Techno-Utopia
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The paper explores Tati's use of new film media in 'Playtime' in ways that reveal more fundamental modes of social, mimetic and situational mediation as performed in the film by architects, and architect-like characters, and by the... more
This is the Draft Table of Contents for my forthcoming book (Lexington--hopefully December 2016): Eco-Nihilism: The Philosophical Geopolitics of the Climate Change Apocalypse. I post it here to give my readers--for whom I'm tremendously... more
The upcoming concept of converging technologies accentuates the coalescence of originally separated branches of science and technology. Tendencies of real technological convergence go along with a convergence of futuristic visions.... more
Techno-optimists believe that technological innovations are the answer to future food crises. Focus on such solutions, however, can obscure ethical issues of uneven and unequal access. Furthermore, technological solutions often overlook... more
Informal communities of Russian artists and intellectuals during the late Soviet years practiced a “politics of indistinction.” They claimed to be uninterested in anything political and differentiated themselves from ordinary “Soviet... more
Chapter in the book "More After More Essays Commemorating the Five Hundredth Anniversary of Thomas Mores Utopia" edited by Ksenia Olkusz, Michał Kłosiński, and Krzysztof M. Maj (Krakow, 2016). Download the whole book here:... more
As its first-ever summer course, ON MEDIATION (AGI, University of Barcelona) presents EUTOPIAS, a theoretical-practical course exploring the relationships between contemporary art and utopia. Based on experiential research, EUTOPIAS takes... more
Dissertação de mestrado para ciências da comunicação, vertente cultura contemporânea e novas tecnologias. Tenta-se através de um objecto de estudo (a utopia tecnológica Projecto Vénus), desenvolver o conceito de reprodutibilidade técnica... more
Entre el 30 de septiembre y el 2 de octubre de 2015 se celebró en el Centro Cultural La Corrala de Madrid el Congreso Internacional "Imaginarios utópicos: pasado, presente y futuro", con un total de 84 participantes. La idea de reunir... more
This commentary responds to Stephen Cave and Kanta Dihal’s (2020) call for further investigations of the whiteness of AI. My response focuses on three overlapping projects needed to more fully understand racial bias in the construction of... more
In this essay I tease out the links among:
- COP26
- Tory sleaze (Owen Paterson)
- Boris Johnson's shift from climate denial to climate delay
- the oil lobby
- and the tech fix.
- COP26
- Tory sleaze (Owen Paterson)
- Boris Johnson's shift from climate denial to climate delay
- the oil lobby
- and the tech fix.
The following essay will examine the techno-utopian aspirations for the 3D printer and the steam locomotive, and provide concrete examples of whether those aspirations came to fruition in each case by analyzing the utility of each... more
While studies of mobile wireless communication devices usually focus on their social implications, media theorist Imar de Vries proposes to venture into a more historical and comparative approach in researching our intimate relationship... more
Discusses utopian writer and architectural theorist Paul Scheerbart, with particular focus on his writings about the utopian potential of glass as a building material.
Explains my concept of a paradise (6 pages).
This is a revised version of an article that appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of Fifth Estate.
These reflections came about during and after an interview for Global TV News Canada. I was interviewed at very short notice on Tuesday 6 June on Waterloo Bridge, London, England by Redmond Shannon of Global TV News Canada, regarding the... more
The Journal of Global Studies and Contemporary Art is an indexed journal and an open access online publication, which aims to analyse visuality, contemporary artistic practices and cultural conflicts through a global perspective. REG | AC... more
On deep seabed mining and the way our relationship with the ocean will change with developing technology.