Keynote • Plenary • Symposium
Part I: 2019 Keynote Panel
What is Technology?
Thursday, April 11, 2019 • 5:00–7:00p • University of Oregon Portland
Chair: Julianne Newton, Journalism and Media Studies, University of Oregon
Presentations
• Larry A. Hickman, Philosophy/Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
“Reimagining Technology”
• Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Philosophy/Interdisciplinary Studies/American Studies, Purdue University
“Creating a Context for Making Better Decisions Together”
• Eric Schatzberg, History/Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Rescuing Technology: A Manifesto”
Part II: Plenary Session
Rhetoric and Data: From Technical Communication to Media Genealogy
Friday, April 12, 2019 • 9:00–10:15a • University of Oregon Portland
Welcome & Chair: Regina Lawrence, George S. Turnbull Portland Center/Agora Journalism Center, UO
Presentations
• Carolyn R. Miller, Rhetoric and Technical Communication/English, North Carolina State University
“What is Technology to Rhetoric, and Vice-Versa?”
• Colin Koopman, Philosophy/Ethics/New Media & Culture/Cyber Security and Privacy, UO
“How We Became Our Data: A Media Genealogy of Ourselves”
Part III: Symposium Luncheon
Technology: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Community
Friday, April 12, 2019 • 12:15–2:15p • University of Oregon Portland
Moderator: Jeremy Swartz, Communication/Media Studies/New Media & Culture, UO
Presentations
• Lana Rakow, Communication/Community Engagement, University of North Dakota
“The Community and its Problems: Geopolitics, Democracy, and Technology”
• Scott Stroud, Communication Studies/Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin
“Imagining Complexity: Pragmatism on the Ethics and Aesthetics of Media Technologies”
Facilitated Group Discussion (approx. 1-1/2 hrs.)
featuring Keynote Panelists and Plenary Panelists
• Charlene Haddock Seigfried • Eric Schatzberg • Larry A. Hickman
• Carolyn R. Miller • Colin Koopman • Lana Rakow • Scott Stroud
Cosponsors: Office of the Provost, Knight Chair in Communication Research, and Media Studies Program.
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Hickman, Larry A.
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