Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies & Frictions in Postsocialist Times

2026/04/07 by Megan Ybarra, Desiree Fields, Liviu Chelcea +3 · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Cultural Studies and Postmodernism #Digital Education and Society #Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction

paper · doi:10.1080/2325548x.2026.2642643

openalex publication_date 2026/04/07 · openalex created_date 2026/04/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14

Abstract

Silicon Valley Imperialism names both an aspiration and epicenter, one that manifests racial dispossession and capitalist accumulation in U.S. empire and imperialism’s elsewheres. Drawing on decade...

Discussions

• Thank you so so much to @muybarra.bsky.social, @desireefields.bsky.social, @liviu-chelcea.bsky.social, Ananya Roy, and Magie Ramirez for their generous reflections on Silicon Valley Imperialism! @duke [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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