University of Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science
10th Annual Hans Rausing Lecture, 4.30pm on Thursday 19 May 2005
"Technology Studies for Terrorists: a short course"
by Professor Langdon Winner, Thomas Phelan Professor of Humanities and
Social Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, will lecture on
The lecture will take place in The Old Labs, Newnham College, Cambridge
Tea will be served at 4pm in the Department of HPS, Free School Lane and
people will start walking over to Newnham at about 4.15pm
ABSTRACT: Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, leaders of the U.S.A.
decided that the event was the first step in a war - "the war on
terrorism". This way of framing the situation has already cost hundreds of
billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives, casting a dark shadow
on human rights worldwide. Is there a better way to think about the
problems that terrorism poses? Recent scholarship in technology studies
suggests some promising paths, strategies that could be more fruitful in
understanding the malady and offering remedies.
All welcome
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