Distinguished Lecture

As part of the CITS Distinguished lecture series Professor Mark Poster presents a talk on the topic of Who Controls Digital Culture? Dr. Poster is author of The Second Media Age, The Mode of Information and What's the Matter with the Internet?

CITS welcomes Dr. Vinton Cerf as part of the CITS Distinguished lecture series. Dr. Cerf is widely considered one of the "Fathers of the Internet," for his role in co-designing the TCP/IP protocol and the architecture of the Internet.

As part of the CITS Distinguished lecture series CITS is happy to welcome former head Talking Head and creative dynamo David Byrne. Mr. Byrne has turned his attention to the ubiquitous presentation software PowerPoint, developing the book Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information and this surprising, comic and touching performance piece.

As part of the CITS Distinguished lecture series, authors and authorities on new media technology J.D. Lasica and Doc Searls have a conversation about the rise of new forms of citizen media.

Lawrence Lessig, legal professor, author, and digital culture visionary presented the 2008 CITS Distinguished Lecture. The free event took place April 11, 2008 at 12 o’clock at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center theater. Professor Lessig spoke on "Changing Congress: Lessons Learned by a Copyright Activist."