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   Abstractions and Embodiments: New Histories of Computing and Society ed. by Janet Abbate and Stephanie Dick (review)Schafer, Valerie  in Technology and Culture (2023), 64(2), 611-613 Book review of bstractions and Embodiments: New Histories of Computing and Society ed. by Janet Abbate and Stephanie Dick Detailed reference viewed: 159 (6 UL) Collecting Middle-Class Memories? The COVID-19 Pandemic, Technology and Crowdsourced Archives; Krebs, Stefan in Technology and Culture (2022), 63(2), 483-493 Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many groups initiated crowd-sourced archives that invite members of the public to upload personal material connected to the pandemic. By archiving and publishing how ... [more ▼] Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many groups initiated crowd-sourced archives that invite members of the public to upload personal material connected to the pandemic. By archiving and publishing how "ordinary" people experienced and perceived the pandemic, these platforms influence how the pandemic is remembered and how historians will write about it. This article presents the example of covidmemory.lu and compares contributions to this platform from Luxembourg with others from German speaking countries. Analyzing users' thoughts about empty streets and skies and their experiences with computers and phones for work and leisure at home, this article discusses the potential and the limitations of crowdsourced archives for future historians of technology. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 98 (2 UL)Review of: Christopher R. Henke and Benjamin Sims (2020). Repairing Infrastructures. The Maintenance of Materiality and Power. Cambridge/MA and London: The MIT PressKrebs, Stefan in Technology and Culture (2021), 62(4), 12561258 Detailed reference viewed: 92 (0 UL)Review: Frank Steinbeck (2012). Das Motorrad. Ein deutscher Sonderweg in die automobile Gesellschaft. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner VerlagKrebs, Stefan in Technology and Culture (2014), 55(1), 273-274 Detailed reference viewed: 202 (3 UL)“Dial Gauge versus Senses 1 - 0” : German Auto Mechanics and the Introduction of New Diagnostic Equipment, 1950–1980Krebs, Stefan in Technology and Culture (2014), 55(2), 354-389 Automobile sounds contain information on the technical state of the car; these sounds can be used to monitor the car while driving, and, in case of a flaw, to diagnose its source. For German car mechanics ... [more ▼] Automobile sounds contain information on the technical state of the car; these sounds can be used to monitor the car while driving, and, in case of a flaw, to diagnose its source. For German car mechanics, listening to car sounds was, since the institutionalization of the trade in the 1930s, a legitimate entrance to diagnostic knowledge. The introduction of new diagnostic equipment in the 1950s contested the epistemic status of diagnostic listening. Manufacturers and trade authors claimed that these new testing instruments alone gave objective measurements, whereas old-fashioned bodily practices like diagnostic listening were too subjective and thus insufficient for automobile diagnostics. However, contesting the status of sensory diagnosis implicated the contestation of the car mechanics’ socio- technical position. This is why German mechanics did not embrace diagnostic technology until the 1980s and continued to deploy their sensory skills when diagnosing malfunctions. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 210 (6 UL)Review: Heike Weber (2008). Das Versprechen mobiler Freiheit: Zur Kultur- und Technikgeschichte von Kofferradio, Walkman, und Handy. Bielefeld: transcriptKrebs, Stefan in Technology and Culture (2010), 55(3), 765-766 Detailed reference viewed: 1260 (2 UL) |
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