The conference \;Living in the New Era 【时代・新生】 \;(Acronym \;LINE) aims to explore the world generated by the introduction of new digital technologies with a specific focus on the Chinese digitally embedded society through transdisciplinary collaborations with researchers working in China and Italy.
\nLINE wants to be the red thread connecting China to other countries focusing on the use of humanities like philosophy\, history\, and literature as a key element to understand and explore the effects of the introduction of new digital technologies in society. \;LINE \;is the first of a series of international events organized by the \;School of Humanities \;at \;SJTU \;within the \;International Forum for the New Humanities 【&lsquo\;探索新文科&rsquo\;国际人文论坛】 \;using the humanities to analyze what the new era is and how it is shaped.
\nThis year\, \;LINE2021 \;aims at enmeshing the work of researchers in academia and science-fiction novelists to explore and analyze the changes and challenges we are facing. \;LINE2021 \;welcomes contributions addressing the body's role in its relations to digital technologies from researchers and novelists working in Italy and China. \;Topics of interest are the way our bodily life is affected by the use of digital technologies\, how we think of our place in society\, how we relate to others the moment digital technologies are used to mediate everyday bodily interactions\, and how does the technology autonomously act as bodies in the \;world. \;LINE2021 \;is also interested in more general contributions which explore the New Era generated by the introduction of digital technologies.
\nThe international Journal \;Prometeica \;(indexed in A&\;HCI and SSCI) will publish a special issue based upon the conference papers selected through a blind peer review process. (https://prometeica.com/index_en.html)
\nThe conference will be held the \;26-28 November 2021 \;at the \;School of Humanities \;(Minhang Campus\, Shanghai\, China). It will be a hybrid conference enabling the Italian attendees and speakers to join remotely.
\nKeynote speakers
\n▎Prof. Wu Yan(吴岩\, science-fiction novelist - \; Southern University of Technology and Science\, CN)
\n▎Ass. Prof. Wang Jue (王珏\, philosopher &ndash\; Xidian University\, CN)
\n▎Francesco Verso (science-fiction novelist - Future Fiction\, IT)
\n▎Ass. Prof. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner (philosopher - John Cabot University\, IT) \;
\nSubmission deadline and details
\nWe invite you to submit an abstract of 500 words in English prepared for blind review by \;September 1to the following email address: \;international-hum@sjtu.edu.cn \;
\nTimetable
\n▎Deadline submission abstracts: \;September 1\, 2021
\n▎Notification of the acceptance: \;October 1\, 2021
\n▎Conference: \;November 24 &ndash\; 26\, 2021
\n▎Submission full paper for the special issue: \;January 31\, 2021
\nFees: \;Free \;and it is possible to have a contribution for the expenses to attend the conference physically
\nOrganizer: \;Dr. Nicola Liberati (Dept. of Philosophy\, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
\nContact person: \;
\nDr. Nicola Liberati
\nEmail：nicola2020@sjtu.edu.cn
\nThe event is supported by the \;International Office \;of the \;School of Humanities \;at \;Shanghai Jiao Tong University. \;
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