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by Jason Lipshin The previous talk I attended for the digital studies symposium was a lecture by Paul Dourish titled “Bits and Atoms,” but it could equally apply to this week’s presentation by Chandler McWilliams – an artist likewise working at the intersection of the organic and the computational. Although this merger has, of late, been tied to some ethically dubious … [Read more...] about Re:play – Code + “Life Itself”

By Jason Lipshin Glow is one of those art festivals that doesn’t feel like an art festival. When I first heard about the event from my boyfriend, I was imagining a night out on the town with the stereotypical art crowd – brightly colored scarves, turtleneck sweaters, horn-rimmed glasses, and the like. And yet while these folks were certainly present (I was probably one of … [Read more...] about Re:Play – Reporting from Glow

By Jason Lipshin Every Monday night from 7-9 this semester, the good folks over at the Institute for Multimedia Literacy will be holding their signature digital studies symposium – a showcase of scholars, programmers, artists, and designers working on cutting edge experiments in the digital humanities. Although this term digital humanities would seem to suggest a narrow … [Read more...] about Re:Play – Digital Tag

By Jason Lipshin As someone who studies the Internet and network culture, The Social Network is a film that makes me absolutely livid. This is not, by any means, because the film is lacking in quality– the narrative is relatively well told and features a pretty fantastic performance from Jesse Eisenberg. No, what bothers me about The Social Network is the story that they … [Read more...] about Re:Play – The Social Network Review

By Jason Lipshin Since the mid-90s, it has become something of a truism to celebrate the potential of the Internet as a communications medium. Such an attitude is obviously well-founded – among many other capabilities, the Internet’s unique confluence of TCP/IP and DNS protocols have allowed many people the unprecedented ability to connect across vast geographical … [Read more...] about Re:Play – Shoot an Iraqi