New Publication: Filming Simondon @ CJFS
In 1968, Quebec essayist Jean Le Moyne conducted and filmed an interview with French philosopher Gilbert Simondon on the topic of mechanology, or the “science of machines.”
Entries by Ghislain Thibault
Understanding Machines: A History of Canadian Mechanology
We are very please to announce that our essay, “Understanding Machines: A History of Canadian Mechanology,” will be published in an upcoming issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication. Click here for the abstract.
Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996)
Born in Montréal in 1913, Le Moyne had settled a solid reputation as writer over the years: he participated in the 1930s to the creation of a political monthly publication named La Relève, then worked for influential Canadian media, including La Presse, Le Canada, La Presse Canadienne, Radio-Canada and the National Film Board…
Visualizing Machines
There are several ways through which the mechanologists engaged with the production of visual material in the 1960s and 1970s. Philosopher of technology Gilbert Simondon was a notorious draughtsman and he accompanied much of his theories by hand-drawn sketches.
