Theorizing Future Trajectories on the Digital Divide: A Global South Approach

Prof. Mutsvairo's talk will focus on the recent developments associated with the digital divide, focusing principally on the socio-political implications. The discussion will draw upon various case studies to examine, theorize and show beyond the common paradigms of hopelessness and disengagement, that some societies in non-Western contexts, particularly those located in authoritarian environments, where non-digital settings remain powerful sources of knowledge and wellbeing, have found innovative ways to defeat the digital scourge.