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ICR Distinguished Speaker Series - "Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, or, Navigating the Streams of Communication and Technology”

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
College of Media, Institute of Communications Research
Location
100 Gregory Hall
Date
Feb 22, 2024   12:00 - 1:20 pm  
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Originating Calendar
College of Media Events

The Institute of Communications Research presents a Distinguished Speaker Series this spring, showcasing some of the most renowned scholars in the fields of communication and media studies. 

"Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, or, Navigating the Streams of Communication and Technology”

About the presenter:
Steve Jones (MS ’84, journalism; PhD ’87, ICR) is UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Research Professor in UIC’s Electronic Visualization Laboratory. His current research focuses on Human-Machine Communication, Social Robotics, Human Augmentics, AI and Creativity and Sound Studies. He is founder and editor of the journal New Media & Society, founder of the Association of Internet Researchers and served as first Senior Research Fellow at the Pew Internet Project.

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