User:Lieven Van Speybroeck

A Belgian...

... from the flemish part, if you'd wonder. No, I'm not a separatist (although it's trendy). So far for politics.
After having spent hours memorizing Latin words and dissecting historiography by Tacitus i felt the urge to explore a more practical field of study. I found it in the Master Studies of Graphic Design at St-Lucas, Ghent. Followed by an extra (depressing) 9 months-long PhP course, i eventually ended up being a graphic designer at the studio of a big flemish publisher.
Two years later the time for a new perspective had come. PZI was the most relevant choice.

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De Onderneming

Essays

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Study Log

Prototyping Updates

• assignment 1

Past/Current Reading

I'll try to make a list of literature i found/find interesting to read. Everything really, novels, theoretic writings, instruction guides, ... . This should work as an overview, reminder, teaser, ...

• Lieven De Cauter > The Capsular Civilisation. On the City in the Age of Fear
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty > Phenomenology of Perception
• Pierre Bourdieu > The field of cultural production
• Don Ihde > Postphenomenology. Essays in the postmodern context
• Aldous Huxley > A Brave New World
• David Mitchell > Cloud Atlas
• Hans Achterhuis a.o. > Van Stoommachine tot Cyborg. Denken over techniek in de nieuwe wereld (American philosophy of technology: the empirical turn Eng.)