This Friday, 28 February, we will celebrate International Anthropology Day in Cork, with an immersive exhibition, live performances, and expert discussions. The CyberSocial Lab will exhibit its work and be available for discussion.
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International Anthropology Day with CyberSocial
26 Feb 2025
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James Cuffe and Fiona Murphy's latest article "Being Fungible" is on Allegra Lab.
12 Feb 2025
In an age where automation increasingly shapes our lives, from the workplace to the border, we find ourselves valued less as social beings and more as fungible actants- bodies in motion, effective but interchangeable. Through the seemingly small but deeply human act of a bus driver waiting for a late-running passenger, we reflect on what it means to be needed only “from the neck down.” This essay proposes homo fungibilis as a more accurate articulation of current experience than the once feted homo economicus; where our stories, empathy, and unpredictability are effaced and ignored and people become profiles, risks, and data points. Our value as human beings transmogrified, centering on the ability to fulfil external function. Nuances of judgment, kindness, and care are left behind. In the age of Homo Fungibilis, we argue for small rebellions- moments of ethical choice and care that defy disciplining automation, reclaiming the human from effacing systems.
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New member
23 Oct 2024
The CyberSocial research lab welcomes Sam Rumé to the team.
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Live Radio Broadcast
18 May 2024
Dr. Nasrin Khandoker featured on Cork City Community Radio
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Roundtable Discussion
22 Mar 2024
Dr. Nasrin Khandoker participated in a roundtable discussion on challenging gender-based violence.
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Conference Presentation
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Dr. Nasrin Khandoker presented a paper at a conference at Dublin City University
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Book Contract
26 Jan 2024
Dr Nasrin Khandoker has signed a book contract.
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Conference Presentation
22 Nov 2023
Iryna Stavynska presented a paper at the annual American Folklore Society conference.
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Successful Field School in Dingle
24 Apr 2023
The 2023 Atlantic Anthropological Workshop was a huge success as students and staff from far and wide gathered in Dingle to talk all things anthropology.
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Funding success for research on ChatGPT and other Large Language Models
31 Mar 2023
CyberSocial awarded Future Humanities Institute seed funding for project "Conversing the Void: The Humanities and the Conversation Engine."
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Manchester University Guest Lecture
14 Nov 2022
CyberSocial PI Dr James Cuffe was invited to give a guest lecture on the 14th November titled "Still this puzzle and promise of technology".
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Logitech Keynote: Socializing Cybersecurity
11 Nov 2022
CyberSocial PI Dr. Cuffe gives keynote to Logitech Company Conference on Socializing Cybersecurity
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