For our series on the cybernetic border, @philippseuferling.bsky.social reads Ivan Chaar López alongside the writings of Walter Benjamin. “Together, they provide urgent lessons to understand not only how the past shapes today’s deadly borders.”

New at PB: Each day this week, we’re publishing a series on the cybernetic border, which contributions from Iván Chaar López, @philippseuferling.bsky.social, @kalindivora.bsky.social, and @gleemie.bsky.social.

As part of our series on "The Cybernetic Border," @philippseuferling.bsky.social outlines 3 ideas that history debunks: 1) that border technologies are neutral; 2) that technology equals progress; and 3) that technology offers solutions to crises.

Honoured to contribute to a series of essays engaging with Iván Chaar López' brilliant "The Cybernetic Border" (Duke, 2024) - look out for more essays this week! #borders #tech #history #STS #noborders www.publicbooks.org/tech-stones-...

📣 2 x postdoc opportunities @ the Migrant Futures Institute, Goldsmiths, U of London. 1st award open to all subjects for applicants who are migrants / refugees; 2nd award needs to focus on migration. Please read eligibility criteria carefully, deadline 18 August: www.gold.ac.uk/research/cen...

For years, human rights advocates have warned of the criminalisation of migrants & activists at Europe’s borders. With @balkanizator.bsky.social & @lolahierro.bsky.social we shed light on the opaque role of Frontex and Europol in drawing thousands into this dragnet. wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...

Apply, apply! Join us in London in Sep for the workshop "How to know #technology and #migration otherwise: engaging with #feminist and #decolonial #epistemologies" organised through the COST action DATAMIG! Deadline 15/6, travel funding available! @lsemedia.bsky.social data-mig.eu/hybrid-works...

Last week, DSI and the Department of Media and Communications (@lsemedia.bsky.social) hosted a talk on data science's role in public interest – from access to info to democracy. Speakers included Chris Wiggins, @abpowell.bsky.social and Erin Young. Watch here▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIV...

It's time to #StopBorderApartheid New research 📢 the UK's AI Borders: Anduril's Autonomous Surveillance Towers (ASTs). We're pleased to be hosting new research by @samuelstorey.bsky.social into the use of Maritime Sentry Towers on the UK border: buff.ly/DcCfaOf #AI #Anduril #HostileEnvironment

In this investigation for Balkan Insight, we review the human rights record of @frontex.bsky.social's director Hans Leijtens-two years after he vowed to end the agency's complicity in violent pushbacks. Amidst lawlessness at Europe's borders, is he fighting a losing battle? tinyurl.com/bddvh7f5 🧵👇

Very excited to see my PhD dissertation published! I asked who gets to imagine Edinburgh’s future. I spoke with political leaders, tech entrepreneurs and higher education officials responsible for delivering the Edinburgh City Region Deal. Open access link ⬇️

From Nigel Farage's claims about two-tier policing, to Elon Musk’s weaponisation of the grooming gangs scandal, @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social examines how the right portrays itself as a victim/on the side of victims. @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @jobale.bsky.social