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On the Techno-Imaginary of the Car Battery

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Published in: Kröger, Fabian, Zum Techno-Imaginären der Autobatterie, in: Müggenburg, Jan (ed.), Reichweitenangst, Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters, Transcript 2021, p. 95-110. Full book available (open access). Translation from German to English by the author (02/2023). Looking back at the 20th century, the history of the automobile seems to be primarily associated with […]

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Konferenz Reichweitenangst Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters

Conference on batteries at Leuphana University Lüneburg (2019)

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Just coming back from a very inspiring conference about the culture and technology of batteries (Reichweitenangst – Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters), organized by Prof. Jan Müggenburg (Media studies) at Leuphana University in Germany.  Media theorists, historians of technology and cultural scientists presented their different approaches to this fascinating topic.  My own

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