Simon Lindgren
@simonlindgren.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at DIGSUM, Umeå University, Sweden.
Critical Theory of AI • Digital Media and Society • Data Theory • Computational Methods • Discourse Analysis • Network Analysis.
Critical Theory of AI • Digital Media and Society • Data Theory • Computational Methods • Discourse Analysis • Network Analysis.
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Detta var välskrivet och väl sammanfattat av @johannesklenell.bsky.social: www.dn.se/kultur/johan...
Johannes Klenell: Moderaternas nya signalord används bara om djur och invandrare
Vad är egentligen ett ”dominansbeteende” Majoritetssamhällets fördomar exploateras i högerns hårdare tag-retorik, skriver Johannes Klenell.
www.dn.se
September 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Detta var välskrivet och väl sammanfattat av @johannesklenell.bsky.social: www.dn.se/kultur/johan...
We seek a new PhD student to join our research group, studying how digital technologies – social media and AI – affect political communication, mobilisation and power. The position is within the @digsum.bsky.social research centre at Umeå University.
Deadline July 21 --> www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Deadline July 21 --> www.umu.se/en/work-with...
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We seek a new PhD student to join our research group, studying how digital technologies – social media and AI – affect political communication, mobilisation and power. The position is within the @digsum.bsky.social research centre at Umeå University.
Deadline July 21 --> www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Deadline July 21 --> www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Out now: 3rd Edition of Digital Media & Society!
A privilege to revisit and update it over the years. New in this edition:
• Non-progressive digital activism (radicalization, hate)
• Post-pandemic/post-truth media, disinfo & propaganda
• Generative AI, LLMs, deepfakes
• Expanded learning features
A privilege to revisit and update it over the years. New in this edition:
• Non-progressive digital activism (radicalization, hate)
• Post-pandemic/post-truth media, disinfo & propaganda
• Generative AI, LLMs, deepfakes
• Expanded learning features
April 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Out now: 3rd Edition of Digital Media & Society!
A privilege to revisit and update it over the years. New in this edition:
• Non-progressive digital activism (radicalization, hate)
• Post-pandemic/post-truth media, disinfo & propaganda
• Generative AI, LLMs, deepfakes
• Expanded learning features
A privilege to revisit and update it over the years. New in this edition:
• Non-progressive digital activism (radicalization, hate)
• Post-pandemic/post-truth media, disinfo & propaganda
• Generative AI, LLMs, deepfakes
• Expanded learning features
The différance is strong with this one #AcademicSky
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The différance is strong with this one #AcademicSky
Wow! Thank you so much for the super kind words! Glad you like it!
I bought this book a while ago and finally have the space on a long train journey today to begin reading it. The best introduction to a book I’ve read for ages. Must read. Thank you @simonlindgren.bsky.social
#ArtificialIntelligence #CriticalTheory #SocialSciences #ResearchMethodology
#ArtificialIntelligence #CriticalTheory #SocialSciences #ResearchMethodology
March 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Wow! Thank you so much for the super kind words! Glad you like it!
Reposted by Simon Lindgren
Reposted by Simon Lindgren
We draw from & build on pioneering research by @snurb.info @jeanburgess.bsky.social @ryangallagher.bsky.social @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @emilianotrere.com @sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social @sjjphd.bsky.social @foucaultwelles.bsky.social @dkreiss.bsky.social @simonlindgren.bsky.social and many others 👇🏽
#newPub #openAccess #academicSky #commSky
Delighted to see this article finally published in Social Media + Society.
#StopAsianHate as Hashtag #Activism: Provocateurs, Celebrities, and #Fan Practices of Collective Action Against #Racism
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Key findings 🧵👇🏽
Delighted to see this article finally published in Social Media + Society.
#StopAsianHate as Hashtag #Activism: Provocateurs, Celebrities, and #Fan Practices of Collective Action Against #Racism
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Key findings 🧵👇🏽
February 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We draw from & build on pioneering research by @snurb.info @jeanburgess.bsky.social @ryangallagher.bsky.social @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @emilianotrere.com @sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social @sjjphd.bsky.social @foucaultwelles.bsky.social @dkreiss.bsky.social @simonlindgren.bsky.social and many others 👇🏽
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Very excited about the (Un)stable Diffusions @jdsr.bsky.social special issue by Fenwick McKelvey, Joanna Redden, Jonathan Roberge & @lukestark.bsky.social questioning how Critical AI Studies can attend to publics, publicities, and publicizations of #generativeAI: publicera.kb.se/jdsr/issue/v...
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2024): (Un)stable diffusions
| Journal of Digital Social Research
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January 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very excited about the (Un)stable Diffusions @jdsr.bsky.social special issue by Fenwick McKelvey, Joanna Redden, Jonathan Roberge & @lukestark.bsky.social questioning how Critical AI Studies can attend to publics, publicities, and publicizations of #generativeAI: publicera.kb.se/jdsr/issue/v...
The 3rd edition of Digital Media & Society will be out in May, updated and revised throughout and with new bits about data, (gen)AI, synthetic media, and more. Lovely cover art by franciskenney.net
January 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The 3rd edition of Digital Media & Society will be out in May, updated and revised throughout and with new bits about data, (gen)AI, synthetic media, and more. Lovely cover art by franciskenney.net
Glad you like it! 😎
I’m totally down for this definition of AI by Ericson et al 😂
January 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Glad you like it! 😎
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Updated Keywords for Media, Culture & Information textaural.com/keywords/ with Resistance Stefania Milan; Programmable politics @simonlindgren.bsky.social en.bsky.social @annekaun.bsky.social sky.social; Convenience @msteinbrg.bsky.social brg.bsky.social @joshua-neves.bsky.social eves.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Updated Keywords for Media, Culture & Information textaural.com/keywords/ with Resistance Stefania Milan; Programmable politics @simonlindgren.bsky.social en.bsky.social @annekaun.bsky.social sky.social; Convenience @msteinbrg.bsky.social brg.bsky.social @joshua-neves.bsky.social eves.bsky.social
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The Swedish #AI roadmap risks forgetting about the critical role of social sciences and humanities research
AI is not the answer, until we know the question — DIGSUM
DIGSUM Director and Professor Simon Lindgren was the lead author of a debate piece, published at the WASP-HS blog. Lindgren, together with Jason Tucker and Virginia Dignum, argue that the Swedish AI C...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The Swedish #AI roadmap risks forgetting about the critical role of social sciences and humanities research
Check out our paper on how we now live in an age of Programmable Politics #programmablepolitics @annekaun.bsky.social
In this new #OnlineFirst article, @simonlindgren.bsky.social and Anne Kaun discuss the transition from digital politics to programmable politics, a concept that highlights the impact of platform architectures, algorithms, AI and non-human agency.
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December 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Check out our paper on how we now live in an age of Programmable Politics #programmablepolitics @annekaun.bsky.social
Me and @annekaun.bsky.social have published a piece introducing the notion of "Programmable Politics" as an emerging keyword that highlights the impact of platform architectures, algorithms, AI, and non-human agency on the political landscape 🤖 doi.org/10.1177/0163...
Programmable politics in the aftermaths of the pandemic - Simon Lindgren, Anne Kaun, 2024
This Crosscurrent contribution presents programmable politics as an emerging keyword for understanding the complex interplay between technology, society and pol...
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December 6, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Me and @annekaun.bsky.social have published a piece introducing the notion of "Programmable Politics" as an emerging keyword that highlights the impact of platform architectures, algorithms, AI, and non-human agency on the political landscape 🤖 doi.org/10.1177/0163...
Cool to see my notion of ”bias bias” turn up in this article on AI and stochastic remembering @riksmit.bsky.social @socmerrill.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Cool to see my notion of ”bias bias” turn up in this article on AI and stochastic remembering @riksmit.bsky.social @socmerrill.bsky.social
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Okay wow this is an *excellent* new paper on distributed agency, stochastic remembering, and human-LLM assemblages brill.com/view/journal...
Ft. @emilymbender.bsky.social, Latour, STS, mnemotechnology, and more
Also has an excellent description of training, RLHF & human-machine feedback loops
Ft. @emilymbender.bsky.social, Latour, STS, mnemotechnology, and more
Also has an excellent description of training, RLHF & human-machine feedback loops
November 21, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Okay wow this is an *excellent* new paper on distributed agency, stochastic remembering, and human-LLM assemblages brill.com/view/journal...
Ft. @emilymbender.bsky.social, Latour, STS, mnemotechnology, and more
Also has an excellent description of training, RLHF & human-machine feedback loops
Ft. @emilymbender.bsky.social, Latour, STS, mnemotechnology, and more
Also has an excellent description of training, RLHF & human-machine feedback loops
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Something is happening here on BlueSky. When the madman bought Twitter, I left immediately and set up Mastodon and Bluesky accounts. Activity has been moderate but now exploding post-election. Hopeful.
November 17, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Something is happening here on BlueSky. When the madman bought Twitter, I left immediately and set up Mastodon and Bluesky accounts. Activity has been moderate but now exploding post-election. Hopeful.
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Guys, get the fuck off Twitter.
October 6, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Guys, get the fuck off Twitter.
In this new article, Agnes Liminga and I explored data activism discourses revealing two distinct strands: social justice advocates vs. established elites. This division raises questions about who is truly driving the data justice agenda https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241266416
September 24, 2024 at 8:14 AM
In this new article, Agnes Liminga and I explored data activism discourses revealing two distinct strands: social justice advocates vs. established elites. This division raises questions about who is truly driving the data justice agenda https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241266416
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The first day of our symposium on digital research methods, mess, myths, and madness is underway! We are enjoying cozy workshops and thought-provoking talks #digitalmethods
September 11, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The first day of our symposium on digital research methods, mess, myths, and madness is underway! We are enjoying cozy workshops and thought-provoking talks #digitalmethods
Our new article shows that Critical AI Studies address race and gender more than class and capitalism. It stresses the need for integrating political economy critiques into AI research for a fuller understanding of its socio-economic, ecological, and political effects.
Tracing Class and Capital in Critical AI Research
| tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
www.triple-c.at
April 29, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Our new article shows that Critical AI Studies address race and gender more than class and capitalism. It stresses the need for integrating political economy critiques into AI research for a fuller understanding of its socio-economic, ecological, and political effects.
Don’t miss this postdoc opportunity with us at @digsum.bsky.social
Come work with us at DIGSUM! We are announcing a new post-doc position at Umeå University, starting September 2024. Join our "PastForward" project where we study the political uses of the past in digital discourses about futures. See more here: www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
#AcademicJobs #PostDoc
#AcademicJobs #PostDoc
April 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Don’t miss this postdoc opportunity with us at @digsum.bsky.social
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Great opportunity to join a cool research group and our project on digital propaganda! PhD in sociology or equiv. and an interest in combining computional methods and critical interpretive approaches wanted!
We are looking for a postdoc for our research group in digital sociology within DIGSUM. The research is about how false information is created and spread across digital platforms, and how it can affect public opinion and undermine democracy. Spread the word! www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
Postdoc position to study digital disinformation — DIGSUM
We have an open position for a postdoc to come work with us at Umeå
University to study how disinformation and misinformation are created and
spread through digital platforms, and how they may affec...
www.digsum.org
March 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Great opportunity to join a cool research group and our project on digital propaganda! PhD in sociology or equiv. and an interest in combining computional methods and critical interpretive approaches wanted!