Fwd: APU Public Lecture Series: Talk by Prof. Bruno Latour, March 23, NGMA, Bangalore

[vinay kambipura]

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From: Chandan Gowda <chanda...@gmail.com>
Date: 20 March 2012 16:46
Subject: APU Public Lecture Series: Talk by Prof. Bruno Latour, March 23, NGMA, Bangalore
To: vinay kambipura <vinayf...@gmail.com>

Hi Vinay,

Bruno Latour is giving a lecture at NGMA this Friday - please come!  Let any interested friends know too -
Hope all's well -

warmly,
Chandan

 

‘Ecological Crises, Digital Humanities  and New Political Assemblies’     March 23rd, 6 PM – 7.30 PM National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bangalore

Venue:  National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), 49, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Rd, Bengaluru – 560052. Click here for Google Maps Link Date: March 23, 2012                        Time: 6 pm to 7.30 pm             Enquiries / RSVP: eve...@apu.edu.in.            Facebook Event:  http://www.facebook.com/events/275661919177360/   All Are Welcome.

About the Talk Ecological crises in contemporary times have created problems for political representation. Existing political assemblies cannot handle these crises due to their scale, the esoteric character of the scientific knowledge necessary to apprehend them, and the intensity of conflicts of values that they generate.  Digital resources suggest new possibilities for mapping the heterogeneous networks which link scientists, decision makers, media, citizens and other participants in public debates over ecological issues.  They can create political assemblies where contending world views and modes of reasoning engage each other. About Bruno Latour Bruno Latour is currently Professor at Sciences Po, Paris, where he is also the Vice-President for Research. Born into a wine grower’s family in Beaune, Burgundy, Latour was trained as a philosopher and subsequently as an anthropologist.  He was professor at the Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines in Paris between 1982 and 2006. He has held visiting positions at University of California, San Diego, Harvard University and London School of Economics. He has published several influential books, including Laboratory Life, Science in Action, The Pasteurization of France, We Have Never Been Modern, Aramis or the Love of Technology, Pandora’s Hope, Reassembling the Social, and Politics of Nature.     About Azim Premji University Azim Premji University has a clear social purpose – of working towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.  The University is committed towards developing outstanding professionals for the education and development sectors in India, conducting contextually relevant research in these fields and strengthening the capacities of existing professionals through high quality continuing education programmes.

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