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From: Dorothy Butchard <D.Butchard@bham.ac.uk>
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Subject: Centre for Digital Cultures: Speculative Environments
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Dear all,



Please join us next Wednesday 5 Feb for a talk and roundtable discussion on=
 digital cultures and speculative environments - details below. We hope to =
see you there!



Digital Cultures and Speculative Environments

Wed 5 Feb, Arts LR4, University of Birmingham



4pm-5pm: Speculative Fiction Roundtable

Join our panel as they reflect on a variety of approaches to speculative fi=
ction. The contributors will include Jayde Martin (University of Birmingham=
), Ben Horn (University of Birmingham), George Cox (University of Nottingha=
m) and Adam Edwards (University of Birmingham).



5pm-6pm: Invited Speaker Esko Suoranta (University of Helsinki)

Title: Container Ports and Complex Catastrophes: A Case for Some Affordance=
s of Technonaturalism

Outline: The complexity and weirdness of the contemporary moment present a =
unique challenge for artistic representation. How to devise fictional narra=
tives that could address the way in which life in the 21st century is steer=
ed by such complex and vast forces as digital capitalism, climate change, o=
r other distinct features of the Anthropocene? In this talk, Esko Suoranta =
presents contemporary speculative fiction as a genre that employs distinct =
techniques to gesture toward that which is difficult to narrate. He argues =
for an understanding of these novels as technonaturalist, as they both fore=
ground the complex materialities digital capitalism depends on and engage i=
n social criticism of their circumstances.



This event is free to attend and all are welcome! The afternoon will conclu=
de with a drinks reception and opportunity to reflect on the topics covered=
 with fellow attendees. For more info and RSVP please see our Eventbrite pa=
ge: https://digital-cultures-speculative-environments.eventbrite.co.uk



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Best wishes,

Dorothy and Matt

Centre for Digital Cultures


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Dr Dorothy Butchard
Lecturer in Contemporary Literature & Digital Cultures
University of Birmingham

d.butchard@bham.ac.uk<mailto:d.butchard@bham.ac.uk> | 117 Arts Building


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<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
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<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Please join us next Wednesda=
y 5 Feb for a talk and roundtable discussion on digital cultures and specul=
ative environments - details below. We hope to
 see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Digital Cultures and Spec=
ulative Environments</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:=
&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Wed 5 Feb, Arts LR4, Univ=
ersity of Birmingham<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">4pm-5pm: Speculative Fict=
ion Roundtable</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;=
Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Join our panel as they refle=
ct on a variety of approaches to speculative fiction. The contributors will=
 include Jayde Martin (University of Birmingham),
 Ben Horn (University of Birmingham), George Cox (University of Nottingham)=
 and Adam Edwards (University of Birmingham).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">5pm-6pm: Invited Speaker =
Esko Suoranta (University of Helsinki)</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Title: Container Ports and C=
omplex Catastrophes: A Case for Some Affordances of Technonaturalism<o:p></=
o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Outline: The complexity and =
weirdness of the contemporary moment present a unique challenge for artisti=
c representation. How to devise fictional narratives
 that could address the way in which life in the 21st century is steered by=
 such complex and vast forces as digital capitalism, climate change, or oth=
er distinct features of the Anthropocene? In this talk, Esko Suoranta prese=
nts contemporary speculative fiction
 as a genre that employs distinct techniques to gesture toward that which i=
s difficult to narrate. He argues for an understanding of these novels as t=
echnonaturalist, as they both foreground the complex materialities digital =
capitalism depends on and engage
 in social criticism of their circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">This event is free to attend=
 and all are welcome! The afternoon will conclude with a drinks reception a=
nd opportunity to reflect on the topics covered
 with fellow attendees. For more info and RSVP please see our Eventbrite pa=
ge: <a href=3D"https://digital-cultures-speculative-environments.eventbrite=
.co.uk">
<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">https://digital-cultures-speculative-envir=
onments.eventbrite.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Dorothy and Matt<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Centre for Digital Cultures<=
o:p></o:p></span></p>
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quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">=
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Dr Dorothy Butchard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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buchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lecturer=
 in Contemporary Literature &amp; Digital Cultures<br>
University of Birmingham <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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=3D"mailto:d.butchard@bham.ac.uk"><span style=3D"color:blue">d.butchard@bha=
m.ac.uk</span></a> | 117 Arts Building
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