As part of the 2025–2026 edition of the "Digital Materialities" seminar, the eighth session of the year will be held on Wednesday, 27 May (4:00-6:00 pm, CET), both online and at Sciences Po Paris (1 place Saint-Thomas d’Aquin, 75007).

We are delighted to welcome Devika Narayan, Lecturer at the University of Bristol, for a presentation entitled: 

Abstract: This talk will offer a perspective on digital transformation that melds sociotechnical analysis of computing infrastructure with industrial and organisational political economy. The old-fashioned, unglamourous computer industry has given way to a much more pervasive and powerful tech sector. I will explore this shift to discuss the material practices of acceleration, resulting in capitalist volatility.  

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Registration for the session, as well as the full seminar programme, is available on the working group webpage.

The final session of the year will take place on Wednesday, 17 June (4:00-6:00 pm, CET), with a talk by Oyuna Baldakova (King’s College London) on "Land-Locked and Internet-Locked: Digital Dependency, Sovereignty, and Resilience in Kazakhstan."

Looking forward to seeing you online and in person!

All the best,