solarpunk
technological narratives tl;dr
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cyberpunk
popculture
Image CC-BY-SA Mitch Altman 2015
for an average person
technology is transparent
who
builds
owns
profits
for whom
technology is complex
its context is even more complex
250 000
smartphone
patents
15 000 000
lines of code
in Android
Nexus 5 Phone CC-BY 2.5 Google Android
Black Hole EHT CC-BY European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Dr. Katie Bouman Public Domain
Kijow Centrum Cinema main auditorium CC-BY-SA 4.0 Zygmunt Put
Iron Man CC0
Batman CC-BY-SA Andrew Guyton
Superheroes: the modern mythology
Superheroes: the modern mythology
technology
an artifact is
a weapon
Superheroes: the modern mythology
Bestman Salvage from Spiderman: Homecoming
by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios
Superheroes: the modern mythology
Black Panther Movie by Marvel Studios
Superheroes: the modern mythology
Cyberpunk: nightmares of chrome
Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red
Cyberpunk: nightmares of chrome
technology as
or means to fight it
oppression
Cyberpunk: nightmares of chrome
cyberpunk was a
which got normalized
warning
Cyberpunk: nightmares of chrome
cyberpunk
futuristic
replaced
Cyberpunk: innovators vs hackers
Dusan Nemec from Watch Dogs 2, Copyright by Ubisoft / Digital-Zky
Wrench from Watch Dogs 2, Copyright by Ubisoft / Digital-Zky
Cyberpunk: nightmares of chrome
Copyrighted Sarif Industries ad from
Deus Ex: Human Revolution by Square Enix
Reality: technological tunnel vision
PostCyberpunk: will we survive to see it?
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
白色风车 by Liuying J.P
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
Solarpunk is a genre of Speculative Fiction that focuses on craftsmanship, community, and technology powered by renewable energy, wrapped up in a coating of Art Nouveau blended with African and Asian aesthetics.
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
Copyrighted by Commando Jugendstil / Ecología Política
Cuadernos de debate internacional
technology as
empowerment
not a weapon
Solarpunk: a promise, not a warning
Solarpunk reporting: real stories out there
Copyrighted by Global Innovation Gathering
Narratives: our perspectives on reality
The fsociety from Mr Robot copyright by USA Network
Noisebridge Hackerspace, Sep 2014 CC-BY-SA Mitch Altman
inventor
activist
anarchist
maker
troll
activist, inventor, troll, maker CC-BY-SA Kimiooon
anarchist CC-BY-SA Cayla Chicovsky
Suzanne CC-BY-SA Kimiooon
if hackers don't present
their own narrative
they will be written into someone else's
eternal rebels
community builders
Thank you!
@PawelNgei
alxd.org
HOPE2020 - Solarpunk, cyberpunk and popculture: Technological narratives tl;dr
By Pawel Ngei
HOPE2020 - Solarpunk, cyberpunk and popculture: Technological narratives tl;dr
The western culture offers a very distilled narrative on what technology is and who builds, owns and profits from it. Most non-technical audiences are unaware of how subjective this perspective is - and how strongly it favours well-marketed multinational corporations over local solutions. How can telling different stories help us democratize technology, especially in the Global South? https://19.re-publica.com/en/session/solarpunk-cyberpunk-popculture-technological-narratives-tldr
