Hype Studies Conference (CNSC): Hype and the Age of Badness (Opening Keynote)

The Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC) research group is pleased to invite you to the Opening Keynote «Hype and the Age of Badness» at the Hype Studies Conference by Gemma Milne, journalist and author of the book Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It (2020), which will take place on 10 September at 5 p.m. (CEST).

Specializing in technology, science, and innovation, Milne is known for her critical view of the exaggerated narratives that dominate the digital and financial age. She regularly contributes to international media, advises institutions and organizations, and advocates for a more honest and transparent analysis of hype’s role in shaping the future.

In her talk, Hype and the Age of Badness, Milne will explore how hype has become a defining force of our time: capable of shaping collective imaginaries and legitimizing political and economic agendas, but also of producing distortions, crises, and mistrust.