Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University
Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School

Digital Media Studies
Legal Anthropology
AI Models and Databases
Legal Pluralism
Feminist Postcolonial Theory
South Asia

Salwa Hoque is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the AIAI Network (based in Emory University), and a Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project in Yale Law School.

She works at the intersection of law and technology, specializing in legal pluralism, databases, automation, and women’s rights.

Salwa is currently working on her book – Automating Law: Locating (In)Justice and the Industrialization of Legal Reason – which bridges digital media studies and legal anthropology to rethink questions of AI, law, and justice.

She teaches across NYU and Emory University.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. and M.Phil. Media, Culture and Communication, NYU
M.A. South Asia Studies, Columbia University
B.A. Communication; English (Honors), University of Washington

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, AIAI Network | Emory

Director, Yale-Majority World Initiative | Yale Law School
Fellow, Information Society Project | Yale Law School

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My first peer-reviewed article is finally here! It explores the biases and gaps in digital legal databases and demonstrates how digitizing law is tied to preexisting social biases that are in part related to the legacy of colonialism. Reposts appreciated!https://t.co/XTquQDBVvt pic.twitter.com/vsZksQ22ZL
— Salwa Hoque (@SalwaHoque)October 4, 2023

I’ll be teaching Introduction to Digital Humanities at @EmoryUniversity in Spring! I have an experimental ChatGPT assignment in the syllabus. Can’t wait to see which direction students will take the course! I missed teaching! 💙💛
— Salwa Hoque (@SalwaHoque)November 2, 2024

The CFP for Disability Studies Quarterly Special Issue on Peripheral Crip Critique that Jiya Pandya, Tanushree Sarkar and @kimmerrlee are co-editing is now accepting applications! Deadline is Feb 15. Contact for questions: peripheralcripcritique@gmail.comhttps://t.co/XAOZOhOFj6
— Salwa Hoque (@SalwaHoque)October 28, 2024

I'm thrilled that the Bangla version of my article on rethinking AI laws in Bangladesh is now available: বাংলাদেশে কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা আইন ও বিধিবিধান সংস্কার: বর্তমান ক্ষতি এবং সম্ভাব্য ভবিষ্যৎhttps://t.co/MfJiuNOjBs https://t.co/ZeCSEVB3i1
— Salwa Hoque (@SalwaHoque) November 11, 2024

Success: the Bangladesh Cyber Security Act 2023 is being repealed. Looking forward to learning about the upcoming (draft) laws and plans on how to protect people from the misuse/harm of technology while also ensuring freedom and access to technology. https://t.co/Kwg2bzTUsG
— Salwa Hoque (@SalwaHoque) November 7, 2024

Award Highlights

Distinction: Doctoral Commencement Speaker 2024, NYU Steinhardt

Research and Showcase Competition 2022, First Place; Title: “Digitizing Law: Data and Justice”, NYU Steinhardt

Winner of Robinson Prize Paper-Presentation 2022, Title: “Digital Databases: Colonial Legacies Reinscribed in Technologies”, Society for the History of Technology

Outstanding Teaching Award 2024, NYU

Outstanding Service to the Department Award 2024, NYU

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