Doctorow to discuss the digital world as A.D. White professor-at-large

Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will visit Cornell Sept. 11-19 as an A.D. White Professor at Large, taking part in several events hosted by the Departments of Science and Technology Studies and History in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity and Cornell Tech. Highlights include an A.D. White Professor-at-Large public keynote Sept. 12; a Q&A Sept. 16; the 2025 Nordlander Lecture in Science & Public Policy Sept. 18; and appearances at Ithaca book stores.

"An internationally renowned fiction writer, technology blogger and public intellectual, Cory Doctorow is also recognized in the world of digital media as a technology activist," said Raymond Craib, the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History (A&S). "His expertise runs a remarkable gamut, from technology and AI to science fiction, from the recent history of capitalism to public policy and blogging. His writing - whether fiction or non-fiction - sits on the cusp of where we are now and where we may be going."

Doctorow's Sept. 12 keynote takes place at 3 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, 132 Goldwin Smith Hall. He will draw on his forthcoming book "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," available from Verso on Oct. 14. He will focus on his fiction during "Radicalized," a Q&A that's part of the Milstein Program's M Studio speaker series, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. in Milstein Auditorium, Milstein Hall. And during the 2025 Nordlander Lecture Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. in Physical Sciences Building 120, Doctorow will reprise the ideas from his A.D. White keynote, focusing on his new book. A reception follows from 7:15-8 p.m. in Baker Portico.

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