Maria L Vidart-Delgado
Biographic Data
| ID | 224807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria L Vidart-Delgado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria L |
| FAMILY NAME | Vidart-Delgado |
| SIGNATURE | VIDART-DELGADO M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9378-0661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cyborg political machines
Colombian professional political consultants couple information technologies and local political brokering to circumvent strict voter privacy regulations that limit campaigns' access to voters' personal data. I argue that political consultants use information technologies to bolster traditional vertical, personality-centered political organizations, and to produce tightly controlled "cyborg political machines." I challenge widespread notions that…
Emerging in play
Play in public space pauses the everyday and allows for fictional collective worlds to emerge. In this article I focus on the unintended 'frictions' triggered by these collective fictions. When players inhabit these fantastical worlds, they tend to become more aware of the invisible rules of ownership and property that shape their everyday. This article questions play as an open-ended modality of emergence. I argue that these fictions are ephemer…
Imagine! You Have Nothing to Lose
A community-driven, collaborative approach to urban development is central to the work of the Rebuild Foundation (RF). This group of artists has spent several years forging community ties while purchasing decrepit buildings in St Louis, gradually transforming them into creative incubators with residents. In winter 2012 Social Agency Lab, a collective of urban experts, gathered to work with youths that regularly partake in RF activities. The goal …
Cyborg political machines
Colombian professional political consultants couple information technologies and local political brokering to circumvent strict voter privacy regulations that limit campaigns' access to voters' personal data. I argue that political consultants use information technologies to bolster traditional vertical, personality-centered political organizations, and to produce tightly controlled "cyborg political machines." I challenge widespread notions that…
Imagine! You Have Nothing to Lose
A community-driven, collaborative approach to urban development is central to the work of the Rebuild Foundation (RF). This group of artists has spent several years forging community ties while purchasing decrepit buildings in St Louis, gradually transforming them into creative incubators with residents. In winter 2012 Social Agency Lab, a collective of urban experts, gathered to work with youths that regularly partake in RF activities. The goal …
Emerging in play
Play in public space pauses the everyday and allows for fictional collective worlds to emerge. In this article I focus on the unintended 'frictions' triggered by these collective fictions. When players inhabit these fantastical worlds, they tend to become more aware of the invisible rules of ownership and property that shape their everyday. This article questions play as an open-ended modality of emergence. I argue that these fictions are ephemer…
Imagine! You Have Nothing to Lose
A community-driven, collaborative approach to urban development is central to the work of the Rebuild Foundation (RF). This group of artists has spent several years forging community ties while purchasing decrepit buildings in St Louis, gradually transforming them into creative incubators with residents. In winter 2012 Social Agency Lab, a collective of urban experts, gathered to work with youths that regularly partake in RF activities. The goal …
Emerging in play
Play in public space pauses the everyday and allows for fictional collective worlds to emerge. In this article I focus on the unintended 'frictions' triggered by these collective fictions. When players inhabit these fantastical worlds, they tend to become more aware of the invisible rules of ownership and property that shape their everyday. This article questions play as an open-ended modality of emergence. I argue that these fictions are ephemer…
Cyborg political machines
Colombian professional political consultants couple information technologies and local political brokering to circumvent strict voter privacy regulations that limit campaigns' access to voters' personal data. I argue that political consultants use information technologies to bolster traditional vertical, personality-centered political organizations, and to produce tightly controlled "cyborg political machines." I challenge widespread notions that…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Authoritarianism (1 work) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Clientelism (1 work)