I have to thank the entire crew at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard for hosting me yesterday. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CJzIXG0T1A&w=560&h=315] The room was quite full and the audience brought it. We talked about debt, identity, space, place, platforms, policy, and culture. It kept me on my toes while the incredible support of myRead More “Round-up of Berkman Center Notes and Reflections”
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Democratizing Ideologies and Inequality Regimes – Berkman Center Primer
I’m very excited to speak at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society tomorrow. The talk is open to the public (with RSVP) and streaming online. I used to post references and slides for my talks but somewhere along the line I either talked too much or posted too little. But, I am synthesizing quiteRead More “Democratizing Ideologies and Inequality Regimes – Berkman Center Primer”
Twyllabus: Labor, Machines, and Undeniable Futures
There’s a great batch of reading and writing happening mostly online right now about the labor, inequality and the machines that are coming for our jobs. Much of the public debate is coming from a series of recent books and research articles on how machines will displace a significant portion of human labor in theRead More “Twyllabus: Labor, Machines, and Undeniable Futures”
Digital Sociology: Conference, Call to Action
It’s no secret that I have some thoughts on U.S. sociology’s intersection with digital methods, praxis, and domains. I have spent about two years now interviewing students, administrators, policy makers, and teachers in for-profit colleges. It has been impossible to discuss the for-profit sector without engaging the technocratic idealism of its branding and the techRead More “Digital Sociology: Conference, Call to Action”
Light Skin, Labor and “Straight Out of Compton”
I could write this post almost entirely with cut and paste, that’s how common this now feels. Gawker released a casting call for a movie about hip-hop group NWA. The call features an explicit race and skin shade hierarchy for the women: SAG OR NON UNION FEMALES – PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN.Read More “Light Skin, Labor and “Straight Out of Compton””