Event overview
Incorporating the 鈥渕urmur of the idiot鈥� (Stengers, 2005) into situations in which new relationships with our 鈥榮mart鈥� surroundings can be built.
Participants
Alison Powell, London School of Economics
Gyorgyi Galik, Royal College of Art, London/Umbrellium
Jennifer Gabrys, University of 牛牛资源
Mike Michael, University of Exeter
Noortje Marres, CIM, University of Warwik
Ola S枚derstr枚m, University of Neuch芒tel
Uriel Fogu茅, ESAYA, UEM
CISP & Fondecyt N掳1180062
In recent years, the notion of smartness has gained pervasive prominence in various spheres of social life and the ways that cities can be known, planned and governed. Data collection is now enabled through embedded sensors and devices in urban space, particularly in the development of the Internet of Things. Autonomous mobility and other smart city initiatives make cities appear to be manageable and controllable in (near) real-time through smart analytics and dashboards. In developing these innovations, new modes of laboratorization and experimentation are deployed in order to test technological 鈥榮olutions鈥�. Against the grain of a sterile technotopia proposed by the smart city, we want to problematize the various kinds of smartness that are programmed and inscribed into this debate, as well as question the newness of it. What, in other words, are the failures and breakdowns that slow down and counteract the supposed smoothness of the smart city? Through a one-day workshop we invite researchers to creatively incorporate the 鈥渕urmur of the idiot鈥� (Stengers, 2005) into situations in which new relationships with our 鈥榮mart鈥� surroundings can be built.
During the event, each presenter discusses an idiotic object or situation. Each speaker, together with the audience, will then try to further the idiocy of other speakers cases.
0930
Introduction: Martin Tironi
0950-1110
(chair: Michael Guggenheim)
Mike Michael: Toward the Untoward: Idiocy, Multiplicity and The London Fatberg
Gyorgyi Galik: If We Are So Smart, Then Why Aren't We Healthier?
1130-1250
(chair Alex Wilkie)
Jennifer Gabrys: The Participatory Platform in the Idiotic City
Alison Powell: The Unknowable City. A New Ethics of Sense
1250-1350 - lunch
1350-1510
(chair: Marsha Rosengarten)
Noortje Marres: Title TBC
Uriel Fogu茅: The Lazy Reading Club: Prototyping the Idiotic City in Cushioned Infrastructures
1530-1610
(chair: Martin Tironi)
Ola S枚derstr枚m: A Schizo-Analysis of the Smart City
1610
Final comments: Liam Healy, Fabian Namberger
Organising committee
- Michael Guggenheim (牛牛资源)
- Martin Tironi (School of Design, Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile)
- Liam Healy (牛牛资源)
- Fabian Namberger (牛牛资源)
Event is free, please register here:
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2018 | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
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