Angelika Strohmayer

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a.strohmayer@newcastle.ac.uk

Graduated in 2019

Broadly, I am interested in the ways in which we can use digital technologies to facilitate a movement towards a more socially just world. I do this by researching the ways in which sex work support services can make use of digital technologies to bridge service delivery and advocacy work to improve access to justice for sex workers. Sometimes, I blog about my experiences of working in this space.

Before joining Digital Civics, I completed my BEd in Primary School Education in Linz, Austria with a focus on reform pedagogies and creative and dramatic practice within english as a second language learning. After completing several internships in the field of education and creative practices with orphanages, schools, and social service providers, I completed a MA in Education focusing on International Development. Within this programme, I investigated learning networks, local learning ecologies and natural learning among adults experiencing homelessness in Bucharest, Romania envisioning potentials for HCI and digital technologies.

Since starting at Open Lab, I have also co-founded fempower.tech, a feminist group in Open Lab, and the Digital Economy Diversity Network that aims to connect all 11 EPSRC Digital Economy Centres for Doctoral Training in a working group to actively promote inclusivity, foster productive discussions, and develop tangible strategies to address inequalities in each of the centres.

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Technologies and sex work charities

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) is a pioneering national organisation which provides greater access to justice and protection for sex workers, who are frequently targeted by dangerous individuals but are often reluctant to report these incidents to the police. NUM performs a range of activities, from providing training for police and charities to advocacy and policy work with criminal justice courts.

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Doing Double Dabble: organiser reflections

Feminist theory and practice came together at what could be the first of many Double Dabble events. Double Dabble: A Feminist Day of Making was organised by fempower.tech, a group of intersectional feminists at Open Lab who seek to explore and raise awareness of feminist issues in HCI. Angelika and Janis, two of the main organisers of the event, reflected on how things went.

DEN Summer School 2016

Each year doctoral researchers from Digital Economy Network Centres for Doctoral Training across the UK have a chance to come together, learn, and enjoy a city in the summer at an annual Digital Economy Network Summer School funded by the EPSRC’s Digital Economy Network. This year this fun and informative exchange happened in Newcastle between 17-20 July 2016.

Building a city of ethical conundrums

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