This article focuses on a technological pilot involving a digital identity system that was introduced in the hospital of a refugee camp along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Drawing on an 18-month-lon...

Experts unpack AI and new tech in crises, the fallback on “techno-utopian” solutions, and the risk of “techno-colonialism” and why it matters.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully-funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships

Abstract With over 300 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and with emergencies and climate disasters becoming more common, AI and data are being

A panel discussion about the book 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' with Helen Kennedy, Jo Littler, Mirca Madianou, Andrea Medrado and Nirmal Puwar.

Reimagining Digital ID, a new exhibition supported by Goldsmiths’ Migrant Futures Institute (MFI) showcases the artwork of Karen refugees living in camps along the Thailand–Myanmar border.

A one-day symposium on Digital ID in Global South, refugee and UK contexts, including exhibition launch of drawings by Karen refugees at the Thai-Myanmar border

ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media - International and Intercultural Communication Sections Conference. We are delighted to announce that the conference 'Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Refl...

Join us for the 2025 MeCCSA PGN Conference and delve into research at the intersection of media and instability.

Mirca Madianou's Technocolonialism explores how digital technologies used in humanitarian contexts perpetuate colonial legacies.

Reimagining Digital Identity Practices among Karen refugees in Thailand

The Chiang Mai event will showcase our visual participatory methods, with a particular focus on artwork created by participants.

Goldsmiths is pleased to announce the call for two Migrant Futures Postdoctoral Fellowships, part of a major grant from the Oak Foundation to establish the Migrant Futures Institute at Goldsmiths.

Reimagining Digital Identity Practices among Karen refugees in Thailand

Co-liberative Computing Research Group

Book review: Madianou's ‘Technocolonialism' expands humanitarian viewpoint beyond the moment of humanitarian intervention to consider technological uptake across space and time.

Higher Seminar with Mirca Madianou, Goldsmiths, University of London

The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies will be awarding a limited number of competitive 100% fee waivers for the academic session 2025 – 26 for students who are the first i...

How do AI and digital tech perpetuate colonial logics? Join us online for this series exploring real-world cases & alternative designs!

Professor Lilie Chouliaraki will discuss her new book, 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood' (Columbia University Press, 2024)

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully-funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships

The Global Digital Cultures Research Group in the Department of Digital Humanities at KCL hosts Prof Mirca Madianou, discussing...

The Global Digital Cultures Research Group in the Department of Digital Humanities at KCL hosts Prof Mirca Madianou, discussing...