Seminars

Theory and History of Media

Year Founded 2009

Seminar # 727

StatusActive

The University Seminar on the Theory and History of Media brings together scholars from the humanities and social sciences to examine emerging concepts in media theory. Media, in this conception, refers to material technologies that (re)produce, store, and transmit information – a conception broad enough that allows us to move from, say, the role of print technologies in early modern Europe, through spirit photography to the emergence of contemporary digital media. We are especially interested in the ways in which technologies shape and are shaped by cultural practices, and social sensibilities, and we consider a historical dimension as central to this effort. There is nothing so powerful in understanding the novelty and dynamism of contemporary media as looking at the introduction of earlier technologies whose technical and social influence was yet to be understood. At the same time, we are also committed to moving beyond the specifics of media in the U.S. to incorporate the different histories and trajectories of media in Europe and elsewhere. Finally, we intend this to be beyond any one disciplinary approach and each year is organized around a specific theme that sets the frame for questions and conversation.

Chair/s

Stefan Andriopoulos

Dennis Tenen

Rapporteur/s

Cecilia Resende Santos

External Website

Meeting Schedule

Scheduled

11
Nov

November 11, 20246:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Schermerhorn Hall

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Past Meetings

Scheduled

19
Sep

September 19, 20245:15 pm -

Schermerhorn Hall

Scheduled

19
Apr

April 19, 202410:00 am - 12:00 pm

Schermerhorn Hall

Room 807

Columbia University

Rules/Data: A Conversation with Lorraine Daston and Matthew L. Jones

Speaker/s

Lorraine Daston,

Matthew L. Jones,

Respondent/s

Zeynep Çelik Alexander,

Noam Elcott , Columbia University

Scheduled

21
Feb

February 21, 20246:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Schermerhorn Hall

Room 612

Columbia University

Art Beyond Copyright

Speaker/s

Johanna Burton, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Xiyin Tang , UCLA

Jason M. Schultz, NYU

Respondent/s

Noam M. Elcott, Columbia University

Scheduled

09
Nov

November 9, 20236:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Schermerhorn Extension

Room 612

Columbia University

Art and AI: Past, Present, Future

Speaker/s

Antonio Somaini, Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle

Kate Crawford, USC Annenberg

Respondent/s

Noam M. Elcott, Columbia University

Scheduled

18
Sep

September 18, 20236:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Schermerhorn Extension

Room 934

Columbia University

Literary Theory for Robots

Speaker/s

Dennis Tenen, Columbia University

Respondent/s

Mara Mills, New York University

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