Helen Hester

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…

A selective retrospective of 5 years of work by @FFP! Very proud of this; so many brilliant people and so much interesting material. I found it pretty tough to choose just 3 pieces from the archives.

'The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet' investigates how intelligence–human and artificial–manifests under conditions of secrecy, hostility, and concealment. This new book is a haunting reimagining of the internet as a cosmic survival game. 📖 politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo… #Technology #AIbooks #mediatheory #posthumanism #Fermiparadox #seti #ufology #threebodyproblem

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…

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…

@minipetite Article looks very interesting, Marta! ❤️

at @HousmansBooks in London 7pm Thurs Nov 6 with @HelenHester: housmans.com/event/book-lau…

@OpenlyClassist @reproutopia Thank you! It was so lovely.

Was at this event yesterday. The speakers @HelenHester amd @reproutopia played a blinder.

@castimaquis Mira por cierta la entrevista con @HelenHester nosolocine.net/xenofeminismo-… También es interesante que te leas el manifiesto de xenofeminismo Te dejo la traducción en español es interesante : laboriacuboniks.net/manifesto/xeno…

Xenofeminismo y cultura digital. Una entrevista con Helen Hester. Por Laia Marsal Ferret nosolocine.net/xenofeminismo-… .@LaiaMF @HelenHester

event: xenofeminism @ 10 years tues 7th oct, 18:30 (london) @femfutprog | @reproutopia | @HelenHester tickets: buff.ly/kHeUXUN

YES PETE

The Xenofeminist manifesto is 10 years old this year. Myself, @ericrogers999 @w_stronge are hosting a public conversation with @reproutopia & @HelenHester to reflect, re-engage & reimagine the legacy. Tues 7th Oct, 18:30 (London, @nwspk ) w/ @DecodingLabs @theCADAnetwork & @femfutprog 🎟️ rsvp here luma.com/d47xu6gw

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…

@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.)

@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 -

Ok hear me out: what if relationships with chatbots are Xenofeminist praxis?

@boreddeleuzian And I'm still here! 😊

@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.