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Memoscopio and New Media
METHOD
THANKS!
Memoscopio owes its
existence to the support
of the SPSSI Applied Social
Issues Internship, and to wonderful
intellectual exchanges with other
members of The Public
Science Project at the CUNY
Graduate Center, and the CUNY New
Media Lab.
The Role of New Media in the Generation ofUsable and Relevant Knowledge about
Nonviolence Activism
Carolina Muñoz Proto, Antonia Devoto
Carolina Villar, Marco Battistella
THE
of the
PAR study of the social significance of international nonviolence activism throug
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How can new media:
expand the boudaries of legitimate methods
and help generate relevant and usable knowledge?
the psychosocial significance of the
Oct. 2009 - Jan. 2010 / 120 cities / symposia/concerts/rallies
200 Semi-structured interviews & survey in USA and South America
with organizers, participants and witnesses of the WM
(18 -72, 20 nationalities),in the USA and South America.
- Personal experiences with the WM and its political
significance in today's world.
- Views on activism, violence and nonviolence.
The WM served as a context for individuals and communities to:
deepen their sense of global citizenship and build alliances,
- learn/teach about violence and nonviolence,
- gain in hope, and publicly express this hope.
THE MEMOSCOPIO ARCHIVES:
a usable product
and participatory documentation
practice
4 conditions:
1. The nature of the WM
2. The collaboration with WM organizers
3. A specific audience
4. A diverse research team
Frameworks
- Knowledge based on praxis and experience.
- The WM as a "demonstration effect."
- Interrogating not just 'what is' but 'what could be.'
Defining the
foci &
questions
The nature of
the data
1. The experience of participants
2. The discursive significance
- Collectively owned.
- Of use and aesthetic value in its raw form.
- Relevant in genre and practice to the experience of activism and education.
Data collection and analysis
- Enhance the WM experience.
- Promothe goals of the WM.
- A participatory process.
Dissemination
- Online and of interest and use to the audience.
- During and immediately after the WM.
Gathering
Testimonios in...
The March and me:
Its connection to personal story.
The March and the World:
Its role and significance today.
The March and the Future:
Its contribution and projections.
Other themes of your choice.
TESTIMONIOS:
themes
5000 cards in
Spanish and English
narrative (spoken, written)
poetry
short story
photo
genres