Call … Continue reading →

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A Sleepwalker’s Guide to Social Media released!

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Although set for a July release in the UK, I’m told a print version is on its way to me this week! There’s also a link to the book on the Polity website. http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509537402 Buy it for no other reason … Continue reading →

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Affect & Social Media#4.5 cfp DEADLINE EXTENDED – June 12th 2020

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

While we wait for Covid-19 to do its dreadful thing Before we can meet safely at the University of East London for A&SM#5 (https://viralcontagion.blog/asm5-summer-2020/) Affect & Social Media#4.5 and Sensorium Art Show present: Media Virality and the Lockdown Aesthetic Call … Continue reading →

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A&SM#5/Sensorium registration open, full programme published

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

The organisers of the 5th Affect and Social Media/Sensorium Conference and Art Show (25-26th June 2020) are very pleased to announce that registration is now open. The confirmed full programme for A&SM#5 MORE-THAN is published here: https://viralcontagion.blog/asm5-summer-2020/ There is also … Continue reading →

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Call for papers and artwork deadline to A&SM#5/Sensorium Fri 21st Feb

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

The deadline for submission to Affect and Social Media#5 and the Sensorium Art Show is fast approaching. Call for Papers and Artworks Deadline 21st Feb 2020 Affect & Social Media#5/Sensorium >MORE-THAN> Stratford, East London: 25-26/06/20 Confirmed Keynotes Carolyn Pedwell (Kent) … Continue reading →

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Virality video back online

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

This ‘Ted talk animation’ video about virality from 2012 has reappeared thanks to Bozhan Chipev @bochipev and Geoff J. Kim @geoffjkim, who drew the illustrations.

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Affect & Social Media#4: Notifications from the Technological Nonconscious: Registration now open

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Please note that registration for Affect & Social Media#4: Notifications from the Technological Nonconscious is now open. The conference will take place at UEL’s USS building in Stratford, east London on Weds November 7th, 2018. More information about this free … Continue reading →

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