Kevin Liggieri: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Name | Dr. Kevin Liggieri |
| Address | c/o Frau Sara Booz Professur f. Wissenschaftsforschun RZ G4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0101-73L | Homo Faber. The Engineer in the Course of Time  Number of participants limited to 35. | 3 credits | 2S | K. Liggieri | |
| Abstract | The engineer is a central figure of modernity. Its vision unites "recognition" and "design" and is therefore an important point of reference for science, art and culture. Nevertheless, breaks can be seen in this figure. It is here that the changes in techniques, different images of people and anthropologies as well as political utopias can be read and determined. | ||||
| Learning objective | The aim of the seminar is to examine different images of engineers systematically (under the concept of homo faber) and historically. The different contexts and discourses (economy, politics, art) will be considered. Which time produces which "engineer image"? How do different technical practices determine the image of the homo faber? | ||||
| Content | The engineer is a central figure of modernity. Its vision unites "recognition" and "design" and is therefore an important point of reference for science, art and culture. Nevertheless, breaks can be seen in this figure. It is here that the changes in techniques, different images of people and anthropologies as well as political utopias can be read and determined. Particularly in the 20th century, the "engineer" developed into a problematic role model for a certain "type of person", who should actively change not only technology, but also society. | ||||