Work

Studying Multi-dimensional Marginalization of Identity from Decolonial and Postcolonial Perspectives

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: My research contributes to understanding how colonialism marginalized people in the Global South across various dimensions of identity (e.g., race, gender, sexuality, religion, caste, nationality), how sociotechnical systems reinstate colonial structures and values, and how computing platforms both support and impede colonially marginalized communities’ identity expression and performances. Building on decolonial and postcolonial perspectives with a historicist sensibility, my mixed-method empirical studies on various sites (e.g., Quora, YouTube) highlight users’ agency, the role of content moderation, algorithms, and online communities in the inclusion of culturally diverse native Bengali identities. In doing so, my work informs the broader social computing literature on identity, content moderation, fairness and bias, social justice, and ICTD.

Source: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

DOI: 10.1145/3584931.3608920

Author: Dipto Das

Institution: University of Colorado Boulder

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation