A Bit About Me
Myesha is a researcher, writer and creative based in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. She is also a graduate student fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Myesha’s current doctoral research examines the use of digital technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, showing that the influence of media manipulation and fake news in elections in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have raised significant concerns about data privacy, surveillance, digital media, AI, and the rights and policies associated with each of these issues. On the one hand her project examines the ways that Africa has become a testing ground for technologies developed by cybersecurity and surveillance firms in China, Britain, Israel and other nations. On the other hand it analyses the critical policy issues this has raised, with African nations questioning EU models of digital governance.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Speaker, The Role of Academia in Misinformation 2023 Building Resilience in Information Ecosystems
For My Cambridge Students
Below is everything you'll need to prepare for our supervisions. Take a look through!
Use this to understand my responsibility to you as a supervisor, as well as your responsibility as a learner.
Use this to understand how I'll be marking essays and how examiners will be evaluating your essays as well.
Use this to indicate your availability for supervisions and to request any accommodations.
Use this to submit your essay. Remember that extensions must be requested ahead of the deadline. Essay plans are accepted and do not require advance notice.
Use this to identify your essay prompt and required/suggested sources. I suggest taking a look at the prompt once posted in case you have any points of clarification.
Use this to view questions from previous years' exams. Note some questions may already be similar or identical to supervision essays.
My Academic Affiliations
