Katherine Reilly

Reilly, K., and E. Morales (2026). “The Unhomed Data Subject.” In Handbook of Critical Data Studies, edited by U. Mejias, J. McNealy, and M. Miceli. De Gruyter. 

Reilly, K., G. Russell, J. Park, and L. Thu (2025). “Situated Design and False Creek Futures: Relationality, Engagement, and Creativity in Interactive Eco-Social Information Systems.” DIS ’25: Designing for a Sustainable Ocean, Funchal, Madeira, July 5–9. ACM Digital Library.

K. Reilly & E. Morales (Producers) and A. M. Girón (Host) (2025) Dialogando Sobre Datos: Un audiolibro sobre el colonialismo de datos. [Dialogue about Data: An audiobook about data colonialism.] An audiobook and pedagogical resource published by Tierra Común. https://www.tierracomun.net/dialogando-sobre-datos

Reilly, K., G. Russell, and R. Horst (2025). “Data in Motion: Creating the Possibility for Other-Than-Human Worlds.” Guest editorial and special issue of Somatechnics.

Reilly, K (2025). “Communicative Sovereignty.” In Encyclopedia of Political Communication, edited by A. Nai, M. Grömping, and D. Wirz, 249–253. Edward Elgar.

K. Reilly, G. Russell, M. Midakis, J. Park, R. Shaw, From Citizen Science to Citizen Speculation. (2024). In P. Ricuarte et al. (Eds.) Resisting Data Colonialism: Stories of Resistance.

K. Reilly (2022). Son Mis Datos: Building Personal Data Literacies through Citizen Data Audits. ACM Digital Library.

K. Reilly & E. Morales (2022). Citizen data audits in the Contemporary Sensorium. International Journal of Communication. 

K. Reilly. (2021). Platform Developmentalism: Leveraging platform innovation for national development in Latin America. Internet Policy Review: Journal on Internet Regulation 9(4), 29pp.

K. Reilly. (2020). The Challenge of Decolonizing Big Data through Citizen Data Audits.  Datactive.

K. Reilly, B. Febres-Cordero, E. Morales, D. Albornoz, M. Morachimo, M. Flores. (2020).  Son Mis Datos: Guia Metodológica. [Its my Data: Methodological Guide.] Peru: HiperDerecho.

K. Reilly and J. Alperin. (2020). A Stewardship Approach to Theorizing Open Data for Development.  In C. Bentley, A. Chib & M. Smith (eds.) Critical Perspectives on Open Development: Empirical Interrogation of Theory Development. (pp 27-50).  MIT Press.

A. Hira and K. Reilly (Eds.) (2017). The Emergence of the Sharing Economy: Implications for Development.  Introduction to a special edition of the Journal of Developing Societies.  

K. Reilly. (2016). Communicative Sovereignty in Latin America: the case of Radio Mundo Real.  Journal of Alternative and Community Media, 1(1), 97-113. 

M. Smith and K. Reilly. (2014). Open Development: Networked Innovations in International Development. MIT Press.

K. Reilly. (2014). Media and Multilateralism in Latin America: How the International Matters to Domestic Media Reform. In C. Martens, E. Vivares & R. McChesney, (eds).  The International Political Economy of Communication: Media and Power in South America. Palgrave McMillan.

My research takes a critical perspective on the role of data and information systems in development and social change. It is oriented by three main concerns: 1) the place of cognitive justice in the digital age, 2) how data mediates knowing, being and doing, and 3) the need to develop tools and approaches that address epistemic polycrisis and foster critical place-making.  

I work in partnership with local actors to develop digital literacy techniques that build connection, care and creativity.  I also study the policy regime for data and advocate for socially-oriented approaches to data regulation in the platform economy.