Alia ElKattan
@aliaelkattan.com
phd candidate, co-founder @decifer.tech, 🛹 , ⚽ , 🎵, etc. free palestine.
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Alia ElKattan
@aliaelkattan.com
· Nov 17
Seeing Like a Skater: Skateboarding as Poetic Technology
Reflecting on her experiences of skateboarding in Cairo, New York and other cities as a form of ‘rolling ethnography’, Alia ElKattan positions ‘seeing like a skater’ as a new way to approach urban lan...
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I wrote about skateboarding, Graeber, and Weizenbaum for Mediapolis' special issue on "Playable Cities". Had lots of fun with this one :)
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has NYU considered hiring someone who can fix elevators instead
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
has NYU considered hiring someone who can fix elevators instead
Made a lil site today whydontyouaskchatgpt.com
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whydontyouaskchatgpt.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Made a lil site today whydontyouaskchatgpt.com
snow in nyc is like the most beautiful sight you've ever witnessed for 24 hours, then you're on the brink of death every time you step on the sidewalk for the next week
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
snow in nyc is like the most beautiful sight you've ever witnessed for 24 hours, then you're on the brink of death every time you step on the sidewalk for the next week
can a benevolent nerd please make a streaming platform-agnostic jamming tool (you can jam to the same songs across diff platforms) and a playlist sharer (you can share a playlist of songs and it opens in any platform) thank you very much
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
can a benevolent nerd please make a streaming platform-agnostic jamming tool (you can jam to the same songs across diff platforms) and a playlist sharer (you can share a playlist of songs and it opens in any platform) thank you very much
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alright funs over we need to get everyone to trash their ring doorbells
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
alright funs over we need to get everyone to trash their ring doorbells
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why the hell do doctors offices want me to scan my palm with amazon one palm scan reader or take a selfie to verify my identity to check into my appointments
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
why the hell do doctors offices want me to scan my palm with amazon one palm scan reader or take a selfie to verify my identity to check into my appointments
my favorite completely placebo pseudoscience is that i somehow convinced myself that i can relieve physical pain by listening to the strokes. i can't explain it but it works
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
my favorite completely placebo pseudoscience is that i somehow convinced myself that i can relieve physical pain by listening to the strokes. i can't explain it but it works
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Great piece!
> I argue that skateboarding, too, is a pedagogical instrument…
> The playfulness skating allows is not about turning cities into playgrounds but turning individuals into people who can find playgrounds in cities.
> I argue that skateboarding, too, is a pedagogical instrument…
> The playfulness skating allows is not about turning cities into playgrounds but turning individuals into people who can find playgrounds in cities.
I wrote about skateboarding, Graeber, and Weizenbaum for Mediapolis' special issue on "Playable Cities". Had lots of fun with this one :)
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
Seeing Like a Skater: Skateboarding as Poetic Technology
Reflecting on her experiences of skateboarding in Cairo, New York and other cities as a form of ‘rolling ethnography’, Alia ElKattan positions ‘seeing like a skater’ as a new way to approach urban lan...
www.mediapolisjournal.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Great piece!
> I argue that skateboarding, too, is a pedagogical instrument…
> The playfulness skating allows is not about turning cities into playgrounds but turning individuals into people who can find playgrounds in cities.
> I argue that skateboarding, too, is a pedagogical instrument…
> The playfulness skating allows is not about turning cities into playgrounds but turning individuals into people who can find playgrounds in cities.
Reposted by Alia ElKattan
“In Seeing like a State, James C. Scott examines mapping as a way of making territories legible to state power – planning, surveillance, and control.15 By seeing like a skater, skaters can subvert the gaze of the state, imagining an alternate mapping of public space.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“In Seeing like a State, James C. Scott examines mapping as a way of making territories legible to state power – planning, surveillance, and control.15 By seeing like a skater, skaters can subvert the gaze of the state, imagining an alternate mapping of public space.”
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“Reflecting on her experiences of skateboarding in Cairo, New York and other cities as a form of ‘rolling ethnography’, Alia ElKattan positions ‘seeing like a skater’ as a new way to approach urban landscapes.”
@aliaelkattan.com lands a gnarly reflective shred without bailing
@aliaelkattan.com lands a gnarly reflective shred without bailing
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Reflecting on her experiences of skateboarding in Cairo, New York and other cities as a form of ‘rolling ethnography’, Alia ElKattan positions ‘seeing like a skater’ as a new way to approach urban landscapes.”
@aliaelkattan.com lands a gnarly reflective shred without bailing
@aliaelkattan.com lands a gnarly reflective shred without bailing
I wrote about skateboarding, Graeber, and Weizenbaum for Mediapolis' special issue on "Playable Cities". Had lots of fun with this one :)
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
Seeing Like a Skater: Skateboarding as Poetic Technology
Reflecting on her experiences of skateboarding in Cairo, New York and other cities as a form of ‘rolling ethnography’, Alia ElKattan positions ‘seeing like a skater’ as a new way to approach urban lan...
www.mediapolisjournal.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I wrote about skateboarding, Graeber, and Weizenbaum for Mediapolis' special issue on "Playable Cities". Had lots of fun with this one :)
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
www.mediapolisjournal.com/2025/11/seei...
Reposted by Alia ElKattan
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
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today I found out a 20 year old former NYU student who has been put thru hell & back by this institution is now facing a life threatening disease, then watched a 20 year old palestinian kid get sentenced to 17 months in jail for bogus hate crime charges. so much grief and rage.
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
today I found out a 20 year old former NYU student who has been put thru hell & back by this institution is now facing a life threatening disease, then watched a 20 year old palestinian kid get sentenced to 17 months in jail for bogus hate crime charges. so much grief and rage.
sometimes reality is even worse and more ridiculous than parody. i'm losing my mind
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
sometimes reality is even worse and more ridiculous than parody. i'm losing my mind
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
every signal chat is like turtle (low cap) changed their name to mousetrap (offline 3:40pm - 4:20pm) changed their name to cheesecake (no cap) i can't do this anymore
October 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
every signal chat is like turtle (low cap) changed their name to mousetrap (offline 3:40pm - 4:20pm) changed their name to cheesecake (no cap) i can't do this anymore
every job posting is like: looking for someone passionate about AI ethics & responsibility to come research building more AI so my donors can make more money. funded by our friendly genocidaires. dream job alert!
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
every job posting is like: looking for someone passionate about AI ethics & responsibility to come research building more AI so my donors can make more money. funded by our friendly genocidaires. dream job alert!
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This is now out in journalqd.org/article/view.... Please be in touch with any questions if you intend to use!
Great to work with @aybukeatalay.bsky.social and @aliaelkattan.com on this! Watch out for them
Great to work with @aybukeatalay.bsky.social and @aliaelkattan.com on this! Watch out for them
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is now out in journalqd.org/article/view.... Please be in touch with any questions if you intend to use!
Great to work with @aybukeatalay.bsky.social and @aliaelkattan.com on this! Watch out for them
Great to work with @aybukeatalay.bsky.social and @aliaelkattan.com on this! Watch out for them
i'm a bit of a music critic myself
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
i'm a bit of a music critic myself
does anyone wanna give me a great job with maximum flexibility without having to market myself whatsoever ok no worries if not
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
does anyone wanna give me a great job with maximum flexibility without having to market myself whatsoever ok no worries if not
we were paying $145 for wifi i called to cancel the service they changed it to $30 lol not even trying to pretend its not a scam
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
we were paying $145 for wifi i called to cancel the service they changed it to $30 lol not even trying to pretend its not a scam
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We can dunk on Silver. But the folks wildly hyping Adams in 2021-22 included Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The desire for a prominent BLACK politician who was pro-police and hostile to the BLM movement was broadly shared within elite Dem circles. They ignored obvious signs he was corrupt and inept.
September 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We can dunk on Silver. But the folks wildly hyping Adams in 2021-22 included Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The desire for a prominent BLACK politician who was pro-police and hostile to the BLM movement was broadly shared within elite Dem circles. They ignored obvious signs he was corrupt and inept.
eric adams dropped out. great day for new york city. bad day for seekers of Very Funny Content
September 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
eric adams dropped out. great day for new york city. bad day for seekers of Very Funny Content
if you are on the fediverse @tommi.space is successfully peer pressuring me into being more there than here - created a new account for a fresh start, come hang: pan.rent/@alia :)
Alia ElKattan (@[email protected])
2 Posts, 4 Following, 3 Followers · getting a PhD, falling on a skateboard, believing in a free palestine
pan.rent
September 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
if you are on the fediverse @tommi.space is successfully peer pressuring me into being more there than here - created a new account for a fresh start, come hang: pan.rent/@alia :)
"Love is immortal and sorrow is immortal and the Midan is immortal and the shaheed is immortal and the country is immortal. As for their state it is for an hour. Just for an hour.
Abu Khaled
The morning of Friday, 9 December 2011
Cell 6/1
Ward 4
Tora Investigation Jail"
Abu Khaled
The morning of Friday, 9 December 2011
Cell 6/1
Ward 4
Tora Investigation Jail"
September 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Love is immortal and sorrow is immortal and the Midan is immortal and the shaheed is immortal and the country is immortal. As for their state it is for an hour. Just for an hour.
Abu Khaled
The morning of Friday, 9 December 2011
Cell 6/1
Ward 4
Tora Investigation Jail"
Abu Khaled
The morning of Friday, 9 December 2011
Cell 6/1
Ward 4
Tora Investigation Jail"