Paula Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio

Paula Nuñez de Villavicencio is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto and a Jackman Humanities Graduate Fellow. She is an author of the recently published monograph The Prison House of the Circuit: Politics of Control from Analog to Digital (Minnesota Press). 

Her research focuses on the historical and political dimensions of media technology used for the governance and surveillance of select populations. Specifically, her work looks at wearable technology and their role in shaping human conduct in different information systems, as well as their ethical implications. In broader terms, she is interested in information behaviours and practices, wearable technology, AI, digital humanities and ethics.