Social challenges of digital and technological transformations

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CIVIS focus area
Digital and Technological transformation
Open to
  • PhD
Course dates
24 February - 16 June 2023

This webinar series is organised into 5 sessions of 90 minutes each, from 24 February to 16 June 2023. Each session will be starting at 15:00 GMT/16:00 ECT/17:00 EET.

Schedule

Each session will be starting at 15:00 GMT/16:00 ECT/17:00 EET and will be running for 90 minutes
Friday 24 February 2023

Agency and Automation: The Shaping of Connected, Intelligent and Learning Homes by Bridgette Wessel, University of Glasgow (UG)

Comments: Mihnea Dobre, University of Bucharest (UB)
Friday 31 March 2023

Why the Internet is Not a Liberating Technology - Reflections on the Middle East by Hanan Badr, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg (PLUS)

Comments: Gemma Minero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
Friday 5 May 2023

The Trouble With Sharing: Interpersonal Challenges in Peer-to-Peer Exchange by Airi Lampinen, Stockholm University (SU)

Comments: Francesco Bellini, Sapienza Università di Roma (SUR)
Friday 2 June 2023

Risks of New Technologies for Copyright Exceptions by Sebastián López Maza, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

Comments: Julien Cabay, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Friday 16 June 2023 Reflections for the Future: New Social Challenges of Digital and Technological Transformations - Panel discussion with Bridgette Wessel (UG), Mihnea Dobre (UB), Hanan Badr (PLUS), Gemma Minero (UAM), Airi Lampinen (US), Francesco Bellini (SUR), Sebastián López Maza (UAM), Julien Cabay (ULB). Moderators: David Poveda & Jorge Bravo-Abad (UAM)

 

Dates: 24 February - 16 June 2023 Language: English (B2)
Format: Virtual Contact point: David Poveda
ECTS: 1*  

*The workload of this webinar series is equivalent to 1 ECTS. However, please note that recognition of ECTS depends on your home universtiy. Reach out to the CIVIS contact point of your home university to learn more. 

Requirements

This webinar series is open to all doctoral/postgraduate students from any university associated with CIVIS.

Participating students must have the technological means to connect to the course through a videoconference platform. Should you ave any questions, please contact David Poveda (david.poveda@uam.es).

Registration

The maximum number of participants is limited to 150 students.  Pre-registration is necessary to receive the video conference link. A reading packet will be distributed among registered participants. 

To register, fill in the online registration form by 17 February 2023.

Register

Certificate of attendace

In order to receive a certificate of attendance, registrants must attend at least 4 of the 5 scheduled sessions.

Lecturers

  • Bridgette Wessel, University of Glasgow (UG)
  • Mihnea Dobre, University of Bucharest (UB)
  • Hanan Badr, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg (PLUS)
  • Gemma Minero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
  • Airi Lampinen, Stockholm University (SU)
  • Francesco Bellini, Sapienza Università di Roma (SUR)
  • Sebastián López Maza, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
  • Julien Cabay, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

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