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Geert Lovink | |
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Geert Lovink in 2010 | |
Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland |
Occupation | Media Theorist |
Employer | Hogeschool van Amsterdam |
Website | networkcultures networkcultures laudanum |
Geert Lovink (born 1959 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch media theorist, internet critic, and activist. He established the Institute of Network Cultures (INC), [1] a group involved in activities related to new media and digital culture. [2]
Since 2004, Lovink has been a researcher with the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), where he leads the Institute of Network Cultures. From 2004 to 2013, he was an associate professor of new media at the University of Amsterdam. [3] From 2007 to 2017, he taught media theory at the European Graduate School, where he supervised five PhD students. [4] In December 2021, Lovink was appointed Professor of Art and Network Cultures in the Art History Department at the University of Amsterdam.
Lovink earned his master's degree in political science at the University of Amsterdam, holds a Ph.D from the University of Melbourne, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Queensland. [5]
Since the early 1980s, Lovink has participated in a range of projects and initiatives at the intersection of media, art, and technology:
In 2020, two archival collections of Lovink's work were preserved and made available via the Institute of Network Cultures (INC) website: The Adilkno/Bilwet archive, once hosted by desk.nl Archived 2019-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (1990-1999): https://networkcultures.org/bilwet-archive/ and the text archive of geertlovink.org (2000-2010): https://networkcultures.org/geertlovink-archive/.
Lovink is one of the theorists behind the concept of tactical media, which refers to the use of media technologies as a tool for critical theory to become artistic practice [11] . He described tactical media as "a deliberately slippery term, a tool for creating 'temporary consensus zones' based on unexpected alliances. A temporary alliance of hackers, artists, critics, journalists and activists." [12]