In this response essay, I reflect upon how some of the central themes of my book Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times (Duke University Press, 2024) speak to the contemporary technofascist moment, as well as ongoing practices of attempting to de–siliconize the future. I also offer fascist transformations currently transpiring on both sides of the former Iron Curtain, as well as the landscapes of gentrification upon which they take place, a deeper and transnational genealogy–one rooted in historic technologies of racial banishment, heteromasculinism, and anticommunism. At the same time, I celebrate the ongoing freedom struggles against fascism, racial banishment, and genocidal technologies that organizers in both the United States and Romania continue to commit themselves to, all in an interconnected effort to unbecome Silicon Valley. Throughout this essay, I engage with the insightful comments made by Kavita Dattani, Michele Lancione, Manissa M. Maharawal, Nassim Parvin, Gillian Rose, and Daniela Rosner here, each of whom offer brilliant interventions and generous reflections in this forum.

"Siliconization, technofascism, and their unbecomings"
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Thanks to Kavita Dattani, Manissa Maharawal, Daniela Rosner, @nassimparvin.bsky.social, @profgillian.bsky.social and @michelelancione.bsky.social
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We are proud to introduce our new Native and Indigenous Studies e-book collection, available to libraries and institutions, bringing together 130 interdisciplinary titles by Indigenous scholars and community-centered researchers.

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Good news: not just one open job, but two! Both are postdocs in philosophy of science/ML working with my @technomoralfutures.bsky.social co-Director Dr Emily Sullivan on issues in ML scientific understanding and explanation. Ads for a 3 year post and 2 year post are linked below, apply by 20 April

Book cover of Atrocity: A Literary History by Bruce Robbins

Congratulations to Bruce Robbins for Atrocity: A Literary History winning the 2026 René Wellek Prize! Prize sponsored by the #ACLA

Exploring literary representations of mass violence, Bruce Robbins traces the emergence of a cosmopolitan recognition of atrocity

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"the broader narrative that treats the machine as inherently superior and places blame on citizens is anything but accidental."

African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies Collection | Duke University Press The African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies e-book collection includes 636 titles that span the humanities and social sciences, covering history, religion, literature, art, music,…

The African American, African, and Black Diaspora Studies e-book collection for libraries includes 636 titles that span the humanities and social sciences, covering history, religion, literature, art, music, anthropology, sociology, and more.

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Why do we keep changing things for cars instead of people? | Op-Ed Narrative around technology such as driverless cars continues the portrayal of pedestrians and cyclists as impediments rather than people who share the roads.

"The stories we tell about technology shape our cities and our civic future," writes Nassim Parvin in a @seattletimes.com op-ed on pedestrian safety in the context of driverless cars proliferating. @nassimparvin.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/opinion/driv...

Karen Hao

Nicky Woolf

Thomas Germain

I'm co-hosting a new BBC podcast! It's called The Interface, and it's all about how tech is rewiring your week and your world.

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Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters Euphoric scenes are a snub to theocracy’s culture of piety, say analysts, and carry message of rebellion

Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters

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Event listing. Black and Purple text on lavender background. Text reads, "Upcoming Talks: Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen. Speaker: Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin. Date: January 23, 2026. In this talk, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin will discuss their recent book and edited volume, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press in May 2025. New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. The book introduces a feminist theory of creep that they substantiate through critical engagement with smart homes, smart dust, smart desires, and smart forests toward dreams of feminist futures. Contributing authors further illuminate what is otherwise obscured, assumed, or dismissed in characterizations of technology as creepy or creeping. Considering diverse technologies such as border surveillance and China’s credit system to sexcams and home assistants, the volume’s essays and artworks demonstrate that the potentials and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and digital and robotic technologies cannot be assessed through binaries of seeing/being seen, privacy/surveillance, or harmful/useful."

Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social will speak about "Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen" at this upcoming @labortechresearchnetwork.org event on Jan. 23:

Information and registration: labortechresearchnetwork.org/speaker-series

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

Purple event flyer that reads, "S+ T@ UW SALON SERIES. Society _ Technology University of Washington and Tech Policy Lab present: BOOK TEA: MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INSURGENCIES, AND ALTERNATIVE VISIONS OF CARE. Join us for tea and discussion featuring Olivia Banner (CREATE and Disability Studies, UW Seattle) and Nassim Parvin (Information School, UW Seattle) & co-editor of Technocreep, on the publication day of Banner's new book, Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies. Graphic Designed by Raani Nigam. Event date: TUESDAY OCT 21, 2025 1-2:15PM @ SIMPSON CENTER, HYBRID, IN CMU 202 AND ONLINE. SIMPSON CENTER for the HUMANITIES CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERIENCES. Register: https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gb646davnnsuwnwenxxg4h68nghcpdy4f9xh5cxccm7jsdrxnent."

In conversation tomorrow: Olivia Banner and Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social. Oct. 21, 1 p.m. PT, on campus and virtual. Held on the publication day of Banner’s new book, "Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies" (@dukepress.bsky.social). depts.washington.edu/societytech/...

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Covers of Bangkok after Dark, Speculative Relations, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, The Politics of Care Work, Beautiful Mystery, Unfurl, The Dream of a Common Movement, and Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, arranged in a 4x4 grid.

Catch authors @burrata.bsky.social, @pepepierce.bsky.social, @nassimparvin.bsky.social, @erinmcel.bsky.social , & @emmaamador.bsky.social at events in October!
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A poster with a dominant dark background with a geometric pattern. On the poster, we see details of the upcoming talk. The text reads: DSI Lecture Series Presents Forging Feminist Futures from Creepy Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams with Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin

My co-author Neda Atanasoski and I will be in Michigan (myumi.ch/R3N28) next week, discussing our recent book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press. Join us if you are around!

Something (techno)creepy this way comes👻. Join us Wed October 8 @ 4 PM to celebrate the release of Neda Atanasoski and @nassimparvin.bsky.social 's book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen from @dukepress.bsky.social. RSVP at go.umd.edu/technocreep 🌈🎓 #academicsky #CriticalEthnicStudies

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Thank you for this great photo and all your support in the process of writing this book! It’s so good to see it out in the world!

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Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski with their fabulous new book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen. 💖 #4S2025
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Neda Atanasoski, Nassim Parvin, Hayri Dortdivanlıoğlu, Marjan Khatibi, Erin McElroy, Vernelle A. A. Noel, & Jessica L. Olivares | Elliott Bay Book Company Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles

"Technocreep" book launch tonight at 7 p.m.! There will be a discussion with editors Neda Atanasoski and @nassimparvin.bsky.social and contributors Marjan Khatibi, Vernelle A. A. Noel, @hayri4.bsky.social, @erinmcel.bsky.social, and @drjessolivares.bsky.social.
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47682

Technocreep and the politics of things not seen

Join us in Seattle 9/2 at Elliot Bay Books for the release of Technocreep! @nassimparvin.bsky.social www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47682

Neda Atanasoski, Nassim Parvin, Hayri Dortdivanlıoğlu, Marjan Khatibi, Erin McElroy, Vernelle A. A. Noel, & Jessica L. Olivares | Elliott Bay Book Company Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles

Parvin and Atanasoski's Seattle book launch will be on Sept. 2 at Elliott Bay Book Company at 7 p.m. The authors will present and discuss "Technocreep" alongside five of the contributing authors and artists. @nassimparvin.bsky.social

www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47682

Book cover of The Comedy of Computation: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Obsolescence by Benjamin Mangrum

The Comedy of Computation is out! In this cultural history of the computer, Benjamin Mangrum shows that comedy has been central to how we've made sense of the technology's sweeping effects on public life and private experience.

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#ReadUP

Book cover of The Global Journey of Racism by Michelle Christian

In The Global Journey of Racism, Michelle Christian provides a unified narrative of how the world's racial hierarchies came to be.

"Michelle Christian's book is a foundational text...It is destined to be an impactful and well-cited book."
—Jean Beaman, CUNY Graduate Center

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White text to the left reads "Rethinking 'creepy' technology". There are black and white images of Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski on the right hand side. The background is a pink and purple starry galaxy.

New episode! In this fantastic episode we talk to Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski about their new book Technocreep: The Politics of Things Unseen 👀 Watch now on YouTube or stream on Apple, Spotify and more! 🤩

Watch us on YouTube: youtu.be/ScKSG9VjqxY

The Iranian Voices Missing From the “Regime Change” Debate Pro-war voices who insist the Iranian people would welcome a war that would spell the end of the Islamic Republic are deliberately ignoring the desires of actual Iranians.

“This conflict not only obliterates infrastructure and takes civilian lives—it poses a dire threat to the very foundations of human civilization.”

https://trib.al/A97BjQ9