Surrogate Humanity

We cordially invite you to the lecture on "Surrogate Humanity" with authors Neda Atanasoski and Kalindi Vora on July 5th, 4pm at CST. Based on their eponymous book (Duke Press, 2019), Atanasoski's and Vora's talk examines the role of robots, artificial intelligence and other technologies as substitutes for human labour within a labour system rooted in racial capitalism and patriarchy. Following the book presentation, respondents Markus Gabriel (CST, IZPH) and Aimee van Wynsberghe (IWE) will discuss the implications of the book's theses and explore alternative approaches to technological development that resist the racial and colonial logics sustaining social hierarchies and inequalities.