Tag Archives: technology
Scott Lash on liquid modernity (audio)
Radio 3 have a series of short talks on Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of liquid modernity. The first features Scott Lash. Scott gives a really eloquent overview of the concept and its history and then provides a critical commentary based upon … Continue reading
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Tagged liquid modernity, radio 3, Scott lash, technology, zygmunt bauman
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Imagining the technological future
There’s another nice piece of writing on culture in Berfrois. This piece, by Kevin Kelly, is a work of futurism that attempts to imagine the increasingly technologized future. He provides a series of suggested possibilities. There are some interesting ideas … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, infrastructures, mobile devices, objects, software, space, visualisation, web cultures
Tagged imagining the future, science fiction, technium, technology
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Sarah Kember on technology in everyday life
Sarah Kember has produced some lively work in technology – including a thought provoking collection on ‘the new vitalism’ a few years ago. Here she is giving a talk on the permeation of technology in everyday life.
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Tagged permeation, Sarah Kember, technology, technology. Everyday life
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