Erin McElroy on Silicon Valley Imperialism

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English - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
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00:08 – Erin McElroy is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Washington. As a graduate student, they co-founded the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project here in the Bay Area. Their newest book on what happens when tech capital collides with cities in the former eastern bloc is Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times.
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