From: tatjanaseitz@hotmail.com
We can finally announce the schedule for the forthcoming workshop, ‘Agre After Techno-Utopianism’, to be held at the University of Siegen, Germany/hybrid, 1-2 September. We will hold two paper sessions on ‘Agre as a Philosopher’ and ‘Capture and Capitalism’, with contributions from a range of scholars. In addition, we have a number of ‘conversations’ with scholars who will consider various aspects of Agre’s thought, from Lucy Suchman and David Chapman, to Geert Lovink, Marina Gržinić and David Murakami Wood. The workshop will also dedicate time to reading some of Agre’s lesser-known works, on the nature of ‘human tech’, privacy, and facial recognition. For the most current program, please follow the link https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/de/veranstaltungen/#workshop-agre-after-techno-utopianism or Twitter.
Registration: There is no charge for registration. To register, for in-person or online participation and to receive the workshop reader, please email Anna Büdenbender at anna.buedenbender@student.uni-siegen.de
September 1, 2022
14.15-14.45
Welcoming Remarks by Tatjana Seitz and Sam Hind
Introduction by Geert Lovink
14.45-16.15
Workshop I: Agre as Philosopher
with contributions by Daniela van Geenen, Jethro Masís, Neal Thomas, and Adam Hyland, Julie Vera and Brett Halperin
16.30-18:00
Workshop II: Capture and Capturism
with contributions by Tobias Stadler, Andreas Beinsteiner, Marc Tuters and David Gauthier
19.15-20:45
Early Agre
in conversation with Lucy Suchman and David Chapman, moderation by Tatjana Seitz and Sebastian Randerath
September 2, 2022
11-13:30
Workshop III: Reading Agre. Joint Discussion
P. Agre (1995) From High Tech to Human Tech
P. Agre (1995) The Soul Gained and Lost
P. Agre (1999) The Architecture of Identity: Embedding Privacy in Market Institutions
P. Agre (2003) Your Face is Not a Bar Code
15-16.30
Mailing Lists and Netzkritik
in conversation with Geert Lovink and Pit Schultz with a special contribution on the RRE mailing list by Marc Tuters & David Gauthier, moderation: Elena Pilipets
16.45-18.15
Surveillance Cultures and Post Tech-Utopian Digital Cultures
in conversation with David Murakami Wood, moderation: Armin Beverungen
19.30-21.00
Rethinking Techno Futures
with Marina Gržinić, Liliana Conlisk-Gallegos, Ricardo Dominguez, Jaromil; moderation: Marina Gržinić
Organizers: Tatjana Seitz with Sam Hind (both at the Siegen University) and Sebastian Randeraht (University of Bonn). This event is part of project A01 and A03 of the SFB 1187: Media of Cooperation.