Past Futures of Work (I)
28.–29. Oktober 2021
Debates about the “future of work” have picked up speed in recent years, triggered not only by the digital transformation and ecological issues, but also by the shifts in working practices in the course of the Corona virus pandemic. But the “future of work” has long been a topic that fascinated economists, sociologists and philosophers, and it has been a topic of broader political and cultural discussions already in the past. While some thinkers predicted dystopian scenarios involving mass unemployment and subjection to all-powerful machines, others hoped for improvements, for instance, in the form of radically shortened working hours. Yet others started practical experiments, such as utopian settlements with integrated working communities. Returning to such “past futures of work” helps to contextualize and historicize the current debates about the future of work. This workshop will explore examples and cases of “past futures of work” from around the globe and discuss their meaning for the present.
The workshop will be held in a hybrid format.
Speakers
Aaron
Benanav
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sanja
Beronja
EHESS, Paris, Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin
Isaie
Dougnon
Fordham University
Roberto
Frega
CNRS, Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin
Alexander
Gourevitch
Brown University
Anke
Hassel
Hertie School, Berlin
Jürgen
Kocka
Former Permanent Fellow
Freie Universität Berlin
Michel
Lallement
Fellow
2020/2021
CNAM, LISE, Paris
Constance
Perrin-Joly
Université Paris 13, IRIS
Franziska
Rehlinghaus
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Aube
Richebourg
EHESS, Centre Georg Simmel, Paris, Centre March Bloch, Berlin
Damien
Rousselière
Agrocampus Ouest / Université du Québec à Montréal
Blanche
Segrestin
MINES Paris Tech
Ophélie
Siméon
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
Laure
de Verdalle
CNRS, Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin