confronting convergence: critical interventions in new media

a workshop series organized by tara mcpherson and nina wakeford

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 1999

INFILTRATING DIGITAL SYSTEMS: REBELS, MAVERICKS, AND VIRUSES

Featured speakers are Tom Streeter (Sociology, University of Vermont), Douglas Thomas (Communications, USC) and Natalie Jeremijenko (Engineering, Yale)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 1999

THE POLITICS OF INTERFACE AND DESIGN

Featured speakers are Joseph Goguen (Computer Science, UCSD); T. L. Taylor (Sociology, Brandeis) and Victoria Vesna (Design, UCLA)

FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 2000

PARANOIA AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKDOWN

Featured speakers are Jeff Sconce (Critical Studies, USC); Jackie Orr (Sociology, Syracuse University); Eric Freedman (Media Studies, Florida Atlantic University); and Tran, T. Kim-Trang (Media Studies, Scripps)

FRIDAY APRIL 7, 2000

REFRACTIONS AND REVOLUTIONS: BEYOND CONVERGENCE

Featured speakers are David Crane (Film Studies, UC-SC);
Aylish Wood (Sociology, U. of Aberdeen); and Shu Lea Cheang (Digital Artist).

Morning sessions (open to the public) are from 9 am-12 pm at USC's Kerckhoff Hall.