Encoding Race, Encoding Class: Indian IT Workers in Berlin
Sareeta Amrute's Encoding Race, Encoding Class investigates the world of Indian IT professionals in Berlin, uncovering how race and class influence their digital labor and urban lives. The book blends anthropology and technology studies to reveal the social encodings embedded in global tech migration, highlighting inequalities in a vibrant European tech hub.
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Encoding Race, Encoding Class examines the lives of Indian IT workers navigating the tech scene in Berlin. Authored by Sareeta Amrute, it highlights the ways in which racial and class dynamics shape their integration into the European labor market.
The book addresses the broader implications of digital work for migrant communities, focusing on how coding practices reflect and reinforce social encodings. It provides insights into the challenges faced by skilled workers from South Asia in a post-industrial urban environment.
Through ethnographic analysis, the text reveals the tensions between global tech mobility and local social structures. It underscores the role of Berlin as a hub for international talent while critiquing the underlying inequalities in the IT industry.
Amrute's work contributes to discussions on labor, identity, and technology in contemporary anthropology, offering a nuanced view of transnational experiences.
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