[Air-L] New book: Undoing Optimization (bonus, launch event today)

[Alison Powell]

Hi everyone,

My new book _Undoing Optimization: Civic action and smart cities>_ is 
out with Yale University. Press. It looks at the politics and practices 
of communication, data and sensing technologies across a range of urban 
contexts. I try to move past the usual discussion of 'top-down' versus 
'bottom up' use of technology and instead look how citizenship shifts in 
response to technological change. I end the book with discussions of 
other kinds of futures. Order from the press and get 25% off with code 
YEUDO: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300223804/undoing-optimization


The book' being launched TODAY April 28 at 4 PM BST alongside Dan 
Greene's _The Promise of Access_. The event is here: 
https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/event/technology-civic-engagement-double-book-launch/

All best!


Alison.

-- 
Dr Alison Powell
Associate Professor, Director of MSc in Data & Society
Department of Media and Communications
London School of Economics and Political Science

Director: JUST-AI Network on Data and AI Ethics
Ada Lovelace Institute
Twitter: @a_b_powell