BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21105@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Symposihmm: The New Orality DTSTAMP:20260422T184448Z DTSTART:20260516T113000Z DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, concerns over social media’s impact on cognit ive abilities has\nbeen growing. While it’s very hard to prove a direct ca usal link with online\nplatforms\, studies have show that since the early- to-mid-2010s\, literacy\n[https://eaea.org/2024/12/11/new-piaac-results-sh ow-declining-literacy-and-increasing-inequality-in-many-european-countries -better-adult-learning-is-necessary/]and\nabilities like reasoning and pro blem solving\n[https://www.ft.com/content/a8016c64-63b7-458b-a371-e0e1c54a 13fc] have been\ndeclining.\n\nIn tandem with this measured decline in lit eracy\, we see the theory that social\nmedia\, or short-form video content \, is ushering in a new age of orality\n[https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas /2026/02/social-media-literacy-crisis/686076/]\ngaining popularity. During the first oral era\, before the invention of the\nwritten word and widesp read literacy\, the main way of sharing information was\nverbally. The swi tch to a literate culture is thought to not only have changed\nour relatio n with information\, but even to have reshaped our consciousness. Now\,\nw ith contemporary social media\, some theorists speculate that we’re in a s econd\noral age\, where the characteristics of verbal communication are re turning as the\nprimary mode of transferring information within our networ k of online platforms.\n\nWith the Symposihmm: The New Orality we want to explore this pivotal moment. Are\nonline platforms chipping away at our ab ility to read and understand? Are we\nentering a new oral age\, and what a re the implications of this? Are there\nfruitful ways to push back against this shift\, or should we be searching for\nmore meaningful ways to make sense of these new modalities so we can navigate\nour way through them?\n\ nThe Hmm is a platform for internet cultures. We explore and celebrate the \ncreativity sparked by virtual interactions and their interplay with the\ ntechnologies shaping them. Through accessible events\, research\, exhibit ions\, and\neducational programs\, we offer curious audiences playful and engaging insights\ninto online life. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/symposihmm-the-new-orality-1 GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,exhibition X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In recent years, concerns over social media ’s impact on cognitive abilities has been growing. While it’s very hard to prove a direct causal link with online platforms, studies have show that since the early-to-mid-2010s, literac y and abilities like reasoning and problem solving have been declining.

In tandem with this measured decline in litera cy, we see the theory that social media, or short-form video content, is u shering in a new age of orality gaining popularity. During the first oral era, before the invention of the writte n word and widespread literacy, the main way of sharing information was ve rbally. The switch to a literate culture is thought to not only have chang ed our relation with information, but even to have reshaped our consciousn ess. Now, with contemporary social media, some theorists speculate that we ’re in a second oral age, where the characteristics of verbal communicatio n are returning as the primary mode of transferring information within our network of online platforms.

With the Symposihmm: The New Orality w e want to explore this pivotal moment. Are online platforms chipping away at our ability to read and understand? Are we entering a new oral age, and what are the implications of this? Are there fruitful ways to push back a gainst this shift, or should we be searching for more meaningful ways to m ake sense of these new modalities so we can navigate our way through them?

The Hmm is a platform for internet cultures. We explore and celebra te the creativity sparked by virtual interactions and their interplay with the technologies shaping them. Through accessible events, research, exhib itions, and educational programs, we offer curious audiences playful and e ngaging insights into online life.

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