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Global Platforms & Infrastructures

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Co-sponsored by Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies & Institute of Communications Research
Date: Apr 30, 2021 9:00 - 11:00 am
Registration: Registration
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Originating Calendar: Center for Global Studies: Events; Digital platforms are so pervasive in our everyday life to the point that it becomes no longer meaningful to separate our lives from them. How do they shape our everyday life, cultural industry, labor relations, and identity? How do digital platforms operate their power—economically, materially, and politically? In this Webinar, we invite three experts in Media and Communications Studies to discuss the global impacts of digital platforms and infrastructures.

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