** Latest Course Changes:
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..... Postponed - Spring 2025
FSS-12 What can Westerners learn from Buddhism
FS-04 One Person's Trash is Another's..............
CANCELLED- FS-07 What's New Is Old, What's Old is New
Change of Venue:
FSS-11 Indian Rights - Now in Heritage Hall .................
Change of Date:
FSS-09 Cas Gilbert - Wed. Oct. 30th @ 1pm
| | Event: | FSS-10 Misinformation and New Media | | Dates: | 10/24 | | Time: | 10:00 to 12:00 | | Category: | Fall2024-SingleSession | | Location: | Seabury Heritage Hall | | Presenter: | Carolyn Condon Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Central Connecticut State University | In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of misinformation and so-called "fake news." Emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence have made it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction, especially in the realm of digital media. This course explores the spread of misinformation and disinformation through new forms of media, asking how we can preserve truth at a time when we are inundated with sophisticated and convincing lies.
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