Saturday, May 4, 2024

Recent Digital Publications

C21 Blog

Deepfakes, Trust and Democracy: How AI-generated media might undermine political trust

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By Lukas Hoffman This essay examines a public concern: How might Deepfake videos alter the way we thinkabout politics, given they can create a deceptively real illustration of a faked reality? Therefore,I will first illustrate the helpful theorem of the King´s two Bodies, as described in ErnstKantorowicz´s analysis of medieval...
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C21 Blog

Reimagining the Humanities Center: 3 Years at C21

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By Anne Basting When I am out and about, as I often am, and people ask, “what are you doing now?” I say:   “I direct UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies.”   Inevitably there is a pause.   A squint.   And a “what’s that?”  Certainly, the reputation of C20 and then C21, which is now 56...
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C21 Blog

Transformative events and (Dis)Trust in District Council Election of Hong Kong before and after China’s Crackdown of the Democratic Movement 

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Steve Chan1 and Charles Wong2  Introduction  Elections are not enough to guarantee democracy. Rather, authoritarian regimes may use voting to whitewash their manipulation of the polity. This paper analyses the sharp contrast in the two District Council elections of Hong Kong in 2019 and 2023. The rise of the Anti-Extradition Law...
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Interactive Book Club

The Interactive Book Club serves as an extension of our Interactive Symposia for those interested in learning more about the topics included under our current themes.

For each roundtable, our guests will provide book recommendations, discussion questions, and supplemental material to help explore the issues in classrooms and discussion groups.

Check out our Trust & The Vote Book Club by clicking the image below!

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