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Matthew Mahmoudi is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, specializing in Digital Humanities. His research focuses on issues such as red-lining resistance in digital cities and the interaction of racial capitalism with 'smart' urban reproduction. His academic journey encompasses a strong scholar-practitioner background, which includes significant advocacy work with Amnesty International on AI-driven surveillance practices, particularly related to the NYPD and the Automated Apartheid faced in occupied Palestinian territories. At Cambridge, he teaches the course 'Control & Resistance in Digital Societies' and is also an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Sociology. As a Research Associate at the Centre of Governance and Human Rights, his doctoral research delved into smart cities as new frontiers for migrant violence and digital border control, drawing upon the Black radical tradition and critical migration studies. Among his notable editorial contributions, he co-edited the forthcoming book 'Resisting Borders & Technologies of Violence' and has published extensively in the fields of critical race theory, urban studies, and migration studies.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Teaching and researching Digital Humanities and critical race studies.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.