Positioning your Research
de Souza e Silva, A., & Boase, J. (2025). A Conversation with Adriana de Souza e Silva and Jeffrey Boase: Positioning your Research. The University of Texas at Austin, Moody College of Communication. November 6.
Guest Talks
Mobile Networked Creativity: Reframing Creativity as a Hybrid Space practice
de Souza e Silva, A. (2025). Mobile Networked Creativity: Reframing Creativity as a Hybrid Space practice. Department Lecture Series. Department of Communication Studies. Northeastern University. Boston, MA, USA. March 11.
Mobility Justice and Mobile Networked Creativity: Collectively Shaping New Scholarly Fields
de Souza e Silva, A., & Sheller, M. (2025). Mobility Justice and Mobile Networked Creativity: Collectively Shaping New Scholarly Fields. The Global School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Worcester, MA, USA. March 19.
Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces. INAM7000 course Interdisciplinary PhD in Media & Design. Northeastern University. Boston, MA, USA. October 29.
The Intertwined Histories of Mobile Communication & AI
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). The Intertwined Histories of Mobile Communication & AI. Mobile Communication & AI Graduate Course. College of Communication. Boston University. Boston, MA, USA. September 18.
From Beepers to Bots: What the Past Tells Us About the Future of Mobile Communication and AI
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). From Beepers to Bots: What the Past Tells Us About the Future of Mobile Communication and AI. Symposium Discussant at Center for Mobile Communication Studies. Boston University. Boston, MA, USA. October 7.
Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces. Guest Lecture. RMIT University. Melbourne, Australia. June 17
Unpacking Creative Mobile Methods
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). Unpacking Creative Mobile Methods. PhD & ECR Workshop. RMIT University. Melbourne, Australia. June 17
Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2024). Creativity as Survival: Mobile Networked Practices in Hybrid Spaces. Interdisciplinary Big Ideas Lecture Series. NC State University. Raleigh, NC, USA. March 19.
Creativity as Survival: The Politics of Mobile Networked Practices
de Souza e Silva, A. (2023). Creativity as Survival: The Politics of Mobile Networked Practices. DNC 2023: Diseño, Arte y Ciencia. Conectografias: Sistemas de Redes e Conectividade. PUC-Campinas, SP. September 25th. [Video]
Hybrid Spaces 2.0: Connecting networked urbanism, creativity and big data in a (post) pandemic world
de Souza e Silva, A. (2022). Hybrid Spaces 2.0: Connecting networked urbanism, creativity and big data in a (post) pandemic world. A Matrix of Challenges Conference. Boston University College of Communication, Division of Emerging Media Studies. Boston, MA. April 4. [Video]
Pokémon Go as an HRG: Mobility, sociability and surveillance
de Souza e Silva (2017). Pokémon Go as an HRG: Mobility, sociability, and surveillance. Webinar Geothink&Learn 1: Pokémon Go. McGill University. Montréal, Canada: October 04. Check out the Webinar Video.
Mobile Culture in Brazil: Creative uses of mobile technologies in art, games, and low income-communities
de Souza e Silva, A. (2017). Mobile Culture in Brazil: Creative uses of mobile technologies in art, games, and low-income communities. TAG Research Center and SSHRC IG Project. Concordia University, Montréal, Canada: March 30.
Creative appropriations: Mobile interfaces in art, games, and education
de Souza e Silva, A. (2016). Creative Appropriations: Mobile interfaces in art and games in Brazil. Media@McGill International Colloquium. Aisthesis and the Common: Reconfiguring the public sphere. McGill University. Montréal, Canada: March 18-19, 2016. Check out the video from the event!
Ludic City 3: SMIT Lecture Series
de Souza e Silva, A. (2014). Interview with Lizzy Bleumers (via Skype). Ludic City 3: SMIT Lecture Series. iMinds-SMIT-VUB and DIGRA Flanders. University of Brussels, Belgium. December 2
Location-based services in Brazil: Reframing privacy, mobility, and location
de Souza e Silva, A., Matos-Silva, M., & Nicolaci-da-Costa, A. (2013). Location-based services in Brazil: Reframing privacy, mobility, and location. Symposium Context Collapse: Reassembling the Spatial. Organized by Carolyn Marvin and Barbie Zelizer. Philadelphia, MA: December 2013.
Mobile communication, mobility, and locative media: Mapping the fields, methods and challenges
de Souza e Silva, A. (2014). Mobile communication, mobility, and locative media: Mapping the fields, methods, and challenges (via Skype). International Ph.D. course: Methodologies—Mobile Media & Mobility. Aarhus University. Aarhus, Denmark: April 1.
Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância
de Souza e Silva, A. (2013). Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância. National Institute of Science and Web Technology (INCT) / Program of Engineering Systems and Computer Science. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil: June 20, 2013.
Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância
de Souza e Silva, A. (2013). Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância. National Institute of Science and Web Technology (INCT) / Department of Communication. Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: June 21, 2013.
Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância
de Souza e Silva, A. (2013). Interfaces móveis em espaços híbridos: Sociabilidade, privacidade e vigilância. National Institute of Science and Web Technology (INCT) / Department of Psychology. Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: May 21, 2013.
Round table: Arte e mídias locativas (Art and locative media)
de Souza e Silva, A. (2013). Round table: Arte e mídias locativas (Art and locative media). Department of Arts, School of Communication and Arts (ECA). University of São Paulo (USP), SP: June 13.
Introductory Remarks
de Souza e Silva, A. (2012). Introductory remarks: Mobile communication, community and locative media: From the everyday to the revolutionary. ICA Mobile Communication preconference. Phoenix, AZ: May 23-24.
Introductory Remarks
de Souza e Silva, A. (2012). Introductory remarks. Local and Mobile: Linking mobilities, mobile communication, and locative media. The 3rd CRDM Research Symposium and the 3rd joint international conference of the Cosmobilities Network and the Pan-American Mobilities Network. March 16-18, Raleigh, NC.
Net Locality: Mobile interfaces in hybrid space
de Souza e Silva, A. Net Locality: Mobile interfaces in hybrid space. Mobile Processing Conference. University of Illinois, Chicago, IL: November 10, 2011.
Introductory Remarks
de Souza e Silva, A. Introductory Remarks: Net-cultures: Mobility and Location in Social Networks. Research symposium of the Centre for Network Culture. IT University of Copenhagen. Copenhagen, Denmark: April 29.
Location-based mobile games: Interfaces to urban spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2010). Location-based mobile games: Interfaces to urban spaces. Homo Ludens 2.0. The University of Utrecht, The Netherlands: November 17-18.
Network locality: Reconfiguring surveillance, privacy, exclusion and public spaces in contemporary society
de Souza e Silva, A. (2010). Network locality: Reconfiguring surveillance, privacy, exclusion and public spaces in contemporary society. Series of talks in Digital Humanities, Media and Culture. University of Maryland. College Park, MD: March 05.
Location-based mobile games: Interfaces to urban spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2010). Location-based mobile games: Interfaces to urban spaces. CHAT Festival. UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Chapel Hill, NC: February 20.
On the social implications of network locality: Sociability, privacy, surveillance, exclusion
de Souza e Silva, A. (2009). On the social implications of network locality: Sociability, privacy, surveillance, exclusion. School of Media and Public Affairs. George Washington University. Washington DC: October, 29.
Playing life and living play: How hybrid reality games reconfigure space, play, and the ordinary
de Souza e Silva, A. (2009). Playing life and living play: How hybrid reality games reconfigure space, play, and the ordinary. Floating Points 6: Games of Culture | Art of Games. Boston, MA. Mar. 21.
Hybrid reality and location-based mobile gaming: Potential uses in educational contexts
de Souza e Silva, A. (2009). Hybrid reality and location-based mobile gaming: Potential uses in educational contexts. Is Learning a Serious Game? Teaching, Learning & Technology Roundtable (TLTR). NC State University. Raleigh, NC: Feb. 04.
Past, present and future — An overview of mobile pictures
de Souza e Silva (2008). Photo: Past, present, and future — An overview of mobile pictures. City of Raleigh Arts Commission. Raleigh, NC: May 05.
Hybrid reality gaming: Embedding games in public spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2006). Hybrid reality gaming: Embedding games in public spaces. North Carolina Serious Game Space Workshop. NCSU Computer Science Department’s Center for Digital Entertainment and the North Carolina Serious Games Initiative. Raleigh, NC: May 02.
From MUDs as (virtual) spaces to (hybrid) spaces as MUDs: Mobile technologies as interfaces of hybrid spaces
de Souza e Silva, A. (2006). From MUDs as (virtual) spaces to (hybrid) spaces as MUDs: Mobile technologies as interfaces of hybrid spaces. Benjamin Franklin Scholars Spring Lecture Series. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC: March 29.
