Digital Methods for Consumer Studies School #DMCS

Had the privilege to participate in @DMCSschool in Como this week, enjoyed every second of it! Leaving with a lot of inspiration and a bunch of new tools for my own future research. Shoutout to the organizers and all my brilliant co-participants!

'bravo' Tom... et al.🍕

@Caliviral @afrontiercity @novemillimetri @GiuliaGiorgi14 @Filooou @chiaradefacto @lauvra26 @MarghDC @VolpeCamilla

Thanks to all the amazing speakers, participants, and teaching & assistant staff for this experience. Until next time!

🧵1/ And that's a wrap on the Summer School in Digital Methods for Consumer Studies! The groups are presenting their projects, and we can say that it's been an incredible journey of learning and exploration #DMCS23

A few sunny snaps of CDT student @emilyjanegodwin at the ‘Digital Methods for Critical Consumer Studies’ Summer School in Como, Italy, this week #DMCS23 @DMCSschool For more on Emily's PhD research: bit.ly/3rJTYKr

It's the moment for the keynote speech by @sophiehbishop from the @UniversityLeeds, who is shedding light on Finding Ways 'In' to Study Proprietary Platforms #DMCS23

It's time for the final seminar with @GiuliaGiorgi14 and @afrontiercity on Cross-Platform Analysis and Data Visualization. But that's not all! This afternoon, we'll continue with our group projects, and before that, the keynote by @sophiehbishop! #DMCS23

Here we are, on the fourth day of the Summer School, all set for the seminar on Visual Analysis by @lauvra26 and @GiuliaGiorgi14✨

The second highlight of the day: Digital Content Analysis with Prof. Alessandro Gandini (@afrontiercity). Discovering imaginaries and narratives of consumer culture #DMCS23 #ConsumerCult

The second day starts with Network Analysis seminar by Prof. Guido Anselmi (@novemillimetri). Nodes, edges and degrees will guide us in exploring social relationships, communication patterns, & info flow in the digital landscape - with a focus on the consumer culture #DMCS23

The third day of #DMCS23 is starting, come and join us for more cringe memes (and some Digital methods as well) #consumercult

We're diving deep into our group projects in the beautiful backdrop of Lake Como! We are letting the breathtaking view inspire our exploration of digital methods #DMCS23

Guido Anselmi (@novemillimetri) on Data Collection for Digital Methods at @dmcsschool #dmcs23

Our sunny day continues as we delve into the seminar by Guido Anselmi (@novemillimetri) on Data Collection for Digital Methods ☀️ And after lunch, we're ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work with the projects! #DMCS23

Ilir Rama (@Filooou) on Epistemology and techniques of tracking methods at @DMCSschool

With the (for now) benevolent weather of Lake Como, we kick off the day's first lesson with Ilir Rama (@Filooou) on "Epistemology and Techniques of Tracking Methods." 📚 Exciting times ahead! #DMCS23 #ConsumerCult

Alessandro Caliandro (@Caliviral) and Janice Denegri-Knott on the first day of @DMCSschool #dmcs23

Do we still have our imagination? We are dreaming on the screens! - Janice Denegri Knott's keynote at #DMCS23

It is our moral duty to research and cast light onto risks&harms of AI automation of consumption taking away not only our privacy, but also human acts of consumerism as cultivation of selfhood, resistance, and negotiation of capitalism ~ Janice Denegri-Knott  #DMCS23 @DMCSschool