Biography
Elisa researches the adoption, adaptation and use of digital technologies among different communities in Asia and in the Global South in general. She is interested in the localized socio-technical practices that emerge from technology users who are far from urban centres and advanced economies, as well as the political economy that surrounds technology development and circulation.
She joined the Department of Digital Humanities in January 2018 and is also an Affiliate of the Lau China Institute at KCL. Elisa holds a PhD in Information Management & Systems from UC Berkeley’s School of Information, and has previously taught at SOAS University of London.
Research Interests & PhD Supervision
- Digital technology use in the Global South
- Critical approaches to ICT and development
- ICT policies and infrastructural development in the Global South
- Technological innovation in the Global South
- History of Internet and digital technologies in the Global South
Elisa welcomes applications from potential PhD students interested in studying the topics above, especially from an Asian and South-to-South cooperation perspective.
For more details, please see her full research profile.
Teaching
Elisa teaches on different aspects of digital technologies as seen from a global rather than Western-centric perspective, with a focus on critical approaches to human-computer interaction and on research methods.
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Petelka, J., Oreglia, E., Finn, M. & Srinivasan, J., 27 Jun 2022, (Accepted/In press) CSCW '22: Proceedings of the 25th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
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Qiu, J. L., Yu, P. K. & Oreglia, E., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Information Communication & Society. 25 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Smith, C., Oreglia, E., Ly, S., Tijamo, C., McLaren, M., Free, C., Watkins, J., Ou, A. & Masuda, C., 23 Nov 2021, In: BMJ Open. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Masuda, C., Oreglia, E. & Smith, C., 11 Aug 2020, In: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine. 5, 11. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oreglia, E., Ly, S., Ou, A., Tijamo, C., Free, C. & Smith, C., 10 Jul 2020, In: JMIR research protocols. 9, 7, e17779. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.2196/17779
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Burrell, J. & Oreglia, E., 12 Feb 2019, Digital Economies at Global Margins. Graham, M. (ed.). MIT Press Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Oreglia, E., Jan 2019, Location Technologies in International Context.. Wilken, R., Goggin, G. & Horst, H. A. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Rutledge, (Internationalizing Media Studies). Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Oreglia, E. & Srinivasan, J., 2019, In: Journal of Cultural Economy. p. 1-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2018.1544918
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Oreglia, E. & Ling, R., 1 Jun 2018, In: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION. 68, 3, p. 570–589 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqy013
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Ling, R., Panchapakesan, C., Aricat, R., Oreglia, E. & M.O., L., 2017, Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories. Goggin, G. & McLelland, M. (eds.). Routledge Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review