In this episode of Digital Alchemy, Moya Bailey interviews Wendy Chun, the Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media at Simon Fraser University and leader of the Digital Democracies Institute. Dr. Chun discusses how her personal and academic histories converged, motivating her interdisciplinary leadership in digital network and social justice research. She offers a behind-the-scenes take on her book, Discriminating Data: Correlation, Neighborhoods, and the New Politics of Recognition, and discusses how Digital Alchemy has influenced her work.
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Featuring
Moya Bailey
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun
Sponsor:
Northwestern University School of Communication
More from the host & speakers:
Associate Professor | Department of Communication Studies
Twitter - @Moyazb
Instagram - @TransforMysogynoir
Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media | School of Communication
Director | Digital Democracies Institute
Twitter - @whkchun
Twitter - @SFU_DDI
Works referenced in episode:
Chun, W. H. K. (2016). Updating to remain the same: Habitual new media. MIT Press.
Chun, W. H. K. (2011). Programmed visions: Software and memory. MIT Press.
Copy and Audio Editors:
Kate In
Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown