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23 September 2025

Interview – Are You A Software Update?

Carolyn Pedwell gave an interview as part of the Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana Tactics & Practice podcast series, ‘Are you a Software Update’.

Symposium – Speculative Machines and Us: Histories and futures of AI

The international symposium, 'Speculative Machines and Us: Histories and Futures of AI', was held at Lancaster University's Imagination Lab on 17th July 2025.

Keynote – Habit, Affect, and the Unconscious

Carolyn Pedwell gave the keynote address at the University of Hertfordshire's 'Complexity and Management Conference 2025'.

Interview – Intuition, Predictive Technologies, and Esoteric Practices

Carolyn Pedwell gave a short interview for Affective Societies on the relationship between predictive technologies and esoteric practices.

Keynote – Affect Theory for Uncertain Futures

Carolyn Pedwell gave the closing lecture at the Affective Societies Annual Conference, 'Mobilizing Affect – Affective Mobilization'.