A Critique of Linguistic Capitalism: a short podcast from Pip Thornton
Originally posted on Algocracy and the Transhumanist Project:
I started work as the research assistant on the Algocracy and Transhumanism project in September, and John has invited me to record a short podcast about some of my own PhD research on Language in the Age of Algorithmic Reproduction. You download the podcast here or listen below. The podcast relates to a project called {poem}.py, which… Continue reading A Critique of Linguistic Capitalism: a short podcast from Pip Thornton
NEWS | Curating (in)security at AAG 2017
Great write up from Nick Robinson in anticipation of our AAG2017 sessions Continue reading NEWS | Curating (in)security at AAG 2017
Curating (in)security: Unsettling Geographies of Cyberspace CfP AAG 2017
Curating (in)security: Unsettling Geographies of Cyberspace Call for Papers AAG 2017 Boston (April 5-9, 2017) In calling for the unsettling of current theorisation and practice, this session intends to initiate an exploration of the contributions geography can bring to cybersecurity and space. This is an attempt to move away from the dominant discourses around conflict and state prevalent in international relations, politics, computer science and … Continue reading Curating (in)security: Unsettling Geographies of Cyberspace CfP AAG 2017
{poem}.py : a critique of linguistic capitalism
How much does poetry cost? What is the worth of language in a digital age? Is quality measured on literary value or exchange value, the beauty of hand-crafted, hard-wrung words, or how many click-throughs those (key)words can attract and how much money they earn the company who sells them? But haven’t words always been sold? As soon as they became written down, moveable and transferable … Continue reading {poem}.py : a critique of linguistic capitalism
Living with Algorithms workshop
Mike Duggan and I have convened a workshop which will take place in London tomorrow (9th June 2016) on the subject of Living with Algorithms. A couple of people have been unable to make it at short notice, which is a huge shame, but it now gives me the opportunity to present and get feedback on a new project I’ve been working on called {poem}.py. … Continue reading Living with Algorithms workshop
Feminist perspectives on global politics, in poems
Originally posted on feminist academic collective:
Tiina Vaittinen & Saara Särmä We have just finished teaching a course on feminist perspectives on global politics at the University of Tampere, with an international group of students with different disciplinary backgrounds. During the course, we introduced the students to a wide range of readings on feminist IR, and towards the end of the course Saara gave them a creative… Continue reading Feminist perspectives on global politics, in poems
Geopolitical Algorithms: you say Palestine, Google says Israel
If any more evidence be needed of the (geo)political agency of Google’s algorithms, then this – currently ongoing – incident is fairly definitive. A couple of days ago, Kristin Szremski, a reporter and advocate for justice in Palestine, noticed that the names she had given to photo albums she had uploaded to Google+ had been changed without her knowledge or consent. Notwithstanding the privacy implications … Continue reading Geopolitical Algorithms: you say Palestine, Google says Israel
The Monster that ‘Google’ Created: some thoughts on EX MACHINA (2015)
Earlier this week I curated and co-hosted Passengerfilms’ latest event in London (quite aptly within a stone’s throw of Silicon Roundabout). Called BEING HUMAN // HUMAN BEING, the event featured a screening and discussion of Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina. The fact that we sold out before we even started advertising I think goes to show not only what an awesome panel we had … Continue reading The Monster that ‘Google’ Created: some thoughts on EX MACHINA (2015)
Language Matters: ‘rabid feminism’ & the Oxford Dictionary
The work I have been doing around language in a digital age has mostly involved the algorithmic reproduction of language through search engines such as Google. However, I have just come across an interesting (and very heated) debate taking place on Twitter involving Oxford Dictionaries Online, the digital version of the Oxford Dictionary of English which (amongst other things) supplies Apple products with their built-in … Continue reading Language Matters: ‘rabid feminism’ & the Oxford Dictionary
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