Quest Lecture - Virtual power, digital citizenship: Reflections on espionage, surveillance, privacy and politics in cyberspace. Whistler Public Library. Quest Lecture Series: Virtual power, digital citizenship: Reflections on espionage, surveillance, privacy and politics in cyberspace More and more parts of our lives play out in cyberspace, in ways both obvious and subtle. For the most part, we take this for granted - but should we? In cyberspace, the lines between espionage and war blur; Orwellian surveillance and revolutionary mobilization are equally possible, and data itself is a commodity. What does power look like in this strange landscape, and who wields it? This talk aims to cut through the techno-babble to explore the deeper question of how we exist in cyberspace: Are we merely subjects and consumers, or can we assert digital citizenship? Free admission. Seating is limited, so please come early. This event is co-sponsored by Quest University & the Whistler Public Library. About Doug Munroe Doug Munroe graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in political science in 2003, and worked in the Emergency Management and National Security Branch at the Department of Public Safety until 2006. He then left the public service to pursue a masters degree in international security studies at St Andrews University, and a PhD in military and strategic studies at the University of Calgary. At Quest, Doug teaches Global Perspectives, The Politics of Cyberspace, Peacebuilding, Gender/Politics, and Comparative Political Institutions. His research interests include security policy, terrorism and counterterrorism, intelligence studies, political violence, and strategic studies. Doug is an avid caver, rock climber, and mountaineer. He is the provincial coordinator of the British Columbia Cave Rescue service; he has also at various times been a long-distance runner, a sailor, and an amateur musician. In his twenties he lived in six cities on three continents, and he hopes to spend his thirties living and playing in the shadow of the Chief. Doug is married to Kaija Belfry Munroe, and has a rapidly-growing baby daughter named Thea. facebook/events/567638853337851/, For more events in Whistler please visit: socialcollective.ca
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:13:00 +0000
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