{"id":6832,"date":"2024-09-26T12:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T10:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:46:42","slug":"new-directions-in-cultural-production-and-platforms-in-south-africa-workshop-24-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/new-directions-in-cultural-production-and-platforms-in-south-africa-workshop-24-october-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;New directions in cultural production and platforms in South Africa&#8221; workshop &#8211; 24 October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFAS-IRN-South-Stream-workshop-Square.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, 24 October 2024 | 9:00am &#8211; 5:00pm<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IFAS-Research | French Institute,1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;floor, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[English version below]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdHgIlVsqJ0u5N5vclXOEvu6abER1I-CXwViM0jxpXm_VuMbg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Inscrivez-vous ici <\/a>avant le lundi 21 octobre.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#8217;IFAS-Recherche et l&#8217;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\">IRN (International Research Networks) South-Stream<\/a> ont le plaisir de vous inviter \u00e0 une journ\u00e9e d&#8217;\u00e9tude sur les reconfigurations socio-\u00e9conomiques et culturelles associ\u00e9es au d\u00e9ploiement r\u00e9cent des plateformes num\u00e9riques dans le secteur de la production culturelle en Afrique du Sud. Cette journ\u00e9e d&#8217;\u00e9tude s&#8217;appuiera sur des recherches mobilisant des travaux critiques issus des <em>Cultural Studies<\/em>, des&nbsp;<em>Black Studies<\/em>, des \u00e9tudes de genre ou encore de l&#8217;\u00e9conomie politique, et utilisera des approches qualitatives et ethnographiques afin&nbsp;de contribuer \u00e0 une meilleure compr\u00e9hension de la complexit\u00e9 des relations de pouvoir qui (re)structurent le paysage culturel num\u00e9rique en Afrique du Sud. Parmi les&nbsp;questions discut\u00e9es&nbsp;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comment les nouvelles productions culturelles abordent les questions d&#8217;in\u00e9galit\u00e9s socio-\u00e9conomiques et environnementales ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dans quelles mesures les plateformes&nbsp;num\u00e9riques deviennent-elles des espaces de production de contenus culturels qui renouvellent, renforcent ou limitent&nbsp;les repr\u00e9sentations de genre, de sexualit\u00e9, de classe et d&#8217;africanit\u00e9 (notamment de&nbsp;<em>blackness<\/em>) ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment les logiques du capitalisme num\u00e9rique s\u2019entrelacent-elles avec une diversit\u00e9 d\u2019aspirations culturelles et socio-\u00e9conomiques, et sont-elles appropri\u00e9es, contourn\u00e9es ou critiqu\u00e9es par des acteurs locaux ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment le d\u00e9veloppement des outils d&#8217;intelligence artificielle (IA) impacte-t-il les opportunit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques des cr\u00e9ateur\u00b7ices ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement s&#8217;inscrit dans les activit\u00e9s de l&#8217;IRN South-Stream et proposera des pr\u00e9sentations de chercheur\u00b7ses universitaires, en discussion avec des professionnel\u00b7les de l&#8217;industrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IRN-IFAS-Workshop_Final-Programme_To-print.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retrouvez le programme complet ici<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdHgIlVsqJ0u5N5vclXOEvu6abER1I-CXwViM0jxpXm_VuMbg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Inscrivez-vous ici <strong>avant le lundi 21 Octobre<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organisatrices de la journ\u00e9e d&#8217;\u00e9tude et contacts : Mehita Iqani (Stellenbosch University ; <a href=\"mailto:mehita@sun.ac.za\">mehita@sun.ac.za<\/a>) &amp; Christine Ithurbide (CNRS, Laboratoire Passages, Bordeaux, France ; <a href=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\">christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr<\/a>).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdHgIlVsqJ0u5N5vclXOEvu6abER1I-CXwViM0jxpXm_VuMbg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">RSVP here<\/a>, before Monday, 21 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IFAS-Research and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">International Research Networks (IRN) South-Stream<\/a> are happy to invite you to a one-day workshop exploring socio-economic and cultural reconfigurations associated with the recent deployment of digital platforms in the cultural production sector in South Africa. Drawing from research mobilising various critical traditions, from African cultural studies, Black and gender studies to political economy, and relying on qualitative and ethnographic approaches, the workshop will contribute to a better understanding of the complexity of power relations (re)structuring the cultural digital landscape in South Africa. We ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do new directions in cultural production relate to socio-economic inequality and environmental sustainability?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To what extent are digital media platforms becoming spaces of production of cultural content that renew, reinforce or negate representations of gender, sexuality, class and Africanness (especially blackness) in visual culture?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How are the logics of digital capitalism intertwined with a diversity of cultural and socio-economic aspirations and appropriated, circumvented or criticized by local actors?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How might the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) tools affect economic opportunities and tensions for creators?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event is part of the International Research Networks (IRN) South-Stream activities and will gather presentations from academic researchers and discussions with industry professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IRN-IFAS-Workshop_Final-Programme_To-print.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read the detailed programme here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdHgIlVsqJ0u5N5vclXOEvu6abER1I-CXwViM0jxpXm_VuMbg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Register here <strong>before Monday, 21 October<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers &amp; Contact&nbsp;:&nbsp;Mehita Iqani (<a href=\"mailto:mehita@sun.ac.za\">mehita@sun.ac.za<\/a>) Christine&nbsp;Ithurbide&nbsp;(<a href=\"mailto:Christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\">Christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr<\/a>)<br><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, 24 October 2024 | 9:00am &#8211; 5:00pm IFAS-Research | French Institute,1st&nbsp;floor, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein [English version below] Inscrivez-vous ici avant le lundi 21 octobre. 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