Program Schedule

Social Media and Society in India 2024

Program Schedule

Workshop

Mechanics of Misinformation
Kiran Garimella, Sunandan Chakraborty, Jimmy Narang
The University of Texas at Austin

The workshop aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice in understanding online misinformation. In the first part, speakers will review the current scientific consensus, identifying areas where evidence is clear, mixed, or absent. In the second part, we will invite audience insights, focusing on areas that participants feel are under-explored and relevant to the Indian context. If you're interested in attending, PLEASE answer the following short survey so we have a better sense of your interests/priorities.

Link to Survey

Papers

Political Influencers & Social Media Propaganda in 2024 Indian Elections
Gabrielle D. Beacken, Inga K. Trauthig, Samuel Woolley
The University of Texas at Austin
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One Style Does Not Regulate All': Moderation Practices in Public and Private WhatsApp Groups
Farhana Shahid, Dhruv Agarwal, Aditya Vashistha
Cornell University
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"Instagram is like a karela": Censorship and surveillance in Indian queer digital cultures
Tanvi Kanchan
SOAS, University of London
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Rethinking the Female Body in Instagram through Plus Size Influencers
Jubi C John
Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
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WhatsApp for Business: A Decolonial Perspective
Ankolika De
Pennsylvania State University
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Navigating Narratives: Selective Exposure to Indian Journalists
Sakshi Bhalla
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Anatomy of a "Chapri": Exploring the Decontextualization of Casteist Slurs on Social Media
Rudransh Mukherjee, Shaily Desai
Ashoka University, University of Michigan School of Information
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Food delivery platforms as content creators on social media
Simiran Lalvani
University of Oxford
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Weaponizing Cringe for Virality: Paving the Way for Democratization on Social Media
Tanvi Roy, Meghna Gupta
Ashoka University, University of Washington
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A Threat to Identity: The Pipeline from a Content Creator to Activist in Post-CAA NRC India
Amber
TCS, New Delhi, India
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Event Sponsors

  1. School of Information, University of Michigan
  2. Center for South Asia Studies, University of Michigan
  3. Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
  4. Department of Communications and Media, University of Michigan
  5. Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing, University of Michigan
  6. Digital Studies Initiative, University of Michigan
  7. Neely Center, Marshall School, University of Southern California
  8. Department of Film, Television, and Media, University of Michigan