"Mis- and Disinformation in Asian Diasporic Communities: Politics, Power, and History" lecture by Dr. Rachel Kuo

Tue, Mar 7 2023, 4:45 - 6:15pm
Add to Calendar 2023-09-30 07:11:34 2023-09-30 07:11:34 "Mis- and Disinformation in Asian Diasporic Communities: Politics, Power, and History" lecture by Dr. Rachel Kuo The Media Literacy, Civic Engagement, and Democracy Project, a partnership of the College's Center for the Study of Democracy and Hilda C. Landers Library, is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Kuo to St. Mary's College of Maryland for a lecture entitled "Mis- and Disinformation in Asian Diasporic Communities: Politics, Power, and History." Dr. Rachel Kuo speaks on the ways histories surrounding race, migration, and empire undergird mis- and disinformation. She writes, teaches, and researches race, social movements, and digital technology. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology. She is a founding member and current affiliate of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies and also a co-founder of the Asian American Feminist Collective. Campus Center Center for the Study of Democracy, Hilda C. Landers Library, Asian Studies Katherine Ryner America/New_York public
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The Media Literacy, Civic Engagement, and Democracy Project, a partnership of the College's Center for the Study of Democracy and Hilda C. Landers Library, is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Kuo to St. Mary's College of Maryland for a lecture entitled "Mis- and Disinformation in Asian Diasporic Communities: Politics, Power, and History."

Dr. Rachel Kuo speaks on the ways histories surrounding race, migration, and empire undergird mis- and disinformation. She writes, teaches, and researches race, social movements, and digital technology. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology. She is a founding member and current affiliate of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies and also a co-founder of the Asian American Feminist Collective.

Event Sponsor(s)
Center for the Study of Democracy, Hilda C. Landers Library, Asian Studies
Katherine Ryner
khryner@smcm.edu
240-895-4260
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Center for the Study of Democracy
Library and Archives
Asian Studies
Lecture