Critical Constructivism, Environmental Movements, and Technology

The aim of this workshop is to connect Prof. Dr. Andrew Feenberg’s thoughts on technology and politics to political movements for sustainability, environmental movements in particular. Core notions discussed will include ‘Technology as Embodied Politics’ and ‘Democratic Rationalizations’, as developed in Prof. Dr. Feenberg’s book "Questioning Technology" (1999).

Prof. Feenberg is a prominent figure of the empirical turn in philosophy of technology. His approach, Critical Constructivism, provides a toolkit for assessing technology design in light of political choice. His approach combines critical theory with a sociological constructivist lens on technology associated with Science and Technology Studies.

Associated with a public lecture on June 15.

Open to all academic researchers in the humanities of the University of Bonn, with priority to PhD students.

Please contact bolte@uni-bonn.de for registration and more information.

Funded by Bonner Graduiertenzentrum