VJ Um Amel

Arabic for Video Jockey (VJ) "Mother of Hope"

Known for creating R-Shief software and performing as VJ Um Amel, Laila Shereen Sakr is Associate Professor of Media Theory & Practice at University of California, Santa Barbara. At UCSB, she co-founded Wireframe, a studio promoting collaborative theoretical and creative media practice with investments in global social and environmental justice. In 2021, she launched VJ.Live, a platform for live broadcasting and interactive experiences.

  • Digital Arts
  • Media Theory + Practice
  • Feminist Technology
  • Middle East Studies
  • Interaction Design
  • Worldbuilding

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Podcast on New Books in Middle East Studies Series

"Laila Shereen Sakr, ‘Arabic Glitch: Technoculture, Data Bodies, and Archives’ (Stanford UP, 2023)" New Books in Middle East Studies, December 18, 2023.

Book Review in German Online Journal: Rezension ‘Arabic Glitch: Technoculture, Data Bodies, and Archives’" dis:orient, October 6, 2023

Mende, Tugrul. "Rezension ‘Arabic Glitch: Technoculture, Data Bodies, and Archives’" dis:orient, October 6, 2023.

Laila Shereen Sakr, Arabic Glitch: Technoculture, Data Bodies, and Archives (New Texts Out Now)

Interview: "Laila Shereen Sakr, Arabic Glitch: Technoculture, Data Bodies, and Archives (New Texts Out Now)" Jadaliyya, September 21, 2023.

The Arab World, the real Silicon Valley? MEMO in Conversation with Laila Shereen Sakr

Thank you for the interview with London's Middle East Monitor, August 23, 2023.

Digital Activism in the Arab World

Thank you, Afikra, for the invigorating conversation with Mikey Muhanna on “The Arabic World and the Digital Age,” episode 357, 2 August 2023.

‘Capital Glitch’: New exhibit in La Jolla to examine Capitol insurrection via ‘Arab cyborg’ perspective

In an interview, Elisabeth Frausto covers "Capital Glitch: Arab Cyborg Turns to D.C." in the local San Diego newspaper, La Jolla Light, November 2, 2021.

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