Here is a selection of abstracts that were co-created out of the writing workshop held during Staying with Speculation symposium. The papers will be published in a special issue of Global Discourse, published by Bristol University Press: http://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals Typology of Orchestrated Conflict – Classic and Emerging Matt Smith & Serena Pollastri Keywords: Conflict Typology, Methods, Productive conflict, Speculative Design, Controversy Throughout history, conflict and…

As part of the Staying with Speculation workshop, participants shared objects that connected to their research. Here are photos of each object with a short explanation of their meaning.   Figures wrapped in ethical dilemmas, from Monika Büscher An ordinary compass, from Matt Smith, in this case representing the problems of traditional navigation tools Tensegrity,…

SpecHub Interdisciplinary Speculative Research Staying with Speculation: Futures, Natures, Politics Knowledge Exchange Symposium 13th & 14th June, Halton Mill, Lancashire Call for Participation Speculation has become an increasingly widespread concept in disciplines across the sciences, arts and humanities. Its applications are as diverse as designing urban futures, studying geological phenomena and imagining future participatory politics.…

As a philosopher, speculation means something quite specific. It deals, not just with a specific set of methods, but with a particular historical period, in which speculative philosophy arose as a prominent philosophical school. The promises and pitfalls of speculation are both present in The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, started by William Torrey Harris in…

An intruging and inspiring take on speculative approachers to matter by UWE philosopher Iain Grant.