On Friday 15 November, the Faculty welcomes three exciting researchers who will present their own work and help us think about future research directions around ‘digitalisation’. Digital technologies not only raise all sorts of fascinating research questions, they also offer new ways of doing research.
When: Friday 15 November
Where: Attic, Grote Gracht 80-82
To help us plan the catering and other arrangements, please register here.
Digitalisation is an international phenomenon and a strategic research priority for FASoS and the University. One of the promises of digitalisation is to cross national borders, improving information and communication, leading to greater multicultural understanding. In practice, it is much more complicated, as local and national cultures continue to shape social, political and cultural practices. FASoS researchers have long experience of exploring the gaps between promises and practice, from different disciplinary perspectives and exploring different societal domains, including politics, culture, healthcare, urbanization in different local, national and international settings.
Our three guests on 15 November are:
- Jack Stilgoe, University College London, ‘Rewriting the rules of the road: Self-driving cars and a digital highway code’.
- Astrid Mager, Austrian Academy of Sciences, ‘“Data protection is a fundamental right”. Examining sociotechnical imaginaries of search engines and Europe’.
- Nishant Shah, ArtEZ University of the Arts – title to be confirmed but Professor Shah works at the intersections of feminism, humanism and digital technologies.
We have a full programme including not only these three speakers, but also short presentations from FASoS colleagues. The sessions are organized under three headings: Responsibility, Imagination and Revolution.
At the end of the day, we will have a general discussion, to explore interdisciplinary challenges and opportunities, in terms of topics and methods, for future work across all four FASoS research programmes.
Programme:
8.45 – 9.00: Arrival with coffee and tea
9.00 – 9.15: Welcome by Sally Wyatt, Professor Digital Cultures and Thomas Conzelmann, Vice-Dean Research
9.15 – 11.00: Session 1: Responsibility, Chair: Darian Meacham (and coffee break)
11.00 – 13.30: Session 2: Imagination, Chair: Karin Wenz (and lunch)
13.30 – 17.00: Session 3: Revolution, Chair: Vivian van Saaze (and farewell drinks)
