[csaa-forum] Symposium on Automation and Public Art/Science talks in Brisbane, Sep 26 and 27

Fri Sep 9 10:14:49 ACST 2022

Dear Colleagues,

Those of you in Brisbane may be interested in the following events. Both events will be recorded and posted in due course for those unable to attend live.

Life in the Age of Automation Symposium: Cultural and Creative Perspectives
Monday Sep 26
University of Queensland, St Lucia
Information and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/life-in-the-age-of-automation-cultural-and-creative-perspectives-tickets-411679122337

Confirmed Speakers

  *   Mark Andrejevic: Professor, Communications and Media Studies; CI, ADM+S Centre (Monash)
  *   Jean Burgess: Associate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S); CI, ARC DP “Using Machine Vision to Explore Instagram’s Everyday Promotional Cultures” (QUT)
  *   Nic Carah: Director, DCS Hub (UQ); AI ADM+S Centre; CI ARC DP “Using Machine Vision to Explore Instagram’s Everyday Promotional Cultures”
  *   Oron Catts: Director, SymbioticA (Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts, UWA); CI, ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour” (UWA)
  *   Sarah Collins: Lead CI, ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour” (UWA)
  *   Ned Rossiter: Professor of Communication; Director of Research, ICS; lead CI, ARC DP “The Geopolitics of Automation” (WSU)
  *   Elizabeth Stephens: Associate Professor in Cultural Studies; CI, ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour” (UQ)
  *   Ionat Zurr: Head of the Fine Arts School of Design, and SymbioticA; CI, ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour” (UWA)

Symposium Topic
Automation is widely recognised as one of the most central and powerful organising systems of everyday life, yet key questions about its historical, cultural and epistemological specificity remain unanswered. Following the lead of Siegfried Giedion’s ground-breaking Mechanisation Takes Command (1948), this one-day event is designed to trace the impact of automation on the practices and technologies of everyday life.

The symposium brings together researchers and representatives from key centres and projects focused on the study of automation, including:

  *   ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) http://admscentre.org.au<http://admscentre.org.au/>
  *   Digital Cultures and Society Hub (UQ) Digital-Cultures-and-Societies<https://hass.uq.edu.au/Digital-Cultures-and-Societies>
  *   ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour” (UWA/UQ)https://automationcultures.com/
  *   ARC DP “The Geopolitics of Automation” (WSU) <https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/projects/the_geopolitics_of_automation> the_geopolitics_of_automation<https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/projects/the_geopolitics_of_automation>

This symposium, held in collaboration with the DCS Hub at UQ, is organised as part of the ARC DP “The Cultural and Intellectual History of Automated Labour.” Where many studies of automation are focused on its technological aspects, this project foregrounds the importance of cultural perspectives on and creative engagements with automation. It asks: how does automation look different when considered from these perspectives?

Registration is free but essential for venue and catering purposes.

LASER talks at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane: The Art and Science of Synthetic Biology
Tuesday September 27: 5pm-7pm
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Register here: https://www.ima.org.au/ima-events/talk-the-art-and-science-of-synthetic-biology-laser-queensland-and-new-south-wales-talk/

Join us for an evening of discussion on the art and science of Synthetic Biology with internationally acclaimed biological artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr (co-founders of SymbioticA, the Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts at UWA), and Jestin George, designer-in-residence for the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology and co-founder and editor of SYNTHESIS, Australia’s first synbio-meets-design magazine.

This event is part of the LASER QLD/NSW series. Leonardo Art-Science Evening Rendez-Vous, run under the auspices of Leonardo journal, pair artists and scientists for evening talks on subjects of shared concern. The LASER QLD/NSW series is the first of its kind in Australia, co-hosted by Elizabeth Stephens (UQ) and Grayson Cooke (SCU). This event is kindly sponsored by the DCS Hub at UQ.

This free event will be followed by a reception. Registrations, via the IMA website, are free but RSVPs are essential for space and catering purposes. Register here: https://www.ima.org.au/ima-events/talk-the-art-and-science-of-synthetic-biology-laser-queensland-and-new-south-wales-talk/

With best wishes,
Elizabeth

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