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2 Postdocs in social sciences/STS/philosophy

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Start date: 1st May 2023 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 20th February

1 Ph.D. student in sociology/social anthropology/STS

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23 Jan 2023

31 Aug

Team Workshops on the Current Debate of Social Robotics

In July & August 2025, EMOROB organised two internal workshops aimed at sharing research progress and promoting interdisciplinary discussion within the team.
22 May

Relationship between metaphors and autism therapy research

How do metaphors and analogies influence research of autism therapy? Ilaria Fornacciari explored this relationship and more in her talk "Mirroring Mechanical Metaphors: Materials for an Archaeology of “Emotional Competence”, from Asperger to Robot-Assisted Autism Therapy (RAAT)".
15 Mar

Eva Šlesingerová: Dekolonizace znamená zcitlivění. Rozhovor pro Artalk

Co je to “affective computing”? A co na zkoumání citovosti robotů otevírá otázky po člověku? V rozhovoru s Palo Fabušem rozebírá socioložka Eva Šlesingerová emoce, umělý život, jinakost a neurodiverzitu.
3 Dec 2024

Affective technologies as a contemporary topic of biopolitics

In November 2024, Ilaria Fornacciari participated in the Second International Symposium on Politics of Technologies in the Digital Age with her talk titled "In Real Time: Affective Technologies and the Epistemology of the Cognitive Subject" (presented online).

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