Science communication webinar with Dr Jennifer Chubb

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Start: 2026-12-08T12:30:00.0000000+00:00
End: 2026-12-08T13:30:00.0000000+00:00

How the tech oligarchy colonizes our futures

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Date and time: Tue 08 December 2026
12:30 - 13:30
Location: Online: Microsoft Teams
Contact: Science Communication Unit science.communication@uwe.ac.uk +441173283913
Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking required

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Dr Jennifer Chubb: How the tech oligarchy colonizes our futures

The contemporary tech oligarchy operates through a distinct mode of power - the monopolisation of future sociotechnical imaginaries. By framing their technologies and speculative futures as inevitable to our survival, techno-elite actors displace alternative socio-political possibilities and entrench asymmetric relations of power. Drawing on recently published research (Chubb & Tutton, 2026), this talk critiques the mechanisms of enclosure utilised by Big Tech, offering a conceptual framework for analysing and resisting the colonisation of our collective futures.

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