The disabled villain: why sensitivity reading can’t kill off this ugly trope
The long read: For centuries, fictional narratives have used outer difference to telegraph inner monstrosity. As someone who uses a wheelchair, I’ve learned you can’t just edit out a few slurs or bad words to fix this – it’s often baked deep into the story
The Holocaust as void
Why I don't know how to mourn my ancestors who died in the Shoah
That gentle fading into the historical background is not to be feared or bemoaned; after all, if everyone were to be remembered, human society would collapse under the weight of grief.
My trip to Poland taught me that the Holocaust worked, even though the Nazis did not manage to kill every single Jew.
Inklusion in Theater und Co.: Wie können Menschen mit Behinderung Kulturangebote nutzen?
Ob Kino, Konzert oder Theater - Kultur-Angebote sind ein sinnliches Erlebnis. Leider können Menschen mit Behinderungen das oft nicht genießen und noch seltener können sie selbst mit auf die Bühne. Wie barrierefrei ist also Kultur?
Tech Elite's AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists
More and more prominent tech figures are voicing concerns about superintelligent AI and risks to the future of humanity. But as leading AI ethicist Timnit Gebru and researcher Émile P Torres point out, these ideologies have deeply racist foundations. TESCREAL “So another “godfather” of AI, Turing Award Winner Yoshua Bengio has decided to FULLY align […]
Do we need copyright?
The concept of property is a social construction. Animals, such as cats, can own a piece of food, or a territory, but only as long as they are able to personally maintain a credible threat of violence. And animals can only defend concrete, physical properties, such as an area, a dead bird or a tree. … Continue reading Do we need copyright?
This is all there is
as the people who make objects, we have a profound responsibility. A responsibility to not take for granted the limited time that each of us has in this world. A responsibility to make that time as beautiful, as comfortable, as painless, as empowering, and as delightful as possible though the experiences that we craft.
Because this is all there is.
And it’s up to us to make it better.
Man liest nicht nur in Medien, man liest auch in Räumen
In Bibliotheken gibt es verschiedene Aktivitätszonen: Veranstaltungs- und Schulungsräume, Räume zum Ausprobieren von Technik, Bereiche für Gruppenarbeit, Arbeitsplätze für Eltern mit Kind, schallgeschützte Abteile zum Telefonieren, Studios für audiovisuelle Medien, Lounges, Cafés, Plätze für Information, Kurzrecherche und zum Anlesen. Aber bieten Bibliotheken auch noch Stillarbeitszonen für konzentriertes Lesen und Schreiben inmitten von Büchern und anderen Lesern? Oder sind inzwischen auch die letzten Lesesäle in hibbelige...