with apologies for cross-posting
Thursday, 5th February & Friday, 6th February 2026 - please save the date!
CRITICAL TECHNOSCIENCE PLATFORM LAUNCH EVENT
Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASoS)
Grote Gracht 90-92
No & ...: A Forum on Technological Refusal
No & ... : A Forum on Technological Refusal begins from the idea that
refusal is, among other things, a rejection of ones current relationship to
technology and a simultaneous commitment to another way of being in the world.
The no is accompanied by a yes to another path. In this sense, refusal
demands a careful articulation of what needs to change as well as a vision for
a future that can (and should) be worked towards. With this forum we provide
space for conceptual explorations of refusal, with the history and philosophy
of technology as important starting points. At the same time, we welcome
diverse perspectives to explore refusal as a method for going beyond critique,
for opening pathways towards new possibilities, new choices, and new ways of
being in the world.
This two-day forum celebrates the launch of a new Critical Technoscience
Platform at Maastricht University. We invite researchers, students, artists,
designers, policymakers, tech workers, journalists, and activists to save the
date and consider joining us in February in Maastricht! We hope that together
we can explore the ways in which saying no is made possible, as well as what
might come next...
Call for proposals and timeline
A more detailed call for proposals will be circulated in September 2025.
Call for proposals: Early September 2025
Deadline abstracts: Late October 2025
Acceptance Announcements: mid-December 2025
Conference organising committee: Dani Shanley (chair CTP), Tricia Griffin,
Marte Henningsen, Ricky Janssen, Judith Campagne, and Flora Lysen.
Critical Technoscience Platform
The Critical Technoscience Platform provides a space for dialogue about the
role of technology in contemporary life. The research of our members spans
historical and contemporary perspectives on technology, from foundational
questions in the philosophy of technology to urgent contemporary challenges
e.g. digital sovereignty, surveillance, and the future of work, and care.
Together, we examine how technologies are developed, deployed, and
experienced, with particular attention to questions of power, participation,
and resistance. The platform operates under the MUSTS Research Programme and
is part of a national research network interested in the ethics and politics
of emerging technologies (EPET). Our members proactively develop connections
outside of the university, fostering collaboration between academic research
and diverse societal actors.
[UM logo handtekening 2017]
Danielle Shanley
Assistant Professor, Human Factors in New Technologies
Department of Philosophy | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) |
Maastricht University
Researcher in Ethics and Responsible Innovation | Brightlands Institute for
Smart
Society
Recent Publications
Unraveling the Regimes of Synthetic Data Metrics: Expectations, Ethics, and
Politics: 2025,
Digital Society, Vol 4, No 44
Getting real about synthetic data ethics: Are AI ethics principles a good
starting point for synthetic data
ethics?:
2024, EMBO reports, Vol 0, No 0
A place where You can be who you've always wanted to be Examining the
ethics of intelligent virtual
environments: 2024, Journal of Responsible Technology, Vol 18
EASST's Eurograd mailing list -- eurograd-easst.net@lists.easst.net
Archive: https://lists.easst.net/hyperkitty/list/eurograd-easst.net@lists.easst.net/
Edit your delivery settings there using Account dropdown, Mailman settings.
Website: https://easst.net/easst_eurograd/
Meet us on Mastodon: https://assemblag.es/@easst
Or X: https://twitter.com/STSeasst
