Cees Hamelink

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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 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, 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. He is 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 jazz musician. As a bassist he played in a trio with Louis van Dijk. Since 2008 with Tamara Hoekwater in the Bourgondisch Combo. From 2014-2023, they launched several CDs such as I said yes in the Faculty Club of the University of Amsterdam.