Mirca Madianou
Prof @Goldsmiths U of London | digital infrastructures, tech & AI in global south | New Book: 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' tinyurl.com/4ceyvc3s | New project: reimagining digital ID tinyurl.com/bdfawt64
- On Wednesday 4th Feb 16:00 I'll be giving a talk on Technocolonialism, based on my recent book with @politybooks.bsky.social, at the University of Manchester. If you're in town, it would be so great to see you! @mediacomgold.bsky.social Details below:
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- I'm excited to chair the discussion with Prof Mirca Madianou on 'How do AI and digital innovation practices harm refugees and crisis-affected people'. It’ll take place in one week (Wed, 4 February, 4:00-5:30pm) at the University of Manchester. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/technocolo...
- Next Tuesday 27th, I'll be visiting Bremen to give a lecture based on my book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... - details below. If you are in town and would like to meet, let me know! @mediacomgold.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social
- On my way to the UK's Internet Governance Forum to speak on Digital ID - drawing on my research in refugee camps where such systems are piloted ukigf.org.uk/events/uk-ig... I wish our exhibition w/ drawings by Karen refugees was still on: the drawings express issues w/ Digital ID better than I can!
- 'After Technocolonialism' - a book panel @mediacomgold.bsky.social to discuss 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' published by @politybooks.bsky.social with Helen Kennedy, @andreamedrado.bsky.social Nirmal Puwar & @jolittler.bsky.social November 26th, 5-7pm, all welcome! ⬇️
- I was interviewed by @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social about the exhibition 'Reimagining Digital ID' with drawings by Karen refugees from the Thailand-Myanmar border. Exhibition will officially open during conference on November 8th and will run until Nov 27th, details ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- The exhibition Reimagining Digital ID with artwork by Karen refugees is now open @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Through drawings & poems Karen refugees express their experiences with biometric systems and imagine alternative futures www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
- Last chance to register for the 'Reimagining Digital ID' event @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Join the www.redid.net team and other researchers, designers, digital human rights and migrant rights groups to discuss implications of digital ID systems. All welcome, details below ⬇️
- 📣 Registration is open for our event Reimagining Digital ID @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social w/ findings from our www.redid.net project and talks by colleagues working on implications of Digital ID in Global South, migrant & refugee contexts explore.gold/digital-id All welcome! ⬇️
- this is so depressing, but it explains quite a lot...I don't remember the rate ever being so low.
- Great to see ✨3 ✨ @mediacomgold.bsky.social books at the @politybooks.bsky.social stand at #aoir2025 ‘Democratic Delusions’ by Natalie Fenton, @kat-hig.bsky.social’ ‘Believability’ and my own ‘Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful’
- How wonderful to be back at Rio for #aoir2025 - giving paper 2 this morning on the infrastructural violence of digital ID room 8g @ 9am
- Very happy to be in Tallinn for the Beyond Borders @ecreadmm.bsky.social conference to give the keynote on 'Resisting Technocolonialism' - drawing on my recent book and new project 'Reimagining Digital ID': how Karen refugees use art to recast ID systems www.redid.net @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- Our wonderful PhD students are organising the MECCSA PGN conference this year @mediacomgold.bsky.social on Friday September 12th - if in London join us! www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
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- Look forward to our talk ‘Rethinking Digital ID among Karen refugees’ 16:00, The Hive B1 35 - with Charlie Hill #iamcr2025 #iamcr25
- Still buzzing from our redid.net event & exhibition @ Chiang Mai U - but the project moves to #IAMCR2025 #IAMCR25 conference with *2 talks* on Monday 13 July: 08:30 on Visual Participatory Research & 16:00 on Reimagining Digital ID in refugee camps. If in Singapore, join us @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- Our ‘Reimagining Digital ID’ exhibition & conference are happening this Saturday 12 July @ Chiang Mai Univ. So proud to showcase the artwork of our refugee participants as they reimagine digital systems. Full schedule: www.redid.net/events-1/cmu... @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- 📣 2 x postdoc opportunities @ the Migrant Futures Institute, Goldsmiths, U of London. 1st award open to all subjects for applicants who are migrants / refugees; 2nd award needs to focus on migration. Please read eligibility criteria carefully, deadline 18 August: www.gold.ac.uk/research/cen...
- Very proud to share our project website 'Reimagining Digital Identity systems among Karen refugees in Thailand'. www.redid.net The site is in S'gaw Karen & English - we wanted to foreground the language of our participants as our research is primarily for them, not just English-speaking audiences
- I recently discovered this wonderful book club co-liberative-computing.github.io organised by @payberah.bsky.social that brings a justice approach to computing. I'm happy to join the book club today to discuss my new book 'Technocolonialism' www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
- 4 days left to apply for this RA job in @mediacomgold.bsky.social - details below ⬇️
- 📣 Job alert: I'm looking for a PT Research Assistant to join our British Academy project 'Reimagining Digital ID practices'. Deadline to apply 23 June, start date: 1 September. Details about the job and how to apply ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social Please share widely!
- So pleased to read this very engaged and thoughtful review of my book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' by Quito Tsui @merltech.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social merltech.org/reviewing-mi...
- 📣 Job alert: I'm looking for a PT Research Assistant to join our British Academy project 'Reimagining Digital ID practices'. Deadline to apply 23 June, start date: 1 September. Details about the job and how to apply ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social Please share widely!
- Tomorrow 27 May: I'll be speaking about my new book Technocolonialism at Södertörn University - in-person and online - details below. Look forward to seeing friends and colleagues! www.sh.se/english/sode...
- The Migrant Futures Institute @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social is recruiting for an Operations Manager. We're looking for someone with strong management experience in research/ higher ed, who can lead on admin, finance, events & external partnerships: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/migr..., Deadline 8 May
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- 📣 Fee waivers for MA studies @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for students who are first in their family to attend university and who apply to the following programmes: MA Cultural Studies MA Gender, Media & Culture MA Race, Media and Social Justice Deadline: Monday 9 June
- Look forward to this talk Friday 28 March 8:30 GMT, part of 'Towards a Decolonized Artificial Intelligence' series. I'll speak about my new book Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful out with @politybooks.bsky.social. Online and open to all @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- Tomorrow 20/3, 17:30 we are thrilled to host @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social on 'Victimhood as a politics of pain and power' based on her new book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'. Response by @kat-hig.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social If in London do join us - all welcome! ⬇️
- 📣 2 x PhD scholarships @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social funded by the Migrant Futures Institute. 1st scholarship open to all subjects for UK applicants of migrant / refugee background. 2nd scholarship open to UK / international applicants on any migration topic. Please repost! @mediacomgold.bsky.social
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- TODAY! 5th March, 5pm King's College London - I'll be giving a talk about my new book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' - if in London, do join us! @mediacomgold.bsky.social All welcome, details below:
- Next Wednesday March 5th 5pm I'll be giving a talk about my new book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' at Kings College London: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit... Open to all but you need to register ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social
- I enjoyed this conversation - thanks to Quito Tsui and Linda @meowtree.bsky.social @merltech.bsky.social for the invitation!
- Today @ 15:00 GMT! Look forward to this conversation about my book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' @merltech.bsky.social Current developments in aid sector make issues around tech and aid ever more urgent. All welcome but you must register ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social
- I look forward to this conversation tomorrow 11 Feb, 15:00 GMT w/ the NLP-CoP group @merltech.bsky.social about my new book, 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful'. Current events make issues around technology & aid ever more urgent. Open to all, but you must register ⬇️
- 📣 Job alert! 2-year postdoctoral fellow position to work on AIDEMOCRACY project in @mediacomgold.bsky.social and @linadencik.bsky.social closing date 28 February, details here: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
- This great film on Sylvia Wynter is by my brilliant @mediacomgold.bsky.social colleague Marcela Pizzaro - do also check out the films on Fanon and Du Bois.
- I really enjoyed the conversation about my new book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' with Miranda Melcher @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social Listen to the podcast here: newbooksnetwork.com/technocoloni...
- Look forward to this conversation with Quito Tsui and @merltech.bsky.social about my new book, 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful'. 11 February 3pm GMT (online), details below:
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- Earlier this month, I was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk Kultur / German public radio about my new book, 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' out with @politybooks.bsky.social The programme is in German, it starts from 30' onwards. @mediacomgold.bsky.social
