Runaway futures, technology and the collapse of understanding in times of unprecedented change

Zoltán Boldizsár Simon; Felipe Ziotti Narita

doi:10.56344/2675-4398.v1n1a2020

Futuros em fuga, tecnologia e o colapso do entendimento em tempos de mudanças sem precedentes

Zoltán Boldizsár Simon Bielefeld University
Felipe Ziotti Narita Baron of Mauá University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-1919

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56344/2675-4398.v1n1a2020

Keywords: Social sciences, Humanities, Technology, Anthropocene, Future, Transhumanism

Abstract

Zoltán Boldizsár Simon is a research fellow at Bielefeld University (Germany) and assistant professor at Leiden University (Netherlands). He has recently been working at the intersection of historical thinking and societal challenges posed by technology and the Anthropocene in the contemporary world. His recent publications include The Epochal Event (Palgrave, 2020), History in Times of Unprecedented Change (Bloomsbury, 2019) and Os teóricos da história tem uma teoria da história? (Milfontes, 2019). The interview was organized and translated by Felipe Ziotti Narita. Proofreading: Sinmi Akin-Aina. Bilingual version available here (Portuguese-English).

PDF (Português (Brasil))

Published

2020-06-28

How to Cite

SIMON, Z. B.; NARITA, F. Z. Futuros em fuga, tecnologia e o colapso do entendimento em tempos de mudanças sem precedentes. Transitions, v. 1, n. 1, p. 10-38, 28 Jun. 2020.

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Transições

Section

Interview

Authors concede the right of its first publication to the journal Transições, according to the editorial policy of the journal. Reproductions of texts in other publications may be formally requested to the editorial committee via email.