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Decodings: Spring 2022 (May edition)

Posted on May 7, 2022

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter                      Spring 2022, Vol. 31, No.3 (May edition) *SLSA 2022: Reading Minds, Purdue University, Call for Papers: Abstracts due May 15, 2022 *Awards: Travel, Essay, Book, Lifetime *Membership Renewal *2022 Election Results *Committee Members and Appointments: Social Media *Policies: Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Ombudspersons *AnthropoScene Book Series *European Continue Reading »

New Book: Art, Science, and the Politics of Knowledge

Posted on April 14, 2022

In Art, Science, and the Politics of Knowledge (on sale May 12, 2022 from the MIT Press), Hannah Star Rogers suggests that art and science are not as different from each other as we might assume. She shows how the tools of science and technology studies (STS) can be applied to artistic practice, offering new ways of thinking Continue Reading »

Decodings: Spring 2022 (April edition, updated Apr 9)

Posted on April 5, 2022

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter                      Spring 2022, Vol. 31, No.3 (April edition) *SLSA 2022: Reading Minds, Purdue University, Call for Papers: Abstracts due April 22, 2022 *Awards: Travel, Essay, Book, Lifetime *2022 Elections: Ballots due April 29, 2022 *Committee Members and Appointments: Social Media *Membership Renewal *Policies: Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Continue Reading »

New Book: Strata

Posted on March 31, 2022

“Strata” is available for purchase at Amazon.com. It is a catalog published in conjunction with Suzanne Anker’s and Frank Gillette’s exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art. Texts include essays by Elizabeth Dunbar, David Ross, D.J. Hellerman, Thryza Nichols Goodeve and Therese Lichtenstein.  Pages: 352 ; content includes works in many media: Video installation, photography, rapid Continue Reading »

New Book: Listening in the Aftermath of Data

Posted on March 9, 2022

I’m happy to share that my latest book, Listening in the Afterlife of Data, is finally available from Duke UP. “Written for a cultural moment in which data has never been more ubiquitous or less convincing, Listening in the Afterlife of Data is a theoretically intensive discussion of the actual, practical workings of specific technologies, situations, and Continue Reading »

New Book: Big Data

Posted on March 1, 2022

Book launch: Big Data — A New Medium?  (Routledge 2020) 1 – 2 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March 2022. Dear Colleagues You are warmly invited to the virtual launch event of Big Data: A New Medium? (Routledge 2020) with the editor Natasha Lushetich and authors Btihaj Ajana, Franco Berardi, Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Warren Neidich. To register (and receive the event link by 1 March 2022):  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-big-data-a-new-medium-tickets-267552475657 About the book: Big Continue Reading »

Two Postdocs, University of Toronto, Critical Digital Humanities Initiative

Posted on February 15, 2022

TWO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Community Data (2022-24) University of Toronto, Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) Deadline: March 1, 2022 Created in collaboration with the iSchool, UTSC, and the Council on Library & Information Resources (CLIR), the CDHI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Community Data will support two interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellows for two academic years, 2022-24. One fellow will be Continue Reading »

New Book: Distributed Perception

Posted on February 15, 2022

Book launch: Distributed Perception: Resonances and Axiologies (Routledge 2021) 1 – 2 pm GMT on Friday 25 February 2022. You are warmly invited to the virtual launch event of Distributed Perception: Resonances and Axiologies  with the editors Natasha Lushetich and Iain Campbell and authors Gregory Cajete, Barbara Glowczewski, Ian James, Adrian MacKenzie and Kuai Shen. To register (and receive the event link by 23 Feb 2022):  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-distributed-perception-resonances-and-axiologies-tickets-262576201487 About the book: Who, what, Continue Reading »

Director of Schupf Family IdeaLab at Skidmore College

Posted on February 1, 2022

Some folks on this list might be interested in this position, or know others who might be. Artists, makers, and anyone involved in innovative pedagogy welcome to apply! I’m pasting an overview below — see here for the full job description, and here for the ad. Review of applications begins on March 1 — feel free to reach out Continue Reading »

CGHI Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Toronto

Posted on February 1, 2022

It is my pleasure to announce a new postdoctoral fellowship program, sponsored by the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto. I hope you will share with your students, colleagues, and networks. CDHI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community Data (2022-24) Created in collaboration with the iSchool, UTSC, and the Council on Library & Continue Reading »