From: Image Science <Image.Science@DONAU-UNI.AC.AT>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:03:08 +0100
Live stream of Re:Trace—7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology November 23–25, 2017 Re:Trace will be hosted by the Department for Image Science and held jointly at Danube University, Göttweig Abbey and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Following Banff 2005, Berlin 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool 2011, Riga 2013 and Montreal 2015, the Media Art History Boards and Co-Chairs invite you to attend Re:Trace 2017 in Krems/Göttweig/Vienna in person or virtually. Over three days (November 23 to 25, 2017), the following 5 keynotes and other lectures will be live-streamed from the conference at three venues in the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau region of Austria, at Danube University Krems, Göttweig Abby, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. You will have access to the live streaming via the conference website (http://www.mediaarthistory.org/retrace) or department website (www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis). Re:Trace keynote lectures live streaming Thursday, November 23, 2017 (Danube University) 3:20am NY / 9:20am Austria / 3:20pm Bangkok / 7:20pm Sydney Ryszard Kluszczyński (University of Lodz, PL): Monument as Archive: Artistic Strategies from Anti- to Meta-Memorial 11:30am NY / 5:30pm Austria / 11:30pm Bangkok / 3:30am (Friday) Sydney Morten Søndersgaard (Aalborg University, DK): Archiving Agencies: Tracing the Implied Producers of Media Art Collections Friday, November 24, 2017 (Göttweig Abbey) 3:45am NY / 9:45am Austria / 3:45pm Bangkok / 7:45pm Sydney Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (Brown University, US): Approximate Repetitions: Latent Big Data Saturday, November 25, 2017 (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna) 4am NY / 10am Austria / 4pm Bangkok / 8pm Sydney Sarah Kenderdine (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH): Postdigital Pasts noon NY / 6pm Austria / midnight (Sunday) Bangkok / 4am (Sunday) Sydney Martin Kemp (Oxford University, UK): Computerising Leonardo: A Visual Dialogue from 1988 to Now More information about the keynote lectures–including presenter bios and presentation abstracts–can be found on the RE:TRACE homepage (http://www.mediaarthistory.org/keynote_speakers). Other live streaming sessions and presenters (daily 5–11am NY, 11am–5pm Austria, 5–11pm Bangkok, 9pm–3am Sydney) Media Art & Politics (Steve Dixon, Andres Burbano, Kevin Hamilton, Gerald Nestler), Politics - Ambitious goals with tactical media (Dmitry Galkin, Polonia Tratnik), Politics - Ecology, politics, and aesthetics I (Aaron Burton, Jens Hauser, Yvonne Volkart, Viola Rühse), Political and aesthetic impacts of automated classifications (Maciej Ożóg, Jennifer Gradecki/Derek Curry, Devon Schiller), Internet infrastructure under scrutiny (David Gauthier /Michael Dieter/Marc Tuters, Natalia Fedorova, Martín Nadal/César Escudero Andaluz, Andre Mintz), DH: Preservation strategies: Performing and rethinking materiality (Laura Leuzzi, Margrét Elísabet Olafsdóttir, Denisa Kera /Cynthia Selin), Dariah Connectivity Part I: Collection - Archiving – Preservation (Francesca Franco, Andreas Broeckmann, Giselle Beiguelman, Janina Hoth, Annet Dekker), Dariah Connectivity Part II: Preservation strategies: Dynamic archiving (George Legrady, Ann-Marie Duguet) After the live streaming, videos of the lectures will be accessible via the Media Art Research Archive: http://pl02.donau-uni.ac.at/jspui/handle/10002/777. The entire online program with speakers and presenters from more than 50 nations is available here: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/retrace/program Conference Co-Chairs: Oliver Grau and Inge Hinterwaldner Re:Trace partners: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna / Lower Austria / Humboldt University, Berlin / Archive of Digital Art / DARIAH-EU / Erasmus Mundus Media Arts Cultures / Academia Europaea / Leonardo / Kunsthalle Krems Re:Trace host: The Department for Image Science at Danube University–located in the UNESCO world heritage Wachau–is an internationally unique institution for research and innovative teaching with an international faculty, with 120 scholars from various disciplines (www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis). The innovative approach of the Department for Image Science with the close connection to practice has developed the Archive of Digital Art and in 2006 founded the low-residency MediaArtHistories-Advanced, MA (www.donau-uni.ac.at/mah), and the low-residency Exhibition Development, CP (www.donau-uni.ac.at/exhibit). MediaArtHistories on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/377264145713664/
From: Esther Weltevrede <E.J.T.Weltevrede@UVA.NL>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:47:20 +0100
# Call for Applications 2018-19 # MA New Media and Digital Culture (University of Amsterdam) One-year and two-year international Master’s programs in New Media available: * MA Media Studies: New Media and Digital Culture (one year, full time) * Research MA Media Studies: New Media and Digital Culture (two years, full time) -- # MA New Media and Digital Culture The MA Program in Media Studies: New Media and Digital Culture offers a comprehensive and critical approach to new media research, practices and theory. It is an internationally renowned program in critical media theory, dedicated to the study of the social transformations brought about by digital culture. The program also provides in-depth training in the latest digital research methods, with the opportunity to participate in data sprints and to collaborate with international researchers in the framework of the Digital Methods Initiative. It is situated within the pioneering new media cultural scene in Amsterdam and an academic environment ranked second highest among universities worldwide (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Communication & Media Studies). # Application and Deadlines As of mid-November 2017, it will be possible to apply for a Master's programme through the Graduate School of Humanities. All Master's start in September 2018. http://gsh.uva.nl/prospective-masters-students/application-a nd-admission/application.html For more information about the program, please see the full call: http://bit.ly/NMDC_Call1819 -- Esther Weltevrede | Assistant Professor | Program Director MA New Media and Digital Culture | International Exchange Officer Media Studies | University of Amsterdam | Turfdraagsterpad 9 | 1012 XT Amsterdam | The Netherlands http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/e.j.t.weltevrede | https://www.digitalmethods.net | @esthr
From: Oliver Grau <Oliver.Grau@DONAU-UNI.AC.AT>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 08:29:52 +0100
LIVE STREAM from the last day of Re:Trace—7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology November 25, 2017 Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Following Banff 2005, Berlin 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool 2011, Riga 2013 and Montreal 2015, the Media Art History Boards and Co-Chairs invite you to attend Re:Trace 2017 in Krems/Göttweig/Vienna in person or virtually. You will have access to the live streaming via the conference website (http://www.mediaarthistory.org/retrace ) or department website (www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis ). Saturday, November 25, 2017 (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna) 4am NY / 10am Austria / 4pm Bangkok / 8pm Sydney Sarah KENDERDINE (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH): Postdigital Pasts noon NY / 6pm Austria / midnight (Sunday) Bangkok / 4am (Sunday) Sydney Martin KEMP (Oxford University, UK): Computerising Leonardo: A Visual Dialogue from 1988 to Now More information about the keynote lectures–including presenter bios and presentation abstracts–can be found on the RE:TRACE homepage (http://www.mediaarthistory.org/keynote_speakers ). Other live streaming sessions and presenters (daily 5–11am NY, 11am–5pm Austria, 5–11pm Bangkok, 9pm–3am Sydney) Dariah Connectivity Part I: Collection - Archiving – Preservation (Francesca Franco, Giselle Beiguelman, Janina Hoth, Annet Dekker); Dariah Connectivity Part II: Preservation strategies: Dynamic archiving (George Legrady, Ann-Marie Duguet) Followed by a Round Table with Giselle BEIGUELMAN (BR), Oliver GRAU (AT), Sarah KENDERDINE (CH), Marianne PING HUANG (DK), Christoph THUN-HOHENSTEIN (AT), Howard BESSER (US), Patricia FALÇAO (UK) Chair: Wendy Coones (US/AT) The entire online program with speakers and presenters from more than 50 nations is available here: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/retrace/program Conference Co-Chairs: Oliver Grau and Inge Hinterwaldner Re:Trace partners: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna / Lower Austria / Humboldt University, Berlin / Archive of Digital Art / DARIAH-EU / Erasmus Mundus Media Arts Cultures / Academia Europaea / Leonardo / Kunsthalle Krems Re:Trace host: The Department for Image Science at Danube University–located in the UNESCO world heritage Wachau–is an internationally unique institution for research and innovative teaching with an international faculty, with 120 scholars from various disciplines (www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis). The innovative approach of the Department for Image Science with the close connection to practice has developed the Archive of Digital Art and in 2006 founded the low-residency MediaArtHistories-Advanced, MA (www.donau-uni.ac.at/mah), and the low-residency Exhibition Development, CP (www.donau-uni.ac.at/exhibit)