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Category Archives: History of Communication

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Interview With Elihu Katz

May 13, 2013by Andrew Iliadis 1 Comment

© Elihu Katz and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Katz was interviewed by Justin Dowdall on March 25th, 2013 Elihu Katz is an American and Israeli sociologist. He is Distinguished Trustee Professor […]

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History of Communication, Mass media, Media Ecology, Scholarly Interviews, Sociology
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Interview With Barry Wellman

May 6, 2013by Andrew Iliadis Leave a comment

© Barry Wellman and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Wellman was interviewed by Andrew Iliadis on October 30th, 2012 Professor Barry Wellman is based at the University of Toronto, he directs NetLab, is […]

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History of Communication, Mass media, Media studies, Scholarly Interviews, Sociology
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Jodi Dean and Andrew Feenberg Debate the Interweb

April 23, 2013by Andrew Iliadis

“Jodi Dean and Andrew Feenberg recently took to Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University to debate the political merits of the internet. Dean argues that the ever-increasing commodification of the internet presents […]

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History of Communication, Mass media, Philosophy, Philosophy of Media
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Brian Cantwell Smith on The Philosophy of Computation

April 23, 2013by Andrew Iliadis

Brian Cantwell Smith is a scholar in the fields of cognitive science, computer science, information studies, and philosophy, especially ontology, and he is the author of On the Origin of […]

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History of Communication, Philosophy, Philosophy of technology
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Interview with Mara Mills

March 8, 2013by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Mara Mills and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Mills was interviewed by Laureano Ralon on March 8th, 2013 Mara Mills works at the intersection of disability studies and media studies. Her research […]

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Academia, Academic Journalism, CMNS, History of Communication, Media studies, Scholarly Interviews
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Harold Innis, Information Management and the Topographic Revolution in Communication

January 22, 2013by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Date: Thu, 2013/01/24 – 4:00pm – 5:30pm Place: 140 St. George Street, Room 728 Please join us for a talk by John Bonnett, an intellectual historian and Tier II Canada […]

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Academia, Academic Journalism, CMNS, History of Communication, Philosophy of Information
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Interview with John Durham Peters

January 11, 2013by Andrew Iliadis Leave a comment

© John Durham Peters and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Peters was interviewed by Andrew Iliadis on November 26th, 2012 John Durham Peters is A. Craig Baird professor of Communication Studies at […]

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History of Communication, Rhetoric, Scholarly Interviews
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“Author’s Cut” Kindle edition of The Plot to Save Socrates with Extended Ending Published by JoSara MeDia

December 12, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

JoSara MeDia has just published a Kindle edition of Paul Levinson‘s novel, The Plot to Save Socrates. The Plot to Save Socrates was originally published by Tor Books in 2006, and was praised […]

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History of Communication, Media Ecology
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Interview with Terence Moran

October 20, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Terence P. Moran and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Moran was interviewed via Skype by Angela Cirucci on October 12th, 2012 Terence P. Moran is Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication […]

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Academia, Academic Journalism, Academic Tenure, CMNS, History of Communication, Media Ecology, Scholarly Interviews

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