Carmen Van Kerckhove from Racialicious has submitted a panel idea for the SXSW Interactive Festival:
Tags: activism, anti racist, Race, racism, Social Justice, social mediaCan Social Media End Racism?
The tangled issues of race and privilege in our society come to a boiling point on the internet. Exploring the complicated place of race in society, this presentation examines the ideas of race in the digital environment with a specific focus on social media.
The peanut gallery wants to know what your answer to the question is.
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No. I don’t feel that social media will “end racism”. Ending racism is going to take a lot of work/education/awareness/change and I believe that social media can certainly be part of the equation…
What do you think?
I agree. In fact, I suspect Van Kerckhove is being intentionally over the top. I hope so, at any rate.
Also, I have no idea what ’social media’ is, unless it’s another term for blogs.
You have to give it to him. It’s a great title for a presentation. Creates good buzz, especially if he has something interesting to say about it.
I could be wrong, but I didn’t think Van Kerckhove identified as male. The post title is the same as the proposed panel title, so I don’t think it’s original to Eric.
Kyle - Carmen is a woman. “You have to give it to her. It’s a great title for a presentation. Creates good buzz, especially if she has something interesting to say about it.”
Hey Eric–
Thanks for dropping by… I left a response to your question.
AS for social media, I don’t know the answer.