The march of technology is often framed as essential for human progress. However, the social origins of stigma can be hosted in technological architecture and amplify prejudice. Increased vilification and harassment of LGBTQ+ people and their allies across many jurisdictions has highlighted the techno-social conditions under which prejudice can thrive. This session will explore on analysis of case law, parliamentary debates, social and mainstream media, and LGBTQ+ tech advocacy to consider the effects of networked digital organising and surveillance technologies on LGBTQ+ personal and political expression.
Dr Justin Ellis is editor-in-chief of Q1 journal Current Issues in Criminal Justice, the journal of the Sydney Institute of Criminology, and senior lecturer in criminology at the Newcastle School of Law and Justice. justin.ellis@newcastle.edu.au.
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