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Webinar: A dialogue between Critical Realism and Postdigital Research

March 20th, 4pm to 5pm GMT

Critical Realism (CR) and postdigital research have rarely been considered in relation to each other. These are bodies of work with seemingly different interests and approaches, with the latter starting from recognition of the constitutive role which technology and media now play within social life. If we understand postdigital research in terms of a broader realist turn within social thought, it becomes easier to see how a mutually beneficial dialogue could take place between these traditions. CR offers a rich conceptual vocabulary suited to understanding the interplay among the otherwise ‘vanishing’ borders between different categories (e.g. analog/digital, human/machine, natural/enhanced) as well as the social changes that the postdigital brings about. Generalisations about socio-technical change need to be grounded in statements about how individuals make sense of and respond to their conditions. CR allows for that, and in so doing, it offers a critical and generative engagement with the postdigital order. At the same time, CR would benefit from the empirical and conceptual themes so richly explored within the postdigital literature, challenging this body of meta-theory to fulfil its analytical potential in engaging with the pressing realities of the postdigital social order.

  • Sebastian Ansaldo
  • Helen Beetham
  • Mark Carrigan 
  • Sarah Hayes
  • Caroline Kuhn 

Background reading: https://criticalrealismnetwork.org/2023/05/05/towards-a-dialogue-between-cr-and-postdigital-research/

If you’d like to join get in touch and I’ll send you the Zoom link.

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