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SUMMARY:From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland
  - Dr Patrick Brodie (University College Dublin)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260211T133000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260211T143000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The green digital transition is underway. But what does this t
 ransition look like when dictated by the energy and resource demands of mo
 nopoly tech? How has this situation come to be? And where is it being resi
 sted? From the Bog to the Cloud uncovers the hidden intersections of land\
 , resource extraction and climate policy in the transition to “greener
 ” and “smarter” economies. Challenging eco-modern and techno-solutio
 nist approaches\, the book links narratives of sustainability with colonia
 l histories and uneven development\, arguing that tech-driven transitions 
 replicate exploitative patterns of imperial capitalism. Using Ireland as a
  focal point\, we show how the history and depth of the country’s postco
 lonial dependency on multinational investment\, especially US technology c
 ompanies\, comes into friction with disparate land-based struggles. This t
 alk will articulate these histories within their present expression in Ire
 land’s twin transition and AI industrial policy\, offering a critique of
  dependent models of development and proposing an anti-imperialist approac
 h to environmental politics.\n\nPatrick Brodie is an Assistant Professor a
 nd Ad Astra Fellow in the School of Information and Communication Studies 
 at University College Dublin. His research focuses on the political ecolog
 y of digital media infrastructure. He is the co-author with Patrick Bresni
 han of From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland 
 (with Patrick Bresnihan\, Bristol UP\, 2025)\, the co-editor of Media Rura
 lity (with Darin Barney\, Duke UP\, 2026)\, and the author of Wild Tides: 
 Media Infrastructure and Financial Crisis in Ireland (Duke UP\, 2026).\nSp
 eakers:\nDr Patrick Brodie (University College Dublin)
LOCATION:OII Lecture Theatre\, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre\, Radcliffe Ob
 servatory Quarter\, Woodstock Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6GG
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/abd4e787-4563-4e68-9f6b-0d050bc77841/
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