An Oldy's Lament: Poem of Resistance and Resilience of the 'Othered' in Technology Colonisation
Aloha Hufana Ambe, Margot F. Brereton, Alessandro Soro · 2020
The poem 'An Oldy's Lament' was written by Julie Butler, an 86 year old creative writer. Julie describes her personal reflections on technology and society, while at the same time questioning her part in this seemingly pre-ordained arrangement of the technological world, as technology colonises societies. We analyse this literary expression from a postcolonial perspective, discussing how the 'othered' of innovation bring to the fore pertinent issues that need overcoming in both HCI research and the community at large.