Past Events
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Nov 10WG CPS – Rafael GrohmannRafael Grohmann, Justin Yeung
Labor-atories of Platform Economies: Critical Platform Studies in/from/with Latin America: The presentation frames how past epistemologies, histories, and political struggles of Latin America can inform critical platform studies. Rather than treating the region as a passive site of technological implementation, it emphasizes how enduring theories of informality and dependency are essential to understanding how platforms …
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Oct 20WG CPS – Lik Sam ChanTitle: Transnational Analysis of Platforms: Case Studies of Dating Apps Abstract: In this talk, I explore dating apps as vehicles for transnationalism. By examining platforms such as Tinder and Grindr, I introduce the concept of the “eroscape”—a transnational digital space where desires, practices, and relationships flow across borders. I will discuss four illustrative scenes to …
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Sep 29WG AI Hype – Natali HelbergerNatali Helberger, Tomás Dodds, Seth Lewis
Welcome to the last session of our AI Hype Working Group! We are thrilled to have Natali Helberger (University of Amsterdam) joining us as a guest speaker. Find more information about this session below: Proposition: Responsible use of AI in journalism begins with responsible procurement. Abstract: The resilience of a democracy is invariably linked to …
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Sep 29WG Critical Platform Studies – Philipp Lorenz-SpreenPhilipp Lorenz-Spreen, Justin Yeung
Title: Critical Platforms Studies for understanding digital media and democracy Abstract: Increasing interconnectedness has led to more self-organized public debates, platforms and their algorithms have gained new power over discourse, and generative AI has made content fabrication easier than ever. But it has also given research new tools to quantify precisely these systemic changes. Detailed data from …