LIVE via WEBCAST: Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous

Gabriella Coleman

Wednesday, 01 Oct 2014 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy - Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

Gabriella (Biella) Coleman holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she researches, writes, and teaches on computer hackers and digital activism. She is the author of Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking. Her forthcoming book, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous will be published in November. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series

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  • College of Engineering
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

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