<nettime-ann> Krisis magazine: special issue on Science & Technology Studies

[Geert Lovink <geert@xs4all.nl>]

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For all to read and download, the new issue of Krisis is online!  
What’s more, an increasing number of back issues can be read and  
downloaded on the site. Just look under ‘issues’.

The entire archive of Krisis will be online soon on http;//www.krisis.eu

We begin 2009 with a special issue on Science & Technology Studies  
(STS) and the arts, edited by Ruth Benschop. The relation between art  
and philosophy has always been special. Not least because both claime  
a special status, as a practice or idea that would express what is  
highest or most laudable. In this issue, Krisis again highlights the  
relation between philosophy and art, and considers in what light art  
would appear from the perspective of STS. Starting from the idea that  
science, philosophy, and art are all in a way ‘shops’ that one ‘runs’,  
in four contributions, four different art practices are studied. They  
consider a wide variety of issues: How can the organ sound of  
centuries ago be restored? How can virtual artworks be saved from  
oblivion? How can one ‘expose’ sound in a museum setting? And in what  
sense is the ‘authenticity’ of old works of art a function of  
contemporary practices of knowledge production? As a ‘bonus’, this  
thematic section is followed by a reflection on the status of artistic  
research as a form of science, or philosophy.

Next to the special issue, Koen Beumer gives an overview of the  
various ways in which humans have related to rats and rats have  
related to humans throughout the twentieth century. By using a wide  
variety of sources, he explores the different dimensions of these  
relationships.

Of course, the current issue also includes reviews of Dutch and non- 
Dutch books. We have a review by Gijs van Oenen on Politieke stukken.  
Een pleidooi voor kosmopolitisme (Lolle Nauta). Theo de Wit looks at  
Marc de Wilde’s book, Verwantschap in extremen, on Schmitt and  
Benjamin. Topkitsch & Slow Science (René Boomkens) is reviewed by  
Christophe Andrades. Guus Dix takes on Foucault’s newly published work  
The Birth of Biopolitics. Finally, Ton Groeneweg discusses Political  
Theologies (Hent de Vries, ed.).

On 10 April, Krisis exuberantly celebrated its digitalization with a  
night of presentations on the theme of book burning. Afterwards, the  
celebrations continued until well after midnight. Rumour has it, some  
philosophers were actually dancing! The presentations were all very  
stimulating, so we are glad to say that they will all be published in  
the next issue.

Last but not least, a small note from the editors:

Krisis aims to be completely accessible to everyone who is interested.  
All contributions are freely available. Although we are committed to  
low-budget publication, we still need money to keep this journal  
running. In particular, we appreciate working with a fairly-paid  
editorial assistant and a professional copy editor in order to  
guarantee the quality of Krisis. The board of editors does not get  
compensated. In order to keep the reading of this journal free of  
charge, we would appreciate your support, either by donation or by  
advertisement.

Link Ideal:
http://krisis.eu/#htmlpart=content/sponsors_nl.htmlpart

You can also donate to:
Krisis, Bank account 5172630, Postbank/ING, Amsterdam


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