View UMD Surveillance Camera Map in a larger map AKPC_IDS += "39,";Popularity: 9% [?] Read More →
Here’s the link to the digital space Rewa Burnham discussed in yesterday’s class (Sept. 23): http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/2006/science_race.html Also, here’s the link to the Human Genome Project website section titled “Minorities and Genomics: Issues of Race” http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/minorities.shtml AKPC_IDS += "34,";Popularity: 8% [?] Read More →
Here’s a video I mentioned yesterday (Sept. 23) about the TED Talk by Craig Venter about the human genome and synthetic life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKZ-GjSaqgo AKPC_IDS += "29,";Popularity: 8% [?] Read More →
Here’s the link to the NY Times article my former student, Tim Hetland, sent me: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/21consciousness.html?_r=1 AKPC_IDS += "25,";Popularity: 10% [?] Read More →
Here’s a commercial that I recently saw that is very relevant to the Heidegger reading for Week 2 and the Hayles reading later in the semester. AKPC_IDS += "18,";Popularity: 8% [?] Read More →
In our first week, we will watch the “Digital Nation” documentary. Here’s the link on Netflix. Here’s the brief description: Exploring how the Internet and digital media have completely transformed contemporary life, this fascinating installment of PBS’s “Frontline” examines its effect on relationships, careers, daily life, education, the military and more. The documentary includes a unique interactive element, incorporating the stories of people who... Read→
American Studies 628 — Embodiment & Space in the Digital Age COURSE SYLLABUS Fall 2010 Thursdays 4:00 – 6:40pm Dr. Jason Farman Email: jasonfarman@gmail.com Office: Holzapfel 2107B Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 1:30 – 3:30pm Office Phone: Course Website: www.jasonfarman.com/amst628 Course Description: “The Body is Obsolete.” This phrase, which welcomed visitors to a digital artist’s homepage, has been echoed throughout science fiction literature, film, and the works of posthuman... Read→
