Welcome to the online module *Bots as Digital Infrapunctures*.
Inspired by the potential of *digital infrapuncture*, a term described by researcher Deb Verhoeven, this module brings bots and infrastructure together as *infrapunctures*. *Infrapuncture* is a portmanteau word which conflates *infrastructure* and *acupuncture*, referring to small-scale interventions that have a catalytic effect on the whole. This module explores what role bots can have as infrastructural stress relievers.
Inspired by the potential of *digital infrapuncture*, a term described [rephrase, she coined the concept] by researcher Deb Verhoeven, this module brings bots and infrastructure together as *infrapunctures*. *Infrapuncture* is a portmanteau word which conflates *infrastructure* and *acupuncture*, referring to small-scale interventions that have a catalytic effect on the whole. [add some sort of explanation e.g. The term emerges from the need to reconsider our infrastrucutres - frought with hurt pertaining inequalities and exploitation - in terms of capacity and care] This module explores what role bots can have as infrastructural stress relievers [add, as a means to engage with the norms and values of computational tools and infrastructure].
# Goals
The goal of this online module is to foster *tool criticism thinking* (e.g. the skills and practices for critically engaging with the norms and values of our computational tools and infrastructures). The module consists of readings, videos and exercises that help you analyze and reflect on how infrastructural agency, impact or power is shaped, structured and performed.
The goal of this online module is to foster [add, what Karin van Es terms] *tool criticism thinking* (e.g. the skills and practices for critically engaging with the norms and values of our computational tools and infrastructures). The module consists of readings, videos and exercises that help you analyze and reflect on how infrastructural agency, impact or power is shaped, structured and performed.
Karin van Es
4 years ago