Paul Duguid
Adjunct Professor
305B South Hall
Weds 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (by appointment)
Focus
The concept of information; the history of information; the history of "technocracy"; critical information studies.
Research areas
Biography
Current Research
Information and authenticity. From a historical perspective: how we come to trust information we encounter and how we led credibility to information we share and what role brands and other forms of certification play.
Other Research
See Information: A Historical Companion, co-edited with Profs. Anthony Grafton (Princeton), Ann Blair (Harvard), and Anja Goeing (Zurich). Princeton University Press, 2021.
Education
BA, English & Philosophy, Bristol University, UK, 1976
MA, English Literature, Washington University, St. Louis, 1980
What is the best thing about working at the I School?
Multidisciplinary faculty and students.
What Information issues interests you most?
Questions of authenticity of information.
Recent courses taught
Spring 2023
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2020
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