Friedrich Kittler [de]

Keynote 3: The Finality of Algorithms: Saturday 3/2, 18:00 @ Studio

Friedrich Kittler studied german and romance studies and philosophy at the University of Freiburg/Breisgau. There he received his doctor's degree in 1976 and promoted to professor in 1984 in German literature. After several lectureships at different universities in Germany and abroad he is, since 1993, appointed as professor for aesthetics and history of media at the Humboldt University Berlin. Furthermore, he is a member of the Hermann von Helmholtz Zentrum für Kulturtechnik and of the research group 'Bild Schrift Zahl' (DFG).