On Tuesday 10 November at 6.00 pm, anyone interested is invited to a talk and discussion with Tanja Carstensen, a professor of sociology at Chemnitz University, on the topic ‘How has work changed?’ at the Adult Education Centre, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, Classroom 4.07.
Attendance is free of charge. You can register online via the event link or by emailing info(at)vhs-chemnitz.de.
Technology is shaping the way we work. Its rapid development opens up new opportunities, but also presents challenges for companies, public authorities and employees. The changing nature of work is one of Tanja Carstensen’s major areas of research.
Over the past few decades, the world of work has changed more rapidly than ever before. A mere 41 years passed between the first personal computer in 1981 and the public use of AI language models from 2022 onwards. During this time, internet services such as email and the World Wide Web emerged, revolutionising global communication. Whilst the volume of data transmitted online grew ever larger, computers shrank to pocket size. Mobile technology ultimately made work location-independent – and paved the way for working from home, a practice that has become firmly established, if not before, then certainly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
But what are the effects of mobile working, flexible working hours and constant availability by telephone? Can work and private life still be clearly distinguished when working from home? How do relationships with colleagues develop outside the office? Tanja Carstensen has conducted extensive research into questions such as these in recent years.
This evening, she will draw on the findings of her academic work in the discussion ‘How has work changed?’. Participants are invited to take part in the discussion. The event will be moderated by political scientist Dr Benjamin Page.
The event is part of the vhs series ‘Science Up Close’, which presents topics from current research and opens them up for discussion.
About the speaker:
Tanja Carstensen studied sociology, economics, social and economic history, and education at Philipps University of Marburg and the University of Hamburg, where she was awarded her PhD in 2006. Until she completed her habilitation in 2021 at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) on the topic of ‘Agency in the Digital Age’, Tanja Carstensen was involved in various research projects. Since April 2024, she has held the Chair of Sociology at Chemnitz University of Technology, specialising in labour, economics and organisation.