Tiziano Bonini, Emiliano Treré

Tiziano Bonini and Emiliano Treré's new book is out: Algorithms of Resistance. The Everyday Fight against Platform Power, open access thanks to MIT Press and Direct to Open: https://shorturl.at/deLVW

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DESCRIPTION:

Algorithms of Resistance (MIT Press, 2024) is an inquiry into agency in the age of Artificial intelligence and algorithmic governance of work, culture and politics. The book describes how global workers, influencers, and activists develop tactics of algorithmic resistance by appropriating and repurposing the same algorithms that control our lives.

The authors begin by outlining their key theoretical framework of moral economies, arguing that algorithms exist on a continuum. At its two extremes are two competing moral economies: the user moral economy and the platform moral economy. From here, Algorithms of Resistance chronicles the various inventive ways that individuals can work to achieve agency and resist the ubiquitous power of algorithms. Drawing from rich ethnographic materials and perspectives from both the Global North and South, Bonini and Treré reveal the moral imperative for all of us—from delivery drivers to artists to social movements—to resist algorithms.

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PRAISE:

“Bonini and Treré's superb analysis of how users struggle with algorithmic power is a wonderful guide to the dynamics that animate the platform ecosystem. Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociotechnical processes of contemporary media.”

(José van Dijck, Distinguished Professor of Media and Digital Societies, Utrecht University; author of The Culture of Connectivity; coauthor of The Platform Society)

“A celebration of human agency and resilience in the face of an ever-more pervasive algorithmic culture. Bonini and Treré analyze the many ways that resistance is possible.”

(William Uricchio, Professor, Comparative Media Studies, MIT; coauthor of Collective Wisdom)

“Based on rich field work, digital ethnography, and interviews in India, China, Mexico, Italy, and Spain, this book provides a deeply insightful exploration of how gig workers, creators, and activists tactically engage with platform algorithms.”

(Thomas Poell, Professor of Data, Culture & Institutions, University of Amsterdam; coauthor of The Platform Society and Platforms and Cultural Production)

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PAPERBACK edition: https://shorturl.at/kyGHL

DOWNLOAD A PDF copy of the book in OPEN ACCESS: https://shorturl.at/deLVW