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EPISODE · Apr 26, 2022 · 48 MIN

Connection in a Digital World, with Annika Hansteen-Izora

from Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots · host niki franco

*This episode was originally published in May 2021*In this episode, Niki interviews Annika Hansteen-Izora, an art director, poet, and designer. The two reckon with the interests (profit, militarism, white supremacy, ableism - to name a few) that dictate social media platforms, algorithms, and the digital world at large, in a time where we are all spending hours on end on apps. Drawing from Afro-Futurism, Afro-Nowism, and speculative fiction, the two envision what communities centered in care and safety may look and feel like. Annika is currently the Creative Director of Design and UI at Somewhere Good, a new social media platform that centers people of color. Annika’s references and suggestions for folks to learn more from:Safiya Umoja Noble: Algorithms of OppressionDigital Doulas Take Restorative Justice to Cyberspace by. Yaa AddaeData healing concept by Neema GithereData trauma concept by Olivia McKayla Ross  Glitch Feminism by Legacy RussellJoy Buolamwini and Algorithmic JusticeMandy Harris Williams and #brownupyourfeed   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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In this episode, Niki interviews Annika Hansteen-Izora, an art director, poet, and designer. The two reckon with the interests (profit, militarism, white supremacy, ableism - to name a few) that dictate social media platforms, algorithms, and the digital world at large, in a time where we are all spending hours on end on apps. Drawing from Afro-Futurism, Afro-Nowism, and speculative fiction, the two envision what communities centered in care and safety may look and feel like.

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