Culture Machine Vol. 24 Call for Papers: The Aesthetics of Biomachines
Culture Machine Vol. 24 Call for Papers: The Aesthetics of Biomachines. Guest editors: Johan Lau Munkholm, Naja Grundtmann, Kathrin Maurer & Kristin Veel
Culture MachineVol. 24 Call for Papers:
The Aesthetics of Biomachines
Guest editors:
Johan Lau Munkholm, Naja Grundtmann
Kathrin Maurer & Kristin Veel
Department of Culture and Language, University of Southern Denmark
In the contemporary technoscape we are surrounded by an ever-expanding multitude of interactive technologies that encourage reconsideration of the state of entanglement between organic life forms, environments, and technologies meant to simulate or enhance them. These include, for instance, virtual assistants (Siri, Alexa), language- as well as image models (ChatGPT, DALL·E 2), digital implants (brain-computer interfaces, ocular implants) and adaptive systems (digital companions, soundscapes). By examining the life-simulating capabilities of these technologies, this special issue of Culture Machine aims to provoke reflections on what theoretical frameworks, concepts, and methods are required to define and assess the novel relationships they mediate between people, technologies, and our surrounding environments as modes of life are undergoing critical transformations.
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