Funded by a 2018-19 award from the McLuhan Centre for Technology and Culture, I have convened a Working Group since September to host visiting speakers and reading group on Affect and Algorithms. Our Working Group includes faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from across UT Departments. We have hosted the following guests:
Professor Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku), “Conceptualizing Affect and Media” https://susannapaasonen.org/
Dr. Kate Starbird (University of Washington), “Information and Social Media Warfare and Challenges,” http://faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/publications.html
Dr. Ian Reilly (Mt. Saint Vincent University), “Media Hoaxing and The Yes Men” https://msvu.academia.edu/IanReilly
Forthcoming speakers include:
March 1, Professor Tero Karppi discussing his 2018 book Disconnect.
March 31, Dr. Selena Nemorin (University College London), Dr. Whitney Phillips (Syracuse University), and Dr. Sun-Ha Hong (Simon Fraser University), “Mediated Subjects and (Ir)rationalities”. These invited scholars will also present at the April 1 Monday Night Seminar, McLuhan Centre for Technology and Culture.