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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · 21d

Very happy to be in Tallinn for the Beyond Borders @ecreadmm.bsky.social conference to give the keynote on 'Resisting Technocolonialism' - drawing on my recent book and new project 'Reimagining Digital ID': how Karen refugees use art to recast ID systems www.redid.net @mediacomgold.bsky.social

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ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media - International and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference. We are delighted to announce that the conference 'Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Refl...

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · 27d

Our wonderful PhD students are organising the MECCSA PGN conference this year @mediacomgold.bsky.social on Friday September 12th - if in London join us! www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

Media and Instability - MeCCSA PGN Conference 2025

Join us for the 2025 MeCCSA PGN Conference and delve into research at the intersection of media and instability.

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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW✨ @madianou.bsky.social's Technocolonialism @politybooks.bsky.social explores #digital control – from biometric surveillance to extractive #AI systems – and refugee resistance in #humanitarian settings.

Review by Josué García Veiga 👇

Technocolonialism – digital control and refugee resistance in humanitarian settings - LSE Review of Books

Mirca Madianou's Technocolonialism explores how digital technologies used in humanitarian contexts perpetuate colonial legacies.

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IAMCR @iamcr.org · Jul 23

🚨 New member book alert!
In Technocolonialism, IAMCR member Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social exposes how AI & "tech for good" can deepen global inequality & digital exploitation.
🔗 iamcr.org/books-madian...
#DigitalColonialism #TechForGood #AIJustice

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 14

Look forward to our talk ‘Rethinking Digital ID among Karen refugees’ 16:00, The Hive B1 35 - with Charlie Hill #iamcr2025 #iamcr25

Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 13

Still buzzing from our redid.net event & exhibition @ Chiang Mai U - but the project moves to #IAMCR2025 #IAMCR25 conference with *2 talks* on Monday 13 July: 08:30 on Visual Participatory Research & 16:00 on Reimagining Digital ID in refugee camps. If in Singapore, join us
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Reimagining Digital Identity Practices among Karen refugees in Thailand

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our ‘Reimagining Digital ID’ exhibition & conference are happening this Saturday 12 July @ Chiang Mai Univ. So proud to showcase the artwork of our refugee participants as they reimagine digital systems. Full schedule: www.redid.net/events-1/cmu... @mediacomgold.bsky.social

Reimagining Digital Identity: Research Insights and Exhibition | REDID Project

The Chiang Mai event will showcase our visual participatory methods, with a particular focus on artwork created by participants.

www.redid.net

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 2 x postdoc opportunities @ the Migrant Futures Institute, Goldsmiths, U of London. 1st award open to all subjects for applicants who are migrants / refugees; 2nd award needs to focus on migration. Please read eligibility criteria carefully, deadline 18 August: www.gold.ac.uk/research/cen...

Migrant Futures Postdoctoral Fellowships

Goldsmiths is pleased to announce the call for two Migrant Futures Postdoctoral Fellowships, part of a major grant from the Oak Foundation to establish the Migrant Futures Institute at Goldsmiths.

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 8

Very proud to share our project website 'Reimagining Digital Identity systems among Karen refugees in Thailand'. www.redid.net The site is in S'gaw Karen & English - we wanted to foreground the language of our participants as our research is primarily for them, not just English-speaking audiences

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Reimagining Digital Identity Practices among Karen refugees in Thailand

www.redid.net

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you for the thoughtful review and for engaging with the book so closely!

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jun 27

I recently discovered this wonderful book club co-liberative-computing.github.io organised by @payberah.bsky.social that brings a justice approach to computing. I'm happy to join the book club today to discuss my new book 'Technocolonialism' www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Co-liberative Computing

Co-liberative Computing Research Group

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jun 18

4 days left to apply for this RA job in @mediacomgold.bsky.social - details below ⬇️

Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jun 3

📣 Job alert: I'm looking for a PT Research Assistant to join our British Academy project 'Reimagining Digital ID practices'. Deadline to apply 23 June, start date: 1 September. Details about the job and how to apply ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social Please share widely!

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jun 5

So pleased to read this very engaged and thoughtful review of my book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' by Quito Tsui @merltech.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social merltech.org/reviewing-mi...

Reviewing Mirca Madianou’s new book, “Technocolonialism: When Tech for Good is Harmful” - MERL Tech

Book review: Madianou's ‘Technocolonialism' expands humanitarian viewpoint beyond the moment of humanitarian intervention to consider technological uptake across space and time.

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Jun 3

📣 Job alert: I'm looking for a PT Research Assistant to join our British Academy project 'Reimagining Digital ID practices'. Deadline to apply 23 June, start date: 1 September. Details about the job and how to apply ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social Please share widely!

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · May 26

Tomorrow 27 May: I'll be speaking about my new book Technocolonialism at Södertörn University - in-person and online - details below. Look forward to seeing friends and colleagues! www.sh.se/english/sode...

Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful

Higher Seminar with Mirca Madianou, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Apr 30

The Migrant Futures Institute @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social is recruiting for an Operations Manager. We're looking for someone with strong management experience in research/ higher ed, who can lead on admin, finance, events & external partnerships: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/migr..., Deadline 8 May

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Apr 7

Thank you so much and very much look forward to our discussions tomorrow!

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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · Apr 5

Thrilled to present on Biometrics & (Non-)citizenship at Biometrics: Trends and Ethical Considerations next week. Delighted to share a panel w/ @madianou.bsky.social who will be talking about her fantastic new book on technocolonialism Hosted by the Digital Futures Institute @kings-dfi.bsky.social

Digital Futures Institute: Living Well with Technology | Digital Futures Institute | King’s College London KBS_Icon_questionmarklink-ico

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Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths @mediacomgold.bsky.social · Apr 1

NEW! MCCS are awarding a limited no of 100% fee waivers for 2025–26 for students who are the first in their family to attend university on these MAs:

• MA Cultural Studies

• MA Gender, Media and Culture

• MA Race, Media and Social Justice

Full details: www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Apr 1

📣 Fee waivers for MA studies @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for students who are first in their family to attend university and who apply to the following programmes:
MA Cultural Studies
MA Gender, Media & Culture
MA Race, Media and Social Justice
Deadline: Monday 9 June

Media, Communications and Cultural Studies First in Family Fee Waivers

The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies will be awarding a limited number of competitive 100% fee waivers for the academic session 2025 – 26 for students who are the first i...

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Mar 25

The whole series looks amazing - delighted to be in such great company! All talks are online and open to all, but you must register: www.eventbrite.com/cc/towards-a...

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Mar 25

Look forward to this talk Friday 28 March 8:30 GMT, part of 'Towards a Decolonized Artificial Intelligence' series. I'll speak about my new book Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful out with @politybooks.bsky.social. Online and open to all @mediacomgold.bsky.social

Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful w/ Mirca Madianou

How do AI and digital tech perpetuate colonial logics? Join us online for this series exploring real-world cases & alternative designs!

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Mar 19

Tomorrow 20/3, 17:30 we are thrilled to host @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social on 'Victimhood as a politics of pain and power' based on her new book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'. Response by @kat-hig.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social If in London do join us - all welcome! ⬇️

Victimhood as a politics of pain and power - Professor Lilie Chouliaraki

Professor Lilie Chouliaraki will discuss her new book, 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood' (Columbia University Press, 2024)

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Mar 19

📣 2 x PhD scholarships @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social funded by the Migrant Futures Institute. 1st scholarship open to all subjects for UK applicants of migrant / refugee background. 2nd scholarship open to UK / international applicants on any migration topic. Please repost! @mediacomgold.bsky.social

Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully-funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships

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ASEN @asenevents.bsky.social · Mar 14

Join us live online on Wednesday at 1630 UK time as @sanjavico.bsky.social discusses her new book, 'Doing Nation' in a Digital Age, with @madianou.bsky.social, Sandra Obradović, and Birgül Yılmaz - details at asen.ac.uk/event/vico/

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