credits: Maria Silvano / Disruption Network Lab, 2021
The courageous acts of whistleblowing that inspired the world over the past years have changed our perception of surveillance and control in today’s information society. What are the wider effects of whistleblowing as an act of dissent on politics, society, and the arts? How does it contribute to new courses of action, digital tools, and content?
Tatiana Bazzichelli will introduce the book Whistleblowing for Change: Exposing Systems of Power and Injustice (Nov. 2021), which addresses the impact of whistleblowing in society and politics; art as evidence; the drone war, tracking and surveillance; uncovering corruption and illicit money flow; fighting discrimination and exposing abuses; whistleblowers’ persecution and protection. Whistleblowing for Change does not only involve whistleblowers, but also journalists, activists, artists, filmmakers, advocates, and critical thinkers, that reflect on how whistleblowing is contributing to change in society, culture, and politics. Based on the work of Berlin's Disruption Network Lab and the contributions of 30 authors in the field of whistleblowing and social justice, this book examines this growing phenomenon, offering interdisciplinary pathways to empower the public by investigating whistleblowing as a developing political practice.
We will also discuss the upcoming conference organised by the Disruption Network Lab and leave space at the end for a Q&A, so bring all of the questions you may have!
More info: https://www.disruptionlab.org/book
Free EPUB/PDF: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5793-7/whistleblowing-for-change/
This event is scheduled to occur on the 14th of March 2022 at 6PM CET/5PM UK.
For more info, contact information@thesecuritydistillery.org
Book Presentation
Tatiana Bazzichelli
Founder and director at Disruption Network Lab, an organisation in Berlin examining the intersection of politics, technology, and society (https://www.disruptionlab.org). Her focus of work is whistleblowing, network culture, art and hacktivism. In 2019-2021 she was appointed jury member for the Capital Cultural Fund by the German Federal Government and the city of Berlin. She is the author of the books ‘Whistleblowing for Change’ (2021), ‘Networked Disruption’ (2013), ‘Disrupting Business ‘ (2013), and ‘Networking’ (2006).