Grenze 2000 – The Technological Border that Never Was

From August 1961, a wall of “barbed wire and concrete” kept Western “fascists” out of East Germany (Dundon, 2018). The German tend to not beat around the bush when naming things, and hence the “Antifascistischer Schutzwall” was born and one of the most prominent borders of European history was instated. For the next 30 years, […]

The Wrong Side of the Computer Science Employment Border

“’Female Technologist’. ‘Woman in Computer Science’. ‘Girl Coder’. What do these phrases even mean? When was the last time you heard ‘Male Technologist’? Does that even exist?” At the 2019 Grace Hopper Convention in Dublin, hosted by AnitaB.org, this statement was a part of the opening address by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, CEO of AnitaB.org. […]

The Great Firewall of China

Stretching as far as the eye can see, the Great Firewall of China is as inconvenient, seemingly impenetrable border which separates the People’s Republic of China from the World Wide Web. The Great Firewall is the tongue-in-cheek term used to refer to the stringent regulations that prevent access to certain websites and applications in […]

Coverage of Northern Ireland

The troubles associated with being a “border baby” (aka born along the Northern Ireland – Republic of Ireland border) are complex. Steeped in a multi-generational cocktail of patriotism and terrorism, there is little that Unionists and Nationalists can agree on when it comes to the border. Whether it is the welcome signs (Hennessy, 2019) or […]