Ted Striphas
Media studies scholar and author of Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet (Columbia UP, 2023), with a background in cultural studies and media history focused on the intersection of culture and computation.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 59min
Ted Striphas, "Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Ted Striphas, media studies scholar and author of Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet, explores how pre-digital systems mirrored algorithmic processes. He traces computation’s cultural history, examines how media shape attention and decision-making, and argues language and culture are central to critiquing algorithms. Short reflections touch on AI’s conversational limits, turnstiles as persuasion, and possibilities for resisting algorithmic control.
Feb 18, 2026 • 59min
Ted Striphas, "Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Ted Striphas, media studies scholar and chair at University of Colorado Boulder, traces how pre-digital systems used repetitive, rule-based practices that resemble algorithms. He explores language, print culture, and how words shaped computation’s cultural roots. The conversation ranges from lost human dialogue to tactics for resisting algorithmic control, and hints at AI’s implications for cultural production.
