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HASS Colloquium Series: Supplying Colors and en-Route Science: German Synthetic Dyestuffs in Modern China in the Early 20th Century by Ms. Lejie Zeng
At the turn of the 20th century, the German organic chemical industry began exporting coal tar-based synthetic dyestuffs to China. Surprisingly, China, which for centuries had been the leading manufacturer of exquisite textiles and natural dyestuffs, became the world’s largest buyer of chemical dyestuffs.
HASS Colloquium Series: Disinformation: A Successful Narrative on Shaky Ground by Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann
Compared to the importance we attribute today to disinformation our reliable knowledge of its effects is still surprisingly low. The few empirical studies on the impact of disinformation so far mainly refer to the USA and Western Europe. They arrive at largely consistent findings, which seem to contradict the public perception of disinformation.
HASS Conversations in Design, Technology, and Society Series | Hazardous Data: The Entanglements of Digital Debt in India
This talk introduces a new research project I will be conducting on digital lending and everyday forms of indebtedness in India through an analysis of scandals around “fake loan apps.” Developed by quasi-legal companies who engaged in aggressive loan recovery tactics “fake loan aps” were responsible for driving several borrowers to commit suicide.