Petran Kockelkoren
author
Petran Kockelkoren is a Dutch philosopher, cultural anthropologist, and author. He is an emeritus professor of Art and Technology at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands. His work explores the intersections of philosophy, history, technology, and art, with a particular focus on the cultural history of human perception and the mediation of nature through material and technological means. He has lectured and taught at institutions including the University of Twente and the art academy AKI ArtEZ. He is known for his narratives on how technological developments shape our sensory experience and the myths that underpin modern life.[1,2,3]
Themes
- philosophy of technology
- cultural anthropology
- history of art
- nature and mediation
- mythology in modern life
Books
Works by Petran Kockelkoren
- Gerco de Ruijter 2004 · Basalt Publishers · book · Dutch ISBN 9075574258 Text and book concept for the photography of Gerco de Ruijter.
- Techniek. Kunst, kermis en theater 2003 · NAi Publishers · book · Dutch Explores the relationship between technology, art, and performance.
- Mediated Vision 2007 · book · English Academic work on sensory regimes.
- Ganesha in Silicon Valley 2018 · Boom · book · Dutch Explores the role of myth in the modern world.
- Tel altijd even tot tien, voordat je jezelf laat meeslepen door een mythisch verhaal 2018 · Boom · book · Dutch A work on narrative and myth.

