David J. Gunkel

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David Gunkel

David J. Gunkel (born September 9, 1962) is an American academic and Presidential Teaching Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University. [1] He teaches courses in web design and programming, information and communication technology (ICT), and cyberculture. His research and publications examine the philosophical assumptions and ethical consequences of ICT.

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He has served as the managing editor [2] of the International Journal of Žižek Studies . Gunkel has published research and provided media commentary on the topics of machine ethics, the digital divide, telematic technologies, new media, Slavoj Žižek, as well as various aspects of internet culture and cyberculture.

He is the author over a dozen books. His first book, Hacking Cyberspace (2001), [3] examines the metaphors applied to new technologies, and how those metaphors inform, shape, and drive the implementation of the technology in question. His second book, Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology (2007), [4] investigates the unique quandaries, complications, and possibilities introduced by a form of 'otherness' that veils, through technology, the identity of the 'Other.' The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots and Ethics (2012) [5] which examines whether and to what extent intelligent and autonomous machines of our own making can be considered to have legitimate moral responsibilities and any legitimate claim to moral consideration. This book won "best book of the year" from the National Communication Association's (NCA) Communication Ethics Division.[ citation needed ]

Another piece on print culture and the transition to an electronic medium and culture titled What's the Matter with Books? [6] has been cited in numerous articles on print culture and the digital revolution. In an article on remix titled Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mash-ups and the Metaphysics of Sound Recording [7] has been subsequently referenced in books and articles on remix culture and mashups.[ citation needed ]

Gunkel published his fourth book, Heidegger and Media, which he wrote in collaboration with Paul A. Taylor of the University of Leeds (UK). [8]

He has a PhD in philosophy from DePaul University (1996), where he wrote a dissertation on G.W.F. Hegel and an MA from Loyola University, Chicago. His BA was completed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he earned a double major in philosophy and communication. He is married with one son.[ citation needed ]

Formed a rock group with Abe Glazer named 'Too Much Education', first album with same name released 1988. Recorded and mixed at Saw Mill studios Chicago, IL. [9]

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  1. ↑ "Temporary Page". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Editorial Team".
  3. ↑ Gunkel, David J. (2001). Hacking Cyberspace. Avalon Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8133-3669-5.[ page needed ][ non-primary source needed ]
  4. ↑ Gunkel, David J. (2007). Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology. Purdue University Press. ISBN   978-1-55753-436-1.[ page needed ][ non-primary source needed ]
  5. ↑ Gunkel, David J. (2012). The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics. MIT Press. ISBN   978-0-262-30451-1.[ page needed ][ non-primary source needed ]
  6. ↑ Gunkel, David J (2003). "What's the Matter with Books?". Configurations. 11 (3): 277–303. doi:10.1353/con.2004.0026. S2CID   143294278. Project MUSE   173282.[ non-primary source needed ]
  7. ↑ Gunkel, David J. (2008). "Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mash‐ups and the Metaphysics of Sound Recording". Popular Music and Society. 31 (4): 489–510. doi:10.1080/03007760802053211. hdl: 10843/17 . S2CID   19330456.[ non-primary source needed ]
  8. ↑ Gunkel, David J.; Taylor, Paul A. (2014). Heidegger and the Media. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-0-7456-7192-5.[ page needed ][ non-primary source needed ]
  9. ↑ "Too Much Education discography - RYM/Sonemic".
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