Cees Hamelink

Cees Jan Hamelink (born 14 September 1940) is a Dutch academic known for his work on communication, culture, and technology. He is emeritus professor of international communications and emeritus professor of media at the University of Amsterdam; professor in management information and knowledge at the University of Aruba; and professor of media, religion and culture at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.He was in a number of boards worldwide; chair of the Dutch League for Human Rights, chair of the Jan van Eyck Academie, honorary president of the International Association for Media and Communication Research and chair of Amsterdam World Jazz City 2014.

Hamelink wrote over seventeen books on communication, culture and technology. Best sellers include "The Technology Gamble", "The Politics of World Communication" and "The Ethics of Cyberspace". He is considered to be the first scholar outside of the United States to use and conceptualize the notion of information literacy in "An Alternative to News" (1976), a short text proposing a critical conception of literacy along the lines of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire.Additionally, he is a passionate jazz musician. As a bassist he played in a trio with Louis van Dijk. Since 2008 he plays with Tamara Hoekwater in the Bourgondisch Combo, performing in the Netherlands and abroad. On 3 October 2014 they launched their CD I said yes in the Faculty Club of the University of Amsterdam.