Lisa Nakamura
Scholarly author and professor specializing in race, gender, and digital media; author of The Inattention Economy, discussing how women of color contributed to building the internet.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 44min
Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Lisa Nakamura, scholar of race, gender, and digital media, traces how women of color quietly built key moments of computing. She discusses Navajo chip workers, early influencer culture on MySpace, and Black creators shaping VR and AI. The conversation exposes erasure, exploitation, and calls for recognition and material repair.
Mar 18, 2026 • 44min
Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Lisa Nakamura, professor and scholar of race, gender, and digital media, recovers the overlooked labor of women of color who made the internet work. She traces three eras from Navajo semiconductor workers to MySpace influencers to Black VR creators. Topics include digital extraction, the invisibility of care work, and calls for recognition and material repair.
