Digging Deep: Ecosystems, Institutions
and Processes for Critical Making
December 1, 2015. CUNY Graduate Center
Session 1, 12:30-2:30 pm
Designing Institutions of Critical Thinking and Material Making
General introduction
Patrik Svensson and others
Important issues and challenges (based on participant input)
Four introductions/statements
Anne Balsamo, New School
Matt Ratto, University of Toronto
Natalie Jeremijenko, New York University
Allison Burtch, researcher, artist and activist, NYC
Three distinguished commentators/perspective-givers
Cathy Davidson, CUNY Graduate Center
Shannon Mattern, New School
Jentery Sayers, University of Victoria
Open discussion (at least 45 minutes)
Session 2, 3-5:30 pm
Getting Beyond the Material-Conceptual to Include the Critical
Introduction
Pair Presentations
Thomas Augst on NewYorkScapes
Anne Burdick on Micro Mega Meta
Dennis Tenen on Rapid Prototyping of Speculative Thought
Pelle Snickars on Spotify Teardown
Roopika Risam on Intersectionality as Making
Sara Hendren on Slope: Intercept
Patrik Svensson and Erica-Robles Anderson on From Napkin to Infrastructure
Maria Sachiko Cecire on Experimental Humanities
Danielle Carr and Daniel West on States of Monstrosity
Matt Ratto on the Critical-ness of Making
Lev Manovich on Critical Making in Digital Art Programs
Matt Gold on Building Commons
Open discussion
Towards a charter?
Moving Forward
List of invited participants
Allison Burtch, Researcher, artist, activist
Anne Balsamo, Dean of School of Media Studies and Professor of Media Studies, New School
Anne Burdick, Chair, Media Design Practices MFA at Art Center College of Design
Cathy Davidson, Distinguished Professor and Director of The Futures Initiative, City University New York
Daniel West, Graduate Student, Anthropology, Columbia University
Danielle Carr, Graduate Student, Anthropology, Columbia University
Dennis Tenen, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Erica Robles-Anderson, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
Jentery Sayers, Assistant Professor of English, University of Victoria
Lev Manovich, Professor of Computer Science, The Graduate Center, City University New York
Maria Sachiko Cecire, Assistant Professor of Literature, Bard College, Director of Experimental Humanities
Matt Gold, Professor of English and Digital Humanities at the Graduate Center, City University New York
Matt Ratto, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Director of the Critical Making Lab
Natalie Jeremijenko, Associate Professor of Art and Art Education, New York University, artist
Pelle Snickars, Professor of Media Studies and Digital Humanities, Umeå University
Roopika Risam, Assistant Professor of English and Secondary English Education, Salem State University
Sara Hendren, Assistant Professor of Design, Olin College, artist
Shannon Mattern, Associate Professor, New School
Thomas Augst, Associate Professor of English, New York University
This page will be updated in case there are any late changes to the program.
The event is supported by Umeå University (through Patrik Svensson’s Chair), the Advanced Research Collaboratory, the Graduate Center, City University New York and The GC Digital Initiatives, CUNY.
More information here. Twitter hashtag #critmaking.