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Inaugural lecture by David Gauntlett at the University of Westminster,
Regent Street, London, 12 November 2008
This lecture took place
on 12 November 2008, attended by 230 people.
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On 12 November 1990, Tim Berners-Lee proposed the World Wide Web. He saw this Web not as a computerised form of broadcasting, but as an international free network where every user would be able to make and share knowledge and ideas.
On the 18th anniversary of that date, David Gauntlett discussed how today's uses of the Web signal a shift from a 'sit-back-and-be-told culture' to more of a 'making-and-doing culture'. This is a broader phenomenon which includes community-based creative initiatives, Transition Towns, and growing calls for change in the school education system. Professor Gauntlett will argue that such a shift will play an important role as we develop solutions to the climate crisis.
David Gauntlett is the author of several books including Creative Explorations (2007), which was shortlisted for the Times Higher 'Young Academic Author of the Year' award.
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