BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2250@dg.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251011T161421 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20250625T093000 SUMMARY:Conference: "Understanding Techno-Utopias Across the East-West Divi de: Creators\, Enablers\, and Audiences" DESCRIPTION:The aspiration to build a just and prosperous society through t echnological development is deeply ingrained in modern political cultures. In the 20th century\, both socialist and capitalist societies framed thei r growth narratives through techno-utopian visions. These visions imagined bridges to a painless and effortless future\, shaping social imperatives about work and everyday lifestyles.\\r\\nConstructed in diverse languages and dialects\, the techno-utopian visions of the 20th century reflected di ffering—and at times conflicting—interpretations of pathways to an adv anced future. They emphasized various priorities: the leading roles of men or women\, urban or rural areas\, heavy or light industry\, and material or immaterial wealth. The First and Second World Wars\, the Great Depressi on (1929–1939)\, the Oil Crisis of 1973–1974\, the fall of the Soviet Union\, and other significant events challenged the optimism embedded in t echno-utopian visions\, prompting their reinterpretation.\\r\\nThis meetin g marks the initial phase of the joint Swiss-Ukrainian research project "T esting Soviet Utopia: Social History of Technologies in Ukraine\, 1922–1 991." [t3://page?uid=15263]The kick-off meeting aims to advance methodolo gies for studying the history of technology in non-Russian Soviet contexts while situating Ukrainian experiences within global histories of technolo gy.\\r\\nThe event invites contributions on various aspects of technologic al history in Eastern and Western Europe\, as well as discussions about th e influence of techno-utopian narratives. Equally welcome are topics cover ing state policies and communications (e.g.\, industrialization\, digitali zation\, technical education\, space programs)\, the construction of large -scale infrastructures (e.g.\, roadbuilding\, railways\, electrification\, telecommunications\, water management)\, and everyday aspects of user tec hnologies (e.g.\, medical equipment\, bicycles\, motorcycles\, tape record ers\, and cameras).\\r\\nYou can find the conference report here [https:// www.infoclio.ch/en/understanding-techno-utopias-across-east-west-divide-cr eators-enablers-and-audiences]. X-ALT-DESC:

The aspiration to build a just and prosperous society through technological development is deeply ingrained in modern political culture s. In the 20th century\, both socialist and capitalist societie s framed their growth narratives through techno-utopian visions. These vis ions imagined bridges to a painless and effortless future\, shaping social imperatives about work and everyday lifestyles.

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Constructed in di verse languages and dialects\, the techno-utopian visions of the 20th century reflected differing—and at times conflicting—interpreta tions of pathways to an advanced future. They emphasized various prioritie s: the leading roles of men or women\, urban or rural areas\, heavy or lig ht industry\, and material or immaterial wealth. The First and Second Worl d Wars\, the Great Depression (1929–1939)\, the Oil Crisis of 1973–197 4\, the fall of the Soviet Union\, and other significant events challenged the optimism embedded in techno-utopian visions\, prompting their reinter pretation.

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This meeting marks the initial phase of the joint Swiss -Ukrainian research project "Testing Soviet Utopia: Social History of Technologies in Ukraine\, 1922–1991." The kick-off meeting aims to advance methodologies for studying the history of technology in non-Russian Soviet contexts while situating Ukrainian exper iences within global histories of technology.

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The event invites co ntributions on various aspects of technological history in Eastern and Wes tern Europe\, as well as discussions about the influence of techno-utopian narratives. Equally welcome are topics covering state policies and commun ications (e.g.\, industrialization\, digitalization\, technical education\ , space programs)\, the construction of large-scale infrastructures (e.g.\ , roadbuilding\, railways\, electrification\, telecommunications\, water m anagement)\, and everyday aspects of user technologies (e.g.\, medical equ ipment\, bicycles\, motorcycles\, tape recorders\, and cameras).

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Y ou can find the conference report here.

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