Richard Raber

Richard Raber is a Canadian-born activist and Master’s degree candidate at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation. His current research centres around social memory in contemporary South Africa. He can be found on Twitter @RaberRichard.

Global connectivity and personal disconnect: filter bubbles and the collapse of public discourse

The individualisation of our exposure to information through ‘filter bubbles’ facilitates the atomisation of society and pushes dissenting voices to the margins.

By Richard Raber and Francesco Fanti Rovetta

/ 24 May 2017

Empathy and vulnerability in the digital age

The cyber-world collapses the distance between the spectator and the scene of brutality, but does this encourage voyeurism or solidarity?

By Richard Raber

/ 25 Jan 2017