The paper argues that most (Anglo-Saxon) historiography of technology, including recent sociologically-oriented work, is concerned with innovation rather than technology, and that there has been an unfortunate conflation between the two. (Excerpt. To see the full article, please see the attachment down the page.)

As our life becomes more and more entwined with digital and internet technologies, and more unknown viruses.

Image: Julieta Aranda, Stealing One’s own Corpse (an alternative set of footholds for an ascent into the dark) – PART 3, single-channel video with sound, installation environment, sculptural elements, 09’32”. Dimensions variable, 2018. (Courtesy of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts)