Social & Cultural Studies

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Morgan G. Ames

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
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Jenna Burrell

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

Coye Cheshire

Professor
Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange

Recent Publications

Social Operational Information, Competence, and Participation in Online Collective Action
Apr 1, 2010
Evaluating Shared Access: Social Equality and the Circulation of the Mobile Phones in Rural Uganda
Jan 20, 2010
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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.
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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

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Social & Cultural Studies news

Shazeda Ahmed
Shazeda Ahmed Explains the Chinese Social Credit System
Jan 15, 2020

A real life Black Mirror? Ph.D. student Shazeda Ahmed explains the Chinese Social Credit System.

Deirdre Mulligan
Deirdre Mulligan Wary of “Unknown Fund” and Blockchains
Nov 14, 2019
Ben Arnoldy
“Data for Good” Fellowship Awardee Fights Climate Change with Data Science Communications
Nov 6, 2019

MIDS student Ben Arnoldy has been awarded the Fall 2019 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work involving the use of data science to educate the public on climate change and pollution.

Morgan G. Ames
Morgan Ames on Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Tech-Free Schools
Sep 20, 2019
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Steven Weber Deconstructs the Future, Bloc by Bloc
Oct 22, 2019

In his newly published book, Bloc by Bloc, Professor Steven Weber explores the future of the global enterprise as international tensions reach new heights.

Morgan G. Ames
Interview with Morgan Ames on “The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop Per Child”
Oct 7, 2019
Krista Mar
Alumna Krista Mar Seeks Fair Representation in the 2020 Census
Oct 4, 2019
The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop Per Child
Morgan Ames’ The Charisma Machine: A Deep Dive into One Laptop per Child
Oct 15, 2019

Morgan G. Ames explores the rise and fall of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project in her new book, The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop Per Child. 

Steve Fadden
Steve Fadden Speaks Design at UXINDIA 2019
Sep 12, 2019
Geoffrey Nunberg
Geoffrey Nunberg on Gender Pronouns and Sam Smith
Sep 13, 2019

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