Online Jihadists and Spies: How twitter and Facebook changes the modern battlefield

The way people organize and protest has been forever changed by the power of social media. A timely example of this is the political unrest in Ukraine. Protestors came together through social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook, leading to a series of events that first erupted in Maidan Square, Kiev. The movement took on a Twitter hashtag of its own and inspired the exhibition #EuromaidanYYC, which is currently on display in the University of Calgary’s Founders’ Gallery at The Military Museums. In conjunction with the exhibition #EuromaidanYYC, the role of social media in political conflict will be examined during a free, public lecture by writer and journalist Ben Makuch at noon at the University of Calgary on November 6. Makuch will speak again that evening at 7:00 p.m. at The Military Museums.

Location:

Gallery Hall – TFDL

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/online-jihadists-and-spies-how-twitter-and-facebook-changes-modern-battlefield