Jos茅 van Dijck to become a Distinguished Professor of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视

Jose虂 van Dijck
Photography: Milette Raats

Professor Dr Jos茅 van Dijck will be appointed Distinguished Professor of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 as of 1 January 2017. Van Dijck is a prominent academic who specializes in media sciences and is the President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 has appointed a select group of professors to the position of Distinguished Professor. They are international, first-rate academics with discipline-transcending visions as well as charisma. Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is very happy with Jos茅 van Dijck joining us.

In the upcoming years, Jos茅 van Dijck will primarily do research into questions involving the digital society and media culture at the Faculty of Humanities. Her appointment in Utrecht will not have any consequences for her Presidency of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. She will serve her term as planned until mid-2018.

Jos茅 van Dijck (1960) studied Dutch and Literary Studies at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视; she had her PhD Defence in 1992 at the 木瓜福利影视 of California, San Diego (USA). Following her return to the Netherlands, she worked at the 木瓜福利影视 of Groningen, Maastricht 木瓜福利影视 and finally the 木瓜福利影视 of Amsterdam. After serving as a Dean at the 木瓜福利影视 of Amsterdam Faculty of Humanities (2008-2011), she was appointed President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015. In 2016, the Dutch monthly magazine Opzij proclaimed her to be the most influential woman.

Van Dijck does research in the fields of media technology, digital culture, social media and television and culture. Her latest book, The Culture of Connectivity, is published by Oxford 木瓜福利影视 Press (2013).

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS

Since the 1990s, Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 has had a limited group of academics who were appointed to the position of Distinguished Professor. A Distinguished Professor guarantees innovative teaching programmes as well as innovative research and can work on both completely as they see fit. Distinguished Professors also play characterizing roles in academic and social debates. Right now, the following staff members at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 are Distinguished Professors:
 

  • Professor Dr Rosi Braidotti
  • Professor Dr Hans Clevers
  • Professor Dr Sierd Cloething
  • Professor Dr Naomi Ellemers
  • Professor Dr Rick Grobbee
  • Professor Dr Gerard 鈥檛 Hooft
  • Professor Dr Henk Kummeling
  • Professor Dr Ieke Moerdijk
  • Professor Dr Frits van Oostrom
  • Professor Dr Herman Phillipse
  • Professor Dr Paul Schnabel
  • Professor Dr Peter van der Veer
  • Professor Dr Frans de Waal
  • Professor Dr Elsken van der Wall

MORE INFORMATION

Sietzke Vermeulen, Spokesperson Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, (+31) 06 4815 3548, s.vermeulen@uu.nl