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More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology Laura Voss
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Voss, Laura <p>Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Deutschland</p>, Author.
- Series:
- Science Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Robot.
- Artificial Intelligence.
- Animacy.
- Anthropomorphism.
- Agency.
- Technology.
- Society.
- Science.
- Sociology of Technology.
- Sociology of Culture.
- Sociology of Work and Industry.
- Sociology.
- Local Subjects:
- Robot.
- Artificial Intelligence.
- Animacy.
- Anthropomorphism.
- Agency.
- Technology.
- Society.
- Science.
- Sociology of Technology.
- Sociology of Culture.
- Sociology of Work and Industry.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Voss, More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Laura Voss is a science manager in the Research Strategy Unit of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. With a background in neuro-cognitive, organizational, and occupational psychology, she previously worked as a science and technology studies researcher and as a science manager at the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) and for international robotics R&D consortiums at the Technische Universität München.
- Summary:
- We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists – and everyone else – can face the challenge of robot technology appearing »a little bit alive« with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance.
- »The full book is an accessible and quick read that I would recommend for anyone involved in journalism or media studies.«
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. Robots Wanted – Dead And/Or Alive
- 2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology
- 3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development
- 4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing
- 5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse
- 6. Conclusions … and Openings
- References
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Appendix
- Notes:
- Doctoral Thesis Technische Universität München 2020
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy
- ISBN:
- 9783839455609
- 383945560X
- OCLC:
- 1241444816
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