José van Dijck

José van Dijck in 2015

Johanna Francisca Theodora Maria "José" van Dijck (15 November 1960, Boxtel) is a new media author and professor of Comparative Media Studies^[1] and former dean of the University of Amsterdam. She is the author of recent books such as Mediated Memory in the Digital Age^[2] and The Culture of Connectivity.^[3]

Since 2010 Van Dijck is member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[4] In 2015 she was elected by Academy members as the president of the organisation and became the first female to hold the position.^[5]

In 2016 Dutch magazine Opzij named Van Dijck the most influential Dutch woman of 2016.^[6]

Publications (selected)

• José van Dijck: The culture of connectivity. A critical history of social media. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-997077-3
• Sound souvenirs. Audio technologies, memory and cultural practices. Edited by Karin Bijsterveld & José van Dijck. Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-90-8964-132-8
• José van Dijck: Mediated memories in the digital age. Stanford, CA. Stanford University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-8047-5624-4
• José van Dijck: The transparent body. A cultural analysis of medical imaging. Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2005. ISBN 0-295-98490-2
• José van Dijck: Discontinuous discourses. Mapping the public debate on new reproductive technologies, 1978-1991. Thesis (Ph. D.), University of California, San Diego, Department of Literature, 1992. No ISBN

See also

• Connectivity of social media

References

1. mw. prof. dr. J.F.T.M. (José) van Dijck at University of Amsterdam
2. Stanford University Press. "Mediated Memories in the Digital Age - José van Dijck".
3. "The Culture of Connectivity".
4. "José van Dijck" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
5. Marcel aan de Brugh (4 March 2015). "José van Dijck nieuwe (én eerste vrouwelijke) president KNAW" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
6. Ton Voermans (11 October 2016). "Hoogleraar José van Dijck meest invloedrijke vrouw van 2016" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 11 October 2016.