Beyond 5G: fieldnotes from Finland

Towards Atmospheric Care (Hanna Husberg and Agata Marzecova)

Dossiers, no. 3, vol. 7September 29, 2022<November 1, 2022

Beyond 5G: fieldnotes from Finland

by Towards Atmospheric Care

Advancing feminist and critically engaged considerations of atmospheric media technologies, this essay by Towards Atmospheric Care (Hanna Husberg and Agata Marzecova) provides a snapshot of their ongoing interdisciplinary investigation of 5G-based smart solutions and new electronic ecosystems emerging in Finland, a country that has positioned itself at the forefront of inventing the wireless communication of the future.

Dossiers, no. 3, vol. 7September 28, 2022<September 28, 2022

5G: The Next True or False Public Utility of the Future City?

by Fiona McDermott

Who is 5G really for? Fiona McDermott urges closer consideration of the public use value of much-hyped 5G technologies through an examination of the potentially fraught public-private partnerships extolling the development of urban 5G infrastructure in the name of public good.

Dossiers, no. 3, vol. 7September 27, 2022<September 28, 2022

Antifascism and anti-5G conspiracies

by Günter Gassner

Günter Gassner examines the relationship between antifascism and anti-5G conspiracies, arguing for a critical examination of 5G as a global capitalist tool that can expedite fascist tendencies.

Mediapolis Now, no. 4, vol. 6September 27, 2021<September 27, 2021

Events Episode 1: Predictive Cities with Manu Luksch, Melissa Butcher, Sarah Keenan and Joel McKim

by Scott Rodgers

In the latest episode of our Events podcast series, Manu Luksch, Melissa Butcher, Sarah Keenan and Joel McKim discuss the Predictive Cities VR Exhibition, specially available to Mediapolis listeners and readers until the end of 2021.

no. 5, Roundtables, vol. 1November 25, 2016<January 17, 2017

Seeking Place in Mediated Urban Space

by Zlatan Krajina

Beginning the second round of our continuing Roundtable, Zlatan Krajina explores the phenomenology of mediated place-making: the interaction of routines, institutions and citizens

no. 5, Roundtables, vol. 1November 15, 2016<January 17, 2017

Right to the City, or Compulsion to Connect?

by Myria Georgiou

In the third essay, Myria Georgiou reflects on the politicized relationships between the right to the city and emergent compulsions to communicate digitally.