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I. Chaar Lopez Mar 22, 2024

Thrilled that my book, The Cybernetic Border, is out now. “An in-depth and long-overdue interrogation of the complicated history and brutal impacts of America’s evolving technological war against migrants.” Save 30% w/link below. #AmericanStudies #HistoryofTechnology
https://ow.ly/rgko50QXKUr

email : Webview : New Book: The Cybernetic Border

I. Chaar Lopez Nov 7, 2022

Just got back from #ASA2022 and ready to start the final stretch of the semester by prepping a presentation on #artificialintelligence #digitallabor and #racialcapitalism based on a book chapter manuscript about #Sama.

I. Chaar Lopez Nov 7, 2022

Nov 6, 2022

Twitter was free because we were the product of a marketing service.

Mastodon is free software but someone will have to pay the bill for the servers. When the server admins come asking for help, don't be offended and be ready to chip in

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I. Chaar Lopez Nov 3, 2022

Also Campbell’s technopessimistic sensibility around power and archives struck a chord for me. Talking about the scholarly anxiety around the ephemerality of digital content: “We are aware of gaps in the archive because we are used to being erased.”

I. Chaar Lopez Nov 3, 2022

I’m attending #ASA2022 in New Orleans this weekend. The first panel I attended was a wonderful one on Black digital studies with Brienne Adams, Kyle Lyndsey, and Cassidy Campbell, and moderated by Lisa Nakamura. Loved their engagement with the affective dimensions of user/platform relations.

I. Chaar Lopez Oct 31, 2022

Happy Halloween, folks in Masto! Here's a treat from Victoria Sánchez and me. Our draft book chapter on #artificialintelligence, #microwork, and racial #politicsofcare. It'll be part of #FeministCyberlaw book edited by Meg Leta Jones & Amanda Levendowski.https://www.ivanchaar.net/_files/ugd/a082b3_752fc34339e24ebbbef89262170d1ade.pdf

I. Chaar Lopez Oct 31, 2022

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Anne Pasek Oct 31, 2022

@jonathansterne I'm here grumping with you on the loss of RSS. We had it good.

This is speculative, but I always thought that Mastodon would work best with instances run by a large friend group. A giant group chat of a local timeline that comes with the ability to shake hands with other conversations elsewhere...

I. Chaar Lopez Oct 30, 2022

jonathan w. y. gray 🐨Oct 30, 2022

some evolving weekend notes, links and quotes on forays into the fediverse 📝✨
https://jonathangray.org/2022/08/27/fediverse/

Notes on the Fediverse | jonathangray.org – Jonathan W. Y. Gray

critical engagements with digital data, methods and infrastructures

I. Chaar Lopez Oct 30, 2022

Just joined Mastodon.social as part of the #twittermigration. Excited to connect with folks in this community especially those interested in digital technology, politics, ethnic studies, feminist STS and history of technology.