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Claes Thorén is an Associate Professor at Uppsala University, where he has been a faculty member since 2014. His research primarily focuses on the consequences of digitalization in societies, organizations, and groups, particularly looking at technological disengagement issues such as resistance, detraction, and disillusionment that arise from digitalization. He emphasizes the importance of meaningful technological encounters in today's post-digital society. Before his current position, he served as a researcher at Uppsala University's Informatics Media department and completed his PhD at the Swedish Research School in Media and Information Technology, stationed at Karlstad University. Thorén has also obtained a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies from the University of East London and a General BA in English Literature from Wilfrid Laurier University. His academic interests intersect cultural theory, creativity practice, materiality, technology non-use, socio-materiality, social ontologies, organizational communication, and digital disconnection.
Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden
Teaching and research in Informatics Media.
Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden
Conducted research in the field of Informatics Media.
Karlstad University • Karlstad, Sweden
Lectured in Information Systems.
National Service Administration • Sweden
Managed and organized database systems.
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