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Paula Bialski on Middletech, Software Work, and the Culture of Good Enough

Paula Bialski on Middletech, Software Work, and the Culture of Good Enough

Update: 2024-07-15
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with Paula Bialski, an Associate Professor for Digital Sociology at the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, about her recent book, Middle Tech: Software Work and the Culture of Good Enough (Princeton UP, 2024). The pair talk about the art of ethnographic study of software work, and how, maybe, our world could do with a healthy dose of good enough-ness. They also scheme about some potential collaborations here on Peoples & Things, which you should definitely keep an eye out for. (You should also check out Paula’s folk pop group, Paula & Karol, whose music was greatly enjoyed while working on this episode.)

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Paula Bialski on Middletech, Software Work, and the Culture of Good Enough

Paula Bialski on Middletech, Software Work, and the Culture of Good Enough

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