Rishita Chaudhary

To wait for something is to value it, to want it, to yearn for it, but to face its absence, its attainment forestalled by time and circumstance. All true waiting — which is different from abstinence, delayed gratification, and other forms of self-discipline — has an element of helplessness to it and is therefore training ground for mastering the... See more

What’s so annoying about these cultures is that they blatantly position the individual at the center of everything without being able to understand the need for care and various networks that would have to go into maintaining something over thousands of years. What infrastructures do you need in place, what kinds of labor, what kinds of... See more

The distinction between a deeper “emotional” belief and a more surface-level “intellectual” one is important. If you take someone with chronic self-doubt, you could easily get them to rehearse the statement “I am capable,” but the question is whether they actually believe that. When you emotionally believe something, it’s no longer something you’re... See more

The publication explores ways to actively think about data and artificial intelligence in regions outside of North America and Europe, while offering unique perspectives to investigate and understand the diverse ethics, politics, and everyday experiences of living with these technologies. How can we describe living with AI systems and their data... See more

Although her book is a work of feminist theory, during our conversation Srinivasan was keen to point to the limited role theory plays in women’s liberation. “Sometimes people say that you’re a feminist insofar as you believe that women are or should be equal to men. I think that’s setting the bar way too low for feminism,” she told me. “It’s also... See more