Jiři Kocian (Center for Digital Humanities Integration Malach Center for Visual History Charles University Prague): “Re-presentation and Digital presence of Holocaust Survivors’ Testimonies”
Abstract: In the current times, research in modern history and area studies is in an ever-increasing manner engulfed in both offline and online digital environments. This poses a challenge to the researchers, who are situated in the position of ‘users’ and thus experience a shift in research practices when working with digitized primary sources. This presentation will discuss selected issues emanating from the situation when we set on our research path along the venues pre-crafted by user interfaces, inherited ontologies and source presentations which cater to specific user experiences. As a case for demonstration, we will look at the current role of Holocaust survivors’ testimonies in the context of Digital Humanities, a highly symbiotic relationship lasting for more than 30 years.
Alexandru Dincovici (New Europe College Bucharest): “Are sensors dethroning senses? On trust, the body and awareness in the age of algorithmic trackers”
Abstract: This talk looks at the role activity trackers play for their users, focusing on the transformative role of wearable technology in shaping how we come to perceive our bodies and health. Drawing on autophenomenography, in depth interviews and online content analysis, it shows how, in practice, using activity trackers can lead to a shift in trust, from our own bodily senses to the algorithmic assemblages the technology is part of, making the sensors dethrone the central role our senses play in facilitating everyday life and activity choices. The central concept enabling this analysis is bodily awareness, originating in the philosophy of mind, as it can help bridge the gap between cognition, the body, material, and non-material agency, while allowing for a coherent and applied analysis of the changes brought about by wearable trackers.
https://uni-regensburg.zoom-x.de/j/62411825548?pwd=Y2pFL3V0aWNEQko2eXphQ2VJMFdTQT09
(Meeting-ID: 624 1182 5548, Kenncode: 519637)