Features

XXII.6 November - December 2015
Page: 46
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The political economy of computing


Authors:
Hamid Ekbia, Bonnie Nardi

Is there a relationship between computing and economy? Most of us, if asked, will answer this question in the affirmative, thinking probably of such things as jobs lost to automation, big money made with technological innovations, and smartphone apps that enable novel business transactions, communication, and entertainment. These are all good examples of the relationship, but they are merely small spots on the body of a huge elephant that we can call the political economy of computing. Computing and political economy are much more intertwined than current discourse in HCI admits. Our contention is not that HCI researchers and…




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