Part of the web cultural phenomenon called «
hacktivism» (internet activism)- petitioning is a means of getting signatures
in protest of or support for an issue or cause.
Killswitch is a fast - paced documentary that takes a deep look at internet censorship,
hacktivism, free speech and the idea of democracy
in a digital age.
We discuss, among other topics, about photography
in the Middle East with Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director at East Wing; net art and networked cultures with Josephine Bosma, Amsterdam - based journalist and critic; urban digital art and criticality
in the media city with curator and researcher Tanya Toft; art and technology with curator Chris Romero; the politics of surveillance and international security with political scientist David Barnard - Wills; art and architecture with Maaike Lauwaert, visual arts curator at Stroom, an independent centre for art and architecture
in the Netherlands; the intersections of art, law and science with curator and cultural manager Daniela Silvestrin; the architecture of sacred places with curator Jumana Ghouth; the historical legacy of feminism today with Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter;
hacktivism and net culture with curator and researcher Tatiana Bazzichelli; culture, place and memory with Norie Neumark, director of the Centre for Creative Arts
in Melbourne; anthropology and the tactical use of post-digital technologies with artist and philosopher Mitra Azar; or feminism and the digital arts with curator Tina Sauerländer.