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Technology Guru Joins IMSC as 2006-2007 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair
By Orli Belman
Technology visionary Cory Doctorow has been selected as the first holder of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, which will be co-hosted by the Integrated Media Systems Center. In his new role, announced this week by the Canadian Fulbright Commission, Doctorow will collaborate with USC faculty and students and deliver guest lectures to the wider community.
“I’m looking forward to being part of the academic discourse on the ways that technology can either liberate or control us,” Doctorow said.
“We are excited by this opportunity to work with such a visionary as Cory Doctorow as we continue our research on experiential media for education, journalism and entertainment, ” said Adam Clayton Powell III, director of the Integrated Media Systems Center.
Doctorow, who edits the widely read culture and technology blog site "Boing Boing", will divide his appointment at USC between IMSC and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
“In an era in which technology is changing the very rules by which people around the world learn about each other, it is critical that public diplomacy be current,” said Joshua S. Fouts, director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. “Cory Doctorow will bring a valuable perspective to the discussion taking place here at USC.” Under this new program, a different prominent Canadian will come to USC each year. “The research agenda advanced by this new Fulbright Chair in Public Diplomacy is particularly important in the context of today’s increasingly complex international environment,” said Michael K. Hawes, executive director of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program.
By Orli Belman
Technology visionary Cory Doctorow has been selected as the first holder of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, which will be co-hosted by the Integrated Media Systems Center. In his new role, announced this week by the Canadian Fulbright Commission, Doctorow will collaborate with USC faculty and students and deliver guest lectures to the wider community.
“I’m looking forward to being part of the academic discourse on the ways that technology can either liberate or control us,” Doctorow said.
“We are excited by this opportunity to work with such a visionary as Cory Doctorow as we continue our research on experiential media for education, journalism and entertainment, ” said Adam Clayton Powell III, director of the Integrated Media Systems Center.
Doctorow, who edits the widely read culture and technology blog site "Boing Boing", will divide his appointment at USC between IMSC and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
“In an era in which technology is changing the very rules by which people around the world learn about each other, it is critical that public diplomacy be current,” said Joshua S. Fouts, director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. “Cory Doctorow will bring a valuable perspective to the discussion taking place here at USC.” Under this new program, a different prominent Canadian will come to USC each year. “The research agenda advanced by this new Fulbright Chair in Public Diplomacy is particularly important in the context of today’s increasingly complex international environment,” said Michael K. Hawes, executive director of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program.