Pinch presents research on contraband phones in prisons

Annika Pinch, assistant professor of English & Communication Studies, presented at the Association of Internet Researchers in Mexico City. Her presentation entitled, “If I can’t communicate with my family, I’m going to do it in my own way”: Contraband Cell Phones and Building Alternative Infrastructures, looks at how connectivity is made possible within prisons. She presented as part of a panel on Digital Infrastructures of Transgression, Control, and Justice.