For 50 years broadcast media have played a powerful role in shaping political culture and mediating citizen engagement in the democratic process. Now a participatory culture is putting the tools of media creation and critique in the hands of citizens themselves. We invite you to MIT—to explore the means, the message, and the meaning of the post-midterm, pre-presidential YouTube moment.
Charles Nesson and Kevin Wallen on "Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice in Jamaica."
Charles Nesson spoke about his hopes for Harvard in "How Open Will Harvard Be to Internet & Society?"
Professor Charles Nesson and Rebecca Nesson discussed a new course they are teaching called "CyberOne" combining in-classroom instruction with coursework in Second Life, a 3-D virtual environment.
Charles Nesson & members of his Evidence class on their Jamaica work & restorative justice focusing out countries hurt by globalization.
The Internet & Society 2004 conference, entitled "Votes, Bits, and Bytes," took place on December 9 - 11, 2004, on the Harvard campus.
Internet Law Colloquium: Harvard Law School and the Berkman Center are pleased to announce the Internet Law Colloquium, a discussion and speaker series launched by professors William Fisher, Charles Nesson, John Palfrey, and Jonathan Zittrain. The colloquium presents topics and papers on current issues and controversies in Internet law. Presenters come from multiple disciplines and offer divergent perspectives on law, technology, and their social implications. Students in the Colloquium will work on original research papers under the guidance of one of the faculty members.
1998 Harvard Internet & Society Conference, co-chaired by Professor Charles Ogletree, raised the question whether Internet technology could help bridge the divide between rich and poor. Cybertree 2002: Globalization, Rehabilitation & Reparation is further response to that challenge.
The Lessons from Woburn Project is a resource for anyone wishing to learn about A Civil Action and the case of Anne Anderson, et al., v. W.R. Grace & Co., et al. This web site hosts a variety of resources for research related to the Woburn case. Included in these resources are links to other web sites as well as a variety of materials that can only be found on this site. On January 30, 1999, many of those closest with the trial gathered together to discuss the case and its aftermath.
The Second International Conference on Internet & Society took May 26-29, 1998 at Harvard Law School, and posed the question "Will the Net Inevitably Drive a Deeper Wedge Between Rich and Poor?"
