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Proxies: the cultural work of standing in

Dylan Mulvin discusses his new book, Proxies: The Cultural Work of Standing In.
Dylan Mulvin discusses his new book, Proxies: The Cultural Work of Standing In.
Friday 26 November 2021 | 1 hour 4 seconds

Our world is built on an array of standards we are compelled to share. In Proxies, Mulvin examines how we arrive at those standards, asking, To whom and to what do we delegate the power to stand in for the world? Mulvin shows how those with the power to design technology, in the very moment of design, are allowed to imagine who is included—and who is excluded—in the future.