The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Location
Dimond Library 235
Event Website
Type
Poster
Description
As part of Open Access week, the UNH Library is screening The Internet's Own Boy which depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as well as the internet luminaries who worked with him. The film tells his story up to his eventual suicide after a legal battle, and explores the questions of access to information and civil liberties that drove his work.
Start Date
24-10-2017 2:00 PM
End Date
24-10-2017 4:00 PM
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Dimond Library 235
As part of Open Access week, the UNH Library is screening The Internet's Own Boy which depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as well as the internet luminaries who worked with him. The film tells his story up to his eventual suicide after a legal battle, and explores the questions of access to information and civil liberties that drove his work.
https://scholars.unh.edu/oaw/2017/presentations/15