Infrastructures of Labor explores how infrastructures are not just technical artifacts but are comprised of human labor. From networked infrastructures in the global North to do-it-yourself “people as infrastructure” systems in the global South, the panelists will present research considering how human bodies and communities are interwoven with the built environment and its technological systems.

Kafui Attoh – Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, The Murphy Institute, CUNY

Catherine Fennell – Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University

Malini Ranganathan – Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University

Rosalind Fredericks – Assistant Professor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, NYU

Penny Lewis – Associate Professor of Labor Studies, The Murphy Institute, CUNY

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