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<nettime-ann> Rewire 2011 - Conf. on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology |
. Rewire 2011 - Call for Proposals The Fourth International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology Location: Liverpool , UK (Host: FACT, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) Dates: September 28 - October 1, 2011 = >> Due to large number of submissions that continue to come in towards the last few days before the closing deadline, it was decided to keep the submissions open until the 17th of February 2011. submit : www.MediaArtHistory.org = >> Media Art History 2011 - Rewire will increase the voltage and ignite key debates within the internationally distributed network of histories, which takes account of the questions surrounding documentation and methodologies, materiality, and agency. Rewire aims to illuminate the global phenomena of media art. Given Liverpool*s historic role as a center of British industry and its leadership in the sector of digital culture, we shall explore the relationship between the industrial revolution and the information age with respect to media art around the world. Considering the international scope of the histories of media art, science and technology, Rewire is also listed as part of the "McLuhan in Europe" programme, and will take place concurrently with The Asia Triennial in Manchester and Abandon Normal Devices, the North West's festival of new cinema and digital culture which returns to Liverpool in September 2011.The reviewers especially welcome proposals for presentations that resonate thematically with these events. We are looking for original research on: * Media art history in relation to the biological, biomedical and ecological sciences * Colonial experiences and non-Western histories of media art, science and technology * How the field of science and technology studies (STS) can offer useful models for new paradigms for art history * Writing art history in a technologised and scientific culture, including the documentation of media art and how it is changed in a technologised and scientific culture * Local histories and practices of media art * Relations between the histories of media art and those of computing and new technologies * New paradigms and alternative discourses for media art and media art history, such as, for example, craft, design, social media, or cybernetics * The relations between art, science, technology and industry, both historically and now * The heritage of British industry and computing and its global contributions to media art = >> Following the success of Media Art History 05 Re:fresh in Banff, Media Art History 07 Re:place in Berlin and Media Art History 09 Re:live in Melbourne, Media Art History 11 Rewire will host three days of keynotes, panels and poster sessions. =>> Hosted by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool. In collaboration with academic partners: Liverpool John Moores University, CRUMB at the University of Sunderland, the Universities of the West of Scotland and Lancaster, and the Database of Virtual Art at the Dept. for Image Science. Rewire Conference Chair: Mike STUBBS, FACT Rewire Conference Co-chairs: Paul BROWN, University of Sussex Sarah COOK, University of Sunderland/CRUMB Colin DAVIES, Liverpool John Moores University Charlie GERE, Lancaster University Andy MIAH, University of the West of Scotland Ed SHANKEN, University of Amsterdam Laura SILLARS, FACT International Advisory Committee: Steven BALL, Tatiana BAZZICHELLI, Stuart COMER, Sean CUBITT, Dieter DANIELS, Sara DIAMOND, Vince DZIEKAN, Charles ESCHE, Sarah FISHER, Jean GAGNON, Graham HARWOOD, Erkki HUHTAMO, Nick LAMBERT, Debbi LANDER, Tapio MAKELA, Chris MEIGH-ANDREWS, Frieder NAKE, Taylor NUTTALL, Steve PARTRIDGE, Christiane PAUL, Ned ROSSITER, Paul SERMON, Jinsuk SUH, Brett STALBAUM, Julian STALLABRASS, Atau TANAKA, Andrea ZAPP MediaArtHistory Board (Conference Series Steering Committee) Erkki HUHTAMO, Tim LENOIR, Machiko KUSAHARA, Gunalan NADARAJAN, Oliver GRAU, Doug KAHN, Linda HENDERSON, Sean CUBITT, Martin KEMP and Paul THOMAS = >> forwarded by:: Department for Image Science at Danube University, Austria Media Art History conference series partner and web-platform home www.mediaarthistory.org www.donau-uni.ac.at/mah (mediaarthistories group) www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=36056054067 (rewire group) www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=109013832492013 _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann