[eccr] Talks and MA in Digital Media: Goldsmiths, London

>To celebrate the successful launch of the new MA in Digital Media at
>Goldsmiths College, University of London, we are pleased to invite you
>to two talks by two distinguished figures in the field of new media.
>
>Both events are free but places need to be booked by emailing Joanna
>Zylinska <(j.zylinska /at/ gold.ac.uk)> (Please indicate clearly if you are
>booking one or both events.)
>
>* Wednesday 24th March 2004, 5 pm
>Frank Webster: 'Manuel Castells and Contemporary Change'
>
>Frank Webster is Professor of Sociology at City University, London. His
>work focuses on developments in the Information and Communications
>domain, ranging from conceptual analysis of the 'information society',
>to studies of informational cities, the virtual university, information
>warfare, government information policies, and new social movements' use
>of the internet. His books have been translated into several languages
>and include: Theories of the Information Society [1995], 2nd edition
>(Routledge, 2002), Times of the Technoculture: from the Information
>Society to the Virtual Life, with Kevin Robins (Routledge, 1999),
>Culture and Politics in the Information Age: A New Politics? (Routledge,
>2001), Manuel Castells, 3 volumes (Sage, 2003), edited with Basil
>Dimitriou.
>
>* Thursday 25th March 2004, 4 pm
>Jane Prophet: 'Digital space and art practice: a case study'
>
>Jane Prophet is a new media artist. She is Joint Director of the Centre
>for Arts Research, Technology and Education at the University of
>Westminster, London. Her work includes large-scale installations,
>digital print, websites and CD-ROMs. Her art reflects her interest in
>complexity theory, landscape and artificial life. Among her past
>projects is the award-winning website, TechnoSphere, which reflects her
>interest in complexity theory, landscape and artificial life: a real
>time 3D version is permanently exhibited at the National Museum of
>Photography, Film and TV, Bradford.  Site-specific projects include
>Conductor (the inaugural installation at The Wapping Project, made using
>74 tonnes of water and 120 Electro luminescent cables), Decoy, and The
>Landscape Room, which combine images of real and computer simulated
>landscapes.
>
>Venue: Goldsmiths College, University of London, New Cross, Main
>Building, Room MB137. http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/
>
>To find out more about Goldsmiths' MA in Digital Media see
>http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/digital/
>
>Goldsmiths is the UK's leading creative university. Founded in 1891,
>Goldsmiths has been part of the University of London since 1904. It aims
>to be pre-eminent in the study and practice of creative, cognitive,
>cultural and social processes.
>
>--
>Dr Joanna Zylinska
>Department of Media and Communications
>Goldsmiths College, University of London
>New Cross
>London SE14 6NW
>UK
>
>Reviews Editor for Culture Machine, http://www.culturemachine.net
>My website: http://www.joannazylinska.net

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