Technomisoginary

Misogyny has long shaped the technological imaginary. Prejudices about what technology is, who it serves, and who labors to produce it funnel into biased datasets, skewed user testing, and the structures of digital tools. Oligarchs at the helm of tech empires prophesize a coming apocalypse, which they consciously accelerate, and then preach the necessity of preserving digitized human consciousness at the expense of actual human lives. Meanwhile, their dystopian ideals structure supply chains, corporate policy, digital platforms, and our so-called smart devices. How does this biocidal bias constrain not only our capacities in the present, but also our ability to imagine technologies for a future in which human life actually flourishes?

For Technomisoginary, the cultural theorists Sophie Lewis and Kalindi Vora will discuss the ways in which misogyny and colonial ideology shape contemporary technologies, and how we might combat tech leaders’ annihilatory ethos. Together, they will consider what liberated reproduction (both social and biological) looks like and how devalued, feminized forms of labor—what Vora has called “life support”—might be reimagined and properly remunerated. Can our collective aspirations for care work and supportive technologies extend beyond the horizon of proper compensation and include, as Lewis has written, “living big, dying well, and making things look and feel like love”? Their conversation will be moderated by Rachel Ossip, Triple Canopy’s deputy editor.

This event is part of the 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium, presented in partnership with Critical Minded.