Payal Arora
Alma materColumbia University
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Professor of Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures
EmployerErasmus University Rotterdam
Known forThe Next Billion Users
AwardsErasmus University Rotterdam Education Prize (2017)
Websitepayalarora.com

Payal Arora is an Indian anthropologist, full Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures at Erasmus University Rotterdam, author and consultant.[1] She is the founder of CatalystLab, an organization that connects academia, business and the public on social issues.[2] Her work focuses on internet usage in the Global South, specifically on digital cultures, inequality and data governance.

Career

Arora authored and co-edited numerous books and gave dozens of talks around the world, including a TEDx talk on the future of the internet.[3] Forbes called her “next billion champion”[4] in reference to her book “The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West”[5] which examines the online behavior of citizens in India, China, South Africa, Brazil, and the Middle East. The book has been featured by publications such as The Economist,[6] TechCrunch[7] and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[8] Arora is a member of several boards and advisory committees, including Facebook's Social Science One. In 2017 her teaching was awarded with the Erasmus University Rotterdam's Education Prize.[9] She holds a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Harvard University and a doctoral degree in Language, Literacy & Technology from Columbia University.[10]

Bibliography

  • Arora, Payal (2019). The next billion users : digital life beyond the West. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674983786.
  • Arora, Payal (2016). Leisure commons. Place of publication not identified: Routledge. ISBN 978-1138688049.
  • Been, Wouter (2015). Crossroads in new media, identity, and law : the shape of diversity to come. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1137491251.
  • Arora, Payal (2010). Dot com mantra : social computing in the Central Himalayas. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. ISBN 978-1409401070.

References

  1. ↑ "prof.dr. (Payal) P Arora". Erasmus University Rotterdam. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "About". Catalyst Lab. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Who is in charge of the future of the internet? | Payal Arora | TEDxErasmusUniversity". YouTube. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Armstrong, Paul (23 August 2019). "10,000 People In Copenhagen Are About To Determine A Better Future For You". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Arora, Payal (2019). The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674983786.
  6. ↑ "How the pursuit of leisure drives internet use". The Economist. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Crichton, Danny (8 March 2019). "Who are the next billion users and what do they want". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. ↑ van Blazekovic, Jessica (1 April 2019). ""Jetzt gehen selbst die ärmsten Menschen online"". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Payal Arora receives Education Prize". Erasmus University Rotterdam. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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