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Erasmus Research Centre for
Media, Communication and Culture
Understanding backbone of technology:
a conceptual model to research Code
Lela Mosemghvdlishvili
Jeroen Jansz
Guest lecture "gendered technologies" by Lela Mosemghvdlishvili is
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Understanding backbone of technology: a conceptual model to research Code
Understanding backbone of technology: a conceptual model to research Code
Social Shaping of Technology
 Technological development is not determined by its inner logic
 Different technological paths are possible
Which of possible paths/solutions get standardized?
What if these different technological paths/solutions
have different effects on ?
Limitations of SST
Critical Theory of Technology
Critical Theory of Technology
Technical code
Democratic Rationalization
(Feenberg, 1999, 2010)
Code
a critical layer of technology
a link between human activity and machine/hardware
language in its structure
means of production
earlier forms of user participation
prescriptive and performative
delegated agency
Discussion
Normative model
Recognizes negotiability of technology
Aims to:
Politicize development of technology
 subject to inquiry technical codes
 empower agency in technological
design/development
mosemghvdlishvili@eshcc.eur.nl
jansz@eur.nl

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Understanding backbone of technology: a conceptual model to research Code

  • 1. Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture Understanding backbone of technology: a conceptual model to research Code Lela Mosemghvdlishvili Jeroen Jansz Guest lecture "gendered technologies" by Lela Mosemghvdlishvili is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
  • 4. Social Shaping of Technology Technological development is not determined by its inner logic Different technological paths are possible
  • 5. Which of possible paths/solutions get standardized? What if these different technological paths/solutions have different effects on ?
  • 7. Critical Theory of Technology
  • 8. Critical Theory of Technology Technical code Democratic Rationalization (Feenberg, 1999, 2010)
  • 9. Code a critical layer of technology a link between human activity and machine/hardware language in its structure means of production earlier forms of user participation prescriptive and performative delegated agency
  • 10. Discussion Normative model Recognizes negotiability of technology Aims to: Politicize development of technology subject to inquiry technical codes empower agency in technological design/development