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Biography
Ned Rossiter is a media theorist noted for his research on network cultures, the politics of cultural labour, logistical media, and data politics. Rossiter is Director of Research at the Institute for Culture and Society and Professor of Communication in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University.
Rossiter is the author of Organized Networks: Media Theory, Creative Labour, New Institutions (2006), Software, Infrastructure, Labor: A Media Theory of Logistical Nightmares (2016), and (with Geert Lovink) Organization after Social Media (2018). His writings have been translated into Italian, Spanish, German, French, Finnish, Dutch, Chinese, Greek, Latvian, Hungarian, Turkish, and Polish.
Ned is currently working on two book projects, The Logistical Episteme and (with Soenke Zehle) Entropological Materialism: Diagnosing Anxieties of Prediction in the Cybernetic Century.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Edith Cowan University
Research keywords
- media theory
- data politics
- critical infrastructure studies
- geopolitics
- cultural theory
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Against decolonisation? Drifting tributaries of colonialism's legacies
Bojadžijev, M., Neilson, B. & Rossiter, N., 1 Jan 2026, Decolonisation in the 21st Century: Rethinking Coloniality, Resistance, and Solidarity. Liu, J. C. H. & Neilson, B. (eds.). U.K.: Routledge, p. 15-36 22 p. (Interventions).Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Laboratory China
Neilson, B. & Rossiter, N., 19 Dec 2025, In: Portolan. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The logistical episteme: tracing the location of warehousing industries in Malaysia
Neilson, B. & Rossiter, N., 30 Jun 2025, In: Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation. 19, 2, p. 229-243 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The logistical episteme
Rossiter, N., 2025, De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures. Bollmer, G., Guinness , K. & Soncul, Y. (eds.). Germany: Walter de Gruyter, p. 439-453 15 p. (De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks; vol. 17).Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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The No Design Manifesto: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Gerritzen, M., Lorusso, S., Lovink, G. & Rossiter, N., 23 Sept 2025, Amsterdam : Institute of Network Cultures.Research output: Other contribution
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The Geopolitics of Automation
Rossiter, N. (PI), Neilson, B. (Investigator), Magee, L. (Investigator), Munster, A. (Investigator), Mezzadra, S. (Investigator), Bojadzijev, M. (Investigator), Halpern, O. (Investigator) & Hui, Y. (Investigator)
3/06/20 → 2/06/26
Project: Research
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Big Data and the Social Sciences: New Issues in Data Ethics and Governance
Magee, L. (PI) & Rossiter, N. (Investigator)
1/09/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Clouded Data: Technologies and policies for balancing information privacy and use
Magee, L. (PI), Rossiter, N. (Investigator), Neilson, B. (Investigator), Swist, T. (Investigator), Hristova, T. (Investigator) & Munn, L. (Investigator)
1/07/18 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Between Logistics and Migration: Duisburg and the New Silk Road
Neilson, B. (PI), Rossiter, N. (Investigator), Hristova, T. (Investigator), Bojadzijev, M. (Investigator), Beverungen, A. (Investigator), Apicella, S. (Investigator) & Altenried, M. (Investigator)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Western Sydney University
1/01/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Data Centres and the Governance of Labour and Territory
Neilson, B. (PI), Rossiter, N. (Investigator), Notley, T. (Investigator), Pang, L. (Investigator), Harney, S. (Investigator), Mezzadra, S. (Investigator), Reading, A. (Investigator) & Sprenger, F. (Investigator)
30/06/16 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Port Botany Visualisation
Neilson, B., Ang, I. & Rossiter, N., Western Sydney University, 2015
https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/2d76e8e0519411ecb15399911543e199
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Activities
- 1 Institute
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Institute for Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Milani, M. (Member), Rossiter, N. (Chair) & Bennett, B. (Member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Institute