Personhood, presence, and place in the digital age with Dr. Felicia Wu Song
From Digital Public Square · 37:44
Show by Jason Thacker
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Felicia Wu Song, cultural sociologist and author of a recent book entitled Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Today, we talk about how technological devices form us and how to gain control over them.Meet Dr. Song: Felicia Wu Song earned her PhD from the University of Virginia and currently serves as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Her publications include Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together and articles in such scholarly journals as Gender & Society and Information, Communication & Society.Resources:Restless Devices by Felicia Wu SongPower Failure by Albert BorgmannLiturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison WarrenThe Common Rule by Justin EarleyThe Digital Public Square is a production of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and is produced and hosted by Jason Thacker.Production assistance is provided by Cameron Hayner. Technical production provided by Owens Productions. It is edited and mixed by Mark Owens.
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