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Care and Machines (Conference, Manchester, 20-21 October 2017)

posted on February 3, 2025

Research Summary: Care and Machines Conference

Event Type: Interdisciplinary academic conference on caring relationships with technologies
Host Institution: Lincoln Theological Institute, University of Manchester
Dates & Location: 20-21 October 2017, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Graduate School, Ellen Wilkinson Building, University of Manchester
Featured Speakers: Prof Stuart Murray (Leeds), Prof Jeannette Pols (Amsterdam), Dr Kate Devlin (Goldsmiths, University of London), plus additional researchers
Research Focus: Explores caring relationships with technologies across medicine, companionship, and intimacy domains
Scope: Two-day interdisciplinary examination of human-technology relational ethics and care practices
Contact: Scott Midson for inquiries; registration closed at time of article publication

The Lincoln Theological Institute at the University of Manchester invites you to a 2 day interdisciplinary conference on caring relationships with technologies. The conference features talks from Prof Stuart Murray (Leeds), Prof Jeannette Pols (Amsterdam), and Dr Kate Devlin (Goldsmiths, University of London). Along with a range of shorter papers from researchers, the conference will explore the different ‘caring’ relationships that we enter with technologies: in terms of medicine, companionship, and intimacy. A full version of the programme is available on the conference website.

The conference will be held in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Graduate School, Ellen Wilkinson building, of The University of Manchester, 20 – 21 October. Registration for the event closes this week, and the link to register (as well as further information) is available on the conference website.

Please contact Scott Midson with any queries.

 

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