The Post-Technological Futures of Everything
Syllabus⇝
Following a collective learning-by-doing approach, the students will explore, discuss, reflect, ideate and exchange a diverse set of fictional “tools” for citizens of Barcelona, using practical thought experiments to navigate the complexity, scale and speed of change of the social and ecological implications that digital technologies will have in the next 30 years.
Deliverables⇝
Video prototypes + posters lass.
Additional Resources⇝
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‘Inventing The Future’ by Nick Srnicek & Alex Williams
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‘Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology’ by T.J. Demos
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‘Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime’ by Bruno LaTour
Background Research Material
· “Years And Years” on Netflix
· “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” by Adam Curtis (YouTube)
· Migrant Journal (all issues)
· Real Review (all issues)
Faculty⇝
Andres Colmenares (CO/ES) is the co-founder of IAM, the creative research and strategic design lab helping citizens and organisations make responsible decisions by using futures as tools to anticipate challenges and opportunities, while exploring the socio-ecological impacts of digital technologies and the internet(s) through collective learning initiatives, partnerships and commissioned projects. He is also strategic advisor for WeTransfer’s Supporting Act Foundation, director of the Master in Design for Responsible Artificial Intelligence systems at ELISAVA and faculty member of the Master in City & Technology at IAAC.