Where did you study Andrew Keen?
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under academic, books, films, web 2.0
here is no way to write or speak about web 2.0 without mentioning Andrew Keen and his book (pamphlet?!) The Cult of the Amateur. I am finishing a part of my second chapter , explaining the concept of user-generated content. In all the debates, his position is the most extreme and thought provoking, so he found his way into my thesis.
On his website (and Wikipedia) it says this about his education:
Andrew was educated at London University where he got a First Class Degree in Modern History, at the University of Sarajevo and at the University of California at Berkeley.
andrew keen's business card, by ae-j@flickr
There is no such thing as graduating from London University – there is a group of colleges constituting University of London – UCL, Goldsmiths, LSE, Birkbeck …. as well as Institute of Education, of which I have only fondest memories.
One more thing – not to disparage University of Sarajevo – but I didn’t know it was had reputation, as an international institution.
Only once passed through Bosnia on my way to the seaside, somewhere round ’86. Would love to go there again.
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The result of web 2.0 would be that someone from University of Sarajevo finds me and criticizes me for doubting the excellence of this academic institution. Or Keen personally attacks me for looking into his credentials. Things to do when you are pressured by deadline and procrastinating.
Tags: andrew keen, MA thesis, the cult of an amateur, university of london, user-ge, web
