Description:

THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
&
THE BUFFETT INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

Present:

SONIA LIVINGSTONE,
Media and Communications, London School of Economics

"CLASS: LIVING AND LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE"

Date: Monday, May 22, 2017
Time: 4-6.30pm
Place: Frances Searle Building, Room 3-417
(Reception to Follow)

SONIA LIVINGSTONE OBE is full professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Author of 20 books and many articles, Livingstone researches the opportunities and risks for children and young people afforded by digital and online technologies, focusing on media literacy, social mediations, and children’s rights in the digital age. Her new book is 'The Class: Living and Learning in the Digital Age' (2016, with Julian Sefton-Green). A fellow of the British Psychological Society, Royal Society for the Arts, and fellow and past President of the International Communication Association, she currently leads the projects Global Kids Online and Preparing for a Digital Future and previously directed EU Kids Online. For more information on Sonia Livingstone, visit her website at www.sonialivingstone.net.

This event is a part of the Northwestern University-London School of Economics Initiative. The funding for this event is generously provided by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, the Department of Communication Studies, and the Center for Global Culture and Communication (CGCC) at Northwestern University.

For more information, please contact Gabby Garcia at gabbygarcia@u.northwestern.edu.