Monthly Archives: September 2010
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Sep 10
Eugene Thacker on “Darklife: Philosophy and Supernatureal Horror, October 7
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Sep 10
UChicago New Media Workshop Fall Schedule Announced
The Fall 2010 schedule for the New Media Workshop is announced below. Please join us on Fridays, alternating with the Mass Cultures Workshop.
Meetings are on on Fridays from 10:30 to 12:30 in Cobb 310 unless otherwise noted.
October 8th: Eugene Thacker, Associate Professor of Media Studies at The New School, discusses his essay “Mediation and Antimediation” (this workshop is preceded by a lecture by Professor Thacker on October 7th, 4:30 pm in Rosenwald Hall 405, entitled “Darklife: Philosophy and Supernatural Horror,” presented by the Department of English)
October 22nd: Patrick Jagoda, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of English, presents on recent gaming-related projects
November 12th: Clint Froehlich (Cinema and Media Studies) presents on Blu-Ray as porous media
November 13th (SATURDAY): Screening, co-sponsored by the Film Studies Center: Recent Video Work by Eddo Stern. Screening will take place in Cobb 306 at 7:00 PM.
November 19th: Eddo Stern, Professor of Design Media Arts at UCLA, discusses his recent work
For more information, please visit our blog:
http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/newmedia/schedule/
More information about individual presentations will be posted as the quarter progresses.
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2010-11 graduate student coordinator is Ian Jones; faculty sponsors are Jason Salavon and W. J. T. Mitchell.
Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please contact Ian Jones at ijones [at] uchicago [dot] edu.
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Sep 10
Rumors of Media Theory’s Death Have Been Greatly Exagerated
The debate surrounding media theory’s role in America rage in Chicago’s popular press.