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Tero Karppi (born 1981, Hämeenlinna) is Finnish media studies scholar whose work examines social, political, and cultural theories and critiques of social media platforms. Karppi is Associate Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology at the University of Toronto.[1] In his book, Disconnect – Facebook’s Affective Bonds published by University of Minnesota Press in 2018,[2] “Karppi uses the idea of disconnection to explore the limits of connectivity that Facebook defends so vigorously.”[3] Karppi has previously held the position of Assistant Professor of Media Theory at the State University of New York at Buffalo.[4]

Tero Karppi
Born1981
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Alma materUniversity of Turku
Known forDisconnection Studies
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto; State University of New York at Buffalo

Research

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For the past decade, Karppi’s main body of work has focused on digital disconnection studies.[5][6] In 2021, Karppi together with Aleena Chia, and Ana Jorge co-edited an anthology tilted Reckoning with Social Media (Rowman and Littlefield).[7] The same year Karppi's co-authored book titled Undoing Networks came out with University of Minnesota Press[8] and Meson Press[9]. According to a review, Undoing Networks "pioneeringly examines what people will face and experience in disconnection. It provides a solid ground for us to question the reasonability of our current networks and to imagine a fresh lifestyle embedded in disconnection.”[10] In the introduction of the book, Karppi writes: “The vectors of disconnection studies constitute different methodological practices dedicated to exploring the individual and collective tactics and strategies of living with networks from empirical research to media art and research creation, and find inspiration in the media- theoretical underpinnings of failures, breaks, disruptions, and states of exception.”[9] The failures, breaks, and disruptions of technology are Karppi’s other interest area. In 2015, The Boston Globe interviewed Karppi about a research paper on flash crashes, financial algorithms, hackers, and the vulnerabilities of the contemporary trading ecosystem.[11] The co-authored paper was published in Theory, Culture & Society.[12]

Books

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Karppi, Tero, Disconnect - Facebook's Affective Bonds. University of Minnesota Press, 2018.

Karppi, Tero, Urs Stäheli, Clara Wieghorst, and Lea P. Zierott. Undoing Networks. University of Minnesota Press & Meson Press, 2021.

Chia, Aleena, Ana Jorge, and Tero Karppi. Reckoning with Social Media. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Tero Karppi (On leave) | Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology". www.utm.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. ^ "Disconnect". University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  3. ^ "Review of Tero Karppi's Disconnect: Facebook's Affective Bonds | enculturation". www.enculturation.net. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ "Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  5. ^ "HS-analyysi | Poistin Facebookin puhelimestani, enkä ole yksin – Nyt myös kasvava joukko somejätin perustajia varoittelee sen turmelevan lapset ja rapauttavan koko yhteiskunnan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  6. ^ "ICA 2022 Pre-conference: Digital Disconnection Studies Beyond Borders Cross-Disciplonary, And Cross-National Perspectives". NordMedia Network. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  7. ^ Reckoning with Social Media.
  8. ^ "Undoing Networks". University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  9. ^ a b Karppi, Tero; Stäheli, Urs; Wieghorst, Clara; Zierott, Lea P. (2021). Undoing Networks. Minneapollis / Lüneburg: University of Minnesota Press and meson press.
  10. ^ Yao, Yao (2022-09-13). "Tero Karppi, Urs Stäheli, Clara Wieghorst, and Lea P. Zierott, Undoing Networks". International Journal of Communication. 16: 3. ISSN 1932-8036.
  11. ^ Nanos, Janelle (May 14, 2015). "Lessons of the 'hack crash' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  12. ^ Karppi, Tero; Crawford, Kate (January 2016). "Social Media, Financial Algorithms and the Hack Crash". Theory, Culture & Society. 33 (1): 73–92. doi:10.1177/0263276415583139. ISSN 0263-2764. S2CID 146800416.

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