Jack Linchuan Qiu as Part of Who Owns the World? PCC Conference at The New School 2019

Summary

Jack Linchuan Qiu (Chinese University of Hong Kong) at Who Owns the World Conference, convened by the Platform Cooperativism Consortium at The New School in November 2019. Jack is a guest speaker for Global Movement Updates. We are proud to present an overview of activities in several countries. We will hear about successes and failures, too. In quick succession, presenters will offer you a global overview. We’ll go around the world in 90 minutes.

Jack Linchuan Qiu is a Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he serves as director of the C-Centre (Centre for Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research). His publications include Goodbye iSlave (U of Illinois Press, 2016), World’s Factory in the Information Era 信息时代的世界工厂 (Guangxi Normal University Press, 2013), New Media Events Research 新媒体事件研究 (Renmin U Press, 2011), Working-Class Network Society (MIT Press, 2009), Mobile Communication and Society (co-authored, MIT Press, 2006), some of which have been translated into German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean. Associate Editor for the Journal of Communication, he is on the editorial boards of a dozen international academic journals, including six indexed in the SSCI. He also works with grassroots NGOs and provides consultancy services for international organizations.