Benjamin, Ruha

Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code

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ISBN 13:
9781509526406
author:
Benjamin, Ruha
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
172
Dimensions:
22.1 x 17.9 x 2.3 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Demography,
Condition:
New
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£13.53

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Ruha Benjamin's "Race After Technology" cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity. She argues that automation is not just about sinister plots, but also has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination. Benjamin introduces the concept of the "New Jim Code," which shows how discriminatory designs encode inequity by amplifying racial hierarchies, ignoring social divisions, or aiming to fix bias but ultimately doing the opposite. This book provides conceptual tools for decoding tech promises with sociologically informed skepticism, challenging us to question not only the technologies we are sold but also the ones we ourselves manufacture. By examining how technology can stratify and sanctify social injustice, Benjamin offers a compelling guide for navigating the complex relationship between technology and society.

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