Utrecht University announces a public lecture by internationally renowned  media scholar and cultural critic:

NICK COULDRY, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

Public lecture
Thursday, June 7, 5 – 7 p.m.
Kanunnikenzaal, Academiegebouw, Utrecht University
entrance Faculty Club: Achter de dom 7
entrance Academiegebouw: Domplein 29

DOING THINGS WITH MEDIA

What practices, and families of practices, are emerging in and around what we do with and in relation to media? As the object ‘media’ changes, so too are the forms of life that involve media. But to grasp what we are doing means taking a distance from the hype about ‘new media’ and asking broader questions about the new and continuing action-possibilities associated with today’s mediated interfaces. In this lecture, Nick Couldry will draw on his forthcoming book Media Society World and build on his earlier work, particularly the 2004 article ‘Theorising Media as Practice’. Among the families of practice discussed (simple and complex) will be ‘searching’, ‘showing’, ‘presencing’, ‘archiving’, ‘commentary’, ‘keeping all channels open’ and ‘screening out’.

For more info, see: http://www.rmes.nl/public-lecture-and-masterclass-by-nick-couldry-goldsmiths-london/

“Then what does still count as literature these days? Literature is the continuation of Facebook by other means”

Source: Maarten Doorman, ‘Facebookisering’ jonge schrijvers bestaat al eeuwenlang in: De Volkskrant. Opinie en Debat. 14 April 2012, page 32-33. Also see (in Dutch): http://www.slaa.nl/#!/programma/632/Magere%20Woorden:%20Maarten%20Doorman

Looking for examples or inspiration? The Digital Arts projects on the Behance Network are an excellent way to get to know many incredible, innovative, promising and sometimes very bad Digital Artworks.

“Until 23 September 2012, the Groninger Museum presents the first large-scale solo exhibition of the work of Iris van Herpen (Wamel, 1984), one of the most striking designers of this moment (…) Iris van Herpen is renowned for her remarkable outfits in which she combines traditional craftsmanship and zealous handwork with innovative techniques such as rapid prototyping and radical material choices such as processed leather sorts, synthetic boat rigging and the whalebones of children’s umbrellas. With these she creates sculptural effects with an astonishing visual impact, which appear both organic and futuristic.”