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Modes of Cognition by N. Katherine Hayles
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Date and time: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 11:00 am, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) Program: Data Privacy Day 2022 Duration: 1 hour Description: Privacy Q&A session Your mobile devices are likely filled with apps running in the background or using default permissions you never realized you approved. These apps are gathering your personal information…

Upcoming: Prof. Daniel DeWispelare, Second Programming Tutorial for EGSA
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Inaugural GW Digital Humanities Lecture: Addressing the Text (Dr. Michael Witmore, Folger Shakespeare Library)
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Generative AI from Performance Studies Perspectives
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