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The Pirate’s Dilemma
09 May 2008 -How hackers, punk capitalists, graffiti millionaires and other youth movements are remixing our culture and changing our world, with Matt Mason
1:00pm-2:00pm
ippr, 30- 32 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7RA
ippr is hosting a Friday Exchange with Matt Mason, an ex pirate radio DJ who will be discussing the links between underground youth culture and its potential effects in transforming society.
Drawing on his latest book, The Pirate’s Dilemma, Mason will examine the stories of youth culture that help us to uncover what it is that transforms underground scenes into global industries. Matt Mason will argue that, from youth culture come ideas which ultimately change the mainstream itself – whether it’s graffiti, piracy, hacking, open source culture or remixing. In the course of doing so, Mason will attempt to unravel some of our most basic assumptions about business and society and pinpoints trends to look out for in our future.
Places at this event are limited. To reserve a place, please email events@ippr.org or telephone 020 7470 6105.
Biography
Matt Mason began his a career as a pirate radio and club DJ in London, going on to become Editor-in-Chief of the seminal magazine RWD. He has written and produced TV series, comic strips, and records and his journalism has appeared in VICE, Complex and other publications in more than 12 countries around the world. He recently founded the non-profit media company Wedia with his wife Emily. He lives in New York City.
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