Lily House‐Peters

California State University System, California State University, Long Beach

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Lily House-Peters is a leading voice in digital and political geography, whose research reimagines the relationship between technology, governance, and social life. Her work critically examines how robots and algorithms are reshaping human geographies, from the automation of care to the politics of natural resource extraction. Her most cited paper, "The Social Life of Robots: The Politics of Algorithms, Governance, and Sovereignty" (2020, 43 citations), challenges anthropocentric frameworks by theorizing robots as active participants in social and political systems. In "Robotics, Affective Displacement, and the Automation of Care" (2021, 19 citations), she introduces the concept of "affective displacement," arguing that automation is not just replacing tasks but fundamentally altering the emotional and relational fabric of care work. More recently, "Unblackboxing mediation in the digital mine" (2023, 12 citations) explores how digitization and automation are respatializing resource extraction, drawing on digital geographies and media studies. House-Peters’ work is notable for its interdisciplinary rigor and its urgent attention to the ethical and political dimensions of emerging technologies. Her scholarship is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work, governance, and human-machine relations.