The article examines the question of the impact of technology on culture. To this end the author distinguishes two speeds — of culture and of technology. The former is characterised by a slow tempo typical of symbolisation, which leads to the emergence of institutions regulating the teaching process. The latter is characterised by infinite speeds that prevent symbolisation. Technical velocity in itself is not analysed here; the author examines its impact on culture, which moves at a slower pace. It becomes a cause of de-symbolisation leading to de-institutionalisation, because it introduces various phenomena into culture at a pace to which it is not adapted. In the conclusion the author points to specific consequences of this change. His reflections in the article refer to findings of B. Stiegler, G. Hottois, G. Simondon and W. Chyła.
Contemporary humanities are confronted with a search for new forms of legitimization. Processes that enforce such a necessity stem from the technicization of contemporary culture. The methodologies of the humanities, and even their status as a group of academic disciplines, are questionable. The aim of the article is to argue that these external and internal problems in the humanities are interlinked with the state of being after the end of theory. This assumption is grounded on the thesis that the humanities need to find a solution to the impasse which could be described as the questions of what theory means and why society should be concerned about it.
The article presents a grim vision of the world in which teaching is no longer conducted. This serves as a basis for a critical evaluation of the abolishment of didactic process in favor of publications. The main idea is that the basis for the teaching process in the humanities is the only way in which humanities can develop understanding that will reach culture through the mediation of students which are the beneficiaries of humanistic ideals of teaching. There are also presented ideas concerning possible practices that counter negative tendencies. One of them is focused on creating publications about the humanistic didactic process that would include students not only as forces to gain knowledge withing the university but also as an active participants of culture that can develop themselves through the humanistic ideals. Special role of cultural studies in this process is also emphasized.
The following article discusses the true meaning of the Snowden case, in particular, the unraveling of the USA’s program known as PRISM. The author underlines that what Snowden did has not only political meaning, but also reveals the true inner workings of our technocratic society. People are making their life public in on the internet without thinking about the consequences. Snowden's leaks have taught us that the government might not only be controlling its citizens, but also just how powerful technology has become. It can easily be used against the an average person because, despite what we think, technology is not as harmless as it may appear to be.
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