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contributions for a new special issue of <i>Technology and
Language</i> on "Instructions" could be of interest to members
of this list. <br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Best, <br>
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<td>Instructions (Technology and Language Call for
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<td>Nordmann, Alfred <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alfred.nordmann@TU-DARMSTADT.DE"><alfred.nordmann@TU-DARMSTADT.DE></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:MERSENNE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK">MERSENNE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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:</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><a href="https://soctech.spbstu.ru/en/issue/3/"
class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk961915" previewremoved="true"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://soctech.spbstu.ru/en/issue/3/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">"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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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
these<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>questions.
Inquiries are welcome now, the final deadline for
submissions is February 15, 2022. (Guest editors: Jens
Geisse and Marcel Siegler)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-US"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-US"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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 misunderstood<span
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</span>before 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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Queries, suggestions, and submissions can be
addressed to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:soctech@spbstu.ru">soctech@spbstu.ru</a> or to Daria Bylieva
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bylieva_ds@spbstu.ru">bylieva_ds@spbstu.ru</a>)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>and Alfred Nordmann (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de">nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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