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Dear all, the 25th of may is the deadline for the summer session on "speculative technologies and future frictions". Please consider sending an abstract,

Date and location: 29 July – 5 August 2024Location: Løgumkloster, Denmark, Southern Jutland. Our summer session is hosted by a Folk High School/ community college (Höjskole). For more information see the information below this message or on our website: https://www.nsuweb.org/study-circles/circle-2-cybioses-life-in-the-future-imp erfect/ Palle Dahlstedt, Professor of Interaction Design, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Gothenburg / Chalmers University of TechnologyEric Deibel, PhD, Researcher with ADAPT centre on AI & lecturer at the Sociology Department of Maynooth University, IrelandTalya Deibel, PhD, senior postdoc at University College Cork on law and the inner self PS The short version of the call: Speculative Technologies and Future Frictions, NSU Summer sessionDate and location: 29 July – 5 August 2024Location: Løgumkloster, Denmark, Southern Jutland. Our summer session is hosted by a Folk High School/ community college (Höjskole). Deadline to apply for grants 25 April 2024, abstracts on 25 May 2024. The symposium is partly funded by Nordplus. As part of the study circle/symposium series Cybioses – life in the future imperfect, organized as part of the Nordic Summer University (NSU) we are pleased to announce a call for abstracts and artistic submissions for our symposium on Speculative Technologies and Future Frictions. Please click the link for more information: https://www.nsuweb.org/study-circles/circle-2-cybioses-life-in-the-future-imp erfect/ InvitationWe welcome proposals that engage with, and discuss, the following areas (of speculation and friction):

• creativity in art and theory (speculative agency)
• matters of fact and post-truth (speculative news, information and facts)
• nature, climate and life (speculation and on life as a technology)
• finance, assets, tech and political economy (economics and speculation)
• The circulation, exchange and mediation of data, the digital and AI (data frictions)
• Speculation in law, governance and society (human friction and ir/responsible speculation) Other related topics are welcome, with the fit referring to the diversity of contributors that we explicitly aim for – scholars, artists, students, technologists, other professionals and engaged participants. Experimental approaches to presenting and collaborating are encouraged. There will be space for installations and performances. Feel free to contact us if you are wondering how you would fit in and please send a short motivation letter and bio to eric.deibel@nsuweb.org  and palle@chalmers. For information about grants, abstract submission and the background writing that details the topics of the conference, please visit our webpage: https://www.nsuweb.org/study-circles/circle-2-cybioses-life-in-the-future-imp erfect/  Palle Dahlstedt, Professor of Interaction Design, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Gothenburg / Chalmers University of TechnologyEric Deibel, PhD, Researcher with ADAPT centre on AI & the Sociology Department of Maynooth University, IrelandTalya Deibel, PhD, senior postdoc at University College Cork, associated with the project on "Law and the Inner Self"

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