Joan Donovan from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy will present on their new book Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America. This presentation is part of the Data Fluencies Speaker Series, co-sponsored by the Ahmanson Lab/Harman Academy at the University of Southern California and the […]

KEYNOTE: How to Sense the Future: Global Climate Change and Media Edu-cologies - Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Amy Harris Global climate change has been predicted for at least a century, and yet little has been changed in response. This inaction has revealed the importance and inadequacy of knowledge: at first, many scientists and activists […]

Dr. Chelsea Rosenthal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. Before joining the faculty at Simon Fraser, she was an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in the Center for Bioethics at New York University and did her doctoral work in NYU's Philosophy Department. She also holds a J.D. from the Law […]

Digital Policy Rounds: Mis/disinformation and the question of authenticity Thursday, March 16 from 9 am - 10 am PST Register here ABOUT THE EVENT While mis- and dis-information is primarily understood in terms of its facticity, or lack thereof, the very circulation of information such as news stories is tied to the cultural contexts in […]

Dr. Chris Gilliard is a writer, professor, and speaker. His scholarship concentrates on digital privacy, surveillance, and the intersections of race, class, and technology. He is an advocate for critical and equity-focused approaches to tech in education. His writings have been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wired Magazine, the Chronicle of […]