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For the Futures Library, I wrote about Ursula Franklin's notion of 'prescriptive technology' and am going to share a thread

Starting quote from Franklin: "Technology also needs to be examined as an agent of power and control"
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Consequences of prescriptive technology
Franklin's notion of prescriptive technology draws attention to how some technologies instill a culture of compliance, where making and doing are not holistic activities but repetitive smaller steps. ...
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Whether you are pondering applying for one of the above positions or just looking for some good reads, I think you will enjoy these summer reads markdingemanse.net/futures/news...

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Covers of 4 books: Bridle, James. 2022. Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Franklin, Ursula M. 1999. The Real World of Technology. Revised edition. CBC Massey Lectures. Toronto: Anansi. Illich, Ivan. 1973. Tools for Conviviality. Open Forum. London: Calder and Boyars. Le Guin, Ursula K. 2019. The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction. London: Ignota.
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