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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T193000
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URL:https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/the-social-and-cultural-impact-of-the-i
 nternet-a-british-perspective/
SUMMARY:The social and cultural impact of the internet: A British perspecti
 ve
DESCRIPTION:\nGrant Blank\, Visitor at Oxford Internet Institute &amp\; Sen
 ior Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College\nThe United Kingdom has a
 lways been one of the world leaders in Internet use. I will talk about the
  current state of Internet use in the UK\, with emphasis on trends in Inte
 rnet use and the digital divide. The conclusion will summarize some of the
  current issues in digital divide research.\nBio\nGrant Blank (Ph.D. Unive
 rsity of Chicago) is a Visitor at the Oxford Internet Institute and Senior
  Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College\, both part of the Universit
 y of Oxford\, United Kingdom. He is a sociologist specializing in the soci
 al and cultural impact of the Internet\, the digital divide\, statistical 
 and qualitative methods\, and cultural sociology. Author or co-author of a
 bout 60 papers and six books\, in 2015 he was awarded the Lifetime Achieve
 ment Award from the Communication\, Information Technology and Media Socio
 logy section of the American Sociological Association. He can be reached a
 t grant.blank@gmail.com\; see https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantblank/\n\nH
 ybrid Meeting\n\nThis event will be held both “in person” and “via
  Zoom”.\n\n“In Person” Logistics\n\nThe “in person” meeting will
  be held at our new meeting place: Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Ox
 ford OX1 2JA. The meeting will commence at 7:30pm\, and an assortment of l
 ight refreshments will be available beforehand. Please register for the ev
 ent as usual using the Eventbrite link on the website or via MeetUp\, wher
 e you will be able to indicate whether you are attending via Zoom or in pe
 rson.\n\nCOVID-19\n\nBCS is following government guidelines and we would a
 sk attendees to continue to also follow these guidelines. Please go to ht
 tps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ for more information\, 
 advice\, and instructions.
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LOCATION:Rewley House\, 1 Wellington Square\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2J
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