Contact Persons:

Dr. Sezgin Sönmez, TU Berlin (sezgin.soenmez(at)tu-berlin.de)

Dr. Basil Wiesse, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (basil.wiesse(at)ku.de)

Surrounding the supposed and actual ‚digitization‘ of contemporary society are numerous discourses in technology and media studies as well as, among others, sociologies of knowledge, consumption, and youth. It is striking that cyberattacks and cybersecurity do not play a large, if any, role in these discussions. According to the World Economic Forum, cyberattacks are continuously increasing in number and intensity, creating a situation of technological instability and uncertainty (World Economic Forum 2024). A networking meeting in the form of an author workshop, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies „Dialogical Cultures“, seeks to initiate a debate centering cybersecurity and cyberattacks at the core of analyses sensitive to digitization processes. Investigating the relationship between cyberattacks and cybersecurity leads to fundamental implications revolving the dynamics of digital infrastructures, particularly their constitutive relevance for contemporary practices of communication and dialogicity. The contributions to the workshop will be developed into an edited volume to be released 2025/2026.