Aleena Chia
Aleena Chia is a lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies based at Goldsmiths, University of London. She researches videogame making cultures and digital wellness practices to understand how media technologies automate work and optimise life – shaping inequalities in creative industries. Her research on videogames examines game engines and digital labour, and is published in journals such as Convergence, Internet Policy Review, Critical Studies in Media Communication. Her work on digital wellness is featured in co-authored books such as Technopharmacology (Meson/University of Minnesota Press, 2022) and co-edited volumes such as Reckoning with Social Media (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022).