The Potential of Networked Solidarity
This chapter argues that the concerns of propaganda, voice, and democracy that characterized the rise of communication and media studies as disciplines were anchored in a set of twentieth-century liberal ideals that presumed the key role that information plays in people’s lives. This chapter argues that media and communication scholars need to update their theories […]
Agency in the Digital Age
Recent advancements in technology challenge our fundamental notions of human power and agency. Tools and techniques including machine learning, artificial intelligence, and chatbots may be capable of exercising complex “agentic” behaviors (Dhar, 2016). Advanced technologies are capable of communicating with human beings in an increasingly sophisticated manner. Ranging from artificial chat partners through the commercial […]
Book Review: Self-Tracking in the New York Review of Books
Thank you Simon Head for reviewing Self-Tracking in the New York Review of Books. Simon Head. 2018. “Big Brother Goes Digital,” New York Review of Books (24 May).