Geert Lovink

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Geert Lovink
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Geert Lovink in 2010
Born1959 (age 6566)
Nationality Dutch
Alma mater University of Amsterdam, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland
OccupationMedia Theorist
Employer Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Website networkcultures.org
networkcultures.org/geert
laudanum.net/geert/

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]

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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]

Activities

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/.

Theories

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]

Bibliography

The cover of the book "Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader" published in 2011 by the Institute of Network Cultures and edited by Geert Lovink. Critial Point of View (book cover).jpg
The cover of the book "Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader" published in 2011 by the Institute of Network Cultures and edited by Geert Lovink.

References

  1. "Institute of Network Cultures". networkcultures.org.
  2. "Institute of Network Cultures - The Institute of Network Cultures presents: MoneyLab: Coining Alternatives". networkcultures.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. Geert Lovink Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Faculty Profile at European Graduate School. Biography, bibliography, photos and video lectures.
  4. "Geert Lovink, Founding Director of the Institute of Network Cultures, Internationally Renowned Media Theorist and Internet Critic, to Speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | News". news.rpi.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  5. "Geert lovink : Biography". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  6. "MoneyLab | Reader of Tulipomania Dotcom (2000) Again Available". networkcultures.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  7. "DARK MARKETS - INFOPOLITICS, ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY IN TIMES OF CRISIS". t0.or.at.
  8. "SARAI : Events:: Crisis Media". Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  9. "Free Cooperation Conference". Rhizome. 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  10. Join the Facebook Exodus on May 31!, blogpost, 27 May 2010.
  11. Nayar, Pramod K. (2010-01-11). An Introduction to New Media and Cybercultures. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-1-4051-8167-9.
  12. Meikle, Grahama (2004) "Networks of Influence: Internet Activism in Australia and Beyond" in Gerard Goggin (ed.) Virtual Nation: the Internet in Australia, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney pp 73-87