First & Fifteenth
Michael KibediEssays from a critical technologist, told through the interpretative lens of Black Studies and conceptual art.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 41 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 5 months ago |
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A new home for First and Fifteenth
🎓 Thursday 5 to Friday 6 February 2026, I will be at ‘No & ...’: A Forum on Technological Refusal at Maastricht University. I am presenting a talk called “The Spirit of Bartleby: In defence of refusal.” The event is in-person only and is f...
First & Fifteenth 2025 roundup
🌐 Before we begin, I wanted to mention that my website uxmichael.co has a new section on its homepage that lists my conference talks. I worked with Frankie Jamieson, a freelance web developer and Webflow specialist based in London who expe...
Meshwork by Merve Mepa
A retrospective review of an Istanbul conceptual art installation which asks searching questions about the interconnectedness of weaving and the inscrutability of technological infrastructures, before we swerve to find parallel connections...
Guest review: Bad Taste
Next events…
🍃 The countdown to Content Rising continues! I will be part of a packed roster of environment and climate creatives at Kew’s Wakehurst in Sussex on Thursday, 12 June. My talk is called Human Decentred Design. Tickets are...
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Design researcher interested in technology and conceptual art. \ud83e\udd86 Birdwatcher. \ud83c\udf7d️ Menu collector (no, really).
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