Gordon A. Gow is Director, Media & Technology Studies, University of Alberta
“I am a professor of media and communications at the University of Alberta, where I currently serve as Director of the Media & Technology Studies unit and hold a cross-appointment with the Department of Sociology. Before joining the University of Alberta in 2006, I was a Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, where I directed the Graduate Programme in Media and Communications Regulation and Policy.
My research and teaching focus on the social impacts of digital media and technology. I lead collaborative projects on digital leadership and literacy, particularly through a technology stewardship initiative involving both Canadian and international partners. My areas of expertise include social media, communication for development, community informatics, the political economy of communication, communication policy and regulation, and science and technology studies.
I also have a longstanding interest in media ecology, with a particular focus on the work of Marshall McLuhan, Harold Innis, and others associated with the Toronto School of Communication.”