Alison M Joubert

Researchers found the impacts of intensive mobile phone usage are more acute in Indigenous communities that have had no gradual acclimation to the technology.

June 2, 2026

Indigenous digital colonisation: How the internet is affecting the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

Higor Leite, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Alison M Joubert, Adelaide University , and Amelie Burgess, Adelaide University

While technology can promote inclusion and access to information, it can also lead to dependency and affect the cultural identity of indigenous communities.

Apesar da convicção de que a inclusão digital é de fundamental importância para os indígenas e deve continuar, já se constata que o uso intensivo de dispositivos móveis e outros equipamentos sem a mediação adequada já afeta jovens indígenas com problemas como hiperestimulação e alterações comportamentais. Foto: Neto Lucena / Secretaria de Comunicação do Estado do Acre

May 27, 2026

Colonização digital indígena: como a internet afeta a vida dos povos originários da Amazônia

Higor Leite, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Alison M Joubert, and Amelie Burgess, Adelaide University

Embora possa promover inclusão e acesso à informação, tecnologia também pode gerar dependência e impactar a identidade cultural de comunidades indígenas

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July 7, 2020

Celebrities can be cancelled. Fandoms are forever

Alison M Joubert, The University of Queensland and Jack Coffin, University of Manchester

In a world where everyone is cancelled, is it time to start creating a context culture instead?

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April 28, 2020

Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone

Daiane Scaraboto, The University of Melbourne; Alison M Joubert, The University of Queensland, and Claudia Gonzalez-Arcos, The University of Queensland

Many sustainability-conscious people now find their cupboards stocked with plastic bottles of hand sanitiser, disposable wipes and takeaway food containers.

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Indigenous digital colonisation: How the internet is affecting the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

Colonização digital indígena: como a internet afeta a vida dos povos originários da Amazônia

Celebrities can be cancelled. Fandoms are forever

Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone

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