Eszter Hargittai
Eszter Hargittai (born December 15, 1973 ) is a Hungarian - American sociologist and media scientist .
Life
Eszter Hargittai, daughter of the chemist and science historian István Hargittai and the chemist Magdolna Hargittai , grew up in Budapest . She studied sociology at Smith College , where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 , and at Princeton University , where she graduated with a Master of Arts in 2000 . Also in Princeton, she received her Ph.D. in media sociology in 2003. PhD. From 2003 she was Assistant Professor , from 2008 Associate Professor and since 2013 she has been Professor at Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois . On August 1, 2016, Eszter Hargittai was appointed to succeed Heinz Bonfadelli as Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Zurich .
Hargittai's research focuses on the social and political implications of information technology , with a particular interest in how information technology affects social inequality .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Princeton University Archives, cited in the Library of Congress Name Authority File ( Hargittai, Eszter record , 1973- , accessed December 8, 2015).
- ↑ Hargittai becomes professor for journalism. In: University of Zurich . December 8, 2015, accessed July 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Crying Babies , blog entry by Eszter Hargittai, Crooked Timber, January 27, 2015, accessed December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Cars in Cuba , blog entry by Eszter Hargittai, Crooked Timber, December 18, 2014, accessed December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae , Eszter Hargittai website, accessed December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Ralf Kaminski: Eszter Hargittai on the Internet and inequality. In: Migros magazine . July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016 .
- ^ Eszter Hargittai on the Northwestern University website ( September 1, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hargittai, Eszter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-American sociologist and media scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th December 1973 |