The expansion of digital technologies and online platforms has turned personal and collective data into one of the most important sources of power and wealth in today’s world. Yet this process is not simply a matter of technological progress or easier communication; it also raises fundamental questions about data ownership, power relations, surveillance, and new forms of exploitation.
In Data Colonialism, Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry introduce the concept of data colonialism to critically examine the relationship between capitalism, digital technologies, and everyday human life. The book explores how the collection and exploitation of human data can become a mechanism for expanding domination and reproducing inequality.
To mark the book’s launch, Kowsar Karimi-Pour, Ahmad Shakarichi, Hossein Sheikh-oleslami, Ali Moazami, and Hossein Sheikh-Rezaei, the book’s translator, will discuss its central themes and arguments. Mohsen Azmoudeh will chair the session.
The event offers an opportunity for those interested in the philosophy of technology, social sciences, media studies, and digital culture to engage with a major contemporary debate on the relationship between technology and power, and to explore the different dimensions of data colonialism through discussion and critical reflection.
Date: Thursday, 14 Aban 1405\
Time: 16:00–18:00\
Venue: Bookland House of Art, Tehran\
Address: No. 13, Payam Alley, South West Rudbar Street, Mirdamad, Tehran
Bookland House of Art · Tehran
No. 13, Payam Alley, South West Rudbar Street, Mirdamad, Tehran