STREET (Socio-Technical ResistancE and Ethical Technologies) Lab is an interdisciplinary research collective at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, and housed at the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI). The lab is focused on understanding and supporting the sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities around the world, with an emphasis on resistance, informality, and social justice. (see Research)
Our research is influenced by Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information and Communication Technologies & Development (ICTD), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Social Computing, Development Studies, Political Science, Feminist and Queer theories, Postcolonial Studies, and Critical Theory.
We are looking for students to join STREET Lab (more info)
November 13 2024 Paper ‘Union Makes Us Strong: Space, Technology, and On-Demand Ridesourcing Digital Labour Platforms’ at CSCW 2024, Costa Rica
November 12 2024 Paper ‘El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets’ at CSCW 2024, Costa Rica
November 11 2024 SIG ‘Organizing for More Just and Inclusive Futures: A Community Discussion’ at CSCW 2024, Costa Rica
November 5 2024 DEI Recognition for ‘El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets’ at CSCW 2024
January 16, 2024 Migrant Farmworkers’ Experiences of Agricultural Technologies: Implications for Worker Sociality and Desired Change’ accepted at CHI 2023