research on the social aspects of digital media plus books, art, travel
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Read 1 day ago and current, but nothing has been published for 4 years.
I'm excited to share that today is the official launch date of my new book! Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Times explores how people in the US, Italy, and Switzerland experienced initial Covid lockdowns. It's based on survey data I collected with my team back in Spring 2020. I examine knowledge and misinformation beliefs about the virus, how people used social media to…
It's been way too long since I sent out the last issue. I had planned to send one out February 24th, but with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I got distracted. Switzerland now has over 50,000 Ukrainian refugees. I've been impressed by how the university has worked on integrating Ukrainian students into our curriculum. The situation generally is heartbreaking, of course. Five million Ukrainians have…
Did you catch that I put 2021 as the date for the last issue? (It's fixed on the site now.) It's a good indication of how I feel about time passing during Covid.
Winter days during Covid are not much fun. I'm blocking off time every day to do some book reading, it lifts my spirits. I didn't like the one I just finished (stuck with it as it's for a book club I run) so I am not including it here, but will be sure to recommend the ones I do enjoy. Always open to book recommendations especially if you can explain why you think it's worthwhile. I have a strong…
Thanks for signing up for this list, which I started 20 years ago this month, but then abandoned a few years later in favor of blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and so on. I have missed the ability to share content directly through email rather than relying on the algorithms of various systems to decide what to show people (not to mention that several of my friends never got into social media) so I'm…
Links to research on the social aspects of digital media plus discussions of books, art, travel, and whatever else I find worthwhile to mention.
