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Generation, New Perspectives, New Media
An Interactive Forum
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Saturday April 17,
2010 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Venue: Altschul Auditorium School of
International and Public Affairs Columbia University 420 W 118th St New York, NY 10027 Hosted by: Alfred C. Stepan, Ph.D, Wallace Sayre Professor of
Government and Director, Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and
Religion, Columbia University Organizing Committee: Ali Mostashari, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director
of COMPASS, Stevens Institute of Technology Mehdi Jalali, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University Mehrnoush Aliaghaee, School of the Arts, Columbia
University Ayeh Naraghi, Exhibition Organizer, Paris,
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The current post-election
upheaval in Iran can be best characterized as a movement for civil and
political rights that is mainly driven by the Iranian youth. As this movement
matures, the younger generation is expressing strong leadership in all
aspects of socio-political changes that are prone to transform Iran’s future.
What sets the younger leadership apart is its detachment from dogmatic
ideologies, its massive use of new media and its desire for integration of a
multi-vocal Iranian society into the global community. New Generation, New Perspectives,
New Media is a unique interactive forum will bring together young
Iranian academics, journalists, bloggers and social entrepreneurs active in
social media in talks, panels and open discussions. Panelists and speakers will
provide discussion openers on critical issues related to the role of new
media in social change for Iran and engage the audience (both present and
online) in a collaborative discussion on these topics. Leveraging the power
of Tweets, real-time Facebook uploads and other interactive media
technologies, the final product of the forum will be a set of collaborative
artifacts generated by the speakers and the participants throughout the day. |