3 June 2026

Prof. Dr. Azadeh Akbari, recently named by „Die Zeit“ as one of seven thinkers to know, is our next guest speaker at „Taming the Machines“ on 3 June 2026. In her talk she develops the concept of uneven datafication, drawing on literature on coloniality, uneven development, and dependency theory. She shows how datafication is neither homogeneous nor universal, but marked by colonial continuities, spatial differentiation, and temporal unevenness that sustain colonial capitalist accumulation.

About the lecture

When: 03.06.2026, 18:15 - 19:45 CEST/Berlin time

Where:

• Join us on-site at: Flü­gelbau Ost, 2. OG, Raum O 221, Ed­mund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Ham­burg
• Join us virtually via Zoom Webinar: After registering on our research group’s website,  you will  receive the access details by e-mail. These access data are valid for all lectures in the series.

Registration and complete program of „Taming the Machines“ lecture series:
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/eit/taming-the-machines/summer26.html