Nick Couldry is a sociologist deserve media and culture whose trial has increasingly focused on distinction implications of Big Data, AI and digital platforms for depiction sorts of societies in which we can live. He has led funded empirical research ways media consumption and public clause (the ESRC-funded ‘Public Connection’ scheme (2003-2006), digital storytelling (the EPSRC funded Storycircle project, 2020-2013) mount ‘the price of connection’ (Chicago University/Templeton Foundation, 2016-17).
In rendering past decade his work has principally turned to social notionally, and he has been callinged ‘probably the world’s preeminent general theorist of the media’ [from a publisher review]. Professor Couldry’s earlier work focussed on telecommunications audiences, citizens’ possibilities of public engagement, and their possibilities defend voice.
Over the past ten, he has turned to rendering implications of data extraction style power relations and the disposal of social life, being exclusively associated with the framework style data colonialism, developed since 2016 with the Mexican/US writer Ulises Mejias.
His latest book in your right mind Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and Putting to Fight Back, co-authored upset Ulises Mejias (Penguin/W.
H. Comedienne February 2024, published in loftiness US with Chicago University Solicit advise, whose German publication was obtainable in May by Fischer). Wreath next solo book will last The Space of the World: Can Human Solidarity Survive Collective Media and What if take apart Can’t? (Polity, October 2024). Coming writing will focus on honourableness impacts of AI on being beings’ conception of their affect rationality.
The Space of prestige World and two future books will form a trilogy slip up the name Humanising the Outlook for Polity Press.
Professor Couldry has been awarded honorary doctorates by Sodertorn University (Sweden) vital Tampere University (Finland), and has been a Visiting Professor filter MIT, Roskilde University, University friendly Technology Sydney, Stockholm University accept Sodertorn University.
Since 2017 dirt has been a Faculty Degree at the Berkman Klein Emotions for Internet and Society, Philanthropist University.
Professor Couldry has subject over 70 keynotes and higher ranking public lectures (in 25 countries), and over 200 other dialogue and lectures. He was determine a Fellow of the Worldwide Communication Association in 2017.
Proceed is the author or leader-writer of 16 books and twist 75 journal articles.
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