Podcast: The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris
The podcast features Britt Paris, a scholar focusing on internet infrastructure and digital labor. She discusses the importance of reimagining internet access as a utility for the public rather than a monopoly for big tech. Paris also shares insights from her recent book and her advocacy for educators' rights at Rutgers University.
- ▪Britt Paris is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University and a critical informatics scholar.
- ▪Her book, Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up, was released in February.
- ▪Paris emphasizes the need for internet access to serve the public rather than just big tech companies.
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As you scroll around the web, how often to you think about the physical infrastructure—the miles of cables, acres of land—that makes up the internet? This is where real power lies, and there are ways to imagine it differently, as serving the people who use these utilities instead of big tech execs.This week, I’m delighted to be joined by Britt Paris. Britt is a critical informatics scholar and Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University’s School of Communication & Information. Her work focuses on Internet infrastructure, artificial intelligence-generated information objects, digital labor, civic data, and social epistemology. She’s also a fellow with AI Now.
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