Category Archives: Locative Media

Jam My Jam

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I think this app has some important resonances with this week’s readings, particularly the with regards to Bull’s notion of privatized and personalized listening vs Beer’s contention, “We can no longer think of listening to music as being an individual … Continue reading →

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Taking a walk – with Judith Butler.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

I thought this was a really interesting video, especially regarding Vergunst’s text. “Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor went for a walk and engaged in a terrific conversation about disability as not merely some physical status but largely a social status, … Continue reading →

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100th International Women’s Day: mapping peace, protest, feminism

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Happy 100th International Women’s Day, everyone. Women for Women, an American non-profit organization, has organized and encouraged a series of events to rally for peace, particularly in the name of women. On their website, womenforwomen.org,  or on YouTube, you can … Continue reading →

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Social Tapestries/Urban Tapestries – Proboscis

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

This is an interesting set of projects to explore about “public authoring and civil society in the wireless city” or … mobility in urban settings. Proboscis projects are run by Proboscis, an arts-based, non-profit organization in the U.K. You might have … Continue reading →

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Mapping race and ethnicity in the U.S. … and tourism around the world

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Eric Fischer has been working with maps for some time, it seems. This is a link to his series on mapping race and ethnicity based on the U.S. 2000 Census. This is a link to his series on mapping tourist … Continue reading →

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Sarah Kember – Life After New Media | Gordon Savicic – constraint city

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Sarah Kember, (Goldsmiths, London, UK: http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/kember/) gave a talk at McGill on January 27, based on a chapter from an upcoming book with Joanna Zylinska, Life After New Media. She talked about ambient intelligence, critiques of technoscience studies, smart homes, … Continue reading →

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HaptiMap Project

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

For anyone interested in maps on mobile devices: http://www.haptimap.org/ This project explores possibilities for using touch and sound to communicate spatial information. From the website: “If you are walking or cycling, and don’t want to (or are unable to) spend most … Continue reading →

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Thesis Defense- Locations of Practice: The Cultural Production of Locative Media

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Concordia University  School of Graduate Studies DOCTORAL THESIS DEFENCE ____________________________________________________ The Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Andrea Zeffiro in the Department of Communication Studies will take place on Friday, January 21, 2011 in Room H-769 … Continue reading →

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