David J. Gunkel

Northern Illinois University
Department of Communication
DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2854
dgunkel@niu.edu

Education
PhD Department of Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago (1994).
Dissertation: The Face of Janus: Encyclopedia and the End(s) of Philosophy
Prof. David Farrell Krell, Director.
MA

Department of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago (1989).
Prof. John Sallis, Director

BA

Department of Communication Arts and Department of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin, Madison (1985).

SummaryDavid J. Gunkel is an award-winning educator and scholar, specializing in new and emerging
technology with a focus on ethics and social impact. Formally educated in moral philosophy and media
technology, his teaching and research synthesize the hype of high-technology with the rigor andinsight of contemporary critical analysis. He is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and bookchapters published in the fields of communication, information technology, philosophy, cultural studies,interdisciplinary humanities, and computer science. He has published fourteen influential and widely
cited books and has delivered award-winning papers and research presentations throughout Northand South America, Asia, and Europe. He currently holds the position of Presidential Research,
Scholarship and Artistry Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University,and his teaching and research has been recognized with numerous awards, including NIU's
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Presidential Teaching Professorship, and the Presidential
Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professorship.

Appointments & Employment Experience
Northern Illinois University - Department of Communication - DeKalb, Illinois USA
Assistant Professor
1996 – 2001 (awarded early tenure and promotion)
Associate Professor
2001 – 2008
Full Professor
2008 – present
Director of Graduate Studies
2008 – 2009
Presidential Teaching Professor
2009 – 2014
Distinguished Teaching Professor
2014 – present
Presidential Research Professor
2021 – present
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University – Warsaw, Poland
Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics 2016
Carthage College – Department of Communication & Performing Arts – Kenosha, Wisconsin USA
Adjunct Professor
1992 – 1994
Assistant Professor
1994 – 1996
DePaul University – Department of Philosophy – Chicago, Illinois USA
Lecturer
1991 – 1992
Sargent & Lundy Engineers – Human Resources and Training Division – Chicago, Illinois 60631
Media Communications Director
1986 – 1994.

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Publications
Books
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond
MIT Press, Forthcoming 2023.
Reviewed in the Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technology (2023), Prometheus (2023) andEthics and Information Technology (2023)
Deconstruction. Essential Knowledge Series
MIT Press, 2021 (220 pages).
Reviewed in Studia Philosophiae Christianae (2023).
Spanish Translation – Melusina Press (2022)
An Introduction to Communication and Artificial Intelligence.
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020 (325 pages).
Reviewed in New Media & Society (2020), Communication Theory (2020), The European Journalof Communication Research (2020)
How To Survive a Robot Invasion: Responsibility, Rights and AI.
London: Routledge, 2019 (102 pages).
Reviewed in ZDNet.com (2020).
Robot Rights
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2018. (237 pages).
Reviewed in Journal of Media Ethics (2018), Engineering & Technology Magazine (2018), The
Daily Telegraph (2018), New Media & Society (2019), LSE Review of Books (2019), Science
Fiction Studies (2019), Wisconsin Lawyer (2019), Leonardo (2019), In Circolo (2019),
Investigación y Ciencia (2019), AI & Society (2020), Human Rights Review (2022), Goodreads(2023).
Chinese Translation – Tsinghua University Press (2020)
Gaming the System: Deconstructing Video Games, Game Studies and Virtual Worlds.
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2018 (198 pages).
Reviewed in Popular Culture Studies Journal (2018), Przeglad Kulturoznawczy (2019),
New Media & Society (2020), Fantastika Journal (2020).
Of Remixology: Ethics & Aesthetics after Remix.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. 2016. (240 pages).
Reviewed in New Media & Society (2016), LSE Review of Books (2016), Continental Thought &Theory (2016), Przegląd Kulturoznawczy (2016), Configurations 2017, DJ Times (2016), Śląskie
Studia Polonistyczne (2018), Popular Music & Society (2018), Odradek: Studies in Philosophy of
Literature, Aesthetics, and New Media Theories (2019), SSalad (2019).
Korean Translation – Postcard Press (2018)
Best Book of the Year – Ethics Division, National Communication Association (2016)
Heidegger and the Media (co-authored with Paul Taylor).
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2014 (196 pages).
Reviewed in LSE Review of Books (2014), Media International Australia (2015), Galaxia (2015),
New Media & Society (2015), Monatshefte (2016), History of Philosophy & Logical Analysis(2020).
The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots & Ethics.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2012 (272 pages).

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Reviewed in Conscious Entities (2012), Ethics and Information Technology (2012), Notre Dame
Philosophical Reviews (2013), International Philosophical Quarterly (2013), Ethics and Behavior(2013), Choice (2013), Essays in Philosophy (2014), New Media & Society (2014), AISB Quarterly(2014), Techné (2014).
Best Book of the Year – Ethics Division, National Communication Association (2012)
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology.
West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2007 (218 pages).
Reviewed in Choice (2008), Review of Communication (2008), and Symploke (2008)
Hacking Cyberspace.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001 (238 pages).
Reviewed in Computers & Society (2001), American Book Review (2002), Review ofCommunication (2003), and The Information Society (2005).

Edited Books
The Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. Forthcoming 2024.
Should Robots Have Standing? The Moral and Legal Status of Social Robots. (co-edited with Anne
Gerdes and Mark Coeckelbergh). Frontiers Open Access Ebooks, 2022 (183 pages).
https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88976-537-9
Žižek Studies: The Greatest Hits (So Far). (co-edited with Paul Taylor).
New York: Peter Lang, 2020 (340 pages).
The Changing Face of Alterity: Communication, Technology and Other Subjects(co-edited with Ciro Marcondes Filho and Dieter Mersch). Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 (224 pages).
Transgression 2.0: Media, Culture and the Politics of a Digital Age (co-edited with Ted Gournelos).
New York: Continuum, 2012 (300 pages).

Scholarly Articles
Duty Now and For the Future: Communication, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Media
Ethics 3(4), 2023: 198-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2023.2264854
Beyond Ownership: Human-Robot Relationships Between Property and Personhood (with Marco
Dehnert). New Media & Society, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231189260.
ChatGPT: Deconstructing the Debate and Moving it Forward (with Mark Coeckelbergh). AI & Society.
21 June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-023-01710-4
Deconstruction. Critical Interventions for the 21st Century and Beyond. Studia Philosophiae
Christianae 58(2). 2022: 89-108. https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2022.58.A.12
In the Face of the Robot. Communication +1 9(1). November 2022. https://doi.org/10.7275/8bqq-2h34
The Symptom of Ethics: Rethinking Ethics in the Face of the Machine. Human-Machine
Communication 4(1). 2022. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.4.4
Moral Status and Intelligent Robots (with John-Stewart Gordon). Southern Journal of Philosophy
60(1). 2022: 88-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjp.12450
O Verdadeiro Problema: Avatares, Metafísica e Interação Social Online. PAULUS: Revista deComunicação da FAPCOM 6(11). 2022: 30-47. https://doi.org/10.31657/rcp.v6i11.607

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Debate: What is Personhood in the Age of AI? (with Jordan Wales). AI & Society 36, 2021: 473-486.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-020-01129-1
Digital Contact Tracing: The Medium is the Message. Rizoma 8(1), 2020: 136-145.
https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/rizoma/article/view/15310/9286
I Saw it on Youtube! How Online Videos Shape Perceptions of Mind, Morality, and Fears About
Robots. Co-authored with Dennis Küster and Aleksandra Swiderska. New Media and Society 3(11).
2020: 3312-3331. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820954199
Shifting Perspectives: Science and Engineeering Ethics 26, 2020: 2527–2532.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-020-00247-9
Remixiologia. Un’assiologia per il XXI secolo e oltre. Odradek: Studies in Philosophy of Literature,
Aesthetics, and New Media Theories 5(1), 2019: 411-434.
https://odradek.cfs.unipi.it/index.php/odradek/article/view/122/122
The Medium of Truth: Media Studies in the Post-truth Era. Review of Communication 19(4), 2019:309-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2019.1667015
The B-Side of Biopower. Provocations 3(1), 2019: 1-9. https://www.provocationsbooks.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/10/3-1-Gunkel-Review.pdf
Mind the Gap: Responsible Robotics and the Problem of Responsibility. Ethics and Information
Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-017-9428-2
Remixology: An Axiology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Found Footage #4, March 2018: 52-59
The Other Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights. Ethics and Information Technology 20(2),2018: 87–99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-017-9442-4
The Internet of Things: When Your Toaster and Self-Driving Car Start Talking About You Behind Your
Back. Explorations in Media Ecology 16(2 & 3), 2017: 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1386/eme.16.23.251_1
Remixology: A Remix(ed) Rhetoric for the 21st Century. Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric 7(2), 2017:79-86. http://contemporaryrhetoric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Gunkel7_2_3_4.pdf
Comunicação e Inteligência Artificial: Novos Desafios e Oportunidades para a Pesquisa em
Comunicação. Galáxia. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Semiótica
34(1), 2017. https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/issue/archive (re-print translation).
Computational Interpersonal Communication: Communication Studies and Spoken Dialogue Systems.
Communication +1 5(1), 2016. https://doi.org/10.7275/R5VH5KSQ
Response to “The Problem of the Question About Animal Ethics” by Michal Piekarski. (with Mark
Coeckelbergh). Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 29(4), 2016: 717–721.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-016-9627-6
Apocalypse Not, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Machine (with Bill Cripe). Kritikos
11, April-September 2014. http://intertheory.org/gunkel-cripe.htm
Facing Animals: A Relational, Other-Oriented Approach to Moral Standing (with Mark Coeckelbergh).
Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics 27(5), October 2014: 715-733. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-013-9486-3
Social Contract 2.0: Terms of Service Agreements and Political Theory. Journal of Media Critiques,Special Issue 2, Social Media & Network Society: 145-167. http://mediacritiques.net/special-issue2/davidjgunkel.pdf

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A Vindication of the Rights of Machines. Philosophy and Technology 27(1), March 2014: 113-132. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-013-0121-z
Recombinant Thought: Slavoj Žižek and the Art and Science of the Mashup. International Journal ofŽižek Studies 6(3), Winter 2013. http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/27/24
Communication and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century.
Communication +1 1(1), August 2012. https://doi.org/10.7275/R5QJ7F7R
A Vindication of the Rights of Machines. The Proceedings of the AIBS/IACAP World Congress—Alan
Turing Centenary, June 2012. http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/turing12/proceedings/14.pdf
What Does it Matter Who is Speaking? Authorship, Authority and the Mashup. Popular Music &Society 35(1), February 2012: 71-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2010.538228
The Real Problem: Avatars, Metaphysics, and Online Social Interaction. New Media & Society 12(1),February 2010: 127-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809341443
Beyond Mediation: Thinking the Computer Otherwise. Interactions: Studies in Communication &Culture 1(1), October 2009: 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1386/iscc.1.1.53/1
Terra Nova 2.0—The New Worlds of MMORPGs. Critical Studies in Media Communication 26(2),June 2009: 104-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295030902860195
The Matrix Reconsidered: Thinking Through Binary Logic in Science Fiction and Social Reality.
Information, Communication & Society 11(6), September 2008: 816-830.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180802005204
Žižek and the Real Hegel. International Journal of Žižek Studies 2(2), Summer 2008.
http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/105/105
Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mash-ups and the Metaphysics of Sound Recording. Popular Music &Society 31(4), October 2008: 489-510.https://doi.org/10.1080/03007760802053211
Thinking Otherwise: Ethics, Technology and Other Subjects. Ethics and Information Technology 9(3),July 2007: 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-007-9137-3
Blind Faith: Baudrillard, Fidelity, and Recorded Sound. International Journal of Baudrillard Studies
4(2), July 2007. http://www.ubishops.ca/baudrillardstudies/vol4_2/v4-2-dgunkel.html
Why Žižek—Why Online? International Journal of Žižek Studies 1(1), Spring 2007.
http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/1/1
The Virtual Dialectic: Rethinking The Matrix and its Significance. Configurations 14(3), Fall 2006: 193215. https://doi.org/10.1353/con.0.0019
The Machine Question: Ethics, Alterity, Technology. Explorations in Media Ecology 5(4), Winter 2006:
259-278. https://doi.org/10.1386/eme.5.4.259_1
What's the Matter with Books? Configurations 11(3), 2004: 277-304. DOI 10.1353/con.2004.0026
Virtual Alterity and the Reformatting Ethics. Journal of Mass Media Ethics 18(3/4), December 2003:
174-194.https://doi.org/10.1080/08900523.2003.9679663
Second Thoughts: Toward A Critique of the Digital Divide. New Media & Society 5(4), December
2003: 499-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/146144480354003
Hacking Cyberspace: An Introduction. JAC 20(4), Fall 2000: 797-823.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20866366
We Are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication. Communication Theory 10(3), August
2000: 332-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2000.tb00195.x

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Rethinking Virtual Reality: Simulation and the Deconstruction of the Image. Critical Studies in Media
Communication 17(1), March 2000: 45-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295030009388375
Lingua Ex Machina: Computer Mediated Communication & the Tower of Babel. Configurations 7(1),Winter 1999: 61-89. https://doi.org/10.1353/con.1999.0008
Escape Velocity: Exodus & Postmodernism. Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal 81(3-4),
Fall/Winter 1998: 437-459.
The Rule of Metaphor: Prolegomena to Any Future Internet Regulation. The Electronic Journal ofCommunication/La Revue Electronique de Communication 8(2), 1998.
http://www.cios.org/EJCPUBLIC/008/2/00826.HTML.
Virtually Transcendent: Cyberspace and the Body. Journal of Mass Media Ethics 13(2), 1998: 111123. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327728jmme1302_5
The Empire Strikes Back Again: The Cultural Politics of the Internet. Computers & Society 27(4),December 1997: 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1145/270913.270921
Virtual Geographies: The New Worlds of Cyberspace. Critical Studies in Mass Communication 14(2),June 1997: 123-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295039709367003
Scary Monsters. International Studies in Philosophy 29(2), 1997: 23-46.
https://doi.org/10.5840/intstudphil199729232
What's the Matter with Architecture? Reviews 3(2), Spring 1996: 9-10.
Virtual Classroom: Adult Learners and the Space of Pedagogy. Lifelong Learning. San Diego: National
University Research Institute, 1996.
Postmodernism and the End(s) of Philosophy." The Ends of Postmodernism: The Formal Proceedingsof the Northeast Missouri State University Conference on Postmodernism. Edited by Dennis
Leavens. Kirksville: Northeast Missouri State University. April 1995.

Book Chapters
Does Writing have a Future? In Genevieve Liveley and Will Solcomb (Eds.), The Handbook of AI and
Literature. Routledge. Forthcoming.
Persons or Things: The Role of Robots in Society. In Leopoldina Fortunati and Autumn Edwards(Eds.), Handbook of Robots in Society and Culture. De Gruyter. Forthcoming.
The Rights of Robots. In A. A. Nakagawa and C. Douzinas (Eds.), Non-Human Rights–Critical
Perspectives. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Forthcoming.
Robots: Signs of Disruption. In Chara Kokkiou and Angeliki Malakasioti (Eds.) Beauty and Monstrosity
in Art and Culture. Routledge 2024 (155-160).
Robot Rights / Human Responsibility. In Jeroen Temperman and Alberto Quintavalla (Eds.), Artificial
Intelligence and Human Rights. Oxford University Press, 2023 (pp. 471-483).
Philosophical Contexts and Consequences of Human-Machine Communication. In Andrea Guzman,
Rhonda McEwen and Steve Jones (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine
Communication. Sage, 2023 (pp. 108-116).
Artificial Intelligence and International Human Rights Law: Implications for Humans and Technology inthe 21st Century and Beyond (with Joshua Gellers). In Alexis Alvarez Nakagawa and Costas
Douzinas (Eds.), Non-Human Rights–Critical Perspectives. Edward Elgar 2023 (pp. 430–455).
The Relational Turn: Thinking Robots Otherwise. In Janina Loh (Ed.). Emotional Bonds With Robots.
Transcript Verlag 2022 (pp. 55-76).

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Lingua Ex Machina 2.0: The Theological Origins and Destinations of Machine Translation. In Gotlind
Ulshoefer. Markus Huppenbauer and Peter G. Kirchschlaeger (Eds.), Digital Technology and
Theology. Nomos 2021 (pp. 247-262).
Computational Creativity: Algorithms, Art and Artistry. In Eduardo Navas, Owen Gallagher and xtine
burrough (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies and Digital Humanities. Routledge
2021 (pp. 385-395).
Machine Translation: Mediating Linguistic Difference in the Era of Globalization. In Dal Yong Jin (Ed.),
Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Globalization. Routledge, 2021 (pp. 198-205).
Robot Rights: Thinking the Unthinkable. In John-Stewart Gordon (Ed.), Smart Technologies andFundamental Rights. Brill/mentis Verlag, 2021 (pp. 48-72).
"Direitos dos Robôs, ou Pensar o Impensável" In Alex Galeno, Fagner França and Lucas Fortunato(Eds.) Rebelados da Cultura: Revoltas e Antropolíticas. São Paulo, Brazil. Caravela Selo Cultural,2020 (pp. 257-263).
Perspectives on Ethics of AI: Philosophy. In Markus D. Dubber, Frank Pasquale and Sunit Das (Eds.),
The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI. Oxford University Press, 2020 (pp. 539-554).
The Rights of (Killer) Robots. In Steven C. Roach and Amy E. Eckert (Eds.) Moral Responsibility inTwenty-First-Century Warfare. SUNY Press, 2020 (pp. 133-154).
Brain Computer Interface. In Michael Filimowicz and Veronika Tzankova (Eds.), Reimagning
Communication: Mediation. Routledge,2020 (pp. 303-320).
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights. In Benedikt Paul Göcke and Astrid
Rosenthal-von der Pütten (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence: Reflections in Philosophy, Theology, and theSocial Sciences. Brill/Mentis Verlag, 2020 (pp. 255-274).
The Killer App: Drones and Autonomous Machines. In Edward Downs (Ed.), The Dark Side of Media &Technology. Peter Lang, 2019 (pp. 274-285).
Ars Ex Machina: Rethinking Responsibility in the Age of Creative Machines. In Andrea L. Guzman(Ed.), Human-Machine Communication: Rethinking Communication, Technology, and Ourselves.
New York: Peter Lang, 2018 (pp.221-236).
Remixology. In Jeffrey R. Di Leo (Ed.), Bloomsbury Handbook to Literary and Cultural Theory. New
York: Bloomsbury, 2018 (pp. 661-662).
Communication Technology and Perception. In Patrick Lee Plaisance (Ed.), Ethics in Communication.
Berlin: de Gruyter Mouton, 2018 (pp. 451-468).
Other Things: AI, Robots and Society. In Zizi Papacharissi (Ed.), A Networked Self: Human
Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience. London: Routledge, 2018 (pp. 51-68).
The Machine Question: Can or Should Machines Have Rights? In Don Heider (Ed.), Ethics for a
Digital Age, vol. 2. New York: Peter Lang, 2018 (pp. 167-178).
The Relational Turn: Third Wave HCI and Phenomenology. In Michael Filimowicz and Veronika
Tzankova (Eds.), New Directions in Third Wave Human-Computer Interaction: Volume 1 –Technologies. New York: Springer, 2018 (pp. 11-24).
Can Machines Have Rights? In Anthony Prescott (Ed.), Living Machines: A Handbook of Biomimetic
and Biohybrid Systems. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018 (pp. 592-597).
Deconstruction. In Eduardo Navas, Owen Gallagher and xtine burrough (Eds.), Keywords in Remix
Studies. New York: Routledge, 2017 (pp. 115-124).

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O Sintoma da Ética ou: os Mecanismos da Filosofia Moral. In José Luiz Aidar Prado and Vinicius
Prates (Eds.) Sintoma e Fantasia no Capitalismo Comunicacional. São Paulo: Estação das Letras
e Cores, 2017 (pp. 35-58).
Critique of Digital Reason. In Amber Davisson & Aaron Hess (Eds.), Theorizing Digital Rhetoric. New
York: Routledge, 2017 (pp. 19-31).
A Vindication of the Rights of Machines. In Wendell Wallach and Peter Asaro (Eds.) Machine Ethics
and Robot Ethics. New York: Routledge, 2017 (pp. 395-432).
Rage Against the Machine: Rethinking Education in the Face of Technological Unemployment. In
Kevin LaGrandeur & James P. Hughes (Eds.), Surviving the Machine Age: Intelligent Technology
and the Transformation of Human Work. Cham, CH: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 (pp. 147-162).
The Other Question: Socialbots and the Question of Ethics. In Robert W. Gehl & M. Bakardjieva(Eds.), Socialbots and Their Friends: Digital Media and the Automation of Sociality. New York:
Routledge, 2017 (pp. 230-248).
The Medium of Truth. In Gustavo Said and Monalisa Xavier (Eds.), Comunicação, Identidade e
Sugjetividade. Teresina, Brazil: Nova Aliança.
Artificial intelligence. In Klaus Bruhn Jensen and Robert T. Craig (Eds.). International Encyclopedia ofCommunication Theory and Philosophy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2016 (pp. 118-125).
Another Alterity: Rethinking Ethics in the Face of the Machine. In David J. Gunkel, Ciro Marcondes
Filho and Dieter Mersch (Eds.), The Changing Face of Alterity: Communication, Technology andOther Subjects. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2016 (pp. 197-218).
Responsible Machines: The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Autonomous Agents. In
Raphael Foshay (Ed.). The Digital Nexus: Identity, Agency, and Political Engagement. Edmonton:
Athabasca University Press, 2016 (pp. 71-88).
Paradigm Shift: Media Ethics in the Age of Intelligent Machines. In Paul Booth and Amber Davisson(Eds.), Controversies in Digital Ethics. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016 (pp. 233-247).
Resistance Is Futile: Cyborgs, Humanism, and the Borg. In D. Brode and S. T. Brode (Eds), Star Trek
Universe: Franchising the Final Frontier. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015 (pp. 87-98).
The Rights of Machines—Caring for Robotic Care-Givers. In Simon van Rysewyk (Ed.), Machine
Medical Ethics. New York: Springer, 2015 (pp. 151-166).
The Other Question: The Issue of Robot Rights. In Johanna Seibt, Raul Hakli and Marco Nørskov(Eds.), Social Robots and the Future of Social Relations. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2014 (pp.13-15).
Negotiating Cultural Difference in the Digital Communication Era: A Qualitative Pilot Study ofTechnology and Student Experience. In Garry Robson and Małgorzata Zachara (Eds.), Digital
Diversities: Social Media and Intercultural Experience. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Press,2014 (pp. 120-143).
A Crisis of Representation. In Gustavo Said and Jacquelin Dourado (Eds.) O Delírio é um Desejo:
Esaios e Fragmentos sobre os Protestos de Junho de 2013 no Brasil. Teresina: University Press of
UFPI, 2014 (pp. 28-37).
Master Signifer. In Rex Butler (Ed.). Žižek Dictionary. Acumen Publishing, 2014. (pp. 190-193).
Toplumsal Sözleşme 2.0: Hizmet Kullanim Şartlari Anlaşmalari ve Siyaset Teorisi. In Can Bilgili andGülüm Şener (Eds.) Kültür, Kimlik, Siyaset. Istanbul, Turkey: Baski Mayis, 2013 (pp. 199-232).
Audible Transgression: Art and Aesthetics after the Mashup. In David J. Gunkel and Ted Gournelos(Eds.). Transgression 2.0: Media, Culture, and the Politics of a Digital Age. New York: Continuum,2011 (pp. 42-56).

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Source Material Everywhere [[G.]Lit/ch Remix]: A Conversation with Mark Amerika. In David J. Gunkel
and Ted Gournelos (Eds.). Transgression 2.0: Media, Culture, and the Politics of a Digital Age.
New York: Continuum, 2011 (pp. 57-68).
To Tell the Truth: The Internet and Emergent Epistemological Challenges in Social Research. In
Sharlene Hesse-Biber (Ed.) The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research. New
York: Oxford University Press, 2011 (pp. 47-64).
Media. In Richard G. Smith (Ed.) The Baudrillard Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press,2010 (pp. 121-124).
Camus: The Rebellious Spirit. In Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill (Eds.) EthicalCommunication: Five Moral Stances in Human Dialogue. Columbia: University of Missouri Press,
2008 (pp. 74-80).
What's the Matter with Architecture? (Version 2.0). In Jonathan Hill (Ed.) Architecture--The Subject is
Matter. London: Routledge, 2001 (pp. 73-88).
The Empire Strikes Back: The Cultural Politics of the Internet. In Bosah Ebo (Ed.) Cyberimperialism?
Global Relations in the New Electronic Frontier. Westport: Praeger Press, 2001 (pp. 83-91).
What's the Matter with Architecture? (Version 1.0). In Ben Nicholson's Thinking the Unthinkable House
CD-ROM. Chicago: Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago, 1997 (16 pages).

Book Reviews, Editorials & Other Publications
AI Is not Intelligent: AI Should not be Called AI. Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI). 22 June 2023.
https://iai.tv/articles/ai-is-not-intelligent-auid-2519?_auid=2020
Deconstruction to the Rescue. Outland Art. 20 June 2023. https://outland.art/chatgpt-poststructuralism/
What’s in a Name? Cybernetics vs AI. Sublation Magazine. 19 June 2023.
https://www.sublationmag.com/post/what-s-in-a-name-cybernetics-vs-ai
Symptom (Glossary Entry). In Jeffrey R. Di Leo and Zahi Zalloua (Eds.), Understanding Žižek,Understanding Modernity (pp. 226-228). Bloomsbury, 2022.
The Relational Turn: An Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Media Ethics Magazine, Fall 2022.
https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/
Review of Simon Chesterman’s We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of theLaw (Cambridge University Press). New Rambler Review. https://newramblerreview.com/bookreviews/law/how-to-survive-a-robot-uprising
Mary Shelley, the Mother of Robot Rights—Response to Eileen Hunt Botting’s Artificial Life After
Frankenstein. Political Science Reviewer 46(2). 2022 (pp. 331-334).
https://politicalsciencereviewer.wisc.edu/index.php/psr/article/download/740/897
Robot Rights: How We Decide That 'What' Should Be 'Who.' The Institute of Art and Ideas. Issue 95,
11 March 2021. https://iai.tv/articles/robot-rights-auid-1767
Computational Creativity. Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence: The Past, Present, and Future of AI.
ABC-CLIO. 2021 (pp. 90-95).
Robot Ethics. Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence: The Past, Present, and Future of AI. ABC-CLIO,
2021 (pp. 283-286).
Preface to the Chinese Edition. Heidegger and the Media. (2021).

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Virtual Subjectivities: A Review of Stefano Gualeni and Daniel Vella’s Virtual Existentialism. Przegląd
Kulturoznawczy/Cultural Studies Review 4(46), December 2020 (pp. 493–497).
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843860PK.20.042.12846
Book Review - How We Became Our Data: A Genealogy of the Informational Person, by Colin
Koopman. Political Theory. December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591720982274
What the National Review Gets Wrong About Deconstruction. MIT Press Reader. 7 July 2020.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-the-national-review-gets-wrong-about-deconstruction/
Pandemic! Covid-19 Shakes the World, by Slavoj Žižek. Times Higher Education. 6 July 2020.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/pandemic-covid-19-shakes-world-slavoj-zizek
2020: The Year of Robot Rights. MIT Press Reader. 27 January 2020.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/2020-the-year-of-robot-rights/
AI For Social Good. Contributor to an industry white paper from RE-WORK. 2018.
http://videos.re-work.co/white-papers
Why Terms of Service Suck, and What We Can Do About It. Cybertalk #10, 2018.
https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/84078/1099130/pub/document.pdf
Preface to the Korean Edition. Of Remixology: Ethics and Aesthetics After Remix. Seoul, Korea:
Postcard Press, 2018.
Editor’s Introduction to Special Section: Rethinking Art and Aesthetics in the Age of Creative
Machines. Philosophy & Technology 30(3), September 2017: 263-265.
Introduction to the Special Issue on Machine Communication. Communication +1 5(1), 2016.
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cpo/vol5/iss1/1/
Introduction to the Special Issue on Machine Morality: The Machine as Moral Agent and Patient (withJoanna Bryson). Philosophy & Technology 27(1), March 2014: 1-5.
These Drones Have a Mind of Their Own. MIT Press Blog. 10 December 2013.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/these-drones-have-mind-their-own
Review of Mark Coeckelbergh's Growing Moral Relations (Palgrave, 2013), Ethics & Information
Technology 15(3), 2013: 239-241. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-012-9308-8
Materials Science: A Response to Mark Amerika's "Remixing the I." English Language Notes 50.1,
Spring/Summer 2012: 239-242.
New Media: A Remix of Mark Amerika’s remixthebook (video)
http://www.remixthebook.com/the-remixes
remixthebook – Guest Blogger, 20-27 September 2011.
remix

http://www.remixthebook.com/philosophical-

How 'bout Them Apples? – A 19th Century Object Lesson for 21st Century Technology. In Media Res.
14 January 2011. http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/
Failure To Launch. Times Higher Education. 29 April 2010. Off Piste.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=411363&sectioncode=26
Statues of Liberty. Times Higher Education. 11 February 2010. Cover Story.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=410297
Freedom Eclipsed by Danger. Times Higher Education. 3 September 2009. Cover Story.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=407977

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Ancient Incorporations. Review of Debra Hawhee's Bodily Arts: Rhetoric and Athletics in Ancient
Greece.Review of Communication 8(4), October 2008: 343-345.
Framing Virtuality. Review of Anne Friedberg's The Virtual Window: From Alberti to Microsoft.
American Book Review 29(3), March/April 2008: 20.
Editor's Introduction. Explorations in Media Ecology 5(4), Winter 2006: 258.
Review of Paul Taylor and Jan Harris's Digital Matters: The Theory and Culture of the Matrix. The Ellul
Forum 37, Spring 2006: 12.
Editorial: Introduction to Hacking and Hacktivism. New Media & Society 7(5), October 2005: 595-597.
New Media in Context. Review of Society Online (2004), Media Access (2004), and Memory Bytes(2004).Journalism and Mass Communication Educator 59(4), Winter 2005: 416-419.
The Information of Technology. Review of Ken Hillis's Digital Sensations. Critical Studies in Media
Communication 18(2), 2000: 246-248.
Triumph of the Cybernetic Will. Review of Andrew Shapiro's The Control Revolution. American Review
of Books 21(3), March-April 2000: 16.

Papers, Presentations & Lectures
The Machine Question: New Directions in AI and Robot Ethics. Keynote at the 6th Furhat Robotics
Conference. 25 January 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany. 6 December 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
Universität Bremen. Bremen, Germany. 5 December 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Keynote for the
Plural Values, Competing Regulations: Dealing with Globally Non-Coordinated Normative
Perspectives on Disruptive AI. Universität Würzburg. Würzburg, Germany. 30 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture
Keogh School of Global Affairs. University of Notre Dame. 28 November 2023.
Ars Ex Machina: AI, Communication and Creativity. Invited lecture and seminar at Łazarski
Uniwersytet. Warsaw, Poland. 15 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Warsaw, Poland. 15 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. 10 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
the Universität Wien, Austria. 8 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture atAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität. Freiburg, Germany. 2 November 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture for
the Workshop on AI Ethics. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. Munich, Germany. 31 October 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture for
the Research Group on Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Law & Society (DRAILS) Workshop.
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Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture at
University of Oslo. Oslo, Norway. 17 October 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture atØstfold University College. Halden, Norway. 16 October 2023.
Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Keynote at the
NordEthics Workshop. Södertörn University. Stockholm, Sweden. 12 October 2023.
The Machine Question. Invited Lecture. Södertörn University. Stockholm, Sweden. 11 October 2023.
The Relational Turn: An Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Keynote at the Society for Ethics
Across the Curriculum (SEAC) Conference. James Madison University. Harrisonberg, Virginia. 3
October 2023.
The Relational Turn: A Techno-Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Hangzhou University, China.
30 September 2023.
How to Survive a Robot Uprising. Lecture at Weber State University. Ogden, Utah. 28 September
2023.
Deconstructing Large Language Models. Keynote presentation at the Generative AI Summit.
Newhouse School of Public Communication. Syracuse University. 27 July 2023.
The Relational Turn: An Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Keynote presentation at the
Phenomenology of Technology Workshop. University of Bremen. 7 July 2023.
The Other Question. Invited presentation. University of Notre Dame. 21 June 2023.
The Relational Turn: An Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Centre for AI and Digital Ethics.
University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia. 16 May 2023.
The Relational Turn: An Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Inaugural lecture for the postgraduate
program in communication. Tuiuti do Paraná University. Curitiba, Brazil. 9 March 2023.
Democracy & AI—The Encroaching Machine: Reframing Rights in the Age of AI. Invited discussant foran event held by the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, University of Chicago. 31 March
2023.
The Relational Turn: A Techno-Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Keynote address at The
International Symposium on Communication and Technology with its Philosophical Dimensions.
Marmara University. Istanbul, Turkey. 14-15 January 2023.
The Machine Question. Invited presentation at the Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence, Fintech,
Metaverse and Human Rights. Maharashtra National Law University. Mumbai, India. 10 December
2022.
The Relational Turn. Invited presentation for the Political Theory Symposium. University of Notre
Dame. 8 December 2022.
European Media Salon: Communicative AI, Human-Machine Communication and the Automation ofmedia and Communications. University of Bremen. 30 November 2022.
The Relational Turn: Why Consciousness is Neither a Necessary nor Sufficient Condition for Robot
Rights. Invited presentation at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET)
symposium “How would we know if machines were conscious?” 21 October 2022. University of
Massachusetts, Boston.
The Machine Question. Invited presentation at the Summit on AI and Society. University of Chicago.
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The Relational Turn: A Media Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited presentation at Media
Ethics Symposium: Media Challenges to Digital Flourishing. Pennsylvania State University. 5-8
October 2022.
Should Robots Have Standing? Workshop presentation at Robophilosophy: Social Robots in Social
Institutions. University of Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland. 19 August 2022.
Robots Should Not Be Slaves. Workshop presentation at Robophilosophy: Social Robots in Social
Institutions. University of Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland. 16 August 2022.
ALife Ethics: Should Artificial Systems Have Rights? Online Workshop. ALife 2022 Conference,
Trento, Italy. 21 July 2022.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights? Invited lecture. Providence College.
Providence, RI. 20 April 2022.
Heidegger and Technology. Invited lecture. Pennsylvania State University. State College, PA. 16
March 2022.
Robot Uprising! Invited lecture. University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, IN. 15 March 2022.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. Invited lecture. European University Institute's (EUI) School ofTransnational Governance. Florence. Italy. 28 February 2022
The Moral and Legal Status of Robots and AI. Invited lecture. Royal Holloway University.
Transformative Digital Technologies, Security and Society. 11 January 2022.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights? Invited lecture. 4th International IT Law
Summer School. Faculty of Law. Yeditepe University. Istanbul, Turkey. 17 August 2021.
Tony Prescott and Michael Szollosy in conversation with David J. Gunkel. UK Festival of Robotics. 21
June 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcsep0syP_4
A Vindication of the Rights of Robots. Invited lecture to the Future Society. School of Law. Jagiellonian
University. Krakow, Poland. 7 June 2021.
Speed Date a Scientist. Panel participant. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association’s Nebula
Conference. 5 June 2021.
Paradigm Shift: The Philosophical Challenges of Human Machine Communication. International
Communication Association. 28 May 2021.
Respondent for Author Meets Reader Session, Rights for Robots: Artificial Intelligence, Animal andEnvironmental Law. Law and Society Association. 27 May 2021.
A Vindication of the Rights of Robots. Invited lecture. Sociological Theory. University of Oldenburg,
Germany. 11 May 2021.
Computational Creativity: Algorithms, Art and Artistry. Invited lecture. Remix Studies Conversations
Part 1: Focus on Digital Humanities. Pennsylvania State University. 5 May 2021.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should AI Have Standing? Invited lecture. The 2021 Workshop: The
Ethics of Big Data. The Southern Journal of Philosophy. Memphis, TN. 9 April 2021.
https://www.memphis.edu/philosophy/news-events/sjp-2021.php
The Rights of (Killer) Robots. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Studies
Association. 7 April 2021.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights? Invited lecture. Digital Ethics Program.
School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering. Indiana University. 11 February 2021.

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The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights? Invited lecture. Digital Ethics Research
Project. Indiana University. Bloomington, IN. 9 February 2021.
Remixology: A New Axiology for the 21st Century and Beyond. Invited lecture. Szenenwechsel: Themusic festival of the Lucerne School, Lucerne, Switzerland. 30 January 2021.
https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-music/agenda/events/szenenwechsel/
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights? Invited lecture. University of Vienna.
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The Rights of Social Robots: How Asking the Rights Question is the Right Question.
Robophilosophy—Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics. Aarhus University, Denmark. 18 August2020.
Deconstructing the Panic of Pandemic. Keynote Address. Pandemic, A.I. Biotechnology and The
Future of Humankind. Nagoya University, Japan. 31 May 2020.
The Promise and Perils of Digital Contact Tracing. Human Machine Communication Pre-Conference.
International Communication Association. 20 May 2020.
The Right(s) Question: Can or Should Robots Have Standing? Future Law, Ethics and Smart
Technology. Vytautas Magnus University. Vilnius, Lithuania. 11 February 2020.
Can and Should AI be Persons? The 13th Annual Great Debate: "Hey Siri" What is Personhood in theAge of Artificial Intelligence? Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center. University of Colorado Boulder. 30
January 2020.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. University of Limerick. Limerick, Ireland. 1 November 2019.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights. Center for Ethics in Society. WesternMichigan University. Kalamazoo, Michigan. 23 October 2019.
AGI: Fact or Fiction? Panel discussion at the Malta A.I. and Blockchain Summit. Malta. 24 May 2019.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. Keynote Address. Student Technology, Arts & Research
Symposium (STARS). University of Illinois—Springfield. Springfield, Illinois. 17 April 2019.
The Relational Turn: Rethinking Ethics in the Face of the Robot. AIRoNoS2019—AI and Robotics
Normative Spheres: Towards a Sustainable Society and Technology Symposium. Falmouth
University. Falmouth, UK. 16-18 April 2019.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should AI have Standing? Emerging Media Studies Conference andWorkshop—Should Robots be Our Friends? Boston University. Boston, Massachusetts. 9-12 April
2019.
No Brainer: Why Consciousness is Neither a Necessary nor Sufficient Condition for AI Ethics. AAAI
Spring Symposium Series—Towards Conscious AI Systems. Stanford University. Palo Alto,
California 25-27 March 2019.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights? Illinois State University. Normal, Illinois.
28 February 2019.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights? Responsible Intelligent Systems (REINS
Project)—Closing Conference. Utrecht, Netherlands. 11-13 February 2019.
Practical Next Steps Towards Ethical AI. Round table discussion at REWORK Deep Learning Summit.
San Francisco. 25 January 2019.
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights? When Robots Think: Interdisciplinary
Views on Intelligent Automation. Plenary address. Münster, Germany. 14-16 November 2018.

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The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots Have Rights? RWTH Aachen University. 12
November 2018.
Other Things: AI, Robots and Society. Ideas and Methods: Media Philosophy, Cognitive Science andthe Future of the Humanities. Keynote address. Beijing, China. 27-28 October 2018.
How To Survive the Robot Apocalypse. Morals and the Machine. Edinburgh Centre for Robotics,
University of Edinburgh. 8 October 2018.
Humanizing AI and the Ethical Implications of Technology. Workshop at REWORK Deep Learning for
Robotics Summit. San Francisco. 29 June 2018.
Where Does the Social Responsibility Lie in Human-Robot Interaction. Panel discussion at REWORK
Deep Learning for Robotics Summit. San Francisco. 29 June 2018.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. Faculty Summer Institute. University of Illinois. 17 May 2018.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. Media Ethics Initiative. Moody College of Communication at
University of Texas, Austin. 3 April 2018.
Mind the Gap: Big Data, Algorithms, and the Crisis of Responsibility. Association for Practical andProfessional Ethics. Chicago, Illinois. 2 March 2018.
Moral Status of Robots. Presentation at Robophilosophy: Envisioning Robots in Society—Politics,
Power, and Public Space. University of Vienna. Austria. 15 February 2018.
Digital Divide 2.0, Or the Robot Rift. Presentation at Robophilosophy: Envisioning Robots in Society—
Politics, Power, and Public Space. University of Vienna. Austria. 15 February 2018.
Robots: The Next New Media. Presentation at the National Communication Association convention.
Dallas, TX. 14 November 2017.
Ars Ex Machina: Rethinking Responsibility in the Age of Creative Machines. International Conferenceof Strategic Research in Social Science and Education. Antalya, Turkey. 14 October 2017.
Computational interpersonal communication: Communication studies and spoken dialogue systems.
Paper presented at the Human Machine Communication pre-conference workshop, International
Communication Association. San Diego, CA. 25 May 2017.
Rage against the machine: Rethinking education in the face of technological unemployment. Fifth
Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy & Ethics. Arizona State
University. Phoenix, Arizona. 18 May 2017.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. Pennsylvania State University. 29 November 2016.
Author Meet Critic: David Gunkel’s Ethics of Remix. Presentation and roundtable discussion at the
National Communication Association convention. Philadelphia, PA. 11 November 2016.
Computational Interpersonal Communication: Communication Studies and Spoken Dialogue Systems.
Presentation at the National Communication Association convention. Philadelphia, PA. 13
November 2016.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. University of Vienna. Vienna, Austria. 24 October 2016.
The Other Problem: Can and Should Social Robots have Rights? Robophilosophy: What Can andShould Social Robots Do. Plenary Session. Aarhus University, Denmark, 21-24 October 2016.
Other Problems: Rethinking Ethics in the Face of Autonomous Machines. From Algorithmic States to
Algorithmic Brains. National University of Ireland. Galway, Ireland. 22-23 September 2016.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse [Como sobreviver ao apocalipse robô]. Universidade Federal
do Piauí. Teresina, Brazil. 21 June 2016.

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Shifting Perspectives: Distance Education and the Future of the University [Mudando Perspectivas:
Educação a Distância e o Futuro da Universidade]. I Simpósio Internacional de Comunicação,Educação e Tecnologias. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, Brazil. 15-17 June 2016
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. 8 April 2016.
Social Contract 2.0: The Political Economy of Facebook. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.
Torun, Poland. 13 January 2016.
AI, Robots and Ethics. Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Warsaw, Poland. 11-15
January 2016.
Environmental Ethics. Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Warsaw, Poland. 4-8 January
2016.
The Machine Question: Can or Should Machines Have Rights? 5th Annual Symposium on Digital
Ethics and Policy. Loyola University-Chicago. Chicago, IL. 6 November 2015.
Machinic Others: Opportunities and Challenges for Communication. Presentation at the Bluesky
Workshop on Human-Machine Communication. International Communication Association. San
Juan, Puerto Rico. 24 May 2015.
Of Remixology: Rethinking the Digital Remix. Invited lecture at DePaul University. Chicago, IL. 18 May
2015.
Indeterminate Others: The Changing Face of Alterity. Invited lecture at the Zürcher Hochschule derKünste. Zürich, Switzerland. 8 January 2015.
The Other Question: The Changing Face of Alterity. Keynote address at III Encontro Nacional da
Rede de Grupos de Pesquisa em Comunicação. UNISINO. São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. 5 December 2014.
Paradigm Shift: Communication Studies in the Era of the Algorithm. National Communication
Association annual convention. 20 November 2014.
Apocalypse Not: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Machine. Inaugural Lecture for the
Graduate Program in Social Sciences and Media Studies. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande doNorte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil. 12 September 2014.
The Changing Face of Alterity. International Research Meeting on Alterity and Communication in the
Digital Age. São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil. 2-7 September 2014.
The Other Question: Rethinking the Issue of Robot Rights. Robophilosophy: Sociable Robots and the
Future of Social Relations. Plenary Session. Aarhus University. Aarhus, Denmark, 20-23 August
2014.
Negotiating Cultural Difference in the Digital Communication Era: A Pilot Study of International
Student Experience in the U.S. and Poland. Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America(PIASA) World Congress, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. 20-23 June 2014.
The Rights of Machines—Caring for Robotic Care-Givers. Paper delivered at the AISB 2014
Convention (Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behavior).
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK. 3 April 2014.
DIY Revolution! A Manifesto for Open Access Publishing in the Humanities. Competitively selected
paper. Modern Languages Association. Chicago, IL. January 2014.
Social Contract 2.0: Terms of Service Agreements and Political Theory. Invited lecture. Texas A&M
University. College Station, TX. 22 January 2014.

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Social Contract 2.0: Terms of Service Agreements and Political Theory. Keynote address at Encontro
Nacional da Rede de Grupos de Pesquisa em Comunicação [The National Meeting of the Networkof Research Groups in Communication]. Natal, Brazil. 20 November 2013.
DIY Revolution: The Opportunities and Challenges of Open Access. Keynote address to the Northern
Illinois University Open Access Week. DeKalb, Illinois. 22 October 2013.
Responsible Machines: A Transformation in the Subject of Communication. Invited lecture andpresentation to the faculty and students of the Instytut Sztuk Audiowizualnych, Uniwersytet
Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland. 18 October 2013.
Responsible Machines: A Transformation in Digital Ethics. Invited presentation at the Third Annual
International Symposium on Digital Ethics. Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. 4 October 2013.
Negotiating Cultural Differences in the Digital Communication Era. Plenary presentation at theInternational Symposium Negotiating Cultural Differences in the Digital Communication Era.
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland. 2-3 October 2013.
Apocalypse Not. Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Machine. Cultural Studies
Association. 24 May 2013. Chicago, Illinois.
Can Machines Have Rights? First Annual Conference on the Governance of Emerging Technology:
Law, Policy and Ethics. 20-21 May 2013. Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Arizona State
University, Phoenix, AZ.
Response-Able Machines: The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Autonomous Agents. Invited
plenary address delivered at the Identity, Agency, and the Digital Nexus symposium, Athabasca
University. 6 April 2013. Edmonton, Canada.
Citizen Robot: A Vindication of the Rights of Machines. Invited presentation to the Columbia College
Cultural Studies Colloquium. 27 February 2013. Chicago, Illinois.
Social Media and Ethics: The Real Problem with Online Relationships. Invited presentation to the NIU
College of Business BELIEF (Building Ethical Leaders Using an Integrated Ethics Framework)
Faculty Development Program. 22 February 2013.
Communication in the Age of Intelligent Machines. Invited inaugural address delivered to thePrograma de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. 22 November 2012. Universidade Federal do
Piaui, Teresina, Brazil.
Paradigm Shifts: Rethinking Communication for the 21st Century. Invited plenary address delivered at
the I Encontro Nacional da Rede de Grupos de Pesquisa em Comunicação [First National Meetingof the Network of Communication Research Groups]. 25 November 2012. University of São Paulo,São Paulo, Brazil.
Communication and AI: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century. Presentation to the faculty
and graduate students of the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. DeKalb,
Illinois 8 November 2012.
A Vindication of the Rights of Machines. Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and theSimulation of Behaviour (AISB) and International Association of Computing and Philosophy(IACAP) World Congress. 2-6 July 2012. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Occupy Academia: IJZS and the DIY Revolution. Neo-liberal Perversions: Fantasy and Gaze inContemporary Culture (Žižek Studies Conference). 28-29 April 2012. The College at Brockport(SUNY) Brockport, NY.
Heidegger and Media. Neo-liberal Perversions: Fantasy and Gaze in Contemporary Culture (Žižek
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Philosophy of Technology. Lecture to graduate students in the Department of Communication,
University of Illinois, Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. 15 March 2012
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology, and The Matrix. Invited lecture and presentation to thestudents and faculty of the Cultural Studies Program, Columbia College Chicago. 13 March 2012.
Thinking Otherwise: The Matrix, Drugs and Technology. Invited lecture and presentation to the faculty
and students of the Instytut Sztuk Audiowizualnych, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland. 13
January 2012.
The Real Problem: Avatars, User Identity, and Online Social Interaction. Invited lecture andpresentation to the faculty and students of the Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiow Polonijnych,
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland. 10 January 2012.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology and The Matrix. Invited lecture and presentation to thefaculty and students of the Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiow Polonijnych, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski,
Krakow, Poland. 15 November 2011.
Terra Nova 2.0: The New World of MMORPGs. Invited lecture and presentation to the faculty andstudents of the Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiow Polonijnych, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow,
Poland. 10 November 2011.
Bastard Pop: Remix, Mashup and Cut-and-Paste Culture. Invited lecture and presentation to thefaculty and students of the Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiow Polonijnych, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski,
Krakow, Poland. 26 October 2011.
DIY Revolution: Open Access and the International Journal of Žižek Studies. Invited keynote address
delivered to the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, Open Access Forum.
October 2011. http://commons.lib.niu.edu/handle/10843/13176
Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mashups, New Media and Technology. Invited lecture and multimedia
presentation delivered at Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia 16 March 2011.
The Real Problem: Technology, Alterity and Communication. Invited keynote address at "10 anos deFilocom: a Nova Teoria nos 44 anos de ECA" [10 years of Filocom: The New Theory on 44 years at
ECA]. Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA) da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. 24
November 2010.
To Tell the Truth: Epistemology, Technology and Ethics. Paper and multimedia presentation deliveredat the annual convention of the National Communication Association. San Francisco, California 1317 November 2010.
The Obscure Object of the Real: Simulation, Technology and the Realities of War. Paper presented at
the annual convention of the National Communication Association as part of the panel "Engaging
Militainment, Inc." San Francisco, California 13-17 November 2010.
Paradigm Shifts: New Perspectives on Interactive Multimedia Journalism. Presentation delivered to
the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Evanston, Illinois, 5 April 2010.
Paradigm Shifts: Strategies for New Media Education. Presentation delivered to the College ofCommunication, Boston University. Boston, Massachusetts, 23 March 2010.
Unauthorized Reproductions: Audio Mashups and the Metaphysics of Originality. Paper andmultimedia presentation delivered at the annual convention of the National Communication
Association. Chicago, Illinois, 12-15 November 2009.
Audible Transgressions: Authors, Authority, and Popular Music. Paper and multimedia presentationdelivered at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois,
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Terra Nova 2.0: New Worlds and New Frontiers. Paper and multimedia presentation delivered at theannual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 12-15 November
2009.
Education in the Cross Hairs: Academic Freedom in the United States. Paper presented as part of the
public lecture "Losing the War of Academic Independence: Tales from the Trenches on Both Sidesof the Atlantic." The Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London and the
University of Notre Dame London Centre. London, UK, 23 October 2009.
Keeping it Real: Playing with Reality in MMORPGs. Paper presented at the International
Communication Association annual convention as part of the panel "Keyword 'Play': Taking
Computer Games and Game Play Seriously." Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 May 2009.
To Tell the Truth. Paper presented to the International Communication Association annual convention
as part of the panel "Keyword 'Truth': Philosophy, Communication, and Technology." Chicago,
Illinois, 21-25 May 2009.
Rethinking the Remix: Audio Mash-ups and the Metaphysics of Recording. Poster session presented
at the International Communication Association annual convention. Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 May
2009. Awarded "best display."
Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mash-ups and the Metaphysics of Recording. Invited lecture andmultimedia presentation delivered to the Columbia College Cultural Studies Colloquium. Chicago,
Illinois, 12 March 2009.
Terra Nova 2.0—MMORPGs, New Worlds, and Ethics. Paper and multimedia presentation deliveredat the annual convention of the National Communication Association. San Diego, California 20-24
November 2008.
Rethinking the Digital Remix: Mash-ups and the Metaphysics of Recording. Paper and multimedia
presentation delivered at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. San
Diego, California 20-24 November 2008.
Leveling Up Game Studies, or Getting Real about Computer Gaming. Paper delivered at the annual
convention of the National Communication Association as part of the pre-conference seminar"Leveling Up Game Studies: Thinking Beyond Conventional Wisdom." San Diego, California 20-24
November 2008.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology and The Matrix. Invited lecture and multimedia
presentation delivered at Columbia College. Chicago, Illinois, 10 March 2007.
New Media Education: Strategies for 21st Century Educators and Students. Invited lecture andmultimedia presentation delivered at Hamilton College. Clinton, New York, 4 February 2008.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology. Paper and multimedia presentationdelivered at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois,
15-18 November 2007. The presentation was part of a special session dedicated to the bookThinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology.
Terra Nova 2.0—The New Worlds of MMORPGs. Paper and multimedia presentation delivered at theannual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 15-18 November
2007.
To Tell the Truth: Faith, Knowledge, Ethics. Paper and multimedia presentation delivered at theannual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 15-18 November
2007.
A Matter of Truth. Paper and multimedia presentation delivered at the annual convention of the
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Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology and The Matrix. Invited lecture and multimedia
presentation delivered at Columbia College. Chicago, Illinois, 6 November 2007.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology and The Matrix. Invited lecture and multimedia
presentation delivered at the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana. 23 October 2007.
Blind Faith: Baudrillard, Fidelity, and Recorded Sound. Invited lecture and multimedia presentationdelivered at Columbia College Chicago. 8 March 2007.
Popping Pills: New Media and the Rhetoric of Drugs. Paper delivered at the annual convention of the
National Communication Association. San Antonio, TX. 14-19 November 2006.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Technology & The Matrix. Invited multimedia presentation deliveredat Columbia College Chicago. 2 November 2006.
Blind Faith: Baudrillard, Fidelity, and Recorded Sound. Paper delivered at the Engaging Baudrillard
conference. Swansea University, Wales, UK. 4-6 September 2006.
Machinic Others: Communication, Technology, and Ethics. Paper delivered at the annual conventionof the National Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts, 17-20 November 2005.
The Machine Question: Ethics, Alterity, and Technology. Paper delivered at the annual conference of
the National Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts, 17-20 November 2005. Paper
was awarded "top paper" by the Communication Ethics Division.
Critique of Digital Reason: Toward a Method of Thinking Otherwise. Paper delivered at the annual
conference of the National Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts, 17-20 November
2005.
The Virtual Dialectic: Rethinking the Matrix and Its Significance. Invited lecture and multimedia
presentation delivered at the University of Illinois—Champaign/Urbana. 7 November 2005.
The Virtual Dialectic: Rethinking the Matrix and Its Significance. Paper delivered at the annual
Midwest Popular Culture Association conference. St. Louis, Missouri. 14-16 October 2005.
Interactive Education: Teaching the Next Generation of Communication Professionals. Invited lecture
and multimedia presentation delivered at Quinnipiac University. 7 April 2005.
The Virtual Dialectic: The Matrix, Technology & Ethics. Paper delivered at the annual conference of
the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 11-14 November 2004. Paper wasawarded "top paper" by the Communication Ethics Division.
The Machine Question: Ethics, Alterity & Technology. Paper delivered at the annual conference of the
National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 11-14 November 2004.
On Drugs: The Matrix, Virtual Reality and the Rhetoric of Drugs. Paper delivered at the annual
conference of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 11-14 November 2004.
What's the Matter with Books? Paper delivered at the annual conference of the National
Communication Association. Miami Beach, Florida, 20-23 November 2003.
Virtual Alterity and the Reformatting of Ethics. Paper delivered at the annual conference of the
National Communication Association. Miami Beach, Florida, 20-23 November 2003. Paper wascompetitively selected.
What's the Matter with Virtual Reality. Invited lecture and multimedia presentation delivered at the
University of Illinois—Champaign/Urbana. 3 November 2003.
Computer Literacy: What is it? How do we teach it? Multimedia presentation delivered to the
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What's the Matter with Books? Paper delivered at the Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language& Media. Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, Illinois, 28-29 March 2003.
Second Thoughts: Toward a Critique of the Digital Divide. Paper delivered at the annual conference of
the National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, 23-26 November 2002.
Beyond Computing: Computers, Communication, and Education. Invited lecture delivered at theCenter for Teaching Excellence/Center for Instructional Technology, Columbia College Chicago. 6
November 2002.
VRE 4.2: Cyborgs, Posthumans, and Ethics. Presentation delivered to the Applied Ethics Colloquium
and the International Conference on Virtual Reality and Communication Ethics. 1 November 2002.
What's the Matter with Books? Invited lecture and multimedia presentation at the Center for Writing
Studies, University of Illinois--Champaign/Urbana. 25 October 2002.
What's the Matter with Images? Paper presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association andMidwest American Culture Association Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 4-6 October 2002.
Computers and Communication. Paper presented at the Midwest Conference on Film, Language andLiterature. Northern Illinois University, 7 April 2002.
Computers, Networks, and Communication. Invited lecture and multimedia presentation at the
Rochester Institute of Technology. 12 December 2001.
Hacking Humanism. Paper presented at the Midwest Conference on Film, Language and Literature.
Northern Illinois University, 25 March 2001.
We Are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication. Paper presented at the annual conferenceof the National Communication Association. 9 November 2000.
Veritatum Imitari: Simulation, Art & Virtual Reality. Paper presented at the School of Visual Arts,
National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists. New York, New York, 18 October
2000.
Wirtualna Polska: Ethnic Diaspora, Telecommunications, and Virtual Community. Paper presented at
the Polish Institute of the Arts and Sciences in America annual conference held in Krakow, Poland(14 June 2000).
Ars Metaphorica: The Computer as Communication Device. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Broadcast Education Association. Paper won second place in the scholarly paper
competition. 15 April 2000.
Hacking Cyberspace. Paper presented at the Midwest Conference on Film, Language and Literature.
Northern Illinois University, 1 April 2000.
Rethinking Virtual Reality: Simulation and the Deconstruction of the Image. Paper presented at theannual conference of the Broadcast Education Association. Paper Won second place in thescholarly paper competition. 15 April 1999.
CyberImperialism: Globalization vs. Americanization. Invited lecture presented at Salzburg College.
Salzburg, Austria, 20 February 1999.
The Rule of Metaphor: First Amendment Issues on the Internet. Paper presented to the AEJMC(Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) conference New Media & Free
Speech: Challenges for the Future. University of South Florida, April 1998. Paper received top
faculty paper award.
NIU Center for Telematics--An Overview. Presentation to GTE at Northern Illinois University.
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We are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication. Paper presenter and chairperson for apanel at the annual conference of the National Communications Association. November 1997.
Virtual Incorporations: Cyberspace and the Body. Paper presented at the Technology & Ethics
conference. Loyola University, June 1997.
Cyberspace and the Space of Fiction. Paper presenter and chairperson for a panel at the 22nd annual
Conference on Film and Literature held at Florida State University. January 1997.
The Conflict of Metaphors: Contemporary Legal Issues and the Internet. Invited lecture delivered atColumbia College, Chicago. November 1996.
Lingua Ex Machina: Electric Language and the Tower of Babel. Paper presented at the DePaul
University Conference, From Microchip to Mass Media: Culture and the Technological Age. May
1996.
The New Worlds of Cyberspace. Invited lecture, Northern Illinois University. February 1996.
New Communication Technologies. Invited lecture delivered at Columbia College, Chicago. December
1995.
Virtual Geographies: Cyberspace and the Logic of Colonialism. Paper presented as part of the
Burkhardt lecture series, Carthage College. November 1995.
Internet: Medicine or Poison? Invited lecture delivered at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside.
October 1995.
The Material of Deconstruction. Invited lecture and seminar participant at the School of Architecture of
the Illinois Institute of Technology. October 1995.
Encyclopedia and Information Spaces. Invited lecture and seminar participant conducted at the Schoolof Art and Architecture of the University of Illinois, Chicago. September 1995.
Introduction to Cultural Studies. Lecture presented at the Carthage College Heritage Studies Faculty
Development Seminar, August 1995.
History and Memory. Lecture concerning the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II
presented at the Carthage College Heritage Studies Faculty Development Seminar, August 1995.
The Cybernetic Weave: Writings on/about Cyberspace. Paper presenter and chairperson/organizer fora panel at the International Association of Philosophy and Literature conference at Villanova
University, May 1995.
Colonizing Geographies: New Worlds from Columbus to Cyberspace. Paper presenter andchairperson/organizer for a panel at the Philosophy Interpretation Culture conference at
Binghamton University, April 1995.
Cyberculture: Emerging Communications Technologies and the Postmodern World. Invited lecturedelivered at Columbia College, Chicago. March 1995.
Postmodern Liberations. Paper presented at the Radical Philosophy Association conference,
November 1994.
Hegel & the Economy of Death: Cryptic Sacrifice. Paper presenter and chairperson/organizer for apanel at the Society for Phenomenological and Existential Philosophy annual conference,
September, 1994.
Postmodernism and the End(s) of Philosophy. Paper presented at the Northeast Missouri State
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Speaking Across the Curriculum. Lecture concerning the development of oral communications skills inthe sciences and humanities presented at the Carthage College New Faculty Orientation Seminar,
August 1994.
Reading Difference/Reading Differently. Lecture concerning multicultural education presented at theCarthage College Heritage Studies Faculty Development Seminar, August 1994.
Old Men and the Sea: Kant, Hegel & Nietzsche. Paper delivered at the DePaul University Nietzsche
Conference, May 1994.

Professional Awards & Grants
Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor. Northern Illinois University. March 2021.
The PRSAP is Northern Illinois University's highest honor for research. Five year appointment.
Alumnus of the Year. University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. (October 2017).
Best Book of the Year 2016 – Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association.
Of Remixology: Ethics and Aesthetics After Remix (MIT Press, 2016)
Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Teaching.
Department of Communication. Northern Illinois University. May 2014.
Harmonia Grant, Narodowe Centrum Nauki – $100,000 grant from the Polish government's National
Science Center to investigate the use of social media by international students. Funding period:
October 2012-March 2014.
Best Book of the Year 2012 – Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association.
The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots and Ethics (MIT Press, 2012).
International Communication Association, 2009. Best Visual Display—Poster Session.
Presidential Teaching Professor. Northern Illinois University. March 2009.
The PTP is Northern Illinois University's highest honor for teaching. Five year appointment.
Northern Illinois University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Summer Research Grant, 2007.
$4500 grant to support research on artificial autonomous agents and the future of ethics.
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (EUTA). Northern Illinois University. May 2006.
EUTA is Northern Illinois University's top award recognizing excellence in undergraduate teaching.
National Communication Association, 2005. Top Paper award, Communication Ethics Division.
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Northern Illinois
University. May 2005.
National Communication Association, 2004. Top Paper award, Communication Ethics Division.
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Northern Illinois
University. May 2004.
National Communication Association, 2003. Top Paper award, Communication Ethics Division.
Research Fellow. Applied Ethics Colloquium on Virtual Reality and Communication Ethics. University
of Illinois—Champaign/Urbana. 31 October - 2 November 2002. Fellowship included travel, lodging,and stipend.
Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Teaching. Dept. of Communication. Northern Illinois University.
May 2002.

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Certificate of recognition for contribution and commitment to diverse student learning styles.
Northern Illinois University Center for Access-Ability Resources. 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Northern Illinois University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Summer Research Grant, 2000.
$3000 grant to support research activities in communication technology.
Broadcast Education Association, 2000. Second Place in the Scholarly Paper Competition,
Communication Technology Division.
Northern Illinois University, Lillian Cobb Faculty Travel Fellowship for International Teaching, 1999.
$3000 grant to support teaching of seminars in information technology at Salzburg College, Austria.
Broadcast Education Association, 1999. Second Place in the Scholarly Paper Competition,
Communication Technology Division.
Northern Illinois University, Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 1998.
$4000 research grant supporting work on a book-length examination of the rhetoric of information
technology.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1998.
Top Faculty Paper at the AEJMC conference, New Media & Free Speech: Challenges for the Future.
Northern Illinois University Center for Telematics, 1997. Co-author of a $100,000 corporate grant fordevelopment of a telematics resource center for student instruction and faculty research.
Northern Illinois University, Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 1997.
$4000 research grant supporting critical examinations of the ideological foundations of cyberspaceand virtual reality. Results of the research have been published in two articles.
Carthage College Faculty Development Grant, 1994.
$2000 grant for the development and implementation of an undergraduate course in Media Literacy.
Newmedia Invision Gold Medal, 1993.
International award for the Electric Power Research Institute's SOAPP (State-of-the-Art Power Plant)
Program, a CD-ROM based multimedia reference guide for power engineering technology.
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), 1992-1993.
Graduate Research Fellowship at Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg ($16,000 stipend andexpenses).
Graduate Assistantship - DePaul University, Chicago, 1991-1992.

Selected Media Productions
Web Applications
Robot Rights book website
Of Remixology book website
New Media: A Remix of Mark Amerika's remixthebook
The Machine Question Symposium website
The Machine Question book website
Digital Game Studies book series website
Thinking Otherwise book website
International Journal of Žižek Studies
Gunkelweb. Personal/Professional website
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Cyborgs & Cyberspace. Project Director for a collaborative, graduate-level research project innetworked computer systems and identity politics.
Interactive Course Syllabi and Classroom Applications
COMS 359: Interactive Media Production I
COMS 465: Communication Technology
COMS 469: Interactive Media Production II
COMS 493: AI, Robots and Communication
COMS 647: Communication Technology
Environmental Ethics
AI, Robots & Ethics

Published Photographs
IPA Festival – Polish American Studies 61(2), 2004. Front cover
Corpus Christi and Easter Processions - Polish American Studies 60(2), 2003 : 11, 15 & 16
Corpus Christi Procession in Krakow, Poland – Crisis 19(6), June 2001: 31
Szienconka Celebration in Chicago, Illinois – Crisis 19(6), June 2001: 33

Film & Video
Book Trailer. Of Remixology. 2016.
Book Trailer. Robot Apocalypse / The Machine Question. 2014.
Book Trailer. The Machine Question. 2012.
New Media: A Remix of Mark Amerika’s remixthebook. 2014Loaf House. Editor for a demonstration video tape exhibited as part of the "Computer Generated
Architecture" program at the Henie Onstad Museum in Oslo, Norway. March 1996.
La France en Direct. Producer and editor for an educational video tape designed for high school
students. French Consulate General, 1994.
Choice Benefits. Producer and editor for an employee relations video tape. Sargent & Lundy
Engineers, 1994.
State-of-the-Art Power Plant (SOAPP). Videographer and video editor for a CD-ROM based
multimedia reference guide for power engineering technology. Electric Power Research Institute,
1993.
Rock Haus. Writer and producer for several 30 second commercials for a retailer in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, 1992.
PLADES: The Plant Design & Engineering System. Writer, producer, and editor for a video
documentary concerning CAD/CAE applications. Sargent & Lundy Engineers, 1991.
Sargent & Lundy: An Introduction. Writer, producer, and editor for a public relations documentary.
Sargent & Lundy Engineers, 1989.
Computer Aided Engineering and Design. Writer, producer, and editor for a video documentary that
explores the computerization of engineering tasks. Sargent & Lundy Engineers, 1987.
Fifteen Minutes. Producer for a 16mm narrative film. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1985.
The University of Wisconsin Marching Band. Editor for a television documentary celebrating thesesquicentennial of the UW Marching Band. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1985.

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Interviews & Media Appearances
Perspective: Requiem for the snow day. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 26 January 2024.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-01-26/perspective-requiem-for-the-snow-day
Perspective: In defense of the Christmas carol. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 22 December 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-12-22/perspective-in-defense-of-the-christmascarol
Robots and Philosophy: A Moral and Legal Ontology. OdiseIA Podcast with Ignacio G. R. Gavilán.
22 November 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ancwX_r4AWQ
Chi si prende la responsabilità degli errori dell'intelligenza artificiale? Profile of my research by
Antonio Piemontese in Wired Italy. 18 November 2023. https://www.wired.it/article/intelligenzaartificiale-regole-errori-gunkel-robot/
Perspective: A dispatch on democracy. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 November 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-11-17/perspective-a-dispatch-on-democracy
The Business of AI Ethics. Conversation with Federico Cabitza. AIXA Summit: AI and the Future ofBusiness. 9 November 2023.
AI, Ethics and the Future of Business. Interview for the AIXA Business International Executive
Network. Milan, Italy. 9 November 2023.
We must act NOW - Prof David Gunkel on the Morality and Legality of AI. Tom Edwards - Complete
Tech Heads. 26 October 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhmrBmcvLWY&t=2445s
David Gunkel en de Rechten van de Robot. Profile of my research by Rieks op den Akker.
http://rieksopdenakker.nl/index.php/2023/10/26/david-gunkel-en-de-rechten-van-de-robot/
Perspective: Lessons learned from the writers' strike. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 13 October 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-10-13/perspective-lessons-learned-from-thewriters-strike
On Generative AI—A Conversation with Professor David Gunkel. Humanity 8.0 Podcast. Seasion 3,
Episode 11-12. 7 October 2023. https://social-epistemology.com/2023/10/06/humanity-8-0-podcastseason-3-episodes-7-12/
Can a Robot be a Person? Radio interview on Future Proof with Jonathan McCrea. News Talk.
Ireland. 17 September 2023. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/futureproof-with-jonathanmccrea/can-a-robot-be-a-person
Perspective: Half a century of hip hop. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 8 September 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-09-08/perspective-half-a-century-of-hip-hop
The Hollywood Writers Strike and the Challenges of Generative AI. Interview on CBC (Canadian
Broadcast Corporation) World News. 4 August 2023.
Perspective: Reading, Writing, and Artificial Intelligence. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 4 August2023. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-08-04/perspective-reading-writing-andartificial-intelligence
On the brink of a possible SAG-AFTRA strike, some actors are wary of AI. Here’s why. Los Angeles
Times. 7 July 2023. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-07-07/hollywoodactors-strike-sag-aftra-artificial-intelligence
Perspective: The Power of Pronouns. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 2 July 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-07-02/perspective-the-power-of-pronouns

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Perspective: Who'll Write the Ending of this Writers Strike? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 May
2023. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-05-26/perspective-wholl-write-the-endingof-this-writers-strike
Why Do Humans Anthropomorphize AI? Interview on Science Friday, National Public Radio. 28 April
2023. https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ai-human-personification/
Robot Rights & Alien Intelligences w/ David J. Gunkel. FUTURES Podcast #68. 24 April 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKVWM_APPIs
Should Robots With Artificial Intelligence Have Moral or Legal Rights? The Wall Street Journal. 10
April 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/robots-ai-legal-rights-3c47ef40
Perspective: GPT-4 is Here. Which Side Are You On? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 March 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-03-17/perspective-gpt-4-is-here-which-side
You Are Not a Parrot. And a chatbot is not a human. New York Magazine. 1 March 2023.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-emily-m-bender.html
The new Bing is acting all weird and creepy — but the human response is way scarier. Business
Insider. 23 February 2023. https://www.businessinsider.com/weird-bing-chatbot-google-chatgpt-aliveconscious-sentient-ethics-2023-2
What are ‘robot rights,’ and should AI chatbots have them? Grid News. 22 February 2023.
Robots Deserve Rights, Here's Why. Parker's Pensées Podcast. 15 February 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRXA7uB4zTw&t=3s
Perspective: AI vs. AI. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 10 February 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-02-10/perspective-ai-vs-ai
Perspective: The Future of Writing. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 6 January 2023.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-01-06/perspective-the-future-of-writing
ChatGPT and Large Language Models. Interview on Al Jazeera. 11 December 2022.
David Gunkel on Robot Rights. Sentience Institute Podcast. 5 December 2022.
https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/podcast/episode-20.html
Perspective: Entering the Metaverse. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 3 November 2022.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-11-03/perspective-entering-the-metaverse
Perspective: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Code. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 26 September
2022. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-09-26/perspective-reading-writingarithmetic-and-code
Robot Rights & Relationships. The Future of You (Episode 9). 6 September 2022.
https://www.traceyfollows.com/robot-rights-relationships/
Perspective: Lessons Learned from Online Education. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 19 August 2022.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-08-19/perspective-lessons-learned-from-onlineeducation
Perspective: Technology of the Gun. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 15 July 2022.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-07-15/perspective-technology-of-the-gun
Perspective: Requiem for a Plover. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 10 June 2022.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-06-10/perspective-requiem-for-a-plover
Perspective: The Difficulty With Constitutional Originalism. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2022-05-06/perspective-the-difficulty-with-constitutionaloriginalism

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Perspective: The 'Right to Repair' is the Right Thing to Do. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 1 April
2022. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-04-01/perspective-the-right-to-repair-is-theright-thing-to-do
Perspective: Move Slow and Break Things. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 24 February 2022.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-02-24/perspective-move-slow-and-break-things
Artificial Intelligence. Raport z Przyszłości with Agata Kasprolewicz. 8 February 2022.
https://raportostanieswiata.pl/odcinki/raport-z-przyszlosci-8-lutego-2022/
TDSlowdown Podcast. Challenging Robot Rights with David Gunkel. 13 January 2022.
https://anchor.fm/tdslowdown/episodes/Challenging-Robot-Rights-e1ctk7h
Perspective: Why I'm Not Entirely Gung-ho About Voice Transcription. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio.
28 January 2022. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-01-28/perspective-why-im-notentirely-gung-ho-about-voice-transcription
Da solidão compartilhada à virada relacional: entrevista com David Gunkel. Questões Transversais
9(18). July-December 2021. https://doi.org/10.4013/qt.2021.918.07
Perspective: I’ll Have a Blue-Pilled Christmas. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 16 December 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-12-16/perspective-ill-have-a-blue-pilled-christmas
Perspective: A Better Way to Die. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 12 November 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-11-12/perspective-a-better-way-to-die
One More Hour Podcast. 9 October 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HXURfsQs4c
Perspective: When Everything Depends on an App. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 8 October 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-10-08/perspective-when-everything-depends-onan-app
Robots. Hotel Bar Sessions (HBS) Podcast. Episode #30. 8 October 2021.
http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-30-robots/
Robots on the Beat. People Fixing the World, BBC News. 5 October 2021.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09xpg8k
Perspective: No Chair For The Adjunct. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 27 August 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-08-27/perspective-no-chair-for-the-adjunct
Perspective: Billionaires In Space. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 July 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-07-23/perspective-billionaires-in-space
Direitos dos Robôs nas palavras de David Gunkel. Semina - Revista dos Pós-Graduandos em História
da UPF 20(3). June 2021. https://doi.org/10.5335/srph.v20i3.13145
Robot Rights—Interview. The Delores Project. 21 June 2021.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rcON5iwDGLIRpxnqO33qP
Perspective: Science Could Use A Few Laughs. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 18 June 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-06-18/perspective-science-could-use-a-fewlaughs
Perspective: The Continuing Saga Of Monty And Rose. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 14 May 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2021-05-14/perspective-the-continuing-saga-ofmonty-and-rose
The NYPD’s Robot Dog Was a Really Bad Idea: Here’s What Went Wrong. Scientific American. 7 May
2021. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-nypds-robot-dog-was-a-really-bad-idea-hereswhat-went-wrong/David J. Gunkel 29

Rights for Robots Now! The Small Print. Podcast interview with Bronwyn Williams. 8 April 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFPaYnPIog
Perspective: Did We Just Cancel Dr. Seuss? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 9 March 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-did-we-just-cancel-dr-seuss
Fox 32 News. Interview. Debate Over Social Media Regulations Take Center Stage. 8 February 2021.
Perspective: Happy Birthday, Robot! WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 29 January 2021.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-happy-birthday-robot
NIU’s David Gunkel Contributes to Congressional Effort for National AI Strategy. 11 January 2021.
https://www.niutoday.info/2021/01/11/nius-david-gunkel-contributes-to-congressional-effort-fornational-ai-strategy/
WGN News. Interview – Twitter Suspends President Trump. 11 January 2021.
Perspective: A Stimulus Package For Live Music. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 31 December 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-stimulus-package-live-music
Black Mirror Reflections Podcast. Episode 11. “USS Callister" (with special guest, David Gunkel).
24 December 2020. http://www.readmorewritemorethinkmorebemore.com/ 2020/12/black-mirrorreflections-ep11-uss.html
Perspective: Digital Media Literacy. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 20 November 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-digital-media-literacy
Robot Rights with David Gunkel. Machine Ethics Podcast. 20 October 2020. https://www.machineethics.net/podcast/robot-rights-with-david-gunkel/
Preparing for the Robot Incursion / Robot Rights. Fascinating Nouns Podcast. 18 October 2020.
https://fascinatingnouns.com/dr-david-gunkel/
Perspective: COVID-19 Is For the Dogs. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 11 September 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-covid-19-dogs
Perspective: Don't Teachers Get Summers Off? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 7 August 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-dont-teachers-get-summers
Perspective: Which Patron Saint Of The Internet? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 3 July 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-which-patron-saint-internet
ARISE – Entrevista com David J. Gunkel. Arqueologia Interativa e Simulações Eletrônicas. Universityof São Paulo, Brazil. 20 June 2020. http://www.arise.mae.usp.br/entrevistas/
Perspective: The Summer Of The First Amendment. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 8 June 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-summer-first-amendment
Using Smartphones to Gauge Social Distancing Raises Privacy Concerns. Radio Interview. The
Center Square. 30 April 2020.
Smartphone location data can tell if people stay home during the pandemic. Experts worry users are
sacrificing privacy for safety. Chicago Tribune. 28 April 2020. https://www.chicagotribune.com/
coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-phone-tracking-20200428-lwfdrqqaibd5fcyli7llygb3r4-story.html
Technology Could Help Track Social Distancing. TV Interview. 23 WFIR, Rockford. 27 April 2020.
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Technology-could-track-social-distancing--569989741.html
Perspective: The Promise and Peril Of COVID-19 Tracking. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 24 April
2020. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-promise-and-peril-covid-19-tracking
Perspective: Tips For Teaching Under Quarantine. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 20 March 2020.

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https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-tips-teaching-under-quarantine
Perspective: Lessons Learned From the Iowa Caucus. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 14 February
2020. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-lessons-learned-iowa-caucus
David Gunkel Authors Textbook on AI for Non-Techies. NIU Today. January 22, 2020.
https://www.niutoday.info/2020/01/22/david-gunkel-authors-textbook-on-ai-for-non-techies/
Perspective: End of an Era. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 8 January 2020.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-end-era
Perspective: Free App, Free Speech? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 29 November 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-free-app-free-speech
Rights of Robots Examined in Lero Public Talk. Irish Tech News. 1 November 2019.
https://irishtechnews.ie/rights-of-robots-examined-in-lero-public-talk/Science fiction or fact? Rights of robots to be debated in Limerick. Limerick Leader. 1 November 2019.
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/education/490547/science-fiction-or-fact-rights-of-robots-to-bedebated-in-limerick.html
Morals and Ethics of Emerging Technology: An Interview with David Gunkel. Radio Orbit KOPN 89.5
FM - Columbia, Missouri, USA. http://www.mikehagan.com/main.htm
Perspective: Racing Into The Future. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 September 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-racing-future
Perspective: Worth it? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 16 August 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-worth-it
Perspective: Protect The Piping Plovers. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 July 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-protect-piping-plovers
Perspective: Take Pride In Alan Turing. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 12 June 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-take-pride-alan-turing
Exclusive Interview with David Gunkel. Malta AIBC Summit. May 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRp2Rx8eeCg
How Do You Teach a Machine Right from Wrong? Addressing the Morality within Artificial Intelligence.
National Post. 30 May 2019. https://nationalpost.com/feature/how-do-you-teach-a-machine-right-fromwrong-addressing-the-morality-within-artificial-intelligence
Perspective: Decision Day. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 3 May 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-decision-day
Perspective: The Real Admissions Scandal. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 29 March 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-real-admissions-scandal
Do you swear at Alexa? What our treatment of AI assistants says about humans. CBC Radio. The
Current. 22 January 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-january-22-20191.4984317/do-you-swear-at-alexa-what-our-treatment-of-ai-assistants-says-about-humans-1.4984321
When Robots Think—Conference Video. 18 January 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwWIPED4_18
Les robots seront-ils un jour des humains comme les autres? Slate. 17 January 2019.
https://korii.slate.fr/tech/chatbots-intelligence-artificielle-progres-technologie-humanite
Perspective: A New Year's Resolution For Higher Ed. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 11 January 2019.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-new-years-resolution-higher-ed

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Perspective: Requiem For A Robot. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 7 December 2018.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/perspective-requiem-robot
Autonomous Vehicles: Ethics Regulation And Programming Converge. WGLT / NPR from Illinois State
University. 26 November 2018. http://www.wglt.org/post/autonomous-vehicles-ethics-regulation-andprogramming-converge#stream/0
Perspective: Vote for Tech. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 2 November 2018.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/vote-tech
Gunkel on Robot Rights. Philosophical Disquisitions #48. 31 October 2018.
https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2018/10/episode-48-gunkel-on-robot-rights.html
Perspective: Amazing Grace. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 28 September 2018.
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/amazing-grace
Perspective: STEM Needs Some LEGS. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 24 August 2018.
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/stem-needs-some-legsCould Robots Have Similar Rights to Animals or Humans? WGN Radio. 31 July 2018.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/31/the-idea-of-robots-having-rights-could-be-here-soon/
Perspective: There's A Lot To Learn From Old-School AI. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 20 July 2018.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/theres-lot-learn-old-school-ai
David J. Gunkel – Author of “Gaming the System” & “Robot Rights.” Future Tech Podcast. 9 July
2018. https://www.futuretechpodcast.com/podcasts/david-j-gunkel-author-gaming-system-robot-rights/
Perspective: Think About What She Can Do. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 15 June 2018.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/think-about-what-she-can-do
Ethics, Social Responsibility & AI: Interview with David Gunkel. RE•WORK Blog. 12 June 2018.
https://www.re-work.co/blog/ethics-social-responsibility-ai-interview-david-gunkel
White House AI Summit. Interview on WGN News. 10 May 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/david.gunkel.965/videos/1954839091216814/
Perspective: Job Success For The Future. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 4 May 2018.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/job-success-future
Perspective: Who's Watching Who These Days? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 30 March 2018.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/whos-watching-who-these-days
Wearable Technology and Employee Surveillance. Interview on FOX 32, Chicago. 24 March 2018.
Perspective: It's Time To Change The Discussion. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 February 2018.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/its-time-change-discussion
Robots, AI and Political Economy. Panel discussion on Reality Check, Radio 4. Vienna, Austria. 18
February 2018.
Digital Assistants. Fox 23 Chicago. Sunday Morning. 21 January 2018.
Perspective: Do You Know Who is Listening? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 19 January 2018.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/do-you-know-whos-listening
Pros and Cons of “Screenless Internet” Smart Devices. WGN. Midday News. 19 January 2018.
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/19/midday-fix-pros-and-cons-of-screenless-internet-smart-devices/
Amazon Echo and Other Digital Assistants. WGN Wintrust Business Lunch (12:50pm). 15 January2018.

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Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Sentient Digital Avatars from Black Mirror. Futurism. 29
December 2017. https://futurism.com/black-mirror-uss-callister/
Midday Fix: Bitcoin Explainer. WGN. Midday News. 27 December 2017.
http://wgntv.com/2017/12/27/midday-fix-bitcoin-explainer/
Expert: Cryptocurrency Might Not be Get-Rich-Quick Scheme for Average Citizen. Northwest Herald.
24 December 2017. http://www.nwherald.com/2017/12/25/expert-cryptocurrency-might-not-be-getrich-quick-scheme-for-average-citizen/asmfkbk/
Bitcoin Futures Debut on CME, Taking Bigger Wall Street Stage. Chicago Tribune. 18 December
2017. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-bitcoin-futures-cme-group-20171218-story.html
Breaking Down Bitcoin. Fox 23 Chicago. Morning News. 14 December 2017.
https://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/31424551?token=23488142-8d12-48b5-b6d92c45e8b5d9c7
Perspective: Another Effect Of The GOP Tax Plan. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 15 December 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/another-effect-gop-tax-plan
Breaking Down Bitcoin. Fox 23 Chicago. Morning News. 14 December 2017.
https://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/31424551?token=23488142-8d12-48b5-b6d92c45e8b5d9c7
Dr. David Gunkel on Robot Ethics. RoboPsych Podcast, Episode #52. 19 November 2017.
http://www.robopsych.com/robopsychpodcast/1212017
Perspective: It Takes More Than Regulation. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 11 November 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/it-takes-more-regulation
Perspective: Who's Doing The Talking Here? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 6 October 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/whos-doing-talking-here
Perspective: We Can Learn From European Actions. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 1 September
2017. http://northernpublicradio.org/post/we-can-learn-european-actions
Perspective: It's New Territory For Twitter. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 28 July 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/its-new-territory-twitter
Perspective: Is This Dr. Baker's Final Lesson? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 June 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/dr-bakers-final-lesson
Perspective: A Beer By Any Other Name. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 19 May 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/beer-any-other-name
Perspective: Is The Internet About Things Now? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 12 April 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/internet-about-things-now
The Machine Question: An Interview with David J. Gunkel. The Jake Lawrence Podcast, Episode #5.
30 March 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BfswOUKBJo
Perspective: What WikiLeaks Is Telling Us. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 15 March 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/what-wikileaks-telling-us
Perspective: Illinois Sets An Example In Ethics. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 January 2017.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-sets-example-ethics
Perspective: The Next Target of Job-Lose Rage. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 21 December 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/fault-social-media
Perspective: Is The Fault With Social Media? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 November 2016.
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Perspective: A Curious Model For Online Sites. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 26 October 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/curious-model-online-sites
Perspective: Are Our Days Really Numbered? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 28 September 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/are-our-days-really-numbered
Perspective: Robots Are Part Of Our Present. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 7 September 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/robots-are-part-our-present
Episode #10 – David Gunkel on Robots and Cyborgs. Algocracy and the Transhumanist Project.
Podcast with John Danaher. https://algocracy.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/episode-10-david-gunkelon-robots-and-cyborgs/
Perspective: Get Ready to be Augmented. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 August 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/get-ready-be-augmented
What Pokemon Go Means for Our Augmented Reality Future. ChicagoInno. 18 July 2016.
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/07/18/what-pokemon-go-means-for-our-augmented-realityfuture/
An Academic & a DJ/Artist Offer New Views on Existing Copyright Law. DJ Times. 12 July 2016.
http://djtimes.com/academic-djartist-offer-new-views-existing-copyright-law/
Perspective: Student Innovation Needs Support.WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 6 June 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/student-innovation-needs-support
Perspective: College Value Needs Re-evaluation. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 25 May 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/college-value-needs-re-evaluation-0
Perspective: The Digital Aspects Of Dying. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 4 May 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/digital-aspects-dying
Perspective: Who's To Blame For Errant Algorithm? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 13 April 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/whos-blame-errant-algorithm
Can We Teach Robots to be Moral? ChicagoInno. 12 April 2016.
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/04/12/robots-and-artificial-intelligence-can-we-teach-tech-ethics/
Perspective: Start Thinking About AI Now. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 23 March 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/start-thinking-about-ai-now
FBiOS: Apple vs. FBI. WBBM Radio (CBS). Chicago, Illinois. 5 March 2016.
Perspective: Implications Of The Apple Case. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 2 March 2016.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/implications-apple-case
Speak Your Mind: Should Apple keep the “backdoors” of iPhones locked?
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2016/02/26/speak-your-mind-should-apple-keep-the-backdoors-of-iphoneslocked/
Perspective: What’s Missing in the Presidential Race. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 10 February
2016. http://northernpublicradio.org/post/whats-missing-presidential-race
Co filozofia mówi na temat remiksu. Rozmowa z prof. David Gunkelem o jego najnowszej książce
(wersja angielska). Radio Filozoficzne, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. 30 January 2016.
http://radio.filozoficzne.pl/co-filozofia-mowi-na-temat-remiksu-rozmowa-z-prof-david-gunkelem-o-jegonajnowszej-ksiazce-wersja-angielska/
Czy zwierzę może być własnością człowieka? Wywiad z prof. Davidem Gunkelem (wersja angielska).
Radio Filozoficzne, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. 20 January 2016.

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http://radio.filozoficzne.pl/czy-zwierze-moze-byc-wlasnoscia-czlowieka-wywiad-z-prof-davidemgunkelem-wersja-angielska/
Perspective: A Step Forward....But Keep Going. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 9 December 2015.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/step-forward-keep-going
Perspective: About That Droid Invasion. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 9 December 2015.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/about-droid-invasion
The Rise of AI Ethics. Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. 15 November 2015.
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/Faggella20151115
Perspective: About Those Philosophers. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 18 November 2015.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/about-those-philosophers
Perspective: What’s Missing in STEM Education? WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 7 October 2015.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/whats-missing-stem-education
Perspective: Another Lesson from Ashley Madison. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 16 September
2015. http://northernpublicradio.org/post/another-lesson-ashley-madison
Do Unto Your SmartPhone as You Would Do Unto Others. TechEmergence. 13 September 2015.
http://techemergence.com/do-unto-your-smartphone-as-you-would-do-unto-others/
Replaced by a Robot? NIUToday. 3 September 2015.
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2015/09/03/replaced-by-a-robot/
Man vs. Machine. NIUToday. 19 June 2015. http://www.niutoday.info/2015/06/19/man-vs-machine/
Perspective: Latest Writing Machines Just Good Enough. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 17 June
2015. http://northernpublicradio.org/post/latest-writing-machines-just-good-enough
Killer App: Communications Professor Discusses the Dilemma with Drones. NIU Newsroom. 14 April
2015. http://newsroom.niu.edu/2015/04/14/killer-app/
Perspective: It’s Time to Talk about Drones. WNIJ / Northern Public Radio. 9 April 2015.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/its-time-talk-about-drones
Social Media: Changing the Rules of Business Ethics. NIU Newsroom. 17 March 2015.
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2015/03/17/social-media-changing-the-rules-of-business-ethics/
Apocalyptic Rhetoric About AI Distracts from more Immediate, Pressing Concerns. NIU Newsroom, 9
December 2014. http://newsroom.niu.edu/2014/12/09/apocalyptic-rhetoric-about-ai-distracts-frommore-immediate-pressing-concerns/
The E-Body. First Business News. 14 Oct. 2014. http://firstbusinessnews.com/theebody101414-6/
Interfacing eyewear? Smart sneakers? Robo-gloves? Brain 2.0? NIU Newsroom. 17 September 2014.
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2014/09/17/18/
Wearable devices & human cyborgs; Rockford area expert weighs in on future of technology. Kelsie
Passolt. WREX-TV. Rockford, Illinois. 26 September 2014. http://www.wrex.com/story/26641672/
2014/09/27/wearable-devices-human-cyborgs-rockford-area-expert-weighs-in-on-future-of-technology
Professor americano David Gunkel debate tecnologia, comunicação e ética na UFRN. Interview with
Sílvia Ribeiro Dantas in Portal Noar. 14 September 2014. http://portalnoar.com/professor-americanodavid-gunkel-debate-tecnologia-comunicacao-e-etica-na-ufrn/
Knyttet til en robot (Bonding with a Robot). Ideer #36. Aarhus, Denmark. 5 September 2014.
When Will We Worry About the Well-Being of Robots? Idea Channel. PBS Digital Studios 2 July 2014.
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Entreviste com o prof. David J. Gunkel. Revista Inter-Legere, no. 14. January-June 2014.
http://www.periodicos.ufrn.br/interlegere/article/view/5315/4298
Do Machines Have Rights? Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Aurora Online. 2014.
http://aurora.icaap.org/index.php/aurora/article/view/92/114
Amazon.com Drones. Radio interview on KCBS San Francisco. 2 December 2013.
http://machinequestion.org/gunkel_amazondrones.mp3
When Robots Attack: Who's Responsible. Radio interview on WNIJ as part of NPR's Morning Edition.
27 December 2012. http://northernpublicradio.org/post/when-robots-attack-whos-responsible
The Machine Question. Radio Interview. Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina, Brazil. 22
November 2012.
Faudra-t-il considérer les robots comme des personnes? Slate.fr 7 September 2012.
http://blog.slate.fr/globule-et-telescope/2012/08/30/faudra-t-il-considerer-les-robots-comme-despersonnes/
Apocalypse Now: Professor David Gunkel mulls GE commercial, Mayan calendar, robot ethics. NIU
Today, 6 December 2012. http://www.niutoday.info/2012/12/06/apocalypse-now-professor-davidgunkel-mulls-ge-commercial-mayan-calendar-robot-ethics/
Should We Fear Automation? Interview with Bill Moller on Business First. 5 September 2012.
Morality for Robots. Kurzweil News. 5 September 2012. http://www.kurzweilai.net/morality-for-robots
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Update: Machine Ethics and the Laws of Robotics. 21st Century
Tech. http://www.21stcentech.com/robotics-artificial-intelligence-update-machine-ethics-laws-robotics/
Ethical Guidelines When Using Social Media: An Interview with Northern Illinois University’s Dr. David
Gunkel. MyWebWriters.com. 18 April 2012
Guest Microblogger. remixthebook. 25-31 September 2011. http://remixthebook.com
The Binary. Adbusters 6(17). November/December 2009.
Pintsized Blogger—Interview with Stanisław Gunkel and Family. NBC, Channel 5 Evening News,
Chicago, Illinois. 11 November 2008.
Love Your Robot as Yourself? Northern Today. 4 June 2007.
http://www.niu.edu/northerntoday/2007/june4/gunkelbook.shtml
Rock and Roll is Now Spelt with Double Z. Times Higher Education. 3 December 2006.
Q and A: Fiber Optic Networks and the Future. NIU Office of Public Affairs (2004).
http://www.niunet.niu.edu/niunet/qafuture.html
NIUNet to Link Region. The Business Ledger. 4 October 2004.
NIUNet. Press conference at the NIU Naperville campus. 8 September 2004. Reported and quoted in
Becon News, Daily Chronicle, Midweek News, Courier News, Naperville Sun, and Chicago Tribune.
The Trouble with Blogs. Northwest Herald. 1 April 2004.
Your Chicago Kitchen. WTTW television. 1 March 2003. 15 minute appearance on a cooking show.
Sims Online: Whatever Happened to Visiting the Real Neighbors? Chicago Sun-Times. 4 December
2002, p. 34.
B-52. Interview in a 35mm, feature-length documentary by Hartmut Bitomsky. (2001)
NIU: Postcards from the Cutting Edge. The Courier News. 28 November 2001.

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The Questions of 'A.I.'. The Courier News. 22 July 2001. Section D, p. 1.
10½ Thesen zum World Wide Web. Orf on Science. July 2001.
http://science.orf.at/science/wagnleitner/10983
Join the fun: Publish your own news. Rockford Register Star. 8 August 2001.
UCLA Study Says Net Users Not Isolated. Rockford Register Star. 26 October 2000.
CyberPatrol. The Courier News. 28 November 1999.
Cops help parents safeguard their children on the Internet. The Courier News. 20 January 1999.
When Death Imitates Art: The Electronic Co-Conspirators? Washington Post. 22 April 1999.
Human or Hard Drive: Bit by byte, a cyborg future is looming. Tulsa World. 7 June 1998.
NIU Center for Telematics. Media appearance on WREX-TV, WIFR-TV, WNIU, WLBK, & WSQR.
14 November 1997. Coverage of $100,000 GTE gift, initiating the NIU Center for Telematics.
The Challenge of Constructing the Global Net. High-Technology Careers Magazine.
Plane English: Flight Crews Leave Their Mark on B-52's. Chicago Tribune. 19 June 1997.
Professor says Internet 'Out of Control'. Kenosha News. 27 October 1995.
Internet 101: History and Introduction. Interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, WGTD. 23 Oct. 1995.
Professors Zip Through Cyberspace. Kenosha News 24 May 1995.

Professional Activities & Service
Professional Memberships
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)International Communication Association (ICA)
International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP)
Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT)

Disciplinary Service
Workshop Organizer. Persons, Things or Otherwise: The Place of Social Robots in Social Institutions.
Robophilosophy 2022—Social Robots in Social Institutions. 16-19 August 2022. University of
Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland.
Program Committee. Robophilosophy 2022—Social Robots in Social Institutions. 16-19 August 2022.
University of Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland.
Program Committee. 5th AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES). 1-3 August 2022.
Oxford University. Oxford, UK.
AI Singapore - AI Governance Research Grant. Proposal reviewer. National University of Singapore.
Singapore. 20 April 2022.
Workshop Organizer. Should Robots Have Standing? Robophilosophy: Culturally Sustainable Social
Robotics. 18-21 August 2020. Aarhus University. Aarhus, Denmark.
Program Committee. AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society. 27-28
January 2019.
Workshop Organizer. Human Machine Communication pre-conference workshop, International
Communication Association. Washington, DC. 24 May 2019.

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Workshop Organizer. Human Machine Communication pre-conference workshop, International
Communication Association. Prague, Czech. 24 May 2018.
Workshop Organizer. Robophilosophy: Envisioning Robots in Society—Politics, Power, and Public
Space. University of Vienna. Austria. 14-17 February 2018.
Workshop Organizer. Human Machine Communication pre-conference workshop, International
Communication Association. San Diego, CA. 25 May 2017
Conference Board Member IADIS International Conferences ICT, Society and Human Beings.
July 2015. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
July 2014. Lisbon, Portugal.
July 2013. Prague, Czech Republic.
Conference Board Member, International Conference on Digital Society and eGovernments (IDCS)
April 2016. Venice, Italy
Conference Board Member. Artificial Ethics in the Context of Medical and Care Agents, AISB 2014.
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK. April 2014
Conference Board Member. Žižek Studies Conference, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 2-4
April 2014.
Guest Editor – Communication +1. Special issue “Machine Communication,” 2016.
Guest Editor – Philosophy and Technology. Special issue "The Machine as Moral Agent and Patient"
Organizer and Symposium Co-chair. The Machine Question: AI, Ethics and Moral Responsibility.
Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) and International
Association of Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) World Congress. 2-6 July 2012. University ofBirmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Organizer and Conference Co-chair. Neo-liberal Perversions: Fantasy and Gaze in Contemporary
Culture (Žižek Studies Conference). 28-29 April 2012. SUNY Brockport. Brockport, NY.
Question Authority: Challenges to the Stability of Authorship and Authenticity in the Digital Era.
Organizer for a panel at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
Chicago, Illinois, 12-15 November 2009.
Keyword 'Play': Taking Computer Games and Game Play Seriously. Panel organizer for the annual
convention of the International Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 May 2009.
Keyword 'Truth': Philosophy, Communication, and Technology." Organizer for a panel at the annual
convention of the International Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 May 2009.
Leveling-up Game Studies: Thinking Beyond Conventional Wisdom. Co-organizer with Robert
Brookey for a pre-conference seminar at the annual convention of the National Communication
Association. San Diego, California, 20 November 2008.
Wandering Scholar/Judge. Poster Session. Annual convention of the National Communication
Association. San Diego, California, 20-24 November 2008.
Mash-up and Remix: Critical Perspectives on Recombinant Culture. Organizer for a panel at theannual convention of the National Communication Association. San Diego, California, 20-24
November 2008.
Thinking Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology. Organizer for a panel at the annual
convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois 15-18 November 2007.
Synthetic Worlds and Second Lives: Human Communication and Online Role Playing Games.
Organizer for a panel at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
Chicago, Illinois 15-18 November 2007.

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New Media. Chair for a scholar's panel at the Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, andMedia. Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, Illinois, 23 March 2007
The Rhetoric of New Media: Situating and Framing Information and Communication Technology.
Organizer for a panel at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. San
Antonio, Texas, 14-19 November 2006.
The Rhetoric of Software: Hackers, Viruses, and Open Source Programming. Panel Respondent.
Annual convention of the National Communication Association. San Antonio, Texas, 14-19
November 2006.
Are We Normal: Communication, Science, and the Health of the Discipline. Organizer and chair for apanel at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Boston,
Massachusetts, 17-20 November 2005.
Top Student Papers in Communication Ethics. Chair for a panel at the annual conference of the
National Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts, 17-20 November 2005.
Communicating Otherwise: Human Rights, Technology and the Future of Ethics. Organizer for apanel at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 11-14
November 2004.
Judge. Paper Competition. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication;
Communication Technology and Policy Division. July 2003.
Respondent. Polonia Online: Ethnicity and Cyberspace. American Historical Association Conference.
4 January 2003.
New Media. Area Coordinator for the Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference. 2002-2005.
Digital Culture. Organizer and chairperson for a panel at the annual convention of the National
Communication Association. Atlanta, Georgia, 4-6 November 2001.
Judge. Open Paper Competition. Broadcast Education Association Convention. Las Vega, Nevada
2001.
Conference Discussant. Knowing Mass Culture/Mediating Knowledge conference at the Center for
Twentieth Century Studies. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2 April 1999.
Cyborgs and Cyberspace. Organizer and chairperson for a panel at the annual convention of the
National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois, 3-5 November 1997.
Cyberspace and the Space of Fiction. Organizer and chairperson for a panel at the 22nd annual
Conference on Film and Literature held at Florida State University, February 1997.
The Cybernetic Weave: Writings on/about Cyberspace. Organizer and chairperson for a panel at theInternational Association of Philosophy and Literature, Villanova University, October 1995.
Colonizing Geographies: New Worlds from Columbus to Cyberspace. Organizer and chairperson for apanel at the Philosophy Interpretation Culture, Binghamton University, November 1995.
Hegel and the Economy of Death. Organizer and chairperson for a panel at the Society for
Phenomenological and Existential Philosophy. Seattle, Washington, November 1994.

Institutional Service
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication (2008-2009)
University Outreach Advisory Council (1998-2003)
Departmental Curriculum Committee (1999-2001, 2016-2021)
Departmental Personnel Committee (1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-05, 2007-08, 2012-21)
Departmental Technology Advisory Committee (1996-2001, 2003-05 Chair)
Departmental Search Committees (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
Departmental Strategic Planning Task Force (1998-99)

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Departmental Governance Document Revision Committee (2006-2007)
Carthage College Media Board (1995-96)
Graduate Thesis Committees (1996-present)
Co-director, Laboratory for Interaction, Networking and Communications.
University Outreach (2004-2006)

Editorial Service
Book Series
Digital Game Studies / Indiana University Press – Founding Co-editor
Academic Journals
International Journal of Žižek Studies – Founding Co-Editor and Web Programmer
AI & Society, Associate Editor and Member of the Editorial Board
Philosophy and Technology, Associate Editor for Continental Philosophy (2014-2019).
Frontiers in AI and Robotics – Special Issue Editor
Ethics and Robotics – Member of the Editorial Board
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness – Member of the Editorial Board
New Media and Society – Member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor
Critical Studies in Media Communication – Member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor
Communication +1 – Member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor
International Journal of Žižek Studies – Member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor
Journal of Media Critiques – Member of the Advisory Board
TransMissions: Journal of Film and Media Studies - Member of the Advisory Board
Human-Machine Communication Journal – Member of the Editorial Board
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness – Member of the Editorial Board
Explorations In Media Ecology – Guest Editor
Manuscript Reviewer
Cambridge University Press, The MIT Press, Continuum, Bloomsbury, University of Minnesota
Press, Purdue University Press, Polity Press, Routledge Press, Westview Press, Palgrave
Macmillan Press, Houghton Mifflin Press, Broadview Press, Strata Publishing, Ashgate Publishing,
Edward Elgar Press, Harvard University Press, Peter Lang, University of Westminster Press,
Oxford University Press, Sage, Rowman & Littlefield, University of California Press, Indiana
University Press.
Journal Reviewer
Ethics and Information Technology, New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, Cultural Studies,Management Communication Quarterly, New Media and Society, Games and Culture, The
Information Society, Popular Music and Society, Sociology Compass, Communication Theory,
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, Humanimalia, Human Rights
Review, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Cultural Studies Review (Przegląd
Kulturoznawczy), Studies in Global Ethics and Global Education, Comunicazioni Sociali,
Convergence, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Communication,
Difference, Kairos, Science and Engineering Ethics, Entropy, Information, AI & Society, Journal of
Posthuman Studies, Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, Transactions on Social
Computing, International Journal of Social Robotics, Science and Engineering Ethics, AnimalStudies, Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Interaction Studies, AVANT.
Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies, Human Machine Communication, Journal of Computer
Mediated Communication, Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society, Mind andDavid J. Gunkel 40

Machines, Science & Engineering Ethics, Sociotechnical Critique, Technology in Society,
Communication Inquiry, International Journal of Technoethics, Media-NAwards Committees and Academic Organizations
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Indo-US Science andTechnology Forum, Broadcast Education Association, Social Sciences and Humanities ResearchCouncil of Canada, Austrian Academy of Science, Gravitation Programme (Netherlands), Indo-US
Science and Technology Forum, Trinity Long Room Hub Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND(Ireland), Swiss National Science Foundation, FWO-Research Foundation Flanders, WASP-HS
visiting professor program (Sweden).

Public Service & Engagement
Person, Thing, Robot. Public lecture as part of the “For the Protection of all Beings.” City Lights
Bookstore. San Francisco, California. 8 October 2023.
Ars Ex Machina: AI, Art and Creativity. NIU STEM Café. 4 October 2023.
Global Robotics Community Call. Q&A with the Global Robotics Community. 28 September 2023.
AI and Journalism. Q&A with NINA (Northern Illinois News Association). 13 September 2023.
Artificial Intelligence: Implications & Barriers to Innovation. Panel discussion. Potomac Institute for
Policy Studies. 12 July 2023.
Panel on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning,Northern Illinois University. 24 March 2023.
AI Ethics: Opportunities and Challenges. Presentation at the “Federal Government’s Use of Artificial
Intelligence” seminar. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. 13 September 2022.
AI/Robot Ethics Consultant. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. NASA-SMD (Science Mission
Directorate) project. 20 July 2022 to 30 October 2022.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. Plymouth Place (Retirement Community). 28 February 2022.
Expanding Moral Circle: Robot Rights. All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence. UK
Parliament. 13 December 2021.
Robot Rights: Can and Should Robots be Persons? Lake Shore Unitarian Society. Winnetka, Illinois.
28 November 2021.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. Invited lecture. World Chicago International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP) U.S. Department of State. 1 September 2021.
What is AI Ethics? Invited presentation. The Aerospace Corporation Career Day. 20 July 2021.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. Standup comedy performance. Science Riot! Field Museum.
Chicago, Illinois. 11 June 2021.
How to Survive A Robot Invasion. Invited lecture. Teen STEM Café. 8 May 2021.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion. Invited lecture. NIU Lifelong Learning Institute. 21 October 2020.
Developing a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence, Regulation and R&D. Invited participant.
Bipartisan Policy Center. Washington, DC. 27 February 2020.
Teen STEM Cafe: Is my Phone Spying on me? Sugar Grove Public Library. Sugar Grove, Illinois. 24
February 2019.
Book Talk – Robot Rights. Founders Memorial Library. Lecture Series. Northern Illinois University. 6
February 2019.
Challenges: Artificial Intelligence. People's University on Human Rights, Ohio County Public Library.
Wheeling, West Virginia. 18 December 2018.

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Why Facebook’s Terms of Service Suck and What We Can Do About It. NIU STEM Café. 15 May
2018.
Ars Ex Machina: Sex Robots and Love Machines. NIU Huskie Hack. 4 November 2017.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. College Endowment Association. Milwaukee, WI. 1 November
2017.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. NIU Huskie Hack. 5 November 2016.
Remix: Hacking the Past to Create the Future. NIU Huskie Hack. 5 November 2016.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. NIU STEM Café (Teen Series). Illinois Math and Science
Academy. 3 October 2016.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. NIU STEM Café. 9 February 2016.
Remix, Mashup and Bastard Pop. Pop Culture Discussion Series. Geek Bar, Chicago, IL. 2 December
2015.
Remix, Mashup and Hacktivist Art. TED talk at NIU’s Huskie Hack. 26 September 2015.
How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse. TED talk at NIU’s Huskie Hack. 26 September 2015.
Pedagogical Reboot: Teaching How to Learn about Technology. NIU Presidential Teaching Professor
Seminar. 30 March 2015.
The Killer Ap: Technology, Drones and Ethics. NIU New Ideas in Science: Controversies and Politics
in Science, March 18, 2015.
The Killer Ap: Technology, Drones and Ethics. Invited presentation to STEM Cafe, Northern Illinois
University STEM Outreach. 12 November 2013.
Ender's Game. Panel discussion for Ender's Day at NIU – STEMfest Teen Read, Northern Illinois
University STEM Outreach, 6 November 2013.
Paradigm Shifts: A Revolution in Web Content and Communication. Invited presentation to the
Suburban Chicago chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). 12 March 2013.
Lombard, Illinois.
Writing Otherwise: Philosophy, Communication, Technology. Invited presentation to In Print, aprofessional writers organization. 12 January 2013. Rockford, Illinois
Hacking the Web. Workshop for high school students. "Day of Doctorow - STEMfest SF Teen Read"
Northern Illinois University STEM Outreach. 9 February 2012.
Little Brother Panel Discussion. "Day of Doctorow - STEMfest SF Teen Read" Northern Illinois
University STEM Outreach. 9 February 2012.
DIY Revolution: Open Access and the International Journal of Žižek Studies. Invited keynote address
delivered to the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Open Access
Forum. October 2011. http://commons.lib.niu.edu/handle/10843/13176
Embracing the Darkside: Plagiarism, Piracy, and Cut-and-Past Culture. Invited lecture andpresentation delivered to the NIU New Ideas in English Conference. 2 February 2011.
Cyberculture: Why the Internet is not Optional. NIU Notables Lecture. Institute for Lifelong Learning.
23 September 2009.
Representative to Illinois Articulation Initiative. Media Studies and Mass Communication (1999-2015).
Education 2.0: Strategies for 21st Century Educators. Invited lecture and multimedia presentationdelivered to the NIU Online Faculty Institute. LA&S External Programming. 29 February 2008 and
27 March 2009.
Web 2.0: Freedom of Expression, Credibility, and the Democratization of Information. Invited lecture
and presentation delivered to the NIU New Ideas in History Conference. 22 October 2007.

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Teaching Tips to Make Classes Relevant and Interesting. Presentation at the Teaching Assistant
Orientation Seminar. NIU Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. 12 January 2007.
Co-author – "Telecommunications and the Future," Regional Development Institute Policy Study #1(2004). This white paper addressed broadband telecommunications infrastructure in Illinois andwas distributed to State law makers, community leaders, and municipal governments.
Network Applications: Internet2, NIU, and Access Grid. Multimedia presentation at the NIU sponsoredInternet 2 Day. 30 March 2006.
Teaching the Debate: New Media, Popular Culture & Pedagogy. Multimedia presentation at Pop
Culture and New Media: Promises and Perils, New Ideas in Communication and English
Conference. 3 March 2006.

Languages
Language Proficiency
French – Good reading
German – Good reading, good speaking
Polish – Good speaking, good reading, fair writing (European Council Level – B1)
Portuguese – Good reading, fair writing.

Programming Languages
HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, Python, MySQL

Software Proficiency
Adobe Creative Suite
Video and Audio Editing (Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Logic)

Teaching
Courses Designed & Taught
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Environmental Ethics (Graduate)
AI, Robots & Ethics (Graduate)
Northern Illinois University - Department of Communication
COMS 647: Communication Technology (Graduate)
COMS 493: AI, Robots & Communication (Undergraduate)
COMS 469: Interactive Media Production II (Undergraduate/Graduate)
COMS 465: Computer-Mediated Communication (Undergraduate)
COMS 550: Topics—Communication Technology (Graduate)
COMS 496: Topics—Communication Technology (Undergraduate)
COMS 467: Corporate Scriptwriting (Undergraduate/Graduate)
COMS 455: Media Law and Ethics (Undergraduate/Graduate)
COMS/LEIT 450: Instructional Video (Undergrad/Graduate; cross-listed in Instructional Technology)
COMS 359: Interactive Media Production (Undergraduate)
Salzburg College, Austria
Communication Technology and the Social Problems of Globalization
Carthage College - Department of Communication and Performing Arts
C&PA 330: Digital Media
C&PA 290: Communication & Community

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C&PA 280: Mass Communication
C&PA 270: Information Age
C&PA 224: History of Rhetoric
C&PA 120: Media Literacy
C&PA 105: Introduction to Rhetoric
C&PA 101: Introduction to Communication
HERI 105: Heritage Studies—Western Experiences I
HERI 205: Heritage Studies—Western Experiences II
HERI 305: Heritage Studies—World Cultures
HERI 405: Heritage Studies—American Cultures
DePaul University - Department of Philosophy
PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy

Thesis and Dissertation Supervision
MA Theses
Directed – 18
Reader – 15
PhD Dissertations
Directed – 3
Reader – 10