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<nettime> McLuhan Seminars - Late Summer |
The McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, @ The Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto McLuhan Monday Night Seminars: Late Summer Series Free and Open to the Public Continuing the tradition of the open seminars held by Marshall McLuhan, the Monday Night Seminars offer a forum for unrestricted discussion of topics related to media and their effects within society, culture, politics, psychology, and the economy. Everyone who has an interest in such questions is invited to participate in the exchange of ideas and the connected development of new insight. The current series will feature provocative, lively, and engaging key-note speakers, who will address topics related to their own research or current thinking. Time & Location: Every Monday night from 7.20-10.00 p.m. at the Faculty of Information Studies (FIS) 140 St. George Street at Harbord (the north east corner of the Robarts Library Complex) in room 728. First come, first seated. The seminars are for the open minded, and no previous knowledge is assumed. Topics and Speakers: July 21 - The TAO of the Internet: The Political Economy of Techno-Mysticism Jesse Hirsh - Director of the New Media Unit - McLuhan Program July 28 - Self: Paradoxes in Math, Mind, and Nature Josh Hehner - Director of the Information Topology Unit - McLuhan Program Aug 11 - Technology Out of Control: Will Autonomous Computers Need Humans Michael Rosenberg - Coalition Against Technological Unemployment Aug 18 - Are The Networks Alive? Felix Stalder - Probe Think Tank - McLuhan Program Aug 25 - Hacking Reality and Jamming The Culture Carly Stasko & Anna Melnikoff - Media Collective Sept 8 - The Trash Chronicles - Garbage as a Medium Joey - Joey's World For More Info Contact: Jesse Hirsh - jesse@tao.ca - (416) 978-7026 http://www.tao.ca/fire/seminars/ http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/mcluhan/ http://www.tao.ca/~jesse -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQBtAzJ4EpAAAAEDANKD3bcrP+xvDk27ITs5+yrsYkcGBWQeQVjXCyd5stAGWhTg X/PQx7GTH7nEv+fyTyYbIoTvatpAHJG6vrZV2lPGFLhb2S8C1SwfQm2oKC2r+kI1 C6wlYRuMo3m9S78ABQAFEbQaSmVzc2UgSGlyc2ggPGplc3NlQHRhby5jYT6JAHUD BRAyj2oTjKN5vUu/AAUBAaaeAv9OPSdInuLVavqRk2vmlIyu5gm9UGU5yUEIlQJN CXp2qbwOzqTbyhXKNKrF/C/oMCY+OVMQOjz9naOyIcu0ZH3Hroi25aiU4AAYS/Kl DSYeHY6lSPIgN6PISFrJq6MrgYC0EWplc3NlQGxnbG9iYWwuY29t =HVVB -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- --- # distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@icf.de and "info nettime" in the msg body # URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: nettime-owner@icf.de