April 23rd and 24th, the Department of History, with support from the Law Department, will host an international symposium on the role of social media in contemporary protest. “What’s New about New Media? The Technology of Protest Past and Present” brings together 16 scholars over two days to discuss the state of play on and offline across the globe.

At 4pm on April 23rd, Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society and Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Carleton University Dr. Merlyna Lim will give a keynote entitled "Tweet to the Air, Feet to the Square: The Intertwining of Protest and Technology Across Space and Time”

At 1:15pm the following day, local artist and activist Marc Adornato will discuss his art action from last summer #MYPROTEST (http://www.myprotest.ca/home.php).

Both events are free to the public.

The schedule is available via: http://hate2point0.com/new-media-cfp/