Epistemic Bubbles and Echo Chambers: The Epistemic and Political Impacts of Modern Technology

How have social media and online discourse influenced our ability to understand the world around us? Are we now trapped in epistemic bubbles or echo chambers from which it is hard to escape, and what does this mean for our democracy? This panel will explore these and related questions from the perspective of leading figures in media studies, philosophy, and law.

Featured Speakers

• Alice Marwick, University of North Carolina
• C. Thi Nguyen, University of Utah
• Siva Vaidhyanathan, University of Virginia
• Moderator: Olivier Sylvain, Fordham University

Speech Acts is a series of talks at Fordham University focusing on questions related to free speech, political polarization, the place of truth in an age of social media, and related topics. This is the seventh and penultimate event in the Speech Acts Series.

Save the Date! The final event in the Speech Acts Series, Academic Discourse and Freedom of Expression on Campus, will take place on April 6 at 5 p.m. in the Keating Hall Third Floor Auditorium. A full list of Speech Acts events is available on the Office of the Provost website, including links to recordings of previous events.