Dear Colleagues and Students,
The Critical Studies of Media Arts and Sciences research seminar has two intercalated threads this term:
(1) Memory-Place-Identity (with Prof. David Morris, Dept of Philosophy) + Psychology & Architecture;
(2) Ecology and Economics.
The Memory-Place-Identity readings will start with Ed Casey, and draw from bibliography to be described by Tristana Rubio today.
The Ecology & Economics thread coordinated by Laura Boyd-Clowes will read selections from Spinoza's Ethics, Gregory Bateson's Steps to an Ecology of Mind, and Guattari's Three Ecologies.
Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00
EV 7.725 (unless otherwise noted)
Sep 29Memory-Place-Identity
Introduction by Tristana Rubio
Oct 6Ecology & Economics
Spinoza Ethics, first section ()
Oct 13Memory-Place-Identity
(prep for Ed Casey)
Oct 15Prof. Ed Casey (co-sponsored with Department of Philosophy)
12-2:00SeminarEV 7.725
4:00-6:00Public LectureEV 11.705
Oct 20Ecology & Economics
Dr. Niklas Damiris (co-sponsored with Dept. of Design and Computation Arts)
The Limits of Sustainability (location TBA, provisionally EV 6.720)
Oct 27Memory-Place-Identity
(experimental design session)
Hope to see you there!
Regards,
Xin Wei
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Sha Xin Wei, Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair • Associate Professor • Design and Computation Arts • Concordia University
Director, Topological Media Lab • topologicalmedialab.net/ • http://flavors.me/shaxinwei
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