STS Colloquium 2016/17
Tuesdays 4.30-6 pm, BuTo 1197
Term 1
Tuesday Sept 13
Introduction, welcome, and orientation for graduate students
Tuesday Sept 20
Discussion: Stephen Petrina, “On the History of the Critique of Media and Technology”
Commentator: Carla Nappi
Tuesday Sept 27
Talk: Aaron Moore, “From Imperial Engineers to Development Consultants: Japanese Engineers and the Post-Colonial, Cold War System of Development in South Korea”
Tuesday Oct 04
Discussion: Readings from Bernhard Siegert
Commentator: Gen Cruz
Tuesday Oct 11
Discussion: Readings from Bernard Stiegler
*Tuesday Oct 18
Talk: In lieu of the regular colloquium, we will instead attend Bernard Stiegler’s lecture: “About the Neganthropocene and its economy” 6:30pm / Western Front – 303 8th Ave. E-Tix available at neganthropocene.eventbrite.com / Further info: http://front.bc.ca/events/about-the-neganthropocene-and-its-economy/
Tuesday Oct 25
Discussion: Jennifer Chandler, title TBA
Commentators: Kejia Wang, Stefano Pantaleone
Tuesday Nov 01
Reading and Discussion: Carla Nappi, “Fictioning the History of Science”
Tuesday Nov 08
Discussion: Brandon Konoval, “Pythagorean Pipe Dreams? Vincenzo Galilei, Marin Mersenne, and the Pneumatic Mysteries of the Pipe Organ”
Commentator: Michael Hare
Tuesday Nov 15
Discussion: Brent Lin, title TBA
Tuesday Nov 22
Discussion: Stefano Pantaleone leads readings from Eduardo Kohn’s work
Tuesday Nov 29
Discussion: Jessica Wang, “The Telling of the Case: Rabies Case Narratives and Medical Community in 19th-Century New York City”
Commentator: Katie Powell, Sara Press
For more information about past STS colloquia (2015/2016-2007/2006), visit our Event Archive.
