Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

Author: Nathan

  • Against “gender ideology”

    Against “gender ideology”

    The Vatican has just reaffirmed its hostility toward so-called “gender ideology.” I recently wrote in the magazine of the pope’s Jesuit order that this posture is a dangerous failure of imagination: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/11/16/gender-ideology-catholic-246515

  • On the Tech Policy Press podcast

    Thanks to Justin Hendrix of Tech Policy Press for a fun conversation on #GovernableSpaces: https://www.techpolicy.press/nathan-schneider-on-democratic-design-for-online-life/ While you’re there, check out Janet Vertesi’s great new piece on TPP on how AI is a shorthand for outsourcing: https://www.techpolicy.press/dont-be-fooled-much-ai-is-just-outsourcing-redux/

  • All Tech Is Human event

    All Tech Is Human event

    Next week, I’m excited to be joining the All Tech Is Human community (and you?) for a virtual conversation on #GovernableSpaces. This is a nice opportunity to get to know a growing network of folks working for a more excellent internet: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7181069573700374528/comments/

  • At Solidarity Hall

    At Solidarity Hall

    I feel so at home at Solidarity Hall—a rare community that understands the interconnections of theology, philosophy, and solidarity economies. In their newsletter today, Elias Crim and I discuss my new book #GovernableSpaces: https://solidarityhall.substack.com/p/a-chat-with-nathan-schneider

  • What is “perverse attraction”?

    What is “perverse attraction”?

    “This article details how perversion can operate as a technique for establishing novel, voluntary infrastructures.” My latest, with Cassandra Dana, on “perverse attraction”: https://www.zygonjournal.org/article/id/11013/

  • Rehearsals in conversation

    Rehearsals in conversation

    Free lunch, live in Boulder! As part of my college’s event series, I’ll be in conversation with my colleague Bryan Semaan on April 15, exploring the practice of “Designing Against Digital Colonialism”—free and open to the public: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/cmci-rehearsals-in-conversation-designing-against-digital-colonialism

  • “Perverse attraction” and infrastructure

    Out today! A long-coming research article with Cassandra Dana on sex and crypto-money. “Perverse attraction: Idolatry, pornography, and the making of infrastructure,” just out at Zygon https://www.zygonjournal.org/article/id/11013/

  • Podcasting commoning

    There is no democracy without a commons. This week I am grateful to be discussing #GovernableSpaces on the Frontiers of Commoning podcast with one of my heroes, David Bollier: https://www.bollier.org/blog/nathan-schneider-building-democratic-governance-internet David’s books are a phenomenal intro to the power and craft of commoning.

  • Easter newsletters

    Easter newsletters

    While supervising today’s egg-mayhem, I was grateful to notice my recent work featured in two of my favorite tech newsletters. These are really helpful intros to #GovernableSpaces and the ideas therein. Read & subscribe! @WeAreNew_Public: https://newpublic.substack.com/p/the-internet-was-supposed-to-be-democratic @charleycjohnson: https://untangled.substack.com/p/make-the-internet-democratic-again

  • Why do feudal patterns persist?

    Why do feudal patterns persist?

    This passage in #GovernableSpaces was just highlighted to me—as was the fact that it should have included Nextdoor, perhaps the most feudal thing of all. Find it in chapter one: https://ntnsndr.in/govbook