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Dawn Nafus

Dawn Nafus is an anthropologist with Intel Labs, where she conducts ethnographic research to inform new product development and strategy. She holds a PhD from University of Cambridge and has research interests in various aspects of the anthropology of technology, including experiences of temporality, notions of development, gender, and numeracies as material and cultural forms.

The Ethnomathematics of Algorithms Dec 4, 2012

Inspired by recent postings by Tarleton Gillespie and C.W. Anderson, I wanted to chime in with my own take on the material and political aspects of algorithms. I’ve been mulling this over in my work with sensor enthusiasts, both in … Continue reading →

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A Response to “Engendering Change?” Jul 1, 2012

I would like to thank Christine Dunbar-Hester and Gabriella Coleman for taking the time to read and comment on my recent piece in New Media and Society. I suspect that all three of us would agree that gender and technology … Continue reading →

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