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A poster for the Digital Democracy from Below taking place on February 20, 2026, 12:00pm-1:30pm EST. Free and open to the public. Speakers are: Julie Bolthouse, Luã Cruz, Bianca Wylie, Tamara Kneese, Dhanaraj Thakur and Roya Pakzad. Co-organized by Jess Reia, Jonathan van Geuns and Nicole West Bassoff. Sponsored by the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at UVA.

As we navigate the undermining of democratic processes & witness how tech facilitates/resists authoritarianism, join us on Feb 20@12pm to hear from @technolua.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @royapak.bsky.social B.Wylie, J.Bolthouse
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📣 Please join us in welcoming our ten new affiliates: Kiara Childs, Mar Hicks, Harry Hudome, Shannon Mattern, Joan Mukogosi, Miliaku Nwabueze, Marie-Therese Png, Jess Reia, Melinda Sebastian, & Émile P. Torres. We're excited to work with and learn from them! datasociety.net/announcement...

This is a screenshot of a webpage. It says: Opportunities University of Virginia’s Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowships will begin in August of 2026 and run through August 2028. Application Deadline: December 15, 2025; notifications to made in March 2026. Interested in learning more? Join us for a Zoom info session in October or November.

We are hiring! The DTD Lab invites applications for our 2026 postdoctoral cohort. Areas I'd love to supervise: gender/techno-authoritarianism, data visibility, urban governance, night studies, cultural practices, and all things related to tech policy. More info:
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There are two images together. On the left is the cover of a collection of essays titled "Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity," co-edited by Jess Reia, MC Forelle and Yingchong Wang in 2025. The cover features an orange and teal design with an abstract pattern at its center. On the right, the table of contents featuring dozens of authors divided into four sections.

ICYMI: Our new collection of essays, “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity,” is out! ✨ Download it here: doi.org/10.18130/03d.... Offering some responses & asking more questions, we cover topics like arts administration, data centers, digital sovereignty, sustainability & more.

We’re excited to announce the launch of our essay collection, Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity.This collection grew out of a 2-day workshop where experts across disciplines and industries gathered to explore the past, present, & future role of AI: doi.org/10.18130/03d... (1/n)

A person dressed in black, with red hair and wearing glasses holds a book with a blue cover that says: Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach US about Data, Policy and Our Cities, Jess Reia. The University of Virginia historical lawn is in the background. It is daytime.

My book is out and thanks to the generous support from SDS + DTD Lab, it is open access! 💙 You can download it for free here: doi.org/10.18130/px2...
Physical copies can be bought wherever you buy books or at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Support local bookstores/non-tech giants if you can :)

A screenshot of a paper published in the Data & Policy journal titled "Invisible data in night-time governance: addressing policy gaps and building a digital rights framework for cities after dark." It also shows the abstract and list of contents.

New paper on the importance of open data and digital rights for nighttime economies is out! It's open access and available at Data for Policy: doi.org/10.1017/dap....

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Screenshot of an academic paper: Smart-Washing the City: A Study on the Privatization of Urban Digital Infrastructures in the Global South by Jess Reia and Luã Cruz Abstract: Over the past 15 years, various approaches to urban intelligence have emerged, with significant critical work examining smart cities and data extractivism. Yet, there has been relatively limited research into the socio-political impacts of the smart city agenda, particularly concerning digital rights, digital infrastructure privatization, and the right to the city in the Global South. In Latin America, civil society organizations and investigative journalism have been instrumental in highlighting concerns related to surveillance, privacy, and data protection. This article analyzes what we call the “smart-washing” of digital infrastructures in Brazilian cities, leading to increased privatization of urban services and the indiscriminate, technosolutionist use of artificial intelligence. This process occurs under the guise of a corporate-led smart city agenda despite existing regulatory frameworks safeguarding digital rights or public interest advocacy. The Brazilian case holds relevance for the global community, as it affects issues of communication, digital infrastructure, and fundamental rights. Keywords: smart cities, digital infrastructure, digital rights, artificial intelligence, Brazil

My new paper with @technolua.bsky.social is out! ✨ We ask two questions: How can AI and so-called smart technologies undermine democratic processes in local governments? And what is the role of smart-washing in the privatization of urban digital infrastructure?

This is a screenshot from the University of Chicago Press website. On the left, it features a blue cover of a book with the maps of Montreal and Rio overlapping. It reads: "Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach Us about Data, Policy and Our Cities" by Jess Reia. Next to the cover, on the right side, there is a brief description of the book: "This insightful investigation of busking culture confronts relevant truths about power relations, policy, and inequality in contemporary cities across the globe. What happens when precarious urban cultural laborers take data collection, laws, and policymaking into their own hands? Buskers have been part of our cities for hundreds of years, but they remain invisible to governments and in datasets. From nuisance to public art, this cultural practice can help us understand the politics of data collection, archives, regulatory frameworks, and urban planning. Busking also responds to underlying questions on the boundaries of the rights to the city, and who has a voice in shaping how our cities are planned and governed.

I wrote a book! 💙 “Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach Us About Data, Policy & Our Cities” will be out April 11 2025. It covers data invisibility of urban informal labour, the right to the city & proposes new ways to address evidence-based policymaking in the Americas

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Digital Technology for Democracy in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia Apply for Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Digital Technology for Democracy job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia

We’re hiring at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab: 6 postdoc fellow positions for 2 yrs in tech & democracy, broadly understood. All disciplines welcome. We sponsor visas, offer research $ and benefits. Join info sessions. Come work with me, apply by Jan 15: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

The background features a river, tropical forest and lines in the shape of Earth. The text is: Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity October 23 and 24 at 12 pm Bond House It also features a QR code for registration

Join us next week for two panels at the “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity” workshop on Oct 23 & 24 at 12:00pm EDT, either on Zoom or in-person. Free and open to the public. Registration: karshinstitute.virginia.edu/events/reima...