Now we have the final panel talking about next steps in solidifying Space Studies as a field amongst other questions with David Duner of Lund Uni, Gemma Milne of Glasgow Uni and Richard Tutton of York University.

Now we have the final panel talking about next steps in solidifying Space Studies as a field amongst other questions with David Duner of Lund Uni, Gemma Milne of Glasgow Uni and Richard Tutton of York University.

Final session of the conference has finished. We first had Gemma Milne and Felix Honecker talking about Deep Tech and mission drift. Next was Ahmad Assem talking about the right to darkness. Finally we had Tanya Darlington closing out the conference with a talk about the art and inspiration of NASA

Day 2 of the conference “Democratisation of Space” begins with a keynote address by feminist scholar of outer space talking about an Outer Space Otherwise

Next panel is ongoing. First we had Kala Perkins talking about art in space. Second we had Katherine Harrison of Leeds University talking about the semiotics of leaving earth behind in commercial space imagery. Now we have Kerstin Hamilton talking about the photography of Berenice Abbott

Now it’s lunch and then an afternoon of more panels!

Next up was Giovanni Za of Uni of Milan talking about verticalisation in Aniara and Svålhålet.

Now is Gabriela Debita talking about one of my favourite authors, Ursula K Le Guin and transformative imagination in The Dispossessed.

Exciting stuff so far!

I changed over to Linux Mint a few weeks ago. After a few teething problems it’s running smoothly and I think is much much better than windows.