9.30–10.00 | Registration (Mare lobby) |
9.30–10.00 | wake up coffee (Mare 3rd Floor Atrium) |
10:00–10:30 | Introduction by Dr. Eneken Laanes (Tallinn University and Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) and Prof. Marek Tamm (Tallinn University), programme co-directors of the winter school (M-134) |
10.30–11.30 | Prof. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner (John Cabot University in Rome), “A posthuman future of the humanities” (M-134) |
11.30–12.30 | Discussion led by Prof. Karsten Brüggemann (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
12:30–13:30 | lunch (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
13.30–15.30 | Student seminars
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15.30–16.00 | coffee break (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
16.00–17.00 | Dr. Zoltán Boldizsár Simon (Bielefeld University), “Two cultures of the posthuman future” (M-134) |
17.00–18.00 | Discussion led by Dr. Kalle Pihlainen (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
18.30–late | reception at the Estonian Academy of Arts (Põhja puiestee 7 – A501) (registered participants only) |
9.30–10.00 | Registration (Mare lobby) |
9.30–10.00 | wake up coffee (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
10.00–11.00 | Dr. Thomas Schwarz Wentzer (Aarhus University), “We humans: Who is the Anthropos in ‘Anthropocene’?” (M-134) |
11.00–12.00 | Discussion led by Prof. Tõnu Viik (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
12.00–13.00 | lunch (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) (M-134) |
13.00–15.00 | Student seminars
Session 3 (M-342)
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15.00–15.30 | coffee break (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
15.30–16.30 | Prof. Ewa Domanska (Adam Mickiewicz University at Poznan and Stanford University), “Unbecoming human: Merging humanities and soil science” (M-134) |
16.30–17.30 | Discussion led by Prof. Marek Tamm (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
18.00–19.30 | Peeter Laurits and Andres Lõo, “Motherboard’s synaptic mycorrhiza: Artist talk”, moderated by Eero Epner (Supernova Cinema, BFM) |
20.00–23.00 | Winter school club for students (NoKu, Pikk 5) Discussion session (for programme directors and plenary lecturers only) |
9.30–10.00 | wake up coffee (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
10.00–11.00 | Prof. Stacy Alaimo (University of Texas at Arlington), “Onto-epistemologies for the Anthropocene, or Who will be the subject of the posthumanities?” (M-134) |
11.00–12.00 | Discussion led by Dr. Julia Tofantšuk (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
12.00–13.00 | lunch (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
13.00–15.00 | Roundtable discussion: Artificial intelligence – opportunity or threat? Participants: Prof. Steve Fuller (University of Warwick), Prof. Tanel Tammet (Tallinn University of Technology), and Karmen Turk (Trinity Law Firm) (TBC). Moderated by Prof. Kristjan Port (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
15.00–15.30 | coffee break (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
15.30–16.30 | Prof. Steve Fuller (University of Warwick), “The fork on the road for Humanity 2.0” (M-134) |
16.30–17.30 | Discussion led by Prof. Indrek Ibrus (Tallinn University) (M-134) |
18.00–20.00 | Science slam
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20.00–23.00 | Winter school club for students (NoKu, Pikk 5) Discussion session (for programme directors and plenary lecturers only) |
10.00–16.00 | 6 parallel workshops (previous registration required) 10.00-12.00 first session 12.00-13.00 lunches by groups 13.00-16.00 second session Workshop 1: Underwater: transhuman ways of sensing environment, convened by Prof. Ulrike Plath (Tallinn University and Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences), Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa (Tallinn University of Technology) and Dr. Amirouche Moktefi (Tallinn University of Technology). Workshop 2: Urban robotics, rights for mobility and ethics of streets, convened by Dr. Tauri Tuvikene (Tallinn University) and Markus Zimmermann (Starship Technologies) Workshop 3: Posthumanities in contemporary arts, convened by Dr. Mari Laanemets (Estonian Academy of Arts) and Rebeka Põldsam (University of Tartu). Workshop 4: Cybernetic dreams across the Soviet-Postsoviet divide, convened by Dr. Aro Velmet (University of Southern California and University of Oxford) and Dr. Egle Rindzeviciute (Kingston University). Workshop 5: Artificial reproductive technologies: The ethical implications and speculations, convened by Dr. Kadri Simm (University of Tartu). Workshop 6: Designing technologies of life for cases of extreme poverty: Ethical considerations of humanitarian action, convened by Dr. Alexander Horstmann (Tallinn University) and Triinu Ossinovski (Tallinn University). |
18.00–19.30 | Movie night in Supernova Cinema (organised by Dr. Carlo Cubero, Tallinn University): Fabrizio Terranova’s film “Donna Haraway: Story telling for earthly survival” (2016) |
20.00–23.00 | Winter school club for students (NoKu, Pikk 5) Discussion session (for programme directors, plenary lecturers and workshop facilitators only) |
9.30–10.00 | wake up coffee (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
10.00–11.00 | Prof. Sverker Sörlin (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), “Making sense of the environmental humanities: Emerging histories of the human-earth relationship” (M-134) |
11.00–12.00 | Discussion led by Dr. Kadri Tüür (University of Tartu) (M-134) |
12.00–13.00 | lunch (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
13.00–15.00 | Student seminars
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15.00–15.30 | coffee break (Mare 3rd floor Atrium) |
15.30–16.30 | Dr. Timotheus Vermeulen (University of Oslo), “Metamodernism and posthumanism” (M-134) |
16.30–17.30 | Discussion led by Dr. Eneken Laanes (Tallinn University and Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) (M-134) |
19.00–late | Graduation party at Erinevate Tubade Klubi (Telliskivi 60, A1 4th floor) (for registered participants) |