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Helen Hester

Helen Hester

@HelenHester

Xenofeminist. Haircut enthusiast. Curator @femfutprog. Tweeting in a personal capacity.

London Katılım Mayıs 2011
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Caja Negra Editora@cajanegraedit·
8M. Estreno de ZONA DE CONTACTO, un espacio de diálogo entre autorxs de @cajanegraedit. Primer episodio. Helen Hester y McKenzie Wark, moderadas por Feda Baeza. Rave, lujo público y mentalidad hacker: youtube.com/watch?v=1SRCgP…
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Helen Hester@HelenHester·
If you, or someone you know, might be interested in studying for an MA, please do come along to the UWL PG open evening on November 19. I'll be there to talk about the MA Digital Media, Culture and Economy, funding options, research degrees, UWL in general uwl.ac.uk/whats-on/postg…
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Marta Peirano@minipetite·
Hoy contaba en mi columna que los electrodomésticos nunca nos liberaron del trabajo doméstico porque su eficiencia nos hizo elevar el estandar de limpieza de la ropa y el hogar. Si os interesa, lo cuenta mejor @HelenHester en Después del Trabajo. cajanegraeditora.com.ar/libros/despues…
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Helen Hester@HelenHester·
Looking forward to Mondiacult 2025 (the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development) at the end of the month, where I'll be giving two little keynote talks on AI slop and discovery collapse. mondiacult.cultura.gob.es/noticias/notic…
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Helen Hester@HelenHester·
@boreddeleuzian but in the failure to address the underlying causes of a lack of social connection (e.g., the organisation of our re/productive lives in such a manner that the possibilities for solidarity, leisure, non-instrumentalized connection are systematically undermined.)
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Helen Hester@HelenHester·
@boreddeleuzian The problem with e.g. Zuck's attempts to address a dearth of social relationships is not in the proposed use of AI companions per se - although there are of course plenty of reasons to critique the ubiquitizing of artificial intelligence as the answer to any & all problems -
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Lacanian 🍷@boreddeleuzian·
Ok hear me out: what if relationships with chatbots are Xenofeminist praxis?
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Lacanian 🍷@boreddeleuzian·
@HelenHester You saw the post (it's an honor!). I read the article and I agree. I like your framing of it as emotional labor; that's how I've been thinking of it as well, but I haven't seen people talk about it. And I think a little healthy delusion can have a part in intimacy of all kinds.
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