Slow Technology Reader: A Tool for Shaping Divergent Futures

Synopsis

Slow Technology Reader brings together artists, designers, researchers, activists, and writers to imagine a different relationship with technology. Rather than celebrating speed, efficiency, and constant innovation, this wide-ranging collection asks what becomes possible when technology is approached with care, reflection, and ecological responsibility. Through essays, conversations, artistic projects, and critical writing, the book explores digital culture through feminist, Indigenous, queer, activist, and environmental perspectives, offering thoughtful alternatives to the systems that increasingly shape everyday life. Both inspiring and intellectually rich, it invites readers to imagine more humane and sustainable technological futures.

About the Author

Carolyn F. Strauss is a curator, researcher, and founder of the Slow Research Lab, an international platform exploring how slowing down can foster more thoughtful approaches to culture, ecology, design, and technology. Her work brings together artists, scholars, scientists, and activists to examine contemporary challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration. As editor of the Slow Reader series, she has developed a body of work that encourages new ways of thinking about the social and environmental impacts of our rapidly changing world.

Publisher
Valiz

Publication Date
January 13, 2026

Format
Paperback

Pages
448

Subjects
Technology · Digital Culture · Design · Media Studies · Environmental Humanities · Social Theory

ISBN
9789493246461