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Online GodsBreak and FuturesI hope you’re all doing fine, Ian here from Online Gods. We’ve recently published episode 16 of Online Gods and decided it’s time to take a short break. I hereby declare the close of season one of online gods. We’d like to thank you all for listening to the first season, especially those who’ve been in touch in various ways. After a short break, we’re going to put our heads together in the autumn and think about Season 2, including how and if we can do something a bit different. As ever, any th...2019-06-2902 min
Online GodsTechnopolitics and the Indian AtheistsThis month we're talking with Iginio Gagliardone about Technopolitics and Swati about the Indian Atheists.2019-06-1752 min
Online GodsNews Images and SurveillanceThis month we’re talking about digital news images with Zeynep Gürsel and online surveillance with Nayantara Ranganathan. What is it that allows certain things to circulate through digital networks and others not? What sort of labour goes into moving certain things along and holding certain things up? How aware are we of the digital architectures through which data – our data – flows? In this episode of Online Gods we explore these questions and related questions across two different topics – news images and online surveillance. In the first half of the podcast, we discuss d...2019-04-0948 min
Online GodsNerd Politics and Gaylaxy This month we're speaking about Nerd Politics with John Postill and Gaylaxy Magazine with Sukhdeep Singh. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich. We are an official podcast collaborator of the American Anthropological Association. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats. 2019-03-0343 min
Online GodsReligious Nationalism and Political ComicsThis month we're speaking about Religious Nationalism with Peter van der Veer and Political Comics with Appupen. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich. We are an official podcast collaborator of the American Anthropological Association. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-12-2256 min
Online GodsThe Body and Me Too IndiaThis month we’re speaking with Marwan Kraidy about the body and with Mahima Kukreja about Me Too India. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich. We are an official podcast collaborator of the American Anthropological Association. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-10-3157 min
Online GodsScalable Sociality and The Logical IndianThis month we're speaking with Daniel Miller about scalable sociality and Abhishek Mazumdar about The Logical Indian. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich. We are an official podcast collaborator of the American Anthropological Association. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-10-1253 min
Online GodsCritiques of the Public Sphere and Fake News Busting: Online Gods #10This month we talk with with Francis Cody about the public sphere and Govindraj Ethiraj about fake news busting. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich. We are an official podcast collaborator of the American Anthropological Association. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-09-0143 min
Online GodsThe Digital Age and Instagram My Life This month we speak to Faye Ginsburg about the digital age and Waseem Shan about his Instagram account Mangalore My Life. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging f...2018-05-3143 min
Online GodsThe Public Sphere and Digital PrivacyThis month we speak to Craig Calhoun the public sphere and Sunil Abraham about digital privacy. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-05-0943 min
Online GodsLies and ComedyThis month we speak with Carole McGranahan about lies and Atul Khatri about comedy. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-04-0247 min
Online GodsCyberfeminism and Content CreationThis month we speak with Radhika Gajjala about cyberfeminism and Sofia Ashraf about online content creation. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-03-0232 minOnline GodsThe Mediated Construction of Reality and Change dot Org India: Online Gods #5This month we speak with Nick Couldry about the mediated construction of reality and Nida Hasan about Change.org India Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2018-01-3151 min
Online GodsRumours and the Agents of IshqThis month we speak with Irfan Ahmad about rumour and Paromita Vohra about the Agents of Ishq. Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2017-12-1041 min
Online GodsDigital Diaspora Politics and a Right Wing Twitter Superstar: : Online Gods #3This month we speak with Victoria Bernal about digital diaspora politics & Rishi Bagree about being a right wing twitter superstar Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2017-10-3144 min
Online GodsMedia as Religion and Round Table India (Dalit Online Media)This month we speak with Angela Zito about Media as Religion & Kuffir Nalgundwar about Round Table India (Dalit Online Media). Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats.2017-09-3039 min
Online GodsBig Data and The Ladies Finger: Online Gods #1Online Gods - A Podcast about Digital Cultures in India and Beyond Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible and engaging formats. Online Gods is part theoretical exploration into some...2017-08-0740 min