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> Dear all,
>
> Please find below (and in the link), the call for abstracts for our Nordic
> Summer University Circle 2 summer session July 28-Aug 4 in Oslo, Norway,
> titled:
>
> HUMAN-TECHNOLOGY FUTURES: MAKING ART, DOING THEORY, SHAKING THINGS UP
> https://www.nsuweb.org/study-circles/_circle2humantechnologyfutures-2/
>
> Deadline for application 1th of june, 2022. The event will be fully in
> person. Please send a short abstract/motivation letter and bio to
> [email protected]
>
> We invite artists, scholars, students, technologists, theorists and other
> professionals working or writing on future technologies to take part in our
> study circle. We are open for experimental approaches to presenting and
> collaborating. In the past there have been long and short presentations,
> textual (read out) and performative, theory-based and practical, with
> artistic and aesthetic aims. Feel free to contact us if you are wondering how
> you would fit in.
>
> Our core interest is in: the ambivalent relationship between, on the one
> hand, the speculative and open futures that characterize the worlds of
> science, technology, media and art, and, on the other hand, the relentless,
> catastrophic or even post-apocalyptic, drive to commodify life forms,
> cultures and extend the networks of control.
>
> This session is the continuation of our previous 3-year study circle
> (symposium series/community) Cybioses - Shaping Human Technology Futures. We
> seek submissions from artists, theorists, technologists, phiosophers,
> practitioners to this interdisciplinary forum. Our circle is a part of the
> Nordic Summer University (NSU), a Nordic network for interdisciplinary study
> and research, active since 1950.
>
> We look forward to your submissions,
>
> Eric Deibel, (Lecturer in Science, Technology and Society, Bilkent University)
> Palle Dahlstedt (Professor of Interaction Design Dept. of Computer Science
> and Engineering, University of Gothenburg / Chalmers University of Technology)
> Maru Mushtrieva (Researcher and Text-based Artist with a background in
> literature and based in Germany)
>
> The complete call:
>
> Invitation
>
> We invite scholars, artists, students, technologists and other professionals
> working or writing on future technologies to take part in the summer session
> of our study circle: Human-Technology Futures: making art, doing theory,
> shaking things up.
>
> We are a migratory non-hierarchical group of international researchers. Our
> study circle is part of the Nordic Summer University (NSU). Since its
> inception, the primary aim of NSU has been to provide a forum for
> experimentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration welcoming members both
> from within and outside of universities and other institutions.
>
> Theme of the summer symposiumOur invitation is of interest to anyone who is
> writing on or working on topics related to:
> the ambivalent relationship between, on the one hand, the speculative and
> open futures that characterize the worlds of science, technology, media and
> art, and, on the other hand, the relentless, catastrophic or even
> post-apocalyptic, drive to commodify life forms, cultures and extend the
> networks of control.
>
> Our study circle brings together theorists, practitioners, and technologists.
> Together we want to discuss practices of making and the social and cultural
> impact of future technologies. Our study circle considers the sciences, arts
> and technological culture as key “creative acts and processes” within the
> context of how the future of humanity is being re-imagined. We are interested
> in how “creation” is understood by makers, designers, artists and theorists.
> This can be practical, we’ve had many contributions in the form of
> inventions, provocations and performances. Also welcome our theoretical
> contributions or empirical studies, including those that tie together
> creation and destruction. It will by no means be assumed that human
> technology futures need to be hopeful or somehow committed to the affirmation
> of open futures. Rather, the conversation revolves around questions such as:
>
> how can philosophical questions support the development of technologies? How
> in turn can technological practices and development inform philosophical,
> aesthetic, and sociological theories? And how can both making and theorizing
> help us imagining future technologies and their impact on societies?
>
> Earlier this year we held a winter symposium (the first in-person event we
> held in a long time) and the theme of our summer symposium will be:Poiesisand
> automata.This year’s study circle is a continuation of a cycle of symposia
> calledCybioses.The new title follows up on how Cybioses is a combination of
> cybernetics and bios, greek for life. In turn, “poieses” refers to
> “autopoieses” as a key term in the history of cybernetics and contemporary
> forms of AI that invoke evolutionary overtones (e.g. consciousness,
> self-awareness, self-organization etc.).
>
> Potential contributions:
>
> To encourage you to consider participating, these are some of the previous
> themes we have organized over the years:
>
> ● ethical & philosophical perspectives on technology
> ● artificial intelligence and its impact on society
> ● the role of improvisation and creativity in the design process
> ● the status of originality and novelty in the creative process
> ● world building and thought experiments as speculative tools
> ● hacking, free and open software and its many offshoots
> ● speculative prototyping and the life cycle of products (from prototype to
> waste)
> ● critical examination of technology in neoliberal economies
> ● sustainable futures
>
> ● speculative art practices and/or design
> ● the limits of imagination, prediction, anticipation
> ● the relationship between science fiction and science
>
> These themes are diverse as is reflected in the core interests of our
> participants, some of us have interests that are historically and
> theoretically informed, but many are practice-oriented and might again
> contribute with provocations, their own designs and inventions, aesthetically
> and so on. With this in mind we welcome you to challenge us (shake things up).
>
> Format of the symposium
>
> We are open for experimental approaches to presenting and collaborating. In
> the past there have been long and short presentations, textual (read out) and
> performative, theory-based and practical, with artistic and aesthetic aims.
> Ideally we are able to meet around a good variety of contributions. Feel free
> to contact us if you are wondering how you would fit in.
>
> Expected results are primarily the unique experience of joining a community
> that values such diversity. More practically, however, the outcomes have
> included publications, manifestos, inventions and a solid based for future
> collaborations. We are currently working on an anthology.
>
> While we expect a certain level of commitment from participants, it is
> perfectly sensible to come only out of curiosity.
>
> To apply
>
> To submit a proposal please send an email in PDF format to the circle
> coordinator, Eric Deibel ([email protected]). You will receive a confirmation
> within a few days.
>
> - A motivation letter (max. 350 words). This text should include your areas
> of interest and a proposed research theme that fits with the various topics
> mentioned above. The latter is encouraged, but not obligatory. Please
> indicate if special facilities are needed or other such considerations.
> - A short bio (max. 200 words). The deadline to submit proposals is the 1th
> of June, 2022. The preliminary program will be announced on July 15th, 2022,
> onhttps://www.nsuweb.org/_circle2humantechnologyfutures-2/
> - [www.nsuweb.org](http://www.nsuweb.org/)is also where you can also find
> more information about NSU and sign up for the newsletter.
>
> Once you have been accepted to participate in the symposium, you will be
> expected to complete the registration and payment process by July 1st, 2022.
> All registration and payment is done electronically,
> seehttps://www.nsuweb.org/shop/The webshop to register and reserve a room
> will be open from June 1.
>
> Cost and accommodation
>
> The location is in Rønningen, just outside Oslo, and the event is held in
> “folkehøgskole”.
>
> 1. NSU membership:participation in the symposium requires NSU membership,
> which is connected with a small fee:
> • Students, unemployed and independents, West Nordic & BalTc residents: 10
> euro
> • Those associated with institutions or companies: 25 euro
> Seewww.nsuweb.org/product-category/nsu-membership/If you took part in a
> winter symposium in 2022, no new membership is needed.
> 2. Prices:this is for the full week includes lodging, meals and the full
> program.
>
> • single rooms for 650-700 euro per person.
> • double/twin rooms for 500-550 euro per person.
> • children up to 4 years old pay a small fee for food but no extra costs for
> accommodation (in cot with room of parent(s)). Other children/youth pay full
> cost
> • family rooms for 1500-1800 euros (family of 4) or 1700-2000 (family of
> five).
> See more on
>
> 3. Grants:A few grants are managed directly by the study circle. Scholarship
> receivers would pay 150 EUR and be accommodated in twin or triple rooms.
> Scholarship applicants can apply directly to the circle coordinator (1th of
> june) and will be notified of the outcome of their funding application by the
> 7thof June. For more information on the criteria and the full NSU grant
> program, seewww.nsuweb.org/support_pages/arrkom/scholarship-and-grant-program/
>
> Please note that people who receive grants and scholarships are expected to
> help the organising committee, ARRKOM, with small tasks like writing blog
> posts, sharing their experience, distributing information if needed, and
> helping out with setting up and cleaning up during the summer session.
>
> All rooms at Rønningen Folkehøgskole are of very good quality and most have a
> beautiful view as the venue is located on the hill. The rooms include bed
> linen and towels, and all food is also included in the price.
>
> Coordinators of circle 2:
>
> Eric Deibel, Lecturer in Science, Technology and Society, Bilkent University.
>
> Palle Dahlstedt, Professor of Interaction Design Dept. of Computer Science
> and Engineering, University of Gothenburg / Chalmers University of
> Technology, Lecturer in composition, Academy of Music and Drama, University
> of Gothenburg. Adjunct Professor in Art & Technology, Department of
> Communication & Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark
>
> Maru Mushtrieva, Researcher and Text-based Artist with a background in
> literature. Contributor to the collective “Trust” (shared infrastructure and
> imaginaries) and “Salon” (experiments in collective knowledge sharing and
> cultural production), Germany
>
> About NSU
> The Nordic Summer University (NSU) is a Nordic network for research and
> interdisciplinary studies. NSU is a nomadic, academic institution, which
> organises workshop-seminars across disciplinary and national borders. Since
> it was established in 1950, Nordic Summer University has organised forums for
> cultural and intellectual debate in the Nordic and Baltic region, involving
> students, academics, politicians, and intellectuals from this region and
> beyond. Decisions about the content and the organisational form of the NSU
> lay with its participants. The backbone of the activities in the NSU consists
> of its thematic study circles. In the study circles researchers, students and
> professionals from different backgrounds collaborate in scholarly
> investigations distributed regularly in summer and winter symposia during a
> three-year period
>
> --
> Palle Dahlstedt
> Composer, PhD, MFA, MA, Bla Bla..
>
> Professor of Interaction Design
> Head of Division, Interaction Design & Software Engineering
> Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
> University of Gothenburg / Chalmers University of Technology
> and
> Lecturer in composition, Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg
> also
> Adjunct Professor in Art & Technology
> Department of Communication & Psychology
> Aalborg University, Denmark
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