Postcolonial computing: A tactical survey

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-29

  Philip, Kavita ^a   Irani, Lilly ^b   Dourish, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

Author keywords

computing; HCI; ICT4D; indigenous knowledge; postcolonial; tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856997575     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243910389594     Document Type: Review

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