Sunday, October 01, 2006

Welcome to Conceptual Studies at UWM

Welcome to the blog for Conceptual Studies in the Department of Film at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Coming very soon: news of the 2006-2007 Colloquia in Conceptual Studies. This year's topic is "Interactivities: Conversations with Media Artists and Theorists." Schedule is as follows:

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Monday October 9, 6-9pm (MIT B91)
Peter Lunenfeld (Professor, Media Design Program, Art Center College of Design)
Title: “The Mediawork Project: What Kinds of Texts, Images, and Interactions Do Visual Intellectuals Need in a Networked Age?”

Friday October 27, 2-5pm (CRT 175)
Mary Lucier (Visiting Professor, Film Department/UW-Milwaukee; Video Installation Artist) and Melinda Barlow (Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder)
Title: “Installation and Introspection: Finding Your Way in the Dark”

Friday November 10, 2-5pm (CRT 175)
NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 6, 2007
Susana Ruiz (USC School of Cinema-Television, Division of Interactive Media)
Title:“Merging Gravity and Play: A Case Study"

Friday, December 8, 2-5pm (CRT 175)
Grahame Weinbren (Professor, School of Visual Arts; Editor, Millennium Film Journal; Interactive Media Artist)
Title: "In the Ocean of Streams of Story."

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