‘Digital Economy and Extreme Politics’ is the sixteenth session in South Feminist Future’s Political Education series. This series is an initiative by South Feminist Futures that seeks to strengthen cross-regional, intergenerational dialogue and build a cross-regional feminist constituency. The series cuts through various topics to interrogate and strengthen understanding of issues shaping conditions in the Global South.

This session took place on the 26th of September, 2024, and was taught by Rosana Pinheiro-Machado.

Rosana Pinheiro-Machado is a professor at the School of Geography, University College Dublin (UCD). She directs the Digital Economy and Extreme Politics Lab (DeepLab). She is the principal investigator for the project “Flexible Work and Rigid Politics in Brazil, India, and the Philippines”, funded by the European Research Council (ERC). Her research expertise centres on authoritarianism and populism in the 21st century, focusing on labour precariousness, digitalization, and gender issues.

Here is our specially curated reading list that was designed to enrich your understanding of the topic and spark engaging discussions! It features resources from authors and thinkers in the Global South.