Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

posthumanism week...

...at in medias res. announcement below:

In Media Res is hosting a series of brief postings on posthumanism and inviting reader participation and dialogue through postings.

Have a look and feel free to participate: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/

Monday March 7, 2011 – Dominic Pettman (New School) presents: This Dog Wants Cupcakes – A Brief Reflection on the Emergence of the Face

Tuesday March 8, 2011 – Ron Broglio (Arizona State University) presents: The Alien Wonder of Animal Worlds

Wednesday March 9 , 2011 – Eva Rorandelli (Artist) presents: Portrait of a Posthuman

Thursday March 10, 2011 – Timothy Welsh and Edmond Chang (University of Washington) present: Would You Kindly?: Bioshock and Posthuman Choice

Friday March 11, 2011 – r. d. crano (Ohio State University) presents: "A More Vital Communication": Telepathic Hallucination and the Proto-Posthuman Event

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

can thought go on without a body?

can art go on without a body?

we discussed this clip in my posthumanism class yesterday:



this had been on my mind since diedrich diederichsen's visit in my thesis seminar last week (the intro is in german):



and then there is, of course, our own machine orchestra: