Issue 27 07.15.2011

Issue 27

On Building

On Building

I have said a few controversial things over the course of my career, and it seems to me that if you are so honored as to have other people talking about what you said, you should probably sit back and let people respond without trying to defend yourself against every countercharge. But I am worried […]

Born-Digital Literature, what is it?

Born-Digital Literature, what is it?

Before the writing instrument was born, “interactive fiction” essentially meant face-to-face conversation: one person speaks and the other reciprocates accordingly. Then came pen, paper, and the printing press–fast forward a few hundred years and the personal typewriter transforms into the word processing computer. Technology has come a long way from the computing machines of the 1980s, and […]

What Is Digital Humanities and…

What Is Digital Humanities and...

…what’s It Doing in English Departments? What is (or are) the “digital humanities,” aka “humanities computing”? It is tempting to say that whoever asks the question has not gone looking very hard for an answer. “What is digital humanities?” essays like this one are already genre pieces. Willard McCarty has been contributing papers on the subject […]

The Rhetoric of Digital Humanities

The Rhetoric of Digital Humanities

Clearly there is a great deal of interest (and consternation) over the “what is DH?” question. Personally, I have heard from a number of folks both here and on Twitter over the last twenty-four hours. Even though, as Stephen Ramsay was pointing out in a comment on my last post, this is a longstanding question, […]

Assisting Miguel Palma

Assisting Miguel Palma

Working for other people is never an easy task. Likewise, working for those free spirits who call themselves artists presents a whole other set of issues to navigate. Yet, working for an artist can be a fantastic learning experience in many respects. From June 2010 through September 2010, I worked for Portuguese artist, Miguel Palma, as […]

Global Warming Symposium 2010 ZERO1

Global Warming Symposium 2010 ZERO1

In September 2010, the ZERO1 Biennial took place in San Jose, California. A symposium kicked off the Biennial. The title of this symposium was “Global Warning.” The goal of the symposium – put on by Leonardo, an international society for the arts, sciences and technology – was to suggest possible roles in which artists can participate in the […]