ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Wired History. Computers, Humans, and the Making of Latin American Futures (1950s–2000s)
After World War II, democratic presidents, revolutionaries, dictators, managers, scientists, journalists, and military officials across Latin America, as in other parts of the world, heralded the digital computer as a “key to the future.” However, the introduction of computers to Latin America from 1958 onward did not, on its own, unlock a predetermined future. The relationship between technology and society is far more complex. Technology is deeply intertwined with human agency: only networks of humans and machines can drive meaningful change. To fully understand the significance of computers, we must look beyond utopian and dystopian narratives and reject simplistic notions of…
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