OVERVIEW
How do resellers understand, navigate and transform the algorithmic systems that structure their work?
As part of the Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Network, I joined Doctoral researcher Sara Milkes Espinosa in the design and facilitation of a participatory immersion guiding online resellers to imagine cyberfeminist futures of algorithm-driven secondhand economies.
Mixed-Methods Research
Print Design
Web Design
Print Design
Web Design
TOOLS
Figma, Google Forms, Observational Studies, Interviews, Participatory research
TEAMSara Milkes Espinosa
Art-Based Workshops
To support this work, I co-designed a month long diary study research study coupled with two thematic workshops. For these I designed lectures and readers about the invisible labor and material resources involved in the development and sustainment of AI-driven technologies. These two workshops took the group of resellers through two main activites:
- Exploring how they understood how the algorithms of the platform worked through collective mapping
- Imagining how a speculative platform may operate that supports their labor
Secondhand Worker Futures Glossary
This zine serves as a bridge between the worlds of reselling labor, feminist economics, and the evolving dynamics of work in platform-driven economies. By demystifying jargon from reselling, offering feminist perspectives on labor value, and addressing the challenges posed by algorithmic and platform governance, this glossary equips readers with tools to critically engage with their work.
I collected the terms and summarized definitions based on the research study content and was the sole designer and creative director of this zine.
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