Expressive Data with Ira Greenberg
Wednesday 9/28 12:30-2pm
Thomas Library 224 (refreshments served)
As a painter, artist Ira Greenberg studied nature, visually searching for patterns and forms that he translated into expressive strokes of paint. As a creative coder, he continues to search, but within motifs that extend beyond the physical, natural world. In this talk, Ira will present an overview of his creative journey, visually telling the story of how his medium transmuted from paint to code. He will also feature some of his recent work, including Protobytes (studies in artificial life) and visualization in the digital humanities.
Click here to learn more about Ira Greenberg's work
Digital
Media and Political Islam: A Talk by Philip Howard
Philip Howard
Department of
Communication
University ofWashington
Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. In countries with large Muslim communities, mobile phones and the Internet are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. With evidence from fieldwork in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Tajikistan and Tanzania, I show that communication technologies play a crucial role in advancing democracy in Muslim countries.
Tuesday, September 21 Dalton 300, 7:00
Refreshments
served
Re: Humanities
A Symposium on Digital Media in Academia
November 11 - 12, 2010, Bryn Mawr & Haverford Colleges
Organized by students at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, Re:
Humanities is a two-day symposium featuring presentations by
undergraduate scholars interested in the effects of digital media on
academia. Exploring topics as diverse as digital archivalism, pop
media, and the (re)tooling of textual analysis, the event seeks to
develop a better understanding of of this emerging field by examining
its influence on traditional scholarship as well as its potential for
transforming academia.
The Bi-College Digital Humanities Working Group: Jen Rajchel, Evan
McGonagill, Jessie Taylor, and Aaron Weitz
Contact: bicodigitalhumanities@gmail.com