330. The Silicon Empire in Eastern Europe (ft. Erin McElroy)

30/03/2024 1h 21min
330. The Silicon Empire in Eastern Europe (ft. Erin McElroy)

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Episode Synopsis

We are joined by Erin McElroy — author of Silicon Valley Imperialism — to first discuss their work as a co-founder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and the important work they are doing on landlord tech, both as an academic and activist. Then we get deeper into their new book that offers a rich, in-depth analysis of how the racial technocapitalism of Silicon Valley has set up imperial outposts in the postsocialist countries of Eastern Europe, specifically Romania.

••• Erin’s book – Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times https://www.dukeupress.edu/silicon-valley-imperialism
••• Erin’s website with their projects, publications, etc – https://www.erinmcelroy.net/
••• Alex Horghidan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cumsecade

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Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)