Panel discussion about war in Ukraine

The final lecture of this special series aims to generate clarity on how disinformation and propaganda should be questioned, and ask how we should better navigate this across social media. As many of us witness the Russian invasion of Ukraine through a smokescreen of toxic digital clouds, this panel aims to spotlight the various mechanisms of disinformation that form hostile information environments. Approaching Russian disinformation from multiple perspectives, this conversation will show how fake histories of Ukraine, numerous cyberattacks, and hijacks of foreign political tensions constitute together a dense field of malicious information. The speakers will explore the close connection between the kinetic and digital violence that erases, alters, cuts and strips of meaning the pixels on our screens. DAE students are invited to gather in the White Lady Space, 5th floor, to collectively watch the talk.