It's only out in March 2026, but I heard pre-orders are now possible 😏 it's a theoretical history of technological refusal that starts in ancient Greece with the earliest machine breakers, and ends in 1980s France with anarchists bombing computer companies.

www.upress.umn.edu/978151791773...

inspired by - amongst others - the work of @amoorelouise.bsky.social @azadehakbari.bsky.social @danmcquillan.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @mttpsq.bsky.social @alexcampolo.bsky.social @ludovico-rella.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social @jamesmuldoon.bsky.social

Paper is co-authored with @casey-lynch.bsky.social & @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social. Thanks go to @benandersongeog.bsky.social and the editors at Transactions for the kind invitation to write this piece, and for incisive comments on a previous draft.

Additionally, I am looking for applications specifically interested in critically examining (/theorising) the implementation of digital technologies (including AI) into physical retail environments. This PhD would be co-supervised with Brian Hracs.

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oh just as material for us ECRs to share with our institutions to protect ourself a bit more if need be?

That's insane, and much lower than what has been reported for the previous years. Are you able to share screen grabs of their FOI response letters?

totally! this is not a critique of historians of technology, but of mainstream narratives of technological progression.

Congrats Brian, fantastic news!

anti-oil activism sounds kind of nice & punchy?

I'm still in the middle of marking. Don't do this to me!