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
I am currently working with Profs. Anthony Grafton (Princeton), Ann Blair (Harvard), and Anja Goeing (Zurich) on Information: A Historical Companion, to be published by Princeton University Press in January 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
Fall 2020
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
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