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Technologies of Speculation: a School of Communication book talk
EIC March 21, 2021Written by: Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student Sapere aude! Translated from Latin, it means “dare to know,” and was a featured phrase within Dr. Sun-ha Hong’s recent book, Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society. Dr. Hong, an assistant professor in SFU’s School of Communication, was the most recent author featured in the Book + Speaker Talk series. He was also joined by Dr. Luke Stark, an assistant professor at Western University. Dr. Hong’s book was released via MIT Press in the summer of 2020, and I excitedly read and reviewed it, as I’m always eager to…
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Snowden shows the human side of Edward Snowden
EIC September 26, 2016Snowden is a well-crafted and eye-opening narrative of issues of global surveillance and government accountability in the wake of 9/11. It recreates the overpowering surprise felt when ex-NSA employee, Edward Snowden, exposed the National Security Agency (NSA)’s operations of collecting…
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