Thinking Technology in China

Many techniques and technologies which has been adopted and developed worldwide originated in China and other places in Asia. After the so called ‘four great inventions’ compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing todays digital technologies challenge the global discourse in thinking technology. In this seminar we will widen the theoretical horizon with approaches from China and study them in a dialogue with classical European theories.

Literature: Yuk Hui, The Question Concerning Technology in China. An Essay in Cosmotechnics, Urbanomic 2016 or 2018, € 17.50

It is recommended to buy the book.

1st meeting: Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 10 am. Online class.

For registration please contact Prof. Dr. Christine Blaettler at blaettler@philsem.uni-kiel.de no later than November 4, 2020.