SUBCORE

  • Reclaiming Data — Projects aiming to decolonize personal information.
  • The Politics of Encryption — Narrative histories and public debates.
  • Protest Tech — Tools used in movements and the debates around escalation.
  • The Cost of Exposure — When leaks change landscapes and who pays.
  • Signal Sculpture — Artistic works that intercept, transform or reflect communication.
  • Community Trust Models — How groups verify new members without central IDs.
  • Red Team Stories — Ethical penetration testers recount ethical dilemmas (no techniques).
  • Malware as Metaphor — Cultural meanings assigned to malicious code.
  • Phreaker Memoirs — First-person accounts from phone-network explorers.
  • Legal Gray Zones — How laws shape underground tech practice (global comparative).
  • Dumpster Diving as Research — Material culture insights from discarded hardware.
  • Radio for the People — Low-power broadcasting and its political lineage.