Summary: | Josiane Jouët is an emeritus professor in Communication Studies at Paris II Panthon-Assas University. Her fields of interests are the uses of information and communication technology, and information practices. She defended her thesis in 1972 at Paris-Descartes University and received a master’s degree in journalism in 1973 at Columbia University, New York. In this interview, she explains the major technological evolutions that shaped the information and communication technologies. Through this historical explanation, she explains her research interests and reflect on how digital tools are used. She raises the fertile period of the 1980s and 1990s during which she took part in developing the sociology of uses. The interview closes on how she approaches research and methodological issues.
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