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The John Meisel Lecture Series in Contemporary Political Controversies Fifth Annual Lecture

"Social Media Influencers Are Getting Political, and We Aren't Ready"

Dr. Elizabeth Dubois (Ottawa University)

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Lecture 4:00-5:30 PM | Grant Hall Auditorium

Reception 5:30-6:30 PM | Grant Hall Auditorium

Registration is required for this event!

*Light refreshments served

This event will be filmed and photographed.  

»ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ the Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Dubois (PhD, University of Oxford) is an Associate Professor and University Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology at the University of Ottawa where she runs the Pol Comm Tech Lab and is a member of the Center for Law, Technology and Society. She is also a Faculty Associate and former Fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University and an Affiliate at the Center for Information, Technology and Public Life at University of North Carolina. Her work examines political uses of digital media, including artificial intelligence, political social media influencers, and online harassment of public figures. She hosts the Wonks and War Rooms podcast where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy. Find her on Twitter @lizdubois and at www.polcommtech.ca or check out her latest edited book, Citizenship in a Connected Canada.