During this encounter, we will hear about the research-practice of Bodiless Heads that Shahrzad Irannejad and Setareh Fatehi developed in 2017, which continues to inspire their current individual works and research. Bodiless Heads is a research on traditions of [non-]depictions of the body in the Islamicate world; it is a metaphor, a hypothesis, an imaginary […]
Category: Science, Technology and Society
Workshop: „Technology and the Body: Care, Empowerment and the Fluidity of Bodies“ #OrientInstitut #HumanMedicineSociety #STS #Care #Empowerment #Posthumanism #PosthumanFeminism
As part of our “Standing Working Group Iran and Beyond – Breaking the Ground for Sustainable Scholarly Collaboration (IRSSC): Performance of Culture, Religion and Body as Strategies of Self-Empowerment in the Islamic Republic of Iran“ (Orient-Institut Istanbul, “Wissen entgrenzen”, Max Weber Stiftung, gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) we are planning an internal workshop […]
8 Jan, 19h: Panel on #Ancient #DNA and our Future: Techno-Scientific and Ethical Reflections with Asst. Prof. Dr. Füsun Özer & Dr. Robin Ann Downey #OrientInstitut #sts #RRI
Ancient DNA (Füsun Özer): Ancient DNA (aDNA) research focuses on the analyses of degraded DNA fragments extracted from archaeological remains such as bones, teeth and hair. These DNA molecules are sequenced to obtain individuals’ genomes, which are analysed for inferring kinship, demographic history, biological adaptations, and genetic diseases. The earliest aDNA studies mostly focused on […]
Call for abstracts: STS for a post-truth age: comparative dialogues on reflexivity #EASST4S2020
Open Panel # 166 STS for a Post-truth Age: Comparative Dialogues on Reflexivity Deadline: 2020, February 29. Please hand in your abstract via https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ssss/prague20/ (Submission instructions: https://www.easst4s2020prague.org/call-for-papers-and-panels/). *** Panel abstract The linear model of knowledge creation and diffusion has frequently been criticized by STS scholars through an emphasis on social contexts of knowledge. Based on […]
Lecture on “Service Robots in Healthcare” @OliverBendel 18 Dec, 19h #OIIstanbul #CareRobots #SexRobots #SurgeryRobots #MachineEthics #InformationEthics #STStwitter don’t miss:
In his lecture at the Orient-Institut Istanbul on 18 December 2019, Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel from Zurich, Switzerland is going to deal with care robots as well as therapy and surgery robots. He will present well-known and less known examples and clarify the goals, tasks and characteristics of these service robots in the healthcare sector. […]
Panel: Learning and Doing (Making) for a Healthy Society? with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diler Öner & Zeynep Karagöz, 11 Dec, 19h #OrientInstitut Istanbul #innovation #makermovement #DIY #futureskills
Learning and Innovation Skills for the Future (Diler Öner): The purpose of this talk is to examine the educational outcomes we should be focusing on for the future. Drawing the parallels between industrial revolutions and education in history, I will discuss the potential transformations in education in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. I […]
Lecture Series „Human, Medicine and Society: Past, Present and Future Encounters“ program / „İnsan, Tıp ve Toplum: Geçmiş, Bugün ve Gelecek Buluşmaları“ Konferans Dizimizin programı, 04.12.2019-04.03.2020, 19h, Orient-Institut Istanbul:
(for english pls scroll down) İnsan, Tıp ve Toplum alanı, disiplinlerarası, yenilikçi ve geniş bir konu yelpazesini kapsar. Tıp, bilim ve teknolojide görülen hızlı değişim ve gelişmeler toplumların yapısında da sürekli yeniliklere, ve düzenlemelere yol açmaktadır. Bu yenilikler, sağlık kurum ve politikalarının sosyal, ekonomik, hukuki ve kültürel yönleri ile ilgili olup ayrıca hastalık, sağlık, tıp […]
The Politics of Life and Death at Istanbul’s Food Banks (Asst. Prof. Dr. Candan Türkkan, Özyeğin University, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts), Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 19:00, Orient-Institut Istanbul
Through an analysis of two state-created and state-managed databases that assess the applicants’ eligibility, I will explore how the two fundamental components of biopolitics – ‘making live’ and ‘letting die’ – are interlaced in Istanbul’s food banks. After a discussion of what food banks are and how they got to Istanbul, I will introduce the […]
“Human, Medicine and Society: Past, Present and Future Encounters” Series of Lectures, Orient-Institut Istanbul (4 Dec 2019 – 4 Mar 2020) #human #medicine #ststwitter #care #sexrobots #energy #performance #foodbanks #biopower #womanstudies #healthpolitics #art
The issue of Human, Medicine and Society encompasses a broad and interdisciplinary spectrum of topics. Ongoing innovations in medicine, science and technology have led to various possibilities and restructuring orders. These innovations are concerned with social and cultural aspects of illness and health, medicine, health care organizations and health policies. Hence, new practices of self-care combined […]
CfP special issue: “Manufacturing Life” in NanoEthics. Studies of New and Emerging Technologies #sts #enhancement #cyborg #multispecies #innovation #feministSTS #anthropocene #sociology #ethics
Dear colleagues, We invite papers for a special issue: “Manufacturing Life” in NanoEthics. Studies of New and Emerging Technologies (https://link.springer.com/journal/11569) This special issue of NanoEthics “Manufacturing Life” aims to gather research and insights about the (re-)constructions of living beings through practices in life sciences and technology with a focus on cultural, ethical and social issues […]