[Air-L] Monsoon school on Digitalisation and contested modernities at IIIT-Hyderabad, India

[Rajorshi Ray]

I'm sorry for cross-posting. I realized that the poster was not attached to
the previous mail. Here is a detailed break-down of the event

Dear All

I hope you are doing well.

I am delighted to inform you that the Human Sciences Research Center, IIIT,
is organizing a five-day Monsoon School from *July 21st to July 25th, 2025*,
on the theme: *"Digitalization and Contested Modernities."*
I would greatly appreciate it if you could share it within your networks.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
*Details for the same are as follows:*

Monsoon School on Digitalisation and Contested Modernities organised by
Human Sciences Research Centre, IIIT- Hyderabad, 21st – 25th July, 2025.

21st-century modernity is shaped by global ICT infrastructures, the
instantaneous flow of massive volumes of data, and the application of large
language models to analyze this data. Yet, the evolution of digital
technology is predicated on context-specific multiple digital modernities,
which both shape and are shaped by the local structures – political,
economic, socia,l and cultural. IIIT-Hyderabad is organizing a week-long
Monsoon School to interrogate key issues at the interface between digital
technology, modernity, and Indian society. The Monsoon School will
investigate the multi-faceted interface between digital technology and
modernity from the vantage point of the Global South, in particular, India.
The deliberations will aim to delineate the specific contours of digital
modernity for India.

Topics to be Covered

1. Digital Technology and the Indian Economy: Digital production,
circulation of value, challenges of informality, and financial flows in
contemporary Indian societies

2. The State and Digitalisation: Governance, infrastructure, and state
formation within the ‘Digital India’ framework

3.Culture in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Historicizing cultural and
technological transformations, Changing consumptions with the advent of
digital platforms, Subject formation and the digital.

4. Conceptualizing Digitalisation: Philosophical perspectives on
digitalisation, modernity, and technoscience

Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline, ideally enrolled in a
postgraduate or doctoral programme. In exceptional cases, advanced
undergraduate students (3rd year or above) may be considered.

Fees: Rs. 3,500 (including registration, meals during the workshop, without
accommodation);

Rs. 6,000 (including registration, meals during the workshop, and shared
accommodation in IIIT hostel)

Application Process: Apply with a CV and a statement of interest to
participate in the Monsoon school (within 1000 words). Selection will be
based on both the background and the statement. Complete applications
should be sent to techsoc2025 at iiit.ac.in

Deadline for applications: 15th April 2025. Selected candidates are to be
informed by 20th April 2025.

Note: Limited shared accommodation may be available on III-Hyd. Campus for
outstation participants. Please state your preference in the application.
While all attempts shall be made to offer accommodation on campus, the
organizers cannot guarantee availability for all applicants. Travel costs
to and from Hyderabad must be borne by participants. The fees have been
kept at a minimum. However, a limited number of fee waivers can be
available in exceptional cases.
Queries: techsoc2025 at iiit.ac.in

Best
Rajorshi Ray
Assistant Professor
Human Sciences Research Centre
IIIT, Hyderabad