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Situated Knowledge and Algorithmic Harm in TikTok Recommendation Systems

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Situated Knowledge and Algorithmic Harm in TikTok Recommendation Systems

Incomplete Perspectives: A Critique on Popular Commentary Regarding Melanoma Deaths in Black Patients

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Incomplete Perspectives: A Critique on Popular Commentary Regarding Melanoma Deaths in Black Patients

Whose Knowledge Counts? Applying Standpoint Theory to Algorithmic Power and Inequality in Education

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Whose Knowledge Counts? Applying Standpoint Theory to Algorithmic Power and Inequality in Education

Reproductive Health Tracking Apps and the Potential for Data Surveillance to be Challenged

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Reproductive Health Tracking Apps and the Potential for Data Surveillance to be Challenged

Environmental Policy, Colonial Mapping, and Indigenous Erasure: A Case Study of Tongva Land in Los Angeles

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Environmental Policy, Colonial Mapping, and Indigenous Erasure: A Case Study of Tongva Land in Los Angeles

Seen but Not Sovereign: Visibility, Power, and the Unhoused Content Creator

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Seen but Not Sovereign: Visibility, Power, and the Unhoused Content Creator

Standpoint Theory, Native Feminism, and the Toxic Legacy of Agent Orange

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Standpoint Theory, Native Feminism, and the Toxic Legacy of Agent Orange

Transit Inequality in Los Angeles: Commuter Experiences in Urban Infrastructure Planning

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Transit Inequality in Los Angeles: Commuter Experiences in Urban Infrastructure Planning

Technologies of Repression: Surveillance of Contemporary US Protest Movements

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Technologies of Repression: Surveillance of Contemporary US Protest Movements

Training Data and Algorithmic Bias in Healthcare AI: A Standpoint Theory Perspective

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Training Data and Algorithmic Bias in Healthcare AI: A Standpoint Theory Perspective

Facial Recognition and Surveillance Capitalism: Challenging Legal Frameworks of Privacy, Consent, and Citizenship

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Facial Recognition and Surveillance Capitalism: Challenging Legal Frameworks of Privacy, Consent, and Citizenship

Epistemic Asymmetries and the Architecture of Exclusion: Decolonizing the "White-as-Default" Paradigm in Dermatological AI

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Epistemic Asymmetries and the Architecture of Exclusion: Decolonizing the "White-as-Default" Paradigm in Dermatological AI

Digital Flesh: A Black Feminist and Standpoint Critique of Carceral Logics in COMPAS Risk Assessment Algorithms

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Digital Flesh: A Black Feminist and Standpoint Critique of Carceral Logics in COMPAS Risk Assessment Algorithms

Urban infrastructure accessibility in highly developed cities in North America

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Urban infrastructure accessibility in highly developed cities in North America

Whose Lives Are Worth Saving? Standpoint Theory, Racial Capitalism, and the Cancer-Malaria Funding Gap

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Whose Lives Are Worth Saving? Standpoint Theory, Racial Capitalism, and the Cancer-Malaria Funding Gap

Predictive Policing Algorithms: How law enforcement agencies still perpetuate American racial inequality

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Predictive Policing Algorithms: How law enforcement agencies still perpetuate American racial inequality

A Standpoint Analysis of U.S. Military Infrastructure and Influence in Korea After the Korean War

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Standpoint Analysis of U.S. Military Infrastructure and Influence in Korea After the Korean War

Urban Greening or Urban Loss? Community Standpoints and the Contradictions of Green Infrastructure Planning

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Urban Greening or Urban Loss? Community Standpoints and the Contradictions of Green Infrastructure Planning

Smart Cities as Social Constructions of Surveillance

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Smart Cities as Social Constructions of Surveillance

Concrete Flows and Social Power: Civil Engineering Design, Environmental Justice, and Community Knowledge in the Los Angeles River

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Concrete Flows and Social Power: Civil Engineering Design, Environmental Justice, and Community Knowledge in the Los Angeles River

The Polygon and the Perimeter: Algorithmic Failure and the 2025 Eaton Fire

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Polygon and the Perimeter: Algorithmic Failure and the 2025 Eaton Fire

The Search For Sustainable Energy and Indigineity

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Search For Sustainable Energy and Indigineity

Pesticides and Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pesticides and Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Embracing Impermanence: Engineering, Settler Colonialism, and the Politics of Land Stabilization

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Embracing Impermanence: Engineering, Settler Colonialism, and the Politics of Land Stabilization

Insulin as a Luxury: The Effects of Medical Brokering on Public Health

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Insulin as a Luxury: The Effects of Medical Brokering on Public Health

Disposable Packaging, and the Real Costs of Convenience

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Disposable Packaging, and the Real Costs of Convenience

Algorithmic Visibility and Epistemic Power: How Social Media Algorithms Shape the Representation of Latinx Communities

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Algorithmic Visibility and Epistemic Power: How Social Media Algorithms Shape the Representation of Latinx Communities

The very real cost for the "embodiment of freedom"

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The very real cost for the "embodiment of freedom"

Standardizing the Body: How Health Tracking Enforces Hegemonic Values in the Workplace

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Standardizing the Body: How Health Tracking Enforces Hegemonic Values in the Workplace

An Uncomfortable Standard: Why Speculum-Based Cervical Cancer Screening Persists

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

An Uncomfortable Standard: Why Speculum-Based Cervical Cancer Screening Persists

Voice Assistant Data, Behavioral Profiling, and Targeted Advertising in the 21st Century

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Voice Assistant Data, Behavioral Profiling, and Targeted Advertising in the 21st Century

Who Trains the Machine? Standpoint Theory and the Social Origins of Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Who Trains the Machine? Standpoint Theory and the Social Origins of Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Equity, Ethics, and Environmental Risks of Satellite Mega-Constellations

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Equity, Ethics, and Environmental Risks of Satellite Mega-Constellations

Health Data and Digital Surveillance: Ethical Challenges in Health Tracking Technologies

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Health Data and Digital Surveillance: Ethical Challenges in Health Tracking Technologies

Pesticides and Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pesticides and Environmental Justice in the Central Valley

Memes to Mockery: How Algorithms Create Racial Division by Using Comedy in Social Media

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Memes to Mockery: How Algorithms Create Racial Division by Using Comedy in Social Media

Fashion, Cultural Appropriation, and the Commodification of Culture in Digital Platforms

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fashion, Cultural Appropriation, and the Commodification of Culture in Digital Platforms

Scientist or Soldier: The Patriarchal Sovereignty of Foreign Nations Over the Lives of Iranian Nuclear Scientists

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scientist or Soldier: The Patriarchal Sovereignty of Foreign Nations Over the Lives of Iranian Nuclear Scientists

Designing Accessible Transit: Applying Standpoint Theory to Transportation Technology and Disability Access in Los Angeles

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Designing Accessible Transit: Applying Standpoint Theory to Transportation Technology and Disability Access in Los Angeles

Medical Gatekeeping via AI Triage and Its Relation to the Racialized Politics of Personhood

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Medical Gatekeeping via AI Triage and Its Relation to the Racialized Politics of Personhood

Algorithmic Biases in AI-Powered ATS Hiring Systems

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Algorithmic Biases in AI-Powered ATS Hiring Systems

Standpoint and Black Feminist Perspectives on Racial Bias in Dermatological Diagnosis

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Standpoint and Black Feminist Perspectives on Racial Bias in Dermatological Diagnosis

The Bias Behind Pulse Oximetry

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Bias Behind Pulse Oximetry

Ethics of the Behavioral Twin

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ethics of the Behavioral Twin

LinkLA: Moving LA Forward

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

LinkLA: Moving LA Forward

Democracy, a Victim of Capitalist Social Media

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Democracy, a Victim of Capitalist Social Media

Whose Data Counts? Environmental Knowledge and Urban Oil Infrastructure in Los Angeles County

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines how environmental data practices shape recognition of risks from urban oil wells in Los Angeles County. Using spatial analysis and existing research, it highlights how institutional datasets and community knowledge jointly influence environmental decision making.

Scrolling into Doom: A Standpoint Analysis of Social Media and Mental Health

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scrolling into Doom: A Standpoint Analysis of Social Media and Mental Health

Dewey Decimal System as a Form of Systematic Oppression

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Dewey Decimal System as a Form of Systematic Oppression

Who Draws the Line? Embryo Selection and the Politics of Normal

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Who Draws the Line? Embryo Selection and the Politics of Normal

What the Algorithim Could Not See: Standpoint, Knowledge, and the eGFR Race Coefficient

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What the Algorithim Could Not See: Standpoint, Knowledge, and the eGFR Race Coefficient

When Dirty Water is Labled Clean: Why The People of Flint Were Ignored

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This paper examines epistemic hierarchies within regulatory science during the Flint Water Crisis, arguing it was not merely a bureaucratic failure but part of a broader pattern of colonial disposability that has historically rendered America's most vulnerable communities expendable.

Survival as Property: Pharmaceutical Sovereignty and the Structural Limits of Keytruda Access

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Survival as Property: Pharmaceutical Sovereignty and the Structural Limits of Keytruda Access

Rendering Skin: Computational Photography, Smartphone Cameras, and the Politics of Representation

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Rendering Skin: Computational Photography, Smartphone Cameras, and the Politics of Representation

AI Hiring Algorithms and the Reproduction of Labor Inequality

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI Hiring Algorithms and the Reproduction of Labor Inequality

Digital Redlining and the Colonial Infrastructure of Urban Planning: An Environmental Justice Analysis of Contemporary Mapping Technologies

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Digital Redlining and the Colonial Infrastructure of Urban Planning: An Environmental Justice Analysis of Contemporary Mapping Technologies

Time, Endurance, and Energy: Public Charging as Hidden Labor

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Time, Endurance, and Energy: Public Charging as Hidden Labor

How Heteronormative Bias Allows Blood Donation Policies to Actively Stigmatize Queer Bodies

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How Heteronormative Bias Allows Blood Donation Policies to Actively Stigmatize Queer Bodies

Underrepresentation and Power: Data Colonialism in IndonesianLanguage-based AI Development

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Underrepresentation and Power: Data Colonialism in IndonesianLanguage-based AI Development

Lithium Mining, Settler Colonialism, and the False Promise of Green Energy

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Lithium Mining, Settler Colonialism, and the False Promise of Green Energy

Queering Medical Device Design

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Queering Medical Device Design

How Implementation of AI in US Military Flight Platforms Reinforces Patriarchy and Capitalist Systems

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How Implementation of AI in US Military Flight Platforms Reinforces Patriarchy and Capitalist Systems

AI Automation and Labor Inequality: Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Driving Jobs

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI Automation and Labor Inequality: Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Driving Jobs

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 2

Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 2

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 3

Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 3

The Default Body: How Clinical Trial Exclusions and Medical Device Design Encode Systemic Inequality

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Default Body: How Clinical Trial Exclusions and Medical Device Design Encode Systemic Inequality

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 4

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Queered Science & Technology Center: Volume 4

Who's Smart City

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Who's Smart City

Live Arts Colonized By Media and Cameras

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Live Arts Colonized By Media and Cameras

Personhood and Digital Platforms: Who’s in Control?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Personhood and Digital Platforms: Who’s in Control?

Decolonizing AI Data Centers: A Critique Through the Native Feminist Lens

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Decolonizing AI Data Centers: A Critique Through the Native Feminist Lens

When the FDA Fails as a Public Safety Measure – A Standpoint Theory Analysis of Regulatory Loopholes and Corporate Influence

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

When the FDA Fails as a Public Safety Measure – A Standpoint Theory Analysis of Regulatory Loopholes and Corporate Influence

Epistemic Injustice in AI-Generated Histories: Evaluating Cultural Bias, Hallucinations, and Community Sovereignty

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Epistemic Injustice in AI-Generated Histories: Evaluating Cultural Bias, Hallucinations, and Community Sovereignty

Autonomous Vehicles and Their Effects on the Working Class

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Autonomous Vehicles and Their Effects on the Working Class

The Illusion of Trust: How Government-Mandated Surveillance Undermines Personhood

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Illusion of Trust: How Government-Mandated Surveillance Undermines Personhood

Medical Study Disparities: How Exclusion Threatens Personhood

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Medical Study Disparities: How Exclusion Threatens Personhood

Streaming Under Surveilance: How Capitalism and Patriarchy Shape Media Content

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Streaming Under Surveilance: How Capitalism and Patriarchy Shape Media Content

Stolen Strokes: AI, Creativity, and Power

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Stolen Strokes: AI, Creativity, and Power

Digital Colonialism in the age of AI

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Digital Colonialism in the age of AI

The Broken Los Angeles Public Transportation System

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Broken Los Angeles Public Transportation System

The Illusion of Trust: How Government-Mandated Surveillance Undermines Personhood

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Illusion of Trust: How Government-Mandated Surveillance Undermines Personhood

Concrete Rivers and Social Change: A critical examination of the Los Angeles River and more equitable flood management strategies

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Concrete Rivers and Social Change: A critical examination of the Los Angeles River and more equitable flood management strategies

Addressing the Inequalities of Automation

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Addressing the Inequalities of Automation

Unequal Innovation: The Hidden Harms of Medical Devices on Marginalized Communities

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Unequal Innovation: The Hidden Harms of Medical Devices on Marginalized Communities

Bias in Automation: Using Standpoint Theory and Black Feminism to Analyze AI’s Impact on the Workforce

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bias in Automation: Using Standpoint Theory and Black Feminism to Analyze AI’s Impact on the Workforce

Humanizing Artificial Intelligence: A New Caste

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Humanizing Artificial Intelligence: A New Caste

Algorithmic Bias in LGBTQ+ Content Moderation

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Algorithmic Bias in LGBTQ+ Content Moderation

Meme Coins: Their Role in the Cryptopatriarchy

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Meme Coins: Their Role in the Cryptopatriarchy

An Ethical Look at CRISPR

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

An Ethical Look at CRISPR

Beyond the Canvas, Exploring the Ethical and Cultural Implications of AI-Generated Art

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Beyond the Canvas, Exploring the Ethical and Cultural Implications of AI-Generated Art

Renewable Energy and Indigenous Communities: A Native Feminist Analysis of Land, Equity, and Justice

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Renewable Energy and Indigenous Communities: A Native Feminist Analysis of Land, Equity, and Justice

Forging a Path Forward: Native Feminism and The Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Forging a Path Forward: Native Feminism and The Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Modern Day Monopolies: A Standpoint Analysis

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Modern Day Monopolies: A Standpoint Analysis

Autonomous Vehicles: The solution to urban transportation?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Autonomous Vehicles: The solution to urban transportation?

How Modern Satellite Technology Reinforces Capitalist and Patriarchal Structures

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

How Modern Satellite Technology Reinforces Capitalist and Patriarchal Structures

The Politics of Facial Recognition

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Politics of Facial Recognition

Western Commodification of Genetic Information and its Implications for Marginalized Groups

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Western Commodification of Genetic Information and its Implications for Marginalized Groups

The Future Isn’t Set in Stone: Recognizing Indigenous Earthen Materials to Combat Concrete Carbon Emissions

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Future Isn’t Set in Stone: Recognizing Indigenous Earthen Materials to Combat Concrete Carbon Emissions

Beyond the Algorithm: Power, Privilege, and Bias in Facial Recognition Technology

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Beyond the Algorithm: Power, Privilege, and Bias in Facial Recognition Technology

Inclusive Construction: Women and Technology through Feminist Standpoint Theory

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Inclusive Construction: Women and Technology through Feminist Standpoint Theory