Paul Levinson - world famous media studies researcher - with a virtual lecture at WDIB UW.

Professor Paul Levinson will be a guest at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw. December 8 at 15.00, in the Column Hall building at ul. Bednarska 2/4, professor will give a lecture on the new media via Skype.

The transcript of the event is below.

Professor Paul Levinson is a media and communication theorist, a student of Neil Postman. Currently lecturing at Fordham University in New York. Paul Levinson has published nine scientific books: The Soft Edge (1997, Poland 1999), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004) and New New Media (2009/2012, 2010), which have been discussed and reviewed in The New York Times, Wired, The Christian Science Monitor. Levinson's books have been translated into 10 languages.

Program:

• 14.00 – 14.45 accreditation
• 14.45 – 15.00 opening ceremony (PhD. Tomasz Gackowski, PhD. Karolina Brylska), Prof. Janusza Adamowskiego, Dean of WDIB UW
• 15.00 – 15.10 about Prof. Paula Levinsona (PhD. Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska)
• 15.10 – 16.30 virtual lecture Prof. Paula Levinsona (via Skype)
• 16.30 – 17.00 Q&A session
• 17.00 – 17.10 closing ceremony

The organizer of the event is the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, the Laboratory of Media Studies of the University of Warsaw and the Magazyn Medioznawca