Ada_list May 2007

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by Sean Cubitt

dates noticably close to the berlin Refresh conference sean ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: call for papers From: "Julia Knight" <julia.knight(a)sunderland.ac.uk> Date: Fri, June 1, 2007 3:50 am Dear all, I am re-circulating the call for papers (attached) for our Future Histories of the Moving Image conference, scheduled for 16-18 November 2007. The conference has been generating some good interest and we now have further confirmed speakers, so we have extended the submission deadline to 30 June 2007. Would you kindly forward/circulate the updated call to anyone and any mailing and discussion lists you think might be interested. Much appreciated and many thanks Best Julia Future Histories of the Moving Image An international conference to be held at University of Sunderland 16-18 November 2007 **** Due to growing interest and new confirmed speakers we have **** extended the submission deadline: 30 June 2007 Keynote Speakers: Professor Patricia Zimmermann (Ithaca College, New York), and Holly Aylett (Vertigo Magazine and Independent Film Parliament, UK) As is now widely acknowledged, with the advent of digital technology the nature of moving image production, distribution and exhibition has changed dramatically. In particular, a rapidly increasing number of people are now accessing an increasing volume and range of moving image material online. This technology is also changing the way in which we analyse and document current and historical moving image practices, as there has been a recent proliferation of digital archive and database projects relating to film, video and television practices. It is timely therefore to examine the changing ways in which we are circulating and interrogating all areas of our moving image culture. We would particularly welcome papers that address the following areas: – What impact does the increasing reliance on database resources have on the nature of the histories we produce and write? – History as database vs history as narrative. – Implications of the proliferation of online critical writing (from refereed academic journals through to personal blogs) and its dissemination, with the blurring of the traditional distinction between professional and amateur writer. – The role and implication of immediate online distribution/ exhibition of works – What impact is digital distribution having on theatrical exhibition? – Issues arising from the perceived need on the part of major producers/broadcasters to develop content for multiple platforms. – The implications of multiple producers being able to disseminate a wide range of material to multiple niche audiences (giving the idea of ‘narrowcasting’ a new meaning). – Revival/development of found footage production practices with the availability of digital archives such as Library of Congress Internet Archive (including the Prelinger Archive) and BBC Open Archive initiative. – Questions relating to the increasing accessibility online of moving image material in relation to intellectual property and the development of the Creative Commons copyright licence. – The creative influence of database logic on film structure. The conference will also host an open workshop – with participation by the Arts Council England, the Tate, the British Film Institute, Marcel Schwierin (Cinovid Database, Germany) and Gaby Wijers (Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts) – which will address the issues of securing the sustainability and maximising the use/visibility of the growing number of film and video database/online research resources. The workshop is funded by the AHRC Networks and Workshops Scheme. Check out our blog regularly for latest news: myblogs.sunderland.ac.uk/blogs/futurehistories/ Please send proposals of 200-300 words for papers of approx. 20 minutes, together with a brief biographical note by 30 June 2007 to the conference organisers (Steven Ball, Julia Knight and Stephen Partridge) at futurehistories(a)sunderland.ac.uk Future Histories of the Moving Image is a joint conference organised by the University of Sunderland, the British Artists’ Film and Video Study Collection (University of the Arts, London) and the Visual Research Centre REWIND project DJCAD at the University of Dundee, in collaboration with Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. All papers delivered at the conference will be considered for publication in the journal. ---------------- Julia Knight Reader in Moving Image/Co-editor, Convergence School of Arts, Design, Media & Culture University of Sunderland Media Building The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's St Peter's Way Sunderland. SR6 0DD Tel: 0191 515 2653 (direct line) Tel: 0191 515 2634 (switchboard) Fax: 0191 515 3807 email: julia.knight(a)sunderland.ac.uk ************ ***Please note NEW author-date style for Convergence** see www.beds.ac.uk/convergence/callforpapers/instructions Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Editors: Julia Knight and Alexis Weedon Editorial assistant: Jason Wilson Associate editors: Jeanette Steemers (Europe), Rebecca Coyle (Western Pacific), Amy Bruckman and Jane Singer (North America) Published quarterley. ISSN 1354-8564 Copyright of Convergence articles rests with the publisher Editorial e-mail: Convergence(a)beds.ac.uk Editorial website: www.beds.ac.uk/convergence SAGE http://con.sagepub.com

14 years, 4 months

Film Archive presents Sci-Fi and Zen

by Mark Williams

THIS WEEK THE PELORUS TRUST MEDIAGALLERY PRESENTS ... Why Science-Fiction is the only legitimate art-form of the 20th Century an illustrated talk by artist David Cauchi Emerging from European avant-garde art and American pulp magazines Science–Fiction became a force in the mainstream of 20th century Western culture. This Saturday David Cauchi presents an illustrated lecture in support of his bold assertion(!) including paintings and film from the collection of the NZFA. The films include 3 of our Cataloguers personal favourites about BROSCO, a giant robot that walked from Wanganui to Wellington in 1960 to publicise Wanganui’s Industrial Fair. Also on the bill is Dunedin animator Fred O’Neill's animated tale of war and conquest Flight to Venus (1960), a Pacific Films advertisement for Caltex IC Plus Petrol (196-) and Len Lye’s psychedelic classic The Birth of the Robot (1936). Why Science-Fiction is the only legitimate art-form of the 20th Century New Zealand Film Archive mediatheatre Saturday June 2, 4.30pm ADMISSION KOHA Tanka Films Final days for Richard von Sturmer’s Zen poetry and film meditation piece Tanka Films. Tanka Films New Zealand Film Archive mediagallery until Friday June 1 ADMISSION FREE You have received this email because you have either signed up for our mail out or a member of the local arts community. if you no longer wish to receive these updates please reply to this message with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. Thank you.

14 years, 4 months

Anat's next lab

by Melinda Rackham

Hi there, Amongst the morass of media you are bombarded with each day I'd like to draw your attention to ANAT¹s Still/Open Media Lab 07 which may be particularly of interest to your networks, researchers and students. Still/Open will focus on the practice and theory of open source approaches as applied through networked art and software development, print and online publishing, and in the scientific arena. It will be facilitated by outstanding practitioners, developers and and publishers Beatriz da Costa (USA), Andy Nicholson (Aust.) and Alessandro Ludovico (Italy). In keeping with open philosophy the Labs will be free, and take place as a series of workshops and public forums in three locations across Australia: Melbourne: 6,7th September Perth: 11,12th September Brisbane: 15,16th September About the Workshop Facilitators: ***Beatriz da Costa (USA): is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher, a former collaborator of Critical Art Ensemble and a co-founder of Preemptive Media, an arts, activism and technology group. Beatriz is an Assistant Professor of Arts, Computation, Engineering at the University of California, Irvine and is dedicated to a participatory practice and interactions with non-academic publics represent a key component of her work. Check out the video of Beatriz¹s recent PigeonBlog project on <http://www.beatrizdacosta.net/> ***Andy Nicholson (Aust.): free software hacker and new media activist is part of the Engage media collective, an organisation dedicated to providing media tools to activists, campaigners, communities and citizen journalists <http://engagemedia.org/> EngageMedia is a website for video about social justice and environmental issues in Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Read a recent interview with Andy at <http://molife.com.au/node/35> ***Alessandro Ludovico (Italy): is a media critic and the editor in chief from 1993 of the magazine Neural <http://www.neural.it> awarded with an "Honorary Mention" for Net.Vision at Prix Ars Electronica 2004. Alessandro is one of the founding contributors of the Nettime community and one of the founders of Mag.Net (Electronic Cultural Publishers) Read about his Google Will Eat Itself project <http://www.gwei.org/index.php> ***Workshop participation is limited to 15 in each city and will be accepted until 5pm 31st May, via the online application form at http://www.anat.org.au/stillopen This Lab is free and ANAT will also provide a limited number of scholarships for those participants traveling from the regions or interstate to Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane to attend. Please direct application inquiries to Project Manager Sasha Grbich via email, sasha(a)anat.org.au Still/Open is presented by the Australian Network for Art and Technology, ARTRAGE, Symbiotica, Creative Commons Australia and Digital Harbour. Regards Melinda -- Dr Melinda Rackham Executive Director Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) PO Box 8029 Station Arcade South Australia 5000 ph: 61 8 8231 9037; fax 61 8 8231 9766 http://www.anat.org.au director(a)anat.org.au Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments; the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the South Australian Government through Arts SA.

14 years, 5 months

070707 UpStage Festival Performances Announced

by Helen Varley Jamieson

070707 UpStage Festival Performances Announced Shadow puppets, flights of fancy, air guitar and a visit to a London building site will be some of the virtual attractions at 070707 UpStage Festival - a feast of online performances on July 7, 2007 to celebrate the release of UpStage 2. New Zealand and international artists are creating work specifically for the UpStage environment, which will be performed for an online audiences and simultaneously screened at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington. UpStage is software that allows audiences from anywhere in the world to participate in live online performances, created in real time by remote players. Audiences need only an internet connection and web browser and can interact through a text chat tool while the players use images to create visual scenes, and operate "avatars" - graphical characters that speak aloud and move. The diversity of proposals for the festival has impressed the organisers. "It's exciting to see UpStage being used in such a variety of ways," said UpStage project manager Helen Varley Jamieson. "We have all manner of artists - writers, musicians, dancers, performers, videographers, story-tellers - experimenting with how they can use the internet as a creative medium and a site for their work." The full list of performances and artists is attached and is on the UpStage web site: http://upstage.org.nz/blog/?page_id=51. Performance times will be publicised on the UpStage and New Zealand Film Archive web sites soon, and live links to the stages will be accessible from the UpStage web site on July 7; online audiences just need to click! The performances will be screened live in the the New Zealand Film Archive mediagallery where visitors can buy a coffee, take a seat and watch the performances taking place from remote locations around the world. Exhibitions Manager Mark Williams says "It will be like watching a live movie, as the shows unfold in front our eyes." UpStage workshop facilitator Vicki Smith has been providing graphic, technical and tutorial support for artists and education groups who are creating performances, and says that the level and range of work being produced promises breathtaking cyberformances (online performances) for audiences to view and take part in. UpStage 2 is funded by the Community Partnership Fund of the NZ Government's Digital Strategy, with the support of partners CityLink, MediaLab and Auckland University of Technology, and developed by programmer and digital artist Douglas Bagnall. The launch takes place on 28 June and will be accompanied by an exhibition at the NZ Film Archive from 28 June to 15 July, and the festival on 7 July. For further information and images, contact: Helen Varley Jamieson helen(a)upstage.org.nz Vicki Smith vicki(a)upstage.org.nz http://upstage.org.nz/blog/ -- ******************************* helen varley jamieson UpStage project manager helen(a)upstage.org.nz UpStage a web-based venue for live online performance http://www.upstage.org.nz *******************************

14 years, 5 months

VUW School of Design Designed Futures Exhibition

by morgan＠morganbarnard.com

I'm new to New Zealand and the Ada list. My colleauge from New York, Andrea Polli told me about the Ada list and I wanted to start contributing. I'm a new Lecturer at the VUW School of Design in the new Digital Media Program. Tonight at 5:30 there is an opening for the Designed Futures exhibition showcasing the New School of Design with Digital Media Design, Industrial Design, and Design Studies. There will be student work on display from Industrial Design and Digital Media Design. Please come by if you have some time. I look forward to becoming involved in the Ada community and engaging in a dialouge about new media, digital arts, and design. The exhibition runs through June 1st at the Te Aro Architecture and Design Campus. 139 Vivian Street Wellington. Best regards, Morgan Barnard Lecturer, Digital Media Design School of Design Victoria University of Wellington

14 years, 5 months

Contribute to new blog on electronic art, new media + digital culture in NZ

by luke.munn＠gmail.com

Hey ADA members, Just thought some of you might be interested in contributing to a new group blog I've started up, focusing on electronic art, new media, and digital culture in New Zealand. Realise everyone's busy, so I've setup a group blog format which means that there's always someone posting and the workload is much less. We've already got 14+ contributors who'll be writing on topics like digital art history, sound installations, Second Life, VJing, and video game interaction. The blog has been setup using Blogger, which is very easy, providing a simple Word-like interface for posting. I hope to increase the profile of digital arts among artists, programmers, writers, and academics in this country, to provide a way to share interesting work, and to make it easier to connect with other practitioners. There's not a lot there yet (been focusing on getting contributors) but once everyone gets posting it should have a good buzz to it. (http://scenewindow.blogspot.com/, or http://window.org.nz). It's currently in the Window framework but will be made more independent as it gets going. Let me know if you're interested (email luke.munn(a)gmail.com) and I'll send you an email which makes you an Author. Cheers, Luke Munn Online Curator, Window http://window.auckland.ac.nz/

14 years, 5 months

sci-tech-soc job singapore

by Sean Cubitt

Faculty Positions in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at the National University of Singapore The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the National University of Singapore is seeking applicants for research & teaching positions in the area of Science, Technology, and Society (STS). This is an open- rank search (we are offering Tenure-Track Assistant Professorships through Associate Professorships), and successful candidates will join a number of departments, including: History Sociology Philosophy English Language and Literature Communications and New Media Area Studies appointments are also possible (in departments of Japanese, Chinese, Malay, South Asian, and Southeast Asian Studies). Candidates will be expected to raise the university’s profile in STS- related research, and contribute to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are particularly interested in candidates who can work with colleagues across disciplinary boundaries in our newly-formed STS Research Cluster. Excellent research opportunities in Singapore exist in the areas of new media & visual studies; biology and biotechnology; and cultural or anthropological studies of science, technology, and medicine, although applicants’ interests need not be restricted to these topics, themes, and geographies. The National University of Singapore offers generous compensation, allowances for overseas conference travel, access to grant funding, subsidized housing, one of the finest libraries in Asia, superior digital connectivity, and a stimulating, English-speaking intellectual environment. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is the university’s largest, and is home to professors and students from dozens of countries around the world. Interviews will begin in August of 2007, in Singapore, and will continue until all positions are filled. Candidates should submit a c.v., an article-length writing sample, and the names & addresses of three references (including email addresses). Please tell us in the cover letter why you are applying for the position and something about your research agenda. Applications can be submitted electronically to fasssts(a)nus.edu.sg, or to: STS Research Cluster DRGS, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore The Shaw Foundation Building, Block AS7, Level 6 5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570 For further information on STS-related research at the National University of Singapore please see http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sts/ index.html. For questions regarding this search, please contact the committee chair, Dr. Gregory Clancey, c/o Ms. Sorelle Henricus at fasssts(a)nus.edu.sg Sean Cubitt scubitt(a)unimelb.edu.au Director Media and Communications Program Faculty of Arts Room 127 John Medley East The University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3010 Australia Tel: + 61 3 8344 3667 Fax:+ 61 3 8344 5494 M: 0448 304 004 Skype: seancubitt Web: www.mediacomm.unimelb.edu.au Editor-in-Chief Leonardo Book Series http://leonardo.info

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