Save the date for the upcoming “Digital Cultures” events! |
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Throughout the 2014–2015 academic year, our curated public programming series explores "Digital Cultures" through discussions, lectures, screenings and other public events that address the impact of social practices around technology, both in and out of academia.
Visit us for updates as we plan spring programs on:
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Dating and data in the digital world
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Technology, surveillance and privacy
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Intersectionality, feminism, and diversity in the next wave of digital humanities
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Music, media, and digital listening
All digital cultures programming takes place in Paley Library Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted. |
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February 17, 3:30 p.m.
Theodore A. Harris: Conscientious Objector to Formalism
An Artist’s Talk on Politics, Art, and Digital Creation
Theodore Harris’series, Conscientious Objector to Formalism, remixes old master paintings with searing quips that question the lasting legacy of modernist formalism. At this artist’s talk, Harris will discuss his process, touching on issues of digital production and appropriation in contemporary art, as well as the political, theoretical and historical underpinning of his work. Harris will be joined in discussion with artist Najja Keita.
Prints from the series will be on view in Paley Library Lecture Hall throughout the month of February, with rotating selections in a first floor marquee. |
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February 20, 12 p.m.
Google and the World Brain
The story of the most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet. In 2002 Google began to scan millions of books in an effort to create a giant global library, containing every book in existence. They had an even greater purpose—to create a higher form of intelligence, something that HG Wells had predicted in his 1937 essay "World Brain." But over half the books Google scanned were in copyright, and authors across the world launched a campaign to stop Google, which climaxed in a New York courtroom in 2011. A film about the dreams, dilemmas and dangers of the Internet. |
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In addition to our curated, thematic programs, our series encompasses a number of discussions designed to engage the outstanding work of our faculty, highlight the strengths of our library, and provide conversations with a range of partner organizations. |
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February 18, 12 p.m.
Book Club Reads Orphan Train
Join us to discuss this year's One Book, One Philadelphia selection-Baker Kline's Orphan Train. |
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February 19, 2 p.m.
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
Charles Fuller iis one of today's most important writers. His works have appeared across all media, and have inspired countless young playwrights. At this program, Fuller will discuss the future of African American writing.
This program is co-sponsored by the African American Studies Department and Temple University Libraries’ Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection |
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