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Remediation

Posted in January 28th, 2010
Published in AfterPrint, Assignments

Next week we will be discussing Bolter and Grusin’s Remediation. Read Part I, then select two chapters from Part II which apply to your project, and finally read Part III. Post to your respective project sites.

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Future of the Book

Posted in January 21st, 2010
Published in AfterPrint, Assignments

For Tuesday’s class, start by reading these two essays by Derrida. Next, read the introduction to The Future of the Book (Nunberg). Finally, select two essays from the book which you think will relate to your group’s project and read those. (If the above link for the Derrida essays does not work try this one.)
After [...]

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Print Culture & Forming Groups

Posted in January 13th, 2010
Published in AfterPrint, Assignments, Info

For next Wednesday read the first three chapters of The Nature of the Book.
Update: You should have received an email from me indicating your group, and containing the email addresses of the others in your group. Coordinate setting up a website between now and next class. No need to post. The idea is just to [...]

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After/Print

Posted in January 6th, 2010

The syllabus, or at least the print version, is done. Feel free to download and take a look. This is the “official” version as required by law, but the information here on the site, Reading List, Course Description, etc. is far more up to date.
Also take a look at the Class Project Guidelines as it [...]

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Project Categories

Posted in January 4th, 2010

So, the second half of this class is going to be dedicated to examining specific “knowledge institutions” and how they have historically developed in print culture, what changes the digital has brought, along with creative projects suggesting future directions. I have a few ideas but thought it might be useful to harness the network for [...]

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What This Class is About

"the technical structure of the archiving archive also determines the structure of the archivable content . . . .The archivization produces as much as it records the event." -Derrida, Archive Fever