Digital devices and in vivo imaging

#PhD_Admissions #philos_l The Department of Philosophy at Milan University will hire a PhD student to work on the interdisciplinary research project Digital devices and in vivo imaging The project aims 1) to contribute to research on digital issues, particularly with regard to in vivo visualization technologies, i.e., noninvasive and remote technologies that record our psychophysiological states and 2) to study the effects that images processed in this way currently have on the imagination of people, the news media, and social media, so as 3) to educate a scholar capable of understanding human-machine interactions. Advancements in brain imaging and military imaging have given rise to images that simulate vision itself through the collaboration of anatomical modeling, algorithms, and engineering solutions. Such images make previously inaccessible neurobiological functions available to vision and synthesize a portrait of the human that until now has been not simply invisible or out of range, but entirely non-visual. This paradoxical “non-visual image” will be the research object. Key words: Post-photography; Digital Art; Brain Imaging; Military Imaging; Termo Imaging; Performing Images Operative Images; Cyborg Scopic Regime; New Media;Media Theories; Neuroaesthetics; Visual Studies. The candidate will spend 6 months abroad in European and/or American Academic Institutions. The candidate will spend 6 months at the NEXT2U (Pescara, Italy) a leading company in Thermal Imaging and Virtual Reality Simulation System https://www.next2u-solutions.com/ Requirements: - Research interests relevant to the project topic as: visual aesthetics and culture, images theory, visual and performance art, history of technologies - Fluency in English The call will close November 8, 2021, 2.00 PM East time All details concerning application documents and required forms are available in Italian and English here https://www.unimi.it/it/corsi/corsi-post-laurea/corsi-di-dottorato-phd/aa-2021/2022-dottorato-filosofia-e-scienze-delluomo at the “Sessione: 2” For inquiries please contact PI Prof. Chiara Cappelletto chiara.cappelletto@unimi.it Position: PhD Student (36 months) Number of positions: 1 full time Location: University of Milan, Italy Start date: January 1, 2022