[SIGCIS-Members] Instructions (Technology and Language Call for Contributions)

[David Nofre]

Dear all,

This recent call for contributions for a new special issue of 
/Technology and Language/ on "Instructions" could be of interest to 
members of this list.

Best,

David

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Onderwerp: 	Instructions (Technology and Language Call for Contributions)
Datum: 	Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:05:42 +0000
Van: 	Nordmann, Alfred <alfred.nordmann at TU-DARMSTADT.DE>
Antwoord-naar: 	Nordmann, Alfred <alfred.nordmann at TU-DARMSTADT.DE>
Aan: 	MERSENNE at JISCMAIL.AC.UK



The third issue of Technology and Language has just appeared, and with 
it a new call for contributions. Individual papers and the whole issue 
are freely available:


https://soctech.spbstu.ru/en/issue/3/ 
<https://soctech.spbstu.ru/en/issue/3/>


"Forensic Examinations: Terms and Techniques" – not from the point of 
view of semiotics and a theory of traces but by way of forensics 
scientists who consider the dimensions of “technology and language” in 
their empirical research. (Also, four contributed papers with topics 
ranging from the philosophical reflection of language as technology and 
molecular writing to a psychological theory of the regulation of human 
behavior in a digital environment, and finally the didactic value of 
plurilingual courses in University curricula).


New Call for Contributions: Instructions. Do technical processes unfold 
as instructed in that they execute a program or in that their parts 
perform prescribed motions? But what is a program anyhow, be it a 
computer program or the program of a musical concert or wedding - or is 
the notion of ‚instruction‘ too narrow here? Can the blueprint for a 
device be compared to the notation of a choreography? Inversely, do 
technologies instruct the behavior of users in that they establish a 
script which users need to follow? - And what is instruction in the 
first place: Does the case, for example, of language instruction follow 
a technical paradigm as well? The June 2022 special issue of „Technology 
and Language“ will be dedicated to thesequestions. Inquiries are welcome 
now, the final deadline for submissions is February 15, 2022. (Guest 
editors: Jens Geisse and Marcel Siegler)


Technology and Language invites interdisciplinary explorations at the 
interface of technology and language - contributed papers in English or 
Russian are welcome at any time. Other calls:


Technology and the Media Environment of the Information Society 
(expressions of interest until July 23, 2021): Social networks and 
communication systems, new modes of reading and writing stand for the 
disruptive effects of digital and cyber-technologies on practices of 
communication and expression not only in the internet but also in 
traditional media. Possible topics include 1) nudging, disinformation, 
and technologies for the manipulation of behavior and consciousness, 2) 
the digital language of intelligent environments, 3) information 
technologies in social engineering environments and technocracies, 4) 
cognitive technology and sociolinguistic practice. (Guest editor: Olga 
Shipunova)


Technology as Language - Understanding Action in a Technical Condition 
(Deadline: September 21, 2021): The philosophy of technology and 
language meets theories of action. Actions are understood in reference 
to reasons and causes which are formed in a social setting. The 
hermeneutics of action takes on a further dimension, however, when 
technical agency and technological activity are brought into play. Of 
particular interest are the symbols and tools of labor as knowledge is 
translated into action. Another focus is on technology and semiosis or 
the technical generation of the signs and sign systems that structure 
and constrain action – especially interesting and problematic in the age 
of self-learning technical systems. (Guest editor: Alexander Nesterow)


Robot Constructions (Deadline January 10, 2022: The word) "robot" is a 
Czech invention. As the word traveled to English speaking areas and from 
there to other languages and cultures, did the robot on this journey 
become something else? For robots and AI, more generally, we want to 
explore how they are imagined, defined, described, comprehended, 
constructed or even misunderstoodbefore and after they become a 
technological reality – how they are constituted in language, how 
cosmopolitan or intercultural they are. We are hoping for contributions 
from linguistics, philosophy, cultural and gender studies, history of 
technology, STS, and literature. (Guest editor: CHENG Lin)


Queries, suggestions, and submissions can be addressed to 
soctech at spbstu.ru or to Daria Bylieva (bylieva_ds at spbstu.ru)and Alfred 
Nordmann (nordmann at phil.tu-darmstadt.de).



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