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Caroline Bassett is a Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of English and serving as Director of Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH). Her work bridges computational technologies, cultural forms, critical theories of technology, and media arts, with a focus on science fiction, automation anxiety, AI, and feminist digital studies. She has held visiting fellowships at institutions such as the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies and co-founded the Sussex Humanities Lab at the University of Sussex.
- Education: BA (University of London), MA and PhD (University of Sussex).
Her research interests center on the intersection of digital media, critical theory, and epistemic cultures. Key areas include AI’s impact on knowledge production, media archaeology, feminist critiques of technology, and the sociopolitical implications of automation. She explores these themes through theoretical frameworks, science fiction, and historical analyses of digital systems.
Caroline’s publications span digital humanities, feminist theory, and media archaeology. Recent works examine computational therapeutics, postdigital aesthetics, and the ethics of everyday digital practices. Her book Anti-Computing (2021) highlights resistance to computerized culture, while Furious (2019) interrogates feminist digital futures.
At Cambridge, Bassett leads interdisciplinary research through CDH and serves as a Professorial Fellow. She advises graduate students on topics like algorithmic justice, media archaeology, and digital media arts, and her work engages with technocultural transformation and the politics of AI.
