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Born 1974 in Mělník. Kera is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore where she researches various technologies from STS and interactive media design perspective. She is interested in the convergences of emergent technologies: phenomena like science cities that bring together architecture, science, bio/nanotech, personal genomics services on social networking platforms, different posthuman and transhuman scenarios. Design interest in food issues:  [http://www.secretcooks.org Secret Cooks Club] and [http://www.foodmatch.org FoodMatch].  
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'''Denisa Kera''' (1974, Mělník) is a Czech philosopher and designer recognized for her ethnographic work on the hackerspaces, makerspaces and the DIY bio. She explores prototypes as tools for public participation in science and supports open and citizen science projects.
  
Master degree in philosophy from the Charles University in [[Prague]], [[1999]]. Research topic on new media and continental philosophy. Worked as a research assistant for [[New Media Studies UISK UK Prague]]. Ph.D. dissertation on the performativity in language and computer codes. Articles, critics, reviews and reportages about new media and art in many Czech print and electronic magazines. In [[2004]] co-founded [[ScArt]] society. In [[2006]] co-founded [[C2C]]. Member of [[Centre of Global Studies]]. Curated a number of exhibitions and projects related to art, technology and science, including [[Enter|ENTER3]], [[Artists in Labs]], [[TransGenesis|TransGenesis: festival of biotechnology and art]] in 2006 and 2007.
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Kera holds a Master degree in philosophy from the Charles University in [[Prague]] (1999) and completed Ph.D. dissertation on the performativity in language and computer codes. She worked as a research assistant for [[New Media Studies UISK UK Prague]] and was a member of [[Centre of Global Studies]]. In 2004 she co-founded [[ScArt]] society and in 2006, [[C2C]]. She later worked as an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) where she researched various technologies from STS and interactive media design perspective. She curated a number of exhibitions and projects related to art, technology and science, including [[Enter|ENTER3]], [[Artists in Labs]] and [[TransGenesis|TransGenesis: festival of biotechnology and art]].  
  
Lives in [[Singapore]].
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She is currently based in [[Tel Aviv]].
  
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* [http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/cnmdk/ Profile at NUS]
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* [http://nus.academia.edu/DenisaKera Publications on Academia.edu]
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* [https://www.digitalartarchive.at/database/scholar-detail/artist/kera.html Profile at ADA]
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* [http://twitter.com/denisakera Twitter]
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/denisakera Profile on Linkedin]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20080617113949/http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/kera/ Profile at UISK] (archived)
  
http://www.linkedin.com/in/denisakera<br>
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http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/kera/
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 8 July 2016

Denisa Kera (1974, Mělník) is a Czech philosopher and designer recognized for her ethnographic work on the hackerspaces, makerspaces and the DIY bio. She explores prototypes as tools for public participation in science and supports open and citizen science projects.

Kera holds a Master degree in philosophy from the Charles University in Prague (1999) and completed Ph.D. dissertation on the performativity in language and computer codes. She worked as a research assistant for New Media Studies UISK UK Prague and was a member of Centre of Global Studies. In 2004 she co-founded ScArt society and in 2006, C2C. She later worked as an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) where she researched various technologies from STS and interactive media design perspective. She curated a number of exhibitions and projects related to art, technology and science, including ENTER3, Artists in Labs and TransGenesis: festival of biotechnology and art.

She is currently based in Tel Aviv.

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