Abstract: Recent caste discrimination lawsuits in Silicon Valley have renewed global interest in the phenomenon of caste, this time in the computing industry. A recent…
Abstract: Classification –- placing an event, object, or person into a fixed scheme of categories –- is an everyday act ("tea or coffee?") as well…
Abstract: Sex workers sit at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities and make up a sizable workforce: the UN estimates that at least 42 million…
Abstract: For 20 years, MIT Professor Justin Reich has worked in schools on all kinds of projects: transforming curriculum, integrating technology, re-engaging students, making school…
Abstract: My forthcoming book Trans Technologies (MIT Press, 2025) examines the world of trans technologies: apps, health resources, games, art, AR/VR, and other types of…
Abstract: In this talk, I draw from a 14-months long ethnographic research project in two sites in China: 1) small-scale experiments that center on alternative…
Abstract: Where is utopia in games? While games are now considered to be works of art, video games have also long been considered escapist fantasies—convenient…
Abstract: Data visualization is a powerful tool for understanding complex data but is often inaccessible to blind people. In this talk, Dr. JooYoung Seo will…
Abstract: In the United States, racial capitalism has facilitated the organized abandonment of minoritized communities through the removal of resources, the expansion of carceral and…
Abstract: This keynote serves as a call for awareness to understand and normalize the exceptional digital and STEAM literacy practices within Black families and youth.…
Abstract: Generative (gen) AI, including large language models (LLMs) and text-to-image (T2I) models, has exploded in popularity over the past couple of years. It is…
Abstract: Many people face marginalization by today’s healthcare system or society at large, and those experiences often lead to healthcare inequities as well as poor…