[csaa-forum] Ted Nelson, Masterclass, Thurs 7 April, 4.30-6pm, USyd

[Gerard Goggin]

Ted Nelson, Masterclass
Thursday 7 April, 4.30-6pm, University of Sydney
co-convened by Department of Media and Communications and Digital Cultures
Program

As part of his Australian visit, USyd will host a masterclass by the
legendary Theodor Holm (ŒTed¹) Nelson, especially focussed at PhD students
and early-career researchers across the humanities, social sciences and
sciences working on computers, texts, and their worlds.

The topic will be:

OUR UNSEEN PRISON

The ancient conventions of the computer world control our lives, unexamined.
(Why can't you annotate files and documents?  Tradition!) Lump files and
hierarchy imprison users and have stuck us with one-way hypertext.  I will
show possible alternatives as existence
proof.

The masterclass will be held on Thursday 7 April, 4.30-6pm at the University
of Sydney (venue to be advised).

Spaces are limited, so if you wish to participate please email Gerard Goggin
(gerard.goggin at sydney.edu.au), indicating your interest in this event ‹ and
how your work intersects with that of Ted Nelson (
http://ted.hyperland.com/)

Ted Nelson will also be giving a public lecture on Wed 6 April:

ŒThe Computer World Could be Completely Different Œ
Theodor Holm Nelson
Founding Designer, Project Xanadu
Wed 6 April 2011, 6pm-7.30pm, Law School Foyer, University of Sydney
http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2011/ted_nelson.shtml

Ted Nelson's visit to Australia has been supported by the Institute for
Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, the ARC Centre of
Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, and the Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences, University of Sydney.

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Gerard Goggin
Professor of Media and Communications
Department of Media and Communications
University of Sydney
e: gerard.goggin at sydney.edu.au
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University of Sydney NSW 2006

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