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External Examiner, Bath University
In February 2015, David acted as External Examiner to DBA Candidate, Gerard Culley, whose thesis was on Cloud Computing in Higher Education. There was a good deal of excellent material and David was pleased...
David Kreps Blog
Gramsci and Foucault: A Reassessment
Mapping the resonances, dissonances, and linkages between the thought of Gramsci and Foucault to uncover new tools for socio-political and critical analysis for the twenty-first century, this book reassesses the widely-held view that their...
The complexity of social systems: Could hegemony emerge from the micropolitics of the individual?
As well as an introductory chapter, outlining the background to a reassessment of the two great writers, and describing the contribution of each chapter in the book, David also included his own chapter, in the...
Performing the Discourse of Sexuality Online
David presented in a panel at MeCCSA 2015, at Northumbria University in Newcastle, in January 2015, with plenary speaker Prof Karen Boyle. The Panel was titled: “The Performance of Sexuality On-Line: Internet Pornography and Sexual...
WhatsApp? Even private chatter now exploited by billionaires
David delivered a paper on the acquisition by Facebook of the messenger WhatsApp at the Challenging Media Landscapes conference, part of the Salford Media Festival, at Salford Quays, November 2014. The Programme is available...
Technology Enhanced Learning Champion
Salford Business School has appointed David as a Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Champion, “to work with the PVC Academic, Academic Development (HRD) Associate Head Academic and relevant Professional Services and to ensure the University’s Technology...
Time of Our Lives: Understanding irreversible complex user experiences
David presented a paper at HCC11 in Turku, Finland, in July 2014, entitled The Time of our Lives: Understanding Irreversible Complex User Experiences. The proceedings are published by Springer. Abstract: The science of complexity has been...
In/visibility of LGBTQ people in the Arab Spring
David presented a paper at CATaC2012, in Aarhus, Denmark, entitled ‘In/visibility of LGBTQ People in the Arab Spring.’ in June 2012. Proceedings are here. Abstract: LGBTQ use of the internet is a growing area of...
Camp Digital 2014
In March 2014 David presented at the industry thought-leadership conference, CampDigital, in Manchester, UK, talking about his forthcoming Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Complex UX: Attending to the Human Parts of Information Systems from David Kreps
Facebook buys WhatsApp – Business as Usual
David published an article, in February 2014, in The Conversation, in response to the purchase, by Facebook, of the instant messenger, WhatsApp. The full article is here. The article was also posted on the...
