November 29, 2007

Media Advisory - Wayne State University holds Virtual Citizenship New Technologies Symposium on Nov. 30

What: Wayne State University Virtual Citizenship New Technologies Symposium

Date: Nov. 30, 2007

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: Wayne State University
David Adamany Undergraduate Library
Bernath Auditorium
5155 Gullen Mall
Detroit, MI 48202

Registration: This event is free and open to the public but registration is preferred by going to http://www.lib.wayne.edu/virship/

More Info: Technologies such as text messaging, Facebook, del.icio.us and Second Life are transforming our notions of community membership and the exercise of power. This symposium explores intersections between communications technologies and the practice of citizenship and asks how the new technologies might be used in the interests of social justice and civic engagement. This event launches a broader research, teaching, and service project to help students, staff and faculty understand what citizenship means now and what it might mean in the future. WSU’s Center for the Study of Citizenship, Humanities Center\'s Digital Humanities Working Group, Office for Teaching and Learning, Honors Program, and DeRoy Lecture series are co-sponsors.

Presenters and topics are noted below:

  • Fred Stutzman, Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina will present “Collective Activism and Participation in Social Network Sites.”
  • Russell Dalton, Ph.D., professor of political science at the University California Irvine will discuss “The Good Citizen and New Forms of Political Participation in America.”
  • Wendy Chun, Ph.D., associate professor at Brown University will address “Imagined Networks.”
  • Vernor Vinge, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science, San Diego State University, and science fiction author will speak on “People Power in the Future.”
Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students.

Contact

Renee Bicker
Phone: (313) 577-2525
Email: rbricker@wayne.edu

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