Curating the Death On Designed Persistence, Platform Sovereignty, and the Managed Self

Death has become a #design problem. We're the first generation asked to "manage" our own #digitaldeath. The fantasy of the #experience economy isn't immortality, but control.

New on #Substack: Curating the Death ↓
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#Posthumanism #DigitalAnthropology #UX

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GLOCAL Media explores linguistic sociocultural anthropology, linking scholarship with global challenges, technologies, mobility, and research innovation.

#GLOCALMedia #LinguisticAnthropology #DigitalAnthropology #LanguageAndAI #GLOCAL

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Trending 🇦🇷 Animalism in Argentina: A New Subculture Explored Argentina is experiencing a rise in "animalism," where teens dress as animals and engage in behaviors mimicking them, gaining popularity on social media. While some psychologists see mixed emotions linked to this trend, parents often prioritize their children's happiness. Opportunities for businesses include merchandise, events, and mental health resources related to this phenomenon.

Animalism in Argentina: A New Subculture Explored

#Argentina #Culture #DigitalAnthropology #IdentityPlay #Parenting

Inspirational quote: As ancestral echoes whisper through silicon halls, what forgotten lore will you reboot?

As ancestral echoes whisper through silicon halls, what forgotten lore will you reboot?

#NeoHeritage #InnovationLegacy #DigitalAnthropology

a blonde anime girl with pigtails is sitting in front of a computer monitor ALT: a blonde anime girl with pigtails is sitting in front of a computer monitor

After delving deep into digital spaces over the past few days I now have three outlines for papers on digital ethnography to boost my PhD apps. I’m sure I’ll have them completed and submitted by Friday. No stress, right?!

#PhDGrind #ResearchLife #DigitalAnthropology #BlueskyAcademia

What Happens to Cultures That Only Exist Online? - If civilizations once left behind stone tablets and monuments, perhaps the civilizations of the internet age will be remembered s

What Happens to Cultures That Only Exist Online? wiobs.com/what-happens... #DigitalCulture #OnlineCommunities #InternetSociety #VirtualTribes #DigitalAnthropology

Bruhh! Is me and #chatgpt against this world!! Reflection of a digital anthropologist immersive experience.. #tech #digitalanthropology #immersive #aiethics

👁️ Digital anthropology isn’t about tech.
It’s about us—how humans live, love, fight, and dream through screens.

#DigitalAnthropology #TechAndCulture #CyborgStudies

Future archaeologists will dig up server farms 💾
"Early 21st century burial mounds
For digital ancestors"
#DigitalAnthropology

Fellow #DigitalAnthropologist | LinkedIn Scarleth Milenka | Insights at the intersection of technology, society, and humanity—this is digital anthropology in real time.

Insights at the intersection of technology, society, and humanity-this is digital anthropology in real time. #tech #anthropology #Ai #digitalanthropology #newsletter #technology #hunanity #culture #insights www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

Future historians may study our emojis as artifacts 📱
"Early 21st century humans communicated in hieroglyphics of joy"
What will our 😂 say about us?
#DigitalAnthropology

Professeur-e en "Etudes des plateformes numériques (platform Studies)" (6417)

⚡️Exciting job opportunity at the University of Geneva: assistant or associate professor of platform studies⚡️

#STS #MediaStudies #DigitalSociology #DigitalAnthropology
#AcademicSky

Tech changes fast, but people stay complex. Digital anthropology is the secret sauce to building tech that actually works for humans — not just algorithms. Follow me for daily insights that connect culture + code! #DigitalAnthropology #AIethics #TechCulture #FutureOfWork #bluesky #technology

📣 Public keynote by @pinheiromachado.bsky.social, @ucddublin.bsky.social
From streets to screen: The Digital Disembedding of Informal Economies and the Road to Fascism in Brazil
📍 @ucc.ie + online
🗓️ 27 June
Organised by the European Network for #DigitalAnthropology (ENDA)
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I wish more young people knew this about anthropology.. | Scarleth Milenka I wish more young people knew this about anthropology.. I didn’t grow up thinking I’d be a digital anthropologist.. Because no one told me this job even *existed.* We teach kids to be doctors, law...

I wish more young people knew this about anthropology..

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#DigitalAnthropology #AIandSociety #STEMandHumanities #FutureOfWork #TechCareers #AnthropologyInTech #EthicsInAI #HumanCenteredTech
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I used to think productivity meant more tabs, more hours, more notes. | Scarleth Milenka I used to think productivity meant more tabs, more hours, more notes. But after years of immersive digital anthropology and a couple of burnouts, I’ve learned that focus and clarity matter more than ...

www.linkedin.com/posts/scarle... .
Here are my personal productivity Do’s and Don’ts for digital anthropologists working in online spaces — hard-won lessons from real fieldwork.
#DigitalAnthropology #DigitalEthnography #WorkSmarter #ProductivityTips #AIAndCulture #OnlineResearch #AnthroInTech

Scarleth’s Weekly Digital Anthropology Insight #24 | Scarleth Milenka Scarleth’s Weekly Digital Anthropology Insight #24 "How laypeople evaluate scientific explanations containing jargon" by Francisco Cruz & Tania Lombrozo, published in Nature Human Beh...

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#DigitalAnthropology #JargonCulture #AITrust #ScienceCommunication #EpistemicJustice #DigitalLiteracy #OnlineAuthority #ScarlethsInsight

👋 Hi Bluesky, I’m Scarleth —a Digital Anthropologist in AI & content creator and cat mom. I research various aspects of digital culture, such as online communities, social media, virtual reality & artificial intelligence.
Let’s be friends
#DigitalAnthropology #AIethics #BlueskyIntroductions

I'm excited to share that I'll be presenting at the "Playful Encounters: Digital Games as Research and Representation" workshop on May 16th, hosted by the Working Group Media Anthropology of the German Anthropological Association!

Register here: lnkd.in/eJSsA_HW

#anthropology #digitalanthropology

#AI #Algorithm #AlgorithmicCulture #ContentStrategy #DigitalAnthropology #DigitalCulture #DigitalSociety #KnowledgeProduction #MediaEthnography #PlatformGovernance #PlatformStudies #SciCom #ScienceCommunication #SocialMediaAlgorithms #SocialScience #STS #TechAndSociety #VisibilityPolitics

After a long period of radio silence on Twitter, I'm making the jump to Bluesky.
I'm looking for fellow #anthropologist to fill my anthropology feed. #digitalanthropology #dang

Developing ideas for a new course, Anth 150: "Hackers, Cyberspace, and the Soul of the Internet". #digitalanthropology #internethistory #cyberculture #opensource #digitalrights #AIethics #canadianstudies #indigenousknowledge #retrocomputing #surveillancecapitalism

26.4 million—roughly the population of Australia, if Australia were an app where everyone posts like they’re the main character in a novel they’ll never finish. Here’s to infinite scrolls and finite attention spans.

🦋
#Bluesky
#UserParadox #DigitalAnthropology

Directory of Digital Anthropologists June 2023 Directory of Digital Anthropologists June 2024 As a joint initiative, the Departments of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, Manchester and UCL hosted an informal day for anthropologists in May 2023 and agai...

If you are interested in #digitalanthropology you might want to check out this directory of academics working on digital anthropology in the UK, it has been updated to June 2024.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The 2023 Anthropology Blog Resurvey Project | anthro{dendum} As many of us already know, in the last decade or so we’ve seen some big changes with anthropology & archaeology online, particularly in relation to blogs. In short, there aren’t too many these da...

Latest on Anthrodendum: The 2023 Anthropology Blog Resurvey Project anthrodendum.org/2023/12/05/t... #anthropology #archaeology #blogs #digitalanthropology