Kathryn Webb-DeStefano

Lecturer, Engineering and Society
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My teaching interrogates the ways in which engineers can cultivate an understanding of the self in relation to the technologies they shape and the future they envision. In my courses I use fantasy tabletop roleplaying games as a means of working through complex ethical dilemmas in a…
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    Time:  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Location:  Darden Court, Thornton Hall
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    Time:  2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
    Location:  Old Cabell Hall
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    Time:  9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    Location:  Darden Court, Thornton Hall

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    Time:  3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Location:  Michie North
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    Time:  11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Location:  Thornton Hall Front Plaza

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    Catherine Baritaud
    Catherine Baritaud (1943 - 2025) joined the department of Engineering and Society (E&S) in 1994, retiring in 2022. She earned two MAs: one English Literature from the University of Ottawa and one in Theater from the University of Northern Illinois. Before she joined E&S, Catherine…

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