BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news1454@dgw.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20241016T133740 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20241211T170000 SUMMARY:Science and Technology Studies (STS)\, modern Middle East History\, and the Non-human turn DESCRIPTION:Bridge Walk: a series of lectures on bridging the gap between d ifferent faculties and disciplines\\r\\nThe education and training of an e ngineer are based solely on technical knowledge\, such as how to build a b ridge or design a computer. On the other hand\, researchers in the social sciences or humanities are trained to think in abstract concepts of societ y or the individual. Research in Humanities is also used to understand con sumer behavior and how to influence it to increase corporate profits. This separation between the social and natural sciences gives the impression t hat technology is neutral. But technology is neither neutral nor is it pro duced in isolation from existing power and political constellations. There fore\, technology reorganizes political and power relations in terms of wh o owns the knowledge to produce the tools that are part of our conditions of survival [Timothy Mitchell\, The Rule of Experts\, 2002]. This separati on between the natural and social sciences is sometimes broken by individu als through personal interests developed by the student or the researcher\ , but it is not often done at an institutional or structural level. \\r\\ nTherefore\, this lecture series attempts to critically examine the divisi on between the social and natural sciences and how to bridge the gap at th e institutional level. This lecture series attempts to bring together disc iplines from the social sciences\, humanities\, and natural sciences. The speakers will critically analyze the strong separation between these disci plines and how technology organizes political and power relations. The spe akers will also consider why certain technologies have stood the test of t ime while others have not. \\r\\nOrganizers: Mohammad Khair Nahhas (BIRO MED-Lab\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Basel) \, F ares Damien (Near and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Basel)\\r\\nF unding: This seminar series is financed by the Graduate School Social Sci ences (G3S [https://dgw.philhist.unibas.ch/de/doktorat/g3s/]) and the PhD Program Health Sciences (PPHS [https://pphs.unibas.ch/]) of the University Basel\\r\\nTime: 17:00 - 18:15 on Wednesday\\r\\nLocation:  Kollergien haus\, Peterspl. 1\, 4001 Basel.\\r\\nRegistration: if you would like to t ake part in the seminar series\, please send an email to Mohammad Khair N ahhas [https://dbe.unibas.ch/en/education/doctoral-studies/lectures-semina rs/bridge-walk/#]\\r\\nOnline Participation: participants unable to atten d in person are kindly invited to take part online. If you would like to t ake part online\, please send an email to Mohammad Khair Nahhas [https:// dbe.unibas.ch/en/education/doctoral-studies/lectures-seminars/bridge-walk/ #]\\r\\n\\r\\nPlease note that we reserve the right to modify the schedule below according to the availability of the speakers. X-ALT-DESC:

Bridge Walk: a series of lectures on bridging the gap betwee n different faculties and disciplines

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The education and train ing of an engineer are based solely on technical knowledge\, such as how t o build a bridge or design a computer. On the other hand\, researchers in the social sciences or humanities are trained to think in abstract concept s of society or the individual. Research in Humanities is also used to und erstand consumer behavior and how to influence it to increase corporate pr ofits. This separation between the social and natural sciences gives the i mpression that technology is neutral. But technology is neither neutral no r is it produced in isolation from existing power and political constellat ions. Therefore\, technology reorganizes political and power relations in terms of who owns the knowledge to produce the tools that are part of our conditions of survival [Timothy Mitchell\, The Rule of Experts\, 2002]. Th is separation between the natural and social sciences is sometimes broken by individuals through personal interests developed by the student or the researcher\, but it is not often done at an institutional or structural le vel. \;

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Therefore\, this lecture series attempts to c ritically examine the division between the social and natural sciences and how to bridge the gap at the institutional level. This lecture series att empts to bring together disciplines from the social sciences\, humanities\ , and natural sciences. The speakers will critically analyze the strong se paration between these disciplines and how technology organizes political and power relations. The speakers will also consider why certain technolog ies have stood the test of time while others have not. \;

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Organizers: \;Mohammad Khair Nahhas (BIROMED-Lab\, D epartment of Biomedical Engineering\, University of Basel) \, Fares Damien (Near and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Basel)

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F unding: \;This seminar series is financed by the Graduate Sch ool Social Sciences (G3S) and the PhD Program Health Sciences (PPHS) of the University Bas el

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Time: \;17:00 - 18:15 on Wednesday

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Location: \; \;Kollergienhaus\, Peterspl. 1\, 40 01 Basel.

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Registration: if you would like to take part in the seminar series\, please send an email to \;Mohammad Khair Nahhas

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Online Participation:  \;participants unable to attend in person are kindly invited to t ake part online. If you would like to take part online\, please send an em ail to \;Mohammad Khair Nahhas

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P lease note that we reserve the right to modify the schedule below accordin g to the availability of the speakers.

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