The TAIGA focus area CELS-AI in collaboration with DIGSUM invites you to a seminar on how critical theory can help inform transdisciplinary research design in AI—particularly for those of us working across disciplinary boundaries and trying to find shared concepts, questions, and approaches.
Our guest speaker will be Simon Lindgren, Professor of Sociology at Umeå University and author of Critical Theory and AI. His work explores how critical theory can help us make sense of the complex entanglements between society, technology, and knowledge production—he will help us think through the theoretical underpinnings of collaborative research.
The seminar will focus on how critical theory—broadlyunderstood—can offer a useful common ground for researchers from different fields. Rather than trying to standardise disciplinary differences, we’ll be discussing how a shared theoretical orientation might help navigate them productively. Simon will draw on both classic and contemporary strands of critical theory, including insights from his work on AI, to show how these perspectives can be practically useful when designing and conducting transdisciplinary research.
The seminar is intended for researchers involved in (or curious about) interdisciplinary or cross-sector collaborations, regardless of disciplinary background.
After Simon’s talk, we’ll open the floor for discussion. The idea is to have a space for reflection and conversation, so bring your questions, your disciplinary baggage, and your research dilemmas.
This is an in-person event only. Register by 24th of May through this link. Fika will be available for registered attendees.
If you have any questions, you're welcome to contact Markus Naarttijärvi.
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