How can we use the Internet to study the Internet? How can features of the web and online platforms be used to study digital culture? How to study histories of the web, the dynamics of social media, the cultures of apps and the politics of search engines?

We will have a co-learning workshop on digital methods for studying internet culture at Seoul National University at 2-4pm on 8-9th June 2026. We will gather to explore tools, methods, and conceptual frameworks for studying the web and online platforms.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for hands-on exploration of a wide range of digital methods and approaches, such as interface critique, platform historiography, search as research, the walkthrough method, social media analysis and more. We will look at how prominent Korean platforms such as Naver and Daum evolved over time. Participants will learn how to use free and open source tools for gathering and doing qualitative research with collections of online materials - including 4CAT, web archives, browser extensions, and other open source tools.

The workshop is organized as part of the k-platforms project, a collaboration between King’s College London, Seoul National University, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Birdcall and the Public Data Lab to support collaborative research on South Korean digital media landscapes and how they are being shaped by the development of apps, platforms and AI.

The workshop will be facilitated by Liliana Bounegru, Chamee Yang at SNU, Jisu Lee at Birdcall and myself. Further details and registration form can be found here. A call for participation is copied below.

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인터넷을 연구하기 위해 인터넷을 어떻게 활용할 수 있을까요? 웹과 온라인 플랫폼의 특성을 디지털 문화 연구에 어떻게 활용할 수 있을까요? 웹의 역사, 소셜 미디어의 역학, 앱의 문화, 검색 엔진의 정치를 어떻게 연구할 수 있을까요?

6월 8-9일, 서울대학교에서 인터넷 문화 연구를 주제로 2일간의 공동학습 워크숍을 개최합니다. ✨🐰🐨🦔🐢🐬 이 워크숍은 서울대학교, 킹스 칼리지 런던, 한국과학기술원(KAIST), 버드콜(Birdcall)이 협력하는 K-플랫폼 프로젝트의 일환입니다.

자세한 내용 및 등록 양식은 여기 에서 확인하실 수 있습니다.

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how can we use the internet to study the internet? how can features of the web and online platforms be used to study digital culture? how to study histories of the web, the dynamics of social media, the cultures of apps and the politics of search engines?

on 8-9th june we’ll have a two-day colearning workshop at Seoul National University on studying internet culture. ✨🐰🐨🦔🐢🐬 this is part of the K-platforms project, a collaboration between SNU, King’s College London, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and Birdcall.

further details and the registration form can be found here.

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