Do Artifacts Still Have Politics? History and the History of Technology

Time: 3:30-5:00pm

Location: Hagerty Library, Lower-level, L33 (Please bring Photo ID to enter the library) Drexel University

Thirty years ago, Langdon Winner posed the question: Do artifacts have politics? This paper reexamines the ensuing debate in the light of more recent approaches to the history of technology, including: performance studies, object oriented ontology, thing theory, "it" narratives, etc. Using historical examples from his own and others' research, Alder asks: Do artifacts still have politics? His answer - not to be coy about this - is yes. The question remains: What difference does it make if they do?

If you are planning to attend this event, please contact Melissa Mansfield, Department Adminsitrator, mmm462@drexel.edu, to RSVP.