Social & Cultural Studies

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Morgan Ames

Assistant Professor of Practice
Alumni (MIMS 2006)

Science and technology studies; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; education; anthropology; youth technocultures; ideology and inequity; critical data science

Jenna Burrell

Adjunct Professor

how systematically excluded communities adapt technology, algorithmic fairness and transparency, human control over algorithms, ethnography

Coye Cheshire

Professor

Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange

Paul Duguid

Adjunct Professor

The concept of information; the history of information; the history of "technocracy"; critical information studies.

Andrew Reddie

Assistant Professor of Practice

Politics, Security, Emerging Technologies, Arms Control, Global Governance, Cybersecurity

Recent Publications

Evaluating Shared Access: Social Equality and the Circulation of the Mobile Phones in Rural Uganda

Jan 20, 2010

Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media

Nov 30, 2009

Groundbreaking new book reports on a three-year ethnographic investigation of young people's use of digital technology. Twenty-three different case studies reveal the intricate dynamics of youth's social and recreational use of digital media.

Order, Coordination and Uncertainty

Oct 15, 2009

Americans Reject Tailored Advertising and Three Activities that Enable It

Sep 26, 2009

Trust and Reputation: Introduction

Sep 1, 2009

Assessing Trustworthiness in Providers of Online Goods and Services

Sep 1, 2009

An Examination of Language Use in Online Dating Profile

Jul 7, 2009

Social & Cultural Studies news

I School Class Marries Climate Change Mitigation and Information Sciences

Apr 14, 2023

Led by Professor John Chuang, Info 290: Climate, People, and Informatics seeks to explore the burgeoning field of climate informatics and equip students with the necessary language and contextual knowledge to contribute.

Hany Farid on the Rise of Deepfake Pornography As Twitch Streamers Speak Out

Feb 14, 2023

two headshots; one man with child on shoulders, Kevin Lustig; man hiking, Ando Shah

Fellowship Recipients Strive to Use Technology to Understand Climate Change

Mar 21, 2023

Kevin Lustig and Ando Shah have been awarded the 2022–23 Quigley/Heffernan Family Environmental Fellowship.

Professor John Chuang and Ph.D. Student Ando Shah Work With OpenEarth Foundation

Jan 25, 2023

This Is the Worst Time for Donald Trump to Return to Twitter

Nov 20, 2022

Apparently, the people has spoken, and they want former President Donald Trump back on Twitter. However, Hany Farid believes that this would be the worst time for him to return to the social media platform.

Alex Hanna Considers Impact of Twitter Takeover

Nov 10, 2022

Alex Hanna discusses how social media impacts our democracy; how Twitter has affected past U.S. elections; and how Musk’s most recent changes to the platform could affect the flow of disinformation moving forward.