- Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa, Department Memberadd
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- I am a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences - University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), with a PhD in Contemporar... moreI am a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences - University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), with a PhD in Contemporary Philosophy (2017).
My research interests include French Contemporary Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Nature, Process Philosophy, Aesthetics, Sustainability Studies, Urban Imaginaries, Posthuman Knowledges and Ecologies.
In 2016 I integrated the research group “Ambiente, Território e Sociedade” (Environment, Territory and Society) at ICS where I’ve been conducting research in two main interdisciplinary fields:
- ‘Age of Humans and Nature’ (AoHN), developing an interdisciplinary inquiry into the changing humans-nature relationships (HNR) in the ‘Age of Humans’, or the ‘Anthropocene’;
- ‘The Future of University: as if sustainability mattered’, as part of the research agenda of INTREPID Cost Action (Challenge 3), aiming to understand how Higher Education Institutions can be key agents of change if they acknowledge their fundamental role in contributing to more sustainable pathways.edit - Olivia Binaedit
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In recent years, the ösmart city' has become established in policy and planning discourse, embedding visions of an urban future where ubiquitous technology offers efficient solutions to the pathologies of the contemporary city. In... more
In recent years, the ösmart city' has become established in policy and planning discourse, embedding visions of an urban future where ubiquitous technology offers efficient solutions to the pathologies of the contemporary city. In response, a rapidly growing social-scientific literature is critically exploring how the smart city imaginary (SCI) promotes ötechno-utopian' fantasies, ignoring the risks of a technologically determined future. In this paper we begin by considering SCI as emblematic of the colonization of contemporary (urban) futures by vested interests, arguing for the need for diverse and plural imaginaries and thus for a re-engagement of the social sciences. We explore how critical social scientific contributions to shaping futures might be deepened through further engagement with utopian theory and speculative fiction, two traditions of future-orientated thinking that seek to combine critique with constructive thinking about alternatives. We therefore contribute to ö50 + 50 Theme 2: Framing Futures in 2068-the limits of and opportunities for futures research' by 1) extending critique of contemporary claims about (smart urban) futures, and; 2) exploring how utopianism and fiction can expand ways of thinking, imagining and knowing futures.
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Portuguese translation by Lavínia Leal Pereira and José Luis Pérez.