The question on my mind is a philosophical one:<br><br>Internet Revolution vs. Internet Gradualism. <br><br>How can we change the status quo? Through direct revolutionary action, or through gradual change?<br><br>The answer seems to me that Revolutionary action results in violent and bloody conflict.<br>
<br>A philosophy of gradual change through gradated and calculated steps will be the only way to resolve the world's growing conflicts in the new millenium.<br><br>With Love to the World,<br>A.M. Goldblum<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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1. Web Symposium: The Middle East, the Revolution, and the<br>
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2. CologneOFF 2011 --> February 2011 ([Coff2011])<br>
3. Rewire 2011 - Conf. on the Histories of Media Art, Science<br>
and Technology (Oliver Grau)<br>
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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:35:51 +0100<br>
From: Franck Ancel <<a href="mailto:ancelfranck@gmail.com">ancelfranck@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [spectre] Web Symposium: The Middle East, the Revolution, and<br>
the Internet.<br>
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On Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at 12:00 PM EST (GMT-5) Access will be<br>
hosting a live streamed online symposium entitled: /The Middle East, the<br>
Revolution, and the Internet/. The full description of the event appears<br>
below. Symposium participants include:<br>
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* Frank La Rue: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion<br>
and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression<br>
* Marietje Schaake: Dutch Member of the European Parliament<br>
* Jillian York: Harvard University Berkman Center<br>
* Tarek Amr: Egyptian Digital Activist on Global Voices<br>
* Walid Al-Saqaf: Yemeni software developer and journalist<br>
* Brett Solomon: Access (Moderator)<br>
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/During the event, you can tweet questions using the #Q4Access hashtag<br>
or e-mail us at <a href="http://info@accessnow.org/" target="_blank">info@accessnow.org/</a>.<br>
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The Middle East, the Revolution, and the Internet<br>
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Tech-utopians and tech-doomsayers continue their debate over the impact<br>
of the internet on politics and democracy. Meanwhile mass demonstrations<br>
have spread across the Middle East, causing the downfall of one<br>
government and putting others on high alert. In each case we know<br>
technology has played a vital role in mobilizing protestors and<br>
transmitting information in real time around the globe. The existential<br>
threat it plays to a regime has been demonstrated by Egypt's internet<br>
shutdown. "The Middle East, the Revolution and the Internet" brings<br>
together experts in the field to discuss and debate the issues in real time.<br>
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Access's live web symposium will examine the impact of new (social)<br>
media and the internet on political freedom. On the one hand, we can<br>
expect grassroots activists to make use of technology to facilitate<br>
their activities. On the other hand, the new era provides opportunities<br>
for dictators and regimes to survey and monitor like never before. With<br>
voices from academia to the front line, Access will explore how<br>
activists use the net, the challenges for state actors, and the likely<br>
winners and losers in the digital cat and mouse game.<br>
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Please join us for this in-depth and dynamic discussion.<br>
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<a href="https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/The-Middle-East-The-Revolution-And-The-Internet" target="_blank">https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/The-Middle-East-The-Revolution-And-The-Internet</a><br>
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CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context<br>
nomadic festival project<br>
1 January - 31 December 2011<br>
<a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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After its official launch on 1 January 2011,<br>
CologneOFF 2011 has now all basic components installed online<br>
and it's ready for its physical and virtual tours around the world.<br>
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The virtual tour started when CologneOFF 2011 was launching on 6 January<br>
its basic festival program - CologneOFF VI - Let's Celebrate<br>
including all videos selected by the international jury<br>
<a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=153" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=153</a><br>
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The physical tour started on 26 January 2011 in the framework of<br>
Rotterdam International Film Festival at CUCOSA Art Space Rotterdam<br>
with the special selection "Attracted by the Opposite?"<br>
more info on netMAXX <a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161</a><br>
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February 2011<br>
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1. virtual tour<br>
geographical focus: USA<br>
solo feature: Henry Gwiazda, USA<br>
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In February, CologneOFF 2011 starts its program series of videoart<br>
from different geographical regions around the globe - with videoart from<br>
Northern America, basically USA.<br>
The first released component represents the solo feature of 6 videos by<br>
the US media artist - Henry Gwiazda, who is following his own individual artistic path.<br>
In his animated 3D worlds he pays attention to the minimal physical and psychological movements<br>
of his protagonists in an everyday world, and makes hidden secrets visible,<br>
always fascinating the viewer who does not know what is coming next.<br>
Henry Gwiazda's solo feature can be accessed via the main festival application on<br>
<a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org</a>, but also via<br>
Screen 3 on <a href="http://www.nmartproject.net" target="_blank">http://www.nmartproject.net</a> or<br>
Screen 4 on <a href="http://www.newmediafrest.org" target="_blank">http://www.newmediafrest.org</a><br>
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During February 2011, each week additional aspects of video art from Northern America<br>
will be posted and featured online.<br>
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2. physical tour<br>
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1.<br>
Rotterdam continues until 6 February 2011<br>
<a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161</a><br>
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2. CologneOFF 2011 is jumping to Finland presenting in collaboration with<br>
Live Herring 2011 two compilations under the themes<br>
"Privat Space -Open Space?" & "Imagining the Real" to be presented between<br>
10 Feb and 31 March in Jyvaskyla and Keuruu - more info on netMAXX<br>
<a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=170" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=170</a><br>
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3. Between 18 and 20 February, CologneOFF 2011 is making a short visit<br>
in India, where CeC - Carnival of e-Creativity is being celebrated in Sattal,<br>
a place not far from New Delhi, but located deeply in the Himalaya mountains.<br>
Agricola de Cologne, the creator and curator of CologneOFF 2011,<br>
who is also co-curator of this event of digital art, is presenting CologneOFF 2011<br>
as it was previously shown on Delhi International Arts Festival 12-13 Dec 2010,<br>
consisting of the basic festival program CologneOFF VI and the programs by 5 curators<br>
included in the curatorial programs of CologneOFF 2011 -<br>
Margarida Paiva (Norway), Alysse Stepanian (USA),<br>
Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes (Portugal), Kai Lossgott (South Africa)<br>
and Giorgio Fedeli (Italy)<br>
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More details on netMAXX - <a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=175" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=175</a><br>
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CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context<br>
is organised online via multi screens.<br>
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The Mains Screen 1 - <a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org</a><br>
offers the entire project of CologneOFF 2011 in one single application<br>
while the additional screens display individual components separately.<br>
<br>
Here is the list of currently available screens<br>
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Main screen 1 - CologneOFF VI<br>
<a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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Screen 2 - interactive -<br>
the interactive component of CologneOFF VI<br>
<a href="http://www.javamuseum.org" target="_blank">http://www.javamuseum.org</a><br>
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Screen 3 - geographical<br>
this monthly changing geographiocal focus is under construction, yet.<br>
<a href="http://www.nmartproject.net" target="_blank">http://www.nmartproject.net</a><br>
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Screen 4 - solo features<br>
from February 2011 on, each month an individual videoartist<br>
from another country will be featured with a selection of 5 video works<br>
<a href="http://www.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://www.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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Screen 5 - curatorial<br>
will be containing all info and lists videos & artists<br>
selected by about 40 participating curators, under construction<br>
<a href="http://soundlab.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://soundlab.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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Screen 6 - topical<br>
This screen is displaying from February 2011 on<br>
each month other video selections under different topics<br>
<a href="http://videochannel.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://videochannel.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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Screen 7 - special<br>
This screen will feature special videos from CologneOFF VI<br>
and the future CologneOFF VII (see also the current call for entries)<br>
<a href="http://cinema.nmartproject.net" target="_blank">http://cinema.nmartproject.net</a><br>
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Screen 8 - contextual updates & info<br>
This is the festival blog where all textual info can be found<br>
the ideal pleace to keep oneself updated<br>
<a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/</a> (English)<br>
<a href="http://2011.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://2011.newmediafest.org</a> (Deutsch)<br>
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Screen 9 - exhibition details<br>
This screen will display the info about the programs of the<br>
physical venues<br>
<a href="http://maxx.nmartproject.net" target="_blank">http://maxx.nmartproject.net</a><br>
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CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context<br>
nomadic festival project<br>
1 January - 31 December 2011<br>
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powered by<br>
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artvideoKOELN - the curatorial initiative<br>
"art & moving images"<br>
<a href="http://video.mediaartcologne.org" target="_blank">http://video.mediaartcologne.org</a><br>
&<br>
CologneOFF -<br>
Cologne International Videoart Festival<br>
<a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">http://coff.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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2011 (at) <a href="http://coff.newmediafest.org" target="_blank">coff.newmediafest.org</a><br>
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:34:41 +0100<br>
From: "Oliver Grau" <<a href="mailto:Oliver.Grau@donau-uni.ac.at">Oliver.Grau@donau-uni.ac.at</a>><br>
Subject: [spectre] Rewire 2011 - Conf. on the Histories of Media Art,<br>
Science and Technology<br>
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Cc: <a href="mailto:DASH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK">DASH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK</a><br>
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Rewire 2011 - Call for Proposals<br>
The Fourth International Conference on the Histories of Media Art,<br>
Science and Technology<br>
<br>
Location: Liverpool , UK (Host: FACT, Foundation for Art and Creative<br>
Technology)<br>
Dates: September 28 - October 1, 2011<br>
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= >> Due to large number of submissions that continue to come in<br>
towards the last few days before the closing deadline, it was decided to<br>
keep the submissions open until the 17th of February 2011.<br>
<br>
submit : <a href="http://www.MediaArtHistory.org" target="_blank">www.MediaArtHistory.org</a><br>
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= >> Media Art History 2011 - Rewire will increase the voltage and<br>
ignite key debates within the internationally distributed network of<br>
histories, which takes account of the questions surrounding<br>
documentation and methodologies, materiality, and agency. Rewire aims<br>
to illuminate the global phenomena of media art. Given Liverpool*s<br>
historic role as a center of British industry and its leadership in<br>
the sector of digital culture, we shall explore the relationship<br>
between the industrial revolution and the information age with respect<br>
to media art around the world. Considering the international scope of<br>
the histories of media art, science and technology, Rewire is also<br>
listed as part of the "McLuhan in Europe" programme, and will take place<br>
concurrently with The Asia Triennial in Manchester and Abandon Normal<br>
Devices, the North West's festival of new cinema and digital culture<br>
which returns to Liverpool in September 2011.The reviewers especially<br>
welcome proposals for presentations that resonate thematically with<br>
these events.<br>
<br>
We are looking for original research on:<br>
* Media art history in relation to the biological, biomedical and<br>
ecological sciences<br>
* Colonial experiences and non-Western histories of media art, science<br>
and technology<br>
* How the field of science and technology studies (STS) can offer<br>
useful models for new paradigms for art history<br>
* Writing art history in a technologised and scientific culture,<br>
including the documentation of media art and how it is changed in a<br>
technologised and scientific culture<br>
* Local histories and practices of media art<br>
* Relations between the histories of media art and those of computing<br>
and new technologies<br>
* New paradigms and alternative discourses for media art and media art<br>
history, such as, for example, craft, design, social media, or<br>
cybernetics<br>
* The relations between art, science, technology and industry, both<br>
historically and now<br>
* The heritage of British industry and computing and its global<br>
contributions to media art<br>
<br>
= >> Following the success of Media Art History 05 Re:fresh in Banff,<br>
Media Art History 07 Re:place in Berlin and Media Art History 09 Re:live<br>
in Melbourne, Media Art History 11 Rewire will host three days of<br>
keynotes, panels and poster sessions.<br>
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=>> Hosted by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology),<br>
Liverpool. In collaboration with academic partners: Liverpool John<br>
Moores University, CRUMB at the University of Sunderland, the<br>
Universities of the West of Scotland and Lancaster, and the Database of<br>
Virtual Art at the Dept. for Image Science.<br>
<br>
Rewire Conference Chair:<br>
Mike STUBBS, FACT<br>
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Rewire Conference Co-chairs:<br>
Paul BROWN, University of Sussex<br>
Sarah COOK, University of Sunderland/CRUMB<br>
Colin DAVIES, Liverpool John Moores University<br>
Charlie GERE, Lancaster University<br>
Andy MIAH, University of the West of Scotland<br>
Ed SHANKEN, University of Amsterdam<br>
Laura SILLARS, FACT<br>
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International Advisory Committee:<br>
Steven BALL, Tatiana BAZZICHELLI, Stuart COMER, Sean CUBITT, Dieter<br>
DANIELS, Sara DIAMOND, Vince DZIEKAN, Charles ESCHE, Sarah FISHER, Jean<br>
GAGNON, Graham HARWOOD, Erkki HUHTAMO, Nick LAMBERT, Debbi LANDER, Tapio<br>
MAKELA, Chris MEIGH-ANDREWS, Frieder NAKE, Taylor NUTTALL, Steve<br>
PARTRIDGE, Christiane PAUL, Ned ROSSITER, Paul SERMON, Jinsuk SUH, Brett<br>
STALBAUM, Julian STALLABRASS, Atau TANAKA, Andrea ZAPP<br>
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MediaArtHistory Board (Conference Series Steering Committee)<br>
Erkki HUHTAMO, Tim LENOIR, Machiko KUSAHARA, Gunalan NADARAJAN, Oliver<br>
GRAU,<br>
Doug KAHN, Linda HENDERSON, Sean CUBITT, Martin KEMP and Paul THOMAS<br>
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= >> forwarded by::<br>
Department for Image Science at Danube University, Austria<br>
Media Art History conference series partner and web-platform home<br>
<a href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org" target="_blank">www.mediaarthistory.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/mah" target="_blank">www.donau-uni.ac.at/mah</a><br>
(mediaarthistories group)<br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#%21/group.php?gid=36056054067" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=36056054067</a><br>
(rewire group)<br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#%21/group.php?gid=109013832492013" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=109013832492013</a><br>
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