Christina Dunbar-Hester

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Christina Dunbar-Hester is a researcher and writer with expertise in the area of democratic control of technologies. She is the author of multiple award-winning books on science, technology, and society, with subjects including wildlife management in the hyperindustrial Los Angeles Harbor; activism to promote community radio in a time of unbridled digital utopianism; and hacking and free/libre software communities seeking to improve “diversity” in their ranks. She regularly addresses audiences large and small on topics from community media to infrastructure and climate governance to feminist technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Science & Technology Studies from Cornell University, and she is a faculty member in the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Berggruen Institute, and the Institute for Advanced Study. (2022)

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