I just saw on the incomparable Don Ihde's Wikipedia page that he appears to have passed away. But the page doesn't give any date of his passing or any details.
Does anyone know anything? I'm really sad regardless if it's true.
Congrats to @laura4lano and Danya Glabau on their new book Cyborg being out soon with @mitpress !!
" Critical cyborg literacy foregrounds power dynamics and pays attention to the ways that social and cultural factors such as gender, race, and disability shape how technology is imagined, developed, used, and resisted."
How do Americans perceive #MediaLiteracy? Check out our latest Boston University Media & Technology poll that reveals the promise and pitfalls of media literacy efforts in the US. @commodon @communicationscholars #commodon
After a successful search in the Fall we're hiring again! This is a wonderful department filled with colleagues I truly love. Please spread widely within your networks.
Full-Time Lecturer Position in Public Relations | UMass Amherst Journalism Department
Amidst the growing threat of #disinformation, I am thrilled to welcome a new voice among our Boston University Communication Research Center fellows who study mediated communication dysfunction: Dr. Betsi Grabe.
"Raven Maragh-Lloyd demonstrates how Black users strategically rearticulate their responses to oppression in ways that highlight Black publics’ historically rich traditions and reveal the shifting nature of both dominance and resistance, particularly in the digital age. Each chapter grounds itself in a resistance strategy, such as Black humor, care, or archiving"
I'm still emerging from my search committee-induced fugue state, so I only just found out that @brianmerchant of the LA Times named a volume from the series I co-edit as one of the top ten tech books of 2023.
If you've not checked it out yet, Lee McGuigan's "Selling the American People" is a brilliant and essential pre-history of surveillance advertising. So fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with him.
Finally available #OpenAccess! 🚨New study🚨 “Missing Voices” examines how misinformation-susceptible individuals from historically excluded & marginalized communities engage with science topics and interpret #misinformation and corrective intervention strategies.
📦 🚢 Wow, Supply Studies curated by @dochock has some neat stuff coming up in the spring!
"a speaker series bringing together scholars & organizers to discuss logistical justice & examine the possibilities of reconciliation in an era of #SupplyChain#capitalism"
Featuring not only me & @athena (a very special event for all you Union.Place fanpeople out there), but also @tamigraph, @bierjess & @miriamkp! Free to register & attend
Congratulations to @sina_jb! After being a valued colleague at the @IKMZ for many years, she takes a professorship for #Digital#Communication and #Datafication at the Department of Communication and Media #Research (DCM) at the University of Fribourg. She will also become Director of the Institute for Digital Communication and #Media#Innovation 👏🏻
Sina, we'll miss you – and wish you a smooth start in your new position in February '24!