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Interviews with Professor Scott Lash, Research Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies, Professor Robert Zimmer, Co-Diretcor of Goldsmiths Digital Studios and Head of the Department of Computing, and Goetz Bachmann at Goldsmiths University London and Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher and Director of the Department of Cultural Development at the Centre Georges-Pompidou in Paris.

The interviews were conducted in response to several recent conferences, lectures and colloquiums held at Goldsmiths College that revolved around the Metadata research project at the Centre for Cultural Studies and visiting Professor Bernard Stiegler’s series of talks on the Economy of Contribution.

The interview is divided into two parts.

PART 1:

PART 2:

One day conference organized by the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University, London.

TUESDAY 24TH OF FEBRUARY 2009

Speakers included:

Yann Moulier Boutang: a philosopher and economist, teaches economics at the University of Technology of Compiègne in France and is director of the journal Multitudes. Since Fall 2005 he is International Adjunct Professor at the Department of Sociology and at the Fernand Braudel Center of Sate University of New York at Binghamton. He most well-known for his publication ‘From slavery to waged Labour’ published at the Presses Universitaires de Frances which reexamines all forms of bound-labour (indentured servant, colonial slavery, coolies) with special attention to the Caribbean, North America, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, as a means of understanding the role of immigration labour force in industrial societies.

Bernard Stiegler: widely regarded as one of France¹s most eminent philosophers and a Director at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Before taking up the post at the Pompidou Center, he was program director at the International College of Philosophy, Deputy Director General of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel, then Director General at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM). He is currently professorial fellow at the Centre for Cultural Studies.

Scott Lash: Research Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University London and project Leader in the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre.

This one and a half day workshop was hosted by the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, London on February 10th/11th 2009. It was organized by Scott Lash (CCS), Bernard Stiegler (Centre Pompidou/CCS), Robert Zimmer (Computing), Nina Wakeford (INCITE, Sociology) and Götz Bachmann (CCS).

The event was kindly supported by Intel Research.

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TUESDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2009
Introduction: Scott Lash
Coordinator’s Introduction: Bernard Stiegler

Museum of Contribution
Jennifer Mundy, Tate Collection Research
Anna Cutler, Tate Learning
James Davis, Tate Online Collections
Sheena Wagstaff, Tate Exhibitions and Displays
Vincent Puig, Centre Pompidou
Yves Marie L’Hour, Centre Pompidou
Nicolas Sauret, Centre Pompidou
(iri.centrepompidou.fr)

Art / Media
Presentations by:
Graham Harwood, CCS
(mongrel.org.uk/mediashed.org)
Bronac Ferran, Royal College of Art
(boundaryobject.org)

Additional Input by:
Juan Insua, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Nina Wakeford, Sociology
Suhail Malik, Visual Arts

Lunch screening of Neil Cummings film: ‘Museum Futures’
(chanceprojects.com)

Relations and Networks
Presentations by:
Neil Cummings, Chelsea College
Lucy Kimbell, Saïd Business School, Oxford

Additional Input by:
Celia Lury, Sociology
David Oswell, Sociology
Goetz Bachmann, CCS
Noortje Marres, Sociology
Nigel LLewellyn, Tate Research

Discussant: Nina Wakeford

Software of Contribution
Presentations by:
Matt Fuller, Cultural Studies
Pavel Sedlak, Prague, International Centre
for Art and New Technologies

Additional Input by:
Robert Zimmer, Computing
Olga Goriunova, CCS

Discussant: Robert Zimmer

WEDNESDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY

Design of Contribution
Presentation by:
David Garcia, Chelsea College of Art and Design
Bas Rajimakers/Geke Van Dijk, STBY, London

Additional Input by:
Tobie Kerridge, Design
Nicolas Aurey, Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Télécommunications, Paris

Discussant: Ishida Hidetaka

Media Theory
Presentations by:
Hidetaka Ishida, Tokyo University
Scott Lash, CCS

Additional Input by:
Yuk Hui, CCS
Christian Licoppe, Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Télécommunication, Paris

Discussant: Juan Insua

Conclusions

Other Participants
Laurene Vaughan, RMIT University, Melbourne
Joanna Zylinska, Media Comms
Maria Bezaitis, Intel PaPR, Portland
Jennifer Bajorek, CCS
Clive Grinyer, Cisco Systems
Olivier Landau, France Telecom (in future)
Lu Xinghua (in future)
Eric Kluitenberg, De Balie, Amsterdam (in future)
Stefan Beck, Humboldt University Berlin (in future)
Steven Bognar, Hungarian Film Biennale (in future)

sound recordings and video will be posted here soon!