Roisin Lally Bradley

1207 W 16th, Spokane WA 99203

Tel:01-509-998-5945

E-mail: lallygonzaga.edu

roisin.lallybradleygmail.com

BIOGRAPHY: Roisin comes from a teaching background, and while teaching has always played a significant role in her life she developed a particular interest in the philosophy of technology while giving introductory classes on the Internet in 1996 to secondary school students. Access to a world of information and images posed some critical questions for her. Consequently, she went on to study the development of programming in Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology. This led her on a quest to understand the nature of information technology and the meaning of being in this age of technicity. Roisin graduated with an honors degree in English and Philosophy from NUIGalway in 2004. She embarked on an M.Litt programme under the supervision of Dr. Felix O Murchadha and subsequently upgraded to a PhD in 2006. Her dissertation is entitled 'The Metaphysical Implications of the Hyperreal'.

Roisin married a fellow-doctorate student, Dr. Daniel Bradley, in 2007. They moved to the States with their two daughters Autumn 2008. She is currently teaching at Gonzaga University in the Media and Communications department.  

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Spring 2008 Masters Media and Communications, 'Social Dynamics of Communication and Technology', Gonzaga University, Spokane, U.S.A. 

Autumn 2006 Masters Information Technology, 'Society and Technology', National University Galway, Ireland.

2004-2007 1 ^st year tutorials in Continental philosophy, modern philosophy, ethics, politics and society, philosophy of mind, philosophy of knowledge, National University Galway, Ireland.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Philosophical Association

Irish Philosophical Society

CURRENT RESEARCH: Investigating Heidegger's ontology of technology with regard to new emerging technologies. With the heralding of biotechnology, specifically the Human Genome project, the boundary of what we traditionally accepted as being human has become distorted. To respond to this new stage we need to look back to the history of metaphysics. Heiedegger's ontology of technology transcends Aristotle's productionist metaphysics, which is no longer adequate to critique the modern age. Heidegger's critique of technology is tied with the notion of truth, in particular the truth of a work of art. Thus, he gives us at least one way to understand this new epoch in which we are our technologies. Like technology, art itself has evolved into a transgentic art form, blurring the distinction between science and art. Heidegger suggests by listening to the call of nature we can once again become the stewards of being.  It is here, we suggest, that hyperbeing is manifest, specifically with regard to art. Hyperbeing is the 'destining' of Being. A new way in which we comport ourselves towards technology, towards our new digital being.

PAPERS:

• June 2007 'Revisiting Heidegger' s ontology in light of new technologies', Ethics Technology and Identity, The Hague, The Netherlands.
• March 2007 'Spiraling Time in Heidegger', Postgraduate Research Seminar, NUI Galway.
• January 2007 'Historical Account of Time', Graduate Research Seminar, NUI Galway.
• January 2007 'Phenomenology in Heidegger and Husserl', Philosophy Society, NUI Galway.
• November 2006 'The Metaphysical Implications of the Hyperreal', Graduate Research Seminar, NUI Galway.
• March 2006 'Heidegger and Technology', Postgraduate Meeting Group, NUI Galway.
• October 2005 'Technology as Techne in Heidegger', Graduate Research Seminar, NUI Galway.

fUNDING:

2007 Social Science Research Center (SSRC) Ireland.

2007 Philosophy Department NUI Galway.

2007 Arts Faculty NUI Galway.

2007 Research Travel Bursary, College of Arts, Social Science and Celtic
Studies, NUI Galway.

2006 Research Travel Bursary, College of Arts, Social Science and Celtic
Studies, NUI Galway.  

Areas of Interest:

- Co-organiser of the international conference Questioning the Philosophy of Technology.

http://www.nuigalway.ie/philosophy/news_and_events/QPT07_CFP.html 

- Advisor to E:vent, a forum of dynamic artist, writers, architects, photographers, graphic designers and academics from various disciplines  promoting emerging practices in contemporary art in London. http://www.eventnetwork.org.uk/about/people

- Member of Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media. Encouraging the responsible stewardship of media.

http://www.nwresponsiblemedia.org/index.htm

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