Dr. Gordon Gow

Biography

Gordon Gow is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. He specializes in Communication Studies, particularly focusing on social impact and digital media technology. His research interests include applied communication research, political economy of communication, and community informatics. Gow has significant experience in working on collaborative research projects related to digital leadership and technology stewardship with Canadian and international partners. Prior to his role at the University of Alberta, he was a lecturer at the London School of Economics, where he directed the Graduate Programme in Media and Communications Regulation and Policy. His teaching covers a wide range of topics including digital communications, technology's social impact, and community informatics. He is dedicated to identifying solutions to social issues through media communication, and he actively participates in initiatives aimed at creating decentralized infrastructure for research communities. Gow maintains a rich collection of works by Marshall McLuhan and has a longstanding interest in media ecology and the theoretical frameworks surrounding it.

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