Barbarian Currents: Half a Century of Brazilian Media Arts edited by Gabriel Menotti and German Alfonso Nunez Contemporary art and media art do not exist in separate worlds. In 20th century Brazil, technology was a key element of artistic imagination. Oswald de Andrade, the father of Brazilian ‘cannibal’ modernism, envisioned the Americas as a cradle of Continue Reading »
DECODINGSSociety for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter Spring 2025, Vol. 35, No.3 (July edition) *SLSA 2025: Risk (Oregon State University, Corvallis)*Travel Awards and NSF Travel Grants*Election Results*Notes on June 12 executive committee meeting*New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness*Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Social Media & Website Redesign*AnthropoScene Book Series*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Europe*Conference: SLSAeu Continue Reading »
DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter Spring 2025, Vol. 35, No.2 (May edition) *SLSA 2025: Risk (Oregon State University, Corvallis)*Travel Awards and NSF Travel Grants *Election Results *Notes on spring executive committee meeting *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness *Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Social Media & Website Redesign*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Continue Reading »
DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter Spring 2025, Vol. 35, No.2 (May edition) *SLSA 2025: Risk (Oregon State University, Corvallis)*Travel Awards and NSF Travel Grants *Election Results *Notes on spring executive committee meeting *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness *Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Social Media & Website Redesign*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Continue Reading »
Dear SLSA friends, This may be of interest to some on this list. Applications just opened for a postdoctoral position in Digital Media Studies with Markus Krajewski and myself at the Department of Media Studies and the Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Basel. The prerequisite is a doctorate (by the time of appointment) Continue Reading »
I am writing to share an ad for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Theatre and/or Drama Studies. We would be delighted to see applicants with expertise in theatre and/or drama and an interest in science, medicine, and technology. The application deadline is 1st June 2025. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37814139/assistant-professor-of-english-drama-and-or-theatre- Best wishes Graham School of Humanities Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Young Continue Reading »
Dear Friends: Barbara Stauffer and I are pleased to announce that our edited volume will soon be released – Integrative Contemporary Art and Science Practices: Building Catalytic Structures Book Release: Integrative Contemporary Art and Science Practices: Building Catalytic Structures Edited by J.D. Talasek and Barbara Stauffer Available for Pre-orderShips after May 23, 2025 We are pleased to Continue Reading »
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/109024/9781965412107 Also available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon Praise for Be Still Mere Molecule Be Still Mere Molecule is a deep and joyful exploration of the natural sciences prismed through the lens of poetry. Using her extensive knowledge of botany and ecology, Durham deftly integrates scientific terms, equations, and chemical structures in her Continue Reading »
DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter Spring 2025, Vol. 35, No.2 *SLSA 2025: Risk (Oregon State University, Corvallis)*Travel Awards and NSF Travel Grants *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness *Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Social Media & Website Redesign*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech *AnthropoScene Book Series*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Europe*Conference: SLSAeu 2025 “The Lifespan: Perspectives Continue Reading »
We are pleased to announce that our volume Ethical Materialities in Art and Moving Images has been published. The 35% discount code MOVINGIMAGE35 is valid until July 1st: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ethical-materialities-in-art-and-moving-images-9781350427143 Endorsements: “This wonderfully diverse volume shows how the zone of ethics is always a zone of jagged, not flat, ontologies. It is a primer for what it means Continue Reading »
