Join students and faculty for a presentation by Joseph D. Straubhaar, Amon G. Carter Centennial Professor of Communications, and Jeremiah Spence, both at the University at Austin. Their topic: “From digital inclusion to social networks and virtual worlds in Brazil.” From Dr. Straubhaar and Mr. Spence: “This talk will trace the waves of thinking in Brazil about digital inclusion in terms of social thinking, policy choices, technology choices and programs, as well as the adoption of technology at local and national levels. We will compare Brazilian thinking about digital and social inclusion with that of the U.S. and Europe. We will examine the impact of social networking in Brazil, including how it has accelerated Internet use deeper into society. We will also look at how some very new technologies, like virtual worlds, are being used to address concrete social problems like distance education for teachers.” This talk is part of the Annenberg Research Network on International Communication speaker series, a special presentation of the Annenberg Research Seminar series. Lunch will be served.


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