Future Histories

In Future Histories, public interest lawyer and digital specialist Lizzie O'Shea urges readers to shift their focus from futuristic aspirations to historical insights, exploring how past movements can inform our approach to technology today. By connecting the narratives of computing with social change, O'Shea poses thought-provoking questions about resource sharing, digital equality, and the lessons we can draw from figures like Frantz Fanon and Tom Paine. Through her engaging prose, she reveals that our understanding of technology is deeply human and rooted in history, opening the door to new possibilities for liberation and creativity in the digital age.