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A brief introduction to decolonial computing

Published: 13 June 2016 Publication History

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Does computing need to be decolonized, and if so, how should such decolonization be effected? This short essay introduces a recent proposal at the fringes of computing, which attempts to engage these and other related questions.

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    cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
    XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 22, Issue 4
    Cultures of Computing
    Summer 2016
    55 pages
    ISSN:1528-4972
    EISSN:1528-4980
    DOI:10.1145/2955226
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