The LSTS Gender, Law & Technology reading group has been back since September 2023, continuing its exploration of how gender intersects with legal and technological frameworks!
The group’s main purpose is to create a dedicated space for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to come together each month, engaging in discussions on key topics and critically examining selected readings.
Past Sessions:
- AI and Gender Bias (September 2023)
- Platform Governance and Content Moderation (October 2023)
- Feminism in AI – A Feminist Dictionary in AI (November 2023)
- A Feminist-Queer Reading of the EU AI Law (January 2024)
- Feminist & Queer Legal Methods (February 2024)
- Posthuman Feminism (March 2024)
- Homonationalism and AI Policies (April 2024)
- "Feminist Cyberlaw" (May 2024, CPDP Feminist Book Club*)
- "Feminist AI" (May 2024, CPDP Feminist Book Club*)
- "When Rape Goes Viral" (May 2024, CPDP Feminist Book Club*)
- Caring Dataveillance (September 2024)
- Objectification Theory and the Role of Digital Technologies (October 2024)
- Beauty Standards in AI (November 2024)
- Image-Based Sexual Abuse (Guest Speaker Seminar by Dr. Carlotta Rigotti, January 2025)
- The GDPR from a Gender-Focused Perspective (Guest Speaker Seminar by Dr. Maria Tzanou and Anastasia Siapka, February 2025)
Upcoming Sessions:
- Protecting Women Online (Guest Speaker Seminar by Prof. Olga Jurasz, 21 March 2025)
- Gender Impact Assessment (Guest Speaker Seminar by Dr. Maria Mousmouti, 7 April 2025)
- "Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer" (CPDP Feminist Book Club 2025, 21 May 2025 at 11:05 CET)
- "Migrants in the Digital Periphery- New Urban Frontiers of Control" (CPDP Feminist Book Club 2025, 22 May 2025 at 16:20 CET)
- "AI, Sacred Violence, and War- The Case of Gaza" (CPDP Feminist Book Club 2025, 23 May 2025 at 16:00 CET)
Looking forward to another year of insightful discussions!
*The Feminist Book Club at CPDP: Launched in 2024 and set to continue in 2025, this book club fosters discussions on pressing feminist and technological issues. This year, we’ll focus on topics such as AI in war crimes- a feminist perspective on the genocide in Gaza, gynecological cancer detection through AI, and AI in border management control.