Leighton Evans
Leighton Evans | |
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| Born | 1944 |
| Awards | Dillwyn Medal |
| Education | |
| Education | Swansea University (PhD, BSc), University of Wales Trinity Saint David (MA) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Swansea University, University of Brighton |
| Main interests | philosophy of technology, media studies |
Leighton Evans is a British philosopher and Associate Professor in Media Theory at Swansea University. He is known for his works on philosophy of technology and media studies.[1] Evans is a recipient of Dillwyn Medal in Social Sciences, Business and Education from the Learned Society of Wales.[2][3]
Books
[edit]- Evans, L. (2025). Media Studies: Industries, Texts and Audiences. Sage.
- Evans, L., Frith, J., & Saker, M. (2022). From Microverse to Metaverse: Modelling the Future through Today’s Virtual Worlds. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Saker, M. & Evans, L. (2021). Intergenerational Locative Play: Augmenting Family. Emerald.
- Evans, L. (2018). The Re-emergence of Virtual Reality. Routledge.
- Evans, L. & Saker, M. (2017). Location-Based Social Media. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Evans, L. (2015). Locative Social Media: Place in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan.
References
[edit]- ^ Wilmott, Clancy (December 2016). "Book review: Locative Social Media: Place in the Digital Age". Progress in Human Geography. 40 (6): 856–857. doi:10.1177/0309132515613212.
- ^ "Dr Leighton Evans – Dillwyn Medal Winner 2023". Swansea Mumbler.
- ^ "Swansea University Academic receives Learned Society of Wales Medal". Swansea University.
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