Winter semester 2024/25, University of Vienna
Wednesdays, 16:45-18:15
BIG Lecture Hall, Main Building of the University of Vienna or online
This lecture series aims to highlight the new movement of “Digital Humanism” and to link it closely with the existing traditions of research into the impact of digital technologies on society in various disciplines. The lecture series is therefore particularly concerned with the highly multidisciplinary character of digital humanism, which we facilitate through lectures on various theoretical approaches and research methods. This will enable students from all disciplines to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of digital technologies on society.
The lecture series is also closely linked to the research landscape of the Vienna region. In addition to a number of lectures on the foundations of Digital Humanism, designed by experts in the social sciences, humanities and computer science, the project leaders of nine different research projects funded by the WWTF’s Digital Humanism program in 2020 will present their research results.
The lecture series will be kicked off by Prof. Dr. Natali Helberger (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands). Prof. Helberger is an internationally renowned legal scholar and AI researcher who will speak about the impact of ChatGPT on our democracy and the work of researchers. The lecture series will also end with a capstone lecture by danah boyd, a US technology and social media expert. She is a partner researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of the Data & Society Research Institute and a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University.