Understand digital technologies in order to criticize and transform them
Hello, my name is Louis Derrac. I am a (french) actor working in the field of digital literacy. I advocate for a certain idea of digital literacy, and for alternative digital technologies. I work at Latitudes, as director of the Future of Tech program.
Articles
My website is primarily in French, but key articles have been translated into English. Here’s a selection:
- The progressivist web had better migrate to Mastodon, not Bluesky
- Manifesto for a radical alter-digitalism
- Opinion: "Digital solutionism will not save the school"
- Digital literacy: photos and traces
- Digital literacy: what is it?
About
For over a decade, I’ve explored how digital technologies reshape society — especially education. I believe understanding digital tools is no longer optional: they are a total social fact. To truly grasp our world — and to transform it — we must critically engage with technology.
I’m mapping out what a political, popular, technocritical, and emancipatory digital literacy could look like — and what a radical alter-digitalism might entail: a vision for a more acceptable, human-centered digital future.
Work with me
I see myself as a craftsman of acceptable digital technology — a generalist by nature, yet deeply specialized in digital literacy, digital education, and the alter-digital transformation of organizations.
I work as a program director, consultant, designer, project manager, lecturer, trainer, facilitator, and futurist — because every project is unique, and so is my approach.
- Educational & engaged conferences
- Creative & participatory workshops
- Strategic coaching, consulting & research
- Project design & management
Contact me
Interested in collaborating or exchanging ideas? Reach out:
- 📧 Email: . Let me know if you need my PGP key.
- 📡 Subscribe to my site via its RSS feed.
- 🐘 Follow me on Mastodon