Anti-Caste Lessons for Computing: Educate, Agitate, Organize
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South Asian caste systems are one of the many forms of historical, social hierarchies like race, gender, sexuality, and disability that shape the worlds of technology and media. The experiences of Dalits in hyper-Brahmanical spaces show how caste needs to be navigated in worlds of technology.
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Published: 28 June 2024
Published in XRDS Volume 30, Issue 4
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