The Power of Written Words – Digital Transformation, New Language?

A panel discussion with Laura Kovacs, Daniel Wisser, and Ruth Wodak, moderated by Stefan Woltran

Location:
Reading Room of the Vienna City Hall Library 1010 Vienna, City Hall, Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse Staircase 6 (glass elevator), 1st Floor
Date:
October 13, 2025 @ Reading Room of the Vienna City Hall Library 1010 Vienna, City Hall, Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse Staircase 6 (glass elevator), 1st Floor
Involved:

Written words have the power to convey thoughts and information, shape opinions, and trigger social change. Digital transformation will change not only the means of communication, but also the structure, style, and meaning of languages. The question is whether this transformation will also lead to a completely new, technology-enabled linguistic dimension within human communication.

Panel members:

Laura Kovacs, Professor of Computer Science, TU Vienna

Daniel Wisser, author

Ruth Wodak, Emeritus Professor of Discourse Research and Sociology of Language

Moderator: Stefan Woltran, Computer Science Department, TU Wien

This event is in German.