The Datasthesia team recently turned one of our digital maps into a material printed object. They also kindly shared their files so that we could replicate the process with our own printer. This is what some of the process looked… Continue Reading
Two of us just put out a last-minute CfP for next year’s AAG. This ties into our GeoNet work (especially under the Innovation Hubs pillar) and in my dissertation work. Please share widely and submit by Oct 19 if you have suitable… Continue Reading
The latest issue of New Geographies is now out, and contains an exciting collection of papers: My contribution to the issue is titled ‘Information Geographies and Geographies of Information.’ It is an earlier (and abridged) version of a longer paper that I… Continue Reading
The last few months have seen a wealth of stories about visions to connect the world. Facebook, Google, large international organisations, states, and even Bono, dream of a world in the near future in which we are all hooked into… Continue Reading
We are looking for a part-time Research Assistant to work on a funded project, “Big Data and Human Development”. The research will focus on how ‘big data’ informs human development. We plan to map both the sources of ‘big data’… Continue Reading
SciDevNet has just published some of my preliminary thoughts about digital labour in development. The argument being that just because digital work is international, doesn’t mean it operates outside of the realm of resistance or regulation. Virtual products aren’t… Continue Reading
I am very happy to announce that a new paper that I have written with Ralph Straumann and Bernie Hogan is now available: Graham, M., Straumann, R., Hogan, B. 2015. Digital Divisions of Labor and Informational Magnetism: Mapping Participation… Continue Reading
We are now hiring a researcher to work with us to investigate low-wage digital work being carried out in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Researcher in Development and Digital Labour Grade 7 (£30,434 to £37,394 per annum) The Oxford Internet… Continue Reading
After presenting our paper on the same theme at ICCG 2015 in Palestine, myself and Mark Graham are planning a session for the Association of American Geographers’ annual meeting in San Francisco during Spring 2016. The session aims to provide… Continue Reading
