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Favela residents fight oppression and represent themselves through appropriated technologies.
Technology of the Oppressed
Inequity and the Digital Mundane in Favelas of Brazil
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 March 2022
Summary
Brazilian favelas are impoverished settlements usually located on hillsides or the outskirts of a city. In Technology of the Oppressed, David Nemer draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork to provide a rich account of how favela residents engage with technology in community technology centers and in their everyday lives. Their stories reveal the structural violence of the information age. But they also show how those oppressed by technology don’t just reject it, but consciou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262543347 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262543346 |
| Author: | David Nemer |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | The Information Society Series |
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About The Author
David Nemer
David Nemer is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia.
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