Caught Between the Social Media machine and the Impact machine?

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• Mark Carrigan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
• Thursday 16 May 2019, 17:45-19:00
• Syndicate Room 2, Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK, CB3 9BB.

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Mark Carrigan is a sociologist in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. His research explores how the proliferation of digital platforms is reshaping education systems, with a particular focus on knowledge production within universities. He is internationally recognised as a leading expert on the role of social media within higher education, giving over 100 invited talks internationally and consulting for universities, research centres and publishers. He is associate editor of Civil Sociology and a member of the editorial boards of Applied Social Theory, Digital Culture & Education, Discover Society, Journal of Digital Social Research and Social Research Practice. He is a trustee of the Social Research Association, a board member of the Centre for Critical Realism and a member of the Centre for Social Ontology.

Refreshments from 17:30, talk starts at 17:45.

This talk is part of the Wolfson College Education Society series.

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