The Beyond Disinformation Symposium will bring together scholars from a joint international research cluster with the Universities of Melbourne, Manchester and Toronto.
Three panel-style workshops will feature doctoral and other graduate-level research exploring the topic “What lies beyond disinformation?” from diverse Journalistic, Legal, and Economic comparative case studies. The goal is to explore original MA and PhD research on the topic while workshopping graduate RA contributions – completed over the summer under the supervision of our faculty research cluster – for an upcoming SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Report on the Evolving Narratives of CulturesandHistories.
Dr. Vitaly Kazakov will be visiting from Aarhus University for his keynote lecture at the Faculty of Information on October 8th “Sportswashing and the Disinformation Lifecycle”, which will explore the strategic political (mis)communication of global sporting events by authoritarian governments.
Monday October 7
Hosted by the Centre for European & Eurasian Studies – Munk School of Global Affairs – 108N, North House Seminar Room, 1 Devonshire Place
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Panel 1: Journalism, Identity & Information Warfare
12:20 PM to 2:20 PM
Panel 2: Digital Authoritarianism, Surveillance & Lawfare
Tuesday October 8
Hosted by the Faculty of Information – The Learning Hub BL404, Claude Bissell Building
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Panel 3: Disinformation, Global Economies, & Marketfare
12:00 PM to 1:45 PM
Keynote: Sportswashing in the Disinformation Lifecycle – Dr. Vitaly Kazakov
Contact Associate Professor Kenzie Burchell by October 1 to register with any dietary restrictions.
