The cyber space is a
non-neutral space of constant contestation. Multiple dualisms ensue; the
individual and the space, the individual and the platform and the individual
with their own self-image. It becomes really important, then, to critically
engage with the space, decolonize it and reclaim it. The hyper presence of the
algorithm in our daily lives means our awareness and engagement need to be
active as much as it is theoretical. This reading group ensures just
that.
During the course of this reading group, we will look at the (in)justice which this contestation brings. Since the algorithm and its ensuing injustice are both ubiquitous, we will look at the various areas of human experience which they touch. The 10 areas detailed below grant us 10 sessions of discussion, and 10 opportunities to build a creative manifesto of the ideas discussed. The results of the discussion and the creative process will then be on display.
This reading group is initiated and curated by Abdo Hassan, as part of the Future based platform.
Past sessions:
1) On algorithmic (in)equality: GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE: On Automated Governance, the Death of Politics and the Psychotechnical state.
Wellbeing and Technologies of the ‘self’
Glamour Labour, Unions and the Platform Economy.
Digital dualism, cyborg-ism and the crisis of representation
The Gamification of love and the subversion of intimacy
Reflections on modernity, emancipation, and liberation in the digital age.
7) HISTORY AND ‘COLONIAL CONTINUITY’
Homophily and algorithms of the urban
On the uneven geographies of knowledge
On Human centered ecology and technosocial networks
On World Building and (Re)Defining algorithmic ecologies.
Graphics: Dana Dijkgraaf.