Pigeons, Swings & Eraser Dust: Ann Hamilton’s The Event of a Thread
I’m re-posting this (with minor revisions) from my personal website: Yesterday afternoon my Archives, Libraries & Databases class visited Ann Hamilton’s the event of a thread installation at the Park Avenue Armory. I was in heaven. Not only is she…
Final Projects + Presentations
Your final projects are due before our last class on Tuesday, 12/18 (See here for more info on final projects). During that class, we’ll share our work. You’re welcome to bring food and drink to share! In order to accommodate…
12/11 Class: Ann Hamilton’s the event of a thread @ Park Avenue Armory
For our final plug-in week on 12/11 we’ll be visiting Ann Hamilton’s the event of a thread installation at the Park Avenue Armory. The description on e-flux indicates that the project explores many themes we’ve addressed throughout the semester: the…
Your Ideas for our Final Plug-In Week, 12/11
We missed last week because of the hurricane, so we’ve simply collapsed last week’s lesson and this week’s into one. That said, I’m happy to schedule a make-up class, if you feel as if you’d like a little more face-time….
Libraries SWOT Analysis
Under ideal circumstances, we would’ve dedicated an entire day to this activity — but Mother Nature had other plans. In 15 minutes we managed to identify a few “threats” and “opportunities” for public libraries. What’s missing from the list? What…
Poetic Mapping/Archiving Class for Spring
Seminar: ASHLAB Offered through the MFA Writing Program Spring 2013 Thursdays 8:00 – 10:30pm Note: Media Studies students can sign up for the course as an independent study. Contact Instructor / Writing Program Director Robert Polito at politor@newschool.edu Instructors: Irwin Chen,…
Mnemosyning the Reanimation Library
During our visit to the Reanimation Library on October 20, librarian Andrew Beccone asked us to devise a system for classifying and sequencing a set of 23 images extracted from the library’s collection of out-of-circulation books. Ourontologies were based on…
Musical Repertoires and Property Rights in Malaysia
Chris wanted to share this interesting article about song and property rights in Malaysia — very much a Diana Taylor-esque “repertoire” model of governance.
Field Trip to Municipal Archives on September 4
On 9/4 we’re meeting at the Municipal Archives at 4:00. According to the Archives’ website: “The Department of Records and Information Services is located in the Surrogate’s Court Building at 31 Chambers Street in the Civic Center area of lower…
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