Paul Duguid

Adjunct Professor

duguid@ischool.berkeley.edu

305B South Hall

Weds 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (by appointment)

ischool.berkeley.edu/~duguid

Focus

The concept of information; the history of information; the history of "technocracy"; critical information studies.

Research areas

Social & Cultural Studies

Biography

Current Research

Information and authenticity. ?From a historical perspective: how we come to trust information we encounter and how we led credibility to information we share and what role brands and other forms of certification play.

Other Research

See? Information: A Historical Companion, co-edited with? Profs. Anthony Grafton (Princeton), Ann Blair (Harvard), and Anja Goeing (Zurich). Princeton University Press, 2021.?

Education

BA, English & Philosophy, Bristol University, UK, 1976
MA, English Literature, Washington University, St. Louis, 1980
What is the best thing about working at the ISchool?
Multidisciplinary faculty and students.
What Information issues interests you most?
Questions of authenticity of information.