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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney.<BR>
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"Digital Cultures"<BR>
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This seminar will feature presentations from Chris Chesher, Kathy Cleland and John Tonkin.<BR>
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Friday, 20 March, 2pm.<BR>
Kevin Lee Room, Level 6 Lobby 14, Main Quadrangle, University of Sydney.<BR>
(Take the lift near MacLaurin Hall stairway to Level 6 and the Kevin Lee Room is to your left).<BR>
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The seminar will followed by drinks at Manning Bar. All very welcome!<BR>
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Chris Chesher<BR>
This short paper will use the example of the productiveness of<BR>
critical comparisons between network theories from a number of<BR>
disciplines to illustrate what digital cultures might be. The<BR>
contrasting (possibly even incompatible) approaches of social network<BR>
analysis, Network Society and actor network theory offer different<BR>
insights into social networking applications.<BR>
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Chris Chesher is director of the Digital Cultures program at the<BR>
University of Sydney. His research focuses consistently on digital<BR>
mediations of cultural practices, but across a range of cases and<BR>
themes. Recent work has revisited Innis's theorisation of the<BR>
materiality of media in the light of digitality; examined the rhythms<BR>
of mobile media uses before and during a U2 concert; and explored the<BR>
processes of learning to share language with machines.<BR>
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Kathy Cleland<BR>
This talk will explore human-technology interaction by looking at some<BR>
of the different ways new media arts are using digital media technologies<BR>
to create new forms of interactie engagement between artworks and audiences.<BR>
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Kathy Cleland lectures in the Digital Cultures program<BR>
at the University of Sydney and is a feelance curator specialising<BR>
in new media art.<BR>
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John Tonkin<BR>
This short paper will present a number of artwork, and discuss the<BR>
interdisciplinary nature of their production.<BR>
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John Tonkin is an Associate Lecturer in the Digital Cultures Program<BR>
at the University of Sydney. He has been making digital media art<BR>
projects since 1985. In 1999-2000 he received a fellowship from the<BR>
Australia Council's New Media Arts Board. Tonkin's works have often<BR>
involved building frameworks / tools / toys within which the artwork<BR>
is formed through the accumulated interactions of its users. His<BR>
recent projects have used real-time 3d animation, visualisation and<BR>
data-mapping technologies. These include Strange Weather (2005), a<BR>
visualisation tool for making sense of life, and time and motion study<BR>
(2006). Many of his artworks have explored science as a cultural form.<BR>
These projects have often used humour as a means to engage with<BR>
complex ideas.<BR>
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RSVP/Apologies to Fiona Allon (fiona.allon@usyd.edu.au)<BR>
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Dr Fiona Allon<BR>
Department of Gender and Cultural Studies<BR>
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry<BR>
The University of Sydney, NSW 2006<BR>
AUSTRALIA<BR>
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Office: J6.09, Main Quadrangle (A14)<BR>
Tel: +61 2 9351 6815<BR>
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918<BR>
Mobile: 0409 901 039<BR>
Email: fiona.allon@usyd.edu.au<BR>
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