David Young

David Young is a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture at King’s College London’s Department of Digital Humanities, within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. His research examines the technopolitics of militarism, critical data practices in conflict documentation, and histories of computing in military contexts. He teaches courses on computational media, data visualization, and digital activism.

Education:

• PhD in Critical Theory (University of Nottingham, 2020)
• MA in Networked Media (Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam)
• BA in Fine Art (National College of Art and Design, Dublin)

His research focuses on how war narratives are constructed through open-source data visualization, machine learning in conflict monitoring, and Cold War-era US military bureaucracy. He co-leads the Digital Humanities Game Lab and contributes to the Centre for Digital Culture.

Labs/Groups:

• Digital Humanities Game Lab (DHGL)
• Research Centre for Digital Culture