Data & Society Fellow Jasmine McNealy discusses “community as technology” and how social infrastructure steps in where government and civil society fail. Specifically, her research explores how failures of technology promote surveillance – particularly of minority communities – in North America today.

 

 

In her talk, McNealy connects historic Harlem rent parties to contemporary cryptoparties and skill-shares in minority communities.

Data & Society 2016-2017 Fellow Rebecca Wexler moderates the post-talk discussion.

Data & Society’s Fellows Talks is a three-part Databite series showcasing our 2018-2019 fellows cohort. Each talk features 2-3 fellows speaking about their work, wide-ranging interdisciplinary connections, and a few of the provocative questions that have emerged this year.

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Jasmine E. McNealy is an assistant professor of telecommunication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. She studies information, communication, and technology with a view toward influencing law and policy. Her research focuses on privacy, online media, communities, and culture.

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Data & Society’s “Databites” speaker series presents timely conversations about the purpose and power of technology, bridging our interdisciplinary research with broader public conversations about the societal implications of data and automation.