Dr. Anique Hommels

Biography

Anique Hommels holds a special chair in Sociohistorical Technology Studies at Maastricht University, supported by the Foundation History Technology. Her academic focus involves the management, research, and teaching within the Department of Society Studies. From 2015 to 2018, she was the Programme Director for the BA Arts Culture, and from 2019 to 2024, she has been the Programme Director for the Research Master in Cultures of Arts, Science, and Technology (CAST). Her research explores urban sociotechnical change, vulnerability in critical infrastructure, and urban resilience amidst disasters. Anique Hommels completed her interdisciplinary Arts and Science education at Maastricht University between 1991 and 1995 and earned her PhD focusing on 'obduracy' within urban sociotechnical transformations. Her book, "Unbuilding Cities - Obduracy Urban Sociotechnical Change," was published by MIT Press in 2005 and has contributed significantly to the discourse on urban resilience. She has also received a Brooke Hindle Fellowship from the American Society for the History of Technology and led various research projects related to European governance of critical infrastructure. Her collaborations include working on the Embedterlabs project with the Maastricht Sustainability Institute, focusing on small-scale urban experimentation and policy integration.

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