25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026: “Archaeology of Repetition — Politics of Automation”, Διάλεξη των Tuna Kalaycı (Leiden University) και Masoumeh Mansouri (University of Birmingham)

Posted on 17 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2026 by nia.gr

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It is with great pleasure that the NIA invites you to a lecture by

Dr. Tuna Kaylacı (Assistant Professor of Computational Archaeology, Leiden University)

Dr. Masoumeh Mansouri (Associate Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham

“Archaeology of Repetition – Politics of Automation”

25 September 2026, 18.00

at the Netherlands Institute at Athens, Makri 11, 11742, Athens

This talk brings a deep-time critique to the ways modern automation is imagined, understood and produced. The first half asks how work becomes automatable; the second asks who pays for it. (For the full abstract please click here).

All are welcome! No technical background required.

To follow the event online, please register here

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