Events

“Technopoly”: The Surrender of Culture and Politics to Technology

Apr. 19, 2023, 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Location:

Rockefeller 203

A lecture by Visiting Professor Anurag Mehra, Science and Society Faculty Fellow at Vassar College

Professor Mehra will explore how the internet morphed from an easy-access public knowledge resource to a “technopoly” aimed at extracting personal data for targeted digital advertisement, ultimately leading to a culture where we are glued to our devices the entire time we are awake (and maybe even while we sleep).

Sponsored by the Office of International Programs and the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts.

 

 

Headshot of Professor Anurag Mehra
Professor Anurag Mehra
Photo: Karl Rabe