Friday Feb. 5, 2021
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email (iSchool listservs)
The talk will focus on a new project on the decolonization of digital cultures and information. This involves an examination of digital technologies, information and everyday life in Mexico. Based on an ethnographic pilot study focused on the lived experiences of different people using WhatsApp in Mexico, I discuss the app in terms of its role as a critical infrastructure for an attention economy and affective information. (Click for more information) Event Details