Derrick De Kerckhove

Interview

• "The human mind and new communication technologies" (Napoli, 23/06/95)
• "Art and science on the Net" (Roma, 13/01/96)
• "Towards connective intelligence" (Cannes,  Milia, 11-02-1997)
• "Two philosophers debate. Collective intelligence and connective intelligence: some reflections" (Florence - Mediartech, 27/03/98)
• "Entering the age of psychotechnology" (Bologna, 20/09/98)

Biography

Director of the McLuhan Programme of Culture and Technology and Professor of the French Department of the University of Toronto.The McLuhan project, like the work of McLuhan himself, is concerned with how technology influences and will influence society.De Kerckhove advocates a new form of artistic expression which combines art, engineering and the new technologies of communication. He is a consultant for the media and cultural initiatives and participated in the preparation and creation of the Ontario Pavilion at Expo '92 in Seville and the Canada in Space exhibition at the Canadian Broadcasting Company. De Kerckhove was recently member of the commission for designing a political culture for the francophone community in Ontario and the government committee on telecommunication strategies.

Bibliography

• Brainframes, Technology, Mind and Business (Bosch & Keuning, 1991)
• Les transinteractifs (SNVB - La Vilette, 1990)
• La civilisation video-cretienne (Retz 1990)
• Tha Alphbet and the Brain (Springer Verlag, 1988)
• Understanding (UNESCO, 1984)
• McLuhan e la metamorfosi dell'uomo, coautore con Amilcare Iannucci, (Bulzoni)