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New Histories of Information and Media Technologies

Bill Dutton Arts and Humanities, Digital Industries, General Interest, Internet Studies, Quello, Research and Learning, Shaping the Internet, teaching , , , , ,

New Historical Perspectives on Media and Information Technologies? For decades, students of media, communication, and internet studies have been so focused on the future that the past is too often ignored. Is there a rising interest in the history of media and information technologies and policies? Might more attention to the past hold promise for … Continue reading New Histories of Information and Media Technologies

Could History be the New, New Thing? Archiving

Bill Dutton Digital Industries, Digital Policy, Dissemination, General Interest, Internet Studies, Outreach, Quello, Quello Center, Research and Learning, teaching , , , , , ,

Could History be the New, New Thing: Archiving Could it be that the digerati are beginning to wonder about the origins of such ‘innovations’ as video communication, AI, remote work, and more? Are they discovering that all these innovations have a long history in the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs)?  These questions arose … Continue reading Could History be the New, New Thing? Archiving