STREET (Socio-Technical ResistancE and Ethical Technologies) Lab is an interdisciplinary research collective at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, and housed at the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI). The lab is focused on understanding and supporting the sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities around the world, with an emphasis on resistance, informality, and social justice. (see Research)
Our research is influenced by Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information and Communication Technologies & Development (ICTD), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Social Computing, Development Studies, Political Science, Feminist and Queer theories, Postcolonial Studies, and Critical Theory.
We are looking for students to join STREET Lab (more info)
January 16, 2024 Migrant Farmworkers’ Experiences of Agricultural Technologies: Implications for Worker Sociality and Desired Change’ accepted at CHI 2023
January 15, 2024 Paper ‘Networks of care in digital domestic labour economies,’ accepted at CHI 2024
January 4, 2024 Report ‘Resilience in Recovery: The Unblocked Cash Project and Blockchain Humanitarianism in Vanuatu,’ published by The Reach Alliancey
December 14, 2023 2023-24 SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG) for Repertoires of Contention in Digital Labour Platforms (DLPs)
Sep 15, 2023 Dis/Usability Workshop Series: Affordable Assistive Technology
