The Digital Studies Center has collaborated with the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts on “Digital Trash,” an exhibition that addresses the material impacts of digital technology and questions how we can create more sustainable digital practices. Dr. James Brown Jr., Director of the Digital Studies Center, and Dr. Robert Emmons Jr., Associate Director of the … Continue reading New RCCA Exhibit “Digital Trash” Now Open…
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Register Now for the 2018 R-CADE Symposium
The Digital Studies Center will host the Rutgers–Camden Archive of Digital Ephemera (R–CADE) on Friday, April 20th, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Participants will take part on a series of panels, with topics such as “Console Modding as a Cultural Technique” and “Pinball: Four Perspectives.” This year’s event will include a keynote … Continue reading Register Now for the 2018 R-CADE Symposium…
Join the EGSA for their Annual Conference on Apr. 14
The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) will present their annual conference on Saturday, April 14th, 2018. The topic is “Haunted Heritage: Confronting a Culture of Specters,” and the event will feature a keynote address by author Samuel R. Delany at 2 p.m. in Penn 401. The free event begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Writers … Continue reading Join the EGSA for their Annual Conference on Apr. 14…
Electric Cafe Series Closes Apr. 16 with Performance by Jeffrey Stolet
The Electric Cafe Series closes its spring season on Monday, April 16th, with a free concert featuring Jeffrey Stolet, Professor of Music and Director of Intermedia Music Technology at the University of Oregon. Stolet’s recent work has centered on performance environments in which he uses a variety of wands, sensing devices, game controllers, and other magical things to control … Continue reading Electric Cafe Series Closes Apr. 16 with Performance by Jeffrey Stolet…
Learn about Digital Studies Research on 12/12
The Digital Studies Center will host a free event on Tuesday, December 12th, as students in the digital studies program present their capstone projects and portfolios. A variety of projects will be shared, such as a short film, a Twitter bot, a comparative study of digital storytelling tools, a book the explores the relationship between … Continue reading Learn about Digital Studies Research on 12/12…
SkypeOnArt Concludes Fall Season on 11/20
SkypeOnArt concludes its Fall 2017 season on Monday, November 20th, with a presentation by Dr. Orkan Telhan, Associate Professor of Fine Arts in Emerging Design Practices at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design. An interdisciplinary artist, designer, and research, Dr. Telhan researches the design of interrogative objects, interfaces, and media, engaging with critical issues … Continue reading SkypeOnArt Concludes Fall Season on 11/20…
SkypeOnArt Continues 11/13 with Ahmed Elgammal
SkypeOnArt continues Monday, November 13th, with a presentation by Dr. Ahmed Elgammal, Director of the Art and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and member of the Center for Computational Biomedicine Imaging and Modeling (CBIM) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Dr. Elgmammal will present “Machine Learning,” which will discuss research focus of human activity recognition, … Continue reading SkypeOnArt Continues 11/13 with Ahmed Elgammal…
Register Now for the U R Here: A Festival of Digital Language Art
Register now for the U R Here: A Festival of Digital Language, occurring from November 3rd – 4th, 2017, in the Writers House. This two-day event will feature sessions such as “Beyond Clicktivism” and “Creative Writing with Rules and Computation: No Programming Required. The festival is free and open to all. Sponsored by the Digital … Continue reading Register Now for the U R Here: A Festival of Digital Language Art…
LGBTQ+ History Month Film Screening Continues 10/11
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will continue its film series, which is part of the month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month. The next film to be shown is The Imitation Game, a critically acclaimed film about the English mathematician and logician Alan Turing, who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II. Dr. Jim Brown and Dr. … Continue reading LGBTQ+ History Month Film Screening Continues 10/11…
Join the Digital Studies Center for an Edit-a-Thon to Help Puerto Rico
The Digital Studies Center (DiSC) will host an Edit-a-Thon to help with the Puerto Rico relief process on Thursday, October 5th, from 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Learn how to create detailed maps by marking out building for the Red Cross. More detailed maps can help save lives. No experience is necessary. Lunch will be … Continue reading Join the Digital Studies Center for an Edit-a-Thon to Help Puerto Rico…