Race

Facial recognition law enforcement

Facial recognition discriminates, but who is to blame?

Article
Tinka Krikke
06/01/2021
3 minutes to read

This article analyzes law enforcement discrimination via facial recognition technology, focusing on philosophical theories of responsibility. If no one can control AI, who is responsible for the discrimination it causes?

identity politics, race, conservatives

Conservative critiques of identity politics as divisive

Column
Rosalyn Negrón
13/01/2020
11 minutes to read

Rosalyn Negron unpacks the logics that underlie conservative critiques of left identity politics and zooms in on the specific significance of this discursive frame among conservatives.

hashtags of belonging

#iamstaying and #wewontmove: two hashtags of belonging

Column
Ana Deumert
30/10/2019
7 minutes to read

Hashtags such as #iamstaying and #wewontmove articulate distinct semiotics and politics of belonging, ranging from nostalgic memorywork to calls for resistance and revolution. Ana Deumert reflects on the South African context.