1940 - 1944 German society and how it changes as its fortunes in war are reversed. Censorship and popular entertainment, the transformation of German industry, the recruitment of female and foreign labour, allied bombing, German dissent - including the 20 July plot, and the mobilisation of the Volkssturm towards the war's end. Interviewees include Albert […]
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Clare – A Gypsy Life
An insight into life on a Gypsy site through the eyes of Clare. She discusses her daily life, recounts a period when her family were on the road and couldn't find a site to stop, highlights the strength of community on Gypsy sites and reflects on the prejudice faced by Gypsies and Travellers. ****************** PART […]
Panel: Writers on Technology and Everyday Life, Part 1
To celebrate the launch of The Best Technology Writing 2009, edited by Steven Johnson and published by the Yale University Press, Steven Johnson, author of The Invention of Air and Everything Bad is Good for You, Julian Dibbell, Contributing Editor at Wired; danah boyd, Social Media Researcher of Microsoft Research New England and Berkman Center […]
Facebook Killed the Private Life
You live your life online -- and anyone can read it. Should employers be able to troll your Facebook or MySpace page? Or should everything that you put online be accessible to anyone, anywhere? With increasingly popular social networking sites aggregating unprecedented volumes of personal data, the age-old issue of online privacy is once again […]
Twitter Ruined My Life!
come ruin your life too and follow me at www.twitter.com