Chris Joseph

Words the Dog Knows contains new (novel) iterations of texts originally written for three different web-based electronic literature projects:

in absentia: http://luckysoap.com/inabsentia
Entre Ville: http://luckysoap.com/entreville
How I Loved the Broken Things of Rome: http://luckysoap.com/brokenthings

Words the Dog Knows also contains line drawings and handwriting and text-message dialogue.

It is published by Conundrum Press (Montreal). For more information, please visit: http://luckysoap.com/stories/wordsthedogknows.html

J. R. Carpenter
http://luckysoap.com

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Janis Jefferies & Liliane Lijn in conversation

Date: 11 December 2008
Location: Seminar Rooms, Ben Pimlott Building
Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Liliane Lijn’s work as an artist is primarily concerned with light in its relation to matter. Lijn believes that as an artist, she explores the outside world with one eye and the inner with another, world and self, matter and consciousness. Her work is both mathematical in its use of geometric forms while simultaneously involving archetypes and a continuing obsession with time and memory. As the result of an ACE, NASA, Leonardo Network Fellowship, she has in the last two years been able to work with Aerogel, the fragile and ethereal material used by the NASA Stardust Project to capture both coma and interstellar dust. She describes her recent work as a metaphorical dialogue with Stardust Project Director Andrew Westphal and his quest in search of ‘cosmic fossils’. An exhibition of her recent work Stardust was shown at Riflemaker gallery in London.

www.lilianelijn.com

LILIANE LIJN was born in New York City, studied Art History and Archeology in Paris and lives in London. Her work has been exhibited internationally since the 1960’s and is represented in numerous important collections, including MOMA, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum.

JANIS JEFFERIES is Professor of Visual Arts in the Dept. of Computing at Goldsmiths, Artistic Director of the Goldsmiths Digital Studios and Director of the Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles.

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For more information check: http://www.thethursdayclub.net

THE THURSDAY CLUB IS ORGANISED BY GOLDSMITHS DIGITAL STUDIOS AND SUPPORTED BY GOLDSMITHS GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DEPT. OF COMPUTING

To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

John Lechte
A Digital Aesthetics: Is it Possible?

Date: 4 December 2008
Location: Seminar Rooms, Ben Pimlott Building
Time: 18:00 - 20:00

The first part of the paper will examine some of the key issues surrounding the nature of aesthetics. In particular, reference will be made to Kant and beauty, as well as to experience and artistic experimentation as this is manifest in examples of digital, visual art.

The second part of this paper will discuss the work already done on aesthetics and the digital image by Mark B.N. Hansen, especially in his books New Philosophy for New Media and Bodies in Code. Paul Crowther’s theory of the ontology and aesthetics of the digital image will also be considered, as it raises the issue of whether the ontology of the digital image is compatible with any kind of aesthetics.

JOHN LECHTE is professor in Sociology at Macquarie University in Sydney, where he teaches in social and cultural theory. He has published widely on continental philosophy, particularly on the work of Julia Kristeva and Georges Bataille, and, more recently, on Bernard Stiegler and the nature of the cinema image. His current research concerns the nature, aesthetics and technologies of the image.

http://www.soc.mq.edu.au/staff_jlechte.html

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For more information check: http://www.thethursdayclub.net

THE THURSDAY CLUB IS ORGANISED BY GOLDSMITHS DIGITAL STUDIOS AND SUPPORTED BY GOLDSMITHS GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DEPT. OF COMPUTING

To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

Alexandra Antonopoulou
Once Upon a Time to Ever After
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Dawn Scarfe
Audible Auras

Date: 20 November 2008
Location: Seminar Rooms, Ben Pimlott Building
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Once Upon a Time to Ever After

Are fairytales fiction? Are “true” stories reality? How can we learn through narratives? Alexandra will explore interaction and learning through narratives, which is part of her
PhD research. Her Beauties and Beasts book was shown at the exhibition Blood on Paper in the V&A. Alexandra will also present her interactive cookbook, which connects generations via food.

ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOU is a PhD candidate at Chelsea College of Art and Design, The University of the Arts, London

http://thursclubalex.blogspot.com/
http://onceuponalex.blogspot.com/
http://everafteralex.blogspot.com/

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Audible Auras

This presentation considers the artistic practice of using resonance to generate emanations and vibrations from structures, creating ‘audible auras’ around them. It is an attempt to contextualise Dawn’s own practice, which deals with the natural resonances of objects and environments. Dawn will discuss her recent installation ‘Lenses’ (2008), a multi speaker work which uses wine glasses as lenses to focus and propagate sound, and David Tudor’s sonic environment ‘Rainforest Version IV’ (1973). She will consider how these works produce a sense of ‘aura’, how they engage their audience, and what they might be communicating.

Dawn’s research investigates the phenomenal experience of sound from musical and artistic perspectives. She is interested in how we experience our surroundings and creates installations, compositions and performances which encourage audiences to consider details in the process of listening. Her practice is situated between the fields of lo-fi electronic music, installation art and performance. Her main concerns are with the physical effects of sound (vibration, spatiality, relational dialogue with its surroundings), the creation of ‘walk in sound’ (Robin Minard) – immersive environments. Dawn will present Lenses, a multi-speaker installation which explores pitch and resonance.

DAWN SCARFE is a PhD Candidate in Music at Goldsmiths. She has exhibited in a diverse range of places, including the Whitechapel Gallery and Tate Britain (London), Modern Art Oxford, Smeaton’s Lighthouse (Plymouth) and Videotage (Hong Kong).
www.dawnscarfe.co.uk

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For more information check: http://www.thethursdayclub.net

THE THURSDAY CLUB IS ORGANISED BY GOLDSMITHS DIGITAL STUDIOS AND SUPPORTED BY GOLDSMITHS GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DEPT. OF COMPUTING

To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

David Littler: Sampler – Culture Clash

Date: 6 November 2008
Location: Seminar Rooms, Ben Pimlott Building
Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Sampler – Culture Clash brings together the worlds of embroidery and dj-ing through the common word Sampler. David and Jason will present work in progress created over the last 8 months through collaborating with embroiderers, dj’s, beat-boxers, performance poets, filmmakers and curators from the V&A and the Embroiderers’ Guild. The aim is to develop new interdisciplinary work mixing stitch, the word, pattern, sound and performance combining both analogue and digital technologies, remaining true to the sampling philosophy of both cultures, to trial, experiment and mix things up. The starting point of the project has been the embroidered textile sampler archives of the V&A and the Embroiderers’ Guild. The research and development of Sampler – Culture Clash has been supported by the Crafts Council through its Spark Plug Curators’ scheme.

David and Jason will give a short presentation on their research to date, including a live performance. Their research has included transposing elements of antique and contemporary embroidery samplers into sound and new written, spoken and stitched word and pattern, through using music software such as Reason, Ableton Live and hardware including AKAI MPC’s.

They would like to collaborate with other members of the Thursday Club to develop a real-time environment mixing analogue and digital technologies where you can turn stitch/image to sound, sound to pattern and back into stitch/image – building an ever changing cycle, manipulated by the creators/performers.

DAVID LITTLER is Director of London Printworks Trust, the UK’s leading resource for experimental printed textiles. Since the age of 16 he has worked as a dj and club promoter and spends far too much money on records. www.londonprintworks.com

JASON SINGH is an International DJ, Beatboxer, Workshop Facilitator, Composer and Visual Artist. He DJ’s extensively around the world and plays a mixture of genres including Electronica, Hip Hop, World, Asian Breakbeat, Reggae, House, Funk and Drum and Bass to name a few.
www.myspace.com/jasonsinghmusic

http://sampler-cultureclash.blogspot.com/

For more information check: http://www.thethursdayclub.net

THE THURSDAY CLUB IS ORGANISED BY GOLDSMITHS DIGITAL STUDIOS AND SUPPORTED BY GOLDSMITHS GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DEPT. OF COMPUTING

To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

Rip, Mix & Burn: Is Creative Commons a Viable Business Model?

The Creative Commons License Model generates unprecedented creative and public value to audiences by encouraging them to ‘Rip, Mix and Burn’. However, what evidence is there to demonstrate successful emerging business models based on these forms of access? When should archive owners take the plunge and spend money to digitise their IP?

James Boyle, Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School, North Carolina, USA will make a keynote address on the future of the ‘Creative Commons’ followed by a lively panel discussion on its viability for creating successful businesses. Panellists include John Woodward, CEO, UK Film Council; Thomas Hoegh, Managing Partner, Arts Alliance Media and Tim Bradshaw, Digital Media Correspondent, Financial Times. Jonathan Kestenbaum, NESTA’s CEO will moderate. Please join us for what we are sure will be a stimulating and thought-provoking discussion.

To find out more and to register please click here.

Date: Thursday, 6th November, 2008
Time: Registration from 5.30pm with presentations to start promptly at 6.00pm, a networking reception will follow until 7.30pm
Venue: NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE

Games Art does exactly what it says on the tin; art that uses, abuses and misuses the materials and language of games, whether real world, electronic or both.

The Games Art networking event will bring together artists, gamers, hackers, theorists, curators, activists, thinkers and doers all of kind. People who work and play with games, video games and playful practice.

What Will Happen?

The event will kicks off with presentations by Corrado Morgana, Tassos Stevens (Coney), Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli (igloo), Holly Gramazio and Daphne Dragona, followed by discussion.

Refreshments follow, and we’ll encourage you all to take part in an informal show and tell, so bring along some representation of your work, websites, objects, prototypes, whatever you have (within reason!) We will round off the event with an open mic session of quickfire presentations; present your own or other’s work, offer services and skills to other projects or make a request for help with getting stuff done.

Part of the London Games Fringe, a festival of alternative gaming events at the end of October 2008, organised by artists, academics, gamers, game developers, educators and creative professionals from a wide range of different media: www.londongamesfringe.com.

Please RSVP

Because of limited space we can only accommodate 40 visitors for this event. Please book your place- first come, first served. Projectors and wireless access to the Internet will be provided, please let us know if you have any other special requirements. To find out more and book your place please email Lauren.

When and where?

Saturday 25th October 2008, 12-6pm

HTTP Gallery
Unit A2 Arena Design Centre,
71 Ashfield Road, N4 1NY
Tel +44 20 8802 2827

For maps and information about getting to HTTP
http://www.http.uk.net/docs/gettingto.shtml

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Faculty of Development and Society
Humanities/English
0.2 FTE
12 Months Fixed Term
Salary £23,002 to £25,135 pro rata per annum (£4,600 - £5,027 per annum)
Vacancy reference DS 312/08

Sheffield Hallam University is looking to recruit a Research Assistant to provide significant administrative support on a 12-month Leverhulme funded Digital Fiction International Network.

The chosen candidate will act as a Network Facilitator. Principal duties will include: building and maintaining a project wiki, arranging travel and accommodation for international exchanges and collaboration, organising and administrating a project workshop, and carrying out a variety of pre- and post-workshop activities, e.g. publication arrangements. The Network Facilitator will work closely with the Principal Investigator and the University’s Finance and Hospitality departments as well as other business partners. They will also liaise extensively with the five other network participants.

The post represents an excellent opportunity for a postgraduate research student aiming to increase his/her experience in academic research management under the prestigious imprint of the Leverhulme Trust. The project will further enable the successful candidate to work with an enthusiastic team of internationally renowned scholars, as well as offer vital networking opportunities and access to the University’s extensive archival and database resources.

The candidate should possess high levels of organisation, administrative and budgeting skills. The role requires initiative, attention to detail, oral and written communication skills and a working knowledge of the MS Office suite. Knowledge of digital fiction is not required by the post, but experience of research project planning in a related area is essential (e.g. postgraduate research in contemporary English/American literature, English language, text and/or discourse analysis, media studies, critical or literary theory). An ability to cope with conflicting demands and deadlines within academic frameworks and knowledge of the importance of data management, research ethics and intellectual property rights are essential to the post.

Closing Date Friday 31 October 2008 by 3.00pm

for more details visit http://ntmizar.adc.shu.ac.uk/HR/Vacancies/Research/Research%20Adverts/DS%20312%2008.asp

featuring…
Professor Howard Rheingold
Dr. Jim Hendler
Dr. Lev Manovich

The Future of Creative Technologies Conference will now be held at the IOCT at De Montfort University, Leicester.

For further details on the venue click here.

Following the numerous concerns voiced from interested delegates regarding the current financial climate, the Institute of Creative Technologies has decided to host the upcoming Future of Creative Technologies Conference at the IOCT itself so that places for delegates are now subsidised. We hope this alleviates some burden from delegates.

Additionally, by offering free places we aim to participate in a broader web 2.0 ethics of inclusion and facilitation of conversation.

How to get a free place

If you have already registered and paid, do nothing. We’ll contact you very soon to refund the delegate fee and confirm your registration and workshop choice.

To book a free place and choose which workshop you’d like to participate in register here.

Programme

9.30am Registration
10.30am Welcome
10.40am Introductory keynote by Professor Andrew Hugill
11.00am Workshops
12.15pm Networking lunch
1.15pm Overview of afternoon sessions by Professor Andrew Hugill
1.30pm Dr Jim Hendler
2.00pm Dr Lev Manovich
2.30pm Professor Howard Rheingold
3.00pm Refreshments Break
3.30pm Open discussion with questions from the workshops and the floor
5.00pm Closing Remarks

Click here for full programme details.